Add multimedia, post the family calendar, and save time with templates.
Introduce your new baby, share the family tree, or plan a reunion on the Web.
With families scattered all across the country, the best family gathering place
is now online! With this book, you don't need to be a Web wizard to set up a
cool site where everyone can meet the baby, kids can report their game scores,
couples can share wedding photos, and Grandpa can continue the family genealogy.
Discover how to:
- Post an online photo album for free
- Register a domain name
- Build Web sites from templates and graphics included on the CD
- Edit images with Photoshop Elements 3
- Share stories with blogs
The cross-platform CD-ROM includes:
- Family Tree Maker 9 - full bersion (Win)
- Fetch - shareware (Mac)
- Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 - trial version (Win & Mac)
- Macromedia Contribute 3 - trial version (Win)
- WS_FTP Pro from Ipswitch - evaluation version (Win)
Contents:
Introduction
Part 1. Introducing Family Web Sites
1. Touring Family Web Sites
2. Getting Organized
3. Registering Your Site's Domain Name
4. Choosing a Web Hosting Service Provider
Part 2. Lookin' Good: Images and Design
5. Gathering Images: Scanning, Downloading, and Finding Clip Art
6. Creating and Editing Images for the Web
7. Organizing Images and Creating Photo Albums and Galleries
Part 3. Creating Web Pages and Adding Multimedia
8. Working with Microsoft FrontPage
9. Timesaving Templates
10. Lights, Camera, Action: Adding Video, Audio and Motion
Part 4. Creating Special Project Sites
11. It's a Baby! Web Site
12. Happily Ever After: Creating a Wedding Site
13. Wish you were Here: Vacation Sites
14. In Your Spare Time: Creating Club, Sports and Hobby Sites
15. The Family Blog: Sharing Stories with an Online Journal
Part 5. The Part of Tens
16. Ten Great Family Web Sites
17. Ten Great Design Tips
18. Ten Tips for Testing, Updating and Promoting Your Site
Part 6: Appendixes
A. Calendar and Genealogy Resources
B. Glossary
C. About the CD