Dreamweaver CS3 The Missing Manual

Missing Manuals

by David Sawyer McFarland

Welcome to Dreamweaver CS3. This new version of the popular web design software offers a rich environment for building professional sites, with drag-and-drop simplicity, clean HTML code, and dynamic database-driven web site creation tools. Moreover, it's now integrated more tightly with Adobe's other products: Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, and their siblings. But with such sophisticated features, the software isn't simple.

So say hello to Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual, the fifth edition of this bestselling book by experienced web site trainer and author David McFarland. This book helps both first-time and experienced web designers bring stunning, interactive web sites to life. With jargon-free language and clear descriptions, this new edition addresses both beginners who need step-by-step guidance as well as long-time Dreamweaver users who need a handy reference to address the inner-workings of the program.

Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual teaches designers how to construct and manage web sites by examining web-page components and Dreamweaver's capabilities through "live examples". With a complete A-Z guide to designing, organizing, building and deploying a web site for those with no web design experience, this book:


Takes you through the basics to advanced techniques to control the appearance of your web pages with CSS Shows you how to design dynamic database-driven web sites, from blogs to product catalogs, and from shopping carts to newsletter signup forms Teaches you how to master your web site, and manage thousands of pages effortlessly
Witty and objective, Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual is a must for anyone who uses this highly popular program, from beginners to professionals. Altogether, it's the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver CS3.

Genres: Nonfiction

1020 pages, Paperback

First published June 22, 2007

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

[Maria Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

My go-to book when using Dreamweaver!

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thus far, I haven't been posting any reference material I'm reading, but Christina has inspired me with her PhotoShop material. I'm the web editor for my school now (http://cheviot.cps-k12.org) and this is totally new territory for me. The trainer that the district sent was worthless, and this is one computer area that my husband doesn't know much about. So I've been doing this by the book, literally. Of the six books about Dreamweaver that I've been using, this is the best by far for visual and kinesthetic learners. It is chock-full of tutorials and step-by-step information. If you ever need to learn about Dreamweaver, THIS is the manual to get.

(Regarding Cheviot's web site: What is currently online is what I created BEFORE acquiring this book. The knowledge gained from this manual will be applied in the next major update of the site. Check it out in January. :)

[Scott Meyer]

Dreamweaver is a complex product that can seem overwhelming to the uninitiated. McFarland's book takes the mystery out and gets you productive with DW in a hurry. He also covers CSS pretty well for a book that isn't focused solely on it.

One criticism -- it would be nice if the tutorials built upon one another, rather than having a pre-built skeleton ready for you to practice a particular skill.

I knew nothing about CSS and very little HTML before picking up this book. I still have a lot to learn, but DW:The Missing Manual made the learning process much easier and more enjoyable.

[Tyoung221 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much about dreamweaver and websites that I'm able to communicate fully with my son who designs websites. Excellet tutorials.