Python: Visual QuickStart Guide
Chris Fehily

ISBN-10: 0201748843
ISBN-13: 9780201748840

Publisher: Peachpit Press
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 440 pp
Published: 10/26/2001

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1. Getting Started.

Getting Python. Reading Python Documentation. Opening a Command-Prompt Window. Setting Your Path. Using Python Environment Variables. Running Programs in Interactive Mode. Running Programs in Script Mode. Using IDLE. Specifying Command-Line Options. Passing Arguments to a Script.



2. Expressions and Statements.

Documenting Programs. Naming Variables. Creating Expressions. Creating Expression Statements. Creating Variables. Deleting Variables. Printing Objects. Determining an Object's Identity. Creating References to the Same Object. Determining an Object's Type. Using Boolean Operators. Using Comparison Operators. Chaining Comparisons. Determining the Order of Evaluation. Summarizing Objects.



3. Working with Numbers.

Understanding the Types of Numbers. Understanding Promotion. Performing Basic Arithmetic. Raising a Number to a Power. Getting the Remainder of a Division. Getting the Quotient of a Division. Controlling Calculation Order. Making Augmented Assignments. Converting Among Number Types. Comparing Numbers. Using Mathematical Functions. Using Advanced Mathematical Functions. Generating Random Numbers.



4. Working with Strings.

Creating a String. Inserting Special Characters into a String. Creating a Unicode String. Finding the Length of a String. Indexing a String (Extracting a Character). Slicing a String (Extracting a Substring). Concatenating Strings. Repeating a String. Using String Methods and Functions. Changing String Case. Testing a String. Trimming and Justifying a String. Searching for Substrings. Replacing Substrings. Translating a String. Splitting and Joining Strings. Performing List Operations on a String. Converting a String. Comparing Strings. Printing Formatted Strings.



5. Working with Lists and Tuples.

Creating a List or Tuple. Finding the Length of a List or Tuple. Indexing a List or Tuple (Extracting an Item). Slicing a List or Tuple (Extracting a Segment). Copying a List or Tuple. Concatenating Lists or Tuples. Repeating a List or Tuple. Converting a List or Tuple. Comparing Lists or Tuples. Testing List or Tuple Membership. Modifying a List. Replacing List Items. Counting Matching List Values. Searching a List. Adding List Items. Removing List Items. Sorting a List. Inserting Items into a Sorted List. Defining a Custom List Sort Order. Reversing a List.



6. Working with Dictionaries.

Using Dictionary Operators and Methods. Creating a Dictionary. Printing a Dictionary. Getting a Value by Using a Key. Getting All of a Dictionary's Values. Getting All of a Dictionary's Keys. Getting All of a Dictionary's Key-Value Pairs. Determining Whether a Key Exists. Counting a Dictionary's Key-Value Pairs. Adding or Replacing a Key-Value Pair. Removing a Key-Value Pair. Removing a Random Key-Value Pair. Clearing or Deleting a Dictionary. Combining Dictionaries. Copying a Dictionary. Converting a Dictionary 2. Comparing Dictionaries. Sorting a Dictionary. Storing Computed Values in a Dictionary.



7. Control Flow Statements.

Splitting Statements Across Lines. Creating Compound Statements. Using pass to Create a Null Statement. Indenting Blocks of Statements. Putting Multiple Statements on a Line. Using if Conditionals. Using if-else Conditionals. Using if-elif-else Conditionals. Using while Loops. Using while-else Loops. Using for Loops. Using for-else Loops. Looping over a Range of Integers. Skipping Part of a Loop Iteration. Exiting a Loop.



8. Functions.

Defining a Function. Documenting a Function. Calling a Function. Returning a Value from a Function. Returning Multiple Values from a Function. Specifying Positional Arguments. Specifying Default Parameter Values. Specifying Keyword Arguments. Specifying an Arbitrary Number of Positional Arguments. Specifying an Arbitrary Number of Keyword Arguments. Combining Argument-Passing Techniques. Creating Recursive Functions. Passing Mutable and Immutable Arguments to Functions. Declaring Global Variables. Assigning a Function to a Variable. Using Functional Programming Tools. Using lambda Expressions to Create Functions. Using apply to Call a Function. Using map to Apply a Function to Sequence Items. Using zip to Group Sequence Items. Using filter to Remove Sequence Items Conditionally. Using reduce to Reduce a Sequence. Using List Comprehensions to Create Lists.



