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A series of 17 lessons introduces the commands and visual tools for creating simple web sites with the Dreamweaver MX 2004 program. Intended for beginners, the book demonstrates how to import and format text, insert links and graphics, design with tables and style sheets, create forms to gather information from visitors, and edit some basic HTML code. The CD-ROM contains a 30-day demonstration version of Dreamweaver and project files.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Learning is doing--which means you're guaranteed to expand your skill set exponentially as you work your way through the 18 project-based tutorials that form the core of this volume on Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX 2004. With its powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support, Dreamweaver MX 2004 really is a Web designer's dream, and Macromedia's official guide shows you how to transform your dream projects into real-life success stories by creating and maintaining Web sites in an environment that integrates both visual editing and code editing. By re-creating the book's sample Web site, you'll learn the skills and techniques necessary to create your own widely accessible sites. In addition to the basics of creating a Web page that incorporates text, graphics and tables, you'll learn about all that's new in Dreamweaver MX 2004: dynamic cross-browser validation, improved CSS support, built-in graphics editing, and more. The companion CD-ROM contains all of the lesson files as well as a free trial version of Dreamweaver MX 2004.

About the Author
Khristine Annwn Page works as the Senior Web Designer at Ideum, a company devoted to producing Web sites for museums, non-profits, and socially responsible companies. She is the Editor-In-Chief and Publisher of Crescent Magazine, and a Designer for NorthWind Studios. She also teaches at San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies program.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Learning is doing--which means you're guaranteed to expand your skill set exponentially as you work your way through the 18 project-based tutorials that form the core of this volume on Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX 2004. With its powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support, Dreamweaver MX 2004 really is a Web designer's dream, and Macromedia's official guide shows you how to transform your dream projects into real-life success stories by creating and maintaining Web sites in an environment that integrates both visual editing and code editing. By re-creating the book's sample Web site, you'll learn the skills and techniques necessary to create your own widely accessible sites. In addition to the basics of creating a Web page that incorporates text, graphics,s and tables, you'll learn about all that's new in Dreamweaver MX 2004: dynamic cross-browser validation, improved CSS support, built-in graphics editing, and more. The companion CD-ROM contains all of the lesson files as well as a free trial version of Dreamweaver MX 2004.

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