Millions of Web designers use Dreamweaver and most of them think creating CSS-based, standards-compliant sites is a challenge. In Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4, authors Stephanie Sullivan and Greg Rewis bridge the gaps between the worlds of CSS design and Dreamweaver by demonstrating how to use Dreamweaver CS4 and CSS together to create individualized, standards-based layouts. Through hands-on projects with lots of visuals, the book enables every user of Dreamweaver to learn CSS effectively and easily.
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Recognized as a Dreamweaver, accessibility, CSS and XHTML expert by the Web community, Stephanie Sullivan frequently presents at conferences, where her insightful, down-to-earth, and entertaining sessions garner top ratings. Stephanie's tutorials and educational articles appear regularly on sites such as Adobe's Developer Center.
Greg Rewis is the Worldwide Senior Evangelist for Web Tools for Adobe and spends over 200 days a year on the road, talking with customers, giving product demonstrations at trade shows and seminars, speaking at industry conferences, and leading specialized advanced training sessions featuring Adobe's Web Tools product line.
Greg Rewis is the Worldwide Senior Evangelist for Web Tools for Adobe and spends over 200 days a year on the road, talking with customers, giving product demonstrations at trade shows and seminars, speaking at industry conferences, and leading specialized advanced training sessions featuring Adobe's Web Tools product line.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Ian Hodgson
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
As a novice web designer I thought I was in for a tough time but I bought the book anyway because it was the only book focusing on using css with dreamweaver cs4. I have been pleasantly surprised. I have had little trouble working through the tutorial oriented chapters, stopping now and then to check my code against the authors. The book suits people who like to work with split view and gives plenty of practice flipping back and forth. I am now on my second pass through the book. Its the sort of book where you gain deeper understanding of CSS on subsequent passes.
I must admit I swore at it a few times but later appreciated the small "gaps" as opportunities to learn rather than fall into rote learning habits. When you don't fully understand the CSS you can just complete the code and move on then come back later to develop your knowledge.
I still find CSS a little torturous and it will take me a while to get used to the "trial and error" design process. This book is a difficult but good experience. You will need the patience of Buddha. I find myself highlighting paragraphs which I know will be important when I'm on my own developing my site. I can't imagine any books on "just" CSS that would do the job better and all the books on Dreamweaver simply do not train you in using CSS.
You could actually develop a professional website with lean code using only this book and to get the best out of it you should do that even if it is your own fictitious creation.
If you have to buy only one book on Dreamweaver and one on CSS get this book and save yourself getting two books.
I must admit I swore at it a few times but later appreciated the small "gaps" as opportunities to learn rather than fall into rote learning habits. When you don't fully understand the CSS you can just complete the code and move on then come back later to develop your knowledge.
I still find CSS a little torturous and it will take me a while to get used to the "trial and error" design process. This book is a difficult but good experience. You will need the patience of Buddha. I find myself highlighting paragraphs which I know will be important when I'm on my own developing my site. I can't imagine any books on "just" CSS that would do the job better and all the books on Dreamweaver simply do not train you in using CSS.
You could actually develop a professional website with lean code using only this book and to get the best out of it you should do that even if it is your own fictitious creation.
If you have to buy only one book on Dreamweaver and one on CSS get this book and save yourself getting two books.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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If you are looking for clearly written, step-by-step tutorials, this is not the book for you. If you are not 100% completely familiar with the Dreamweaver interface, you will find this book almost impossible to follow. While there is some useful information in the book regarding CSS in general, tying it all together with Dreamweaver is where this book falls flat. Trying to follow the steps for doing even simple tasks is tedious beyond description. Screen shots of essential operations are few and far between, so if you are a visual person you'll be pulling your hair out.
If you are looking for a clearly written easy-to-follow, tutorial type book with tons of screen captures, try "Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Unleashed" by Zal Ruvalcaba. I found it much easier to follow overall.
If you are looking for a clearly written easy-to-follow, tutorial type book with tons of screen captures, try "Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Unleashed" by Zal Ruvalcaba. I found it much easier to follow overall.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Robin Button
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Having been involved in web design for some time, I found CSS to be challenging, and even more so, determining the best way to do things is not easy. This book has become my Bible for All Things Dreamweaver and CSS .. an intregal part of my "toolkit." I refer to it constantly during development, as many css/design "issues" come up infrequently. And, I really liked the way they displayed the code for each topic covered. For me, it's all about the picture. I would definitely recommend it as a "must have" to anyone using Dreamweaver and CSS. They do spend some time at the beginning of the book reviewing the CSS/XHTML concepts, which is beneficial for beginners.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Cosmic-Surf
Format:Paperback
For anyone to say this book is great for beginners tells me they are clearly not one. As proficient as I am (or, I guess, was) on Adobe GoLive, being forced to make this transition to Dreamweaver has proven to be difficult, to say the least. I am sorry to say that this book only increased that frustration. By page 150 I am having visions of sugarplum fairies and smoke coming out of my brain. I have had to repeat the lessons a few times as the authors assume we are keeping up with the array of overwhelming coding and what seems like Algebra 201. If you are a fan of coding, no problem. If, however, you happen to function intuitively (as GoLive used to let us), you are in for a culture shock. Welcome to code inferno.
