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Please note, this is a commercial training product. Some references will not apply to Colby's authoring environment. For Colby-specific answers to your Web authoring questions, email webhelp.

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Module 1: Chapters 1-7
Chapter 1 Introduction
History of the internet
The Internet and the World Wide Web
Web Browsers
What's a URL??
Naming Files for the Web
Composition of a Web Page
Site Organization
Chapter 2 Getting Started with HTML
A Basic HTML Page- Required Tags
Paragraphs and Line Breaks
Alignment and Justification
Text Styles
Setting the Font
Font Size and Color
Chapter 3 Basic Page Layout
Setting Page Margins
Indenting Paragraphs and Lines
Preformatted Text
Horizontal Rules
Bullets and Numbered Lists
Chapter 4 Graphics in HTML
Inserting Graphics into Your Page
Image Width and Height
Alternate Text for Images
Image Alignment Give Images Some Space
Single Pixel Spacer Trick
Background Images
Chapter 5 Hyperlinks
Intro to Hyperlinks
Creating Text Hyperlinks
Linking with Relative Paths
Linking with Absolute Paths
Linking to a Spot in the Same Page
Setting Link Colors
Image Hyperlinks
Image Maps
Chapter 6 HTML Colors
Setting Document Colors
Hexadecimal and Web Safe Colors
Chapter 7 Tables
Introduction to Tables
Creating a Basic Table
Setting Table and Cell Sizes
Merging Table Cells
Table Titles
Aligning Cell Content
Spacing and Framing
Table Color
Table Background Images
Module 2: Chapters 8-12
Chapter 8 Frames
Introduction to Frames
Defining Frames
Frame Borders
Setting Frame Margins
Scrolling Frames
Hyperlinking Between Frames
Frames HTML Addendum
Chapter 9 Forms
Introduction to Forms
Text Fields, Submit and Reset Buttons
Text Areas
Radio Buttons
Check Boxes
Pulldown Menus and Selection Lists
Hidden Fields
Custom Submit Buttons
Password Fields
Form Layout with Preformatted Text
Form Layout with Tables
Multiple Forms on the Same Page
Sending Form Data via Email
Chapter 10 Creating Web Graphics
The VIEWME file
Web Image File Formats
JPEG images
GIF Bit Depths and Adaptive Palettes
Coverting from Photoshop to GIF
Vector Art to GIF
Web-Safe GIFs and Color Shifting
GIF Transparency
Interlaced GIFs
Creating Background Images
Animated GIFs
Hybrid Web Safe Colors
Image Compression Tips
Chapter 11 Web Page Design Tips
Common Web Page Layouts
Creating Background Strips
Page Layout with Tables
Embedded Tables
Chapter 12 Getting Your Site Online
Web Hosting Companies
Uploading to a Web Site Server(FTP)
Register Your Domain Name ASAP
Search Engines & Directories
Improving Your Ranking
In the Windows version, the last 3 lessons in this chapter are in Module 3
Module 3: Chapters 13-14
Chapter 13 Web Video
Capturing Video
About Movie Compression
Compressing Quicktime Movies
Playing Quicktime Movies from Your Page
Streaming Movies Over Modems
Support Older Versions of Quicktime
Converting to RealVideo
Chapter 14 Web Audio
File Types, Linking to an Audio File
Embedding Audio Files in Your Page
Using Background Sounds
Audio File Size vs. Quality
Capturing Music froma CD
Module 4: Chapters 14(cont'd)-18
Chapter 14 Web Audio(cont'd from Module 3)
Editing Audio Files for the Web
Downsampling an Audio File
Quicktime Music
Quicktime Voice
RealAudio
MPEG Audio
MIDI Music
Chapter 15 Javascript
Introduction to Javascript
Getting Started with Javascript
Mouseover(Rollover) Image Swap
Bullet Point Highlights
Swapping Multiple Images
Swapping Images Across Frames
Changing Pages in Multiple Frames
Pull-Down Menu Site Navigation
Opening Custom Browser Windows
Dynamic Messages
Form Data Validation
Chapter 16 CGI Scripts
Introduction to CGI Scripting
Sending Form Data to Email Address
Web Page Hit Counters
Guest Books
Searching Your Site with Keywords
Chapter 17 Publishing PDF Files
Introduction to PDF
Printing PDF with PDFWriter
Converting to PDF Using Distiller
Using Acrobat Exchange
Chapter 18 Flash
Introduction to Flash
Some Basic Animation Techniques
Creating Navigational Buttons
Adding Sound Effects
Using Aftershock
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