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Dreamweaver Course Advanced

8 lessons, € 795-, ex VAT

Course Fees

Course in a group

€ 795,-    excluding VAT
€ 946,05  including VAT

Personal training

€ 1095,-    excluding VAT
€ 1.305,05 including  VAT

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Course fees include

Course fees include the following

Lesson material
Course fee and exam fee
Extra telephone and on-line support
Personal homework corrections

8-week courses and education extras:
Syllabus
A month long extra help

Lesson count

Course in a group

8 weekly lessons

Personal training

A special schedule is possible, contact us for more information.

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Compleet

Ik ben nu echt klaar, ik kan niks bedenken dat ik nog wil weten alleen ook SEO bij jullie. Heel erg bedankt voor de lessen, het was leerzaam en ook erg leuk.
Jan Vos

Baan gevonden

Nooit gedacht maar al snel heb ik een baan gevonden. Alles wat ik geleerd heb kan ik gebruiken. Het leuke is: ik weet meer dan mijn baas van Dreamweaver. Te gek. En van code weten mijn collega's niks dus ik mag dat opknappen als het fout gaat!
Lorelei J.

Zo duidelijk

Sinds het begin verbaas ik me over de helderheid waarmee les wordt gegeven. Er is werkelijk geen vraag die niet kan worden beantwoord. Mijn complimenten, dat wou ik even kwijt.
Karin van den Akker

Snelle leergang

Ik ben blij dat ik bij jullie de cursus heb gedaan. Het was een snelle leergang maar goed te doen. Kostte wel tijd maar ik heb ook veel plezier gehad. Ik ga door met Photoshop, jullie horen nog van me.
Bruno de Vries

Gelukt

Aan het eind van de cursus was iedereen in mijn groep zo enthousiast. Dat is me erg bijgebleven. Ik houd nog contact met twee medecursisten. Goede club, goed lesmateriaal. Ik had niet verwacht dat ik het zou halen maar het is me gelukt!
Maria Dupont

Make money

Done learning! Time to practise it all. It was a good time, enjoyed Flash a lot too. Now let's make money!
John D.

Hard werken

Het was hard werken tijdens de twee Dreamweaver cursussen. Maar alle moeite waard! Gelukkig werd me op het werk de ruimte gegeven om oefentijd in te ruimen: ik moest het tenslotte voor het werk doen. Ik gebruik het in mijn huidige, uitgebreide functie en maak de nieuwsbrieven en presentaties op. Echt te gekke cursus! Ik kom terug voor Photoshop en Illustrator.
Joris van Barneveld

School's out

I feel a bit sad 'cause school's out. I may come back for more training this Fall. Miss the weekly gathering, people. Loved it all, material is the best I have ever seen, coaching is great.
Diane Wong

Huiswerkcorrecties!!!

Nooit gedacht dat het echt was maar jullie corrigeren het huiswerk dus echt. Ik lever het in en krijg de fouten gecorrigeerd terug met aantekeningen. Huiswerkcorrecties!!! Niet meer gehad sinds de middelbare school en wat is het fantastisch. Dit werkt echt!
Juul Marijnissen

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Dreamweaver Course Advanced

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Dreamweaver Course Advanced, short outline

If you succesfully attended the Dreamweaver Course you know how to implement many ways to build web pages. You know what HTML code is and you can write it, you know how CSS code works. All this knowledge is needed to attend the Dreamweaver Advanced course.

During this course we concentrate on the more advanced techniques to build websites and layout pages. You are going to learn how to manage websites and maintain them and how to implement dynamic content. This is a course you can't afford to miss if you want to be a professional web designer.

Read on to find out what the course entails.

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Brochure

Download the brochure on the Dreamweaver Courses. Please note this brochure is being translated: it is in Dutch.

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Dreamweaver Course Advanced outline

During this Dreamweaver course you will get to know the more advanced Dreamweaver options. You will learn many more layout techniques to create professional websites. You will also learn how to create valid HTML pages and how to make sure your code is correct.

This course is intended on students who want to make a living as a web designer. For them, this is a course they can not afford to miss.

At the end of this course you will be able to use many a layout technique to build websites. You will be able to use a file management system that allows you to maintain websites quickly and efficiently. You will also be able to tweak pages to get the most out of Dreamweaver and to add exciting, dynamic content.

Short content

The course is rather extensive. The following is a mere impression of what will be addressed.

