Best Adobe Tutorials and Resources for Dreamweaver
- Dreamweaver CS5 Tryout
- Like all of Adobe's software, you can download and use a full working copy of Dreamweaver for 30 days. The clock doesn't actually start ticking until you install the file you downloaded, so go ahead and get it, then fire it up when you've got time to kick the tires, take it out for a spin, and generally put it through its paces.
- Migrating from Adobe GoLive to Adobe Dreamweaver
GL2DW extension guide (PDF 3.1M) - If your an Adobe GoLive user like me, you've fretted a bit about the demise of GoLive and what your going to do with all of the pages you've built in that venerable program. We should've known Adobe wouldn't forsake us! That's one reason why we liked GoLive in the first place. Here's the answer, the GoLive to Dreamweaver extension. it comes with Dreamweaver, and this PDF explains how it functions. Pheew!
- What's New in Dreamweaver CS5
- Adobe engineers! What have you done to Dreamweaver? We've uncovered an upgrade worthy basket full of enhancements that address the top issues in web design: The Widgets Browser, CSS Inspect and CSS enable/disable, improved CMS integration, a new HTML5 extension for CSS3 media queries (extensions for Dreamweaver CS3 and CS4 is available for download on Dreamweaver Exchange), and so much more. Read all about the upgrade on Adobe's Dreamweaver CS5 page.
- Adobe Video Training Workshop
- Adobe has put together a pretty decent video training center on the web in the form of its Video Training Workshop. New users and seasoned veterans alike can find training and tips in the 2 to 12 minutes long videos posted here. I like that the videos are short and concise, as they can easily fit into your workday.
- Adobe TV: Dreamweaver
- If you like the video training workshop, check out Adobe TV. Everything here is set up more like a talk-show about your favorite program than straight up training so the feel is more personal and friendly. Imagine if Regis or Oprah or Ellen were into Dreamweaver...
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Professional User Guide (PDF)
- Here's the manual you thought you don't get anymore. You do, it's a PDF on the install disc and on Adobe's website. If you're like me you can't find the install disc when you need it so here is the link to PDF file online.
- Dreamweaver Developer Center
- This is the stuff that dreams are made of... If you dream about ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, and Spry and CSS and the like. These pages hold resources for getting started, sample files to pull apart and reverse engineer, video presentations, tutorials, articles, scripting info, and more.
- Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox
- This add-on gives you access to dynamic web applications, membership-based websites, portals, blogs, image galleries, content management systems, CRM back ends, and other web-based solutions without advanced programming knowledge. The CS4 version is due out in January 2009.
- Dreamweaver InContext Editing
- Wouldn't it be great if after you designed and built your website you could get help with the constant editing and updating that's needed? Just hand off the edits to any Joe Schmoe and not worry that the code will get screwed up? Well, now you can.
- Dreamweaver FAQ
- Got questions about the latest release, pricing, availability, compatibility, etc? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page for answers.
Best Ways to Get Help from Other Dreamweaver Users
Adobe Dreamweaver Forum- The Adobe Forums are usually my first stop when trouble strikes and I need help. Chances are somebody has had the same problem and a solution is already posted. If not, there are lots of knowledgeable people here who are happy to offer advice. There is a lot of problem-solving going on in here. Reading is painless (click "login as guest" button), posting/replying requires free registration.
- Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolkit Forum
- If you've got this add-on or just want to know more about it, you'll need to check out this separate forum.
- Adobe Dreamweaver Exchange
- Dreamweaver is great but maybe it doesn't have everything that you need. Check out the Plug-ins, add-ons, extensions, code, and more that are made easily accessible to you via Exchange. There are a couple dozen offerings here that for a small fee could save you a lot of time and trouble. Why reinvent the wheel? (You'll have to register with the Studio site and/or log in before you'll be brought to this link.)
- CreativeCow Dreamweaver Forum
- CreativeCow.net is an online community for media production folks. Their forum offerings are huge and their daily traffic is pretty high. Their Dreamweaver forum is well populated so there is a better than average chance of getting help here. While you're visiting, check out their other offerings, including articles, tutorials, and a magazine deliverable in print or PDF.
- Lynda.com's Adobe Dreamweaver Lessons:
Dreamweaver CS5| Dreamweaver CS4 | Dreamweaver CS3 You've got to check out Lynda.com. In addition to the Essentials training series, they've rolled out some timely Dreamweaver CS5 tutorials including Dreamweaver with PHP and MYSQL, CSS and WordPress. Their collection for Dreamweaver CS4 and CS3 is impressive and covers a wide range of topics: Dreamweaver essentials, Spry Widgets, web accessibility, Migrating from GoLive... You can buy individual DVD collections of their training and watch it on your TV at home or subscribe for online viewing and get access to every title they produce.
- Virtual Training Company's Dreamweaver Lessons:
Dreamweaver CS5 |Dreamweaver CS4 | Dreamweaver CS3 VTC is one of my favorite on-line Quicktime Tutorial sources. Through their site you can learn Dreamweaver online in the privacy of your web browser as short, optimized-for-the-web online Quicktime movies (over 150 lessons), or order all of them on a CD for $99 to get the highest quality Quicktime files. Either way, all sample files used in the lessons are included. They have a terrific video training library with all of the other titles including Creating CSS layouts,InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 and Illustrator CS3 and they keep the older training materials on-line as well so if you're still working on earlier versions, there is something here for you too. You can 'try before you buy' as the first 3 chapters of every title are free.
- Total Training Dreamweaver Lessons:Dreamweaver CS4 | Dreamweaver CS3
Dreamweaver training is available via online subscription and on DVD discs as well. Either way you'll get a couple day's worth of training that is top-flight and fun to watch. These pages take you through both the new CS4 introductory videos and CS3 essentials. Other topics are also available, like advanced CS3, and migrating from GoLive. Each of Total Training's products comes with a CD containing project files so you can follow along with the instructor.
Other Dreamweaver-centric Web Sites with Good Stuff
- WebDevelopersNotes.com
- If you are new to web design and html, this is a "must" stop for you. On this site you'll find free resources for learning basic html, web graphics, scripting and more.
- Smashing Magazine Dreamweaver Tutorial Links
- There's plenty to keep you busy at this site.The link takes you to a clearinghouse page of Dreamweaver tutorial sites.
- CSS Zen Garden
- If you're curious about CSS (and you should be) check out this "demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design."
- A List Apart
- Code, Culture, Content, Design, Process, User Science make up the topic list of this website "for people who make websites." Under those topics are hundreds of articles meant to make good web design ubiquitous.
- Web Design Library
- You'll have to do a search for Dreamweaver stuff on this site since there is no specific category for it. but it's there, along with other good general web info.
- Dreamweaver Cafe
- Colin Smith of Photoshop Cafe fame has another cafe serving up piping hot Dreamweaver tips.
- TenTonBooks.com
- Geoff Blake, writer, designer, training presenter and founder of Ten Ton Books has some great articles and videos on Dreamweaver and CSS and other web stuff. He presents the material in a fun and irreverent way, making the job of learning new software much easier. I especially like the article Print Designers: You've dodged this long enough, it's time to learn web design
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