Overview
As the Web's popularity continues to soar, so does that of Macromedia Dreamweaver, one of the most elegant and powerful web-page creation programs you can buy. Dreamweaver deploys a rich, well-designed, WYSIWYG environment for building cross-platform, cross-browser web sites; but unlike most visual editors, it doesn't clutter up the underlying HTML code by inserting unnecessary tags that make large web sites difficult to manage. Dreamweaver is a favorite of multimedia designers, thanks to its smooth integration with other Macromedia applications like Flash and Shockwave.
Dreamweaver 4 extends Macromedia's lead in the web-design market. The new, more sophisticated Version 4 incorporates the latest developments in browser technologies—and the best way to get the full advantage of these improved features is with Dreamweaver 4: The Missing Manual, the ideal companion to this complex software. Under the guidance of Missing Manual series editor David Pogue, author Dave McFarland brings Dreamweaver 4 to life with clarity, authority, and good humor.
After orienting you with an anatomical tour of a web page, the book walks you through the entire process of creating and designing a complete web site. Along the way, a unique "live examples" approach lets you see and test, on the actual Internet, real web pages that follow the development progress of the book's chapters. Armed with this book, both first-time and experienced web designers can easily use Dreamweaver to bring stunning, interactive web sites to life.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewAt first, we wondered what to expect from Dreamweaver 4: The Missing Manual. Unlike, say, Windows Me, Dreamweaver comes with a halfway decent manual. Would this book really be sufficiently superior to be worth purchasing?
Yes. It is. Dave McFarland -- who's president of a leading Bay Area web design firm, and former webmaster for UC Berkeley -- gives you not just day-to-day "step-by-steps," but also the power tips and workarounds the "real" manual misses.
Take a topic as basic as importing HTML into Dreamweaver. Everyone knows that Word 97 and 2000 produce enormous amounts of unnecessary HTML (and even XML) code. Experienced Dreamweaver users know the "Clean Up Word HTML" feature is impressive but far from perfect -- especially when the Word file uses Cascading Style Sheets. But only McFarland shows you how to leverage Word's CSS support to streamline your workflow instead of annihilating it.
McFarland brings the same added value to Dreamweaver's sophisticated site management and library features as he does to the basics. You can even follow along with a real start-to-finish web project -- comparing your results to a live site on the Web. This book's worth every penny -- and then some.(Bill Camarda)
--Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer with nearly 20 years' experience in helping technology companies deploy and market advanced products and services. He served for nearly ten years as vice president of a New Jersey-based marketing company, where he supervised a wide range of graphics and web design projects. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000
Provides step-by-step instructions for using Dreamweaver 4 to create web sites. The guide explains how to add and format text, link pages together, insert tables and cells, apply cascading style sheets, use forms to collect information, and move the site onto a web server. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)