1. Valid pages, Dreamweaver optimalizations

During this module you will learn how to cleverly put Dreamweaver to good use to prepare you for the advanced course. You are going to learn handy settings too and you will tweak Dreamweaver to fit your needs. This will allow you to work efficiently and fast from this lesson on.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Tweaking and preparing Dreamweaver
Creating your own Dreamweaver environment
Working inside a special environment
Looking at source code options
Creating Dreamweaver objects
Validating web pages
Putting the W3C to good use
Flash animations and Dreamweaver
Special page settings

2. Positioning elements level 1

During this lesson of the Dreamweaver Course Advanced you are going to position elements using the Dreamweaver interface. This will help you understand the new, fascinating way to lay out pages. This new technique will allow you to position elements more freely while letting you control the way these elements look using CSS in a new way.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Placing absolutely positioned elements
Using new layout techniques
Standards and web pages
Managing CSS in a new way
Using different formatting and structuring options
Exchanging stylesheets

 

3. Positioning level 2

Positioning elements on a HTML page is an essential part of being a web designer. After all: the presentation of the content is of the utmost importance to attracting visitors.

Properly positioned elements on a web page are crucial for the readability and technical realization of the pages. And although there is no accounting for taste it is important you understand the techniques for positioning and presentation of content. You are going to find out all this during this course lesson.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Using CSS level 2
What are the different positioning types
Creating layouts
Separating content from layout
Using absolute, relative, static and fixed elements

 

4. Dreamweaver automatization options

This course lesson addresses the options Dreamweaver has to allow you to automate specific tasks. You are going to learn how to use these well and you are going to create a library of handy commands. You will also learn how to create special Dreamweaver objects and how to edit and manage these objects.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Special commands in Dreamweaver
Cleaning up code and preparing for the future
Using insertable elements
Using the document history
Using specific automization tasks
Managing code fragments

 

5. Using management envirionments and templates

The first half of this module of the Dreamweaver Course Advanced will address using management environments. You are going to learn how to create and use them but also how to put their powerful options to good use while building and maintaining websites.

The second part of the module will address the use of templates. Of course you are not going to work with existing ones, you are going to learn how to create your own from scratch.

You are going to learn how to insert editable areas in Dreamweaver pages and how to use them well. This will also allow your clients to edit the pages themselves, if necessary. It will prepare you for a new feature inside Adobe's options for web designers, too. This is a Content Management System or CMS, developed by Adobe.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Using management inside Dreamweaver
Creating management environments
Creating a website inside a managed environment
Creating templates
Connecting pages to templates
Creating template-driven pages
Adding and managing template content

 

6. Special elements and CSS extra

During this lesson of the Dreamweaver Course Advanced you will learn how to use elements that can dynamically be loaded. This is a great asset for maintenance: you only have to change the content in one location and all pages carrying this content will reflect the changes. It is a good idea to go about this well, you will learn all about it during the lesson.

You are also going to learn how to create very special CSS classes and styles that can be assigned to selected elements. This allows you to make the formatting element specific and will create a layout and design that is perfected to a tee.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Using insertable dynamic elements
Formatting external files
Using multiple CSS techniques
Using element specific formatting
Managing CSS elements

 

7. Scripts and visitor interaction

This lesson of our Dreamweaver Course Advanced teaches you how to insert and manipulate scripts and interactive elements. You are going to build web pages that allow for interaction with the visitor. The visitor will be able to click an element to perform certain actions you control, he can hide or reveal content as needed. Using special actions such as these will give your visitor the best kind of interaction with your website, allowing him to see what he wants to see.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Using special elements and formatting
Adding scripts
Managing scripts
Tweaking scripts
Using dynamic elements
Adding visitor-enabled content
Adding dynamics and managing pages and elements

 

8. Special design elements

This lesson of the Dreamweaver Course Advanced will teach you how to create the perfect, visitor friendly content needed for the best browsing experience. Not only that: you are going to learn how to get the most out of your visitor by adding elements he can't miss.

You are going to learn how to validate web forms and learn things you should be aware of when you start building interactive and more dynamic websites.

The following topics will be addressed during this course lesson.

Using dynamic layout options
Generating dynamic menus
Using collapsible and expanding elements
Creating your own special elements

Course intensivity

All our courses offer intensive training. This is because we want our students to find a job after the course. To make this even more realistic we keep track of the changes in the world of design and the software updates. Working with very old software versions is not an option unless a student needs to use it. Keeping track of all the changes is very important to us: it makes it possible to be a player in the dynamic, multi media oriented world of design.

Teachers

During our courses you will have a personal coach who is a professional in the world of design. Experience in the field of print and press makes this coach irreplacable while you study. You can ask your coach all the questions you may have and notice you will most often get the answer. While you attend the course you can send your coach your homework files and extra files in which 'things don't work'.

