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In this series, you’ll receive detailed instruction on the advanced design features of Macromedia Dreamweaver. Led by industry pro Janine Warner, the lessons are peppered with tips and tricks to help you create rich media designs and streamline the workflow process. Every topic includes tips and tricks designed to help you work faster, more efficiently, and above all else, with the best design control possible on the Web today.
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Looking for timesaving ways to get frequently needed data-driven applications up and running? Look no further! In this book, you�ll find a primer for using data sources to connect your Dreamweaver pages to a database. Lowery and Ott then provide step-by-step instructions for creating 7 full-featured, professional-quality Web applications suitable for small to medium organizations. Follow the carefully constructed tutorials, and you can use them today�because all the files and code you need are available on the included CD! Better still, the explanations you�ll read will give you insight into why each step was taken so that you can extend any of the recipes to meet individualized needs.
Recipes for the following full-feature applications:
Available for both the Mac and Windows, Macromedia’s Dreamweaver 8 is a professional web design and development program used by millions of Internet professionals to build high-quality static and dynamic database-driven web sites. It offers drag-and-drop simplicity, streamlined HTML coding tools, and powerful database integration features. But Dreamweaver 8 is missing one vital component: a printed manual.
Enter Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual, the completely revised fourth edition of this bestselling book by experienced web site trainer, Macromedia Certified instructor, and
Dreamweaver Advisory Council member David McFarland. This book enables both first-time and experienced web designers to create visually stunning and highly interactive web sites.
With crystal-clear writing and much welcome humor, this new edition offers features such as:
No matter what your level of expertise is, you’ll also learn how to manage your entire web site-whether you’ve just launched or if it’s been around for awhile and takes up thousands of pages. Beginners with no web design experience will appreciate the step-by-step guide to designing, organizing, building, and deploying a web site; long-time Dreamweaver users will
appreciate the advanced, real-world techniques for controlling the appearance of their web pages with CSS.
You may not be a professional Web designer, but you do want to design a decent Web page. There’s no place better to start than with the de facto tool of choice for just about anybody creating Web pages and this slim, low-priced guide to it! The same things that have made Dreamweaver so popular with the pros�an easy-to-use, no-nonsense interface and a slew of features and utilities�also make it the perfect tool for your purposes. This full- guide provides the quickest route to creating a fun and functional Web page with it. Each short chapter uses big, bold screen shots and step-by-step instructions to illuminate one aspect of the process. By the end of the volume, you will have created a simple Web site, filled it with text and graphics, added navigation and links, and tested and posted the final product. Timely tips and occasional sidebars detailing good design practices round out the package.
The series helps you learn how to efficiently layout, develop, and
maintain standards-based websites. Tutorials are also peppered with
tips and tricks that can only be learned from an avid user of the
software.
1.Get up to speed quickly with an in-depth overview of this award-winning web development tool.
2.Understand the numerous capabilities of working in this flexible software that is both a design tool and code editor.
3.Learn how to quickly incorporate video and other multimedia into your web site and make more efficient updates.
You’re a beginner who wants to design a state-of-the-art family web site. You’ve just started a new job, and you need to learn Dreamweaver fast. Or maybe you’re a professional who’s been using another program but is now switching to Macromedia’s leading web design tool. Learning Dreamweaver 8 gets you up to speed, quickly and efficiently.
Straightforwardly practical, with speed as the by-word, this hands-on guide focuses on the best practices for constructing both interactive and static web sites. While explaining core concepts clearly and thoroughly, so that beginners have a solid conceptural and technical foundation, it cuts through the clutter that might slow down a beginner tackling a subject as vast as web design and a tool as robust as Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction emphasizes learning by doing, with short, task-oriented chapters that demonstrate theory by presenting design solutions and explaining the principles that make them work. Plenty of screen shots, illustrations, and sample layouts accompany rapid prototyping techniques for site production.
Marc Campbell has been building web sites since 1997-for everything from comic book fan communities to state government portals and e-commerce applications. A Macromedia Certified Dreamweaver Developer and beta tester, he has taught web design to students at all levels and has written eight books on the subject.
Sidebars in Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction allow readers to decide how deeply they want to delve into the subject. “Best Bets” offer bottom-line recommendations for those who want to skip the general discussion, while “Behind the Scenes” sidebars provide more in-depth looks at particular topics for those who want more detail. Absolute beginner or faux debutante, you’ll learn proven procedures for quickly building Dreamweaver sites.
Macromedia Studio 8 users, look no further! Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio MX isthe ultimate comprehensive reference book for users of Macromedia’s suite of web design and development tools. Updated to include all new features of the new release, you will focus on the integration of the suite of software programs. This will assit you in enhancing your productivity by choosing the correct tool or combination of tools for each and every task you are out to complete. The book includes in-depth coverage of wireframing web sites and creating vector-based art with Freehand; creating and editing graphics with Fireworks; using Flash to create useful interfaces and exceptional
animations; working with ActionScript; using ColdFusion to generate reports and serve as a back-end for dynamic web sites; building data-driven Web sites with Dreamweaver; and truly integrating the elements of the suite into a productive workflow. A series of exercises at the end of each chapter will provide you with experience in using each of the applications in tandem to create a web site. You’ll also be able to practice with the supplemental materials and references on the included CD-ROM, including an ActionScript reference, sample files, plus trial versions of software.
If you’re thinking about creating or maintaining Web sites, you’re likely to turn to Dreamweaver, the de facto software tool of choice for Web design today. What could be a chore, however, becomes a fun and fascinating challenge with this comprehensive yet clever guide. Author Geoff Blake turns a technical topic into an entertaining one by using conversational language, plenty of humor, facts, and tips to make Dreamweaver accessible to everyone. Behind all the jokes, however, is a wealth of information: After showing how Dreamweaver fits into the overall Web design puzzle, Geoff quickly gets down to building a basic Web site, by teaching good, 21st century work habits and providing step-by-step instructions for building pages from the very beginning with CSS styles and library items. With that knowledge under your belt, you’ll be ready to tackle the advanced functionality (including behaviors, multimedia, and templates).
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Are you ready to develop your website into something more than a collection of static pages? In Dreamweaver 8 Dynamic Development, instructor Dan Short teaches you how to use Dreamweaver to build a robust and dynamic site. This video tutorial delves into the possibilities offered by Dreamweaver 8, including the integration of a back-end database, SQL queries, customized blogs with filtered content, and search forms. Dan breaks down the skills that will help turn you from designer into developer: understanding data types, creating a database, and inserting and updating database records. He also walks you through the construction of both the front and back ends of an interactive blog. While this title uses ColdFusion to demonstrate dynamic development in Dreamweaver, the same procedures and concepts also apply to ASP, PHP, .NET, or any other server-side language. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.
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