Overview

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Unleashed is your complete reference guide to developing dynamic, data-driven web sites and applications with Dreamweaver 8. Based on the newest version of Dreamweaver, you will find comprehensive and up-to-date instruction on developing complex applications, as well as how to collect information from users, personalize their online experience, and use a variety of built-in site management tools to create the ultimate web site experience. With Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Unleashed, you will learn how to fully exploit Dreamweaver 8 by working with frames and framesets, layers, incorporating multimedia and animation, and adding dynamic elements such as a shopping cart.

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Author:   Zak Ruvalcaba
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.20cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 17.90cm
Weight:   1.574kg
ISBN:  

9780672327605

ISBN 10:   0672327600
Pages:   1032
Publication Date:   20 October 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction.     What's Inside, Part by Part     What's Inside, Chapter by Chapter I. GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH DREAMWEAVER. 1. Introducing Dreamweaver.     CSS     Design     Coding     Site/File Management     Application Development     Other Additions and Enhancements 2. The Dreamweaver Interface.     The Start Page     The Document Window     Context Menus     The Insert Bar     The Properties Inspector     Panels     The Menu Bar 3. Building a Web Page.     Creating a New Document     Working with a New Document in Design View     Inserting the Time and Date     Inserting a Horizontal Rule     Working with Images     Working with Hyperlinks     Working with a Web Page in Code View 4. Dreamweaver Site Management.     The Importance of Defining Sites in Dreamweaver     Defining a New Site     Managing a Website in Dreamweaver     Using Advanced Site Management Options 5. Defining Preferences.     Using the Preferences Window     Setting Keyboard Shortcuts     Working with Tag Libraries II. STATIC WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT. 6. Web Page Structuring Using Tables.     Inserting and Working with Tables 7. Advanced Page Formatting Using Style Sheets.     An Introduction to CSS     Designing CSS Using Dreamweaver and the CSS Styles Panel     Tips and Tricks for Using CSS 8. Working with Frames and Framesets.     Understanding Framed Websites     Working with Frames and Framesets     Adjusting Frame Attributes     Adjusting Frameset Attributes     Adding Content to Frames     Saving Frames and Framesets     Targeting Frames     Iframes     Targeting Browsers That Don't Support Frames 9. Working with HTML Forms.     An Introduction to HTML Forms     Working with Forms and Form Objects 10. Using Dreamweaver Behaviors.     An Introduction to Behaviors     Using the Behaviors Panel 11. Layers in Dreamweaver.     Introduction to Layers     Working with Layers     Designing Table-less Websites Using Layers     Adding Interactivity with Behaviors III. TEAM COLLABORATION AND TASK AUTOMATION. 12. Building Dreamweaver Web Sites within Teams.     Using File Check In and Check Out     Maintaining Design Notes     File View Column Sharing     Generating Workflow Site Reports     Implementing Source Control with Visual SourceSafe     Using WebDAV 13. Managing Website Content Using Contribute.     Content Management Using Contribute     Administrating Contribute-Enabled Sites in Dreamweaver     Sending Connection Keys to Contribute Users     Using Contribute to Make Basic Edits     Rolling Back Pages in Dreamweaver 14. Workflow Enhancement.     Working with the Assets Panel     Using Find and Replace     Using the History Panel     Working with Commands 15. Working with Templates.     Understanding Dreamweaver Templates     Working with Repeating Regions     Defining Optional Regions     Nested Templates     Templates and the Assets Panel     Removing Template Markup     Changing the Default Document 16. Working with Library Items.     Understanding Library Items     Using the Assets Panel to Manage Library Items     Working with Server-Side Includes     Summary PART IV. INCORPORATING MULTIMEDIA AND ANIMATION. 17. Understanding DHTML and the Timeline.     Animation with the Timeline     Behaviors and the Timeline 18. Adding Video and Audio.     Video on the Web     Media Players     Working with Video Clips     Audio on the Web 19. Integrating with Fireworks.     Specifying External Editors     Editing Images in Dreamweaver with Fireworks     Replacing Image Placeholders Using Fireworks     Optimizing Images in Fireworks     Creating Rollover Buttons in Fireworks     Inserting Fireworks HTML     Creating a Web Photo Album 20. Integrating with Flash and Shockwave.     Inserting Flash Movies into Dreamweaver Documents     Working with Flash Elements in Dreamweaver     Managing Links in Flash Movies with Dreamweaver     Controlling Flash Movies with Dreamweaver Behaviors     Roundtrip Flash Editing V. DYNAMIC WEB PAGE CREATION. 21. Introduction to Web Applications.     Terminology     The Dynamic Dorknozzle Intranet Application 22. Working with Server-Side Technologies.     Introduction to Internet Information Services (IIS)     Introduction to ASP     Introduction to ASP.NET     Introduction to ColdFusion     Introduction to PHP 23. A Database Primer.     What Is a Database?     Installing a Database     An Overview of the Dorknozzle Database 24. A SQL Primer.     The Structured Query Language     Basic SQL     Expressions     Operators     Functions     Joins     Subqueries     Using Access to Generate Queries     Using MySQL Maestro to Generate Queries VI. BUILDING DYNAMIC WEB PAGES. 25. Working with Dynamic Data.     Connecting to a Data Source     Building the Employee Store Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP     Building the Employee Store Using ASP.NET     Using Live Data View 26. Adding and Modifying Data.     Creating the New User Registration Page Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP     Creating the My Account Page Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP     Building the New User Registration Page Using ASP.NET     Using Application Objects to Create an Admin Page 27. Integrating Search Functionality.     SQL Search 28. Adding Shopping Cart Functionality.     Creating the Employee Store Shopping Cart Using ASP     Building an ASP.NET Shopping Cart 29. Security and User Authentication.     Securing the Dorknozzle Site Using ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP     Securing the Dorknozzle Site Using ASP.NET 30. Web Services.     An Introduction to Web Services     Dreamweaver and Web Services Integration     Building a Simple Calculator Web Service     Web Service and Database Interaction VII. APPENDIXES AND BONUS CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE. A. Visual Authoring with XML.     Introduction to XML and XSL     Dreamweaver's Visual XML Authoring Environment B. Accessibility.     Accessibility Standards     Accessibility Reference C. Extending Dreamweaver.     Working with Objects     Working with Behaviors     Customizing Dreamweaver Menus Using menus.xml     Sharing Extensions Through the Macromedia Exchange     The Server Behavior Builder Index.

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Zak Ruvalcaba is the founder and president of Module Media, a media development and training firm in San Diego. He teaches and gives design lectures on various technologies and tools, including Dreamweaver, Flash, and ASP.NET, for the San Diego Community College District.

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