Duration

The course duration depends on the type of training you attend. Go to the course's page to find out more. The most common type of training is group training and personal training, have a look at the options for these courses.

8 weeks
5 weeks
Upon agreement


Group course: one lesson, once per week. This can be in the morning, afternoon or evening.

Personal training and reserved training can have special schedules.

Time slots

The times for group courses are fixed.

In the case of personal and reserved training special time slots can be booked.

10:00 - 12:00/12:30
13:00 - 15:00/15:30 or
14:00 - 16:00/16:30
18:30 - 20:30

Call us for more options: 020 6820080.

Estimated homework time

You will need about 8 hours per lesson. Most students spend even more time because they enjoy the work.

Verwacht denkniveau

Het niveau van de cursus ligt tussen MBO en HBO in. Er wordt van u verwacht dat u thuis zelfstandig kunt werken maar ook goed kunt meekomen in een groep.

Starting dates

The courses start about every two months. Go to this page to see the dates of the courses.

Applying

Go to the course's page or this page to apply. We shall send you an application form to fill out and after we receive it back from you we shall send you the invoice for the course.

Location

The courses are taking place in Amsterdam. Our location is very easily accessed by tram, bus, metro and even train. Of course you can use the car as well. All necessary facilities are available on the premises.

Literature and lesson material

LearningTrain keeps track of the developments of Adobe software. Using our Adobe contacts makes this even easier. The literature we consult is always up to date and the lesson material is often hot from the press.

Applications

We have a trial for you so you can do the homework. But of course you can also download the trial from the Adobe website.

During class we usually use the most recent version of the software and the version before that. This makes sure you are aware of the developments in the software and that you can create the best designs for your projects. The design market is pretty competitive, having the correct software gives you an extra edge.

Operating system

The Adobe applications have ben developed for both Windows and Mac and are available for both operating systems. Working with Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash means it's platform independant. While you are studying here you will usually work on a Windows machine. If you are used to working on a Mac you will hardly notice the difference: you will be inside the Adobe environment and this is platform independant.

Extra help

During the courses you can use your coach's knowledge to help you along. You can send in files and of course, homework. Homework is checked: since we choose to correct homework by hand this results in high quality training.

The location

The courses take place in Amsterdam. Our location is easily accessed by car, tram, bus, metro and even train. There is a railway station around the corner.

Companies and groups of individuals sometimes prefer in-company training. This makes working with company files easier. Call us for the options for in company training: 020 6820080.

Software

Software trials

During the courses we use the latest software version and the one right before it. You can try out the software here during class and download a trial from the Adobe website. A trial is fully functional for a month.

Purchasing hardware and software

As a reseller for both Adobe software and Wacom tablets you can buy these products from us. Of course we are available for advice prior to purchasing the hardware or software.

Call for more information: 020 6820080.

Or have a look on this page for Adobe software, or this page for Wacom hardware for more information.

Illustrator cursus vragen

  FAQ: Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS

 

What is Dreamweaver?

Dreamweaver is an Adobe application, just like Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Flash. Dreamweaver is used to build websites with dynamic content and to maintain existing websites. It is also used to create and maintain online portfolio's and intranet websites.

The application was developed by Macromedia, the company that also developed Flash and Firewors: a complete package for webdesigners that allowed them to build websites (Dreamweaver), interactive animations (Flash) and to edit and create graphics for the web (Fireworks). The professionality of the application was clear from the beginning: web designers increasingly started using Dreamweaver. Since Adobe's own GoLive was not a success Adobe decided to overtake Macromedia. This was done in 2005. Dreamweaver was part of the Adobe suites since version CS3. And of course, Flash and Fireworks also became Adobe applications.

Dreamweaver allows you to see both design and code which means you can keep an eye on the changes you apply in real time. The application creates clean HTML code. In short: Dreamweaver is used to create and maintain web pages and complete websites and web-based systems. Simple or complex websites turn out to be easy to create in Dreamweaver and integration with other CMS systems is possible.

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When do I need Dreamweaver?

You need Dreamweaver if you want to craete and maintain websites. Of course there are other tools on the market but Dreamweaver has been a proven tool for professionals for years, allowing for great flexibility and options. Powerful integration of extra tools, a user friendly interface and the implementation of the latest guidelines and regulations of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) make the program an attractive and safe one to work with.

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Aren't Content Management Systems (CMS) as Joomla better?

