Class #1 Review and Notes

Welcome to the world of Dreamweaver and making web pages.


When you make a web page you add html (in our case xhtml) elements. Those elements make up the content of the web page.


What kind of content?  The basics are

1. The Banner
1. Contains: Logo, Web Page Name, a tag or "motto, " background graphics...
2. Navigation menus
1. A list
3. The Subject
1. Contains: headlines, text summaries, graphics and photos
4. Interactive Forms
1. Site search, Newsletter signup, or join-up Forms
5. Contact info
1. NEVER make it hard for anyone visiting your site to contact you.
6. A Footer
1. Links to a sitemap, Legal, Privacy, and copyright info.

Your content will also include graphics. logos, photos, backgrounds and more...  

You will need to collect these items. That means you'll need a new folder of "collected web page parts" placed in their appropriate folders.  I call my parts folder "WebStuff" and it contains folders with photos, graphics, backgrounds, gradients and other "stuff" that I think I might use on a web page.

To help you with your homework... writing out the "content" of your web page and finding the "parts" you need please read Lesson 1.  You'll find it at this URL http://uofgts.com/dream/lesson1.html

Some folks use software like Photoshop to layout the "look" of their web site. Others just use a pencil and paper.

If you don't have Photoshop you can find free drawing tools on-line.

Check out:

SumoPaint http://www.sumopaint.com/home/ just click on "Open Sumo Paint" It sure looks like and feels like Photoshop!

If you need a program that helps you organize your images and modify them take a look at the freeware program XnView  http://www.xnview.com/en/index.html

Just remember

Practice, Practice, Practice

Next class we will convert your content to xhtml...