Building Web Sites All-in-one Desk Reference For Dummies

Doug Sahlin is an author, photographer, and Web designer living in central Florida. His clients include attorneys, authors, artists, doctors, and musicians. He has written and coauthored over 16 books on office applications, Web design applications, and digital photography. His books have been translated into five foreign languages. When he's not busy writing, photographing clients, or designing Web sites, he enjoys playing the guitar and dabbling in watercolor painting. Claudia Snell is a new media designer based in Worcester, MA. She currently works as an online producer at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, where she works with Web and multimedia design and video for Web. Previously, she has worked in an agency, as a freelance new media designer, and as a contract Web/multimedia designer in large corporate environments. She has been a guest speaker at the Boston Macromedia User Group, Society of Professional Communicators, Worcester Computer Society, and on the WPI Venture Forum radio show. She founded and managed the Worcester Macromedia User Group and was a frequent presenter. She has written for Macromedia The Edge and for FlashGoddess.com.

Introduction.Book I: Preparations.Chapter 1: Planning a Web Project.Chapter 2: Build a Web Team or Go It Alone.Chapter 3: Developing the Content.Chapter 4: Creating Relevant Site Content.Book II: Site Design.Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Your Site.Chapter 2: Creating Effective Layouts.Chapter 3: Organizing Your Content.Chapter 4: Ensuring Visual Appeal.Book III: Site Construction.Chapter 1: Pulling Together Tools and Materials.Chapter 2: Making a Web Page with HTML.Chapter 3: Creating a Web Page Layout with HTML and CSS.Chapter 4: Introducing Web and Graphics Software.Chapter 5: Getting Started with Dreamweaver.Chapter 6: Using Dreamweaver: Advanced Techniques.Chapter 7: Creating a Web Page from a Photoshop File.Chapter 8: Meeting HTML's Powerful Friends.Chapter 9: Web Site Usability and Accessibility.Chapter 10: Publishing the Web Site.Book IV: Web Graphics.Chapter 1: Finding Inspiration.Chapter 2: Bringing Your Vision to Life.Chapter 3: Workhorse Graphics.Chapter 4: Creating Compelling Graphics.Book V: Multimedia.Chapter 1: Incorporating Flash Creations.Chapter 2: Using Sound.Chapter 3: Using Web Video.Chapter 4: Slideshow Pro.Book VI: Audience Interaction.Chapter 1: Adding Basic Interactivity with HTML Forms and JavaScript.Chapter 2: An Introduction to ASP.Chapter 3: Introduction to PHP.Chapter 4: MySQL and PHP.Chapter 5: Additional Site Interactivity.Book VII: E-Commerce.Chapter 1: An E-Commerce Primer.Chapter 2: Building an E-Commerce Site.Chapter 3: Maintaining an E-Commerce Site.Book VIII: Site Management.Chapter 1: Helping a Site Succeed.Chapter 2: Maintaining a Web Site.Chapter 3: Expanding a Site.Book IX: Case Studies.Chapter 1: Personal Web Sites.Chapter 2: Blog Site.Chapter 3: Online Newsletter.Chapter 4: Photographer/Portfolio Site.Index.