This type of system is very different. If you want to build a website from scratch, matching your own design, you will have to jump through quite a few hoops to make these systems comply to your needs. Dreamweaver allows you to start with your own design and build it without any restrictions whatsoever. This results in the website you want, making no concessions to a strict template.

Of course there are ways to trick and tweak the templates in such CMS but it will save you time to use Dreamweaver.

The code behind all CMS is HTML. If something goes wrong you will have to know what to do. Knowing and implementing HTML code is a crucial element of any web designer's work.

Since you are completely free in Dreamweaver this means you have to start from scratch or use existing templates. During the Dreamweaver Course you learn how to do it all yourself. The Dreamweaver Advanced Course still does not use existing templates: you will instead learn how to build your own.

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How can I become a good webdesigner?

Of course this is a process that will take time. A good designer will have to use the proper techniques, keep an eye on developments and learn all about good website design and layout. This process takes time. On the whole you will need to read all about Internet developments, code and design. Keep an eye on the browser developments and HTML and CSS development. And learn how to use graphics software such as Photoshop and Illustrator to help you create good layouts and graphics for the web.

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What skills and programs do I need to become a web designer?

That is a good question. In practice you will not only need Dreamweaver. You will often be expected to work with graphics and to be able to edit them. Or you will be asked to create an animation, even an interactive one. To design a website you will not use Dreamweaver but you will need an application in which you can move the elements and objects around until they form a good layout.

In short: you will most often need the following applications:

Adobe Illustrator to design the website. In Illustrator you can easily move the objects around and change colours, sizes and shapes quickly. Ideal!

Adobe Photoshop to edit photographic material. Don't forget cropping and resizing is something you will need to do often, and that is only the most simple thing you will learn during our Photoshop Course.

Adobe Flash to create interactive animations.

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I know Flash, what's the difference with Dreamweaver?

Flash is an application that allows you to create animations. And these animations are most commonly used on web pages.

Even though Flash gives you the possibility to create one big animation that looks like a website there are drawbacks. Flash is only available for visitors that have the Flash plug-in. And I think you may have heard all about the problems with Apple refusing to allow Flash on it's iPhones. If you build your website in only Flash, no one can see it on it's iPhone. That would be too bad. If you want to use Flash to build a website animation please create a non-Flash version of the website using Dreamweaver or any other CMS.

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Will I learn HTML during the Dreamweaver Course?

You most definitely will. You have to know this code. So it is part of the course. You will start from scratch to know the code by heart and later on you will recognize this powerful yet easy to learn code in all the CMS you use and in every web editor, giving you the power to change things and tweak settings of pages as you see fit.

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Is HTML code difficult?

No, HTML is not difficult at all. You can think of it as a new, simple language. A language in which you explain to the browser that an image is coming up, or a paragraph. You will see that it's much simpler than you think, and fun to learn.

Have a look at this basic code for example, it's the code for an HTML page.

<html>
<head>
<title>Type a title for your page here</title>
</head>
<body>
Type some text here, this will be visible on your web page.
</body>
</html>

You can use the above code and more to write fully functional web pages. Of course they would be a bit bland and dull, you need images and more text, even interactive elements. All this will be addressed during the Dreamweaver Course.

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Why should I learn HTML code?

You will have to know HTML for many reasons.

For one, you need it to tweak Dreamweaver settings and options and to correct things that go wrong. Suppose you want to make a few words red and a whole line becomes red. You have no idea what goes wrong and Dreamweaver doesn't help. You will have to look at the code to find out why this happens, realise that it's actually correct and then tweak the code to get what you want: the right way.

Furthermore, you will be asked to maintain websites or to optimize them: SEO. Knowledge of HTML is essential to get what you want from the search results.

If you use Content Management Systems you will often not see the code and not be able to change results. But if you know code, you can tweak the files anyway and apply settings that are beyond the possibilities of the CMS you're using.

It's really quite simple, give us a call for more information.

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I have an older Dreamweaver version. Does this create different code?

Adobe listens carefully to the guidelines of the developers of HTML and CSS during the development of the software. These guidelines have to be implemented to make sure you create proper code.

So yes, older Dreamweaver versions can create different code. It is possible to generate code that newer browsers don't have to respect anymore. A good example is the 'font' tag, this has been outlawed for a few years and even though browsers will respect older code for a few years chances are that in a few years, not a single browser will respect formatting with the font tag. Which is a good thing.

So things to be aware of are places where they offer courses for older versions of Dreamweaver, such as 'Dreamweaver MX'. This is a version from 2002 that has no clue about the developments in 2010, the time of HTML5 and CSS3.

