
How to Build a Basic Website
by James Gonzalez
Start the free chapterDue 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.
Course content
Getting Started6 lessons
Before Planning Your Site6 lessons
Planning Your Site4 lessons
Designing Your Site9 lessons
Designing Type5 lessons
Setting Up Your Site4 lessons
Text Based Pages10 lessons
- Advantages of Text Based Layouts5:111 credit or ad
- HTML4:431 credit or ad
- Using Text Editors or HTML Editors6:011 credit or ad
- Creating a Dreamweaver Site pt. 14:191 credit or ad
- Creating a Dreamweaver Site pt. 24:121 credit or ad
- Dreamweaver Workspace Layout5:251 credit or ad
- Creating Pages with Dreamweaver pt. 15:231 credit or ad
- Creating Pages with Dreamweaver pt. 22:231 credit or ad
- Creating Pages with Dreamweaver pt. 34:381 credit or ad
- Formatting with CSS vs. HTML3:231 credit or ad
Graphics-based Pages15 lessons
- Advantages of Graphic Based Pages4:251 credit or ad
- Bitmap Graphics4:281 credit or ad
- Vector Graphics5:401 credit or ad
- Image Compression5:231 credit or ad
- GIF Files pt. 16:181 credit or ad
- GIF Files pt. 21:441 credit or ad
- JPEG Files3:541 credit or ad
- PNG & Other Files5:231 credit or ad
- Using Fireworks to Create Pages3:501 credit or ad
- Fireworks Workspace6:321 credit or ad
- Fireworks Panels7:521 credit or ad
- Creating a Splash Page in Fireworks7:331 credit or ad
- Creating a Home Page in Fireworks5:431 credit or ad
- Optimizing Graphics in Fireworks7:051 credit or ad
- Publishing Fireworks Files7:111 credit or ad
Table Based Pages in Dreamweaver6 lessons
CSS Based Pages8 lessons
- Why Use CSS?3:131 credit or ad
- Page Layouts Using CSS7:511 credit or ad
- Creating Embedded Text Styles7:181 credit or ad
- Creating External Style Sheets6:591 credit or ad
- Applying Styles6:361 credit or ad
- Troubleshooting Style Problems2:491 credit or ad
- CSS Positioning Properties pt. 15:571 credit or ad
- CSS Positioning Properties pt. 23:361 credit or ad
Flash Based Websites11 lessons
- What is Flash?6:021 credit or ad
- Advantages & Disadvantages of Flash Pages5:061 credit or ad
- The Flash Timeline4:221 credit or ad
- Building a Basic Intro Page in Flash pt. 16:561 credit or ad
- Building a Basic Intro Page in Flash pt. 21:431 credit or ad
- Building a Basic Home Page in Flash pt. 16:491 credit or ad
- Building a Basic Home Page in Flash pt. 27:111 credit or ad
- Creating Shape Tween Animations5:291 credit or ad
- Creating Motion Tween Animations6:551 credit or ad
- Adding Sound to Your Web Pages6:541 credit or ad
- Publishing Flash Files6:521 credit or ad
Creating Links8 lessons
- Relative vs. Absolute Links6:351 credit or ad
- Writing Relative Paths pt. 16:201 credit or ad
- Writing Relative Paths pt. 20:541 credit or ad
- Tips for Organizing Folders3:561 credit or ad
- Tips for Handling External Links3:111 credit or ad
- Anchor Tags & Internal Links3:001 credit or ad
- Creating Links in Dreamweaver & Fireworks5:421 credit or ad
- Creating Links in Flash3:241 credit or ad
Fixing Problems4 lessons
Promoting Your Site7 lessons
- Why Search Engines are Important4:321 credit or ad
- How Search Engines Work3:351 credit or ad
- How Search Engines Rank Web Pages pt. 14:381 credit or ad
- How Search Engines Rank Web Pages pt. 25:311 credit or ad
- Researching Keywords3:151 credit or ad
- Applying Keywords on Your Pages5:461 credit or ad
- Link Strategies3:191 credit or ad