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Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual
- Pogue Press
- 2008-12-03
- 3728Rank
- $44.99
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Huge book, lots of information
I had been teaching a workshop on Dreamweaver CS3 and had to get a new book when CS4 came out. I picked "The Missing Manual" and was very pleased with it. You will find tons of information in this very thick book, and instead of including a CD, you downloaded your tutorial files from their internet site. It worked perfect. The site also had a list of Errata, in case you felt that something was wrong. Not every chapter had a tutorial, but the ones that did were to the point.Another thing I liked about the book is that the author gave his frank opinion about different features of the software and, if he felt they were not useful, he said so! Often a book is sponsored by the software manufacturer and they will never admit there is anything wrong with the software!I used the book for a beginner's class (32 hours) in Dreamweaver, and had hoped to cover around 800 pages, but that was too ambitious. However, the students, who were originally intimidated by the enormous book, seemed to have a good handle on Dreamweaver at the end of the session.I would have liked to have had more video tutorials on the web site - there was only one - so be prepared to get your information from the book the old fashioned way.Good book, lots of material
