Description
Whether you want to build a Web page to recap a recent family reunion, promote your beagle breeding business, or market the next pet rock and make millions through e-commerce, this book will get you started. With almost 800 information-packed pages, it’s actually nine concise minibooks, each tackling a specific aspect of Web development. Beginners will get off to a good start and old hands will learn the latest on XML, JavaScript, and more. This guide covers:
- Getting up to speed on the basic information and skills you need to start creating a Web site
- Finding an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or a free Web-hosting like Yahoo! GeoCities to host your Web pages
- Choosing and registering a domain name
- Selecting tools for your Web workshop, including Web browsers, graphics programs, HTML editors, Java and animation tools, and office suites
- Designing and tweaking Web pages with HTML
- Using FrontPage 2003 as an HTML editor, an image editor, and a Web site publisher
- Using Dreamweaver MX 2004, with info on incorporating images such as rollovers and hot spots, laying out pages with layers, using templates, and more
- Adding pizzazz to your Web pages with multimedia, including graphics, sound, video, animation, and applets
- Using JavaScript to create interactive features such as clickable images and smart forms, with info on basic JavaScript constructions, such as comments, variables, conditional expressions, loops, and operations
- Using Flash MX 2004 to create sophisticated graphic effects and movies
- Adding e-commerce capability using simplified, hosted, off-the-shelf, or build-your-own systems
- Using XML (Extensible Markup Language) to encapsulate and transmit not just Web pages but any kind of structured info (such as database records)
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