Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Web Design Articles

Web Design Articles


 

 
 

Adding Images/Pictures to Your Website-Adding Images/Pictures to Your Website and creating thumbnails and rollover effects

15 Questions You Should Ask your Prospective Web Designer- Thinking of hiring a web designer? Then get your questions ready.

Image Maps what are they and how to create one.

Using IFrames-An Iframe is a very useful HTML element for placing content from different sources on a web page.

IFrames Explained - Here we look at the Iframe HTML tag in more detail and explore how to control the frame contents and appearance.

The Home Page - The Home Page is the most important page on your website ! What should it contain?

Starting HTML
- A 5 part course for beginners wanting to learn HTML and who have no previous experience. Starting with the very basics and building..

Starting With cascading style sheets is a 5 part beginners guide for those wanting to learn the fundamentals of css and how to use them:

HTML to XHTML in 10 Steps - If you are familiar with HTML then there are a few syntax rules that you should observe to create XHTML web pages.

Choosing your Site Style or Theme.- It's easy for beginners to spend many days and weeks trying to choose a suitable style for their website and then a few weeks latter change it.

Configure Web Page Editors for XHTML and CSS - Most modern web page/web site editors have support for both XHTML and CSS however you may need to change the default configuration.

Making a Website using free Website Templates- Free Website layout using free Templates. Where can you find free Website templates ? and how to modify and use them for your own website?

How to Make a Website Using Templates Video Tutorial Series-How to use a free or commercial website template to make a website.

Make a web page- Series of tutorials on how to make a web page. Covers fonts, links, tables and images.

Quick Web Page Checks
- Most people upload there web pages open up a browser and see if it displays. This just checks that it has been uploaded. I do a few more quick checks just to check that it is ok.

Validating Web Pages- Are your web pages valid? How do you check and what should you do?

HTML/XHTML Comments- How do you insert HTML/XHTML Comments and why use comments anyway?

Website Fonts - Which ones to use and why and how to declare them

Website Fonts: Specifying the Font Size: How to Specify the Font Size using the old font tag and or CSS and common font problems.

Using TopStyle Lite (CSS Editor)-How to Use TopStyle Lite (CSS Editor) to create style sheets

FrontPage and Embedded Style Sheets-Here we will look at using FrontPage to create Embedded Style sheets

FrontPage External Style Sheets-Here we will look at using FrontPage to create and link External Style sheets

Website Forms- Website Forms are used to gather information from your visitors. How are forms supported and created?

Website Form Basics Part1- Here we look at the HTML for basic Website Forms and how forms are constructed.

Website Form Basics Part2 -Website forms require some form of program to process them. These programs or scripts need not be on your server..

Web Page Backgrounds - How to change Web Page Backgrounds and what to be aware of when using background images.

Web Page and HTML Editors -For beginners starting a website or starting HTML, choosing a suitable editor can be very confusing, as there is a lot to choose from.

Web Page Links-What are hyperlinks? What type of page links are there and how to create web page links.

Advanced Web Page Linking-Have you ever wondered how hyperlinks change colour when you place the mouse over them. In Advanced Web Page Linking we look at special techniques when creating links.

Managing Directory Submissions -How to prepare to add your site to directories and manage the submissions.

How to Password Protect Web Pages/Website- Do you need to protect parts of your website? Here we look the methods used to Password Protect Web Pages.

The basics of a Website -A tutorial covering the basics of-What is a Website, Web page, home page?

Website layout - How are websites structured? Learn the basic website layout.

Web Page Layout Using Tables
- A tutorial showing you the basics of web page layout using tables.

Tables and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) -Cascading style sheets (CSS) can be used to control tables. Controlling tables with CSS makes them far more flexible.

Web Page Layout Using Tables and CSS: Part1 - Tables are easier to use for web page layout than CSS. However using tables for layout doesn't mean that you can't use style sheets as well!

Web Page Layout Using Tables and CSS :Part 2 - Tables are easier to use for web page layout than CSS. However using tables for layout doesn't mean that you can't use style sheets as well! Part 2

Web Page Layout Using Tables-Part 2- Web page layout can have an impact on how the search engines view the page content. Here we look at cell positioning for search engines.

How Search Engines See Your Web Pages -How Search Engines See Your Web Pages is not necessary the way you do! So how do you adjust your page for the search engines?

Your Website Theme -Before you can make your website you need to decide on your Website Theme. Here we will see how to research and choose a website theme.

Web Page Editors- Choosing a suitable web page or XHTML/HTML editor can be difficult especially for a beginner. Here we look at the differences, examine the difference between a page editor and a website editor and which is more suitable

XHTML Explained-What is XHTML? Should you be using it ? How different is it from HTML?

HTML to XHTML in 10 Steps - If you are familiar with HTML then there are a few syntax rules that you should observe to create XHTML web pages.

Configure Web Page Editors for XHTML and CSS - Most modern web page/web site editors have support for both XHTML and CSS however you may need to change the default configuration.

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