9. Modules.

Structuring a Module. Creating a Module. Documenting a Module. Loading a Module with import. Accessing Attributes. Listing an Object's Attributes. Manipulating Attributes. Loading Specific Module Names with from. Loading a Module Under a Different Name with as. Enabling Language Features. Reloading a Module with reload. Specifying the Module Search Path. Determining Whether a Module Is Running As a Program. Determining Which Modules Are Loaded. Understanding Namespaces. Accessing Namespaces. Understanding Scoping Rules. Nesting Functions. Grouping Modules into Packages. Terminating a Program Explicitly. Running Code Programmatically.



10. Files.

Opening a File. Reading from a File. Writing to a File. Closing a File. Changing Position in a File. Truncating a File. Getting File Object Information. Printing to a File. Accessing Standard Input and Output Files. Prompting for User Input. Using the File System. Accessing Environment Variables. Changing the Working Directory. Listing Directory Contents. Creating a Directory. Removing a Directory. Renaming a File or Directory. Removing a File. Getting Path Information. Getting File Information. Splitting Paths. Joining Paths. Saving Objects As Files.



11. Exceptions.

Understanding the Exception Hierarchy. Handling an Exception. Ignoring an Exception. Getting an Exception's Argument. Handling All Exceptions. Running Code in the Absence of an Exception. Handling Multiple Exceptions. Running Mandatory Cleanup Code. Raising an Exception Explicitly. Creating User-Defined Exceptions. Making an Assertion.



12. Classes.

Understanding OOP Terminology. Defining a Class. Documenting a Class. Accessing Built-In Class Attributes. Creating an Instance. Accessing Built-In Instance Attributes. Creating Class Variables. Using Special Methods to Overload Standard Behavior. Creating Instance Variables with an Initialization Method. Destroying an Instance. Creating a String Representation of an Instance. Setting the Truth Value of an Instance. Comparing Instances. Accessing Instance Attributes. Treating an Instance Like a List or Dictionary. Performing Mathematical Operations on Instances. Calling an Instance. Defining and Invoking a Custom Method. Deriving New Classes from Existing Classes. Hiding Private Data. Determining Class Membership.



Appendix.

Learning Python. Getting Support. Editing and Debugging Code. Programming Resources.



Index.

    Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains such as Web, database access, desktop GUIs, game and software development, and network programming. Fans of Python use the phrase "batteries included" to describe the standard library, which covers everything from asynchronous processing to zip files. The language itself is a flexible powerhouse that can handle practically any application domain. This task-based tutorial is for students with no programming experience as well as those programmers who have some experience with the programming language and now want to take their skills to the next level. The book walks a reader through all the fundamentals and then moves on to more advanced topics. It's a complete end-to-end tutorial and reference.
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Chris Fehily is a writer and consultant living in San Francisco.

Named after the Monty Python comedy troupe, Python is an interpreted, open-source, object-oriented programming language. It's also free and runs portably on Windows, Mac OS, Unix, and other operating systems. Python can be used for all manner of programming tasks, from CGI scripts to full-fledged applications. It is gaining popularity among programmers in part because it is easier to read (and hence, debug) than most other programming languages, and it's generally simpler to install, learn, and use. Its line structure forces consistent indentation. Its syntax and semantics make it suitable for simple scripts and large programs. Its flexible data structures and dynamic typing allow you to get a lot done in a few lines. To learn it, you'll need is some basic programming experience and a copy of Python: Visual QuickStart Guide.

In patented Visual QuickStart Guide fashion, the book doesn't just tell you how to use Python to develop applications, it shows you, breaking Python into easy-to-digest, step-by-step tasks and providing example code. Python: Visual QuickStart Guide emphasizes the core language and libraries, which are the building blocks for programs. Author Chris Fehily starts with the basics - expressions, statements, numbers, strings - then moves on to lists, dictionaries, functions, and modules before wrapping things up with straightforward discussions of exceptions and classes. Some additional topics covered include:- Object-oriented programming- Working in multiple operating systems- Structuring large programs- Comparing Python to C, Perl, and Java- Handling errors gracefully.

