Dreamweaver 4 Bible [With CDROM]

This book tries to be all things to all people and as such it includes basic stuff and quite advanced stuff. There's basic info about HTML (ie what's a tag) which I skipped straight over but which a beginner would find useful (although there's plenty of other books that cover this material). For the more advanced user there's some great info on how to make your own Dreamweaver extensions, cross-browser compatibility issues, and incorporating the Beatnik plug-in into your pages to make interesting sound effects.The accompanying CD-ROM is full of useful Dreamweaver extensions (although you could have downloaded these from various websites), as well as trial versions of Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash. Also included is the complete text of the book in PDF format.

Start off knowing nothing about web design and a few days later know it all! This book is packed full of easy-to-understand examples and powerful hints and tips. I've read a lot of computer-related books in my day and I've never seen a book layed out any better. It's so easy to comprehend and follow. And the best part is....you'll have a FUN time learning unlike a lot of other software programs.

This text is jam packed with useful information. I have just begun to skim the surface of this book, and I have already found tricks to make my web site development easier. I recommend this book to all those who use Dreamweaver and beginners as well. You will not regret this purchase.

Positively the most comprehensive presentation of a very complicated, ever-changing arena.Joeseph Lowery has a writing style that is easy to read. Despite its three inch thickness, the book is well laid out, well cross-referenced and very well formatted where the reader can spot the important 'stuff' at a glance. Better yet, one can go back for deeper details. I've read a lot of books in this field. Very few have real 'meat' to digest, and the others just skim the surface. The DW bible gives you answers. Best yet, the author anticipates where the reader/novice could go wrong. Having 'been there, done that', he guides the reader around the pitfalls rather than allowing him to fall in it! Awesome job!

What else can be said except that Joe has done another masterful work at providing in depth documentation of DreamWeaver4's many features.Joe's books sit at arm's length and is used as a reference constantly.