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Welcome to Dreamweaver CS3. This new version of the popular web design software offers a rich environment for building professional sites, with drag-and-drop simplicity, clean HTML code, and dynamic database-driven web site creation tools. Moreover, it's now integrated more tightly with Adobe's other products: Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, and their siblings. But with such sophisticated features, the software isn't simple.
So say hello to Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual, the fifth edition of this bestselling book by experienced web site trainer and author David McFarland. This book helps both first-time and experienced web designers bring stunning, interactive web sites to life. With jargon-free language and clear descriptions, this new edition addresses both beginners who need step-by-step guidance as well as long-time Dreamweaver users who need a handy reference to address the inner-workings of the program.
Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual teaches designers how to construct and manage web sites by examining web-page components and Dreamweaver's capabilities through "live examples". With a complete A-Z guide to designing, organizing, building and deploying a web site for those with no web design experience, this book:
The Missing CreditsIntroductionPart I: Building a Web PageChapter 1: Dreamweaver CS3 Guided TourChapter 2: Adding Text to Your Web PagesChapter 3: Text FormattingChapter 4: Introducing Cascading Style SheetsChapter 5: LinksChapter 6: ImagesChapter 7: TablesPart II: Building a Better Web PageChapter 8: advanced cssChapter 9: Page LayoutChapter 10: Under the Hood: HTMLPart III: Bringing Your Pages to LifeChapter 11: FormsChapter 12: SpryChapter 13: Dreamweaver BehaviorsChapter 14: Flash and Other MultimediaPart IV: Building a Web SiteChapter 15: Introducing Site ManagementChapter 16: Testing Your SiteChapter 17: Moving Your Site to the InternetPart V: Dreamweaver CS3 PowerChapter 18: Snippets and LibrariesChapter 19: TemplatesChapter 20: Automating DreamweaverChapter 21: Customizing DreamweaverPart VI: Dynamic DreamweaverChapter 22: Getting Started with Dynamic Web SitesChapter 23: Adding Dynamic Data to Your PagesChapter 24: Web Pages that Manipulate Database RecordsChapter 25: Advanced Dynamic Site FeaturesChapter 26: Server-Side XML and XSLTPart VII: AppendixesAppendix A: Getting HelpAppendix B: Dreamweaver CS3, Menu by MenuColophon
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Posted September 2, 2008
The way this book describe on subjects are easy and witty as well as in very detail. Even with almost 1000 pages this book will never bore you.
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This is the third book I have purchased on Dreamweaver and I love it. Finally a reference book that has everything you need. My only complaint is that you have to jump back and forth between sections a bit when you use it, but otherwise, it is a great reference book.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.DREAMWEAVER CS3 - The Missing Manual
Author: David Sawyer McFarland
Published: 2007
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-596--51043-5
Pages: 995
US $44.99 CAN $58.99
Anyone who has ever tackled the web creation software program Dreamweaver CS3 knows all-too- well of its massive complexity. From absolute divs to CSS, FLASH and other multimedia, HTML and XHTML, Java Script coding, to the all-new SPRY widgets by Adobe, you are taken on a real adventure of what Dreamweaver CS3 has to offer in this, the "missing manual".
McFarland states that this book "should have been in the box" and this is so true. This book is an excellent, easy-to-follow guide that takes you from simple to way beyond in website design creation and tricks and tips. You get to test-drive the software with the help of this book. The author demonstrates this concept right at the beginning on page thirty-eight wherein he points out that "Many of this book's chapters, therefore, conclude with hands-on training: step-by-step tutorials that take you through the creation of a real, working, professionally designed Web site" for a "?ctional" magazine. This way you get a hands-on approach to web design.
Even if you are novice to web design, you can easily follow along with McFarland's simple instructions after each chapter.
This book is a work book. You design websites by tutorials. However, if you happen to be already accustomed to Adobe's Dreamweaver software, this book will act as an amazing reference guide to ensure that you use this software to its best capabilities.
You are always kept abreast with the many screen shots throughout, and "Tip" boxes to keep you going in the right direction. There is nothing worse than getting off track with a website from the onset. This book de?nitely helps you steer a course for success in web design and creation.'
At the back of the book you will ?nd an invaluable section called: Menu by Menu. Here is where each part of the menus is described and the functionality of each is given in plain language for everyone to understand. The ?le, edit, view, insert, modify, commands, menus and so many more are hear for very easy reference.
At the very end of the book is an in-depth, 24 page, Index ensuring you will not get lost. McFarland makes searching so simple, as did he make the entire book, simple yet very complex.
It is an excellent companion to such an extensive and amazing web design program.
Gregory West is a Computer Tech columnist and a Computer Consultant for Seniors. He also runs free weekly seminars in the Fall and Winter on basic Computer and Internet instruction. He can be reached at: gregorywest (at) bell.net and http://tips4computers.wordpress.com
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Posted April 28, 2009
This book helped answer the questions that I had. I found it to be a useful guide to go back to.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I am about 200 pages into the book and I find it is very thorough, easy to understand and fun to read (try that with other computer books!) While there are some errata in the book for which you have to refer to the Missing Manual website, I feel as if I've gotten my money's worth. Learning takes time and practice, but this book makes the experience enjoyable.<BR/><BR/>Granted, just picking up this book without some background knowledge of XHTML and CSS won't be of much use to you. Definitely familiarize yourself with those technologies first if you don't know them so that you have a better feel for what this program does (See my recommendation).<BR/><BR/>I was once told by a die hard HTML junkie that writing hand code was the only way to build a website--this is after Dreamweaver CS3 came out. While that may work for him, I find writing code VERY slow, tedious and time consuming--especially when you make a typo!. It is much easier to use Dreamweaver and let it do the monotonous drudgery for you. This way you can better focus on creating a great design.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy to say that I am learning Dreamweaver and I'm enjoying myself as I go.
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Overview
Welcome to Dreamweaver CS3. This new version of the popular web design software offers a rich environment for building professional sites, with drag-and-drop simplicity, clean HTML code, and dynamic database-driven web site creation tools. Moreover, it's now integrated more tightly with Adobe's other products: Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, and their siblings. But with such sophisticated features, the software isn't simple.
So say hello to Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual, the ...