Ten 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. 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.
By:
David Karlins,
Doug Sahlin (Lakeland,
FL,
Web and graphic designer)
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 51mm
Weight: 1.111kg
ISBN: 9781118270035
ISBN 10: 1118270037
Pages: 816
Publication Date: 27 July 2012
Audience:
General/trade
,
Professional and scholarly
,
ELT Advanced
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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 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
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.
