Overview
"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced level reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 300 Dreamweaver and Flash tasks, including:
* Adding background images and hyperlinks
* Viewing and editing source code
* Controlling scroll bars in a frame
* Using CSS selectors to modify links
* Creating animations and dynamic pages
* Connecting databases to your site
* Adding navigation to a dynamic table
Sample files and more on CD-ROM!
* Files for building some of the Web pages and Flash animations in the book
* PDF version of the book for quick reference on the go
* Trial versions of Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, and Fireworks(r) 8
* "Master It" sidebars answer questions and present shortcuts
* High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
Synopsis
"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced level reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 300 Dreamweaver and Flash tasks, including:
* Adding background images and hyperlinks
* Viewing and editing source code
* Controlling scroll bars in a frame
* Using CSS selectors to modify links
* Creating animations and dynamic pages
* Connecting databases to your site
* Adding navigation to a dynamic table
Sample files and more on CD-ROM!
* Files for building some of the Web pages and Flash animations in the book
* PDF version of the book for quick reference on the go
* Trial versions of Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, and Fireworks(r) 8
* "Master It" sidebars answer questions and present shortcuts
* High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewNew to Dreamweaver or Flash? You’re not alone: With the new Version 8 upgrades, everyone’s got something to learn. What’s more, you’ve got Master Visually Dreamweaver 8 and Flash 8 to help you. Look up any task, and you’ll find two pages of easy directions, follow-along screen shots, and a batch of tips for gaining even deeper mastery.
This oversized book will take you much further than you’d expect. Sure, it covers the basics: quickly setting up Dreamweaver sites, using Flash objects, drawing tools, and so forth. But you’ll also find a full section on the advanced features that make Dreamweaver so efficient in production environments, and a chapter on database-enabling web sites. On the Flash side, there’s even a solid introduction to ActionScript. Haven’t upgraded to V8 yet? You’ll find trial versions on CD, together with the complete book as a thankfully easy-to-carry PDF. Bill Camarda, from the June 2006 Read Only