Learning Macromedia Dreamweaver Mx 2004

Using the Shelly Cashman Series step-by-step, screen-by-screen proven approach to learning, students of all levels will stay on track while learning the latest Dreamweaver MX 2004 skills. Starting from scratch, each user will build a fully functional Web site in the Dreamweaver MX 2004 environment that they can easily incorporate into their Web portfolio. Dreamweaver MX 2004 is the latest in building Web sites and Internet applications, and using texts from the Shelly Cashman Series is your solution to teaching it!

What is this book about? This outstanding team of authors shows you how easy it can be to create and maintain dynamic, powerful Web sites using Dreamweaver MX 2004. Our hands-on tutorials guide you step by step through building three complete Web sites: a personal site, a dynamic sports site complete with user preferences, and a configurable online catalog built from reusable components. Along the way, you will learn all the skills you need to work confidently with Dreamweaver MX 2004. You will also learn about Dreamweaver MX 2004's built-in support for ASP, ASP.NET, JavaServer pages, and PHP, and ColdFusion MX programming languages. What does this book cover? In this book, you will learn how to Understand and manipulate the code Dreamweaver MX 2004 generates Create, implement, and modify Cascading Style Sheets Add dynamic effects with DHTML Apply authentication and authorization techniques to protect your sites from unauthorized users Store, retrieve, and display dynamic data Design your sites with a modular system Install and use Dreamweaver MX 2004 extensions Who is this book for? If you are new to Web development, this is the perfect guide to help you start creating attractive, functional Web sites quickly and easily using the Dreamweaver MX 2004 tool. If you have already done some Web site programming in the past but you're new to Dreamweaver, this book will show you how to develop your sites with the skills you already have, but in far less time and with fewer bugs using Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Leads readers through a series of eighteen lessons in which they learn how to create and maintain Web sites of their own. The lessons provide twenty-three hours of tutorials designed to take the reader through Dreamweaver's powerful tools.

Features of this book include: projects and exercises that incorporate the latest features of Dreamweaver MX 2004 ; a fully functional web site students build in the Dreamweaver MX 2004 environment that can be incorporated easily into Web portfolios ; extensive end-of-project exercises and a student companion Web site ; Learn It Online exercises, featuring practice tests, Flash Cards, and other learning games, reinforce Dreamweaver MX 2004 concepts ; quick reference summary shows how to perform tasks using keyboard shortcuts ; and much more.

These hands-on exercises teach you how to define a Web site, work with tables to lay out pages, create JavaScript rollovers, create frames, use Cascading Style Sheets effectively, and much more. This book comes complete with insider tips, is illustrated with detailed graphics, and accompanied by a CD loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies.

This series is ideal for any course that includes desktop publishing and/or web design software applications as well as web scripting languages. Courses can be found in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, and Fine Arts Departments, as well as Continuing Education, and Journalism. The Essentials series by Prentice Hall is based on a learning-by-doing approach that encourages students to grasp application related concepts as they expand their skills through hands-on tutorials. Now a part of the Essentials series, Prentice Hall's Essentials Graphic Design titles offer a clean, easy-to-follow, full color layout with two different levels available. Instructor Resource CD-ROMs include assessments, PowerPoint presentation materials, and additional projects.