Useful Books and Software

This is the same workbook we use in the 3-day intensive class we give in New York City. We have a practical approach to teaching: you learn tools and features by using them in projects such as posters, books, magazines, and more. That way you learn a lot about Dreamweaver in a short amount of time.

You Will Learn

• Creation & Titling of Pages
• Styling Text: Fonts, Color, Lists (numbered, bulleted)
• Links
• Site Management
• Placing Graphics
• Tables
• Image Rollovers
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Image Maps
• Forms
• Behaviors: Mouseovers, Pop-Up Menus
• Templates
• Libraries
• Adding Flash Movies & Multimedia
• And More...

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For novices, this book is a great first look at the application. Although there is text to read here (in the form of succinct captions and call outs), each page is a succession of illustrated panels, like a comic strip. Screen shots walk you step by step through Dreamweaver--from the basics (including the basics of HTML) to working with text and images to designing with tables, frames, and forms. Many of the illustrations try to explain concepts by using cartoons and visual metaphors. For example, padlocks mark noneditable regions on a template, paint cans fill table cells with individual background colors, and large hooks pull out the dimensions of a frame. Sidebars--for example, "Can I modify the appearance of my ordered lists?" or "Is there a shortcut for saving all the documents in my framed page?"--provide further insight on selected topics.

If there's any drawback to this visual approach to teaching Dreamweaver, perhaps it's the juvenile style of cartooning; a little moderation would have streamlined the occasionally cluttered visuals. On the other hand, the book does make using this sometimes complex application seem like child's play. It's highly recommended for beginners, especially those who learn best by imitation. For intermediates who still have gaps in their Dreamweaver knowledge, Teach Yourself Dreamweaver 3 Visually makes a good appetizer, to be followed by a main course of the more in-depth bible- or tutorial-style books. --Angelynn Grant

Topics covered:

• Visual instructions for Dreamweaver 3
• Dreamweaver and HTML basics
• Working with text, images, and links
• Designing with tables, frames, and forms
• Using libraries and templates
• Cascading style sheets, behaviors, and timelines
• Publishing a Web site

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This is the same workbook we use in the 2-day intensive class we give in New York City. We have a practical approach to teaching: you learn tools and features by using them in projects such as posters, books, magazines, and more. That way you learn a lot about Dreamweaver in a short amount of time.

You Will Learn

• CSS Styling of text, backgrounds, lists, tables, layers, etc.
• CSS styling for screen and print
• Webpage layout using Layers instead of Tables
• Layers
• CSS Positioning
• Server-Side Includes (SSI)
• And More...

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The new material in this version shows how to integrate and access databases from within your Dreamweaver documents by using different methods--UltraDev, ColdFusion, Lasso Studio, and Tango. A new chapter introduces the latest frontier in Web design--the wireless platform--and shows how to use the Nokia WML Studio extension for Dreamweaver. Another chapter introduces Andromedia Aria, and shows how to tailor tracking and site analysis.

The new 32-page color section not only provides more detailed screen shots for different features that are covered in the text, but also shows off several sites that were created by using Dreamweaver. Whereas the paperback edition came with one CD-ROM that was full of goodies, this Gold version has two--offering trial versions of many of the applications that are referenced in the book; all of the code examples that are used; and a bounty of extensions, including behaviors, objects, commands, and browser profiles.

Weighing in at around five pounds, this hefty tome might strain your wrist, but it'll bring you up to speed on the latest in Web production and Dreamweaver. --Angelynn Grant

Topics covered:

• Thorough instruction on all features of Dreamweaver 3
• Introduction to the work environment
• How to customize features and preferences
• Creating Web pages and managing sites
• Using the History palette
• Creating commands
• Using the new HTML styles
• Effectively using templates and libraries
• Working with Fireworks integration
• Working with DHTML, JavaScript, XML, and CSS
• Incorporating plug-ins, ActiveX objects, and Java applets
• Working with database connectivity through ASP and UltraDev, ColdFusion, Lasso Studio, and Tango
• Designing for wireless format by using Nokia WML Studio
• Customizing site analysis by using Andromedia Aria

CD-ROMs contain:

• Trial versions of Dreamweaver 3, UltraDev (and Extensions Manager), CourseBuilder, Fireworks 3, Flash 4, Lasso Studio 4, ColdFusion 4.5, and Nokia America's WML Studio
• Limited-use utilities Extension Manager and Aria Objects
• Extensions from 20 Web authors, as well as some created specifically for this book
• Code used in the book, including customizable style sheets
• Customizable Web page examples
• Two sample eHandsOn tutorials, and PDFs of the entire book

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• User Login
• Employee Lookup
• Conference Room Scheduler
• In/Out Dashboard
• Time Cards
• Journal
• Mail Merge
  

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Because most people don't have the luxury of sitting down, uninterrupted for hours at a time to learn Dreamweaver, this Ten-Minute Guide focuses on the most often used features, covering them in lessons designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete. Ten minutes is all you need to learn how to