Synopses & Reviews
Spin a great Web page quickly and easily with this friendly guide!
You don't need to be a pro designer to create your own Web page. This book guides you past the pitfalls of page design and construction so you can get online with as little hassle as possible. Whether you want to go "old school" and use HTML, experiment with online design options, or try one of the easy editing tools included on the CD, you will find the secrets to great pages right here!
Get started decide what kind of page you want to build and get a finished product online quickly with Google Page Creator
Be designing learn elements of design, common errors to avoid, and how to create pages that get noticed
Expand the possibilities create photo, audio, and video content that works for your page and find online resources for storing your files
Get down to basics maintain control by creating and editing pages in HTML with a text editor
Take a ride on easy street develop your pages with the bonus CD's simple tools designed for beginning Web builders
Bonus CD Includes
Extended, fully functional trial versions of CoffeeCup Software's HTML Editor, Visual Site Designer, and Website Color Schemer, all covered in the book.
Available for Windows only; see the What's On the CD Appendix for complete system requirements.
Open the book and find:
Tips for picking the type of page you want to build
Insight on designing an attractive and easy-to-use page
Secrets of writing for the Web
Ways to get your photos, video, and audio files ready for your page
Step-by-step instructions on building a page with HTML, design software, and online tools
Trial versions of the design software covered in the book
The best places to post your page after you're finished
Synopsis
Chances are, you’re already a Web user and use the Internet on a regular basis. You’ve probably seen a few impressive Web sites and now you’re inspired to create a Web page of your own, but you’re not sure where to start. The answer is: right here!
Creating Web Pages For Dummies guides you through the process of making your own Web pages without hassle or confusion. This straightforward book shows you just how easy it is to launch a site, specialize a page, making your site interactive, and much more! In no time you will become a pro in:
- Web publishing basics
- Geocities, Google page creator, and AOL Web publishing
- Using Flickr, creating blogs, and selling products on eBay
- HTML and other handy tools to “beef up” your site
- Writing and formatting Web text
- Creating and adding graphics for your site
- Adding links, animation, and multimedia
- Designing a great-looking, complete Web site
Besides getting to know the ins and outs of building a Web page, this guide offers suggestions on Web publishing, ranging from testing out your Web site and advertising your site to legal permission and displaying borrowed content. This resourceful guide also includes Web lingo worth knowing and a quick guide to HTML tags, which points out some lesser known but nevertheless useful tags. Now in its 8th edition, Creating Web Pages For Dummies will help make your Web page stand out in the crowd!
Synopsis
* The number of personal Web pages is exploding: MySpace has over 50 million registered users, Technorati has registered 23.3 million blogs, and Flickr has 2 million users who have posted more than 100 million photos
Synopsis
It’s easy to design, build, and post a Web page with Google Page Creator or CoffeeCup HTML Editor, but a friendly guide still comes in handy.
Creating Web Pages For Dummies®, 9th Editionintroduces you to Web design software and online page-building tools, and walks you through the process in record time.
Like its previous editions, this book gives you the skinny on getting Web pages up and running with the least amount of hassle. But not just ho-hum Web pages! Yours will look fantastic and be easy to build, and you’ll even get a trial version of CoffeeCup HTML Editor and visual design tools on the bonus CD. You’ll learn to:
- Get a simple page designed and online by the end of Chapter 3
- Optimize photos, video, and audio for the Web and get them onto your page
- Register for a Google account and use the versatile Google Page Creator
- Build pages using basic HTML or CoffeeCup HTML Editor
- Identify and apply elements of design, avoid common errors, and create pages that get noticed
- Maintain control by creating and editing pages in HTML with a text editor
- Understand how image file size affects your pages, how to upload photos to Flickr, and how to add sound and video files to your Web pages
- Develop your pages into a site with CoffeeCup HTML Editor and Visual Editor
You’ll even find out more about blogging and Blogger.com. The trial software on the CD is for Windows, but the instructions for building great Web pages work on any system!
About the Author
Bud Smith is a computer book author with more than 12 years of publishing experience.
Creating Web Pages For Dummies, 8th Edition, is one of over a dozen books Bud has written; his Wiley Publishing, Inc. titles include
Internet Marketing For Dummies and
Web Usability For Dummies. In addition to writing books, Bud has been a computer magazine editor and product marketing manager.
Bud got his start with computers in 1983, when he left a promising career as a welder for a stint as a data-entry clerk. Bud then moved to the Silicon Valley to join a startup company, followed by work for Intel, IBM, Apple, and AOL. His work and interests led him to acquire a degree in Information Systems Management from the University of San Francisco.
Arthur Bebak received a degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, which he attended on a fencing scholarship. He has designed mainframes, managed large engineering projects, and studied business administration. Arthur is founder of Netsurfer Communications, Inc., a highly successful electronic publishing company, and is an accomplished author.
At Netsurfer, Arthur oversees a large staff of people who create Web sites for numerous clients. They also write, edit, and publish several Web-based e-zines.
Table of Contents
Introduction.Part I: Create a Web Page Today.
Chapter 1: Web Publishing Basics.
Chapter 2: Going Worldwide with GeoCities.
Chapter 3: On the Cutting Edge with Google Page Creator.
Chapter 4: Web Publishing with AOL and aol.com.
Part II: Making a Specialized Page.
Chapter 5: Making a Photo Page with Flickr.
Chapter 6: Becoming a Wizard with Blogs.
Chapter 7: Building a Product Page with eBay.
Part III: Making Web Pages Work Harder.
Chapter 8: Introduction to HTML.
Chapter 9: Choosing Your Tools.
Chapter 10: Creating Your Home Page.
Chapter 11: Filling in Your Home Page.
Chapter 12: Creating Graphics Right (and Left).
Part IV: Polishing (and Publishing) Your Site.
Chapter 13: Adding Links to Your Web Page.
Chapter 14: Designing a Good-Looking Page.
Chapter 15: Creating a Full Web Site.
Chapter 16: Publishing Your Web Pages.
Part V: Getting Interactive.
Chapter 17: Adding Animation and Multimedia.
Chapter 18: Adding More Interactivity.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Web Publishing DOs.
Chapter 20: Ten Web Publishing DON’Ts.
Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Web Words Worth Knowing.
Appendix B: A Quick Guide to HTML Tags.
Index.