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34 Dreamweaver Tutorials and Articles

Here are 34 excellent training tutorials and articles for Macromedia Dreamweaver and Dreamweaver MX, hosted by Peachpit.com. These should help you to write better and more appealing web pages and web sites, including adding  features such as form feedback, database interactivity, visitor accounts, site search,  and flash objects.

34 Dreamweaver and Dreamweaver MX Tutorials and Articles from Peachpit.com



What's New in Dreamweaver 8?
By Matthew David
Sep 30, 2005
Developing ASP.NET Applications with Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX 2004
By Matthew David
Aug 26, 2005
Dreamweaver MX 2004 Basics
By Garo Green
Jul 30, 2004
Dreamweaver MX 2004 Design-O-Mite
By Joseph Lowery, Angela Buraglia
Apr 2, 2004
Creating Toggle-O-Matic Menus in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
By Angela Buraglia
Mar 12, 2004
Dreamweaver MX 2004 Form Objects for Feedback
By Danilo Celic
Feb 27, 2004
Dreamweaver MX 2004 Recipe: In/Out Dashboard
By Joseph Lowery, Eric Ott
Jan 23, 2004
Building a Database for Dynamic Applications in Macromedia DreamWeaver MX 2004
By Sean Nicholson
Jan 16, 2004
Building Dreamweaver MX 2004 Tables
By Laura Gutman
Dec 31, 2003
Building An Access Database in Dreamweaver MX 2004
By Sean Nicholson
Nov 13, 2003
Using the Image Viewer in Dreamweaver MX 2004
By Khristine Page
Oct 31, 2003
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Killer Tips: Maximum Acceleration
By Angela Buraglia, Joseph Lowery
Jul 4, 2003
JavaScript and Dreamweaver Behaviors
By J. Tarin Towers, Abie Hadjitarkhani, Sasha Magee
May 2, 2003
XML Transference from Data to Layout in Dreamweaver MX
By Joseph Lowery
Mar 21, 2003
Advanced Browser and Platform Compatibility
By Drew McLellan
Feb 21, 2003
Dreamweaver MX Tables
By Garo Green, Abigail Rudner
Feb 14, 2003
Dreamweaver MX Code Differences
By Brad Halstead, Murray Summers
Feb 7, 2003
Building Basic Web Pages in Dreamweaver MX
By J. Tarin Towers
Jan 31, 2003
Dreamweaver MX: Is It Worth the Upgrade?
By David deBoer
Jan 10, 2003
Inside Dreamweaver MX Tables
By Patty Ayers, Donald Booth, Laura Gutman
Jan 3, 2003
Using Dreamweaver Template Expressions
By Joseph Lowery
Dec 27, 2002
Including CourseBuilder Interactions and Controls in Dreamweaver Projects
By Betsy Bruce
Dec 13, 2002
Using Dreamweaver MX to Build Query Statements
By David Golden
Nov 29, 2002
Animating Layer Position in Dreamweaver MX
By Laura Gutman
Sep 13, 2002
Creating a Customized Web Site Search Feature in Dreamweaver MX
By Zac Van Note
Aug 23, 2002
Creating a Local Site in Dreamweaver
By Robert Crooks, Sue Hove, Jay Kellet, Ben Forta
Aug 16, 2002
Macromedia Flash MX Integration with Dreamweaver
By Matthew David
Jul 19, 2002
Dreamweaver: Creating Visitor Accounts Through Username Validation
By Sean Nicholson
May 17, 2002
Creating CSS Link Styles in Dreamweaver
By Al Sparber
Oct 19, 2001
The First Step in Connecting Your Database to the Web
By Sean Nicholson
Sep 14, 2001
Working with Objects in Dreamweaver
By Laura Gutman
Aug 20, 2001
Working with Behaviors in Dreamweaver
By Laura Gutman
Aug 20, 2001
Creating Flash Objects in Dreamweaver
By J. Tarin Towers
Jun 1, 2001
Applying a Tracing Image and Adding Layers in Dreamweaver
By Garo Green, Lynda Weinman
Mar 30, 2001

61 Adobe Photoshop Tutorials and Articles

Here are 61 very well written training tutorials and articles for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop CS, hosted by Peachpit.com. These should help you to create better and more attractive Photohop images and photographs for your personal use and you web pages.

