What to Put in a Home Page
Many people think the most important thing about publishing their first Web page is learning HTML. They may take an HTML course, or pick up a book, and feel ready to create their first Web page. Only then [more…]
Creating a Rollover Image in Dreamweaver CS3
In Dreamweaver, Rollover images — as the name implies — are designed to react when someone rolls a cursor over an image. The effect can be as dramatic as a picture of a dog being replaced by a picture [more…]
Creating and Using Guide Layers in Flash CS3
A guide layer is a layer that's invisible in the final, published Flash animation. You can use guide layers for several purposes: [more…]
Taking a Tumble with CSS
What does the term cascade mean for style sheets? It means that a CSS rule tumbles down through the code, and sometimes bumps into a conflicting rule.
The cascade is about what programmers call [more…]
Borrowing Winning Web Site Ideas
All good Web sites grow and evolve. If you start with a strong design and pay close attention to some basic rules about interface, navigation, and style, you have a better foundation to build on. The following [more…]
Adding QuickTime Video Files to a Web Page
Many different multimedia formats exist, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. But no other multimedia format is as widely accepted, capable, or supported by so many different multimedia and Web [more…]
Embedding Hyperlinks in a Picture with FrontPage 2003
An image map is simply a picture that contains more than one hyperlink. Visitors activate the different hyperlinks in the image map by clicking different places inside the picture. [more…]
Thinking Your Web Page Through
A Web page or Web site is basically a publication, though an interactive one. Thinking about a few simple principles now, before you start, can help make your Web page much more interesting and useful [more…]
Searching for an Available Domain Name
You can register any domain name for your Web site that hasn't already been taken by someone else. Finding out whether a name is already in use is easy — and free. To see whether a domain name is already [more…]
Playing with Active Text in Flash
Static text gets the job done, giving information to your Web site visitors. But Flash can do so much more with text. Sometimes you don't want your text to be text at all, but rather prefer a bunch of [more…]
Specifying Size and Position with CSS
In a CSS style definition (or rule), you can describe positions and sizes in many ways, using may different units of measurement. You can often choose whatever unit you want, although certain specific [more…]
Understanding the Integration of ColdFusion and Dreamweaver
Before the MX version, Dreamweaver was largely geared toward the basics of HTML editing, such as creating and editing tables, graphics placement, text editing, and some basic site management tools. With [more…]
Importing an Existing Web Site into FrontPage 2002
If you want to use FrontPage to maintain and update a Web site that was originally assembled using a different program or coded by hand, you must first import that site into FrontPage. The easiest way [more…]
Comparing Video Editing Programs
Anyone who's had to sit through someone else's amateur home movies knows why video editing software is so crucial. Too many blurry, shaky images, stomach-wrenching zooms, and abrupt pans, and you find [more…]
Avoiding Web Design Blunders
Simply cruise the Web — especially areas with lots of personal pages, like the GeoCities site or AOL's Hometown area — and you can find many examples of badly designed pages. But what is it that makes [more…]
Tapping Timesaving Dreamweaver Tips
Even the best programs get better when you know how to make the most of them. Take a moment to check out these tips and save tons of time in developing your Web site. Most of these tips apply to both Macintosh [more…]
Talking Templates in Dreamweaver
Many Web design programs boast about their HTML templates. What they really mean is that they include some ready-made page designs with the program. Dreamweaver takes this concept a few leaps further by [more…]
Understanding How Forms Work in FrontPage 2003
Before you build a form, understanding the basics of how forms work can help. If this stuff seems a little tricky, don't worry. FrontPage 2003 takes care of the hard part. All you need to do is decide [more…]
Making Complex Shapes with Fireworks MX 2004
Fireworks MX 2004 introduces a new concept for creating shapes: AutoShapes. You can make these complex shapes simply by choosing them directly from the Rectangle tool's pop-up menu: [more…]
Publicizing Your Site
Getting people to come to your site can be very easy, or very difficult. The main thing that makes it seem hard to get traffic is your own set of expectations. If you expect huge numbers of visitors [more…]
Considering META Tags
One of the most interesting, and controversial, tags in HTML is the META tag. That's because META tags affect how your Web page appears in search engines, and some people go to great lengths to have their [more…]
Dreamweaver to Fireworks: Image Editing
Suppose that you have a logo on your Web page and your client suddenly wants it in a different color. Normally, this would mean launching another image-editing program, tracking down the logo, opening [more…]
Creating a Grid Table in FrontPage 2003
FrontPage 2003 offers no less than four methods for creating a table. Here are two of the easier methods. [more…]
Using HTML Lists
People really like lists. Everywhere you look, you see lists. Here are three reasons why lists are a good thing — in a list, of course: [more…]
Tips for Success with ASP.NET 3.5
A huge, friendly user community supports ASP.NET. Freeresources are plentiful if you want to build dynamic, interactive, data-driven Web pages with ASP.NET 3.5. Here are some helpful hints for your Web [more…]
