Contribute CS3

Overview

Total Training for Adobe Contribute CS3 will introduce you to this little known, but very useful, member of the Adobe Creative Suite family. Contribute, an alternative to expensive and complex content management systems, allows you to easily publish content to your website without any HTML knowledge.

Learning with Study 365 has many advantages. The course material is delivered straight to you and can be adapted to fit in with your lifestyle. It is created by experts within the industry, meaning you are receiving accurate information, which is up-to-date and easy to understand.

This course is comprised of professional learning material, all delivered through a system that you will have access to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days (12 months).

COURSE CURRICULUM
1: SETTING UP CONTRIBUTE
1. Project Overview
2. Introducing the Contribute Workspace
3. Integrating Bridge into Your Workflow
4. Setting Preferences
5. Setting Up a Server on Microsoft® Windows
6. Setting Up a Server on Mac OS® X
2: DREAMWEAVER® INTEGRATION
1. Enabling Contribute Compatibility
2. Developing Templates
3. Creating a Page Based on a Template
4. Making Site Wide Changes Easier
3: SITE ADMINISTRATION
1. Setting Up a Site Connection
2. Setting Up Administration Options
3. Looking at Roles & Settings
4. The Shared Assets Library
5. Creating Connection Keys
6. Contribute Publishing Server
4: WORKING WITH SITE CONTENT
1. Using a Browse, Edit, Publish Workflow
2. Template Properties & Editable Regions
3. Linking to Other Web Pages
4. Working with Microsoft® Office Documents
5. Working with Text
6. Inserting & Formatting Site Images
7. Importing Images from a Word Document & from Bridge
8. Creating Tables
9. Linking to & Embedding Documents
10. Inserting Flash® Movies
11. Adding Paypal® Buttons
12. Adding a Web Search Field
13. Creating Metatags
14. Utilizing Add-In Contribute Toolbars
5: MANAGING & EDITING BLOGS
1. Setting up a Blog Connection & Custom Blog Connection
2. Customizing Blog Settings
3. Creating & Managing Blog Entries
4. Working with Content in Blogs
5. Integration with Firefox® & Internet Explorer®
6: TIPS & TRICKS
1. Improving Contribute Start-up Speed
2. Working with Dynamic Pages
3. Creating a Standalone Page
4. Editing Code in an External Application
5. Rolling Back to Previous Versions
6. Publishing from Your Computer
7. Working with .Mac Accounts
8. Credits

Who is it for? 

• Job seekers
• Graduates
• Students
• Business owners
• Bloggers
• Office workers

Course Duration:

From the day you purchase the course, you will have 12 months access to the online study platform. As the course is self-paced you can decide how fast or slow the training goes, and are able to complete the course in stages, revisiting the training at any time.

Method of Assessment:

At the end of the course, you will have one assignment to be submitted (you need a mark of 65% to pass) and you can submit the assignment at any time. You will only need to pay £19 for assessment and certification when you submit the assignment. You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days if you have successfully passed.

Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate for Contribute CS3.

Presenter Information: 

As solutions architect at Adobe, Abbas is an evangelist and instructor of Adobe’s solutions, sharing his expertise and passion for technology with knowledge workers and educators across Canada.

Abbas is an expert in Adobe’s Web development and e-learning solutions such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute, Captivate and Adobe’s real-time conferencing technologies. He is a frequent presenter at Adobe customer events and leading industry conferences in North America, offering demonstrations and tutorials to Web developers, IT managers and professional trainers and coaches.

Prior to joining Adobe, Abbas was product manager at WarrenShepell, Canada’s largest provider of employee assistance programs and organizational health and wellness services. Under Abbas’ leadership, the company introduced the first online counselling service of its kind in North America.

Abbas holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Science from the University of Waterloo.