CHAPTER 1

Learning Dreamweaver 

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Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 includes a variety of resources to help you 

learn the program quickly and become proficient in creating your own web 

pages. All of the Dreamweaver documentation is available in both 

electronic help and PDF format.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Where to start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15

Getting the most from the Dreamweaver documentation. . . . . . .  19

Using the Dreamweaver help system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Where to start

The Dreamweaver documentation includes information for readers from a 

variety of backgrounds. This section helps you understand how to 

approach the documentation, depending on what your background is, and 

what you want to accomplish with Dreamweaver.

This section covers the following topics:

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 Web design novices  on page 15

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 Experienced web designers  on page 16

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 Experienced hand coders  on page 18

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 Web application developers  on page 18

Web design novices

If you are relatively new to web design, this section will point you to 

sections of the Dreamweaver documentation that are most appropriate for 

your background.

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