Building Websites All-in-One For Dummies

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.

Ten minibooks in one! The perfect reference for beginning webbuildersThis hefty, 800+ page book is your start-to-finish roadmap forbuilding a web site for personal or professional use. Even ifyou're completely new to the process, this book is packed witheverything you need to know to build an attractive, usable, andworking site. In addition to being a thorough reference on thebasics, this updated new edition also covers the very latest trendsand tools, such as HTML5, mobile site planning for smartphones andtablets, connecting with social media, and more.* Packs ten minibooks into one hefty reference: Preparation, SiteDesign, Site Construction, Web Graphics, Multimedia, InteractiveElements, Form Management, Social Media Integration, SiteManagement, and Case Studies* Covers the newest trends and tools, including HTML5, the newAdobe Create Suite, and connecting with social media* Offers in-depth reviews and case studies of existing sitescreated for a variety of purposes and audiences, such as blog sitesand non-profit sites* Walks you through essential technologies, includingDreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and morePlan, build, and maintain a site that does exactly what youneed, with Building Web Sites All-In-One For Dummies, 3rdEdition.

Introduction 1Book I: Getting Ready 7Chapter 1: The First Step in Your Web-Building Journey 9Chapter 2: Assessing Your Resources 21Chapter 3: Working for The Man 37Chapter 4: Securing a Domain Name and Web-Hosting Service 51Book II: Designing the Site 61Chapter 1: Wireframing and Storyboarding Content 63Chapter 2: Preparing Content 83Chapter 3: Defining a Color Scheme 95Chapter 4: Organizing a Site in Dreamweaver CS6 103Chapter 5: Building Mobile-Friendly Sites 121Book III: Building Pages with HTML 127Chapter 1: HTML: What It Is, Why You Need It, and How to Get It 129Chapter 2: Building Web Pages with HTML5 155Chapter 3: Structuring Content with HTML5 173Chapter 4: Creating HTML5 with Dreamweaver CS6 197Book IV: Designing Pages with CSS 237Chapter 1: Styling Text with CSS 239Chapter 2: Designing Pages 261Chapter 3: Effects and Transforms with CSS3 279Chapter 4: CSS in Dreamweaver 301Book V: Incorporating Web Graphics and Multimedia 319Chapter 1: Web Media 101 321Chapter 2: Introducing Fireworks and Photoshop 335Chapter 3: Creating Buttons and Banners 353Chapter 4: Creating Audio and Video Content 393Chapter 5: Creating Content with Flash 417Book VI: Creating Interactive Pages with JavaScript 447Chapter 1: JavaScript for Animation and Interactivity 449Chapter 2: DIY JavaScript 465Chapter 3: Generating JavaScript 487Chapter 4: JavaScript with Dreamweaver 515Book VII: Managing Forms with PHP 539Chapter 1: Collecting Information with Forms 541Chapter 2: DIY PHP Solutions 563Chapter 3: Gathering and Embedding Live Data 583Chapter 4: Working with Forms and Data in Dreamweaver 605Book VIII: Social Media and Interactive Add-ons 625Chapter 1: Adding a WordPress Blog 627Chapter 2: Integrating Social Media with Your Blog 651Chapter 3: Adding E-Commerce to Your Site 665Book IX: Deploying and Managing the Site 689Chapter 1: Optimizing and Testing the Site 691Chapter 2: Uploading the Site 705Chapter 3: Maintaining and Marketing the Site 719Chapter 4: Redesigning or Expanding the Site 733Book X: Case Studies 749Chapter 1: Photographer's Portfolio 751Chapter 2: E-Commerce Site 757Chapter 3: Blog Site 763Chapter 4: Online Newsletter 773Index 779