Course Book

Dreamweaver 4 Hands-on-Training

From the Back Cover
Dreamweaver 4 Hands-On Training is the latest, updated version of the highly acclaimed tutorial from leading Web-design trainers Garo Green and Lynda Weinman. Thousands of Dreamweaver users have learned how to use the program by simply doing the step-by-step exercises in this foolproof book. The exercises use a real-life Web site to demonstrate how to create everything from rollover effects--using automated JavaScript behaviors, to page layouts--using one of Dreamweaver 4's latest features, Layout Tables. Advanced sections of the book show how to create interactive, moving elements in your Web site, and how to download and use the hundreds of free extensions available online to Macromedia Dreamweaver users. And throughout the book, readers learn useful bits of information about HTML, online type, Web color, and more.

In addition to the book, readers get a CD-ROM complete with exercise files and informative QuickTime videos that offer additional support for each chapter.

About the Author
Garo Green is the Director of Training at the Lynda Ojai Digital Arts Center in Ojai, California. He has worked primarily in the development of custom curriculum and courseware for software training and has extensive knowledge of HTML, computer graphics, and Web design.

Lynda Weinman is the creator of lynda, a leading force in Web-design training. An author and designer, she has been teaching digital arts since the late 1980s at such places as Art Center College of Design, American Film Institute, San Francisco State, UCLA, and most recently at her own popular training center in Ojai, California. Her best-selling books, including Dreamweaver 3.0 Hands-On Training and Designing Web Graphics.3, are used by professional Web designers worldwide.

Note: There are many other good Dreamweaver and web development books, but the class is structured to follow this particular book quite closely. Depending on class progress, there may be a 2nd recommended book added.

Web Development Reference Links:

Macromedia Dreamweaver Support Center
http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/
Online support center, technical notes, and FAQs.

A List Apart: Using Color on the Web
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/color/
An interesting article on color usage. Introduces basic color theory and how it applies to web pages.

HTML Goodies
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
On-line HTML tutorial site. Includes practical lessons and information about basic and advanced HTML, Dynamic HTML, and JavaScript.

 

Realm Graphics
http://www.ender-design.com/rg/
Nicely done bullets, backgrounds, and buttons. Great for simple pages or sites that don't need a lot of custom art and graphics. Files can be downloaded in zipped archives.

 

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
http://www.w3.org/
This is THE source for HTML specifications. Not recommended for beginners - the dominant language used in this site is "Advanced Geek"!