HomeSite 4 in 24 hours

Sams Teach Yourself HomeSite 4 in 24 Hours shows you how to create, manage, and deploy web sites using HomeSite 4. Learn to take full advantage of the powerful HomeSite application. All of the tools are covered in detail, including the edit and browse views, tree views, site management tools, color palette and graphics tools, project management, application wizards, menus, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, and customization options. This book provides tips and tricks available in version 4.0, straight from the people who wrote the product.

Learn to create, manage, and deploy web sites using HomeSite 4

CD-ROM contains a copy of HomeSite 4, evaluation versions of Macromedia DreamWeaver and ColdFusion Studio 4, and all code from the book

• Introduction
  
  

Part I - Getting Started

• Hour 1 - Understanding HomeSite
  • Understanding the Internet
  • Understanding Web Publishing
  • Introducing HomeSite
  • Editing Versus Authoring
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop
  • Hour 2 - Getting Started
  • Installing HomeSite
  • Getting to Know HomeSite
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 3 - Getting Help
  • Help Is Never Far Away
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 4 - Customizing HomeSite
  • Customizing and Configuring HomeSite
  • General Settings
  • HTML Settings
  • Startup Settings
  • Configuring the Editor
  • Managing Toolbars
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

Part II - Creating Web Pages

• Hour 5 - Creating a Web Page
  • Creating Web Pages
  • Opening Existing Web Pages
  • Saving Web Pages
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 6 - Designing a Web Page
  • Working with Text
  • Laying Out Your Page
  • Using Text Formatting and Styles
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 7 - Working with Fonts and Colors
  • Working with Colors
  • Working with Fonts
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 8 - Using Images
  • Working with Images
  • Embedding Images
  • Obtaining Images
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 9 - Linking Pages
  • Understanding Links
  • Using Links
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

Part III - Advanced Web Page Design

• Hour 10 - Working with Tables
  • Understanding Tables
  • Simplifying Table Creation
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 11 - Working with Frames
  • Understanding Frames
  • Simplifying Frame Creation
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 12 - Creating Forms
  • Understanding Forms
  • Creating a Form
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 13 - Using Design Mode
  • Understanding Design Mode
  • Using Design Mode
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 14 - Editing Your Pages
  • Finding and Replacing Text
  • Checking Spelling
  • Formatting Your Code
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 15 - Using Style Sheets
  • Understanding Style Sheets
  • Why Use HTML Style Sheets?
  • Style Sheet Syntax
  • Linking Style Sheets to Web Pages
  • Using Style Sheets in HomeSite
  • Using the Style Sheet Editor
  • Tag-Level Styles
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

Part IV - Managing Your Web Site

• Hour 16 - Validating and Testing Your Pages
  • Validating Your Code
  • Testing Your Pages
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 17 - Using Snippets and Templates
  • Why Use Snippets and Templates?
  • Working with Snippets
  • Working with Code Templates
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 18 - Managing Your Web Site
  • Seeing the Bigger Picture
  • Verifying Links
  • Monitoring Download Time
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 19 - Working Remotely
  • Understanding Remote Development
  • Working Remotely with HomeSite
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 20 - Managing Your Projects
  • Understanding Projects
  • Using Projects
  • Using Remote Projects
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

Part V - Using ColdFusion Studio

• Hour 21 - Introducing ColdFusion Studio
  • Understanding ColdFusion Studio
  • Using ColdFusion Studio
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 22 - Developing Against Remote ColdFusion Servers
  • Understanding RDS
  • Using RDS
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 23 - Using the SQL Query Builder
  • Understanding the SQL Query Builder
  • Generating SQL SELECT Statements
  • Using Query Builder SQL Statements
  • Generating Other SQL Statements
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Hour 24 - Working with the Integrated Debugger
  • Understanding the Integrated Debugger
  • Using the Integrated Debugger
  • Summary
  • Q&A
  • Workshop

• Appendix A - Answers to Quiz Questions
  
  

• Index