61 Adobe Photoshop Tutorials and Articles from Peachpit.com    


Choose the Right Tool for Every Job in Photoshop CS2
By Helen Bradley
Nov 18, 2005
Five Tips for Optimizing GIFs in Photoshop CS2
By Tanya Staples
Nov 18, 2005
Work Smart with Photoshop CS2’s Smart Objects
By Dave Cross
Nov 18, 2005
Uncovering Layers of Differences in Photoshop CS2
By Dave Cross
Oct 28, 2005
Photoshop ER: Restoring Critically Damaged Photos
By Helen Bradley
Oct 6, 2005
Expert Optimization: Five Tips for Optimizing JPEGs in Photoshop CS2
By Tanya Staples
Sep 30, 2005
How to Create Flexible Documents in Photoshop CS2
By Dave Cross
Sep 16, 2005
What's New in Adobe CS 2?
By Bryan Hoff
Aug 19, 2005
How to Batch Process Files in Photoshop Elements 3
By Nolan Hester
Aug 12, 2005
Photoshop Tips for Photographers
By Helen Bradley
Jul 1, 2005
Color Management 101 for Digital Artists
By Bryan Hoff
Jun 3, 2005
Photoshop CS 2 in the Raw: An Interview with Author Bruce Fraser
By Bruce Fraser
May 20, 2005
Portrait of a Photoshop Artist: Scott Kelby
By Scott Kelby
Jan 28, 2005
Integrating Photoshop and Illustrator to Create Professional Imagery
By Bryan Hoff
Nov 18, 2004
Dave Cross's Top Ten New Photoshop Elements Features
By Dave Cross
Oct 15, 2004
The Photoshop CS Camera Raw Dialog Box
By Ben Willmore
Aug 13, 2004
Creating Rollovers in Photoshop and ImageReady CS
By Tanya Staples
Jul 30, 2004
Textures and Patterns in Photoshop CS
By Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler
May 13, 2004
Hands-On Photoshop CS: Correcting a Problem Image
By Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler
Feb 27, 2004
Styles of Retouching in Photoshop
By Suzette Troche-Stapp
Feb 13, 2004
Image Silhouettes with Adobe Photoshop CS
By Bert Monroy
Jan 30, 2004
Beauty Retouching in Photoshop
By Suzette Troche-Stapp
Nov 7, 2003
Take Advantage of Photoshop Actions
By Tim Plumer
Aug 22, 2003
Miracle Tools: Photoshop's Healing Brush and Patch
By Tim Plumer
Aug 8, 2003
Customizing Your Photoshop Workspace
By Dennis Chominsky
Jul 25, 2003
The Big Digital Photo Fixx
By Scott Kelby
Jun 27, 2003
Mastering Palettes in Photoshop
By Michael Ninness
Jun 13, 2003
Harnessing the Power of Photoshop Selections
By Gary Bouton
May 16, 2003
Dust, Mold, and Texture Removal in Photoshop
By Katrin Eismann
May 2, 2003
Creating Animated GIFs in Photoshop 7 and ImageReady
