Dreamweaver 4: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

Dreamweaver is a Web design tool that provides visual layout tools, and HTML editor, and support for Dynamic HTML.

The Dreamweaver 4 Fireworks 4 Studio is designed for the production staff at the core of Web teams. Production artists simultaneously edit and optimize code and graphics to rapidly produce and edit Web content. These developers are the center of the Web process, as they must integrate the work of other team members such as graphic designers and application builders.

Dreamweaver has the fastest-growing market-share for any Web development tool. It is second only to Microsoft's FrontPage and has grown at the expense of both FrontPage and archrival Adobe's GoLive.

Color inserts to highlight websites in progress, step by step graphic creation and elements of careful and correct web design.
The book follows the development of a site from chapter to chapter, showing developers how each new feature builds upon the material presented previously.
Introduces Dreamweaver from the basics all the way through to integration with the technology of the future.
Solid overview of Fireworks and explains the close interactivity between the two products and how to use Fireworks to generate images for use in Dreamweaver pages.

The Most Authoritative Guide to This Powerful Web Development Tool

Get comprehensive coverage of one of the most widely praised Web development packages. Dreamweaver 4: The Complete Reference will lead you through every aspect of this innovative and extremely popular solution for creating HTML Web sites through a graphical interface that does not require programming. Push the Web page creation envelope­­there are virtually no limits to what Dreamweaver can accomplish, especially when you use this encyclopedic companion to maximize its sophisticated features. Discover why industry pros at every level­­from one-person studios to multi-national corporations­­are turning to Dreamweaver for their visual Web design solutions.

-Get help determining your Web site's message, planning your site, and executing the design
-Make the WYSIWYG interface of Dreamweaver work for you by switching between code and design features efficiently
-Discover the Web design and development power of this industry-standard tool
-Organize and use a vast range of templates, images, links, color choices, Flash and Shockwave movies, and multimedia
-Adapt your Web design to emerging technologies like Wireless Web devices
-ExtEND Dreamweaver's capabilities beyond HTML to include CGI scripts, browser plugins, Java applets, and ActiveX controls
-Get fresh ideas from the full-color insert featuring vibrant examples of rollovers, templates, and more
-Plan and construct an e-commerce site complete with security and multiple storefronts
-Get bonus coverage of the Fireworks environment, and tips on integrating with Web design and graphical programs