A step-by-step guide to creating your first Web site

Everybody's building cool web sites, but how? Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, 2nd Edition, shows you how, with simple, step-by-step instruction that will build your confidence as you build your site.

You'll learn to plan your site and secure a domain name, how to use Dreamweaver for site construction, and how to test and publish your site. You'll also learn about designing a blog, creating a podcast, adding Flash, and even how to make money with your Web site. Dummies makes it easy and fun!



Perfect for those who've never attempted a Web site before, including small-business owners, the family historian, amateur genealogists, and travel buffs
Explains using Web site creation tools including Dreamweaver, Photoshop Elements, Flash, and WordPress
Shows how Web pages work, how to plan and design your site, and what to look for in Web hosting services
Covers editing and creating Web graphics and text, how to customize a site for different purposes, testing, and publishing your site
Provides information on blogs, podcasts, adding Flash, and making money from your site

Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, 2nd Edition shows you how to create a Web site you'll be proud of.

Add multimedia, post the family calendar, and save time with templates. Introduce your new baby, share the family tree, or plan a reunion on the Web With families scattered all across the country, the best family gathering place is now online! With this book, you don't need to be a Web wizard to set up a cool site where everyone can meet the baby, kids can report their game scores, couples can share wedding photos, and Grandpa can continue the family genealogy. This book helps you discover how to: post an online photo album for free; register a domain name; build Web sites from templates and graphics included on the CD; edit images with Photoshop Elements 3; and, share stories with blogs. There is a cross-platform CD-ROM that includes Family Tree Maker starter version; Macromedia; Dreamweaver; MX 2004 and Contribute[trademark] trial versions; and, Fetch shareware, Web design templates, and more.

The perfect place to learn how to design Web sites for mobile devices!

With the popularity of Internet access via cell phones and other mobile devices, Web designers now have to consider as many as eight operating systems, several browsers, and a slew of new devices as they plan a new site, a new interface, or a new sub-site. This easy-to-follow friendly book guides you through this brave new world with a clear look at the fundamentals and offers practical techniques and tricks you may not have considered.

Explores all issues to consider in planning a mobile siteCovers the tools needed for mobile design, in particular XHTML and CSSShows you how to plan for multimedia, e-commerce, and marketing your site, including adding audio, video, and social networkingProvides real-world examples and tips to help you avoid common pitfalls

If you're contemplating Web design in a mobile world, start first with this practical guide.


Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies

by Janine Warner

Published 1 January 2008
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a Web design newbie, Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies shows you the quickest, easiest way to get up to speed on Dreamweaver. You’ll be able to create professional, great-looking, user-friendly websites in no time at all. Take advantage of the new, more customizable interface, improved integration with Flash and Photoshop, a handy new AJAX coding feature, and Live View, which lets you see your work as you create it. Understand Dreamweaver basics, set up your site and create new pages, and work with text, graphics, and links. You can manage, test, and publish a site, define and apply styles with CSS, coordinate your design work, add audio, video, and Flash files to your site, build a dynamic Web site, and use Dreamweaver’s database features. Know how to:



Design, build, and deploy professional-looking Web sites
Use Dreamweaver’s new, more versatile preset layouts
Fine-tune styles with enhanced CSS support
Keep your pages cutting-edge with SmartObjects
Take advantage of the new, more customizable interface
Understand browser differences, make the most of CSS, build dynamic sites
Create and optimize Web graphics
Learn to maximize Cascading Style Sheets and Dreamweaver’s Layers features for creating fluid layouts

Complete with lists of ten resources, ten timesaving tips, and ten great Web sites designed in Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver CS4 For Dummies is your one-stop guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Dreamweaver.

As the Web has evolved to a core business function, the ability to let more people update a Web site has gained importance. Few small companies can afford to keep a fulltime Web developer on staff or on retainer. Macromedia Contribute solves this problem by letting users browse to a page, edit its content, and publish the changes immediately, without having to learn complicated Web authoring tools.