Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Unleashed

The most comprehensive, independent Dreamweaver CS4 resource for experienced Web developers. bull; Everything Web developers need to plan, architect, develop, and deploy state-of-the art Web sites, applications, and services with Dreamweaver CS4. bull; The only advanced Dreamweaver book to cover all the major server-side technologies Dreamweaver supports. bull; Thoroughly updated with new coverage of developing rich Internet applications using both Ajax and Adobe Flex. Most Dreamweaver books are targeted either at beginners or at Web designers who want to avoid coding as much as possible. Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Unleashed fills an enormous gap in the marketplace, focusing on the needs of experienced programmers who intend to use Dreamweaver as the sophisticated programming tool that it is. Thoroughly updated for the brand-new Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, this is a comprehensive, independent resource for Web developers who reliable and upto- date help for developing complex applications and building richer end-user experiences. Expert Web developer and trainer Zak Ruvalcaba brings together deep real-world insights and advanced techniques for every facet of contemporary Web development, from data-driven applications to multimedia content, site management to security, deployment to personalization. Readers will learn how to smoothly integrate Dreamweaver CS4 with other key Web design and development tools, ranging from Photoshop to SQL databases. They will also discover how to use Dreamweaver CS3 to improve team collaboration, automate workflow, streamline content management, and reuse assets more efficiently. This edition contains extensive new coverage of building rich Internet applications with Ajax, Adobe Flex, and ActionScript. Dreamweaver CS4 is positioned to become the leading integrated development environment for both Ajax and Flex: this is one of the few books that will serve developers who want to use it this way.

Zak Ruvalcaba has been researching, designing, and developing for the Web since 1995. He holds a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University and a master of science degree in instructional technology from National University in San Diego. He served as creative director with EPIC Solutions until 1998. His expertise in developing web applications led him to a position as manager of web development at SkyDesk Inc., where he developed web applications for such companies as Gateway, HP, Toshiba, IBM, Intuit, Peachtree, Dell, and Microsoft. He has worked for such companies as ADCS, Inc., and Wireless Knowledge, and as a wireless software engineer developing .NET solutions for companies such as Mellon Financial, Goldman Saks, TV Guide, Healthbanks, The Gartner Group, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Commerce One.

His skill set includes technologies and languages from HTML/XHTML, XML/XSLT, JavaScript, CSS, ASP, ASP.NET, Visual Basic .NET, C#, ADO.NET, Web Services, SQL, T-SQL, Flash/ActionScript, and ColdFusion.

Aside from teaching and holding design lectures on various technologies and tools including Dreamweaver, Flash, and ASP.NET for the San Diego Community College District, Mt. San Jacinto Community College, and Palomar Community College, Zak Ruvalcaba is also the author of 10 Minute Guide to Dreamweaver 4 by Que Publishing, Build Your Own ASP.NET 3.5 Website Using C# and VB by SitePoint Press, and Beginning Expression Web by Wrox Press.

Zak Ruvalcaba is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET (MCAD) and a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer for .NET (MCSD).

Introduction	p. 1
Getting Up to Speed with Dreamweaver CS4	p. 5
The Dreamweaver CS4 Interface	p. 7
New Dreamweaver CS4 Features	p. 8
The Welcome Screen	p. 10
The Document Window	p. 11
The Tabbed File Chooser and Related Files Bar	p. 12
The Document Toolbar	p. 14
The Standard Toolbar	p. 25
The Style Rendering Toolbar	p. 26
The Status Bar	p. 27
Context Menus	p. 30
The Insert Panel	p. 32
Common Objects	p. 33
Layout Objects	p. 35
Form Objects	p. 36
Data Objects	p. 37
Spry Objects	p. 37
Text Objects	p. 38
Favorites	p. 39
The Property Inspector	p. 40
Panels	p. 42
Interacting with Panels	p. 42
The CSS Styles Panel	p. 45
The AP Elements Panel	p. 45
The Application Tab Group	p. 45
The Files Panel	p. 45
The Assets Panel	p. 46
The Snippets Panel	p. 46
The Tag Inspector Panel	p. 46
The Behaviors Panel	p. 47
The History Panel	p. 47
The Frames Panel	p. 47
The Code Inspector	p. 47
The Results Tab Group	p. 47
Workspace Layouts	p. 48
The Menu Bar	p. 49
Building a Web Page	p. 51
Creating a New Document	p. 52
Working with a New Document in Design View	p. 56
Modifying the Page Properties	p. 56
Working with Text	p. 61
Inserting the Time and Date	p. 79
Inserting a Horizontal Rule	p. 80
Working with Images	p. 82
Inserting Images into a Dreamweaver Document	p. 83
Formatting Images Within a Document	p. 85
Image Placeholders	p. 88
Rollover Images	p. 90
Working with Hyperlinks	p. 91
Linking Text	p. 93
Email Links	p. 95
Linking Images	p. 96
Image Maps	p. 97
Named Anchors	p. 99
Creating a Navigation Bar	p. 102
Dreamweaver Site Management	p. 105
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