Product Description

Millions of Web designers use Dreamweaver and most of them think creating CSS-based, standards-compliant sites is a challenge. In Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS4, authors Stephanie Sullivan and Greg Rewis bridge the gaps between the worlds of CSS design and Dreamweaver by demonstrating how to use Dreamweaver CS4 and CSS together to create individualized, standards-based layouts. Through hands-on projects with lots of visuals, the book enables every user of Dreamweaver to learn CSS effectively and easily.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60369 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780321605030
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Recognized as a Dreamweaver, accessibility, CSS and XHTML expert by the Web community, Stephanie Sullivan frequently presents at conferences, where her insightful, down-to-earth, and entertaining sessions garner top ratings. Stephanie's tutorials and educational articles appear regularly on sites such as Adobe's Developer Center.

Greg Rewis is the Worldwide Senior Evangelist for Web Tools for Adobe and spends over 200 days a year on the road, talking with customers, giving product demonstrations at trade shows and seminars, speaking at industry conferences, and leading specialized advanced training sessions featuring Adobe's Web Tools product line.

Customer Reviews

Mastering CSS within Dreamweaver
As a novice web designer I thought I was in for a tough time but I bought the book anyway because it was the only book focusing on using css with dreamweaver cs4. I have been pleasantly surprised. I have had little trouble working through the tutorial oriented chapters, stopping now and then to check my code against the authors. The book suits people who like to work with split view and gives plenty of practice flipping back and forth. I am now on my second pass through the book. Its the sort of book where you gain deeper understanding of CSS on subsequent passes.

I must admit I swore at it a few times but later appreciated the small "gaps" as opportunities to learn rather than fall into rote learning habits. When you don't fully understand the CSS you can just complete the code and move on then come back later to develop your knowledge.

I still find CSS a little torturous and it will take me a while to get used to the "trial and error" design process. This book is a difficult but good experience. You will need the patience of Buddha. I find myself highlighting paragraphs which I know will be important when I'm on my own developing my site. I can't imagine any books on "just" CSS that would do the job better and all the books on Dreamweaver simply do not train you in using CSS.

You could actually develop a professional website with lean code using only this book and to get the best out of it you should do that even if it is your own fictitious creation.

If you have to buy only one book on Dreamweaver and one on CSS get this book and save yourself getting two books.

Highly Beneficial Training and Resource Tool
Having been involved in web design for some time, I found CSS to be challenging, and even more so, determining the best way to do things is not easy. This book has become my Bible for All Things Dreamweaver and CSS .. an intregal part of my "toolkit." I refer to it constantly during development, as many css/design "issues" come up infrequently. And, I really liked the way they displayed the code for each topic covered. For me, it's all about the picture. I would definitely recommend it as a "must have" to anyone using Dreamweaver and CSS. They do spend some time at the beginning of the book reviewing the CSS/XHTML concepts, which is beneficial for beginners.

Not just for beginners... this is a great resource!
Stephanie and Greg have taken their vast knowledge of both CSS and Dreamweaver, particularly CS4 in this case, and created a cogent, clearly written book for all of us interested in web development using Dreamweaver.

I struggled to understand CSS for some time, even though I was using it. I just didn't "grok" the concept fully. This book has been an eye-opener for me. I get it now!

The authors use the CSS layouts that come with Dreamweaver to explain how and why they use CSS to create a specific result, and show us how to customize the layouts as needed. They impart an understanding of CSS that allows a developer to begin from scratch to achieve their own results.

I particularly applaud the emphasis on usability for those who have visual difficulties, and the techniques to make a web page easy for them to work with. Usability in general is something not always thought of, and the concepts within this book promote usability on every page. It becomes an unconscious practice, which is good for us all.

I highly recommend this book for those new to CSS and to Dreamweaver CS4, but also to anyone who feels that they don't know it all. There will be something for almost everyone to learn within the covers.