pls nairalanders, what is the eaisest way to learn dreamweaver? am having some problem with it. thanks

1) buy a book.
2) read online tutorials
3) visit Dreamweaver online communities
4) network with other Dreamweaver users
5) give yourself assignments that will help reinforce what you have learned from #1 - #4 above.

what kind of problems are you experiencing? I am sure you will admit that, "am having some problem with it" is quite vague.

7) Ask questions
Dont take advantage of DW's (javascript) effects without learning how they work
9) Use Dreamweaver CS4, its the latest and most user-friendly edition.

The way i learnt it was going through the manual which is there in the software itself, practising with all the included sample topics without jumping any step.
That is basically how i learn most programs i use.

Just click Help.

yes it is possible to learn  dream weavwer
you just follows my site www.roou.su.com

Is it me or does everyone learn dreamweaver and not Html.Cuz dreamweaver alone will frustrate you without knowledge of html.Left to try notepad first then dreamweaver it'll help you learn tags faster.

The only reason i still have to breeze into dreamweaver is because of the way it treats linked files, or how can i put it? You know wen u got a bunch of includes in your code, dreamweaver neatly gives u quick access to all the files referenced from the active file. If only notepad++ had that feature

If one learns how to use dreamweaver before understanding html and co, you will be carried away by the spry effects and other "woosh" effects that IDE has to offer. And do I have to say those effects just generate codes that are dirty and hard to maintain (codes you coulda written yourself in a clean way)? Yea they do.

pc guru:

Cuz dreamweaver alone will frustrate you without knowledge of html

Thank God for CSS. Dunno if you've gone through ordeals in dreamweaver trying to position things just where you want them to be. You end up just accepting to like the position the element has stubbornly chosen to stay in. Yea that's what happens when you bank on Dreamweaver alone.

You telling me i had to read css positioning for weeks after been dealt by dreamweaver.I think dreamweaver uses your resolution automatically for default width and height unless specified also i kinda noticed the workpanel if not maximized fully it can give wrong placement esp with absolute elements.Yes thank God for Css. What's spry i keep seeing it.Never touched it.

use dreamweaver help, but do have a peek at the html being generated cos it will help a lot.

for pc guru:Spry helps u add already written(by adobe) javascript codes to ur site.
But, i advise u learn ow they were created b4 using them.

dont know anything on dreamweaver, just want to start. but i noticed i cant just place things where i want them to be. and i cant create navigation bars

lanbaba:

dont know anything on dreamweaver, just want to start. but i noticed i cant just place things where i want them to be. and i cant create navigation bars

Brother, now is the time read about the xHTML/CSS collabo

www(d0t)w3schools(dOt)com

pc guru:

You telling me i had to read css positioning for weeks after been dealt by dreamweaver.I think dreamweaver uses your resolution automatically for default width and height unless specified also i kinda noticed the workpanel if not maximized fully it can give wrong placement esp with absolute elements.Yes thank God for Css. What's spry i keep seeing it.Never touched it.

LMAO!!! Your post is the most candid. I almost blew a fuse when I was struggling with CSS in dreamweaver - especially from Fireworks HTML and no knowledge of Cross Browser issues (go figure). Having said that, its best if someone just jumps into css directly in dreamweaver (get a book, trial and error is so life wasting)

@lanbaba,
you can create navigation bar with dreamweaver but why would anyone want to do that when there are a lot of easier and neater ways of doing it css.

Do not start with Dreamweaver for any reason whatsoever. It will kill your innovation and make you lazy in the long run.

Proof: The people who offer the most sensible webmaster help on Nairaland did not start with Dreamweaver.

Start with the xhtml/css collabo like Dual Core said.

Olawunmi,
Hostmot Sales Rep, (www.hostmot.com)

he he, hostmot, your post reminds me of when I would go play table tennis with my paco bat on a paco table back in secondary school. Once you managed to do open eye to get a spot, the person you played with will knock the ball a few times with me before yelling, "chickito, abeg make you leave before you spoil my hand"

With respect to what you said, "spoil hand" would be using dreamweaver

Although I will always advocate coding from scratch, I just wanted to answer the question as-is, since one never knows his levels. Maybe he already knows how to code from scratch and like me, just took up dreamweaver recently because he had to. I don't like making assumptions.

you need the ability to implement what you have learn.

