Customer Reviews

Dreamweaver 4/Fireworks 4 Visual JumpStart

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I am not a Fireworks user, but I feel that this book is excellent on its Dreamweaver merits alone.

I am an instructor at a small school that offers classes in Dreamweaver. This is one of the best beginner-level resources I have seen to date. It offers a complete rundown of the basic Dreamweaver functionality and serves as a springboard for users to graduate to more of the intermediate to advanced features.

This will be my textbook for Intro to Dreamweaver.

I was a complete inexperienced Dreamweaver/Fireworks user when I picked this book up. I was impressed by the easy step-by-step approach to the material which didn't assume too much of the reader. I was also impressed that the book's content didn't get out of control...it was consciously designed for the real beginner.

The book is well written, and I highly recomend it to anyone who wants to get a good solid start with Dreamweaver & Fireworks.

The only drawback was that he book didn't continue into some of the more advanced topics which Dreamweaver is capable of.

I used Dreamwevare back @ v2, but I hadn't used it since. So, in order to do some remedial work, I picked up this book. I was pleasantly suprised by the fact that it was extremely well written and very complete. Despite the fact that it is really only an introduction, I leaned am amazing amount about Dreamweaver and Firewqorks. This book is solid. I recommend it not to just beginners, but also to those with more experience with Dreamwevaer & Fireworks.

This is definitely a must buy!

I didn't get too far into the book before I realized that it was for PC users. I know the formats a quite similar, but what can I say, I'm spoiled by books written either exclusively for Macs or at least, ones that cover both formats. Just be aware when you're looking to purchase that you take this into account.

I've got to agree with the other reviewers. I've got some expereince with digital media and picked this book up on a lark hoping to get a good intro to Dreamweaver and Fireworks. I found it! Even though the book is meant for beginners, it didn't talk down to me at all. It didn't treat me like an idiot whose hand needed to be held...that means a lot!

The content was extremely well presented and thought out. The author wasn't above referring to other sources if he didn't discuss what you wanted to know. He also was crystal clear about what the book covered - so you weren't buying a pig in a poke. Let me tell you, if Ethan Watrell ever put together an advanced dreamweaver and fireworks colume, I would be first in line!!

The author even says it! This book is fot the absolute beginner with Dreamweaver and Fireworks 4. It gives you just enough to get started, create pages, publish stuff, and it doesn't get too complicated for newbies. The book takes a LOGICAL approach on how to set things up and what to do once you are in it. Don't look for advice on WHAT to put on your site as this is just a simple guide to actually USE the programs.

A GREAT BUY AT A GREAT PRICE!

I've got absolutely no experince with either Dreamweaver, Fireworks, or web design in general. I picked up the Ethan Watrall's Visual JumpStart book in order to get a running start...and boy was it great! Everything I needed to know to get started. When finished, I was in a great position to move on to bigger and mre complex things. Wonderfully written!

There is no doubt that this book is one of the best intros to Dreamweaver and Fireworks around. It takes a step-by-step approach to getting you very quickly up to speed on what you need to know in order to take some more advanced steps into Dreamweaver and Fireworks. Well conceived, well organized, and well written, this book is a definite permanent addition to the stack of books next to my computer.

There is nothing wrong with limited info! This is a beginner book for beginners. The author makes no bones about it. Its written extremely well for those who've got little or no experience at all with web design. It'll take readers from knowing nothing at all to posessing the basic necceary skills to create (or continue learning if they so desire).

This is a great book - buy it if you're a beginner - buy it if you aren't a beginner (its a great reference)

I bought this based on recommendations of reviewers and was disappointed. Way too basic. Most of the material I had already figured out just noodling around with the options in the menus. Oh well.... Was hoping to save buying more detailed books on both programs. Guess It was too much to hope for.