You can have a web site up in as long as it takes you to read this book!
I read SAMS teach yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 and learned basic html. I was told that I would have to take a class in order to comprehend dreamweaver. I didn't have to, after learning basic html and reading Macromedia Dreamweaver for Windows, I was able to build my website in as long as it took me to finish the book, which wasn't long. Dreamweaver is now so easy for me to navigate. Take a look at my website, www.thechildrenofthephoenix.com and you will see what I mean.
I'm lost with this book
This book is not totally disappointing. It has some good sides. However, my overall experience is not very positive. You get the impression this book targets about 1 percent of DW users, the heavy-duty coders. If you are like me, more design-oriented and interested in Flash, web images and other stuff, you'll be lost with this book.
Not for novices
I am very computer savy. I have used Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator, and In Design almost from the get go, yet, I have been very frustrated in trying to get web pages up and going by following this book and toying with Dreamweaver on my own. Very frustrating!
Better suited for experienced Dreamweaver users.
I recently switched to Dreamweaver after using Golive a few years back. Therefore I'm a total novice when it comes to Dreamweaver. I felt I needed to start from scratch and the cover of this book reads " Learn Dreamweaver the Quick and Easy Way." Well, it started off easy enough but then quickly progressed to advanced techniques. It seems that the section on CSS should have appeared later were this truly a book for new users. I feel the need to purchase a book which flows better from basic to advanced. Perhaps this book will then serve as a reference.
Not intended for the web design novice
I am completely new to web design and found this book extremely overwhelming. The series title, "Visual Quickstart Guide", appears to be aimed towards beginners such as myself, however it is probably aimed at people with experience with older versions of Dreamweaver looking to upgrade their knowledge. There is so much talk about the old dreamweaver, new ways of doing things etc. and I'm not really interested in that. Other clues that this book is not designed for a beginner is the lack of glossary (mentioned in another review) and the amount of space devoted to setting one's preferences of Dreamweaver. As a novice, how am I supposed to know what I prefer when I don't even know where to begin?
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