Murach's Dreamweaver CC 2014 - Softcover

Ruvalcaba, Zak

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890774774 ISBN 13: 9781890774776

Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates Inc, 2014

Synopsis

This book gets you off to a fast start in using Dreamweaver CC 2014 to create modern websites with HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design.

That's a big task since Dreamweaver CC is such a complex program. The trick is in learning what's going on behind the scenes with HTML5 and CSS3, and then incorporating that with all the design skills you need to create your own websites.

That's where this book comes in. In contrast to other Dreamweaver books, it integrates all of the skills that you need to build full-fledged websites from scratch...websites that work well no matter what device is used to view them.

So you'll learn how to: install and configure the program; use HTML5 and CSS3 to design cutting-edge web pages...use JavaScript and jQuery to enhance the user experience with interactive features...use responsive web design to write websites once that will look great and work right on any device...incorporate video and audio into your web pages without the use of plugins...create templates that let you grow your site as quickly and easily as possible...launch your finished sites with a minimum of fuss...and more!

Along the way, you'll get dozens of practical examples and exercises that will solidify your skills and serve as mentors as you develop your own sites. And all the solutions to the exercises can be downloaded for free from the Murach website so you can see how the professionals do it.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

With Dreamweaver CC, you can go from staring at a blank screen to launching your first website without writing any code and without ever leaving the program! All the tools you need are there.

But any program that's so comprehensive is going to be complex. So the trick is mastering what all of the program's windows, panels, toolbars, and web technologies do and then incorporating all that with the design skills that you need to create your own websites.

That's where this book comes in. In contrast to other Dreamweaver books, it integrates all of the skills that you need to build inviting, standards-compliant, and accessible websites. And it uses a proven instructional approach that makes all the pieces manageable.

So you'll learn how to: install and configure Dreamweaver CC generate the HTML and CSS for a page in a way that's consistent with today's best practices (that includes the use of HTML5 semantics, external style sheets, and CSS3) interpret the generated code so you can tweak it as needed...use JavaScript and jQuery to enhance the user experience with interactive features...use responsive web design to create sites that look great and work right on any device...incorporate video and audio into your web pages without the use of plugins...use templates and library items to save time and build consistent web pages...launch your finished sites with a minimum of fuss and more! Along the way, you'll get dozens of practical examples and exercises that will solidify your skills and serve as guides as you develop your own sites.

About the Author:

Zak Ruvalcaba has been researching, designing, and developing for the web since 1995. As a full-time web developer, he s developed web applications for companies like Gateway, HP, Toshiba, IBM, Intuit, Peachtree, Dell, and Microsoft. As a full-time instructor, he s headed up the Front-End Web Developer Certificate Program in the San Diego Community College District, where he s responsible for running the program and developing the curriculum.

His development and teaching skills have come together in the technical books he s written in the past 15 years. When he discovered Murach Books, he became sold on their distinctive paired-pages style and has done all his latest books for them: a Dreamweaver CC book (the 6th edition of his original Dreamweaver title in 2001); an HTML5 and CSS3 book (the 3rd edition); and a jQuery book (the 2nd edition). He s a busy guy!

About this edition

• Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates Inc
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1890774774
• ISBN 13: 9781890774776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 610