Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
by David Sawyer McFarland
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Book Reviews of Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
Book Review: The best guide.
Summary: 4 Stars
Simply put, this is the best executed guide to Dreamweaver I've read. It accommodates most any level of skill going in to it, and has very well constructed tutorials and examples. David is a natural teacher.
My only minor criticism is that in a few spots, I felt the fine tuning of certain features was not fully explained, nor was there an acknowledgment of certain missing features to Dreamweaver and how to augment these missing options with minor CodeView tweaks. I'm not sure anyone but me missed this exclusion, so it is such a minor criticism to an otherwise glowing critique.
Book Review: Everything you need to know except how to make a website
Summary: 2 Stars
I am very suspicious about these other reviews. I purchased this book because the very high recommendations that others have given it. This book goes over the most complicated aspects of the program without giving guidence on the use of the items. The website for the book that contains the demos looks like a 8th grader made it in front page. So if you cant make a good website for yourself, why are you telling me how to make one.
It would be like reading a book on how to change a tire, but the first 500 pages are about how a lug nut works.
Book Review: Great book for even Old Dreamweaver versions
Summary: 5 Stars
Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
I found that this book was absolutely great for my Dreamweaver 2004. I needed help with templates and my version as well as the books that came with software didn't do a good job with this. I have bought other books but when I got this one it did a great job with examples etc. 50+ pages just on this topic! I can't wait to use it for other types of things I plan on doing with my current version of Dreamweaver.
Book Review: Huge help
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been hand coding for over eight years now and was pretty reluctant about trying something like Dreamweaver--especially since I couldn't figure it out on my own. When I decided to give it another shot, I also decided to buy Mr. McFarland's book based on the reviews and how much I love his CSS book. The first chapter itself is a huge help, and I've been able to set up a simple site after reading that and skimming some other sections. I like that it's not too wordy like some other books I'd looked through, and the screenshots are great as well.Book Review: A well written book - something we all need.
Summary: 5 Stars
Unlike some manuals and texts which are either a SUMMARY or a BORING TECHNICAL PARALYSIS on the software, this book is very objective, quick to the point, yet goes into detail when necessary. Forget the BIBLE style books, or NUTSHELL style books. This book can be made into an example of how software manuals are written in the future. If there is one drawback, the book is difficult to handle with its so so many pages. I would have broken this down into two books. Just for ease of handling. Also, maybe have the text font size slightly larger.