Design Center Tutorial
Migrating from GoLive to Dreamweaver
This set of video tutorials shows you why you might decide to switch from GoLive to Dreamweaver CS3. Whether it's for Dreamweaver-specific features, or a company-wide software switch, this is a transition many designers have to deal with. These video tutorials walk you through real-world design scenarios, and show experienced GoLive users how to use each aspect of Dreamweaver.
To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:
Dreamweaver CS3
GL2DW Site Migration Extension
(Located on the product disks for Dreamweaver CS3 and editions containing Dreamweaver CS3.)
Sample files:
Prerequisite knowledge:
An understanding of and experience using GoLive.
Introduction
Getting started
- Why switch? (1:38 minutes)
- The interface (4:28 minutes)
- The Object panel vs. the Insert bar (4:35 minutes)
- The Inspector vs. the Property inspector (3:20 minutes)
- The Document window (8:02 minutes)
- Managing multiple pages (8:02 minutes)
Performing common GoLive tasks in Dreamweaver
- Creating a site from scratch (7:21 minutes)
- Adding elements to your site (3:51 minutes)
- Creating new pages and folders (7:16 minutes)
- Working with text (5:19 minutes)
- Adding links (5:56 minutes)
- Inserting tables (7:50 minutes)
- Creating forms (4:47 minutes)
- Adding video and SWF files (8:47 minutes)
- Working with CSS in Dreamweaver (12:10 minutes)
- Working with code (7:01 minutes)
- Deleting files (2:22 minutes)
- Publishing your site (11:48 minutes)
Migrating GoLive content
- Installing the GL2DW extension (2:55 minutes)
- Using the GL2DW extension (6:56 minutes)
- Finding your templates (5:58 minutes)
- Finding your components and snippets (4:55 minutes)
- Migrating GoLive rollovers (5:32 minutes)
- Dealing with Smart Objects (8:22 minutes)
- Migrating from the layout grid (4:48 minutes)
Only in Dreamweaver
- Flash text (5:31 minutes)
- Flash buttons (4:13 minutes)
- FLV files (4:17 minutes)
- CS3 Web Suite integration (8:16 minutes)
- Automation (5:05 minutes)
- The Quick Tag editor (3:00 minutes)
- Dreamweaver extensions (5:25 minutes)
Conclusion
Where to go from here
After migrating your GoLive skillset to Dreamweaver, there are many additional resources to expand your knowledge of the product. Check out these websites for tutorials and resources on Dreamweaver CS3:
About the authors
For more than a decade, Garrick Chow has been teaching computer software classes and seminars, covering a diverse range of topics, at private companies, state and federal agencies, colleges, and universities. He is the author of two Mac OS X Hands-On Training books and two Adobe Acrobat Hands-On Training books. Currently Garrick develops training tutorials exclusively for lynda.com, and is the host of the weekly lynda.com Video Training Podcast.
