Description
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Audience: Students who need to learn Dreamweaver CS3
Format: Paperback, 20 chapters
Approach: Full color, step-by-step instructions with indepth projects
Competitors: Wiley, McGraw-Hill
Features and Benefits
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Offers readers a visual way to learn, including design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications
* New features icon highlights what's new
* Real-world examples show readers why they would want to perform a task
* Project files are available online -- great for practice
* Includes Macromedia Certified Professional (MCP) objectives for the Dreamweaver Developer Certification Exam
Table of Contents
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Introduction xvii
1.
Preparing and Planning a Web Site
1
2.
Getting Started with Dreamweaver CS3
13
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Working Within the Dreamweaver Environment
41
4.
Managing Web Site Files
69
5.
Working with Web Page Text
93
6.
Working with Web Page Images 131
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Linking Web Pages 161
8.
Creating Page Layouts Using Tables
185
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Working with Cascading Style Sheets
215
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Creating Page Layouts Using CSS--P
245
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Creating Frames
265
12.
Working with Flash and Other Multimedia
285
13.
Creating Forms
313
14.
Viewing the HTML Behind the Page
335
15.
Working with Behaviors
357
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Using Spry Widgets and Effects
385
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Using Code Snippets and Libraries 405
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Creating Templates
433
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Testing a Web Site
455
20.
Managing a Web Site 477
21.
Moving Your Site to the Internet
495
22.
Automating Dreamweaver
509
23.
Working Together with Adobe Programs 527
Index 563
Preface
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Introduction
How You'll Learn
How This Book Works
What's New
Keyboard Shortcuts
Step-by-Step Instructions
Real World Examples
Workshop
Adobe Certified Expert
Get More on the Web
Welcome to Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 On Demand, a visual quick reference book that shows you how to work efficiently with Dreamweaver CS3. This book provides complete coverage of basic to advanced Dreamweaver skills.
How This Book Works
You don't have to read this book in any particular order. We've designed the book so that you can jump in, get the information you need, and jump out. However, the book does follow a logical progression from simple tasks to more complex ones. Each task is presented on no more than two facing pages, which lets you focus on a single task without having to turn the page. To find the information that you need, just look up the task in the table of contents or index, and turn to the page listed. Read the task introduction, follow the step-by-step instructions in the left column along with screen illustrations in the right column, and you're done.
What's New
If you're searching for what's new in Dreamweaver CS3, just look for the icon: New!. The new icon appears in the table of contents and through out this book so you can quickly and easily identify a new or improved feature in Dreamweaver CS3. A complete description of each new feature appears in the New Features guide in the back of this book.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Most menu commands have a keyboard equivalent, such as Ctrl+P (Win) or A+P (Mac), as a quicker alternative to using the mouse. A complete list of keyboard shortcuts is available in the back of this book and on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Step-by-Step Instructions
This book provides concise step-by-step instructions that show you 'how' to accomplish a task. Each set of instructions include illustrations that directly correspond to the easy-to-read steps. Also included in the text are timesavers, tables, and sidebars to help you work more efficiently or to teach you more in-depth information. A 'Did You Know?' provides tips and techniques to help you work smarter, while a 'See Also' leads you to other parts of the book containing related information about the task.
Real World Examples
This book uses real world examples files to give you a context in which to use the task. By using the example files, you won't waste time looking for or creating sample files. You get a start file and a result file, so you can compare your work. Not every topic needs an example file, such as changing options, so we provide a complete list of the example files used through out the book. The example files that you need for project tasks along with a complete file list are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Workshop
This book shows you how to put together the individual step-by-step tasks into indepth projects with the Workshop. You start each project with a sample file, work through the steps, and then compare your results with project results file at the end. The Workshop projects and associated files are available on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
Adobe Certified Expert
This book prepares you fully for the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam for Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. Each Adobe Certified Expert certification level has a set of objectives, which are organized into broader skill sets. To prepare for the certification exam, you should review and perform each task identified with a Adobe Certified Expert objective to confirm that you can meet the requirements for the exam. Throughout this book, content that pertains to an objective is identified with the Adobe Certified Expert logo and objective number next to it.
Get More on the Web
In addition to the information in this book, you can also get more information on the Web to help you get up to speed faster with Dreamweaver CS3. Some of the information includes:
Transition Helpers
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Only New Features. Download and print the new feature tasks as a quick and easy guide.
Productivity Tools
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Keyboard Shortcuts. Download a list of keyboard shortcuts to learn faster ways to get the job done.
More Content
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Photographs. Download photographs and other graphics to use in your Dreamweaver documents.
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More Content. Download new content developed after publication.
You can access these additional resources on the Web at http://www.perspection.com.
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About the Authors
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Steve Johnson has written more than 45 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS2, Adobe Flash CS3 and 8, and Macromedia Director MX 2004. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.
Andy Anderson is a Web and graphics designer and illustrator who has worked with Dreamweaver since it was released. A university professor, Andy is a sought-after lecturer in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The remainder of his time is split between writing graphics and fiction books, and developing graphics, animations, and resource materials for various corporations and seminar companies. His clients include designers and trainers from the U.S. Government, Boeing, Disneyland, and other Fortune 500 companies.
