Product Description
Want to launch a Web site but don’t know where to begin? Information on Web design, page building software, using HTML, site planning, and everything else you need to know can be found easily in Building Web Sites All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition. So you can easily find what you’re looking for, this plain-English guide is divided into nine minibooks:
Preparations
Site Design
Site Construction
Web Graphics
Multimedia
Audience Interaction
E-Commerce
Site Management
Case Studies
From deciding what your site should do to working with HTML, using Dreamweaver, incorporating Flash creations, and keeping your site on the cutting edge, this book is your one-stop course in building Web sites. Learn to:
Plan your site, decide whether you need a Web team, and create relevant content
Develop your site design, work with wire frames, and organize behind-the-scenes files that make your site work
Select the right hardware and software and create pages with Dreamweaver
Create cool site graphics with Photoshop and Fireworks
Add interest with Flash animations, slideshows, video, and sound
Make your site interactive with Javascript, PHP, ASP, and MySQL
Build an e-commerce site that’s user-friendly, legally sound, and secure
Keep your content and design fresh and up to date
Ready to begin? Grab Building Web Sites All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition and let’s get started!
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Product Description
Web designers must wear many hats. Among books on Web design, Web Design All-in-One For Dummies is the one that helps you successfully wear all those hats without losing your head.
Full-color illustrations and five self-contained minibooks show you how to be a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This book helps you lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and much more.
Getting Started covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more
Designing For the Web acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics
Building Web Sites gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems
Web Standards & Testing teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site
Publishing & Site Maintenance helps you get your site online and keep it current
Web Design All-in-One For Dummies also helps you learn how to choose a Web editor and graphics program, how to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience, and when it’s time to call in a pro like author Sue Jenkins. It’s just what you need to start and manage a great site.
From the Back Cover
Everything you need to know to create dazzling Web designs is in one of these minibooks
A Web designer is a graphic designer, creative organizer, visual communicator, markup language technologist, and cutting-edge trendsetter, all in one. This All-in-One guide helps you wear all those hats without losing your head! Learn to lay the groundwork, follow design rules, test your site, register a domain name, and more. Ready to get started?
Start here — Book I covers planning, defining your target audience, choosing the right software, and more
Design it — Book II acquaints you with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript®, plus how to choose a layout and optimize graphics
Build it — Book III gets down to nuts and bolts: putting text, images, hyperlinks, and multimedia files together, organizing content, and building navigation systems
Does it work? — Book IV teaches you how to test and validate so everyone can enjoy your site
Maintenance and more — Book V helps you get your site online and keep it current
Open the book and find:
How to choose a Web editor and graphics program
Tips for attracting visitors
Why and how to slice up graphics
How to make your site accessible to the widest possible audience
What a layers-based layout is
How to use Dreamweaver® templates
Ethical SEO techniques and how to use them
When to ask for help from a pro
