Operation Manual

Drawing lines and shapes...................................................................... 43
Other tools and techniques.................................................................... 46
Adding animations ................................................................................. 47
Adding sound and video ........................................................................ 48
Design Tips............................................................................................ 49
Graphics......................................................................................... 49
Multimedia...................................................................................... 55
For more help on working with graphics, animation, and multimedia... . 56
Working with Hyperlinks and Interactivity 57
Hyperlinking text .................................................................................... 59
Hyperlinking graphics ............................................................................ 60
Using hotspots and rollovers ................................................................. 61
About HTML and Java ........................................................................... 62
Design Tips............................................................................................ 63
Hyperlinks ...................................................................................... 63
Navigation buttons ......................................................................... 64
Hypergraphics................................................................................ 67
For more help on hyperlinks and interactivity ........................................ 68
Previewing, Publishing, and Maintaining the Site 69
Optimizing the publication...................................................................... 71
Previewing the site................................................................................. 71
Publishing to a local folder..................................................................... 73
Publishing to the World Wide Web ........................................................ 74
Maintaining your site.............................................................................. 75
Design Tips............................................................................................ 76
For more help on publishing-related tasks............................................. 77
Web Design from Scratch 79
Pre-planning .......................................................................................... 81
Who’s it for? ................................................................................... 82
What have you got? ....................................................................... 83
Site Structure......................................................................................... 83
Navigation...................................................................................... 85
Page Layout........................................................................................... 87
Your Home page............................................................................ 90
A Design Checklist................................................................................. 91
Suggested Resources ........................................................................... 93
Print................................................................................................ 93
Links............................................................................................... 93
Where should I go from here? ............................................................... 94