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  • 0201354896FreeHand 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, 2/E
    Cohen
    © 2000 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 320 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0201354896 | ISBN-13: 9780201354898
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • For any course in Digital Graphics, Web Design, Web Scripting and Development, Multimedia, Page Layout, Office Tools, and Operating Systems.

    These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

  • 0201354934HTML 4 for the World Wide Web, Fourth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, 4/E
    Castro
    © 2000 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 384 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0201354934 | ISBN-13: 9780201354935
    Brief Description

    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate courses in Web design or development with HTML.

    HTML 4 for the World Wide Web, Fifth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide is the newest version of the classic HTML tutorial that is used as a standard textbook in thousands of classrooms and as a desktop reference by Web professionals worldwide. Veteran HTML instructor Elizabeth Castro teaches HTML with exceptional clarity, using the proven Visual QuickStart format: step-by-step explanations, practical tips, and hundreds of screen captures that demonstrate exactly what students will see and what they should do. The book has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends in HTML Web design, including the increased use of CSS style sheets to create attractive, consistent Web pages regardless of browser, platform, or viewing device; the transition from HTML to XHTML; and the increased demand for foreign-language and multilingual Web sites. The book is packed with tips, techniques, and illustrations—all updated to reflect newer browsers and the changing use of HTML.

  • 0321130073HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, 5/E
    Castro
    © 2003 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 480 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0321130073 | ISBN-13: 9780321130075
    Brief Description

    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate courses in Web design or development with HTML.

    HTML for the World Wide Web, Fifth Edition, with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Student Edition is the newest version of the classic HTML tutorial that is used as a standard textbook in thousands of classrooms. Veteran HTML instructor Elizabeth Castro teaches HTML with exceptional clarity, using the proven Visual QuickStart format: step-by-step explanations, practical tips, and hundreds of screen captures that demonstrate exactly what students will see and what they should do. The new Student Edition comes equipped with an end-of-chapter study guide that's specifically designed for classroom use. The book reflects the latest trends in HTML Web design, including the increased use of CSS style sheets to create attractive, consistent Web pages regardless of browser, platform, or viewing device; the transition from HTML to XHTML; and the increased demand for foreign-language and multilingual Web sites. The book is packed with tips, techniques, and illustrations—all updated to reflect newer browsers and the changing use of HTML.

  • 0321150686HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Student Edition, 5/E
    Castro
    © 2003 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 592 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321150686 | ISBN-13: 9780321150684
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Appropriate professionals or amateurs who want to learn HTML quickly and get up to speed with the new features, fast.

    With HTML for the World Wide Web, Sixth Edition, with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the language, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions, and hundreds of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users HTML. Best-selling author Elizabeth Castro takes readers step-by-step through today’s HTML and XHTML essentials and provides extensive coverage of CSS techniques, current browers (Opera, Safari, Firefox), creating pages for the mobile Web, and more.

    Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to HTML, and more advanced users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here—in straightforward language and through readily accessible examples.

  • 0321430840HTML, XHTML, and CSS, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, 6/E
    Castro
    © 2007 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 456 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321430840 | ISBN-13: 9780321430847
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    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate courses in Illustration, Drawing, Graphic Design, or Web Graphics using Illustrator 10.

    Part of the Visual QuickStart Guide series, this task-based book features step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students through the most important tasks. The book includes information on all the latest features of Illustrator 10 (such as live distortion tools, dynamic data-driven graphics, and symbols to create repeating Web graphics and keep file sizes small), a 24-page color section, and clearly marked locators to both new and improved features. Best of all, it's delivered in a highly readable, entertaining, visual, and easy-to-navigate format.

  • 020177321XIllustrator 10 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Weinmann & Lourekas
    © 2002 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 616 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 020177321X | ISBN-13: 9780201773217
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • For any course in Computer Graphics, Web Graphics, Graphic Design, Digital Illustration, or Visual Communications that uses Adobe Illustrator.

    This task-based, visual reference guide features step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots—the ideal way to get students up and running with Illustrator quickly.

  • 0201708981Illustrator 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Weinmann & Lourekas
    © 2001 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 536 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0201708981 | ISBN-13: 9780201708981
    Brief Description

    • Appropriate for all desktop publishing and digital illustration students using Illustrator.

