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1. Nancy O.,

May 11, 2009 10:54 AM in reply to mree11

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Dreamweaver is fairly straightforward to learn once you understand HTML and CSS code. Good coding practices are universal whether you use DW or a plain text editor to build your pages. Focus on learning how to work with code and everything else will fall into place.

HTML and/or DW Tutorials
http://www.w3schools.com/
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/
http://www.scriptarchive.com/
http://www.htmldog.com/guides/
http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/
http://alistapart.com/topics/code

CSS
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

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

http://www.westciv.com/
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/one_html_markup_many_css_layouts.asp

http://www.csszengarden.com/

Faux columns with CSS
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fauxcolumns/

Community MX Web Standards Lesson Plan Series
http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=3D074

DW Design Center
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/designcenter/search.cfm?product=Dreamweav er&go=Go

Taking a Fireworks comp to a CSS based layout in DW
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/fireworks/articles/web_standards_layouts_p t1.html

Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
www.alt-web.com/

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2. mree11,

May 11, 2009 10:59 AM in reply to Nancy O.

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Thanks, Nancy, for the advice and all the great links. I'm sure I'll refer to them a lot once I start the class. I've already gone through some of the Dreamweaver tutorial, so I'm getting acquainted with HTML and CSS, but I still have a lot to learn.

Anyone want to give me a link to their website, that they built in Dreamweaver?? I'd love to see your work.

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3. dbboyne,

May 11, 2009 11:14 AM in reply to mree11

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Nice work here.

great-web-sites.com

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4. mree11,

May 11, 2009 11:40 AM in reply to dbboyne

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You're right, dbboyne. Funny thing, I had already found Murray's website and bookmarked it!

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5. Mark A. Boyd,

May 11, 2009 11:53 AM in reply to mree11

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Anyone want to give me a link to their website, that they built in Dreamweaver?? I'd love to see your work.

I think you are missing the concept that Nancy tried to convey. "Built in Dreamweaver" has no real meaning as to the appearance or performance of a Web site. It is the HTML/CSS (and more) that have meaning here.

Consider two houses. One built with a manual hammer[1] and the other built with a powered nail gun. Which is better? Do you think it was the tool that created the better house? Or do you think it was careful planning, understanding of the technology, and implementation - regardless of the tool - that resulted in the better house? DW is just a tool.

FWIW, in all the sites I've been involved in, not a single one was built 100% in Dreamweaver. I use various tools to create the desired output for browsers.

[1] AKA "Random Impact Device - Hand Generated" (I saw this in a supply database listed for more than $400.00)

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6. Nancy O.,

May 11, 2009 12:29 PM in reply to Mark A. Boyd

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I think you are missing the concept that Nancy tried to convey. "Built in Dreamweaver" has no real meaning as to the appearance or performance of a Web site. It is the HTML/CSS (and more) that have meaning here.

FWIW, in all the sites I've been involved in, not a single one was built 100% in Dreamweaver. I use various tools to create the desired output for browsers.

I couldn't have said this any better, Mark.

And while I don't use the entire Adobe suite of products, I do use DW, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash authoring apps and a truckload of other wares I have collected over the years. If the OP really wants to see what I do, he can peruse my site at http://alt-web.com

Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
www.alt-web.com/
www.twitter.com/altweb

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7. MurraySummers,

May 11, 2009 1:25 PM in reply to dbboyne

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Thank you!

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8. MurraySummers,

May 11, 2009 1:27 PM in reply to Nancy O.

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I agree with Mark, too. The GENUINELY important thing is that you understand HTML and CSS. Beyond that point, the tool you use is immaterial.

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9. mree11,

May 11, 2009 3:04 PM in reply to Mark A. Boyd

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Oh, sorry. I get it now. I just came from months on Apple's iWeb Discussion boards where people are showing their websites all the time. But that's because some have used the iWeb templates, they're mostly personal/blog/photo websites, not professional and there's no code used there. So, nevermind!

But I'm glad to see there is support here in these forums. I'll just sit back and read for awhile.

Thanks.

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10. MurraySummers,

May 11, 2009 3:27 PM in reply to mree11

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there's no code used there.

Au contraire! You cannot have a webpage without HTML. But iWeb goes to great extremes to protect you from that reality. Of course it makes a complete mess under the hood by doing so, but, meh..... I guess you are only supposed to build them, not maintain them!

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11. shawebdesign,

Jul 5, 2012 8:08 AM in reply to mree11

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Any HTML web can be open using dreamvewer. if you wan to learn Dreamweaver. You should have basic HTML skills and css skills

if you have that skill then donwload the web template and open it through Dreamweaver

Do some changers see how its apper

that how i hed learn lot of thing

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12. AuctionHugh,

Jul 5, 2012 10:31 AM in reply to mree11

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We use Dreamweaver pretty much exclusively for our websites. About a hundred examples are here: kalamazoo website designers - click on our portfolio link.

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