How to Do Everything with Macromedia Contribute
A step-by-step guide to using Contribute, which will provide readers with the knowledge they need to update websites, regardless of their prior experience with HTML.
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How to Do Everything with Macromedia Contribute
A step-by-step guide to using Contribute, which will provide readers with the knowledge they need to update websites, regardless of their prior experience with HTML.
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A step-by-step guide to using Contribute, which will provide readers with the knowledge they need to update websites, regardless of their prior experience with HTML.
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ISBN-13: | 9780072228922 |
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Publisher: | McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media |
Publication date: | 02/24/2003 |
Series: | How to Do Everything Series |
Pages: | 404 |
Product dimensions: | 7.37(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.95(d) |
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | xvii | |
Introduction | xix | |
Part I | Introducing Contribute | |
Chapter 1 | Getting to Know Contribute | 3 |
About Contribute | 5 | |
How Are Web Pages Created? | 7 | |
About the Site Administrator | 10 | |
Connecting to a Site | 10 | |
Using Contribute to Browse Web Pages | 11 | |
Using Contribute to Modify Web Pages | 12 | |
Editing Text | 14 | |
Editing Images | 15 | |
Inserting Tables | 17 | |
Editing Tables | 17 | |
Inserting Flash Movies | 19 | |
Adding and Editing Links | 20 | |
Editing Pages with Frames | 21 | |
Creating New Web Pages | 21 | |
Publishing an Edited Page | 22 | |
Summary | 23 | |
Chapter 2 | Exploring the Contribute Workspace | 25 |
Launching the Application | 26 | |
Navigating the Workspace | 28 | |
Using the Contribute Sidebar | 30 | |
Using the Pages Panel | 31 | |
Using the How Do I... Panel | 32 | |
Working in Browse Mode | 33 | |
Working in Edit Mode | 35 | |
Setting Contribute Preferences | 38 | |
Summary | 45 | |
Chapter 3 | Creating a Connection | 47 |
Connecting to a Web Site | 48 | |
Using the Connection Wizard | 49 | |
Using a Connection Key | 56 | |
Using a Network Setup File | 58 | |
Managing Connections | 59 | |
Removing a Web Site Connection | 60 | |
Editing a Web Site Connection | 60 | |
Renaming a Connection | 61 | |
Disabling a Connection | 62 | |
Enabling a Connection | 63 | |
Summary | 64 | |
Part II | Editing Web Page Elements | |
Chapter 4 | Working with HTML Documents | 67 |
Navigating to Internet Sites | 68 | |
Navigating to Other Web Sites | 69 | |
Navigating to Your Home Pages | 70 | |
Working with Bookmarks | 71 | |
Adding a Bookmark | 71 | |
Creating a Bookmarks Folder | 71 | |
Deleting a Bookmark | 74 | |
Working in Edit Mode | 75 | |
Choosing a Page to Edit | 75 | |
Editing a Page | 78 | |
Using the Editor Toolbar | 79 | |
Adding Word or Excel Documents to Web Pages | 81 | |
Inserting a Word or Excel Document into a Web Page | 82 | |
Linking to a Word or Excel Document | 83 | |
Editing Word or Excel Documents | 84 | |
Modifying Page Properties | 85 | |
Undoing and Redoing Actions | 87 | |
Deleting a Web Page | 88 | |
Saving a Page Draft | 88 | |
Canceling Edits | 89 | |
Working Offline | 89 | |
Editing Pages Offline | 90 | |
Switching Between Online and Offline | 91 | |
Using the Pages Panel | 91 | |
Exporting a Web Page | 92 | |
Printing a Web Page | 92 | |
Previewing an Edited Page in a Browser | 93 | |
Summary | 93 | |
Chapter 5 | Creating New Web Pages | 95 |
Creating New Web Pages | 96 | |