By Lynda Weinman, Jan Kabili
Apr 18, 2003
Creating a Number Tile Effect in Photoshop
By Roger Pring
Feb 14, 2003
Creating Grass in Photoshop Using Custom Brush Presets
By Bert Monroy
Feb 7, 2003
Liquid Painting in Photoshop
By Rhoda Grossman
Jan 31, 2003
Creative Problem Solving Using Photoshop Layers
By Sharon Steuer
Jan 10, 2003
Advanced Techniques with the Art History Brush
By Rhoda Grossman
Dec 20, 2002
Color Spaces, Device Characterization, and Color Management in Photoshop 7
By Wendy Crumpler, Sean Duggan, Barry Haynes
Dec 20, 2002
Lights and Shadows in Photoshop
By Bert Monroy
Dec 20, 2002
Making a Painting from a Photo
By Gary Bouton
Dec 20, 2002
Making Great Prints in Photoshop
By Wendy Crumpler, Barry Haynes
Dec 20, 2002
Creating Stunning Panoramas with Photoshop Elements
By David Huss
Dec 13, 2002
Photoshop 7 Layers and Shapes
By Gary Bouton
Dec 13, 2002
Photoshop 7 Special Effects
By Scott Kelby
Dec 13, 2002
Creating Selections in Photoshop 7
By Peter Lourekas, Elaine Weinmann
Dec 6, 2002
Essential Photoshop Tips and Tricks
By David Blatner, Bruce Fraser
Dec 6, 2002
Compositing an Imaginary Place with Photoshop
By Sharon Steuer
Nov 29, 2002
Creating and Managing Images with Photoshop Elements
By Christopher Dahl, Craig Hoeschen
Nov 22, 2002
Photoshop 7 Interface Design
By Ben Willmore
Nov 22, 2002
Simulating Film Grain in Photoshop 7
By Luanne Cohen
Nov 22, 2002
Photoshop Layer Sets
By Sean Duggan
Apr 5, 2002
Advanced Blending in Photoshop
By Sean Duggan
Mar 29, 2002
From Designer’s File to Web Build File: Solving Special Transparency
Problems with Essential Layer and Layer Mask Tricks
By Sean Duggan
Jan 18, 2002
Photoshop 6 Color Settings for Web & Multimedia Design
By Sean Duggan
Jan 18, 2002
Understanding Spot Color
By Gary Bouton
Oct 19, 2001
Essential Photoshop 6 Tips
By David Blatner, Bruce Fraser
Aug 13, 2001
Creating a Photo Composition in Photoshop 6
By Michael Baumgardt
Jul 30, 2001
Developing a Web Site in Photoshop 6
By Michael Baumgardt
Jul 30, 2001
Animating Text on a Curve
By Jeff Foster
Jun 8, 2001
What's New and Improved in Photoshop 6
By Peter Lourekas
Jun 1, 2001
How to Make Plastic Pushbuttons
By Jack Davis, Linnea Dayton
Feb 26, 2001
Layer Effects in ImageReady and Photoshop
By Lynda Weinman
Feb 26, 2001
Layer Effects in ImageReady and Photoshop
Apr 1, 2000

