Dreamweaver - Better training

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Matt James

2004-04-21, 2:48 pm

Hi All.

Im just curious to know where alot of you Dreamweaver web designers etc are
getting your training to be at the level your are. Im a self taught user of
web design and as such there are things I cannot do or just dont know. My
training has come from trial and error, web searches , online and video
tutorials and reading what ever I can get my hands on and web site source
code.

Am I on the right track or should I just bit the bullet and look for some
link of university bases training?

Matt

Murray *TMM*

2004-04-21, 2:48 pm

Get a good book, try lots of things, and stick around here. I can't think
of a better way to do it!

Check these out:

Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual - by David Sawyer McFarland
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

Depending on your technical expertise, the following could become one of
your most useful references -

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible - by Joseph Lowery
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Complete Reference, Second Edition
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

And finally, you will *definitely* want this one once you get to speed!

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Magic - by Massimo Foti, Angela Buraglia, and Dan Short
(with help from their friends)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846

In addition, I can't praise this one highly enough -

http://www.projectseven.com/foundations/index.htm

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"Matt James" <info@matthew-james.com.au> wrote in message
news:c5n8qk$5ep$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hi All.
>
> Im just curious to know where alot of you Dreamweaver web designers etc
are
> getting your training to be at the level your are. Im a self taught user
of
> web design and as such there are things I cannot do or just dont know. My
> training has come from trial and error, web searches , online and video
> tutorials and reading what ever I can get my hands on and web site source
> code.
>
> Am I on the right track or should I just bit the bullet and look for some
> link of university bases training?
>
> Matt
>
>

David Stiller

2004-04-21, 2:49 pm

Matt,

You're on the right track! Just keep at it. I'm self taught as well,
and have been interested in web design for 8 years or so. I've learned
everything just as you described ... books, online tutes, peer discussions
(including newsgroups), and, as personal preferences allow, as much Code
View (vs. Design View) as possible.

For me, it's important to distinguish web development from "using
Dreamweaver"; after all, Dreamweaver isn't what makes it happen -- you do.
Actually, it's a team effort between you and web standards. You may be
"stuck" one day using FrontPage, or HomeSite, or any other editing tool. I
was recently in a NASA trailer at the Wright Brothers Centennial of Flight
in Kitty Hawk and we suddenly had last minute (panic!) changes, and there I
was ... nothing to use but the server's copy of Notepad.

Practice makes perf -- well, practice makes a seasoned developer.

David
stiller ( at ) quip ( dot ) net

"Murray *TMM*" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
news:c5n9ku$65s$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Get a good book, try lots of things, and stick around here. I can't think
> of a better way to do it!
>
> Check these out:
>
> Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual - by David Sawyer McFarland
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846
>
> Depending on your technical expertise, the following could become one of
> your most useful references -
>
> Dreamweaver MX 2004 Bible - by Joseph Lowery
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846
>
> Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Complete Reference, Second Edition
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846
>
> And finally, you will *definitely* want this one once you get to speed!
>
> Dreamweaver MX 2004 Magic - by Massimo Foti, Angela Buraglia, and Dan
Short
> (with help from their friends)
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=books&n=507846
>
> In addition, I can't praise this one highly enough -
>
> http://www.projectseven.com/foundations/index.htm
>
>
>
> --
> Murray --- ICQ 71997575
> Team Macromedia Volunteer for Dreamweaver MX
> (If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
> ==================
> news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.dreamweaver - THE BEST WAY TO GET
> ANSWERS
> ==================
> http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage!
> http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
> http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
> http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
> ==================
>
> "Matt James" <info@matthew-james.com.au> wrote in message
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