To be fair, it is not really the author's fault, as Dreamweaver seems to almost be designed to kiss your artistic abilities goodbye in exchange for endless codes and numbers. Sadly, most of us artists flunked math.
I give this book four stars because the authors, at least, try to make a creative venture out of an otherwise Pythagorean pursuit.
UPDATE:
The other book I ended up using ('Dreamweaver CS4 Digital Classroom' by Jeremy Osborn) worked, for me, like a charm and helped me discover the intuitive side of Dreamweaver! Yes, while not apparent, it does have one.
To be fair, it is not really the author's fault, as Dreamweaver seems to almost be designed to kiss your artistic abilities goodbye in exchange for endless codes and numbers. Sadly, most of us artists flunked math.
I give this book four stars because the authors, at least, try to make a creative venture out of an otherwise Pythagorean pursuit.
UPDATE:
The other book I ended up using ('Dreamweaver CS4 Digital Classroom' by Jeremy Osborn) worked, for me, like a charm and helped me discover the intuitive side of Dreamweaver! Yes, while not apparent, it does have one.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Where school failed to teach and all in one books only scratched the surface of CSS, this book fills in all the blanks.
I am desperate to get away from using tables for layout and was totally baffled by div tags and CSS. This book was everything I could have wished for as a learning tool for CSS along with Dreamweaver.
I strongly suggest that anyone getting into the web design world buy this book and absorb what the excellent authors have to impart.
I am desperate to get away from using tables for layout and was totally baffled by div tags and CSS. This book was everything I could have wished for as a learning tool for CSS along with Dreamweaver.
I strongly suggest that anyone getting into the web design world buy this book and absorb what the excellent authors have to impart.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Stephanie and Greg have taken their vast knowledge of both CSS and Dreamweaver, particularly CS4 in this case, and created a cogent, clearly written book for all of us interested in web development using Dreamweaver.
I struggled to understand CSS for some time, even though I was using it. I just didn't "grok" the concept fully. This book has been an eye-opener for me. I get it now!
The authors use the CSS layouts that come with Dreamweaver to explain how and why they use CSS to create a specific result, and show us how to customize the layouts as needed. They impart an understanding of CSS that allows a developer to begin from scratch to achieve their own results.
I particularly applaud the emphasis on usability for those who have visual difficulties, and the techniques to make a web page easy for them to work with. Usability in general is something not always thought of, and the concepts within this book promote usability on every page. It becomes an unconscious practice, which is good for us all.
I highly recommend this book for those new to CSS and to Dreamweaver CS4, but also to anyone who feels that they don't know it all. There will be something for almost everyone to learn within the covers.
I struggled to understand CSS for some time, even though I was using it. I just didn't "grok" the concept fully. This book has been an eye-opener for me. I get it now!
The authors use the CSS layouts that come with Dreamweaver to explain how and why they use CSS to create a specific result, and show us how to customize the layouts as needed. They impart an understanding of CSS that allows a developer to begin from scratch to achieve their own results.
I particularly applaud the emphasis on usability for those who have visual difficulties, and the techniques to make a web page easy for them to work with. Usability in general is something not always thought of, and the concepts within this book promote usability on every page. It becomes an unconscious practice, which is good for us all.
I highly recommend this book for those new to CSS and to Dreamweaver CS4, but also to anyone who feels that they don't know it all. There will be something for almost everyone to learn within the covers.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Web Developers and Administrators
A great book for novice and advance web developers and administrators. Easy to Read and to understand the steps. Highly recommended book. Purchase your own.
Published 19 days ago by wirl77
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's not the book - it's the product ...
This is a well balanced tutorial for near novices like me to understand how Dreamweaver works. BUT, it took me most of a year to get through all the exercises and create a page or... Read more
Published 6 months ago by John D. Moulton
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great example of a bad design book!
This book is awful. I had a class that used this about a year ago when I was starting to learn Dreamweaver. Read more
Published on February 15, 2011 by pixelhopper
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Intermediate Book for learning CSS
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor and I use this book to teach intermediate Dreamweaver classes. The lessons aren't always straight forward, but they include several versions of... Read more
Published on August 12, 2010 by Melissa Piccone
2.0 out of 5 stars
Worst step by step directions EVER!
I had to get this book for a class and I would never recommend this for someone trying the learn CSS. Read more
Published on March 3, 2010 by Alissa Schrader
1.0 out of 5 stars
Exercise steps not checked confusing to follow
Once you get to chapter 3 you will find the book breaks down so that an experienced HTML/CSS person cannot follow the steps. Read more
Published on March 2, 2010 by Alonzo Hosford
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great learnng experience
I just finished "Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4" and feel like I've been taken to a whole new world in web site building. Read more
Published on August 14, 2009 by Alan Franklin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for Dreamweaver CS4 users
I know quite a bit of CSS, but I enjoyed this book anyway because it explained very well how to use Dreamweaver CS4 layouts and CSS features. Read more
Published on August 8, 2009 by Roxana Castaneda
4.0 out of 5 stars
Book Review Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4
Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4 by Stephanie Sullivan and Greg Rewis takes you beyond simple HTML website design and really gets to the root of designing and creating websites... Read more
Published on July 11, 2009 by Jeffery G. Gedgaud
