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About this module

This online learning module presents an overview of key features of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004, an HTML editor by Macromedia. It includes exercises that give you practice using these Dreamweaver features.

After completing this module and the exercises, you should be a productive Dreamweaver user. You should be able to effectively use Dreamweaver to set up a Web site, set preferences and page properties, insert text, images, and links, format text in various ways, work with tables, and use templates and libraries.

This module does not cover advanced Dreamweaver techniques. But once you have learned the techniques covered here, you will be in a good position to master more advanced topics.

This module does not assume any prior knowledge of Dreamweaver or Web design. But you will be able to understand and use the material more easily if you have some familiarity with basic Web and html concepts.

This module was designed and created by staff at the Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It can be used as a stand-alone learning tutorial, but it also serves as the Web-based handout for workshops on Web design with Dreamweaver taught at the Health Sciences Library.

Note: Dreamweaver is available for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh. The Windows and Macintosh versions are virtually identical, so this tutorial can be used to learn Dreamweaver on either platform. In some cases the dialog boxes may look slightly different, but the features work essentially the same way.

Each new version of Dreamweaver adds some refinements and new features. This module describes Dreamweaver MX 2004. If you are working with a different version, some screens and procedures may differ from those described here. But the basic concepts of creating Web pages and Dreamweaver's approach remain pretty much the same, so we think that you will still benefit from using this tutorial.

How to use this module

This module is made up of units, each of which is a Web page. The navigation bar on the left side of each screen includes links to all of the units. Use the navigation bar to go directly from any page to any other page in this tutorial.

At the top of each unit page is a list of topics for the unit. The topics are linked so that you can quickly access a topic from the top of the page.

We suggest that you first skim through the pages of this module to get a general understanding of the material. Then go through the pages more slowly, completing the exercises for each unit as you go along.

Each section, or unit, includes exercises so you can practice the techniques covered in the section. The exercises allow you to create a practice Web site. The exercises use practice html files and images that you can download.

For instructions about how to set up the practice files, see the Exercise Instructions page.

When you finish using this module, please visit the Evaluate this Module page to give us your feedback. Thank you.

Good luck!

For more information

To schedule a Dreamweaver consultation or to arrange for a Dreamweaver workshop, contact Robert Ladd, HSL Curriculum Support Specialist, at bob_ladd@unc.edu or Julia Shaw-Kokot, HSL Coordinator of Education Programs, at jsk@email.unc.edu. We also welcome your suggestions and feedback, and look forward to hearing from you.