Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Bible

by Joseph Lowery

Overview

Updated version of the bestselling Dreamweaver Bible series

Packed with hands-on instruction and step-by-step tutorials, the Dreamweaver CS5 Bible has everything you need to harness the incredible power of this amazing Web development tool. Starting with Dreamweaver basics, expert author and Adobe guru Joe Lowery (Adobe CS4 Web Workflows and Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Bible) guides you through the ins-and-outs of Dreamweaver showing you how to build dynamic, data-driven sites in no time.

• Details how to use Dreamweaver with PHP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion and more to access and work with live backend data
• Describes designing for and working with popular Content Management Systems (CMS) including WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal
• Includes how-to's on using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in Dreamweaver to build attractive dynamic websites, as well as comprehensive information on creating and working with both design and code templates to provide consistency across a web site with minimal effort

Dreamweaver has established itself as one of the leading Web development tools and Dreamweaver CS5 Bible is the must-have learning tool and reference guide for any Web developer using Dreamweaver.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470881767
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/20/2010
Series:	Bible , #699
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1344
File size:	33 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Joseph Lowery has been writing about computers and new technology since 1981. He is the author of the previous editions of Dreamweaver Bible as well as the recent Adobe CS4 Web Workflows, Adobe CS3 Web Workflows, and CSS Hacks and Filters (all published by Wiley). He is also the author of Joseph Lowery’s Beyond Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver MX 2004 Killer Tips (with Angela Buraglia), and Dreamweaver MX 2004 Web Application Recipes and Dreamweaver 8 Recipes (with Eric Ott), all published by New Riders. He has also written books on HTML and on using the Internet for business. His books are international bestsellers, having sold more than 400,000 copies worldwide in eleven different languages. Joe is also a consultant and trainer and has presented at Seybold in both Boston and San Francisco, Adobe conferences in the U.S. and Europe, and at ThunderLizard’s Web Design World. He is currently a partner in Mark of the Joe Communications, an eLearning consultancy.

Table of Contents

Introduction xxix

Part I: Laying the Groundwork in Dreamweaver 1

Chapter 1: Introducing Dreamweaver CS5 3

Chapter 2: Touring Dreamweaver 39

Chapter 3: Setting Your Preferences 99

Chapter 4: Setting Up Sites and Servers 143

Part II: Designing and Crafting Basic Pages 179

Chapter 5: Accessing the Code Directly 181

Chapter 6: Building Style Sheet Web Pages 253

Chapter 7: Working with Text 303

Chapter 8: Inserting Images 359

Part III: Adding Advanced Design Features 415

Chapter 10: Working with Divs and AP Elements 417

Chapter 11: Using Behaviors 465

Chapter 12: Setting Up Tables 507

Chapter 13: Interactive Forms 543

Chapter 14: Creating Lists 583

Chapter 15: Using Frames and Framesets 613

Chapter 16: Powering Ajax Pages with Spry 647

Chapter 17: Working with JavaScript Frameworks 703

Part IV: Incorporating Dynamic Data 719

Chapter 18: Establishing Connections and Recordsets 721

Chapter 19: Making Data Dynamic 755

Chapter 20: Managing Data 777

Chapter 21: Working with Dynamic Live View 793

Chapter 22: Crafting Multi-Page Applications 811

Chapter 23: Using Web Content Management Systems 851

Part V: Including Multimedia Elements 871

Chapter 24: Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, and Bridge Integration 873

Chapter 25: Inserting Flash Elements 907

Chapter 26: Adding Video to Your Web Page 917

Chapter 27: Using Audio on Your Web Page 947

Part VI: Enhancing Productivity and Web Site Management 961

Chapter 28: Using Dreamweaver Templates 963

Chapter 29: Using Library Items and Server-side Includes 1023

Chapter 30: Maximizing Cross-Browser Compatibility 1043

Chapter 31: Building Web Sites with a Team 1061

Chapter 32: Integrating with XML and XSLT 1115

Part VII: Extending Dreamweaver 1141

Chapter 33: Customizing Dreamweaver 1143

Chapter 34: Handling Server Behaviors 1193

Chapter 35: Creating Adobe AIR Applications 1227

Appendix A: What’s New in Dreamweaver CS5 1243

Appendix B: What’s on the Web Site? 1251

Index 1255