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The book looks initially at getting started with Dreamweaver. It then deals with the increased number of options for laying out your workspace when working with the program. This enables you to get the most out of both design and code views. It also looks at Live View and how this can be used to preview your content.
CSS is integral to modern websites and this is covered in detail: from the basics of CSS, to creating and applying styles so that you can produce standards-based websites that have a consistent look and feel across all pages. New features, such as the CSS Inspection tool are also looked at, so you can quickly review and edit your CSS elements.
The book also looks at some of the features for streamlining your workflow, such as using images directly from Photoshop and using the new browser navigation toolbar. It also shows how to review your pages in a variety of browsers, using the Adobe BrowserLab.
Aimed at anyone who wants to produce high quality websites, without worrying about complex issues such as database administration, Dreamweaver CS5 In Easy Steps is designed to help you unleash your creative potential as effectively as possible.
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This successful series is designed to save you time and guaranteed to give you value for money. Written in a jargon-free, easy-to-follow style with helpful graphics, the In Easy Steps books explain everything you need to know to get working on your computer - and more!
Each chapter takes you step-by-step through the functions and uses of a program. Every page is packed with visual guides so that what you see on your screen is exactly the same in the book - you simply can't go wrong!
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In its favour it is very useful as an introduction to the Dreamweaver interface and where to locate all the main features and functionality. I am used to a different web authoring program, with which I have been creating websites for years, and although I am familiar with all the basics of web design I had no idea where to find all the features in Dreamweaver. This book was useful for that conversion process, and the use of colour in the book really brings the pages to life and makes it much easier to absorb than software books printed in greyscale.
A major downside is that there is no CD or web files from which to work through examples, so you have to make it up as you go along. There is, for example, no example site to help you to learn your way around the features of Dreamweaver, and the book doesn't talk you through creating an example site. This was a really negative point from my point of view, as I am used to the Adobe Classroom in a Book and other series which either include a CD-Rom or a link to a web page where you can download all the examples in the book to work along to.
Another downside it tries to cram an entire guide to Dreamweaver, HTML and CSS into 191 page book, which is far too short to cover the subject matter. This means that the lessons on how to use the top level features of the application are often lost in discussions about scripting - which probably isn't where most new users want to start. There are no guidelines on where to find, use and modify pre-formed templates which would have been very useful for learning how to use key Dreamweaver features. As the book doesn't teach you to build an example site, this is a problem.
There is an odd mixture of really basic information (for example, the difference between a JPEG and a GIF) and more esoteric instructions like how to use HTML tags or write CSS style sheets.
Overall, this is less of an introduction to Dreamweaver and more of an introduction to web design features using Dreamweaver's interface as a framework for the discussion. I found it somewhat frustrating.
Chpaters are:
- About Dreamweaver
- Setting up a site
- Editing HTML
- Working with images
- Using CSS
- Formatting with CSS
- Using hyperlinks
- Using tables
- Assets
- Advanced features
- Publishing
- Index
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