Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 How-Tos

Contains techniques to get you started designing and creating pages and sites in Dreamweaver. This book features techniques which let you do things such as: explore the program at your own pace, and learn just what you need, when you need it; define local and remote sites; master CSS formatting for more complex page designs; and others.

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Macromedia Dreamweaver is widely regarded as one of the best applications to use to build your Web site. In Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 How-Tos, author David Karlins brings you the best techniques  to get you started designing and creating pages and sites in Dreamweaver. Why sort through piles of documentation when you can focus on the techniques you most need to learn? This book presents just the information you need—each stand-alone technique is complete with illustrations and practical  tips taken from Karlins’ experience using and teaching Dreamweaver. These techniques let you explore the program at your own pace, and learn just what you need, when you need it.
• Define local and remote sites
• Master CSS formatting for more complex page designs
• Structure your page using the Dreamweaver table features or frames
• Add RSS content to your pages
• Generate site maps
• Build interactive forms and link them to databases to collect user input
• Define type attributes using HTML or CSS
• Create navigation elements and enhance them with JavaScript behaviors
• Embed multimedia in your pages for a richer user experienc