Advancing from GL to DW in CS3 or CS4

Question

Hello:
I've been using GoLive for many years and am now ready to
switch to Dreamweaver.
I'm not a codemonkey. I can copy and paste code and have a
very basic understanding of tags and structure. I am no webmaster.
I just work on my own website and most of it is pretty simple. That
said, these are areas I need to focus on: 1) Video on my sites. 2)
A small web store. 3) Ultimately a learning management system,
though this is something I'll also be hiring someone to help with.
All else being equal, my instinct is to hold off on
purchasing CS4 for a few months and learn DW CS3 and later make the
switch to DWCS4 when bugs have been squashed and more money is
coming in. It's really a question of how to attack the migration
learning curve from GL to DW.
I guess you'd have to have some familiarity with all three to
give advice on how to best take on the learning curve and process
of migrating.
Thanks!
David

Answer 1

You are safe getting CS4 now. No show-stopper issues have
been discovered
as far as I know.
> I'm not a codemonkey. I can copy and paste code and have
a very basic
> understanding of tags and structure.
The more you can do to inform yourself about HTML and CSS,
the easier your
transition will be. DW expects you to bring this knowledge to
the table.
GL did not.
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
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> Hello:
>
> I've been using GoLive for many years and am now ready
to switch to
> Dreamweaver.
>
> I'm not a codemonkey. I can copy and paste code and have
a very basic
> understanding of tags and structure. I am no webmaster.
I just work on my
> own
> website and most of it is pretty simple. That said,
these are areas I need
> to
> focus on: 1) Video on my sites. 2) A small web store. 3)
Ultimately a
> learning
> management system, though this is something I'll also be
hiring someone to
> help
> with.
>
> All else being equal, my instinct is to hold off on
purchasing CS4 for a
> few
> months and learn DW CS3 and later make the switch to
DWCS4 when bugs have
> been
> squashed and more money is coming in. It's really a
question of how to
> attack
> the migration learning curve from GL to DW.
>
> I guess you'd have to have some familiarity with all
three to give advice
> on
> how to best take on the learning curve and process of
migrating.
>
> Thanks!
>
> David
>