I merely bought MX Business w/ Dream Weaver, so now I would like a little push while in the right direction. We’ve never used Desire Weaver before, so I got considering buying a book to have me started, almost any suggestions on that
Likewise, I need to know what I accomplish AFTER I comprehensive my site applying Dream Weaver. I would like my site that they are something like internet. mywebsite. com but not www. geocities. com/blah/blah/user/blah. So when will i do this I probably need to pay a monthly fee for the server I’m guessing, but where should i go to accomplish this
Thanks,
Scarto
1st, follow the tutorials which can be included in each and every program of Studio MX.
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As xarst said you will find enough tutorials bundled up with dreamweaver to receive you on your path. But once you will get outgrow those a superb book is the H. O. BIG T. book at lynda. com.
NEVERTHELESS!!! and this may be a big HOWEVER!! Although you will how to work with dreamweaver, they won’t teach you the right way to write html witch may be a skill all webdesigners want. Most importantly dreamwever writes what is traditional html, or the old knack of writing html employing tables, font tags, along with depreciated tags. Although these websites will still purpose properly its like building a car using technology in the 60’s. There will be better, more efficient options for doing things of which dreamweaver simply isn’t going to understand.
I have already been racking my brain on searching for a good analgy about how this works and I’m sure I may possess one provided you understand a thing and also two about vehicles. Imagine you use a properly written webpage(not authored in dreamweaver). You should make changes to help it using dreamweaver. Lets compare that to some car. You use a new car, you should do some improvements to it so you open the hood and show off inside using your port-o-matic-mobile-mechanic. A ‘fictitous’ tool which they can use to build cars with virtually no mechanical knowledge with the user. Using the tool you notice you will discover alot of elements the tool doesn’t understand like that fuel injection program. So it takes away it and replaces it which has a carberator. It also won’t know what a cd player is definitely and replaces it with an 8-track. But it not remove all other assessories for this main units so you’ve still got injectors in the intake but they’re useless, and your current speakers werent wired in place properly. You obtain a car of which still works although not very efficient.
Anyway the whole point of your is take advantage of dreamweaver, (and I here’s not saying you shouldnt as it has many featuers you should not find in different software) you still need to learn how to work with proper html plus css so whenever dreamweaver does twist up you know how to fix it so your site runs as clean as possiable.
Likewise reguarding your other questions, like xarst also said you should register a website, and I additionally recomend godaddy. There’re extreamly cheap and still have good service. And also you need a host. Do a lookup on hosting providers, the market is usually flooded with people wanting to sell hosting. There are many many many good deals that they are hand. The most important thing you want to look for and ask about is how stable the organization is. Is it the latest company Or have got they been around quite a while and have a good customer base. You will find some very good deals while in the $6-10/month range. Everybody reccomend www. powweb. com. They feature 5gb/a day 1Gb strage php, mysql, personalized control panel, and many others.. (alot of other featuers) and in addition they have an amazing customer base, the best I have each seen. And they may be only 7. 77/mo. A common problem is that is their only prepare, but it may be a damn good prepare!!
Anyway I discuss with much!! Good good luck.
Glyakk hit it around the head. Dreamweaver dirt, but likes to go by the basics. Fortunately as well as have all that tools for moden web design, so as long since you use them it will be ok.
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Listen that will Glyakk.
The quickest way to get a handle on Dreamweaver MX may be the Weekend Crash Training series, and a patient friend who can certainly answer your questions. You will have enough them.
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Yeah Glyakk’s hit it around the head.
Also see to it using framesets along with Dreamweaver, it likes to help mess them on you.
Glyakk usually hits it around the head.
With dreamweaver, (my model is 2004 MX), you’ve got the option of using CSS rather then html tags, just look at preferences, general tag, 8th option straight down. I tend never to do this as it limits the compatibility with many windows, besides, who reported basics were poor
Stick to these posts Scarto, you can be much helped to help follow the instructions in Dreamweaver, after that it’s your decision to get a book needs, dreamweaver is your designer/coder orientated program that enables you to work within the particular code while still seeing how an modifications will impact it. I won’t speak about a hosting provider because so many good ones have already been listed.
Well put Glyakk.
Without a doubt, follow the tutorials that come with Dreamweaver, here is usually a book you could find useful. Amazon are doing a deal, you said you’ve got bought the MX Business, so that came with FireWorks right If you ever buy the DreamWeaver book, you can also get hold of book on Fireworks for the total of 47. 58 which will saves you 20: classic:
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