If you are relatively new to web design, this section will point you to sections of the Dreamweaver documentation that are most appropriate for your background.
For web-design novices:
Begin by reading Dreamweaver Basics. Then continue by doing the tutorials in this book. The tutorials are divided into two sections. The first five tutorials are for beginners, and take you through the process of developing a small but functional website from start to finish. The second section of tutorials introduces you to more advanced concepts. You might want to wait to do the more advanced tutorials until you've developed some experience building web pages.
That's all you really need to begin producing high-quality websites, but when you're ready to learn how to use more advanced tools, you can proceed through the rest of the static-page chapters in Using Dreamweaver. You might want to wait to read the dynamic-page chapters until you're more familiar with creating web pages.