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Web Design
- 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)