Rating: 
Summary: Comprehensive yet simple
Review: In my attempt to learn Dreamweaver MX 2004 I purchased 5 books on the subject and scoured through dozens of others to find the most comprehensive yet easy to understand book. This book tops the list in both categories. Outlined below are some of the most helpful and useful features in this book.1. Written in plain English without coming across as overly technical and with a full explanation of "WHY" things are done the way they are. 2. Step-by-step tutorials that not only walk you through the exercise, but also explain ALL the options available to you for each command/segment. This leaves you the option of either going through the options or just breezing through the basic exercises. 3. Helpful "tips and notes" are also a part of each step to introduce the reader to different methods of performing the same function. 4. Very well structured (chapter listing below): a. Dreamweaver Basics
b. Adding Content to a Page
c. Working with Graphics
d. Creating Links
e. Designing with Tables
f. Developing Style Sheets
g. Using Library Items
h. Using Templates
i. Creating Frames
j. Creating Forms
k. Adding User Interactivity
l. Managing Your Site
m. Accessibility and Testing
n. Editing The Code
o. Using Find and Replace
p. Creating Layers
q. Extending Dreamweaver 5. Easy enough to be used as a reference book after you complete the tutorials. Best book for you dollars, bar-none!
Rating:
Summary: Comprehensive yet simple
Review: In my attempt to learn Dreamweaver MX 2004 I purchased 5 books on the subject and scoured through dozens of others to find the most comprehensive yet easy to understand book. This book tops the list in both categories. Outlined below are some of the most helpful and useful features in this book. 1. Written in plain English without coming across as overly technical and with a full explanation of "WHY" things are done the way they are. 2. Step-by-step tutorials that not only walk you through the exercise, but also explain ALL the options available to you for each command/segment. This leaves you the option of either going through the options or just breezing through the basic exercises. 3. Helpful "tips and notes" are also a part of each step to introduce the reader to different methods of performing the same function. 4. Very well structured (chapter listing below): a. Dreamweaver Basics
b. Adding Content to a Page
c. Working with Graphics
d. Creating Links
e. Designing with Tables
f. Developing Style Sheets
g. Using Library Items
h. Using Templates
i. Creating Frames
j. Creating Forms
k. Adding User Interactivity
l. Managing Your Site
m. Accessibility and Testing
n. Editing The Code
o. Using Find and Replace
p. Creating Layers
q. Extending Dreamweaver 5. Easy enough to be used as a reference book after you complete the tutorials. Best book for you dollars, bar-none!
Rating:
Summary: An Amazing book!!
Review: It may not be insignificant that sample pages are not posted for this book. I stopped by a local store to compare candidate books and found this one rather lacking for my purposes. The page layout is such that the wide, empty margins leave about 1/3 of the page empty. This is what my son does in school when he can't quite reach his page limit. Since there is a more advanced book in this series, the more advanced topics that you find in other books are not covered here. Dreamweaer MX 2004 Bible and Dreamweaver 2004 MX: The Missing Manual both looked more substantive and comprehensive.
Rating: 
Summary: Light Reading
Review: It may not be insignificant that sample pages are not posted for this book. I stopped by a local store to compare candidate books and found this one rather lacking for my purposes. The page layout is such that the wide, empty margins leave about 1/3 of the page empty. This is what my son does in school when he can't quite reach his page limit. Since there is a more advanced book in this series, the more advanced topics that you find in other books are not covered here. Dreamweaer MX 2004 Bible and Dreamweaver 2004 MX: The Missing Manual both looked more substantive and comprehensive.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Jeffery Bardzell provides a solid understanding of what is needed to develop dynamic web sites. Access, SQL, ASP, PHP, and ColdFusion techniques are explained in a down-to-earth manner. This book has taught the necessary skills needed to tackle dynamic Web Development. Jeffery is one of the few writers that possess the technical knowledge and writing ability in conveying a clear and concise guide. If you want/need to delve into a world beyond "static" this book is for you.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004: Training from the Source is a project based book with the goal of learning Dreamweaver 2004 in a hands on approach. There are 17 lessons and other resource material. The topic is lighthouses. Each chapter builds on past concepts taught and progresses in a logical manner. Each chapter contains very concise step by step directions. Screen shots are abundent. The additional tips and notes are very useful. The production techniques are valuable. After finishing the book I went and visited two of the lighthouses. Excellent!
Rating:
Summary: Spectacular. Tried the Visual Quickstart Guide before this
Review: This book is a gem! The information is well written, with a great balance of visual and narrative information. The lessons are wonderfully easy to follow and even presented in nice 1 hour chunks. If you like a hands-on approach this book is highly recommended. I tried Visual Quickstart before reading this book and I was exasperated by the choppy narrative that left me feeling either over qualified or underqualified, but never just right. The Macromedia book has done wonders to recover me from that abyss.
Rating:
Summary: Great Training Manual for Beginner-Intermediate Dreamweaver
Review: This book is fabulous for those who have never seen a copy of Dreamweaver in any incarnation. The author gives simple and thorough explanations of each new skill and reinforces the skills throughout the book so that the student comes away with a working knowledge of the program and is confident enough to strike out on her own. The author also interweaves simple design and programming philosophies into the text. For those with some background in either HTML programming or in using Dreamweaver, the author also provides a quick synopsis so that students can skip sections that they do not need. I own many training manuals for various programs and this is one of the best I've come across for those who are new to WYSIWSG web design programs. Highly recommended.
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