Dreamweaver MX for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 408 pages
• Published by: For Dummies July 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764516302
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764516306
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Review
"perfect for those approaching this intimidating package for the first timea great all in one package" (Web Pages Made Easy, October 2002)

Product Description
* This easy-to-use reference guide, designed to make creating top notch Web sites more intuitive and efficient, covers the new features and updates included in the new version of Dreamweaver.
* Filled with to the point tips and easy to follow instructions, this book will be the Web designer's secret weapon in the race to design high caliber and functional Web sites.
* When it comes to the most advanced HTML features, such as Dynamic HTML and Cascading Style Sheets; this book really shines making it fun and easy to add animations, rollover effects, and multimedia to bring any site to life.
* The book includes bonus Fireworks coverage, making it even more attractive to the target audience.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
Includes a CD-ROM with Dreamweaver and Fireworks tryouts, valuable templates, scripts, objects, artwork, and useful utilities.

Reader Reviews
Janie Warner has put together a pretty good intro to web design using dreamweaver. The book is a bit wordy, but then again all of the Dummies Books are. Dont let the Dummies title scare you. This book has a lot of detail and scope; it just takes her a while to get through it. The book is well written in an easy to understand style. I especially appreciated her advice on compatability; all too often people new to web design get carried away with effects and bells and whistles .. only to find it takes forever to load or the format gets messed up on other computers. She has a "keep it simple" attitude that I have found very helpful in my own designs. There are many examples from webpages she has done and observed. I also found that really helpful in deciding how to layout my own sites. She also has a good discussion of CSS (cascading style sheets), and even covers Flash and Shockwave too. In short the book is not incredibly detailed but it has quite a broad array of information for you to set up a pretty nice web site in very little time. If you have enough familiarity with computers, you can read through the book easily in a weekend and come out armed with lots of good ideas for web page designs. By using the advice in her book, I have gotten great reviews on sites I have done.