• Author:
  • Jenkins, Sue
  • Wagner, Richard
• Subject:
  Business Applications
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  31/10/2008
• Price:
  $52.99
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You’ll start with Dreamweaver basics and the essentials of a good Web site. Then you’ll learn to add zing with Spry effects, set up Contribute, build dynamic pages, extend your site with Web applications, configure database connections using PHP, ASP.NET, or ColdFusion, and more! Discover how to:

• Get familiar with Dreamweaver’s workspace, use the toolbars and panels, and set preferences
• Plan, design, build, and manage a site that meets your audience’s expectations  
• Add Flash files, movies, and sound, and keep your site updated with Cascading Style Sheets
• Create and use code snippets and history panel commands
• Follow the right steps for setting up links
• Incorporate interactive images to build visually appealing Web pages
• Use layers with CSS, JavaScript behaviors, or Flash® movies
• Review source formatting and clean up your code to avoid errors when publishing your site
• Capture attention with dynamic content and forms

Dreamweaver CS4 All-In-One for Dummies is divided into nine minibooks:

• Getting Started
• Mastering the Basics
• Working Like the Pros
• Energizing Your Site
• Publishing Your Site
• Working Collaboratively
• Building Web Applications
• Making Pages Dynamic
• Developing Applications Rapidly

Your one-stop Dreamweaver reference is Dreamweaver CS4 All-In-One for Dummies!

Sue Jenkins is a seasoned Web designer (www.Luckychair.com) and ACE/ACI software instructor. She appears in 3 software training DVDs and is the author of several books on Web and graphic design. Richard Wagner is an experienced Web designer, developer, and author of over a dozen Web-related books.

Book I: Getting Started.

Chapter 1: Cruising Around the Dreamweaver CS4 Workspace.

Chapter 2: Planning and Designing Your Site.

Chapter 3: Creating and Managing Sites.

Book II: Mastering the Basics.

Chapter 1: Creating Documents.

Chapter 2: Working with Text.

Chapter 3: Inserting Graphics.

Chapter 4: Making Links with Text and Images.

Chapter 5: Adding Flash, Movies, Sound, and More.

Chapter 6: Organizing Data with Tables.

Chapter 7: Building Fabulous Forms.

Book III: Working Like the Pros.

Chapter 1: Looking Good with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Chapter 2: Building Sites with Templates.

Chapter 3: Using Library Items and Server-Side Includes.

Chapter 4: Creating Code Snippets and History Panel Commands.

Chapter 5: Integrating Dreamweaver with Fireworks.

Chapter 6: Dreamweaver Cross-Application Integration.

Book IV: Energizing Your Site.

Chapter 1: Working with Layers.

Chapter 2: Jazzing Up Pages with JavaScript Behaviors and Spry Widgets.

Chapter 3: Designing Pages with Frames.

Chapter 4: Making Your Pages XHTML-Compliant.

Book V: Publishing Your Site.

Chapter 1: Using Reports to Test Your Site before Publishing.

Chapter 2: Keeping Your Code Clean.

Chapter 3: Preparing to Publish Your Files Online.

Chapter 4: Publishing Your Web Pages Online.

Book VI: Working Collaboratively.

Chapter 1: Working Effi ciently with a Team.

Chapter 2: Setting Up and Connecting to a Contribute Site.

Chapter 3: Managing a Contribute Site.

Book VII: Building Web Applications.

Chapter 1: Preparing to Build Web Applications.

Chapter 2: Confi guring MySQL Database Connections for PHP.

Chapter 3: Confi guring ASP Database Connections.

Chapter 4: Confi guring ASP.NET Database Connections.

Chapter 5: Confi guring JSP Database Connections.

Chapter 6: Confi guring ColdFusion Database Connections.

Chapter 7: Dealing with Database Issues.

Book VIII: Making Pages Dynamic.

Chapter 1: Preparing Dynamic Content Sources.

Chapter 2: Using Dynamic Content in Your Web Pages.

Chapter 3: Previewing and Testing Your Dynamic Pages.

Chapter 4: Building Dynamic Forms.

Chapter 5: Advanced Dynamic Data Presentation.

Book IX: Developing Applications Rapidly.

Chapter 1: Building Master and Detail Pages.

Chapter 2: Creating Search and Results Pages.

Chapter 3: Building Record Insert Pages and Restricting Site Access.

Chapter 4: Developing Record Update and Delete Pages.

Index.