Creating Interactive Web Pages in Dreamweaver CS5

Overview/Description
Adding interactivity to web pages enhances the functionality and overall appeal of a site. Dreamweaver CS5 allows developers to increase web site interactivity by using forms and behaviors. The application also includes the Spry framework for Ajax, allowing Dreamweaver users with no advanced programming knowledge to quickly and easily visually design and deploy interactive interfaces, including visual transitions. This course provides an overview of form creation and customization, and form data processing. Also covered are Spry widgets and effects, and creating and editing behaviors to build such features as rollover images and jump menus.

Target Audience
The audience is expected to be a range of in-training or established IT professionals needing to learn how to use Dreamweaver without any experience of any version of Dreamweaver. Students can be expected to have basic computing and word-processing skills, familiarity with web terminology and Internet navigation, familiarity with HTML and experience working in a Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh environment.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Creating Interactive Web Pages in Dreamweaver CS5

create a form in Dreamweaver CS5

add checkboxes and radio buttons

add list items and menu options

add Submit and Reset buttons

configure a form to work with a CGI script

recognize how a CGI script works

add a Spry widget

build a form using Dreamweaver CS5

adding behaviors to web pages

recognize the functions of behaviors

modify a behavior

recognize how to swap images on a web page

add interactivity to a web page

add a jump menu to a page

add a Spry effect to a web page

add Spry widgets to a web page

add built-in interactive elements to a web page