96 Macromedia Flash Tutorials and Articles

Here are 96 very well written training tutorials and articles for Macromedia Flash and Flash MX, complements of Peachpit.com. These should help you to write better and more appealing flash programs for your web pages, including adding interactivity, form handling, email, actionscripting, and video to your web site.

96 Macromedia Flash Tutorials and Articles from Peachpit.com    


  1. Is Microsoft's Sparkle the New Flash?
      Nov 11, 2005
  2. Optimizing Your Flash 8 Workspace and Revealing Hidden Features
      Oct 28, 2005
  3. Introducing Macromedia Fireworks 8
      Oct 14, 2005
  4. Extending AJAX with the Flash/JavaScript Integration Kit
      Oct 6, 2005
  5. Macromedia Studio 8: Making All the Apps Play Nice
      Oct 6, 2005
  6. What's New in Dreamweaver 8?
      Sep 30, 2005
  7. 10 Minutes with Flash: SWF-to-SWF Communication
      Dec 17, 2004
  8. Working with Text in Flash MX 2004
      Jul 30, 2004
  9. 10 Minutes with Flash: Creating a Custom Panel
      Jul 23, 2004
  10. 10 Minutes with Flash: Writing Custom Behaviors
      Jul 9, 2004
  11. 10 Minutes with Flash: Creating a Loader Component for Flash Player 7
      Jun 25, 2004
  12. 10 Minutes with Flash: Quick Tricks, Part 2
      Jun 11, 2004
  13. 10 Minutes with Flash: Quick Tricks
      May 28, 2004
  14. 10 Minutes with Flash: Streaming Video with Flash MX 2004 Professional
      May 13, 2004
  15. 10 Minutes with Flash: Graphics Tablets and Flash MX 2004
      Apr 23, 2004
  16. 10 Minutes with Flash: Custom, Portable Color Palettes
      Apr 9, 2004
  17. Designing and Scoring a Pac-Man Style Maze Game with Flash
      Apr 9, 2004
  18. Create a Sound Mixing Toy with Flash MX 2004
      Apr 2, 2004
  19. 10 Minutes with Flash: Collision Detection for Flash Games
      Mar 26, 2004
  20. 10 Minutes with Flash: Using LoadVars to Send Form Data
      Mar 12, 2004
 21. 10 Minutes with Flash: ActionScript You'll Never Have to Write Again
      Feb 6, 2004
  22. 10 Minutes with Flash: The World According to Shared Libraries
      Jan 9, 2004
  23. Planning a Dynamic Site with Macromedia Studio MX 2004
      Jan 9, 2004
  24. 10 Minutes with Flash: Repeating History through Commands
      Dec 23, 2003
  25. ActionScript 2.0: A Real Programming Language
      Dec 19, 2003
  26. Designing for Flash MX 2004
      Dec 12, 2003
  27. 10 Minutes with Flash: Bitmap Video Effects
      Dec 5, 2003
  28. Working with Complex Data in Flash MX 2004
      Dec 5, 2003
  29. Making the Most of Flash MX 2004 and Its New CSS Control
      Nov 26, 2003
  30. Creating Custom Context Menus in Flash MX 2004
      Nov 21, 2003
  31. Optimizing Your Flash MX 2004 Workspace and Revealing Hidden Features
      Nov 13, 2003
  32. Flash MX 2004 Components
      Nov 7, 2003
  33. Flash MX Printing
      Apr 25, 2003
  34. Collision Detection with Flash MX
      Apr 11, 2003
  35. Introducing ActionScript Objects
      Apr 11, 2003
  36. Creating Scrolling Screens for Flash Games
      Apr 4, 2003
  37. Game Development with Flash
      Mar 28, 2003
  38. Server-Side ActionScript (SSAS)
      Mar 7, 2003
  39. Flash Interface Design: Bud Greenspan's 10 Greatest Winter Olympians
      Feb 7, 2003
  40. Creating a Flash Email Client Application
      Jan 31, 2003
 41. Building a Flash Message Board System
      Jan 24, 2003
  42. Building a Flash Video Simulation
      Jan 17, 2003
  43. The Flash MX Game Design Plan: From Idea to Design
      Jan 10, 2003
  44. Authoring Flash MX Web Pages
      Jan 3, 2003
  45. First Steps of Flash Game Design
      Jan 3, 2003
  46. Motion Tweening in Flash MX
      Jan 3, 2003
  47. Using Animation to Build Movement in Flash MX
      Dec 27, 2002
  48. Animating a Logotype in Flash MX
      Dec 13, 2002
  49. Drawing in Flash
      Dec 13, 2002
  50. Flash Usability, Part 4: Building the Main Movie
      Sep 26, 2002
  51. Flash Usability, Part 3: Building the Web Page
      Sep 20, 2002
  52. Flash Usability, Part 2: Making the Flash Part
      Sep 13, 2002
  53. Flash Usability: Sizing Up Text, Part 1
      Sep 6, 2002
  54. Interface Design for Devices
      Aug 23, 2002
  55. Getting Dynamic Data into Macromedia Flash
      Aug 9, 2002
  56. 8 Tasks in Flash MX
      Jul 26, 2002
  57. Flash MX Animation Techniques
      Jul 19, 2002
  58. Macromedia Flash MX Integration with Dreamweaver
     
