Macromedia Dreamweaver MX: Training from the Source

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Features

• NEW - Completely updated to reflect the latest Dreamweaver MX enhancements—Extensive pedagogical features. Chapters begins with overviews of content and learning objective; and make extensive use of tips, notes, lists, and screen shots.

• 18 hands-on project-based tutorials—Exercises use the “Lights of the Coast” project Web site to teach students both visual and code editing while working with text, graphics, and tables.

  • Students learn to effectively manage and maintain Web sites by recreating a sample in full detail using the full range of Dreamweaver's powerful tools.

• A free 30-day trial version of the software—And all files necessary to complete the tutorials.

• Accompanying CD-ROM.

  • Students can begin the tutorials immediately and work at their own pace.

Description

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX: Training from the Source leads you through a series of 17 project-based lessons in which you learn how to create and maintain Web sites using Macromedia's popular Web design software. The book's step-by-step exercises use the "Lights of the Coast" project Web site to introduce you to Dreamweaver's powerful tools and the best ways to use them. By recreating the sample Web site through the lessons, you'll gather the skills you need to develop sites, working in both visual and code editing environments, that are accessible to a wide audience. The lessons in this easy-to-follow guide provide 18-20 hours of tutorials, which start with the basics of creating a Web page and progressively add in more complex tasks such as working with text, graphics, and tables. You don't need any prior Dreamweaver experience to grasp these easy-to-follow lessons, which, while based on a sample project, provide you with all of the techniques and confidence to build your own full-featured Web sites.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction.


Lesson 1: Dreamweaver MX Basics.


Lesson 2: Working with Graphics.


Lesson 3: Creating Links.


Lesson 4: Designing with Tables.


Lesson 5: Adding User Interactivity.


Lesson 6: Managing Your Site.


Lesson 7: Accessibility and Testing.


Lesson 8: Using Libraries.


Lesson 9: Using Templates.


Lesson 10: Creating Frames.


Lesson 11: Creating Forms.


Lesson 12: Editing the Code.


Lesson 13: Using Style Sheets.


Lesson 14: Using Find and Replace.


Lesson 15: Creating Layers.


Lesson 16: Animating with Timelines.


Lesson 17: Extending Dreamweaver.


Appendix A: Regular Expressions.


Appendix B: Macintosh Shortcuts.


Appendix C: Windows Shortcuts.


Index.

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