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Topic: Um....dreamweaver?
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writesomething
Knowflake Posts: 2614
From: meet me in montauk
Registered: May 2006
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posted January 23, 2009 02:20 AM
 
I dont get it...do I need to know codes or something?????? This is frustrating..is there a book anyone can recommend on this program? or any tips? I feel overwhelmed even attempting using it.IP: Logged |
Azalaksh
Moderator Posts: 7865
From: New Brighton, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted January 23, 2009 01:56 PM
write, I have the program. You don't need to know html code, that's the beauty of Dreamweaver. I took a class last spring, worrying about not knowing any programming languages. It doesn't matter  When I get home tonite I'll get my textbooks and come back to this thread. IP: Logged |
Yin
Knowflake Posts: 1602
From:
Registered: May 2004
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posted January 23, 2009 03:56 PM
Depends on your comfort level with web editing programs. If you don't have ANY experience with that stuff - take a class.
You can ask questions and get answers in real time.
A little HTML knowledge goes a long way as well. If you have no concept how HTML, CSS etc. work, you will have a hard time comprehending Dreamweaver.
Seriously, take a class even if it's online.IP: Logged |
Thethirdbenjamin
Knowflake Posts: 610
From: Ottawa / Toronto, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted January 23, 2009 08:01 PM
I'm taking Game Development/Computer Science and HTML is no were close to being programing but thats me.HTML is all built on whats called tags.
so to write basic text I use the <p> tag and whatever I wan't to write i type it in between. The same goes for the other tags. Theres a book called sams teach yourself html in 10 minutes. Its good enought to get started, but doesn't talk about CSS. <h1>header<h1>
<p>Text</p> for links. <a href="www.google.com">link</a> In dreamweaver click on new-> Templates and click on code then you should be able to figure out which code does what. But, the sample template provided doesn't use CSS it uses tables to divide the page. Everyone is staring to use CSS but tables can be still found. Which version of Dreamweaver are you using I'm still partialy using Dreamweaver CS3?. IP: Logged |
Azalaksh
Moderator Posts: 7865
From: New Brighton, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted January 23, 2009 08:03 PM
I agree with Yin -- a class would be best. I took it at my community college -- Adult Continuing Education.This is for Dreamweaver 8. The version after that is CS3.  You can pick up this textbook for $10:
here
You can download the "Student Files" for this textbook (free) from here:
http://academic.cengage.com/coursetechnology/?CFID=8320886&CFTOKEN=79959239
It gives you directions on how to download and save so you can work with them.
Understanding the concept of Cascading Style Sheets is the first hurdle HTML is not that bad -- you can guess how it works just by looking at it -- and having some experience with the UBB code here helps. If you want to see code right now, and you're runnning IE, go to any website and click on View/Source on your menubar and you can see the code that make the webpage what it is. I have a great reference book called "HTML Goodies"..... Are you getting ready to set up a website of your own?? IP: Logged |
Thethirdbenjamin
Knowflake Posts: 610
From: Ottawa / Toronto, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted January 23, 2009 08:07 PM
You don't even need dreamweaver you can make it on notepad even.As long as you type code and save the file as a .html and then click on "internet exploder" ->open the text file. Of course it won't look good, I'm actually thinking of taking courses for CSS since i've done basic webpages with HTML, but i didn't touch the CSS someone did the template for me, i just had to code the rest. CSS is more of a profesional, I'd be cautions if someone paid $300 for a course that is just a basic guide and then they are just showing HTML tags, you can learn that from a book costing no more then $50. heck, you don't even need a book click on the link and learn HTML from here. I know someone who was learning javascript from that site. http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp
click on html leasons. A course on CSS is well worth it, a course on HTML not so much. Just because there are plenty of online resources online for Dreamweaver and HTMl and its normally free. CSS is alot harder to learn. I hope I helped. IP: Logged |
writesomething
Knowflake Posts: 2614
From: meet me in montauk
Registered: May 2006
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posted January 23, 2009 08:24 PM
It gives me a headache....LOL..OMG, Im still confused...I am determined to figure this program out!
I have MX2004...I probably will end up ordering the book. Taking a class sounds interesting...but I already have enough regular classes to deal with. Thanks everyone.
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Thethirdbenjamin
Knowflake Posts: 610
From: Ottawa / Toronto, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted January 23, 2009 08:34 PM
Hey writesomething,What exactly isn't working? IP: Logged |
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