Book description
Want to build a Web page for yourself, your family, club, committee, school, or small business, but don’t know where to start? This full-color, hands-on book takes the guess work out of Web design—from mastering writing for an online audience to understanding XML capabilities in Microsoft® Office Word 2003. Basic computer skills are all you need to master the concepts and mechanics of building and publishing attractive Web pages with the latest features of Microsoft® Office FrontPage®, Word, and Publisher. You get the guidance you need to plan, create, post, and maintain everything from simple Web pages to full-blown, professional-looking Web sites using familiar Microsoft Office 2003 programs. Complete with fun, easy-to-follow projects, checklists for all stages of your project, and a companion Web site from the author with plenty of online samples and examples, you'll build the skills to get your ideas online right away with this handy guide. What’s more, you will also discover expert writing, design, and information-organizing techniques used by Web professionals.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Part 1: The Talk—Web Basics
- Chapter 1: Demystifying Your (Future) Web Site
- Chapter 2: Composing and Shaping Web Text
- Chapter 3: Creating and Using Art on the Web
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Chapter 4: Mastering Web Design Basics
- Before You Design
- Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (1/6)
- Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (2/6)
- Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (3/6)
- Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (4/6)
- Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (5/6)
- Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (6/6)
- Web Site Design Rules to Live By (1/2)
- Web Site Design Rules to Live By (2/2)
- Chapter 5: Considering Tools and Stockpiling Goods
- Chapter 6: Planning Your Attack
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Part 2: The Walk—Creating Web Sites
- Chapter 7: Posting a Web Site Within an Hour (or So)
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Chapter 8: Demystifying Basic css and XHTML
- Gathering Project Supplies
- Why Hand-Code?
- Web Standards—They’re Good For You!
- XHTML and CSS Basics (1/4)
- XHTML and CSS Basics (2/4)
- XHTML and CSS Basics (3/4)
- XHTML and CSS Basics (4/4)
- Planning an XHTML Site
- Getting Your Folders and Files in Place
- Preparing Your Home Page Files
- Page Layout and Formatting Type Selectors (1/2)
- Page Layout and Formatting Type Selectors (2/2)
- Building the Banner Area
- Building the Navigation Bar (1/2)
- Building the Navigation Bar (2/2)
- Adding Content to the Left Column
- Adding Content to the Right Column
- Inserting Standard Content: Title Graphic, Photograph, and Heading
- Inserting Footer Information
- Copying the Home Page Framework to Subpages
- Adding Content
- Checking Your Work
- Using the Roadside Attractions Site as a Template
- Additional Resources
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Chapter 9: Diving into Design with Publisher Templates
- Gathering Project Supplies
- Introducing Publisher as a Web Design Tool
- Planning Your Publisher Web Site
- Setting Up a Web Site
- Previewing Your Web Site
- Saving Your Web Site
- Opening an Existing Web Publication
- Adding a Web Page
- Controlling Rulers and Ruler Guides
- Tweaking the Navigation Bar
- Working with Images
- Modifying AutoShapes
- Previewing During Development
- Working with Text Boxes
- Using Wizards to Format Objects
- Formatting Page Headings by Using WordArt
- Working with Hyperlinks
- Checking Your Publisher Site
- Extra Credit
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Chapter 10: Swimming Deeper into Web Waters with Word and xml
- Gathering Project Supplies
- Word on the Web (1/2)
- Word on the Web (2/2)
- XML, MSXML, XSLT—Oh My!
- Planning Your Word 2003 Web Site
- Creating Your Main Template (1/2)
- Creating Your Main Template (2/2)
- Building the Site Framework
- Adding Basic Content (1/2)
- Adding Basic Content (2/2)
- Previewing the Completed Web Site
- Chapter 11: Going All Out with Frontpage
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Part 3: The Rest—Going Live
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Chapter 12: Send Web Pages
- Now That Your Pages Have Taken Shape
- Transferring Your Files to the Internet (1/3)
- Transferring Your Files to the Internet (2/3)
- Transferring Your Files to the Internet (3/3)
- Reviewing Your Work
- Registering with Search Engines and Directories (1/2)
- Registering with Search Engines and Directories (2/2)
- Chapter 13: Updating, Archiving, Moving On
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Chapter 12: Send Web Pages
- Index (1/2)
- Index (2/2)
- Author Bios
Product information
- Title: Easy Web Design
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2006
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735622524
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