Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you’ll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 Dreamweaver CS4 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Dreamweaver CS4 in no time.
You’ll learn to:
Design and preview a Web page
Format text and resize images
Build fillable Web-based forms
Create a rollover image
Open linked pages in new windows
Work with cascading style sheets
Upload pages and test your site
Each Teach Yourself VISUALLY book offers these key features:
Helpful sidebars that offer practical tips and tricks
Full-color screen shots that demonstrate each task
Succinct explanations that walk you through step by step
Two-page lessons that break big topics into bite-sized modules Download eBook Free »
Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you’ll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 135 Flash CS4 Professional tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Flash CS4 Professional in no time.
As the industry standard for creating lively Web animations, Flash allows you to develop animation content or turn existing graphics into dynamic Web page animations — the CS4 release guarantees a world of new and thrilling possibilities
If you are a beginner-to-intermediate level Flash user, this book will get you up and running fast as you dive into the tasks of building animation sequences and using ActionScript to create interactive Web page components
Contains 150 useful and interesting Flash tasks presented in full color that demonstrates how easy it can be to design rich and dynamic content for any Web site Download eBook Free »
Are you anxious to get started with the new release of Photoshop? If you learn best visually, then you’ll love the updated and expanded coverage found in this tutorial.
Full-color throughout, this book offers newly revised design features that allow for larger screen shots for better navigation and a more detailed look at each tasks’ step-by-step instructions
Packed with additional pages and expanded coverage of cool new tasks for you to accomplish
An approachable teaching style makes Photoshop CS4 accessible for beginners and instructs visual learners of how to put this application to work for them
Covers the most important features of Photoshop, including importing photos from a digital camera, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, adding custom 3D effects, and editing images for posting on the Web
Walks you through creating a Web photo gallery, incorporating graphics into desktop publishing programs, using palettes and layers, compositing, applying gradients, and setting type and filters Download eBook Free »
Packed with more than one thousand pages of hands-on instruction and step-by-step tutorials, the bestseller returns with everything you need to know to harness the power of Dreamweaver CS4. This comprehensive resource guides you through the ins and outs of Dreamweaver CS4 so you can quickly get started building dynamic, data-driven sites. The book demonstrates building interactive forms; creating client-side image maps; connecting to a live database; working with layers, style sheets, and dynamic HTML; inserting, deleting, and updating data from Web pages; designing with templates; and integrating with Photoshop, Bridge, Flex, Fireworks, and Cold Fusion, as well as CSS and Ajax.
Create state-of-the-art Web sites with ease
If you want to create dynamic Web sites with Dreamweaver, you’ve come to the right place. From Dreamweaver basics to what’s new in CS4 to cool techniques such as how to use jQuery and drop in Web widgets, this book provides the step-by-step detail you need to succeed. Connect to live databases, expand into XML, use Spry and Ajax and Adobe® Air, add Fireworks®, toss in some video, and produce pages that really pop.
Create sophisticated Web pages that draw from data sources
Define a site and map dynamic and static pages
Add little bits of code as you need through the Snippets panel
Understand Cascading Style Sheets and build page templates
Master behaviors, events, and actions—and manage your site
Drag and drop Web widgets onto your pages
Integrate MP3 files, install streaming audio, and podcast XML feeds
Companion Web Site
Visit www.wiley.com/go/dreamweavercs4bible for guided lessons, sample code, and examples of all projects in the book.
Style any page element quickly with enhanced CSS control
Fine-tune your code with Dreamweaver’s new Live View
Build database-driven sites with PHP, ASP, and Coldfusion
A completely revised and updated edition of the all-time bestselling Flash title
Written by two of the world’s leading Flash experts, this comprehensive reference provides you with undocumented techniques, tips, and tricks on the CS4 release of Flash, the popular tool that allows you to create animations and build interactive Web sites
In-depth coverage on more than one thousand pages includes something for everyone—whether you’re a Web novice or an accomplished Web professional—this resource will be your guide to the inner workings and capabilities of Flash CS4
Two of the world’s leading Flash experts offer more coverage than any other book on the market
The accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, addons, plugins, shareware, templates, and examples
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
The ultimate comprehensive guide to everything from drawing basics to advanced techniques
Adobe expert Ted Alspach reveals the latest on Illustrator CS4’s new features and thoroughly explains how to integrate Illustrator with the rest of Creative Suite 4
Teaches you step-by-step how to create designs that work beautifully, whether in print or online
Covers the basics of drawing, painting, coloring, and uncoloring
Offers essential tips for mastering paths, masks, blends, patterns, transparency, and type
Introduces you to enhanced Smart Guides and a new Crop Area tool
Demonstrates how to work in multiple pages with CS4’s new Artboard tool
Packed with practical tips and tricks to improve designs and conquer the Web with scripts and online design techniques
Adobe insider Ted Alspach helps you unlock the power of Illustrator CS4
If you rely on Illustrator every day, you can’t afford to be behind the curve. This comprehensive guide is just what you need to become current and stay that way, from drawing basics to advanced techniques. Adobe expert Ted Alspach reveals the latest on Illustrator CS4′s new features, thoroughly explains how to integrate Illustrator with the rest of the Creative Suite, and, best of all, teaches you step-by-step how to create designs that work beautifully, whether in print or online.
Learn the basics of drawing, painting, coloring, and uncoloring
Master paths, masks, blends, patterns, transparency, and type
Become super smart with enhanced Smart Guides
Work in multiple pages with Illustrator’s new Artboard tool
Use pages of practical tricks and tips to improve your designs
Conquer the Web with scripts and online design techniques
Use multiple Artboards to layer multiple pages
Strengthen illustrations by using advanced techniques
The soup-to-nuts guide on everything InDesign users need to know about the much-anticipated CS4 release!
Packed with more than one thousand pages of real-world insight and valuable guidance, this authoritative resource describes the power and potential of InDesign—whose popularity as a page-layout program is growing stronger and gaining new converts every day
No matter what your skill level, you will get everything you need to know in order to make the most of this software and take advantage of InDesign CS4’s innovative architecture, functionality, and many ingenious features
Learn how to edit Photoshop, Illustrator, and PDF files from within InDesign; export documents in HTML for publication on CD-ROM or the Web; tap the power of multiple layers and master pages; optimize InDesign for efficient project workflow; take advantage of dynamic spell-checking; and more
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
The ultimate comprehensive reference to Adobe now updated and revised to cover the CS4 release!
As the industry-standard image-editing software for print and digital media, Photoshop has a phenomenally broad reach and, if you’re a user, then you’re anxious to get started with CS4!
This authoritative guide to Photoshop CS4 shows you how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images
Sheds light on optimal ways to create cutting-edge special effects for digital or film-based images, and then use them on the Web or in print
More than 1,200 pages are packed with advice that demystifies even the most complex Photoshop tasks
Covers everything from image-editing basics to techniques for working with camera raw images
Also discusses the file browser, histogram palette, lens blur, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and more
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Master the powerhouse of image-editing software
Photoshop is the industry leader in image editing software and this bestselling Photoshop reference shows you why in spades. Packed with over a thousand pages of step-by-step instructions, techniques, and tricks, this essential book covers everything — from the basics to using effects to building spectacular composites to creating projects for the Web or video. Start creating your best work with Photoshop CS4 and the only Photoshop book you need to succeed.
Find out the latest on Photoshop CS4
Master image editing for Web, video, and technical images
Bring out your subjects’ best with lighting, color, and retouching tools
Take control with layers, channels, smart objects, and selections
Add effects, paint with “brushes,” and boldly enter the world of 3-D
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