Instant Web Pages

by Weverka, Peter; Weverka, Peter; Sybex Inc.

• ISBN13: 9780782127508
• ISBN10: 0782127509
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

A guide for the computer non-professional, showing how to create, design, and manage a Web site, quickly and efficiently. The CD-ROM includes WebStudio 2.0, a software which allows the creation of a Web site in just a few clicks of the mouse. System requirements: CD-ROM drive, Internet access. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Part 1 Getting Ready to Create a Web Site	1	(28)
Getting Acquainted with Web Studio	3	(8)
Starting Web Studio	4	(1)
Introducing the Web Studio Screen	5	(4)
A Look at the Different Parts of the Web Studio Screen	6	(1)
Changing the Web Studio Screen to Your Liking	7	(2)
A Quick Look at the Web Galleries	9	(2)
What You Need to Know before You Begin	11	(18)
Selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to Host Your Web Site	12	(2)
Constructing Web Pages One Piece, or Object, at a Time	14	(2)
Saving Your Web Site	16	(2)
Saving the Work You Do in Web Studio	16	(2)
Saving a Backup Copy of Your Work	18	(1)
Seeing What Your Web Page Will Look Like to Web Surfers	18	(4)
Previewing Your Web Site in the Preview Window	19	(2)
Switching between the Preview Window and Web Site Window	21	(1)
Ten Tips for Designing an Attractive Web Site with Web Studio	22	(7)
Ask Yourself, ``Who's My Audience?''	22	(1)
Be Consistent from Page to Page	23	(1)
Use the Home Page as an Introductory Page to Your Site	23	(1)
Divide Your Web Site into Distinct Topics, One to a Page	23	(1)
Hyperlink Your Site to Other Sites on the Internet	24	(1)
Choose Page Backgrounds Carefully	25	(1)
Write the Text and Assemble the Graphics Beforehand	26	(1)
Don't Overload Your Pages with Too Many Gizmos	26	(1)
Learn the Many Ways to Align Objects	27	(1)
Use Web Studio's Special FX Tools to Tweak Images	27	(2)
Part 2 The Basics: Creating Web Pages	29	(82)
Constructing Your Web Pages	31	(12)
Creating a Web Site	32	(2)
Opening a Web Site You Have Been Working On	34	(1)
Adding and Removing Web Pages	34	(3)
Adding a New Page to a Web Site	34	(3)
Deleting a Web Page from a Web Site	37	(1)
Changing the Name of a Web Page	37	(2)
Choosing Which Page Is the Home Page	39	(1)
Establishing the Page Size and Page Margins	39	(2)
Changing the Size of Web Pages	39	(2)
Changing the Size of Page Margins	41	(1)
Techniques for Handling Page Windows	41	(2)
Laying Out a Web Page	43	(16)
Placing Objects on a Web Page	44	(2)
Selecting an Object or Objects	46	(1)
Positioning an Object on a Web Page	47	(1)
Changing the Size and Shape of Objects	48	(3)
Changing an Object's Size or Shape	49	(1)
Preventing an Object from Changing Size	50	(1)
Making Objects the Same Size	50	(1)
Merging Objects So They Are Easier to Work With	51	(1)
Quickly Copying an Object	52	(1)
Aligning and Spacing Objects on the Page	53	(2)
Aligning Objects with Respect to One Another	53	(1)
Spacing Objects Evenly on the Page	54	(1)
When Objects Overlap: Deciding Which Goes Where	55	(4)
Entering the Text for Your Web Site	59	(16)
Putting Text on a Web Page	60	(3)
Dragging a Text Object onto the Page	60	(1)
Getting Text from a File You've Already Written	61	(1)
Importing a Paragraph or Two with the Paste Command	62	(1)
Editing the Text	63	(1)
Spell-Checking a Web Page	63	(2)
Formatting Headings and Other Text	65	(6)
Boldfacing, Italicizing, and Underlining Text	65	(1)
Choosing a Font and Font Size for Text	66	(3)
Changing the Color of Text	69	(1)
Choosing a Background Color for Text	70	(1)
Laying Out Text on a Web Page	71	(2)
Left-Justifying, Centering, and Right-Justifying Text	71	(1)
Indenting Text	72	(1)
Making Text Scroll on the Page	73	(2)
Decorating Your Web Pages	75	(20)
Choosing a Background Color, Pattern, or Picture	76	(13)
Using a Solid Color as the Background	76	(2)
Decorating Pages with a Pattern	78	(2)
Tweaking a Background in the Special FX Gallery	80	(5)
Importing a Graphic for Use as the Background	85	(2)
Using Text as the Background	87	(1)
Making the Background Scroll	88	(1)
Removing the Background	89	(1)
Making the Background Show through an Object	89	(2)
Dividers for Breaking a Page into Different Parts	91	(2)
