Getting started
To administer your department's website effectively you must be a motivated self-starter and enjoy taking initiative. You are expected to build your skill level through practice, referring to Dreamweaver training material and the Web Team site.
Dreamweaver training: Steps to becoming a web maintainer
Discuss the information on this page with your HOD or supervisor so they understand the skills and commitment required.
4 hours of Dreamweaver training teaches you the basics
- The foundation web concept of editing and uploading files
- Website structure of folders, files and how URLs relate to them
- Apply standard UC styles and templates
- How to make basic website edits
Goals of basic Dreamweaver training
Use best web practice to:
- Make simple text updates
- Apply heading styles
- Insert images onto a page
- Create tables
- Create a new page
- Add documents and link to them
- Link to pages in your site and other sites
Step 1 - Check you have the basic level of computer skills required
- To effectively maintain and update your department website you must be competent in basic computer skills
- Essential computing skills required for administering a UC website
Step 2 - Get Dreamweaver installed on your machine
- You need to have Dreamweaver (preferably the latest version) installed on your machine
- Get Dreamweaver installed on your machine
Step 3 - Training
Step 4 - Dreamweaver training request form
- Fill this out after you have completed the 3 steps above
- Dreamweaver training request form
Once you are trained you need permission to access your website files
Access to your Dreamweaver and website files
- You need to have access assigned so you can edit your website files in Dreamweaver and make them live on your website for people to view
- See Get access to my site for details