Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies |  | Author: Janine Warner
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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ISBN: 0470345020
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.786
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Publication Date: October 6, 2008
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Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a Web design newbie, Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies shows you the quickest, easiest way to get up to speed on Dreamweaver. You’ll be able to create professional, great-looking, user-friendly websites in no time at all. Take advantage of the new, more customizable interface, improved integration with Flash and Photoshop, a handy new AJAX coding feature, and Live View, which lets you see your work as you create it. Understand Dreamweaver basics, set up your site and create new pages, and work with text, graphics, and links. You can manage, test, and publish a site, define and apply styles with CSS, coordinate your design work, add audio, video, and Flash files to your site, build a dynamic Web site, and use Dreamweaver’s database features. Know how to: - Design, build, and deploy professional-looking Web sites
- Use Dreamweaver’s new, more versatile preset layouts
- Fine-tune styles with enhanced CSS support
- Keep your pages cutting-edge with SmartObjects
- Take advantage of the new, more customizable interface
- Understand browser differences, make the most of CSS, build dynamic sites
- Create and optimize Web graphics
- Learn to maximize Cascading Style Sheets and Dreamweaver’s Layers features for creating fluid layouts
Complete with lists of ten resources, ten timesaving tips, and ten great Web sites designed in Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies is your one-stop guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Dreamweaver.
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 Dreamweaver by Janine C. Warner November 11, 2008
Edward W. Walton (Olive Branch, Mississippi)
43 out of 45 found this review helpful
I had been advised not to purchase Dreamweaver since it would take at least a year to learn it. After reading some of the "helps" on the market, I was ready to give up - until I discovered Janine Warner. She presents it in such a logical and sequential way so that Dreamweaver can be learned in a much shorter time. In addition to having a tremendous insight into how to gain a presence on the Web, she makes it enjoyable to the extent that the phrase "user friendly" takes on a new and different meaning. Not only do her writings have a comfortable flow, she provides free step-by-step tutorials on her website that make learning Dreamweaver even faster. I've had three on-line courses through a local college but never learned as much as I did through her books, videos and website. She's a remarkable lecturer and writer, but more than that she's someone who knows what it takes to get other people up to speed. - Ed Walton
Had My Web Site Up in 2 Days! April 24, 2009
Eric Olsen (Plainfield, IL)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Even after my friends had raved about how easy DreamWeaver was, I was still intimidated. I checked out a couple of DreamWeaver tutorial books from the library and this was by far the easiest to understand.
It took me step-by-step through everything I needed to know to design my Web site in less than two days. I was amazed. If you're starting from scratch, this is the place to start.
Dreamweaver cs4 for Dummies is the best learning tool out there December 5, 2008
D. Land (Manteca, Ca)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I am an ameteur web designer. I have the Adobe creative suite cs4 which contains Dreamweaver. I have listened to Jeannine Warner on Dreamweaver cs3 from Total Training. That video series was very very good, but the book is even better. It is written in a way that you do not have to go in any order. I wanted to know first how to set up a server on my computer which is in back of the book, and had no trouble starting there. Everything is very logical and straitforward. You will be able to create your own web site as complicated as you like with just this one learning tool. I just wish she wrote the training on the other Adobe CS4 programs.
Donnie Land
Great book for getting started with Dreamweaver CS4 December 20, 2009
Mary Straus (Pleasanton, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased three books to help me learn Dreamweaver:
Dreamsweaver CS4 for Dummies (this book)
Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual
The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4 with CSS, Ajax and PHP
I started with Dreamweaver CS4 for Dummies, which I found to be a pretty good book. I was able to read it cover to cover (though it's not necessary to do so to get started). In addition to a good basic overview, it had a couple of very helpful tips in a chapter called "10 Resources You Might Need."
As my design became more detailed, I felt the need for a book that went into more depth and bought the other two books listed above. I like both books, but find I rely on The Missing Manual the most. Its writing is clear and easy to follow. The numerous tutorials give step-by-step instructions for a beginner on how to accomplish various tasks, with more advanced details included in the text.
I like The Essential Guide as well, but since I'm not using PHP, I find that there are areas where the advice they give simply doesn't work for me. For example, when I wanted to learn more about using templates, The Essential Guide gave only a very basic explanation, then went into far more detail about using PHP "includes" instead. While I agree that the PHP "includes" are probably the better choice, it's not one that is available to me since I don't have a PHP testing server (and don't want to go through the complexity of setting one up on my home computer). If you are using PHP, then this is definitely the book to get.
All in all, if I had to recommend one book to get started, it would be For Dummies, particularly if your needs are very simple and/or you're completely new to web site design. For those who want to move beyond the basics, I like The Missing Manual the best. This book could also be used by beginners as long as you're not put off by its length -- with over 1,000 pages, it's not one you'll be able to read cover to cover. I think The Essential Guide is best suited for those who want to create very complex designs, especially those that use PHP. It, too, is very clearly written, but more intimidating to a beginner.
Excellent source for begining with dreamweaver. January 12, 2009
G. Silberberg (Baltimore, MD United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent source. She explains everything clearly and with great detail, yet it is smooth reading and simple to get through. Its a perfect first step into dreamweaver.
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