There's a reason that Macromedia Dreamweaver appears on most Web developers' resumés: It offers both tremendous productivity and extensibility in a professional development environment. Dreamweaver 4 Bible covers this remarkable product from soup to nuts, guiding you through the basics of the program all the way to implementing sophisticated techniques.
Over 1,100 pages in length, Dreamweaver 4 Bible comes with a trial version of Dreamweaver 4, making it a one-purchase training resource for anyone looking to learn and master the product. A good chunk of the first portion of the book is devoted to providing the lay of Dreamweaver land and examining the development interface, configuration options, and effective use of the help system. Although one of Dreamweaver's strongest claims to fame is its ability to create fully functional Web sites with little or no HTML coding, the book wisely educates you on HTML basics nonetheless.
As your knowledge of Dreamweaver grows, the book's presentation style evolves. Early on, material is presented via discrete tasks, such as adding a navigation bar, adjusting font size, and adding an e-mail link. Later on, general techniques are discussed, such as using rollovers and exploiting cascading style sheets. All of the examples are accompanied by excellent narration, tips, notes, and pointers to examples on the CD-ROM. If you're diving into Dreamweaver, take the plunge using this fine resource.