You can however still use older Dreamweaver versions for, for instance, SEO. Some interface options are less intuitive but it's very doable to use it.

 

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I know FrontPage, is Dreamweaver really better?

Now let's be honest: FrontPage is not a very good application. It generates more code than you want and is often nog very user friendly and inpredictable or difficult to tame. If you know all the ins and outs of this Microsoft application though chances are you will not want to switch to Dreamweaver. But just give it a try. You will probably find it very intuitive to work with and will soon discover all sorts of advantages. We strongly recommend it. But don't take our word for it, simply try it out. you could download the trial and come in for the Dreamweaver Course. You wouldn't be the first student to welcome the change.

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Which Dreamweaver Course should I attend?

Which course should be attended depends on what you want to learn and of your level of expertise. If, for instance, you only want to learn how to maintain websites the Dreamweaver Course should be enough. If you want to professionally create websites however, you will need the Dreamweaver Course Advanced as well. And if you want to do it all and even be able to edit the graphics clients send to you so they can be used on websites, you will most defininitely need the Webdesigner Master Education.

All courses can be conducted in either English or Dutch.
Call us for advice or more information : 020 6820080.

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What will I learn during the Dreamweaver Course?

This course consists of 8 lessons. During the three first lessons you will learn how to write HTML code. This is necessary to be able to tweak the code that is generated by CMS such as Dreamweaver.
Furthermore you will learn CSS code, you will use Cascading Style Sheets and add interactive elements, forms, frames and much more. At the end of the course you will learn how to upload a website and see what it looks like on the Internet.

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What will I learn during the Dreamweaver Advanced Course?

This Dreamweaver Course will allow you to use the powerful options for website management in Dreamweaver. You will also learn CSS on a deep level and learn all about positioning elements in a special way. You will create and manage templates and implement javascripts, special content and all sorts of dynamic elements that make your websites come to life.

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What will I learn during the Webdesigner Master Education?

During this 35 weeks long education you will be educated to become an allround wedesigner and webmaster.

You will learn how to write HTML code, of course. This is crucial for the progress in the world of webdesign. CSS is needed as well and of course, you will use Dreamweaver.

During this extensive education you will also understand what SEO does and what it can do to improve your website's ranking.

Since a web designer is often expected to also be able to edit graphics for use on the website a Photoshop module is part of this Webdesigner Master Education. We shall teach you many techniques do work on photographic material and to edit and manipulate images to suit your needs.

Flash is rather important too. So during the Webdesigner Master Education you will also learn how to create interactive animations.

We shall conclude this education with a special Photoshop for the Web lesson that will teach you how to create and edit graphics for the web and multimedia.

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What will I learn during the HTML course?

During this course you will learn all about HTML. You will start with the basics and move on, you will learn what attributes and tags are and how to manage and edit them. This will teach you the proper syntax of this beautiful code.

The basis of every web page is HTML. You will really have to understand this code well to tweak any web page. Web editors, and Dreamweaver is no exception, will occasionally act up. If an element is moved and you don't know how to move it back you really should invest more in HTML knowledge to get things right again.

A big portion of this HTML course is also part of the Dreamweaver Course.

What will I learn during the SEO course?

SEO: Search Engine Optimization. During this course you will learn all about the allowed techniques and how you can implement these in your websites. During this course we shall focus on the biggest search engine at the moment: Google. Since most search engines have similar guidelines though you will greatly benefit from this course. If you score well in Google other search engines usually quickly pick this up.

We shall also teach you a lot about the nonsense that clouds the world of SEO. You will be informed on malpractices and bogus claims from companies that profile themselves as SEO gurus.

After this course you will know how to let your website end up higher in the search results. And who knows, you may even end up number 1.

This course is also integrated into the Web Designer Master Education.

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What will I learn during the CSS course?

If you have not attended our Dreamweaver Course chances are you never really learned how powerful CSS is. Since CSS has been the norm for styling and laying out webpages for years now it is very important you understand the technique.

The CSS course is available for students who have the necessary Dreamweaver skills to keep up. During the CSS course you will not only learn how to create and apply styles but you will also learn how to structurize and maintain your style files.

You will learn how to use the different types of styles, classes and 'ID's that are an integral part of your web pages. They will help you create consistent layouts. CSS also gives you the powerful option to manipulate a website with only one external document. You will learn all that during this course.

Contact us to find out if you have enough skills to be able to attend this course: 020 6820080.

Elements of this course are part of the Dreamweaver Course and the Dreamweaver Course Advanced. And it goes without saying that they are part of the Webdesigner Master Education.

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