Creating a Copy of a Web Page | 97 | |
Creating a Blank Web Page | 98 | |
Creating a Web Page While Creating a Link | 99 | |
Creating a Web Page Without a Link | 101 | |
Creating a Web Page from a Contribute Template | 102 | |
Creating a Web Page from a Web Designer or Administrator's Template | 104 | |
Setting Page Properties | 105 | |
Adding Keywords to a Web Page | 107 | |
Tutorial: Creating a Calendar of Events | 109 | |
Testing New Web Pages | 111 | |
Summary | 112 | |
Chapter 6 | Working with Text | 113 |
Adding Text to a Web Page | 114 | |
Adding the Date to a Page | 116 | |
Adding Special Text Characters | 117 | |
Formatting Text | 118 | |
Applying a Style to Text | 118 | |
Changing or Removing a Style | 120 | |
Changing Font Size and Type | 121 | |
Modifying the Fonts List | 122 | |
Modifying Font Color and Highlight Color | 125 | |
Aligning Text | 126 | |
Creating Lists | 127 | |
Creating a Numbered List | 127 | |
Creating a Bulleted List | 128 | |
Creating a Definition List | 129 | |
Creating a Sublist | 130 | |
Changing List Properties | 132 | |
Spell Checking the Document | 134 | |
Finding and Replacing Text | 136 | |
Summary | 138 | |
Part III | Working with Hyperlinks, Tables, and Frames | |
Chapter 7 | Creating and Editing Hyperlinks | 141 |
Creating Text and Image Links | 142 | |
Creating a Link to a Draft or Recently Published Page | 143 | |
Creating a Link to an Existing Page | 145 | |
Creating a Link to a Computer File | 147 | |
Creating a Link to an E-mail Address | 150 | |
Using Advanced Link Options | 151 | |
Editing URL Links | 151 | |
Specifying Where Linked Pages Open | 153 | |
Creating an Anchor | 154 | |
Deleting and Modifying Section Anchors | 154 | |
Linking to a Section Anchor | 155 | |
Editing Links | 156 | |
Changing the Link Text and Link Destination | 156 | |
Removing a Link | 157 | |
Editing Link Properties | 158 | |
Testing Links | 158 | |
Summary | 159 | |
Chapter 8 | Creating and Editing Tables | 161 |
Creating a Table | 162 | |
Adding Content to a Table | 165 | |
Nesting Tables | 165 | |
Selecting Tables and Table Elements | 166 | |
Selecting a Table | 166 | |
Selecting Table Rows or Columns | 166 | |
Selecting Table Cells | 167 | |
Resizing Tables and Table Elements | 168 | |
Resizing a Table | 168 | |
Resizing Columns and Rows | 169 | |
Working with Cell Content | 171 | |
Copying Cells | 172 | |
Cutting Cells | 172 | |
Deleting Content from Cells | 172 | |
Pasting Cells | 173 | |
Working with Table Elements | 174 | |
Working with Cells | 174 | |
Working with Rows and Columns | 175 | |
Modifying a Table's Appearance | 178 | |
Editing Table Properties | 178 | |
Editing Row or Column Properties | 181 | |
Editing Cell Properties | 183 | |
Applying a Preset Format | 184 | |
Sorting Table Data | 187 | |
Summary | 189 | |
Chapter 9 | Working with Frames | 191 |
Understanding Frames | 192 | |
Editing Frames | 194 | |
Specifying Content Targets | 195 | |
Saving and Publishing Web Pages with Frames | 198 | |
Summary | 199 | |
Part IV | Working with Images and Publishing Web Pages | |
Chapter 10 | Modifying Document Images | 203 |
Working with Images for Web Pages | 204 | |
Inserting Images into Web Pages | 205 | |
Deleting Images | 209 | |
Adding a Horizontal Rule to a Web Page | 209 | |
Modifying Image Properties | 212 | |
Resizing Images | 213 | |
Aligning Images | 217 | |
Repositioning Images | 218 | |
Adding Flash Movies to a Web Page | 218 | |
Inserting a Flash Movie into a Page Draft | 219 | |
Setting Flash Movie Properties | 219 | |
Summary | 221 | |
Chapter 11 | Editing Images in an External Image-Editing Program | 223 |
