Wiley Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies 978-0-470-34502-3 Manuale Utente

In This Chapter

 

Comparing Web design options

 

Knowing about browser differences

 

Developing a Web site

 

Customizing your workspace

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n the early days, Web design was relatively easy — and vanilla boring. 
You could combine images and text, but that’s about it; no complex lay-

outs, no fancy fonts, and certainly no multimedia or animation.

Over the years, Web design has evolved into an increasingly complex field, 
and Dreamweaver has evolved with it, adding new features that go way 
beyond the basics of combining a few words and images.

When I first started learning to create Web sites in the mid 1990s, it was easy 
to learn and easy to teach others how to do it. More than ten years and a 
dozen books later, it’s a lot more complex, and I’ve come to realize that one 
of the first things you have to understand about Web design is that there isn’t 
just one way to create a Web site anymore.

Today, you can learn how to design simple Web sites with HTML (HyperText 
Markup Language) in a matter of hours or you can spend years developing 
the advanced programming skills it takes to create complex Web sites like 
the ones you see at Amazon.com or MSNBC.

For everything in between, Dreamweaver is the clear choice among profes-
sional Web designers as well as among a growing number of people who want 
to build sites for their hobbies, clubs, families, and small businesses.

Before I dive into the details of creating a Web page in Dreamweaver, I think 
it’s helpful to start by introducing the many ways you can create a Web site. 
The more you understand about the various approaches to Web design, the 
better you can appreciate your options.

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