59. The Tip of the Flash MX Iceberg
      Jul 19, 2002
  60. Complex Flash MX Graphics on a Single Layer
      Jun 21, 2002
 61. Introducing ActionScript
      Jun 21, 2002
  62. Using Symbols and the Library in Flash MX
      Jun 21, 2002
  63. A Critical Look at Flash MX
      Jun 14, 2002
  64. Adding Graphics and Text in Flash MX
      Jun 14, 2002
  65. Getting a Handle on ActionScript
      Jun 14, 2002
  66. The Power of Confusion
      Jun 14, 2002
  67. Building Complexity in Flash MX
      Jun 7, 2002
  68. Creating eCards with Flash MX
      Jun 7, 2002
  69. Flash Scrolling Without Boundaries
      Jun 7, 2002
  70. Modifying Simple Graphics in Flash MX, Part 2
      Jun 7, 2002
  71. Flash MX: New Name, New Features
      May 31, 2002
  72. Modifying Simple Graphics in Flash MX, Part 1
      May 31, 2002
  73. Innovative ActionScript Navigation
      Apr 19, 2002
  74. The Flash 'Slide' Algorithm
      Apr 12, 2002
  75. Creating a Smart Clip Calendar Control in Flash
      Mar 29, 2002
  76. Ten Sound Tips for Flash Users
      Feb 22, 2002
  77. Working with the Color Object and Cursors
      Jan 18, 2002
  78. Building a Sound Mixer in Flash
      Jan 1, 2002
  79. Flash Physics: Velocity and Acceleration
      Jan 1, 2002
  80. Working with Smart Clips
      Oct 26, 2001
 81. Using Flash 5's Stock Smart Clips
      Oct 26, 2001
  82. ActionScript Prototyping and Inheritance
      Sep 2, 2001
  83. Printing with Flash
      Sep 2, 2001
  84. Integrating Flash and QuickTime Video
      Sep 2, 2001
  85. Flash Usability: 25 Tips for Better Websites
      Sep 2, 2001
  86. Scrolling Dimensional Perspective
      Sep 2, 2001
  87. Building A Tabbed Interface
      Sep 2, 2001
  88. What's New in Flash 5
      Aug 13, 2001
  89. Adding Sound, Shockwave, and Flash Files
      May 25, 2001
  90. Flash: It's All Grown Up Now
      May 25, 2001
  91. Controlling the Movie Clip in Flash
      May 18, 2001
  92. Creating Colors
      Mar 23, 2001
  93. Interactivity in Flash
      Mar 23, 2001
  94. Tweening in Flash
      Mar 23, 2001
  95. Using SmartClips
      Mar 23, 2001
  96. Expert Flash Tips and Tricks
      Feb 16, 2001
 

Flash ActionScript Programming Course Book

This course book will teach you how to program using Flash ActionScript 2.0. It covers structured programming techniques, introduction to classes, abstract data types, and object-oriented programming. The objective is to learn programming techniques using 2D animations and game programming as project assignments via the provided Labs and Flash files.


Update (11/02/2006): this Flash Course Book is now found on this web page, scroll down to the calendar table:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/06_Fall/



Flash ActionScript Programming Course Book:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/fall05.html


A Brief Introduction To Flash:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter1.htm

ActionScript Programming Introduction:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter2.pdf
217 kb, 15 pages

Branching Control Structures:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter3.pdf
281 kb, 25 pages

Collisions and Mouse Interactivity:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter4.pdf
115 kb, 9 pages

Buttons and Text Input/Output:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter5.pdf
179 kb, 11 pages

For-Loops and Arrays:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter6.pdf
467 kb, 21 pages

Classes and Objects:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter7.pdf
206 kb, 11 pages

Functions and Scope:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/chapter8.pdf
157 kb, 9 pages

Writing Good Code:
http://www.cs.du.edu/~leut/1671/documentationHandout.pdf
60kb, 3 pages

Free Book Chapters for Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Photoshop, After Effects

Here are free book chapters from lynda.com teaching you Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Photoshop, Acrobat, and After Effects. These chapters are in pdf format and include exercise files.


