Learn to Use XML in Your Web Designs! With the expanding popularity of XML technology and the abundance of new XML features in today’s software, the pressure is on Web designers to learn XML. XML for Web Designers Using Macromedia Studio MX 2004 gets designers up to speed with XML quickly and efficiently. It teaches you how XML is supported and leveraged by Studio MX, and how to use it to create more efficient, vibrant Web designs. The book begins with a straightforward overview of XML programming and then walks you through a variety of detailed tutorials that teach you how to write valid and efficient XML code. Using these projects, you’ll learn how to: * Use Dreamweaver® MX 2004 to author XML files * Build multiple graphics files (such as a Web banner ads) with an XML file and Fireworks® Transform XML into HTML with Dreamweaver MX * Import XML data into Dreamweaver Templates * Write an XSL-T stylesheet that prepares the XML data for use as a template in Dreamweaver MX * Write a cascading stylesheet for an XML file using Dreamweaver MX * Build a dynamic, data-driven Web site with Dreamweaver and ColdFusion * Send and receive live data from a Flash™ MX Professional 2004 file * Integrate these new skills to develop dynamic sites with XML and Macromedia Flash MX 2004 By adding XML and its related languages to your skill set, you can participate in the awesome array of possibilities the future holds for Web development. On the CD! * All the files necessary to complete the lessons in the book, including finished project files * Trial versions of the Macromedia software (Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks) needed to complete the tutorials in the book * XFactor for XSLT Editing and Learning, by Richard Wagner SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WINDOWS: 600 MHz Intel Pentium III processor or equivalent; Windows 98 SE (4.10.222 A), Windows 2000, or Windows XP; 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended); 800 MB available disk space. MACINTOSH: 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processor; Mac OS X 10.2.6, 10.3, and later; 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended); 500 MB available disk space. Due to limited support of XML on the Macintosh Platform, some operations will not be successful.