Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Magic

If "hands on training" via projects is your perferred method of learning this book is sure to please. Excellently documented and written in easy-to-understand language, the beginning Dreamweaver user should feel right at home here. And thanks to the large number of subjects covered, experienced Dreamweaver users should find something here for them as well.I think it's also worth mentioning that in addition to giving the reader all the how-to information, the book does a great job of demonstrating 'effecient workflow' in Dreamweaver which can sometimes be the most difficult thing to grasp - especially if you are just starting out. That said in addition to teaching the reader how to build better web sites, this book may just make the process for doing that seem a whole lot easier, too.

Ok...sure...I'm a big fan of the new Dreamweaver MX 2004 because it's based on Cascading Style Sheets...bravo Macromedia! But if I'm somebody new to Dreamweaver and CSS, how I am I going to wield this mighty power newly given me by Macromedia?? I'm going to buy this book and be tipped off by the best folks in the business...that's what I'm going to do.Dreamweaver MX 2004 Magic is a great book with great ideas from great people. These are stepping off points--ideas to get you going that should help you teach yourself more. There's a CD-ROM, too, that does what it says it will--walk you through each of the projects.This book is about empowering you to work the magic of which DW is capable. I'm not a big fan of the cookie-cutter, packaged up "put this on your site" approach that many Web sites use to deliver the bells and whistles folks expect of a modern Web site. What I do like is a book like this that teaches people how to create their own bells and whistles...stimulates the creativity to make something new. This book has interesting material for the newbie and for the pro...it's worth a look.