That's where this book comes in. Not only will you get all the normal stuff, but you will also learn about many things the manual doesn't tell you. While you are reading though the book you will find live examples and many jokes to help lighten your learning.
It is written for the person who may not know anything about designing and putting together a Web page. It will tell you how to do things as well as why you would do them and why it would be useful. It also has many useful things for the more advanced designer.
Have you heard of "Easter Eggs"? They are hidden things in computer programs that are fun and sometimes even useful. Included in this book are some of these "Easter Eggs".
Dreamweaver 4 comes with other Macromedia technology integrated into it such as Flash and Shockwave. The book walks you though how to add Flash buttons, and other things, to your Web pages. It also warns you that if the person viewing your Web page does not have Flash installed on their computer, they will not be able to see the Flash movies.
Most professional Web pages have tables and/or frames in them. There are separate chapters to help you learn each of these useful tools. Tables are very useful when making your Web page look good and frames are useful for navigation. Dreamweaver makes creating both of these very easy and this book tells you how.
After you have completed your Web site you will be ready to test your site and get it online. You will now find out, with this book, how to do this in the most effective ways. You will learn to find and fix broken links on your pages so people will not have to deal with them when they come to visit your site.
You will be given a checklist of things to do to make sure your site is ready to go online. Then you will be shown how to get your site online. If you already have a site, and want to update and organize it, you will be shown how to use your new Dreamweaver program to do so.
If you like to use design notes, when creating your Web pages, you will be shown how you can do that using Dreamweaver 4. Design notes are very helpful when, after time, you go back to update your pages and find you can't remember why or how you did something. You can write yourself a note telling yourself that no one else can see.
This book is a fabulous tutorial and desk side manual for using Dreamweaver 4. If you use Dreamweaver 4 on a regular basis, to create your Web pages, then this is a book you need to have sitting on your desk. Even the best Web designers can't remember how to do everything all the time. Having this book handy, at all times, will make your Web creating more successful, more fun and much easier.
