Welcome to Dreamweaver CS3. This new version of the popular web design software offers a rich environment for building professional sites, with drag-and-drop simplicity, clean HTML code, and dynamic database-driven web site creation tools. Moreover, it's now integrated more tightly with Adobe's other products: Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, and their siblings. But with such sophisticated features, the software isn't simple. So say hello to Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual, the fifth edition of this bestselling book by experienced web site trainer and author David McFarland. This book helps both first-time and experienced web designers bring stunning, interactive web sites to life. With jargon-free language and clear descriptions, this new edition addresses both beginners who need step-by-step guidance as well as long-time Dreamweaver users who need a handy reference to address the inner-workings of the program. Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual teaches designers how to construct and manage web sites by examining web-page components and Dreamweaver's capabilities through "live examples". With a complete A-Z guide to designing, organizing, building and deploying a web site for those with no web design experience, this book:

• Takes you through the basics to advanced techniques to control the appearance of your web pages with CSS

• Shows you how to design dynamic database-driven web sites, from blogs to product catalogs, and from shopping carts to newsletter signup forms

• Teaches you how to master your web site, and manage thousands of pages effortlessly

Witty and objective, Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual is a must for anyone who uses this highly popular program, from beginners to professionals. Altogether, it's the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver CS3.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 110 Ratings

Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual - 2009-09-28
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Excellent walk-through book for a beginner. It's helped our new web editor immensely.
Cindy Sproles
Christian Devotions Ministries

A must have for Dreamweaver - 2009-08-18
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I bought this book right at the end of my Dreamweaver class at a community college and it is fantastic. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is that it has nothing about disjointed rollovers. For that I had to go back to my textbook, Garrick Chow's Dreamweaver CS3 which is otherwise a serviceable though somewhat minimal book.
Other than the disjointed rollover thing, I have to say that the Dreamweaver software really opened up for me when I got this dauntingly and rewardingly giant tome.
It is clear and logical in it's tutorials and explanations and that is so important for beginners. This book really knows it's stuff and knows what you need to know.

A perfect introduction for an experienced computer user - 2009-07-08
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This book is exactly what I was looking for: a text to introduce the basic and advanced tools of Dreamweaver without bringing me all the way back to kindergarten. McFarland does an excellent job of providing detail to the point that his instruction is always straightforward without being demeaning or boring.

As an experienced computer user, I was able to get quickly up to speed in Dreamweaver CS3 with The Missing Manual. A+ instructional writing and tutorials! I recommend this book wholeheartedly.

Note: There are some errors throughout the text and tutorials, which I expect in any 1,000+ page technical document. Most of the errors are accounted for on the companion website. Furthermore, we often encounter small frustrations like these when designing for the web, so I think a little confusion here and there spices up the learning experience and is really just par for the course.

It's well named! - 2009-05-27
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I bought a lot of "manuals" for Dreamweaver CS3. Dreamweaver CS3 The Missing Manual was the best. It starts with directions on how to build a simple website, then goes on to tell you how to make a more complex website. Right from the beginning you are building websites, unlike some of the manuals that launch into descriptions of how the program is better than other programs, blah blah blah. (Nice but if you already have Dreamweaver, who cares). Part of what makes it good is that there is an online site where you do tutorials. That means you don't have to download lessons on your computer and you can pick and choose what lessons you want or need. This book has a lot of information arranged in a really usable way. It gets five stars from me.

awesome book. Very practical and focused - 2009-04-11
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Very practical and helpful in learning how to use dreamweaver. Different from most books by giving good tips and focused on a tutorial type approach.

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