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Summary: Very useful
Review: My first exposure to Dreamweaver 3 was through the CD that comes with this book. (The CD also come with a trial version of Fireworks 3 and several other programs). I am very impressed with Dreamweaver and the explanations this book gives of its features. I'm about halfway through and I understand and can apply every bit so far.This is one of the first books out on Dreamweaver, so I was a bit wary of buying it. It's not for someone who knows absolutely nothing about web design (of course Dreamweaver isn't probably for someone who doesn't have at least *some* idea of what makes web pages work). If you want to learn Dreamweaver 3 and have had some exposure to web design, this book will teach you what you need to know.
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Summary: Dreamweaver 3 for Dummies
Review: Simply Outstanding! Everything you NEED to know without all the stuff you don't need to know. Well written and easy to read. PLUS, and this is great, it covers the basics for using Fireworks 3.0 and an intro to Flash 4.0, you must have this book if you want to learn Dreamweaver 3.0.
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Summary: Dreamweaver 3
Review: The best web page design program ever, very user-friendly, thus making it possible to publish web pages quickly, no hassles, guaranteed! Also, it is not binded by either of the most important browsers on the market. In a nutshell, buy it! It's great!
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Summary: Very useful.
Review: This book has nearly everything one could want in a Dreamweaver book (and the rest you can find yourself by playing with Dreamweaver - the only real way to learn). It gives a lot of good keyboard shortcuts, plus useful advice, and, for those that are interested, there is even a whole section on Fireworks 3 (though I think Photoshop is much better than Fireworks myself). The book is also very good about image maps, tables and importing Excel files into Dreamweaver (*very* useful).
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Summary: An excellent book but not for beginners.
Review: This book is an excellent reference. However it's format differs considerably from some "For Dummies" books. I cannot claim to have read all the "For Dummies" books, but most that I have read pretty much take a hands on approach, tell you what to do, indicate what the screen is supposed to look like after you do it, and go on from there explaining the function of all screens and the various choices they present. And then usually walking the reader through most of the choices. This doesn't happen in Dreamweaver 3. It does discuss the functions of the program in a clear and accurate manner. But there is no thread of an ongoing project that, upon completing the book, would be finished and ready to be read by a browser. The book is strong on technical aspects of the program but contains virtually no practical applications of these technical functions. The closest it comes is at the beginning of the book where the auther instructs the reader... "Write something". But that's the last specific directive given to the reader. It's an excellent book for those who have a good solid understanding of basic Web site development. But as a step by step hands on training text for the beginner, it could lead to more frustration than learning.
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Summary: An excellent book but not for beginners.
Review: This book is an excellent reference. However it's format differs considerably from some "For Dummies" books. I cannot claim to have read all the "For Dummies" books, but most that I have read pretty much take a hands on approach, tell you what to do, indicate what the screen is supposed to look like after you do it, and go on from there explaining the function of all screens and the various choices they present. And then usually walking the reader through most of the choices. This doesn't happen in Dreamweaver 3. It does discuss the functions of the program in a clear and accurate manner. But there is no thread of an ongoing project that, upon completing the book, would be finished and ready to be read by a browser. The book is strong on technical aspects of the program but contains virtually no practical applications of these technical functions. The closest it comes is at the beginning of the book where the auther instructs the reader... "Write something". But that's the last specific directive given to the reader. It's an excellent book for those who have a good solid understanding of basic Web site development. But as a step by step hands on training text for the beginner, it could lead to more frustration than learning.
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Summary: An excellent book but not for beginners.
Review: This book is an excellent reference. However it's format differs considerably from some "For Dummies" books. I cannot claim to have read all the "For Dummies" books, but most that I have read pretty much take a hands on approach, tell you what to do, indicate what the screen is supposed to look like after you do it, and go on from there explaining the function of all screens and the various choices they present. And then usually walking the reader through most of the choices. This doesn't happen in Dreamweaver 3. It does discuss the functions of the program in a clear and accurate manner. But there is no thread of an ongoing project that, upon completing the book, would be finished and ready to be read by a browser. The book is strong on technical aspects of the program but contains virtually no practical applications of these technical functions. The closest it comes is at the beginning of the book where the auther instructs the reader... "Write something". But that's the last specific directive given to the reader. It's an excellent book for those who have a good solid understanding of basic Web site development. But as a step by step hands on training text for the beginner, it could lead to more frustration than learning.
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Summary: Lacks A Project Format
Review: This is not a bad book for beginners but it could have been better. The language is uncomplicated but the one important thing that it lacks is that there is no thread of an ongoing project that, upon completing the book, would be finished and ready to be read by a browser. There should have been a fictional company and the assignment for readers should have been to design a webpage for them. PLEASE include this in the book for the next version.
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Summary: Deeply disappointing
Review: Y'know, I was just rarin' to go, to dive straight into Dreamweaver 3 and knock out my first web site. I figured the "Dummies" series might be a good place to start. Now I'd never bought a Dummies book before, but (silly me) I assumed from the title that one of these books would walk one through a project from ground-zero inception. Not only does this book *not* do that, but some of its commentary is inaccurate - as if someone had done a sloppy rehash of "Dreamweaver 2 for Dummies" and peddled it as the latest and greatest. So...I'm still, sadly, looking for a Dreamweaver 3 book as stylish *and* practical as Hillman Curtis' book on Flash. I strongly recommend against buying this book unless you're already a little proficient with this tool.
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