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• ISBN: 0470881011
• ISBN: 9780470881019
• Physical Description: print
  353 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
• Publisher: Indianapolis, IN : Wiley, [2011]
• Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:

"The fast and easy way to learn" --Cover.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Chapter 1: Tools Of Web Design And Planning Your Site -- Brief history of the web -- Understanding browsers -- Visual design tools -- Code-based tools -- Graphics programs -- Understanding the importance of planning your site -- Understanding your audience -- Gather your materials -- Plan your navigation structure -- Plan your file structure -- Chapter 2: Getting Started With HTML -- Introduction to HTML -- Create your first web page -- Save your web page -- Preview a page in a browser -- Declare your document type -- Add headings -- Add paragraphs -- Apply logical formatting -- Understanding URLs and file paths -- Link to other pages in your site -- Link to pages on the web -- Link within a page -- Link to an e-mail address -- Link to other document types -- Show tool tips for links -- Chapter 3: Creating Images -- Understanding image formats -- Legally acquiring stock images -- Understanding image optimization -- Download a stock image from the web -- Get to know the Photoshop interface -- Get to know the Photoshop Elements interface -- Use Photoshop to fix colors -- Crop and resize an image in Photoshop -- Save an image for the web in Photoshop -- Open an image for the web in Photoshop -- Open an image for editing in Photoshop elements -- Use Photoshop Elements to fix colors -- Rotate an image in Photoshop Elements -- Crop an image in Photoshop Elements -- Resize an image in Photoshop Elements -- Save an image for the web in Photoshop Elements -- Get to know the Fireworks interface -- Get to know the Illustrator interface -- Create a button in Fireworks -- Save an image for the web in Fireworks -- Create a logo in Illustrator -- Save an Illustrator image for the web -- Add an image to your web page -- Make your images accessible -- Use images as links -- Chapter 4: Formatting Your Pages -- Introduction to CSS -- Create an embedded style sheet -- Understanding units of measurement -- Set the font and text size on your page -- Understanding color on the web -- Determine a color scheme using Kuler -- Set text color -- Set a background color -- Add a background image -- Control background image tiling -- Position background images -- Apply additional text formatting -- Indent and align text -- Apply spacing with padding -- Control whitespace with margins -- Specify widths -- Add borders -- Chapter 5: Advanced CSS -- Style multiple elements -- Format text with spans -- Group elements with divs -- Apply styles with classes -- Apply styles with IDs -- Use contextual selectors -- Use pseudo-elements -- Use pseudo-classes -- Create an external style sheet -- Link a style sheet to a page -- Use the cascade -- Chapter 6: Laying Out Pages -- Set up your page for CSS layouts -- Float elements -- Use margins and padding to fix float problems -- Work with overflow -- Chapter 7: Adding Tables And Lists -- Add data tables -- Format tables with CSS -- Create complex tables -- Add a header row -- Add table sections -- Add an unordered list -- Add an ordered list -- Style lists -- Chapter 8: Creating A Page Visually In Dreamweaver -- Introduction to Dreamweaver's interface -- Define a site in Dreamweaver -- Create a new document -- Replace the logo placeholder -- Replace the main content -- Replace the content in the sidebar and footer -- Add navigation -- Add images -- Insert a Photoshop image -- Edit a Photoshop image in Dreamweaver -- Modify CSS -- Add new styles -- Preview the page using live view -- Preview the page in a browser -- Preview the page in other browsers using BrowserLab -- Chapter 9: Adding Interactivity And Multimedia -- Introduction to JavaScript and Ajax -- Embed JavaScript in HTML -- Write a function -- Change the visibility of an object -- Create a menu using Spry -- Create a calendar control with YUI -- Create an image gallery with jQuery -- Create animation using Flash Professional -- Publish a Flash movie -- Add a Flash movie to your page in Dreamweaver -- Convert a video to Flash video -- Add Flash video us ing Flash Professional -- Add video with HTML5 -- Chapter 10: Making Sites Accessible -- Understanding web standards -- Understanding web accessibility -- Add captions and summaries to tables -- Create accessible table headings -- Create accessible navigation -- Chapter 11: Adding Forms To Your Site -- Create a form -- Add a text field -- Add a label -- Add check boxes -- Add radio buttons -- Create a drop-down list -- Insert a text area -- Add a button to your form -- Group related form elements -- Chapter 12: Creating Dynamic Pages -- Understanding dynamic web applications -- Download and install WAMP on Windows -- Download and install MAMP on a Mac -- Create a basic PHP page -- Save and test a PHP page -- Process form data -- Send e-mail with PHP -- Include external files -- Create your own PHP function -- Chapter 13: Adding Information From A Database -- Understanding relational databases -- Create a database -- Create a table -- Populate the table with data -- Connect PHP to the database -- Display the contents of a table on a web page -- Search the database -- Insert new data into a table with PHP -- Chapter 14: Publishing Your Site And Getting Noticed -- Find a web host -- Buy a domain name -- Publish your web site using FTP -- Set up remote server information in Dreamweaver -- Upload your files using Dreamweaver -- Understanding search engine optimization -- Use meta tags -- Use Google webmaster tools -- Create a sitemap -- Prevent pages from being listed on search engines -- HTML colors -- Index.

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