Building a Website for Dummies

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Web Design

Table of contents

- Building a Web Site For Dummies®, 4th Edition (Page 1)
- About the Author (Page 7)
- Dedication (Page 9)
- Author’s Acknowledgments (Page 9)
- Contents at a Glance (Page 11)
- Table of Contents (Page 13)
- Introduction (Page 21)
- About This Book (Page 21)
- How to Use This Book (Page 21)
- Foolish Assumptions (Page 22)
- Conventions Used in This Book (Page 22)
- How This Book Is Organized (Page 23)
- Icons Used in This Book (Page 24)
- Where to Go from Here (Page 25)
- Part I: Building Your First Web Site (Page 27)
- Chapter 1: Planning for Good Site Design (Page 29)
- Drafting a Plan (Page 29)
- Designing the Look of Your Site (Page 32)
- The Big Rules for Planning Your Site (Page 35)
- Online Sources for Web Design (Page 36)
- Chapter 2: Creating a Web Page with Basic HTML Tags (Page 37)
- Tagging Along with HTML (Page 37)
- Getting Wordy (Page 39)
- Using Color (Page 45)
- Creating Links (Page 46)
- Picturing It: Using Images (Page 46)
- Putting It All Together (Page 49)
- Online Sources for Web Page Building (Page 50)
- Chapter 3: Arranging Your Text with Tables and Other Advanced Tags (Page 51)
- Creating Tables (Page 51)
- Using Frames and Framesets (Page 62)
- Online Sources for Tables and Frames (Page 66)
- Chapter 4: Working with WYSIWYG (Page 67)
- Creating the Basic Page in CoffeeCup (Page 68)
- Working with Website Projects (Page 75)
- Online Sources for WYSIWYG (Page 77)
- Chapter 5: Letting the World In: Choosing a Host and Domain Name (Page 79)
- Going Live: Choosing a Host (Page 80)
- Keeping It Cheap: Free Web-Site Providers (Page 83)
- Getting Your Own Domain Name (Page 84)
- Online Sources for Web Hosting and Domain Registration (Page 88)
- Part II: Building Better Web Pages (Page 91)
- Chapter 6: Using Cascading Style Sheets (Page 93)
- Merging CSS and HTML (Page 94)
- Selectors, Classes, and IDs (Page 96)
- Redefining Elements (Page 98)
- Contextual Selectors (Page 100)
- Going Beyond the Basics (Page 101)
- CSS and WYSIWYG (Page 103)
- Layers (Page 109)
- Online Sources for CSS (Page 112)
- Chapter 7: Adding Images (Page 115)
- Getting Graphics — for Free! (Page 115)
- Putting Your Graphics on a Diet with GIFWorks (Page 118)
- Creating a Logo with CoolText. com (Page 121)
- Editing Images (Page 125)
- Basic Design with Images (Page 132)
- Online Sources for Quality Graphics (Page 134)
- Chapter 8: Adding Forms (Page 137)
- Getting Input (Page 138)
- Processing the Form (Page 149)
- Adding CGI Scripts (Page 152)
- Trying Out Form and Poll Makers (Page 154)
- Online Sources for CGI and Forms (Page 164)
- Part III: Adding Frills and Fancy Stuff (Page 165)
- Chapter 9: Exploring JavaScript and DHTML (Page 167)
- Principles of Programming (Page 167)
- Creating JavaScript Functions (Page 172)
- Incorporating JavaScripts (Page 173)
- The Document Object Model (DOM) (Page 176)
- Making Choices with JavaScript Events (Page 176)
- Adding Interactive Menus (Page 179)
- Online Sources for JavaScript and DHTML (Page 186)
- Chapter 10: Adding Image-Based Buttons and Image Maps (Page 189)
- Creating Buttons (Page 190)
- Creating Image Maps (Page 197)
- Online Sources for Buttons and Image Maps (Page 202)
- Chapter 11: Web Sights and Sounds (Page 203)
- Getting Music and Video (Page 204)
- Picking a File Format (Page 207)
- Compressing Files (Page 209)
- Adding Audio and Video Files to Your Site (Page 213)
- Online Sources for Web Audio and Video (Page 217)
- Chapter 12: Adding a Blog (Page 219)
- Adding Blogger to Your Site (Page 219)
- Bloggin’ with WordPress (Page 225)
- Online Sources for Blogs (Page 229)
- Part IV: Making Money (Page 231)
- Chapter 13: Attracting an Audience: Publicizing Your Site (Page 233)
- Working Keywords into Your Pages (Page 235)
- Submitting to the Search Sites (Page 242)
- Checking Your Search Site Position (Page 247)
- Investigating Reciprocal Linking (Page 247)
- Online Sources for Getting the Word Out about Your Site (Page 250)
- Chapter 14: Designing for Internet Commerce (Page 251)
- Learning the Real Secret to Internet Success (Page 252)
- Designing for E-Commerce (Page 257)
- Adding a Search Function (Page 258)
- Adding a FAQ (Page 272)
- Online Sources for Internet Commerce (Page 272)
- Chapter 15: Checking Out Online Payment Methods (Page 273)
- Checking Out Online Payment Methods (Page 273)
- Getting a Merchant Account (Page 278)
- Building on a Business Platform (Page 284)
- Converting Currencies (Page 286)
- Online Sources for Merchant Services (Page 291)
- Part V: The Part of Tens (Page 293)
- Chapter 16: Ten Great Web Sites to Get Advice (Page 295)
- Bizy Moms (Page 295)
- Cozahost Newsletter (Page 296)
- Geek/Talk Forums for Webmasters (Page 297)
- grammarNOW! (Page 298)
- LivePerson (Page 299)
- LawGuru.com (Page 300)
- webmaster-talk.com (Page 301)
- The Small Business Advisor (Page 302)
- Web Developer’s Journal (Page 303)
- Website Tips (Page 303)
- Chapter 17: Ten Fabulous Tools for E-Commerce (Page 305)
- CafePress.com (Page 305)
- DMA Privacy Policy Generator (Page 306)
- ECommerce Guide (Page 308)
- HumanClick (Page 308)
- MapQuest (Page 308)
- osCommerce (Page 310)
- S&H greenpoints (Page 312)
- SYSTRAN Translation Software (Page 312)
- TRUSTe (Page 314)
- WorldPay (Page 314)
- Chapter 18: Ten More Great Add-Ins (Page 317)
- @ watch (Page 317)
- Crossword Compiler (Page 317)
- Everyone.net (Page 319)
- GeoPhrase (Page 319)
- VFM Leonardo (Page 321)
- localendar (Page 321)
- Merriam-Webster Online (Page 321)
- SuperStats (Page 323)
- Google Friend Connect (Page 324)
- theFinancials.com (Page 325)
- Glossary (Page 327)
- Index (Page 346)