Choosing an Image-Editing Program | 225 | |
Specifying an External Image Editor | 226 | |
Launching an External Image Editor | 228 | |
Editing Images Displayed in Web Pages | 228 | |
Editing Images Stored in Web Site Folders | 229 | |
Editing Image Files Stored on Your Computer | 231 | |
Introduction to Image Editing | 232 | |
Resizing an Image | 232 | |
Cropping an Image | 233 | |
Color Correcting an Image | 235 | |
Sharpening an Image | 239 | |
Changing the Resolution of an Image | 240 | |
Exporting an Image | 241 | |
Summary | 243 | |
Chapter 12 | Advanced Image Editing with Macromedia Fireworks MX | 245 |
Understanding Image Formats | 246 | |
Working with the GIF Format | 247 | |
Working with the JPEG Format | 248 | |
Working with the PNG Format | 248 | |
Round-trip Editing from Contribute | 249 | |
Optimizing for the Web | 251 | |
Optimizing a GIF Image | 251 | |
Optimizing a JPEG Image | 253 | |
Working with Text | 253 | |
Resizing an Image | 256 | |
Applying Live Effects | 257 | |
Color Correcting an Image | 258 | |
Sharpening an Image | 261 | |
Creating a Beveled Border | 261 | |
Applying a Drop Shadow to Text | 263 | |
Editing a Live Effect | 264 | |
Deleting a Live Effect | 264 | |
Working with Digital Cameras | 265 | |
Scanning Images for Use on a Web Page | 266 | |
Creating an Image Gallery | 268 | |
Preparing your Assets | 269 | |
Creating the Image Gallery | 271 | |
Creating the Links | 272 | |
Summary | 273 | |
Chapter 13 | Publishing Web Pages | 275 |
Previewing the Edited Page | 276 | |
Using Contribute's E-mail Review Feature | 278 | |
About the Reviewing Process | 278 | |
Sending the Page for Review | 279 | |
Publishing Web Pages | 281 | |
Publishing Edited Versions of Existing Pages | 281 | |
Publishing a New Web Page | 283 | |
Publishing an Existing Page from Your Web Site as a New Page | 286 | |
Reverting to a Prior Version of a Page | 288 | |
Summary | 290 | |
Part V | Administering Web Sites | |
Chapter 14 | Working As Site Administrator | 293 |
Setting Up the Site | 294 | |
Become Your Site's Administrator | 295 | |
Becoming Administrator for a New Contribute Site | 295 | |
Becoming Administrator for an Existing Contribute Site | 296 | |
Defining Sitewide Settings | 298 | |
Changing Site Administrator Information | 299 | |
Changing the Site Administrator E-Mail Address | 299 | |
Changing the Site Administrator Password | 300 | |
Defining the Number of Rollback Pages | 301 | |
Setting Advanced Sitewide Settings | 302 | |
Adding Index Page Filenames | 303 | |
Defining Alternate URLs | 305 | |
Removing Site Administration | 306 | |
Summary | 307 | |
Chapter 15 | Defining Site Permissions | 309 |
Settings and Permissions Administrators Can Control | 310 | |
Working with User Groups | 311 | |
Creating a User Group | 312 | |
Duplicating a User Group | 313 | |
Removing a User Group | 314 | |
Administering Site Permissions | 314 | |
Editing a User Group | 315 | |
Summary | 330 | |
Chapter 16 | Defining Site Connections and Customizing Contribute | 331 |
Sending Site Connections to Other Team Members | 332 | |
Customizing a Connection Setting | 337 | |
Modifying Site Connections | 339 | |
Setting Up a Secure Site | 339 | |
Troubleshooting Connection Difficulties | 340 | |
Dealing with Server Issues | 341 | |
About Shared Settings Folders | 342 | |
Setting Up Contribute for Screen Readers | 343 | |
Customizing Contribute | 343 | |
Summary | 348 | |
Part VI | Appendixes | |
Appendix A | Installing Contribute | 351 |
Appendix B | Contribute Keyboard Shortcuts | 353 |
Appendix C | Contribute Resources | 357 |
Index | 361 |
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