Placing a Divider across a Web Page	92	(1)
Dividing the Sides of a Page	93	(1)
Signs for Sprucing Up Web Pages	93	(2)
Putting Hyperlinks on Your Web Pages	95	(16)
All about Hyperlinks	96	(1)
Managing the Links Gallery	96	(4)
A Quick Tour of the Links Gallery	97	(1)
Adding Your Own Hyperlinks to the Links Gallery	98	(2)
Handling Hyperlinks in the Links Gallery	100	(1)
Hyperlinks for Making Your Web Page Jump	100	(8)
Turning an Object into a Hyperlink	101	(1)
The Quick Way to Turn a Graphic, Button, or Sign into a Hyperlink	102	(1)
Turning a Word or Phrase into a Hyperlink	103	(1)
Linking One Page on a Site to Another Page	104	(1)
Linking Two Different Places on the Same Web Page	105	(3)
Removing a Hyperlink	108	(1)
Changing the Color of Text Links	108	(3)
Part 3 Advanced Techniques for Advanced Web Pages	111	(58)
Handling Graphics, Photos, and Clip Art Images	113	(18)
Putting an Image on a Web Page	114	(5)
Getting an Image from the Photos or Clipart Gallery	114	(1)
Bringing in a Photo or Graphic of Your Own	115	(1)
Scanning a Graphic into a Web Page	116	(2)
Copying Pictures from the Internet	118	(1)
Writing an ``Alternate Text Message'' for Images	119	(2)
Special FX for Altering Images	121	(4)
Changing an Image's Orientation	122	(1)
Changing an Image's Shading, Tint, or Color Scheme	122	(1)
Changing an Image's Contours	123	(1)
Changing an Image's Look	124	(1)
Putting Buttons on a Page	125	(1)
Keeping Your Favorite Images in the My Stuff Gallery	126	(5)
Putting an Item in the My Stuff Gallery	127	(2)
Rearranging Items in the My Stuff Gallery	129	(1)
Removing an Item from the My Stuff Gallery	129	(2)
Doing the Fancy Stuff-Animations, Sounds, and Slides	131	(16)
Animations to Make a Web Page Come Alive	132	(2)
All About Sounds	134	(5)
Getting a Sound from the Sounds Gallery	134	(2)
Playing a Sound of Your Own	136	(1)
Choosing How Often a Sound Is Played	137	(2)
Removing Sounds from Web Pages and Objects	139	(1)
Putting a Slide Show on a Web Page	139	(8)
Putting Together the Slide Show	140	(4)
Revising a Slideshow	144	(3)
Putting ``Cool Stuff'' on Your Web Pages	147	(8)
Placing a Cool Stuff Object on a Web Page	148	(1)
Telling Your Visitors the Date and Time	149	(2)
Dropping a Calendar on a Page	149	(1)
Showing Your Visitors the Date	150	(1)
Showing Your Visitors the Time	150	(1)
Informing Visitors When You Last Modified Your Site	151	(1)
Including a Search Engine with Your Web Site	151	(1)
Inviting Others to Send E-Mail Messages	152	(3)
Printing Your Web Pages	155	(6)
The Two Ways to Print Web Pages	156	(1)
Saving and Printing a Web Page as a Bitmap Graphic	156	(2)
Printing Web Pages in Web Studio	158	(3)
Choosing a Paper Size and Orientation	159	(1)
Printing the Web Page	160	(1)
Entering Your Own HTML in Web Studio	161	(8)
The Three Ways to Enter HTML	162	(1)
The Basics of Inserting HTML in Web Studio	162	(2)
Inserting HTML Items Where You Want Them to Go	164	(2)
Inserting HTML Items with Respect to the Page	166	(1)
Inserting HTML Items with Respect to an Object	167	(2)
Part 4 Launching Your Web Site on the Internet	169	(28)
Putting on the Finishing Touches	171	(6)
Describing Your Site So That Others Can Find It on the Internet	172	(2)
Choosing Which Kind of HTML to Use on Your Web Pages	174	(3)
Uploading Your Web Site to Your Internet Service Provider	177	(10)
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	178	(1)
Uploading a Web Site for the First Time	179	(3)
What to Do if the Upload Fails	182	(2)
Uploading a Web Site	184	(2)
Uploading Your Web Site to a Place on the Company Network	186	(1)
Making Sure Your Site Is All It Should Be	187	(10)
Seeing How Long the Pages Take to Download	188	(1)
Making Sure the Links Work	189	(1)
Viewing Your Web Site through More Than One Browser	189	(1)
Viewing Your Web Pages at Different Resolutions	190	(2)
Registering a Domain Name for Your Web Site	192	(2)
Promoting Your Web Site	194	(3)
Appendix A Installing Web Studio and Internet Explorer 5	197	(8)
Appendix B Getting the Help You Need	205	(6)
Appendix C The Ins and Outs of Internet Exlorer 5	211	(10)
Appendix D Speed Techniques for Working with Web Studio	221	(8)
Appendix E Glossary of Internet and Web Studio Terminology	229	(6)
Index	235