'Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual' helps you master the latest version of this popular web design program
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 CS4: 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 you:
- Getting started - from building your fist site to putting it on the web
- Gain pinpoint control over design and layout with powerful CSS tools
- Add interactivity with forms, Ajax-style "Spry" tools, and JavaScript
- Build database-driven Web sites without having to hire a teram of programmers
- More than 140 pages of step-by-step tutorials lead you from start tot finish
- Tricks of the trade from a veteran Web designer and bestselling author
- Design guidance on what looks good-and what to avoid at all costs
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.
