Dreamweaver 4 f x and Design

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
• Published by: Paraglyph Press
• Edition: 1st Edition July 1, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1932111492
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1932111491
• Book Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 2.3 pounds

Product Description
-- Hundreds of thousands of websites have been created with Dreamweaver
-- Explains and teaches the newest features of Dreamweaver using case studies and tutorials
-- The book's chapters and projects will strengthen the reader's use of Dreamweaver to improve overall Web page design capabilities
-- Provides a 32-page section showcasing examples of Web pages the reader can produce
-- Includes a CDROM containing HTML files created for the book's projects, as well as numerous multimedia elements discussed in the book including sounds, animated gifs, and Flash movies
-- Features special coverage on how to use Dreamweaver with Flash animations

About The Author
Laurie Ulrich has spent over ten years teaching, writing, and consulting on computers and technology. She has written over 100 training manuals for colleges, universities, and corporate training centers and over 13 computer books, including Dreamweaver 4 f/x & Design. In 1992, Laurie established her own design firm, which has expanded to offer Web design and Web site hosting. Today, Laurie is one of the principal designers and consultants of Limehat & Company, Inc. and its Web division High Strung Productions. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Dreamweaver 4 f/x and Design (Paperback) It wouldn't have been so bad had they titled this book "Dreamweaver 4 f/x for WINDOWS", but they didn't do that. Everything in this book is PC-centric. All keyboard shortcuts, the CD (there was at least one file that wouldn't open in my Mac) and all instructions. The author takes pains to give step-by-step instructions for certain tasks, like "Go to your C Drive", etc. etc. This information is utterly *useless* for the Mac user, since no such instructions are given for the Mac platform. It's like the Mac doesn't exist in the author's universe. Sorry, we do exist, and we do buy Dreamweaver books. Really! It is true, many functions are identical in Mac *and* PC, so a lot of the step-by-step instructions given in the book will be the same on either platform. But not all functions are the same. And it does begin to grate after a while, to see that apparently it never even occurred to the author to aknowledge this. So, if you are a "newbie" Mac user and really need step-by-step instructions for *everything*, be warned. DON'T BUY THIS BOOK! It is certainly NOT meant for you. I paid a lot of money for this book. I expect that I should be able to use every bit of it. I am utterly astonished that the publisher and author did not try to cater to as many potential customers as possible. It would have taken very little extra effort to make at least some feeble *stab* at acknowledging Mac users, (on the CD, at least) but no such attempt was made. Why? Doesn't the author realize that many Mac users are design-oriented, and are big Dreamweaver users? Why alienate even a small portion of your potential patrons? I am confused. I have bought *many* design-related software books (for Photoshop, etc.) and never, NEVER have I seen one neglect the Mac contingent. Never. If Macromedia didn't care about the Mac platform, they'd have never developed a Mac version of Dreamweaver. Too bad the author of this book forgot that.