Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual

by David Sawyer McFarland

When it comes to building professional websites, Dreamweaver CS4 is capable of doing more than any other web design program -- including previous versions of Dreamweaver. But the software's sophisticated features aren't simple. Dreamweaver The Missing Manual will help you master this program quickly, so you can bring stunning, interactive websites to life.

Under the expert guidance of bestselling author and teacher David McFarland, you'll learn how to build professional-looking websites quickly and painlessly. McFarland has loaded the book with over 150 pages of hands-on tutorials to help you create database-enabled PHP pages, use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for cutting-edge design, add XML-based news feeds, include dynamic effects with JavaScript and AJAX, and more. This witty and objective book offers jargon-free language and clear descriptions that will help Perfect for beginners who need step-by-step guidance, and for longtime Dreamweaver designers who need a handy reference to the new version, this thoroughly updated edition of our bestselling Missing Manual is your complete guide to designing, organizing, building, and deploying websites. It's the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver CS4.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Website Design

1088 pages, Paperback

First published November 22, 2008

About the author

David Sawyer McFarland is president of Sawyer McFarland Media, Inc., a Web development company in Portland, Oregon. He's been building Web sites since 1995, when he designed his first Web site: an online magazine for communication professionals. He's served as the Webmaster at the University of California at Berkeley and the Berkeley Multimedia Research Center, and he has helped build, design, and program numerous Web sites for clients including Intuit, Macworld.com, and Playlistmag.com, among others.

In addition to building Web sites, David is also a writer, trainer, and instructor. He's taught Dreamweaver at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, the Center for Electronic Art, the Academy of Art College, Ex'Pressions Center for New Media, and the Art Institute of Portland. He currently teaches in the Multimedia Program at Portland State University. He has written articles about Dreamweaver and the Web for Macworld magazine, CreativePro.com, and MX Developer's Journal.

Reviews

[Cgoldby · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was an excellent book to get a good handle on Dreamweaver. When I picked up this book, I was new to web design and needed to learn the tools - and this book gave a great place to begin. Tutorials are included with most chapters to really help the different lessons sink in. You can leave this book with the ability to build a basic web site - and have a good beginners knowledge of CSS to boot.

[Jeff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Trying to learn how to use all the functions of Dreamweaver CS4 and web design. Who knows maybe I'll make some money from using it down the road :-)

Finished it...well sort of. Too big of book with too much info all at once. Got another CS4 book by Adobe themselves and it was WAY for helpful and organized. If you want A LOT of information this is your book for sure.

[Akash]

I want to read this book!

[Stephen]

The best manual for Dreamweaver CS4