What is the best book to learn DREAMWEAVER 8?

Question

Hi

I am trying to create a good website and I hear Dreamweaver is one of the best programs to do it. I got dreamweaver for free last year but I have never used it.

I know I learn by playing around with the program and getting use to it but I need serious knowledge on how to use it properly since I know I will spend a good amount of time designing this page.

Does anyone one of a good book, quick and easy without to much technicallity?

Answer 1

I was in your shoes a few years ago. So, I started to straight away go for certification in Dreamweaver and bought the "Dreamweaver Certified Study Guide MX 2004" (8 is very similar). This book is tremendously helpful in covering a lot of ground really really quickly and is quite accessible and easy in my opinion. But, it leaves out a lot of detail that may be desired to really get why certain things are happening and when/how/why to use certain features/shortcuts etc.

For that purpose and if you know nothing of web development, then I would recommend "Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual." I have the MX 2004 version of that book and it went into quite a lot of detail and I have a firm understanding of a lot of web concepts from that book alone. I lent it to a friend and he learned Dreamweaver (DW) from there as well and is decent at it now.

I would also recommend a "Visual Start Guide" if you are a visual learner. The Missing Manual is more texty and if you don't like reading a lot, it may not work out. Essentially, my advice is to go into borders and read the first chapter of the DW books. Chances are, they'll all say the same thing and you'll be familiar with the material and so you can pay attention to the style and layout of the book instead of the content.

Good luck and all the best in your search.

Answer 2

Since you asked for a book, here's a link to one: http://www.sitepoint.com/books/dreamweaver1/

Dreamweaver's online help system (Adobe, these days) has an extensive amount of very helpful information, including some detailed tutorials that should be able to provide all the detail you need.