{"id":803,"date":"2013-05-04T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnlikeme.com\/?p=803"},"modified":"2013-05-04T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T12:02:20","slug":"basic-guide-to-building-a-website-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnlikeme.com\/index.php\/basic-guide-to-building-a-website-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic guide to building a website (suggestions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a basic guide to building a website using the short courses manuals for Certificate in Web Design.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample of a basic web page structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Basic Webpage Structure\" alt=\"Basic Webpage Structure\" src=\"http:\/\/learnlikeme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webdev\/jpg\/webPageStructure.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Designing your website<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks software<\/li>\n<li>Resolution : 72dpi : Book B pg 72-73<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions : 800-960px width (suggestion) : Book B pg 72-73<\/li>\n<li>Colour Mode : RGB<\/li>\n<li>Units of measurement : Pixels<\/li>\n<li>Rulers<\/li>\n<li>Guides<\/li>\n<li>Kuler website to help with Colour selection<\/li>\n<li>Cropping Images : Book B &#8211; pg 74<\/li>\n<li>Using Selection : Book B &#8211; pg 77-84<\/li>\n<li>Editing Images : Book B &#8211; pg 96-103<\/li>\n<li>Using Text : Book B &#8211; pg 106-115<\/li>\n<li>Output and Optimize images for the Web : Book B pg 125-126<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Developing your website<\/h2>\n<h3>Preparation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Defining your site : Book A &#8211; pg 26<\/li>\n<li>Creating your website files and folders : Book A pg 26-27<\/li>\n<li>Creating a Home page : Book A &#8211; pg 28<\/li>\n<li>Inserting page titles : Book A &#8211; pg 29<\/li>\n<li>Attaching Stylesheets : Book A &#8211; pg 56<\/li>\n<li>Using CSS for your website : Book A &#8211; pg 48-55<\/li>\n<li>Developing the layout : Book A &#8211; pg 93-100<\/li>\n<li>Using Templates : Book B &#8211; pg 3-13<\/li>\n<li>Creating Tables : Book A &#8211; pg 103-114<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Menu \/ Buttons \/ Hyperlinks \/ Email Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Menu \/ Navigation : Book A &#8211; pg 89-90<\/li>\n<li>CSS Rollover buttons : Book A &#8211; pg 80, pg 88<\/li>\n<li>Links : Book A &#8211; pg 84<\/li>\n<li>Email links : Book A &#8211; pg 87<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Using Images<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the appropriate file formats and quality compression for your images<\/li>\n<li>Use the ALT tag for your images : Book A &#8211; pg 72<\/li>\n<li>Inserting Images : Book A &#8211; pg 74-76<\/li>\n<li>Modifying Images : Book A &#8211; pg 77-78<\/li>\n<li>Using Background images : Book A &#8211; pg 80<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Interactivity<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rollover Images : Book B &#8211; pg 17<\/li>\n<li>Hiding and Showing Elements (Captions) : Book B &#8211; pg 18<\/li>\n<li>Tooltips : Book B &#8211; pg 20<\/li>\n<li>Adding Effects : Book B &#8211; pg 21<\/li>\n<li>Embedding Flash : Book B &#8211; pg 22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Formatting Text<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating a list : Book A &#8211; pg 39<\/li>\n<li>Formatting text : Book A &#8211; pg 40<\/li>\n<li>Formatting text using CSS : Book A &#8211; 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