|  | | BOOK: Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual | | by David Sawyer McFarland |
| | Publisher: O'Reilly | | Pub Date: December 2005 | Print ISBN-10: 0-596-10056-6 | Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-610056-8 |
| | Pages: 952 | | Slots: 1.0 |
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OverviewAvailable for both the Mac and Windows, Macromedia's
Dreamweaver 8 is a professional web design and development
program used by millions of Internet professionals to build
high-quality static and dynamic database-driven web sites.
It offers drag-and-drop simplicity, streamlined HTML coding
tools, and powerful database integration features. But
Dreamweaver 8 is missing one vital component: a printed
manual.
Enter Dreamweaver 8: The Missing
Manual, the completely revised fourth edition of
this bestselling book by experienced web site trainer,
Macromedia Certified instructor, and Dreamweaver Advisory
Council member David McFarland. This book enables both
first-time and experienced web designers to create visually
stunning and highly interactive web sites.
With crystal-clear writing and much welcome humor, this new
edition offers features such as:
Live examples: With McFarland's step-by-step
annotated tutorials, you'll learn how to construct a
state-of-the-art commercial web site, complete with working
forms, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and dynamic
databases.
Tricks of the trade: The
book is bursting with undocumented workarounds and shortcuts
for easing the process of building, maintaining, and
updating professional web sites.
Design guidance: You'll
learn to create virtually every modern web feature,
including forms, animations, cascading menus, and more--and
you'll find out which browsers you need to provide special
coding or do extra testing
with.
No matter what your level of expertise is, you'll also learn
how to manage your entire web site-whether you've just
launched or if it's been around for awhile and takes up
thousands of pages. Beginners with no web design experience
will appreciate the step-by-step guide to designing,
organizing, building, and deploying a web site; long-time
Dreamweaver users will appreciate the advanced, real-world
techniques for controlling the appearance of their web pages
with CSS.
With more than 500 illustrations, a handcrafted index, and
the clarity of thought that has made bestsellers of every
Missing Manual to date, this is the ultimate atlas for the
complex and powerful Dreamweaver 8.
Editorial Reviews| Book Description | | Available for both the Mac and Windows, Macromedia's Dreamweaver 8 is a professional web design and development program used by millions of Internet professionals to build high-quality static and dynamic database-driven web sites. It offers drag-and-drop simplicity, streamlined HTML coding tools, and powerful database integration features. But Dreamweaver 8 is missing one vital component: a printed manual. Enter Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual, the completely revised fourth edition of this bestselling book by experienced web site trainer, Macromedia Certified instructor, and Dreamweaver Advisory Council member David McFarland. This book enables both first-time and experienced web designers to create visually stunning and highly interactive web sites. With crystal-clear writing and much welcome humor, this new edition offers features such as: - Live examples: With McFarland's step-by-step annotated tutorials, you'll learn how to construct a state-of-the-art commercial web site, complete with working forms, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and dynamic databases.
- Tricks of the trade: The book is bursting with undocumented workarounds and shortcuts for easing the process of building, maintaining, and updating professional web sites.
- Design guidance: You'll learn to create virtually every modern web feature, including forms, animations, cascading menus, and more--and you'll find out which browsers you need to provide special coding or do extra testing with.
No matter what your level of expertise is, you'll also learn how to manage your entire web site-whether you've just launched or if it's been around for awhile and takes up thousands of pages. Beginners with no web design experience will appreciate the step-by-step guide to designing, organizing, building, and deploying a web site; long-time Dreamweaver users will appreciate the advanced, real-world techniques for controlling the appearance of their web pages with CSS. With more than 500 illustrations, a handcrafted index, and the clarity of thought that has made bestsellers of every Missing Manual to date, this is the ultimate atlas for the complex and powerful Dreamweaver 8. |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') | Average Customer Rating: |  | based on 10 reviews. |
| Nice program, 2006-08-03 | | Reviewer rating: |  |
| | I haven't gotten very far into the book, but I can already tell that this manual is very comprehensive. It is simple to use and explains everything thoroughly. I noticed that even though I did free shipping, the book arrived well before the approximate arrival date it gave me, which was nice. I would reccomend this book for anyone. |
| | Excellent Choice!, 2006-07-09 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| | This book was recommended when I signed up for a Dreaweaver workshop. I knew I could get a better price through Amazon, and I did--it was almost half the price! It was also very worth it. I especially like the fact that it contains tutorials so that I can see how to do the things described in the various chapters. I think it covers just about everything I need to know and maybe then some. I highly recommend this book. |
| | Find this manual!!!, 2006-05-11 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| I admit, I am a techno-junkie. As a technical writer and web designer I buy all the latest software and try and keep up with all the latest languages and hardware to support my techno-habits. Whenever I purchase new software I also purchase 3-4 books on the subject as I am mostly self-taught when it comes to trying the latest things. I use Dreamweaver moderately for work and the last source of training I used was for version 4. I also took a Dreamweaver MX course at a local community college to get up to speed quickly on the newest features Dreamweaver had to offer, the course pretty much taught me what I already knew. To be fair I understand the ciriculum is pretty much pre-determined but I needed more than the basics or what I could easliy find in the help system.
