• Author:
  • Etheridge, Denise
  • Valade, Janet
• Subject:
  Business Applications
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  17/03/2006
• Price:
  $52.99
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"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced level reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 300 Dreamweaver and Flash tasks, including:
* Adding background images and hyperlinks
* Viewing and editing source code
* Controlling scroll bars in a frame
* Using CSS selectors to modify links
* Creating animations and dynamic pages
* Connecting databases to your site
* Adding navigation to a dynamic table

Sample files and more on CD-ROM!
* Files for building some of the Web pages and Flash animations in the book
* PDF version of the book for quick reference on the go
* Trial versions of Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Flash 8, and Fireworks(r) 8
* "Master It" sidebars answer questions and present shortcuts
* High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
* Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
* Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

Denise Etheridge is the president and founder of BayCon Group, Inc. She publishes Web sites, provides consulting services, and teaches computer courses. She authored Flash ActionScript: Your visual blueprint for creating Flash-enhanced Web sites. In addition, she has written several Web-based software tutorials. You can visit www.baycongroup.com/flash/00_flash.htm to view her Flash tutorials.

Janet Valade has 20 years experience in the computing field. Her background includes experience as a technical writer for several companies, as a Web designer/programmer for an engineering firm, and as a systems analyst in a university environment where, for over 10 years, she supervised the installation and operation of computing resources, designed and developed a state-wide data archive, provided technical support to faculty and staff, wrote numerous technical papers and documentation, and designed and presented seminars and workshops on a variety of technology topics.
Janet has authored the books PHP & MySQL For Dummies, Second Edition, PHP 5 For Dummies, and PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps for Dummies. In addition, she has authored chapters for several Linux and Web development

PART I: Dreamweaver Basics.

1) Setting Up Your Dreamweaver Site.

2) Exploring the Dreamweaver Workspace.

3) Changing a Web Site.

PART II: Adding Design Elements.

4) Adding and Formatting Text.

5) Working with Images.

6) Creating Hyperlinks.

7) Creating Tables.

8) Creating Forms.

9) Designing with Frames.

PART III: Advanced Dreamweaver Features.

10) Setting Up Reusable Web Page Elements.

11) Formatting with Style Sheets and Layers.

12) Attaching Behaviors to Web Page Elements.

13) Animating a Web Page with Timelines.

PART IV: Creating a Dynamic Site.

14) Setting Up a Dynamic Site.

15) Using a Database with a Web Site.

16) Advanced Dynamic Topics.

PART V: Mastering Flash Basics.

17) Getting Started with Flash.

18) Creating Objects.

19) Editing Objects.

20) Working with Text.

PART VI: Building Your Flash Movie.

21) Working with Symbols and Instances.

22) Working with Layers.

23) Working with Frames.

PART VII: Adding Finishing Touches.

24) Creating Timeline Effects.

25) Creating Animations.

26) Understanding Buttons and Behaviors.

27) Adding Movie Clip Behaviors.

28) Adding Sound.

29) Working with Video.

30) Distributing Flash Movies.

PART VIII: Building Interactive Elements with ActionScript.

31) Adding ActionScript.

32) Changing Movie Clip Properties.

33) Programming Basics.

Appendix What's On the CD-ROM.