INTRODUCTION

The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP . . . Wow, the title's almost as long as the book! And what's that "essential" doing in there? "Essential" suggests that it's a book you can't do without. So, who's it for and why should you be reading it?

Dreamweaver isn't a difficult program to use, but it's difficult to use well. It's packed with features, and more have been added with each new version. The user interface has barely changed in the last few versions, so it's easy to overlook some great productivity boosters if you don't know where to find them. I have been using Dreamweaver on a daily basis for about seven years, pushing it to the limit and finding out its good points—and its bad ones, too.

So, the idea ...

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