Synopses & Reviews
Learn to:
- Design an interactive website with a great user experience
- Transform your designs with drop shadows, rounded corners, and different fonts
- Create a site that looks great on small and large screens
IN FULL COLOR!
Building a well-designed website is easy with Dreamweaver and this fun For Dummies guide!
If creating a great-looking website is your dream, Dreamweaver can turn that vision into a reality. You'll learn how to take advantage of the latest Dreamweaver tools and techniques to create dynamic websites that stand out in the crowd. Get ready to dream big and make your websites come to life with this friendly, full-color guide.
- Right from the start learn the basic concepts of web design, determine how you want to build your website, and start putting it together in Dreamweaver CC
- It's all in the style explore how to combine HTML5 and Cascading Style Sheets to format your web pages for a consistent look
- Creative flair discover how to enhance your site by adding interactive images, audio, video, and animations
- Rise to the top from scoring high in search engines to promoting your site in social media, get the tools to ensure success
Open the book and find:
- Tips to ensure your web pages look great in every browser
- How to transform your site using CSS3
- Techniques for creating and applying styles
- Secrets of the fluid grid layout feature
- Ways to add interactivity with jQuery
- Steps for integrating multimedia on your pages
- How to create rollover effects, collapsible panels, and much more
Synopsis
- What the book covers: Dreamweaver basics including understanding how web design works, introducing the Dreamweaver workspace, opening and creating sites, creating web graphics, managing, testing, and publishing a website, understanding the basics of Cascading Style Sheets, creating and editing CSS styles, designing with CSS3, saving time with templates, creating HTML tables, adding interactivity with behaviors, creating AJAX features with Spry, showing off with multimedia, creating HTML forms, understanding how CGI scripts work, and more.
- Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than twenty years.
Synopsis
Turn your wonderful website dreams into robust realities with the help of Dreamweaver CC For Dummies!Creating dynamic websites is easy with Dreamweaver CC and this friendly, full-color guide. Updated for the latest version of Adobe's world-renowned web development tool, Dreamweaver CC For Dummies covers all aspects of creating websites, from understanding web design basics to using style sheets, integrating multimedia, implementing responsive design, testing and publishing your sites, and more. With the professional guidance of Web design expert Janine Warner, you'll soon be on your way to building the website you've always wanted.
- Helps beginning and intermediate website developers get the most out of the new tools and features in Dreamweaver CC
- Provides a solid foundation in web design principles before moving on to more advanced topics like working with HTML5 and CSS, adding interactivity with jQuery, optimizing your site for different browsers, and getting creative with images, audio, and video
- Explains how to test and take your website live, manage and monitor your site's performance, promote your site via social media, and push it to the top of the search engine rankings like a pro
Whether this is your first foray into web development or you're a Dreamweaver devotee, For Dummies has the information you need to create interactive websites that look fantastic on the flat screen, terrific on a tablet, and simply stunning on your smartphone.
About the Author
Janine Warner has written more than 25 books, including Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies. A popular speaker, she's known as a "techy translator" who can make even the most complex concepts accessible. She's also the host of several training videos on web design, Dreamweaver, and CSS. Learn more about her books, videos, and free tutorials at DigitalFamily.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting started with Dreamweaver CC 7
Chapter 1: The Many Ways to Design a Web Page 9
Chapter 2: Opening and Creating Sites 35
Chapter 3: Creating Web Graphics 63
Chapter 4: Managing, Testing, and Publishing a Website 89
Part II: Creating Page Designs with Style 125
Chapter 5: Introducing Cascading Style Sheets 127
Chapter 6: Creating and Editing CSS Styles 161
Chapter 7: Designing with CSS3 207
Chapter 8: Creating Responsive Designs with Fluid Grid Layouts 219
Chapter 9: Saving Time with Templates and More 241
Chapter 10: Coming to the HTML Table 267
Part III: Making Your Site Cool with Advanced Features 283
Chapter 11: Adding Interactivity with Behaviors 285
Chapter 12: Using jQuery UI and Mobile Widgets 307
Chapter 13: Showing Off with Multimedia 321
Part IV: The Part of Tens 353
Chapter 14: Ten Resources You May Need 355
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Promote Your Site 363
Index 373