Description
Book SynopsisTen minibooks in one! The perfect reference for beginning web builders This hefty, 800+ page book is your start-to-finish roadmap for building a web site for personal or professional use.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Book I: Getting Ready 7
Chapter 1: The First Step in Your Web-Building Journey 9
Chapter 2: Assessing Your Resources 21
Chapter 3: Working for The Man 37
Chapter 4: Securing a Domain Name and Web-Hosting Service 51
Book II: Designing the Site 61
Chapter 1: Wireframing and Storyboarding Content 63
Chapter 2: Preparing Content 83
Chapter 3: Defining a Color Scheme 95
Chapter 4: Organizing a Site in Dreamweaver CS6 103
Chapter 5: Building Mobile-Friendly Sites 121
Book III: Building Pages with HTML 127
Chapter 1: HTML: What It Is, Why You Need It, and How to Get It 129
Chapter 2: Building Web Pages with HTML5 155
Chapter 3: Structuring Content with HTML5 173
Chapter 4: Creating HTML5 with Dreamweaver CS6 197
Book IV: Designing Pages with CSS 237
Chapter 1: Styling Text with CSS 239
Chapter 2: Designing Pages 261
Chapter 3: Effects and Transforms with CSS3 279
Chapter 4: CSS in Dreamweaver 301
Book V: Incorporating Web Graphics and Multimedia 319
Chapter 1: Web Media 101 321
Chapter 2: Introducing Fireworks and Photoshop 335
Chapter 3: Creating Buttons and Banners 353
Chapter 4: Creating Audio and Video Content 393
Chapter 5: Creating Content with Flash 417
Book VI: Creating Interactive Pages with JavaScript 447
Chapter 1: JavaScript for Animation and Interactivity 449
Chapter 2: DIY JavaScript 465
Chapter 3: Generating JavaScript 487
Chapter 4: JavaScript with Dreamweaver 515
Book VII: Managing Forms with PHP 539
Chapter 1: Collecting Information with Forms 541
Chapter 2: DIY PHP Solutions 563
Chapter 3: Gathering and Embedding Live Data 583
Chapter 4: Working with Forms and Data in Dreamweaver 605
Book VIII: Social Media and Interactive Add-ons 625
Chapter 1: Adding a WordPress Blog 627
Chapter 2: Integrating Social Media with Your Blog 651
Chapter 3: Adding E-Commerce to Your Site 665
Book IX: Deploying and Managing the Site 689
Chapter 1: Optimizing and Testing the Site 691
Chapter 2: Uploading the Site 705
Chapter 3: Maintaining and Marketing the Site 719
Chapter 4: Redesigning or Expanding the Site 733
Book X: Case Studies 749
Chapter 1: Photographer’s Portfolio 751
Chapter 2: E-Commerce Site 757
Chapter 3: Blog Site 763
Chapter 4: Online Newsletter 773
Index 779
