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Adobe Certified Professional Dreamweaver study plan

Adobe Certified Professional Dreamweaver · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Document setup and site management & Assets, media, and publishing

  • Define a local root folder and set up a managed Dreamweaver site with correct file naming conventions

  • Configure server settings for a testing and a remote server in the Site Setup dialog

  • Create a reusable folder architecture (css, js, images, fonts) and map it to the site definition

  • Import and organize a starter asset set using the Files panel and Assets panel

Your checkpoint

A fully configured Dreamweaver site with local and remote server definitions plus a documented folder structure screenshot-free checklist

Week 2

Document setup and site management

  • Demonstrate check-in/check-out and cloaking to control file sync behavior

  • Use the Files panel to get/put files and resolve dependency prompts

  • Set up site-wide search and replace scoped to a folder

  • Configure Design Notes and file view columns for workflow tracking

Your checkpoint

A versioned site snapshot with dependency files correctly transferred and a written log of sync actions

Week 3

Page structure and HTML & Styling with CSS

  • Hand-code a valid HTML5 document skeleton with semantic landmarks (header, nav, main, footer)

  • Build a nested list and a data table with proper caption, thead, and scope attributes

  • Attach an external stylesheet and write type, class, and ID selectors

  • Validate pages against HTML5 rules and fix reported errors

Your checkpoint

A three-page semantic HTML site linked by a shared external stylesheet that passes validation

Week 4

Styling with CSS

  • Apply the CSS box model to control margin, border, and padding on layout elements

  • Write descendant, child, and pseudo-class selectors to style navigation states

  • Implement a multi-level cascade using specificity and inheritance deliberately

  • Use CSS3 properties (transitions, border-radius, gradients) without breaking older rendering

Your checkpoint

A styled component library page (nav, buttons, cards, table) driven entirely by external CSS

Week 5

Layout and responsive design

  • Build a fluid two-column layout using floats or flexbox and clear the layout correctly

  • Convert a fixed-width layout into a percentage-based fluid grid

  • Author media queries that reflow the layout at two defined breakpoints

  • Test layouts in Dreamweaver's responsive preview modes and correct overflow issues

Your checkpoint

One responsive page that renders correctly at mobile, tablet, and desktop widths with no horizontal scroll

Week 6

Layout and responsive design & Page structure and HTML

  • Implement a responsive navigation pattern with a toggle interaction

  • Add viewport meta configuration and verify scaling behavior

  • Use relative units (em/rem/%) consistently across typography and spacing

  • Audit heading hierarchy and landmark structure across all pages

Your checkpoint

A responsive site template with working mobile navigation and a documented breakpoint strategy

Week 7

Assets, media, and publishing

  • Insert and optimize images with correct alt text and responsive sizing attributes

  • Embed media (video/audio) with fallback content and appropriate attributes

  • Manage the Assets panel and update linked assets site-wide after a rename

  • Optimize page weight by compressing images and minifying CSS

Your checkpoint

A media-rich page with optimized assets and a before/after page-weight comparison

Week 8

Document setup and site management & Assets, media, and publishing & Styling with CSS & Layout and responsive design & Page structure and HTML

  • Run a full site validation and broken-link check across all pages

  • Publish the complete site to the remote server and verify live rendering

  • Complete a timed practice exam covering all five domains

  • Review missed objectives and remediate the three weakest areas

Your checkpoint

A published, validated live site plus a scored practice-exam report with a remediation list

Milestones

Week 2: Site definition, folder architecture, and sync workflow are complete and reproducible from scratch

Week 4: Semantic HTML pages validate and are fully styled by external CSS with no inline styling

Week 6: Responsive template passes manual testing at three breakpoints with working mobile nav

Week 8: Site is published, validated, and practice-exam score meets or exceeds the target passing threshold