    These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

  • 0321199553Illustrator CS for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Weinmann & Lourekas
    © 2004 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 616 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321199553 | ISBN-13: 9780321199553
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  • 0321336569Illustrator CS2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Weinmann & Lourekas
    © 2006 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 632 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321336569 | ISBN-13: 9780321336569
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    • Simple step-by-step instructions, loads of screen shots, and an array of time-saving tips and tricks, serving both as the quickest route to Illustrator CS3 mastery for new students, and a handy reference for more experienced designers. This edition of the Visual QuickStart Guide covers Illustrator CS3's newest features, including new tools in Live Color, enhancements to essential drawing tools and controls, improvements to the powerful Control panel, the new Eraser tool and Crop Area tool, and much more. A full-color section of inspiring Illustrator artwork and highly readable text create a winning combination for Illustrator users of every level.
  • 0321510453Illustrator CS3 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Weinmann & Lourekas
    © 2008 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 456 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321510453 | ISBN-13: 9780321510457
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate courses in Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design, and Page Layout using Adobe InDesign.

    Part of the Visual QuickStart Guide series, this task-based book features step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students through the most important tasks. Adobe InDesign 2.0 now offers new features such as extensible markup language (XML) import and export support, transparency, table creation, long document support, a superior printing interface, native Mac OS X support and tighter integration with other Adobe products. This cross-platform, visual guide introduces students to the InDesign interface, including the tools and palettes, how to create and navigate a document, work with text and objects, use pen tools, work with color, import and manipulate graphics, and how to manage long documents and styles. More advanced topics, such as advanced text control, color management, and preflighting are also covered. The last two chapters offer comparisons between InDesign, QuarkXPress and PageMaker.

  • 0201794780InDesign 2 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Cohen
    © 2002 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 432 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0201794780 | ISBN-13: 9780201794786
    Brief Description

    • Appropriate for all desktop publishing students using InDesign.

    These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

  • 0321213483InDesign CS for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Cohen
    © 2004 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 576 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321213483 | ISBN-13: 9780321213488
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  • 0321322010InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Cohen
    © 2006 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 600 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321322010 | ISBN-13: 9780321322012
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    • Adobe InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide will highlight the important new features, as well as covering the ones readers have relied on in previous versions of InDesign. Using the task-based, visual approach that readers count on in the Visual QuickStart Guides, this volume introduces readers to all aspects of InDesign CS3. Users will learn how to create and automate documents, import and style text and objects, manage long documents, export files for a wide variety of purposes, and more.
  • 0321503066InDesign CS3 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Cohen
    © 2008 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 600 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321503066 | ISBN-13: 9780321503060
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Using the task-based, visual approach that readers count on in the Visual QuickStart Guides, this volume introduces readers to all aspects of InDesign CS4. Users will learn how to create and automate documents, import and style text and objects, manage long documents, export files for a wide variety of purposes, and much more.
    Adobe InDesignCS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide will highlight the important new features, as well as covering the ones readers have relied on in previous versions of InDesign.


  • 0321573579InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Cohen
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 544 pages | Estimated Availability: 11/14/2008
    ISBN-10: 0321573579 | ISBN-13: 9780321573575
    Brief Description

  • 0321573862InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, Safari
    Cohen
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | On-line Supplement; 544 pages | Estimated Availability: 11/15/2008
    ISBN-10: 0321573862 | ISBN-13: 9780321573865
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  • 0201787210Instructor's Guide
    Weinman & Lourekas
    © 2001 | Peachpit Press | On-line Supplement | Estimated Availability: 10/01/2001
    ISBN-10: 0201787210 | ISBN-13: 9780201787214


  • 0321430328JavaScript and Ajax for the Web, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, 6/E
    Negrino & Smith
    © 2007 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 512 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321430328 | ISBN-13: 9780321430328
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  • 0321564081JavaScript and Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, 7/E
    Negrino & Smith
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 600 pages | Estimated Availability: 10/15/2008
    ISBN-10: 0321564081 | ISBN-13: 9780321564085


  • 0321602684JavaScript and Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Safari, 7/E
    Negrino & Smith
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | On-line Supplement; 600 pages | Estimated Availability: 10/10/2008
    ISBN-10: 0321602684 | ISBN-13: 9780321602688
    URL: http://safari.informit.com


  • 032119439XJavaScript for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, 5/E
    Negrino & Smith
    © 2003 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 512 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 032119439X | ISBN-13: 9780321194398
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    • For any course in Web scripting, Web authoring, Web graphics, and design that uses JavaScript.

