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Get started planning, designing, building, and launching the most amazing websites
Ready to create your own website, but you're all tangled up in technical jargon? From the initial planning phases to testing and publishing your masterpiece, this resource will show you how with easy-to-follow steps. You'll be surprised at how quickly you'll create interactive pages, design for mobile platforms, integrate social media, and much more.
- Start building take advantage of HTML5's radically new approach to structuring content as you create web pages
- Say it with style discover how to format text and images as well as apply emerging CSS3 tools to create impressive effects
- Make it stand out learn how to integrate multimedia content into your designs, such as full-motion video or cool slideshows
- Bring it to life add animation and interactivity to your site by writing simple scripts, using online libraries, or generating JavaScript with Dreamweaver CS6
- Fill this out collect feedback or build your e-newsletter subscription list by implementing forms that validate the data before submission
- Visitors welcome explore the methods you can use to promote your site and ensure that it's found by the search engines
Open the book and find:
- Plans to get started with your website project
- Advice for assembling and managing a web team
- How to create layouts, graphics, navigation, and web pages
- HTML, HTML 5, CSS, and CSS3 tutorials
- Steps for embedding streaming data
- Ways to integrate e-commerce into your site
- Tips for using JavaScript for animation and interactivity
- PHP resources for server-side coding
10 books in 1
- Getting Ready
- Designing the Site
- Building Pages with HTML
- Designing Pages with CSS
- Incorporating Web Graphics and Multimedia
- Creating Interactive Pages with JavaScript®
- Managing Forms with PHP
- Social Media and Interactive Add-Ons
- Deploying and Managing the Site
- Case Studies
Synopsis
Ten minibooks in one! The perfect reference for beginning web buildersThis hefty, 800+ page book is your start-to-finish roadmap for building a web site for personal or professional use. Even if you're completely new to the process, this book is packed with everything you need to know to build an attractive, usable, and working site. In addition to being a thorough reference on the basics, this updated new edition also covers the very latest trends and tools, such as HTML5, mobile site planning for smartphones and tablets, connecting with social media, and more.
- Packs ten minibooks into one hefty reference: Preparation, Site Design, Site Construction, Web Graphics, Multimedia, Interactive Elements, Form Management, Social Media Integration, Site Management, and Case Studies
- Covers the newest trends and tools, including HTML5, the new Adobe Create Suite, and connecting with social media
- Offers in-depth reviews and case studies of existing sites created for a variety of purposes and audiences, such as blog sites and non-profit sites
- Walks you through essential technologies, including Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and more
Plan, build, and maintain a site that does exactly what you need, with Building Web Sites All-In-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition.
About the Author
David Karlins is a web design professional and author who's written over 50 books and created video training on top web design tools. Doug Sahlin is the coauthor of Social Media Marketing All-in-One For Dummies and author of Digital Landscape & Nature Photography For Dummies.
Table of Contents
Introduction 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 CSS3279
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 Dreamweaver605
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 Newsletter773
Index 779