Teach Yourself VISUALLY Dreamweaver CS3 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))

By Janine Warner

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 Dreamweaver CS3 tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including: * Setting up a new Web site * Exploring dynamic HTML * Creating complex designs with CSS * Using hyperlinks to navigate * Publishing and maintaining sites * Building database-driven Web sites * Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks * Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task * Succinct explanations walk you through step by step * Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470144750
• ISBN13: 9780470144756
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Visual
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Teach Yourself Visually Dreamweaver CS3

Excellent guide to teaching yourself visually Dreamweaver CS3. Step by step instructions with visuals, guide even the most computer challenged person through building their own website with ease. In the education field, this is called task analysis.

Excellent Book For Those With Little Experience

I find the "Teach Yourself Visually" books to be a great tool for those who don't know much about HTML and don't want to get bogged down with it. My first TYV book was for FrontPage and it had me up and going online in no time. The same is true for this book. I don't understand why someone would be insulted by this book. Anyone who is 'above' such a book, shouldn't be looking for this type of book. There are plenty of more advanced books with lots of words and stuff that won't have you uploading web pages for weeks. If you are looking for the best, most practical way to get going quickly on your websites, these Teach Yourself Visually books are the way to go. Yes, it's a 'Picture Book' for adults and you can't beat it.

successfully hides most HTML

Warner takes a reader through an easy tour of Dreamweaver CS3. No previous exposure to it is needed. An added bonus, which is made clear by the narrative, is that you also do not need much background in knowing HTML. To some people who have never dealt with HTML, it can be daunting. What Dreamweaver does is make the composition of an HTML web page as painless as possible. Typically, much of the book shows how to write a page in WYSIWIG. What you see is what you get. Click-driven and drag and drop. The grubby details of writing or inserting the appropriate HTML tags are largely (and thankfully!) hidden by Dreamweaver. So, for example, you can make line breaks in text, indent paragraphs, make ordered lists, and change text and page colours. All without explicitly editing HTML tags. There are a few sections where you get to see (and edit) the raw HTML. Perhaps skip these on a first reading. With some experience in writing your first pages in Dreamweaver, you can later return to these. The last chapter is definitely the most advanced. Talking about putting a database behind your website. The discussion is accurate. But it is only an introduction to the topic. For any realistic website with a database, consult a book devoted to the subject. Warner's writing touches on a few highlights. Enough to perhaps let you appreciate the complexities.