Learn the fundamentals of web design in this two-day Dreamweaver Beginner course. Explore site setup, HTML and CSS, layouts, interactivity, and site management through practical exercises. Gain the confidence to build professional websites. Start your web design journey today.

Adobe Dreamweaver is a powerful tool for building and managing professional websites. This beginner course provides a structured introduction to the software, ensuring you develop confidence in both the design and technical aspects of web creation. Delivered either at our London studio or via live online sessions, the course combines theory and practical exercises across two days to give you hands-on experience from the start.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn to navigate the Dreamweaver interface, create and structure web pages, and apply formatting with HTML and CSS. You’ll explore layout design, work with graphics, and integrate external tools like Photoshop and Flash. The course also covers navigation, forms, and site management, including file organization and publishing techniques.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a strong foundation in Dreamweaver, enabling you to confidently design, build, and maintain your own websites. Enrol today and start creating professional web projects with ease.
Here is what you will learn on this Dreamweaver course in more detail. Click the topics below to explore what is covered in each section.
Starting your web design journey in Adobe Dreamweaver begins with understanding its workspace and essential tools. This section provides a solid foundation for beginners who want to create professional and responsive websites efficiently. You will explore:
• The interface, panels, and essential tools for web design
• Defining and setting up a new local and remote site structure
• Creating and saving your first responsive web page
High-quality content forms the core of every successful website. In this section, you will learn how to insert and edit images, optimise visual assets, and integrate external media to create engaging, content-rich pages. You will practise:
• Working with graphics, optimising images, and adding alt text for SEO
• Integrating with Adobe Photoshop and legacy Flash elements
• Controlling document structure using headings, paragraphs, and lists
• Using rulers, guides, and grids for precise alignment and layout control
Templates and libraries in Dreamweaver help maintain visual consistency and streamline the design process. You’ll discover how to reuse layouts, reduce repetitive tasks, and manage design updates effectively. You will learn:
• Using built-in library items and Dreamweaver templates
• Defining editable regions and reusable content blocks for team projects
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) form the foundation of modern web styling. In this section, you’ll gain a clear understanding of how to control typography, colours, spacing, and layout through CSS for a consistent, professional look. You will focus on:
• Introduction to CSS and how it controls the appearance of web pages
• Creating CSS rules, classes, and external style sheets for easy maintenance
• Understanding cascading order, specificity, and inheritance for precise styling
A well-structured layout improves both usability and visual appeal. This section covers how to design responsive, accessible page layouts using CSS layers, DIVs, and positioning techniques that adapt to different devices. You will explore:
• Core page layout principles and working with CSS layers
• Applying CSS to layers for flexible, scalable designs
• Using absolute and relative positioning for advanced layouts
• Building navigation bars with DIV containers and internal linking
• Working with tables for structured data presentation and layout control
Effective navigation is key to keeping users engaged and improving SEO. You’ll learn how to connect pages and media files with links and menus that enhance accessibility and user experience. You will practise:
• Linking to internal pages, external websites, images, and named anchors
• Adding email links, jump menus, and navigation shortcuts for user-friendly browsing
Forms allow users to interact with your website, submit data, and make enquiries. This section introduces Dreamweaver’s powerful form tools and teaches how to ensure accessibility, usability, and accuracy in user submissions. You will learn:
• Understanding and creating HTML forms for user input
• Setting focus and validating form fields for error-free submissions
Before going live, thorough testing ensures that your website functions smoothly across browsers and devices. This section guides you through the final stages of the web development process — from testing to uploading your finished site online. You will focus on:
• Testing and previewing your site locally to identify issues
• Maintaining files, folders, and assets within your Dreamweaver project
• Connecting to remote servers and synchronising site files
• Uploading, publishing, and managing updates for your live website
Every Docklands Media course comes with a range of added benefits to support your learning at no extra cost.
Receive an official certificate of completion to validate your training. Ideal for portfolios, CVs, or proving your skills in Dreamweaver.
Access our email and phone support for a lifetime. Contact us with any technical questions related to what you have learned on your Dreamweaver course.
Need a refresher? Retake the same Dreamweaver course for free within 24 months. A great way to solidify your learning or get up to speed with new software updates.
Receive training notes, project files, and 7-day access to instructor-led video tutorials. Perfect for reinforcing key lessons and practising at your own pace.
We're committed to providing the best training experience possible. That's why we offer a range of discounts and flexible payment options to make your Dreamweaver course more accessible and affordable.
Get discounted rates when booking for two or more people, or if you're enrolling from a charity. Save 5–15% depending on your group size or institution type.
Book your Dreamweaver course at least three months in advance and get 10% off. Secure your place early and save on top-quality creative training.
If you're not fully satisfied on the first day of your Dreamweaver course, let us know. We'll do our best to make it right—or refund you in full. No hassle, no risk.
Spread the cost of your training over 3, 6, or 12 months. Our instalment plans help make creative learning more accessible, with interest rates as low as 5%.

Tareq is a fantastic web designer, programmer and an Adobe Certified Expert in al things web. He has helped thousands of people to learn how to program in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML.
Hear directly from professionals and teams who’ve trained with us, sharing their experiences and the impact our training has had on their creative journeys.
As well as creative individuals, we are also the preferred training provider for some of the most successful global brands and organisations.
Just a few of the common questions asked by our students.
No. Our Dreamweaver courses are designed for complete beginners through to those with some web-design experience. You’ll begin with fundamentals and progress to advanced layout and onboarding techniques.
We teach using the latest version of Adobe Dreamweaver to ensure you learn modern, W3C-compliant workflows for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Clients using older versions will still benefit from the key practices taught.
Yes. You’ll work with Dreamweaver’s dual view—using both the visual design interface and live code editor—gaining confidence in rapid layout and writing clean, structured code.
Absolutely. Dreamweaver is a powerful tool for designers, marketers, and freelancers using visual and code workflows. The skills you develop—responsive layout, editing templates, and publishing—are directly applicable to real projects.
Yes. All project files, templates, and exercise assets are provided so you can revisit the modules and consolidate your learning when practising on your own.
Definitely. The course is hands-on. You’ll create, style, preview, and publish websites—understanding FTP/SFTP workflows and layout best practices—so you can launch live sites independently.
Yes. You’ll learn how to build fluid, responsive layouts using CSS, media queries, and Dreamweaver’s fluid grid tools to adapt sites across mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Contact us today to learn more about our courses and how we can help you achieve your creative goals.
Start building professional websites with our Adobe Dreamweaver Beginner Training Course. Ideal for those new to web design or looking to strengthen their skills, this course introduces you to Dreamweaver’s tools and workflows, covering everything from setting up a site to designing and publishing responsive web pages.
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