Building A Website With Dreamweaver

While it may be intimidating to even consider building your own website, it is in reality something that countless people do on a daily basis, who don't even have a college degree. One of the easiest methods of website building is to use Dreamweaver.

First, map out how you want your website to function. While the front page will have all the necessary welcoming information, every page will need to have a toolbar at the top to enable viewers to find what they are looking for quickly and easily. Links to the home page, contact information page, about us page, and any other relevant overall pages are a must. Beneath the other relevant pages will be links to your additional content.

Utilize Dreamweaver to design a layout. Most websites have three columns, a header indicating the website at the top, a toolbar with links just below, and links at the bottom as well. Beware of adding too many rows or columns, as this can make the website look cluttered or even completely bewildering.

Select a few complementary colors for the website, with easy-to-read fonts. Also add the desired image to represent your website.

Switch to Photoshop and get started on designing the header. Add color to the background and layer on the desired link names. Be sure your header is the width of your website, which is usually 1024 pixels wide. Save it as a PSD when you are happy with it. Make a slice that encompasses the entire header, then slice up the navigation bar. Save for web (.gif) and be sure you save as images and HTML.

Opening up your site management program (this may be online depending on what you have chosen), start a new site. Set the root folder to the one you have saved all of your website information in thus far. Open the base page in the program and import the header if necessary. Add a region for content and save as a template.

For each of the website's main pages, make a new file and save as a general template. This will save you hours of having to design new templates later on. Link the files to the corresponding navigation bar sections.

Once all of these sets are complete, you are ready for the bread and butter- content! Consider writing any articles or blog posts in a word processor first, to catch any errors in spelling or grammar. The last thing you want is for someone to leave your site due to simple errors such as these. Link between relevant pages to help keep site visitors surfing your website.

After all of the initial content is ready, it's time to upload your website. Simply right click on the site panel or click the put button, and you'll be greeted with a prompt asking if you really want to "put" the entire site. Select yes, and expect to wait a while during the uploading process. Now sit back and explore your work online!

About the Author:
Casey Trillbar is the editor of makeawebsiteguide.com, which is a website aimed at supplying a step by step guide on how to make a website. http://www.makeawebsiteguide.com

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