Easy Web Design

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

  1. Cover
    1. Copyright Page
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
    1. Where We’re Coming From
    2. Why This Book Could Be for You
    3. But Most of All…
  5. Part 1: The Talk—Web Basics
    1. Chapter 1: Demystifying Your (Future) Web Site
      1. Basic Hoopla (1/2)
      2. Basic Hoopla (2/2)
      3. From Your Head to the Web (and Back Again)
      4. Progressing at a Steady Clip
    2. Chapter 2: Composing and Shaping Web Text
      1. Text Matters
      2. Readers’ Approach to Online Pages: Scanning and Skimming
      3. Textual Elements of a Web Page (1/2)
      4. Textual Elements of a Web Page (2/2)
      5. Writing for the Web (1/3)
      6. Writing for the Web (2/3)
      7. Writing for the Web (3/3)
    3. Chapter 3: Creating and Using Art on the Web
      1. Welcome to Web Graphics
      2. Mechanics of Web Graphics
      3. Art of Using Web Graphics (1/2)
      4. Art of Using Web Graphics (2/2)
      5. Acquiring Art (1/2)
      6. Acquiring Art (2/2)
    4. Chapter 4: Mastering Web Design Basics
      1. Before You Design
      2. Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (1/6)
      3. Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (2/6)
      4. Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (3/6)
      5. Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (4/6)
      6. Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (5/6)
      7. Web Page Design Rules That Won’t Let You Down (6/6)
      8. Web Site Design Rules to Live By (1/2)
      9. Web Site Design Rules to Live By (2/2)
    5. Chapter 5: Considering Tools and Stockpiling Goods
      1. Tools of the Trade
      2. Internet Connectivity and Server Space
      3. Web Site Creation and Management Tools (1/2)
      4. Web Site Creation and Management Tools (2/2)
      5. A Bit About Browsers
      6. Web Extras
    6. Chapter 6: Planning Your Attack
      1. Building a Case for Planning
      2. Defining Your Goals
      3. Getting to Know Your Audience
      4. Drawing the Blueprints for Your Site (1/2)
      5. Drawing the Blueprints for Your Site (2/2)
      6. Laying Your Home Page’s Foundation
      7. Gathering Supplies and Preparing to Build
  6. Part 2: The Walk—Creating Web Sites
    1. Chapter 7: Posting a Web Site Within an Hour (or So)
      1. Introducing MSN Spaces and Blogs
      2. Completing the MSN Walkthrough
    2. Chapter 8: Demystifying Basic css and XHTML
      1. Gathering Project Supplies
      2. Why Hand-Code?
      3. Web Standards—They’re Good For You!
      4. XHTML and CSS Basics (1/4)
      5. XHTML and CSS Basics (2/4)
      6. XHTML and CSS Basics (3/4)
      7. XHTML and CSS Basics (4/4)
      8. Planning an XHTML Site
      9. Getting Your Folders and Files in Place
      10. Preparing Your Home Page Files
      11. Page Layout and Formatting Type Selectors (1/2)
      12. Page Layout and Formatting Type Selectors (2/2)
      13. Building the Banner Area
      14. Building the Navigation Bar (1/2)
      15. Building the Navigation Bar (2/2)
      16. Adding Content to the Left Column
      17. Adding Content to the Right Column
      18. Inserting Standard Content: Title Graphic, Photograph, and Heading
      19. Inserting Footer Information
      20. Copying the Home Page Framework to Subpages
      21. Adding Content
      22. Checking Your Work
      23. Using the Roadside Attractions Site as a Template
      24. Additional Resources
    3. Chapter 9: Diving into Design with Publisher Templates
      1. Gathering Project Supplies
      2. Introducing Publisher as a Web Design Tool
      3. Planning Your Publisher Web Site
      4. Setting Up a Web Site
      5. Previewing Your Web Site
      6. Saving Your Web Site
      7. Opening an Existing Web Publication
      8. Adding a Web Page
      9. Controlling Rulers and Ruler Guides
      10. Tweaking the Navigation Bar
      11. Working with Images
      12. Modifying AutoShapes
      13. Previewing During Development
      14. Working with Text Boxes
      15. Using Wizards to Format Objects
      16. Formatting Page Headings by Using WordArt
      17. Working with Hyperlinks
      18. Checking Your Publisher Site
      19. Extra Credit
    4. Chapter 10: Swimming Deeper into Web Waters with Word and xml
      1. Gathering Project Supplies
      2. Word on the Web (1/2)
      3. Word on the Web (2/2)
      4. XML, MSXML, XSLT—Oh My!
      5. Planning Your Word 2003 Web Site
      6. Creating Your Main Template (1/2)
      7. Creating Your Main Template (2/2)
      8. Building the Site Framework
      9. Adding Basic Content (1/2)
      10. Adding Basic Content (2/2)
      11. Previewing the Completed Web Site
    5. Chapter 11: Going All Out with Frontpage
      1. Gathering Project Supplies
      2. Introducing FrontPage: A Full-Featured Web Editor
      3. Planning Your FrontPage Web Site
      4. Building the Site Structure (1/3)
      5. Building the Site Structure (2/3)
      6. Building the Site Structure (3/3)
      7. Adding Content (1/2)
      8. Adding Content (2/2)
  7. Part 3: The Rest—Going Live
    1. Chapter 12: Send Web Pages
      1. Now That Your Pages Have Taken Shape
      2. Transferring Your Files to the Internet (1/3)
      3. Transferring Your Files to the Internet (2/3)
      4. Transferring Your Files to the Internet (3/3)
      5. Reviewing Your Work
      6. Registering with Search Engines and Directories (1/2)
      7. Registering with Search Engines and Directories (2/2)
    2. Chapter 13: Updating, Archiving, Moving On
      1. After the “Going Live” Dust Settles
      2. Updating Your Web Site
      3. Archiving Web Elements
      4. Moving Beyond Easy Web Design
  8. Index (1/2)
  9. Index (2/2)
  10. Author Bios

Product information

  • Title: Easy Web Design
  • Author(s): Mary Millhollon, Jeff Castrina, Leslie Lothamer
  • Release date: January 2006
  • Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
  • ISBN: 9780735622524