Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual | 
| Author: David Mcfarland
Publisher: Pogue Press
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Pages: 995
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ISBN: 0596510438
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.786
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Publication Date: June 22, 2007
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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 toprofessionals. Altogether, it's the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver CS3.
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 Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual June 22, 2008
Good reading and great reference. A huge book! Goes into detail about many aspects of CS3 and the Dreamweaver program. Helps solve those little problems that may crop up when designing a site or a page on a site.
extremely helpful June 13, 2008
I live with my nose in this book when writing websites. As with any new area of knowledge learning the vocabulary is essential in order to find the information. This book helped.
To Buy or Not to Buy? June 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I work for an engineering company, do their web, and a bunch of other stuff. We're moving from Go-Live to Dreamweaver. I've been doing the web for nine years, and am not a rookie. Having said that, this book is excellent for beginners or advanced code writers who wants to learn Dreamweaver. I just don't have a lot of time to waste. The tutorials march you through it. This book is recommended if you don't have a lot of time. I have NOT bought any other books for Dreamweaver, but I have bought Adobe's Classroom in a Book for other programs. This book is as good as those, and with fewer errors. And the writer is more precise in the steps to take. Nearly impossible to get lost in the steps.
Personally, I don't write reviews very often. But this is a real review by someone really working for a living, and I MUST figure out how to use Dreamweaver right NOW!!! The book is helping; this is day 2; I'm on page 243 (Images) and it's starting to sink in.
One other note: the reviewer who said he was suspicious of all the positive reviews: get a life! This book is detailed, but not mindlessly so. The tutorials found on the writer's website are just fine, and the website is easy to navigate. Not sure what the gent meant. But I guess you can't please everybody.
Gotta get back to work!
Dreamweaver CS3 The Missing Manual June 1, 2008
I am in no way a computer expert. I was trained to be a teacher way before Windows even came out. The internet was nothing more than personal computers connected by modems way back then. So it has been rather daunting that my mid-life crisis involves a desire to create a website. Who am I to think I can pull this off??
Before I stated out, I checked out a bunch of website creation books from my local library. Several of the books made me feel like a real nincompoop who had no hope of ever understanding the inner workings of a website. Some of the books were so incredible boring, they were great for insomnia. The rest were better used as door stops. One book, however, was so good that I had to go out and buy my own copy.
Dreamweaver CS3, The Missing Manual is perfect for a person like me with very little knowledge of programing (DOS in the 80's) and a not a whole lot of time to learn something new. I love the humor that is intertwined with the material. It makes the book that much more enjoyable. I also love the way the author points out many things but cuts right to the chase and lets his reader know exactly what the important stuff is.
I have found that the website which accompanies this book is a perfect companion to the book. The downloads are quick and easy and the tutorials are easy and entertaining.
I highly recommend this book.
 Everything you need to know except how to make a website May 27, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am very suspicious about these other reviews. I purchased this book because the very high recommendations that others have given it. This book goes over the most complicated aspects of the program without giving guidence on the use of the items. The website for the book that contains the demos looks like a 8th grader made it in front page. So if you cant make a good website for yourself, why are you telling me how to make one.
It would be like reading a book on how to change a tire, but the first 500 pages are about how a lug nut works.
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