PageMill in easy steps, is a concise guide to Adobe PageMill, Web publishing software. It covers all the essential features of PageMill, enabling the reader to create their own Web pages with ease and efficiency, without having to understand convertors, utility tools and HTML codes.
It begins with a basic introduction to PageMill, covering areas such as toolbars and menus, and this opening chapter also gives some tips for creating eye-catching Web pages. Next, the reader is shown how to set up the structure for a Web site, and how to create, open and close pages.
Subsequent chapters then examine Text, which is one of the fundamental elements of a Web page. 'Working with Text' is the first chapter in this section. It covers text insertion, size, colour, finding and replacing text. The next chapter, 'Formatting Text', covers everything from applying headings to physical, logical and paragraph formatting; all of which help to make a Web page visually effective.
The reader is then shown how to work with images and how to use them effectively by examining areas such as; inserting, resizing, aligning, transparent and background images. The variety of multimedia effects is then looked at in detail, from animations to scripting languages that act like mini programs on a Web site.
Hyperlinks are the lifeblood of any Web site, as they allow for a seamless progression from one page to another. The next chapter, 'Using Hpyerlinks', shows the reader how to create links using a variety of methods including straightforward links, anchors and image maps. Moving on to 'Formatting with Tables', this chapter shows the reader how to create tables by selecting, adding and resizing rows and columns; adding content; joining and splitting cells; adding background colours and creating nested tables.
By explaining the concept of frames and by demonstrating how to create them and add content, the reader is shown how to master one of the hardest elements of Web design. Next, interacting with forms is covered, how they work and the various elements that go into creating them. Areas covered include: radio buttons, text fields and pop-up menus.
The options for site management are covered in Chapter Eleven, showing the reader how to add, rename, delete and unlink elements on a Web Site. Finally, the reader is shown the final checks that should be undertaken before the Web site is let loose in cyberspace. It explains the settings that need to be specified before uploading onto a host server, and the uploading process is illustrated.
PageMill in easy steps cover both the Windows and Mac platforms and is ideal for all users, whether a novice PageMill user or for current users needing some guidance on the creation of their Web site.
A concise guide to Adobe Pagemill, Web publishing software, this text covers all the essential features of PageMill, enabling the reader to create their own Web pages with ease and efficiency, without having to understand convertors, utility tools and HTML codes.