Honestly, I feel even if one should learn dreamweaver, he should get a hang of html first.

To me, using dreamweaver with knowing html is like using a programming IDE without any programming knowledge because the IDE is so fantastic and easy to use.

You really really really could get a hang HTML in 3 days through online tutorials and move to dreamweaver from there. It will make your life easier in the future.

am kinda confused now. what should i lear first, html/css or dreamweaver.or what else?

html and css, bro

don't mind yawa and hostmot, they tried to confuse u right?
dont mind them they dont even know html
so learn html and css and they'll respect u

dual core: heeeeeeeh, now wey my laff don reach london, you no go stop. heeeeeeeeh

anyways, lanbaba, learn html then css then javascript, in that order. Once you are comfortable with those, you can step into php, jsp or whatever backend language you want to learn. You can use dreamweaver but do so strictly in code view and while you are at it, turn off (it can be done though I don't remember how) all help (like auto-complete of tags, etc). Once you have it down pat, then you can turn those back on as a complement, not a supplement.

good luck!

thanlks peeps, so how can i learn html, css, javascript etc without paying a kobo. it could be in form of an e-book

you can YIM me for a css ebook (yawatide at yahoo dot com)

LOL a little birdie tells me that all the people mentioning Dreamweaver on this forum didn't purchase it. It's freaking expensive! Unless of course you bought the Naija pirates' version

@OP: If you are interested, I stumbled upon a "Dreamweaver Bible" here http://rapidshare.com/files/61277164/Dreamweaver_CS3_Bible.zip

Disclaimer: I don't know how the file got on the Rapidshare server, I just googled up the link. I don't think you should download the ebook, but if you eventually follow this link and download it, ensure you purchase the ebook afterwards so as to support the author at Wiley Publishing

mavenbox:

LOL a little birdie tells me that all the people mentioning Dreamweaver on this forum didn't purchase it. It's freaking expensive! Unless of course you bought the Naija pirates' version

@OP: If you are interested, I stumbled upon a "Dreamweaver Bible" here http://rapidshare.com/files/61277164/Dreamweaver_CS3_Bible.zip

Disclaimer: I don't know how the file got on the Rapidshare server, I just googled up the link. I don't think you should download the ebook, but if you eventually follow this link and download it, ensure you purchase the ebook afterwards so as to support the author at Wiley Publishing

Your birdie is a lie lie birdie cuz I bought mine
If you want proof come here and I'll show you.
Come alone, after midnight.
[size=5pt]At your own risk.[/size]

@Dual Core: LOL no be me and you go follow reach anywhia. Prove that you bought the Dreamweaver: paste the serial number here (at least it would have been activated and can never be used by anyone else). Okay, you don't even need to do that. Just tell us how much you purchased it You're a red-eyed liar. LOL

Why I go wan dey lie again naw. I bought it joor!
I'm not telling you how much, neither am I posting serial here.
Carry yaself come here come see am. I mistakenly made the order twice,
so I got one unused license that you can have. You see? You need to come, to get the license.
Plenty clients don come here to repair their computers and I no bite them,
in fact they went home feeling a lot better, so watchu scared of?

@DualCore: Come all the way into Nigeria, into Rivers state, into PH, into TransAmadi cos of a Dreamweaver license that I already have? LWKM u r a joker. Mistakenly made the order twice? this guy, Try another line, im enjoying it. But dont hope cos i aint coming!

mavenbox:

@DualCore: Come all the way into Nigeria, into Rivers state, into PH, into TransAmadi

Haaaba! she knows the very cartel! Noooo wonder, I knew it!! I knew i was being stalked sinceeeee.

mavenbox:

@DualCore: Come all the way into Nigeria, into Rivers state, into PH, into TransAmadi cos of a Dreamweaver license that I already have?

Value added services inclusive. No VAT.

@DualCore: hey give me some credit! I clicked thru your profile, saw your website link and gleaned it from your site footer, it took less than 10 seconds! What stalking do u refer to? 

I saw you when you entered my site through the back door (without knocking).

But you know you should take permission from me before entering my profile?

All the plenty longthing na just for Dreamweaver o!
Come and collect this thing joor.
Ok ok, u're scared of coming, let me do the coming. Where can I meet you to give you the license and the other erm. . .

hmm, i believe there is a board for dating