    This task-based, visual reference guide features step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots—the ideal way to get students up and running with JavaScript quickly.

  • 0201735172JavaScript for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, 4/E
    Negrino & Smith
    © 2001 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 448 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0201735172 | ISBN-13: 9780201735178
    Brief Description

    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate students in Web design, scripting languages, and programming courses using JavaScript.

    These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference. Select Student Editions have the same proven format but are enhanced with pedagogy and features enabling professors to use them efficiently in a classroom environment.

  • 0321150716JavaScript for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Student Edition, 5/E
    Negrino
    © 2003 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 592 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0321150716 | ISBN-13: 9780321150714
    Brief Description

  • 0321305264Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Langer
    © 2005 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 720 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0321305264 | ISBN-13: 9780321305268


    • Respected, best-selling author Maria Langer takes readers through Mac OS X’s groundbreaking capabilities, including new applications such as Time Machine and Spaces and revamped applications such as Mail, Dashboard, Spotlight, and iCal. With plenty of screenshots to clearly illustrate techniques, this reasonably priced guide is a great reference to the essentials of Mac OS X Leopard.
  • 0321496000Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Langer
    © 2008 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 696 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321496000 | ISBN-13: 9780321496003
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  • 0321267885Macromedia Contribute 3 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Negrino
    © 2005 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 280 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321267885 | ISBN-13: 9780321267887
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  • 0321246675Macromedia Director MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Schaeffer & Persidsky
    © 2004 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 608 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321246675 | ISBN-13: 9780321246677
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  • 0321350278Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Negrino & Smith
    © 2006 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 528 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321350278 | ISBN-13: 9780321350275
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    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate Web design and development students using Dreamweaver.

    These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

  • 0321213394Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Towers
    © 2005 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 736 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321213394 | ISBN-13: 9780321213396
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate courses in Web Design and Web Authoring using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.

    From the popular Visual QuickStart series, this completely updated edition will cover the most important tools and features of Dreamweaver MX that students need to know to design and manage a Web site. The book is excellent for beginning students who don't need or want to learn code, and for students who know a little HTML but need a reference for Dreamweaver's gigantic set of features.

    The book starts out with Dreamweaver's two core components: site management and basic Web page building. Students are walked through how to set up a local copy of their Web site so that they can use all of Dreamweaver's impressive link and asset management tools. Then they learn to create a basic page from start to finish, title to tables. The rest of the book covers Dreamweaver's page creation features, including easy-to-follow tutorials on more difficult topics as frames, layers, tables, and cascading style sheets.

  • 0201844451Macromedia Dreamweaver MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Towers
    © 2003 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 736 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0201844451 | ISBN-13: 9780201844450
    Brief Description

    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate courses in Web Design and Web Authoring using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.

    These Student Editions are the newest versions of the classic guides that are used as standard textbooks in thousands of classrooms teaching print and Web graphics. Veteran authors and instructors teach these applications with exceptional clarity, using the proven Visual QuickStart format: step-by-step explanations, practical tips, and hundreds of screen captures that demonstrate exactly what students will see and what they should do. The book starts out with Dreamweaver's two core components: site management and basic Web page building. Students are walked through how to set up a local copy of their Web site so that they can use all of Dreamweaver's impressive link and asset management tools. Then they learn to create a basic page from start to finish, title to tables. The rest of the book covers Dreamweaver's page creation features, including easy-to-follow tutorials on more difficult topics as frames, layers, tables, and cascading style sheets.

  • 0321150708Macromedia Dreamweaver MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, Student Edition
    Towers
    © 2003 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 816 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321150708 | ISBN-13: 9780321150707
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  • 0321349636Macromedia Flash 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Ulrich
    © 2006 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 592 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321349636 | ISBN-13: 9780321349637
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    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate Web animation and design students using Flash.

