Take Control of iWeb '09

Description

"This book puts you in control of creating and publishing professional-looking Web sites using iWeb, Web design software from Apple Inc." READ ME FIRST 4 Updates ................................................................................ 4 Basics ................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION 7 iWEB QUICK START 8 WHAT’S NEW IN iWEB 3 10 A BRIEF HISTORY OF MAKING WEB SITES 11 INSTALL iWEB 15 Run the Installer....................................................................15 Get the Latest Version............................................................17 CREATE YOUR FIRST SITE 18 Create a New Site..................................................................18 Choose a Template ................................................................19 Choose a Page Type...............................................................24 Name Your Site .....................................................................26 Name Your Home Page...........................................................28 Edit the Headline ...................................................................30 Change the Picture ................................................................31 Edit the Heading and Body Text...............................................34 Add Special Elements .............................................................35 Change the Page Size & Background Color ................................37 Make Your About Me Page.......................................................38 PUBLISH YOUR SITE 42 Decide Where to Publish Your Site............................................42 Site Publishing Settings ..........................................................44 Publish Your Site ...................................................................51 Set Up a Personal Domain on MobileMe ....................................54 WORK WITH TEXT 57 Make Text Sparkle .................................................................57 Create Web Hyperlinks ...........................................................66 Create Other Link Types .........................................................69 SHAPES, LAYERS & MASKS 72 Shapes.................................................................................72 Layers..................................................................................77 Masks ..................................................................................79 2PUBLISH A BLOG 82 What’s on an iWeb Blog Page?.................................................82 Make Your Blog .....................................................................83 PUBLISH A PODCAST 88 Create a Podcast Section ........................................................89 Add an Episode .....................................................................92 Submit a Podcast to iTunes .....................................................98 Add an RSS Feed.................................................................100 ADD PHOTOS 105 Use the iSight Photo Widget..................................................105 Create a Photo Page.............................................................107 Set Up a My Albums Page ..................................................... 110 Export Photos from iPhoto to iWeb ......................................... 113 Work with MobileMe Galleries ................................................ 113 ENHANCE PHOTOS 115 The Fine Points of Photo Formatting ....................................... 115 Instant Alpha ...................................................................... 118 Create Picture Hyperlinks......................................................119 Make an Image Map.............................................................120 CREATE AN ONLINE MOVIE THEATER 121 Add an iMovie Video.............................................................121 Add a YouTube Video ...........................................................124 MONEY, MAPS & MORE 126 Add Google AdSense Ads......................................................126 Add Google Maps.................................................................129 Run an Online Store.............................................................130 Add a Form.........................................................................137 Increase Traffic ................................................................... 142 LEARN MORE & DO MORE 143 APPENDIX A: WEB HOSTING 144 ABOUT THIS BOOK 148 About the Author ................................................................. 148 Author’s Acknowledgments ................................................... 148 Shameless Plugs..................................................................149 About the Publisher..............................................................149 Production Credits ...............................................................149 COPYRIGHT & FINE PRINT 151 FEATURED TITLES 152