Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

~ Janine Warner (Author)
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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.

From the Back Cover

It's easier than ever to turn your Web design dreams into reality — discover how!

Whether you're a seasoned pro or a Web design newbie, here's the quickest, easiest way to get up to speed on Dreamweaver CS4. Soon you'll be taking advantage of the new, more customizable interface, the improved integration with Flash and Photoshop, a handy new AJAX coding feature, Live View to let you see your work as it will actually appear, and a whole lot more.

• Discover Web design basics — understand browser differences, make the most of CSS, and use Dynamic Web templates

• Shades of gray — see how the new gray interface makes it easier to work with the colors in your designs

• Go graphic — create and optimize Web graphics using Dreamweaver's close integration with Photoshop®

• Cascading Style Sheets — learn to create beautiful layouts that are easily updated using Dreamweaver's enhanced CSS features and templates

• Give it Flash — insert Flash files or link to audio and video files

• Explore the Spry Framework — include interactive features like drop-down menus and collapsible panels without writing code

• Just add data — connect your site to a data source and create basic interactivity for sites such as online catalogs

Open the book and find:

• How to customize the workspace

• Tips for setting up links

• The best formats for Web images

• Which new tools help you work with code

• How to create rollover images

• Key concepts of a dynamic Web site

• Page layout tips

• How to manage, test, and publish your site

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Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; illustrated edition edition (October 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470345020
• ISBN-13: 978-0470345023
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,208 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamweaver by Janine C. Warner, November 11, 2008

By	Edward W. Walton "Media bug" (Olive Branch, Mississippi) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamweaver cs4 for Dummies is the best learning tool out there, December 4, 2008

By	D. Land "Donnie Land" (Manteca, Ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Had My Web Site Up in 2 Days!, April 24, 2009

By	Eric Olsen (Plainfield, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.