    These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

  • 0321213440Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Ulrich
    © 2004 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 696 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321213440 | ISBN-13: 9780321213440
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Appropriate for beginning to intermediate courses using Flash MX, including courses that cover animation, application design, ActionScript, or multimedia development.

    Macromedia Flash has long been the industry standard for creating high-impact interactive Web sites, and with Flash MX, students can use Flash in powerfully new ways. Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide teaches Flash from the ground up, with exceptional clarity and simplicity, using the proven Visual QuickStart format: step-by-step explanations, practical tips, and hundreds of screen captures that demonstrate exactly what students will see and what they should do. Veteran Flash author and instructor Katherine Ulrich assumes absolutely no Flash experience. After walking students through Flash MX's revamped interface, she helps them build their skills incrementally, beginning with the simplest vector graphics. Ulrich introduces layers, object libraries, animation using motion and shape tweening, animating entire scenes, incorporating audio and interactivity, optimizing Flash movies, integrating them into Web pages, and exporting them into other formats. The book has been thoroughly updated to reflect Flash MX's most significant enhancements, including improved video support, new graphic design tools such as Free Transform and the Pixel-Level Snapping Control, pre-built Components and Templates, and the enhanced timeline.

  • 0201794810Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Ulrich
    © 2002 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 640 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0201794810 | ISBN-13: 9780201794816
    Brief Description

    • For any course in Digital Graphics, Web Design, Web Scripting and Development, Multimedia, Page Layout, and Operating Systems.

    These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get beginning students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference. Select Student Editions have the same proven format but are enhanced with pedagogy and features enabling professors to use them efficiently in a classroom environment.

  • 0321186508Macromedia FreeHand MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Cohen
    © 2003 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 480 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321186508 | ISBN-13: 9780321186508
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  • 0321247469Maya 6 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Riddell & Dimond
    © 2005 | Peachpit Press | Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 568 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321247469 | ISBN-13: 9780321247469
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  • 0321348990Maya 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Riddell, Robinson & Stein
    © 2006 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 560 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321348990 | ISBN-13: 9780321348999
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  • 0321476751Maya 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Robinson & Stein
    © 2007 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 544 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321476751 | ISBN-13: 9780321476753
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users how to create streamlined, innovative and just plain beautiful applications with Microsoft's new application development tool . Design expert and author Robert Reinhardt takes readers step-by-step through the features and tools, and shows them how they can use Microsoft Expression Blend to create engaging, cinematic user interfaces with a rich design environment that combines multiple media elements including vectors, pixel images, 3D content, video and audio, high quality text, and animation. Whether learning the application from start or looking for specific task-based answers, Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, provides designers and application developers with exactly the information they need.
  • 0321412230Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Reinhardt & Schuman
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 352 pages | Estimated Availability: 12/05/2008
    ISBN-10: 0321412230 | ISBN-13: 9780321412232
    Brief Description

  • 0321603575Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Reinhardt & Schuman
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | On-line Supplement; 352 pages | Estimated Availability: 10/10/2008
    ISBN-10: 0321603575 | ISBN-13: 9780321603579


  • 0321591070Microsoft Expression Media for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, Safari
    Bryan
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | On-line Supplement; 256 pages | Estimated Availability: 07/01/2008
    ISBN-10: 0321591070 | ISBN-13: 9780321591074
    URL: http://safari.informit.com
    Brief Description

    • Microsoft Expression Web offers a powerful array of visual tools for creating great looking sites while fully supporting Web-based standards. Expression Web makes it easy for designers to quickly design cool sites with tools that feel familiar. Thanks to Expression Web's underlying standards, the files can then be passed to developers who can code the site in the development tools they prefer. This back and forth without designers having to touch the code unless they want to makes this a powerful program. In Expression Web 2, Microsoft has added support for PHP backed sites and made it easy to work with PHP. Other new features include: Silverlight support and new editing capabilities for Flash SWF and Windows Media files . In addition Expression Web 2 now provides ASP.NET AJAX server controls that enable users to quickly create web pages that include a rich user experience with responsive and familiar user interface (UI) elements.
  • 0321563794Microsoft Expression Web 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
    Hester
    © 2009 | Peachpit Press | Paper; 264 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321563794 | ISBN-13: 9780321563798
    Brief Description | Buy fr