Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
by David Sawyer McFarland
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Book Reviews of Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
Book Review: Awesome Book, so far!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great book.
After reading the amazon reviews and browsing through this one along with some others at borders I made the commitment.
I passed on the following after looking through them:
-Dreamweaver for dummies
-The Dreamweaver cs3 bible
-Dreamweaver one on one.
The tutorials are great. I don't really know anything about webdesign other than line breaks and <strong> tags...this book is showing me that I don't really need to know any more than that. The tone is good, humorous but not as relaxed as a dummies book, and very imformative. I'm going to pick us the Missing Manual series for Flash and Photoshop next.
I guess I could give it 5 stars but I'm not through the book yet, about half-way. Maybe I'll update the review when I'm done with the book.
Book Review: BRILLIANT! Easy to Understand; Easy to Use; Great Index, too
Summary: 5 Stars
Highly recommended to anyone who wants to use Dreamweaver the website-creating program, DREAMWEAVER CS3: THE MISSING MANUAL is an invaluable source of information for both beginners and professionals alike.
As thick as a phone book with an exhausting array of information, this manual is wonderfully easy to read because it is written in simple English (rather than jargon) and includes a great index that makes finding specific tips a breeze.
When I first purchased this book, I did a hunt and peck to find exactly what I thought I needed. When I discovered how well written it was, I started DREAMWEAVER CS3: THE MISSING MANUAL from the beginning and now understand better what I initially believed I had mastered. This book is HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
-- Regina McMenamin
Book Review: Good companion
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is an excellent partner to the lynda.com online learning. You just need that visual and audio explanation that the online learning provides when you are a total novice, like myself, trying to learn web design, and in particular Dreamweaver. BUT, this book REALLY fills in the gaps and compliments that program very well, and also gives quite a bit of additional information. [...] but I am beginning to put it all together and if I could just get a few private lessons to top off this other learning I would be in a great position. Dreamweaver is not the easy program some would have you think it is, I did find that I needed McFarland's companion manual on CSS so that I could really grasp the code aspect of design. His two manuals and the online tutorials have all dovetailed together well.Book Review: Good Detail
Summary: 4 Stars
The book has interesting tutorials, but I still had many problems with CSS and ended up just using Dreamweaver the old reliable way. I feel he's trying to get me to purchase his other book on CSS by not having enough details to get the basics working properly on all browsers. On the other hand, I'm not experienced with code, and perhaps I need an even simpler book. I ended up also buying Dreamweaver for Dummies which is more basic but not detailed. I needed both books to set up my site and the gadgets & CSS didnt work for me the way this booked explained. Could be my ignorance, but it should have walked me through it in a better way. Parts of the book were great like setting up a site, linking, etc. but what I really wanted to know is CSS, but seems I'll have to buy his other book.Book Review: Excellent learning tool and ongoing resource
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an outstanding introduction to both the general concepts and the detailed processing of Dreamweaver CS3, written in a way easy to understand. It took me about 4 weeks to get through the 940 pages but I felt I was learning throughout the process. While obviously a fan of the program, McFarland also points out where it is lacking or confusing, and provides helpful workarounds. The tutorials are comprehensive and instructive. The book exceeded my expectations as a tool for trying to learn the program. As I convert my existing site to DW CS3, I'm now using it as a resource.
I did find a surprising number of typos, though none were terribly distracting. Things like "see page xx" and incorrect file names when describing the steps of the tutorials.