Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX

Dreamweaver MX / Fireworks MX Savvy is a thorough, in-depth resource for every user of Macromedia's powerful web publishing tools. Heading up a team of experienced Web professionals, best-selling author Christian Crumlish teaches you everything from best-practices methodology to the nitty gritty of such common tasks as: migrating sites to Dreamweaver, optimizing images for Web use, creating dynamic content, building web applications, administering your site, and more.
Work your way through from Chapter 1 to Chapter 32, or jump right to the information you need most to improve your productivity and get professional results. Whether you're a Web designer or developer, a graphic designer or a project manager, this book will make you a Dreamweaver and Fireworks expert.
Coverage includes:
Planning Your Web Project: using the Site Definition Wizard; using templates, assets, and libraries; setting up a remote server; and customizing and extending Dreamweaver.
Creating and Optimizing Graphics: roundtrip graphics editing, working with bitmaps and vectors, creating navigation objects, batch-processing images, and optimizing images for faster page loading.
Designing Web Pages: using tables, layers, and style sheets; using image placeholders; taking advantage of Dreamweaver's new CSS 2.0 support; building a navigation interface; and adding interactive behaviors.
Building Database-Backed Web Apps: assembling forms from front to back; choosing from the ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, ColdFusion, and PHP/MySQL server models; working with dynamic data; and creating Web applications.
Handing Over a Finished Project: validating and testing your site, going live, and setting up backend administration functionality to manage a site over the long term.
Hands On tutorials let you apply your new knowledge to complex real-world projects, mastering the skills your own Web sites demand. A full-color section illustrates color-specific techniques.
Featured on the CD
All the files you'll need to complete the book's tutorials, along with trial versions of Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash. You'll also find a starter set of third-party Dreamweaver extensions and convenient Web resources.

PART II • USING FIREWORKS
Chapter 5 • Getting into Fireworks
Chapter 6 • Adding Strokes, Fills, and Live Effects
Chapter 7 • Working With Vectors
Chapter 8 • Working with Bitmaps
Chapter 9 • Designing Navigation Objects
Chapter 10 • Slicing, Optimizing, and Exporting Images

PART III • BUILDING A WEB PAGE
Chapter 11 • Page Layout with Tables and Layers
Chapter 12 • Inserting and Formatting Text Content
Chapter 13 • Working with Graphics
Chapter 14 • Interactivity with Framesets and Frames
Chapter 15 • Cascading Style Sheets
Chapter 16 • Making and Maintaining Hyperlinks

PART IV • INSERTING DYNAMIC CONTENT
Chapter 17 • Adding Multimedia
Chapter 18 • Rollovers, Navigation Bars, and Jump Menus
Chapter 19 • Behavioral Science
Chapter 20 • Going Interactive with Forms
Chapter 21 • Building an E-Commerce Site

PART V • DEVELOPING WEB APPLICATIONS
Chapter 22 • Building Web Applications
Chapter 23 • Handcrafting Your Code
Chapter 24 • Database Connectivity
Chapter 25 • Working with ColdFusion
Chapter 26 • Working with XML and XHTML
Chapter 27 • Working with Emerging Technologies-Web Services and .NET

PART VI • SITE ADMINISTRATION FROM START TO FINISH
Chapter 28 • Setting Up Administration Behind a Site
Chapter 29 • Checking Browser Compatibility
Chapter 30 • Going Live or Delivering the Site
Chapter 31 • Administering the Site
Chapter 32 • Customizing and Extending Dreamweaver

PART VII • APPENDICES
Appendix A • Online Resources
Appendix B • Dreamweaver MX Keyboard Shortcuts