After attending a seminar by David McFarland, I did what I usually do and ran out to purchase his book on Dreamweaver 8 as many of the Dreamweaver 8 books had yet to have hit the shelves. To my surprise this time I would not need 3-4 books in order to fully utilize all Dreamweaver has to offer. This book was so clear, concise, and downright READABLE, I found tips and techniques I had never used before, nor read about in any of the other manuals or bibles.
By the first chapter I had already resolved an issue I could find no information on anywhere else. I passed this book around at work and we now have 4 copies. Each of my co-workers have thanked me profusely for suggesting the book and use it frequently when working with Dreamweaver.
Beginners will be walked through every detail of Dreamweavers interface and be up to speed and desiging quickly and efficiently in no time. Advanced user will also benefit in learning new features, tips, tricks and techniques and gain an in-depth knowledge of all that Dreamweaver has to offer.
Mr. McFarland is obviously highly knowledgeable in his subject and such a pleasure to read that as you go through the contents of the book I can only describe it as having your own personal tutor standing beside your desk advising you each step of the way. I have not run into a question or issue yet that could not be solved by referencing the Missing Manual.
I strongly encourage all users, beginner and advanced alike to purchase this book. If you have a question about Dreamweaver, it's in there. |
| | Heavy on detail, heavy on examples, and just... heavy!, 2006-04-28 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| This is a really heavy book, and it's loaded with great examples, explanations, and illustrations. Unlike most Dreamweaver books, which stick either to basic, static web design or to advanced, dynamic pages, this book runs the gamut, not skimping on either (but certainly concentrating on the former). The chapters are organized logically, the chunks are reasonably small, and many of the chapters end with a very illustrative hands-on example to demonstrate the topics covered. Supplemented with on-line materials only available to owners of the book (for example, five chapters on PHP and SQL), the book covers almost everything, although a couple of topics (animation and frames) are available only as freely downloadable chapters from the prior (2004) edition of the book.
The style is less formal than many other books, but the material is covered in depth and accurately, for the most part. Like almost every technical book, the book's first printing does contain a reasonable number of minor errors, so be sure to refer to the author's website and take note of the errata before digging in. The book is printed in black and white with no color plates, but this does not affect its usability at all.
Despite the book's title, this really isn't a "manual" for Dreamweaver -- it's more of a primer. If you're an advanced user looking for a reference volume to provide a quick reference into every picayune detail of Dreamweaver, this isn't your book. This also isn't your book if you're looking for anything other than a first-pass introduction to ASP, PHP, or one of the other server models. But if you're a novice to HTML or a seasoned web designer making the jump from manual coding to the advanced WYSIWYG features of Dreamweaver and need a gentle immersion into the broad power of Dreamweaver 8, this is a great book to use.
For this reason, this is easily my favorite Dreamweaver book.
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| | This Won't Collect Dust, 2006-03-17 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| The Missing Manual for Dreamweaver is a must-have book for learning the many great features of the site-building software, as well as for keeping it on your desk as a grab-it-now reference reminder.
It is the greatest substitute for the manual that didn't come in the box, period. Tutorials, workarounds, explanations, advice ... what more could you ask for on the road to publishing your own site?
Maybe it's just me, but the online help for DW8 is only OK for when you're sitting in front of the screen. If you're looking to read a bit before snoozing, (or while relaxing and dreaming up your ideas) this is definitely the book to flip through. Five stars ... because there ain't anything higher to rate it with. |
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Some information above was provided using data from Amazon.com. View at Amazon > | | BOOK: Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual | | by David Sawyer McFarland |
| | Publisher: O'Reilly | | Pub Date: December 2005 | Print ISBN-10: 0-596-10056-6 | Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-610056-8 |
| | Pages: 952 | | Slots: 1.0 |
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