Dreamweaver CS4 Bible [Paperback]

Joseph W. Lowery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 047038252X | ISBN-13: 978-0470382523 | Publication Date: March 30, 2009 | Edition: 1

Packed with more than one thousand pages of hands-on instruction and step-by-step tutorials, the bestseller returns with everything you need to know to harness the power of Dreamweaver CS4. This comprehensive resource guides you through the ins and outs of Dreamweaver CS4 so you can quickly get started building dynamic, data-driven sites. The book demonstrates building interactive forms; creating client-side image maps; connecting to a live database; working with layers, style sheets, and dynamic HTML; inserting, deleting, and updating data from Web pages; designing with templates; and integrating with Photoshop, Bridge, Flex, Fireworks, and Cold Fusion, as well as CSS and Ajax.

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From the Back Cover

Create state-of-the-art Web sites with ease

If you want to create dynamic Web sites with Dreamweaver, you've come to the right place. From Dreamweaver basics to what's new in CS4 to cool techniques such as how to use jQuery and drop in Web widgets, this book provides the step-by-step detail you need to succeed. Connect to live databases, expand into XML, use Spry and Ajax and Adobe® Air, add Fireworks®, toss in some video, and produce pages that really pop.

• Create sophisticated Web pages that draw from data sources

• Define a site and map dynamic and static pages

• Add little bits of code as you need through the Snippets panel

• Understand Cascading Style Sheets and build page templates

• Master behaviors, events, and actions—and manage your site

• Drag and drop Web widgets onto your pages

• Integrate MP3 files, install streaming audio, and podcast XML feeds

Companion Web Site

Visit www.wiley.com/go/dreamweavercs4bible for guided lessons, sample code, and examples of all projects in the book.

• Style any page element quickly with enhanced CSS control

• Fine-tune your code with Dreamweaver's new Live View

• Build database-driven sites with PHP, ASP, and Coldfusion

About the Author

Joseph Lowery is a professional Web developer and author. He has been featured as one of Adobe's "celebrity presenters" for user conferences in San Francisco and Paris, and also as a speaker for Adobe's seminar series. Joe teaches and writes about the Adobe Creative Suite workflow and maximizing Dreamweaver to build the best Web sites with the least effort.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1296 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047038252X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470382523
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #524,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #93 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Web Design > Dreamweaver

More About the Author

Joseph Lowery's books about the web and web-building tools are international bestsellers, having sold more than 400,000 copies worldwide in nine different languages. His most recent book is the Dreamweaver 8 Bible. Joseph is the author of the recently published CSS Hacks and Filters as well as the Dreamweaver Bible and Fireworks Bible series from Wiley Publishing. He also wrote Design and Deploy Web Sites with Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Contribute 3 from Macromedia Press. In addition to co-authoring Dreamweaver 8 Recipes and Dreamweaver MX 2004 Web Application Recipes with Eric Ott as well as the Dreamweaver MX Killer Tips series with Angela Buraglia.

As a programmer, Joseph contributed two extensions to the latest release of Fireworks and many extensions available for Dreamweaver. He has presented at Seybold in both Boston and San Francisco, Macromedia conferences in the U.S. and Europe, ThunderLizard's Web World, and KW Media Group's Mac Design Conference. Joseph is currently the Director of Marketing for WebAssist.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamweaver CS4 Bible, June 7, 2010

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I am a semi-beginner. This book is very easy for me to understand. It anticipates my questions and explains and defines from the ground up. I had bought a more expensive book on the subject, but this one is much more useful for me. I think that it will be helpful as a reference book after I get into the details of doing the website.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference Book, June 1, 2010

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Excellent book, it has everything you will ever need regarding DW. It is not supposed to be a straight foward reading book, it's more like a reference book. Perfect to look at in those moments where you just cant find that tutorial that you are looking for.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamweaver CS4 Bible, October 25, 2009

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This is a great book. it really helped me to figure out how to use Dreamweaver. I use this book as a reference to look up the information I need. It has information for the beginner as well as for the expert. It has good chapter headings and a very detailed index, to help you find what you are looking for. I highly recommend this book. It is well worth the price.