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For web application developers who have not used
Dreamweaver:
1. Begin by quickly reading this Getting Started with Dreamweaver guide to
familiarize yourself with the basics of using Dreamweaver.
2. In Using Dreamweaver (Help > Using Dreamweaver), read Chapter 1,
“Exploring the Workspace” to learn more about the Dreamweaver user
interface.
3. Although much of the material in Chapter 2, “Setting Up a
Dreamweaver Site” and Chapter 4, “Managing Your Files” is probably
familiar to you, skim those chapters to see how these familiar concepts
are implemented in Dreamweaver. Pay particular attention to the
sections on setting up a Dreamweaver site.
4. Set up a web server and application server using Dreamweaver. (See
Chapter 23, “Setting Up a Web Application”.)
5. Connect to a database. (See “Connecting to a database” in Chapter 23,
“Setting Up a Web Application”.)
6. Read the overview at the beginning of each of the chapter in Using
Dreamweaver to determine whether its topics are of interest to you.
For experienced web application developers who have used
Dreamweaver:
1. Begin by reading “What’s new in Dreamweaver 8” in Using
Dreamweaver (Help > Using Dreamweaver). The “What’s new” section
is in “Introduction”.
2. Skim Chapter 1, “Exploring the Workspace” to learn about new aspects
of the Dreamweaver user interface.
Getting the most from the
Dreamweaver documentation
Dreamweaver includes a variety of media to help you learn the program
quickly and become proficient in creating web pages. The Dreamweaver
help system includes several documents that help you learn about
Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver Extensibility, and ColdFusion. You can also
consult a number of additional online resources as you learn how to build
web pages.
