Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver 3 in 24 Hours is tailored specifically to help you fully exploit the power of this sophisticated Web development tool. The book does not dwell on elementary Web page authoring techniques, but focuses more on intermediate-level Web development topics. Discover ways to quickly build a dynamic Web site, employ client-side image maps and interactive forms on a site, and set up frames with Dreamweaver's click-and-drag functionality. You'll also see how to add interactivity to HTML pages with CGI scripts, JavaScripts, applets, and controls, add audio, video, and other active content while being able to preview it at design stage, and create a third dimension to a Web page with Dynamic HTML layers. Learn how to easily use the Web technologies such as XML and SMIL and manage a Web site more effectively.
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Building contemporary Web pages isn't easy, but using a tool like Macromedia's Dreamweaver makes it easier. Learning to use a tool like Dreamweaver isn't always easy either, but going through the lessons in Teach Yourself Dreamweaver 3 breaks it down into bite (byte?)-size chunks that anyone can digest.
Although oriented toward the new user, the book does not go into historical detail about the Internet or Web browsers, nor does it talk about how computers work. Dreamweaver is the only topic discussed, and no time is wasted in climbing the curve.
Chapter 1 is dedicated to the Dreamweaver interface and getting around the program. The different palettes (Object palette, Property inspector, etc.) are explained briefly, along with almost all menu items. The main window and new features of version 3 are also described. This is a critical chapter, so you really shouldn't skip it. Because of the conciseness of the writing, this chapter, like the others, covers an enormous amount of material quickly. A skipped paragraph will result in questions later on.
Subsequent chapters cover the basics of page construction and adding graphics, links, and other features to a page. The chapters advance rapidly to important topics like navigation via image maps, using tables, getting information through forms, cascading style sheets, using frames, and assigning behaviors.
Even if you're already using Dreamweaver, the lessons in this book will acquaint you with shortcuts and techniques you may not know about. And because concepts are presented with such clarity, you may find yourself learning and using advanced features that seemed too complex before. --Mike Caputo
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Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver 3 in 24 Hours is tailored specifically to help you fully exploit the power of this sophisticated Web development tool. The book does not dwell on elementary Web page authoring techniques, but focuses more on intermediate-level Web development topics. Discover ways to quickly build a dynamic Web site, employ client-side image maps and interactive forms on a site, and set up frames with Dreamweaver's click-and-drag functionality. You'll also see how to add interactivity to HTML pages with CGI scripts, JavaScripts, applets, and controls, add audio, video, and other active content while being able to preview it at design stage, and create a third dimension to a Web page with Dynamic HTML layers. Learn how to easily use the Web technologies such as XML and SMIL and manage a Web site more effectively.
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A Good Book on a Great Program,
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 3 in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself -- 24 Hours) (Paperback)
This is a really great book for someone who is just starting out in Dreamweaver. However, if you do not have knowledge of HTML or web designing, you may want to find an html primer first, because, like any good editing program, Dreamweaver requires a good knowledge of webpages and how they work.This book is also not for the professional user. While the book does touch on quite a few of the new features in DW3, many of the tutorials can seem "old hat" to anyone but the novice user. That said, here is a good starting off point for the beginning Dreamweaver user who already understands HTML. The book is concise, well written, and easy to read. However, if given the option between this book and "Dreamweaver 3 for Dummies" I would recommend the latter. Despite the title, it is simply a more comprehensive study.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Comprehensive,
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 3 in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself -- 24 Hours) (Paperback)
I've used other web tools and am just learning Dreamweaver. This book is not only a great tutorial (although I skipped some of the chapters) but is a comprehensive reference too. Recommended!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Dreamweaver Rules!,
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 3 in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself -- 24 Hours) (Paperback)
I'm learning Dreamweaver after already using other HTML editors. I love this book cause I already know HTML but needed to know Dreamweaver specific stuff. Recommended!
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