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Chapter 5: Creating Web Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
Creating Standards-Compliant, Accessible Layouts................................333
Working with Layers ....................................................................................335
Discovering the benefits of layers-based layouts ..........................336
Understanding what layers are.........................................................337
Creating a Layers-Only Layout ...................................................................338
Adding a layer to a page....................................................................338
Building a CSS layers-based layout ..................................................339
Styling a CSS layers-based layout.....................................................344
Building an Old-School HTML Tables-Based Layout for
HTML E-Mail and Newsletters.................................................................349
Understanding the benefits of tables-based layouts .....................349
Building an HTML e-mail or newsletter ...........................................351
Finding Online Resources for Layers-Based Layouts..............................356
Chapter 6: Constructing Navigation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
Assessing the Navigational Needs of Your Site ........................................360
Discovering the Basic Principles of Navigation Systems........................361
Wide versus deep menus ..................................................................362
Single-tier menus ................................................................................363
Multitier menus ..................................................................................363
Choosing the Right Menu for Your Site .....................................................364
Creating Text Navigation Menus ................................................................366
Exploring your layout options..........................................................366
Creating a rollover text-based navigation bar ................................367
Creating Rollover Button Graphic Navigation Menus .............................371
Understanding how to build rollovers.............................................372
Outputting rollovers in Fireworks....................................................374
Creating rollovers in Dreamweaver .................................................377
Creating Multitier Spry Menus in Dreamweaver......................................379
Creating CSS List Navigation Menus..........................................................383
Chapter 7: Designing Web Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391
Deciding What Visitor Information to Collect ..........................................392
Encrypting and Processing Collected Form Data ....................................394
Deciding whether to purchase an
SSL digital security certificate ......................................................394
Understanding how data encryption works ...................................396
Understanding the Structure of Web Forms.............................................400
Creating a Web Form....................................................................................401
Creating the structure of the form ...................................................401
Adding individual form fields ...........................................................406
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