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Jameshuk
11-09-2006, 10:35 AM
Hi,
could you guys please answer a few questions please.
I have no web development experience but wish to start. I have Dreamweaver 8.
Could you let me know the cheapest and easiest way to learn to use this and let me know how long it will take before I can start developing basic sites?
Thanks
Compguy Pete
11-09-2006, 12:14 PM
well the hope is you'll be doing basic sites to start with and learn by...
Your best bet would be to run to the library or bookstore and pickup a book. There are also plenty of tutoring sites online.
As far as how long will it take you... I don't know. I didn't start using dreamweaver to learn html I leared in another application and then transfered into DW.
I would not expect overnight results.
TFitz
11-17-2006, 02:46 PM
I got started by following the DVD step by step directions from the Photoshop/Dreamweaver DVD here.
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/video/products/05_PsDw.htm
H.T.H.
lisa33
11-22-2006, 09:08 PM
I'm new to web design also, VTC.com has online tutorials that are really good. They along with everyone here have helped me alot. You pay $30.00 a month and have access to all there training Cds, which I believe is over 100 titles to choose from. They have everything you need from dreamweaver, flash, cs2, php, asp, mysql etc. You can view the first 2 or 3 sections of the tutorials for free to see if it something you would like, Good luck!
etsuko_hayashi
11-28-2006, 03:09 AM
Well, I won't say this site is the best but it's the one site I know that allows me to come back and refer to lessons while I'm building my websites. It covers xhtml, css, php, javascript, and etc. There's a lot to discover. It's free too.
http://www.w3schools.com/
engadven
11-28-2006, 10:01 AM
I’d suggest it’s better to start with a finished site and work backwards. More gain less pain that way.
This industry is moving towards instant site solutions so you may never need to design a site from scratch. It’s unlikely you will be able to achieve the detail that is require for modern sites from your first efforts but if you simply install an Online or Client side CMS then you’ll get there straight away.
There’s plenty enough still to learn just to include the high quality content and you’ll pick things up as you go. Many experts have moved away from WYSIWYG editors to installing CMS frameworks and modifying with a basic text editor.
Books (http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-6866719-8017528?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=dreamweaver&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go) are always a good option.