Learn Dreamweaver in just 24 lessons of one hour or less; freshened and reorganized for easier learning, and fully updated * An easy-to-read, well-organized introduction to Dreamweaver development for Dreamweaver beginners and upgraders alike: no programming experience needed * Full-color, wide-trim design makes this book exceptionally accessible and visually appealing * Complete tutorial package: step-by-step instructions, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, new online learning lab, and much more In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, this book will show Dreamweaver beginners and upgraders how to create world-class web pages and sites with Adobe Dreamweaver. In this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones -- helping you master all the essentials of Adobe's newest version of Dreamweaver from the ground up. Friendly, accessible, and conversational, this book gives Dreamweaver beginners a practical grounding in the entire package, without ever becoming overwhelming or intimidating. Coverage includes: getting started, planning projects, creating HTML, links, images, multimedia, tables, frames, layers, CSS, behaviors, timelines, forms, publishing, customization, libraries, templates, project management, and much more. Throughout, step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Dreamweaver questions, issues, and tasks...Q and As, Quizzes, and Exercises help you build and test your knowledge..."Did You Know?" tips offer you insider advice and shortcuts...and "Watch Out!" alerts help you avoid problems. A new interactive Online Learning Lab will help you supplement the lessons in the book with step-by-step video walkthroughs of all the book's examples, detailed answers to the end-of-chapter quizzes, and all the files needed to complete the book's hands-on exercises.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with Dreamweaver Hour 1: Understanding the Dreamweaver Interface Hour 2: Creating a Basic Web Page with Text Hour 3: Planning and Defining a Project Hour 4: Setting Lots o'Links: Hyperlinks, URLs, Anchors and Mailto Links Hour 5: HTML is Fun! Viewing and Modifying HTML Part II: Adding Images and Multimedia Hour 6: Displaying Images on a Page Hour 7: Optimizing and Creating Images Hour 8: Creating Image Maps and Navigation Bars Hour 9: Adding Flash and Other Multimedia Files to a Web Page Hour 10: Managing Assets by Using the Assets Panel Part III: Web Page Layout with Tables and Frames Hour 11: Displaying Data by Using Tables Hour 12: Designing Page Layout by Using Tables Hour 13: Understanding and Building Frames and Framesets Part IV: Dynamic HTML: Layers, Cascading Style Sheets, Behaviors, and Timelines Hour 14: Using Dynamic HTML and Layers Hour 15: Formatting Web Pages by Using Cascading Style Sheets Hour 16: Inserting Scripted Functionality by Using Behaviors Hour 17: Adding Advanced Behaviors: Drag Layer Behavior Part V: Collecting User Data with Forms Hour 18: Creating a Form and Using a Form to Collect Data Hour 19: Sending and Reacting to Form Data Part VI: Organizing and Uploading a Project Hour 20: Uploading a Project Hour 21: Managing and Editing a Project Hour 22: Customizing Dreamweaver Hour 23: Reusing Items in a Web Site by Using the Library Hour 24: Creating and Applying a Template Part VIII: Appendixes A: Resources B: Glossary

Author Biography

Betsy Bruce is a web developer and Adobe-authorized Dreamweaver and Authorware trainer for MediaPro, Inc. She specializes in computer and web-based training, and consults with major corporations throughout the Pacific Northwest on both design and training. She has traveled the country guiding corporations and schools in effectively creating dynamic web content. John Ray is an award-winning Web application and network developer whose clients have included Ohio State University, the FCC, Xerox, and the State of Florida. His other books include Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite 3 All in One, Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X Leopard All in One, and Mac OS X Unleashed.