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Due to its reach, power and importance, it is now more important than ever to have a presence on the World Wide Web. In this tutorial, author James Gonzalez uses his Web design expertise and years of training experience to show you how to quickly and easily create basic Web pages and websites using Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash. This is not just a course covering the how of these applications, it also includes the theory needed to understand why and when to use them. At the conclusion of this tutorial, you will know everything needed to design and create attractive, effective Web sites and how to promote them using the top search engines. To being learning, simply click on any of the movie links.
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Getting Started
About this Tutorial (03:03)
Course Overview (04:58)
What is the World Wide Web? (02:48)
Why the Web is a Big Deal (04:55)
Tools Needed to Build Websites pt. 1 (05:57)
Tools Needed to Build Websites pt. 2 (05:01)
Before Planning Your Site
Web Browsers (03:55)
Browsing the Web vs. Building a Site (06:29)
Domain Names (04:55)
Finding a Host for Your Website (07:18)
Using File Transfer Protocol pt. 1 (04:37)
Using File Transfer Protocol pt. 2 (03:55)
Planning Your Site
Website Planning (06:24)
Storyboarding (05:18)
Components of a Website (04:17)
Components of a Web Page (05:43)
Designing Your Site
Web Design for the Non-Designer (03:02)
Establish Focus (07:13)
Proximity (06:09)
Consistency (07:19)
Proportion (05:49)
Page Lengths (03:35)
Visual Contrast (04:10)
Color (06:21)
Picking Color Schemes (04:20)
Designing Type
Text Composition (04:37)
Improving Legibility (06:33)
Introduction to Typography (01:20)
Fonts (04:35)
Style Sheets (06:56)
Setting Up Your Site
Setting Up Your Site (04:09)
Overview - Creating Your First Page (07:11)
Using Blog Software (05:39)
Word Press (06:20)
Text Based Pages
Advantages of Text Based Layouts (05:11)
HTML (04:43)
Using Text Editors or HTML Editors (06:01)
Creating a Dreamweaver Site pt. 1 (04:19)
Creating a Dreamweaver Site pt. 2 (04:12)
Dreamweaver Workspace Layout (05:25)
Creating Pages with Dreamweaver pt. 1 (05:23)
Creating Pages with Dreamweaver pt. 2 (02:23)
Creating Pages with Dreamweaver pt. 3 (04:38)
Formatting with CSS vs. HTML (03:23)
Graphics-based Pages
Advantages of Graphic Based Pages (04:25)
Bitmap Graphics (04:28)
Vector Graphics (05:40)
Image Compression (05:23)
GIF Files pt. 1 (06:18)
GIF Files pt. 2 (01:44)
JPEG Files (03:54)
PNG & Other Files (05:23)
Using Fireworks to Create Pages (03:50)
Fireworks Workspace (06:32)
Fireworks Panels (07:52)
Creating a Splash Page in Fireworks (07:33)
Creating a Home Page in Fireworks (05:43)
Optimizing Graphics in Fireworks (07:05)
Publishing Fireworks Files (07:11)
Table Based Pages in Dreamweaver
Page Layouts Using Tables (05:53)
Setting Table Properties pt. 1 (05:18)
Setting Table Properties pt. 2 (05:45)
Working with Table Cells (07:29)
Working in Expanded Tables Mode (02:29)
Layouts Using Nested Tables (04:50)
CSS Based Pages
Why Use CSS? (03:13)
Page Layouts Using CSS (07:51)
Creating Embedded Text Styles (07:18)
Creating External Style Sheets (06:59)
Applying Styles (06:36)
Troubleshooting Style Problems (02:49)
CSS Positioning Properties pt. 1 (05:57)
CSS Positioning Properties pt. 2 (03:36)
Flash Based Websites
What is Flash? (06:02)
Advantages & Disadvantages of Flash Pages (05:06)
The Flash Timeline (04:22)
Building a Basic Intro Page in Flash pt. 1 (06:56)
Building a Basic Intro Page in Flash pt. 2 (01:43)
Building a Basic Home Page in Flash pt. 1 (06:49)
Building a Basic Home Page in Flash pt. 2 (07:11)
Creating Shape Tween Animations (05:29)
Creating Motion Tween Animations (06:55)
Adding Sound to Your Web Pages (06:54)
Publishing Flash Files (06:52)
Creating Links
Relative vs. Absolute Links (06:35)
Writing Relative Paths pt. 1 (06:20)
Writing Relative Paths pt. 2 (00:54)
Tips for Organizing Folders (03:56)
Tips for Handling External Links (03:11)
Anchor Tags & Internal Links (03:00)
Creating Links in Dreamweaver & Fireworks (05:42)
Creating Links in Flash (03:24)
Fixing Problems
Avoiding Problems by Staying Organized (06:32)
Testing for Problems (05:46)
Debugging Tricks pt. 1 (04:55)
Debugging Tricks pt. 2 (04:24)
Promoting Your Site
Why Search Engines are Important (04:32)
How Search Engines Work (03:35)
How Search Engines Rank Web Pages pt. 1 (04:38)
How Search Engines Rank Web Pages pt. 2 (05:31)
Researching Keywords (03:15)
Applying Keywords on Your Pages (05:46)
Link Strategies (03:19)
Wrap Up
Where to Learn More (06:05)
Course Conclusion (03:34)
About Your Instructor (01:06)

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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: How to Build a Basic Website
Author: James Gonzalez
SKU: 33867
ISBN: 1-934743-66-6
Duration: 9 hrs / 106 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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