Flash MX 2004 Hands-On training
   Chapter 1 Background Information
download .pdf (264K)
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (460K)
   Chapter 3 Using the Drawing and Color Tools
download .pdf (788K)
   Chapter 4 Animation Basics
download .pdf (588K)
   Exercise Files .zip (92 KB)

Flash MX Hands-On training
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (563K)
   Chapter 3 Drawing and Color Tools
download .pdf (917K)
   Chapter 4 Animation Basics
download .pdf (1.15MB)
   Chapter 5 Shape Tweening
download .pdf (954K)
   Chapter 6 Symbols and Instances
download .pdf (1.98MB)
   Exercise Files .sit (223K) | .zip (218K)

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Hands-On training
   Chapter 1 Background Information
download .pdf (100K)
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (512K)
   Chapter 3 Site Control
download .pdf (620K)
   Chapter 4 Basics
download .pdf (1.1 MB)
   Exercise Files .sit (928KB) | .zip (912KB)

Dreamweaver MX Hands-On training
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (478K)
   Chapter 3 Site Control
download .pdf (645K)
   Chapter 4 Basics
download .pdf (549K)
   Chapter 5 Linking
download .pdf (764K)
   Chapter 6 Typography
download .pdf (652K)
   Exercise Files .sit (2.4MB) | .zip (2.4MB)

Photoshop 7 ImageReady Hands-On training
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (1.46MB)
   Chapter 3 Color
download .pdf (717K)
   Chapter 4 Optimization
download .pdf (4.3MB)
   Chapter 5 Layers
download .pdf (3.11MB)
   Chapter 6 Type
download .pdf (806K)
   Exercise Files .sit (4.8MB) | .zip (5.7MB)

Photoshop Elements 2 Hands-On training
   Chapter 1 Background
download .pdf (2.8MB)
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (1.6MB)
   Chapter 3 Opening and Importing Images
download .pdf (3MB)
   Chapter 4 Layers
download .pdf (7.3MB)
   Exercise Files .sit (17MB) | .zip (17.6MB)

After Effects 6 Hands-On training
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (781K)
   Chapter 3 The Project
download .pdf (735K)
   Chapter 4 The Composition
download .pdf (1.4 MB)
   Chapter 5 Timeline, Keyframes, and Animation
download .pdf (3.2MB)
   Exercise Files .sit (11.5MB) | .zip (16.3MB)

After Effects 5-5.5 Hands-On training
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (570K)
   Chapter 3 The Project
download .pdf (363K)
   Chapter 4 The Composition
download .pdf (464K)
   Chapter 5 Timeline, Keyframes, and Animation
download .pdf (2.12MB)
   Chapter 6 Playing with Time
download .pdf (1.12K)
   Exercise Files .sit (19MB) | .zip (24MB)


Designing Web Graphics.4
   Chapter 2 Web Aesthetics
download .pdf (12.3MB)
   Chapter 7 Navigation
download .pdf (14.9MB)
   Chapter 8 Acessibility
download .pdf (1.9MB)
   Chapter 23 CSS
download .pdf (1.82MB)
   Chapter 24 Animation
download .pdf (3.27MB)

Acrobat 5 Hands-On training
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (452K)
   Chapter 3 Working with Links
download .pdf (1MB)
   Chapter 4 Creating and Editing Articles
download .pdf (520K)
   Chapter 5 Bookmarks
download .pdf (556K)
   Chapter 6 Modifying PDF's
download .pdf (1.3MB)
   Exercise Files .sit (3.19MB) | .zip (3.17MB)

Acrobat 6 Hands-On training
   Chapter 2 Interface
download .pdf (452K)
   Chapter 3 Working with Links
download .pdf (1MB)
   Chapter 4 Creating and Editing Articles
download .pdf (520K)
   Chapter 5 Bookmarks
download .pdf (556K)
   Exercise Files .sit (4.34MB) | .zip (4.35MB)

Mac OS X Hands-On training
   Chapter 1 Background
download .pdf (232K)
   Chapter 2 Working with Files and Folders
download .pdf (4.1MB)
   Chapter 3 Using the Dock
download .pdf (1.5MB)
   Chapter 4 System Preferences
download .pdf (8.1MB)
   Chapter 5 Universal Access and Speech
download .pdf (2.1MB)

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