Pagemill 3 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) - Softcover

Langer, Maria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201354438 ISBN 13: 9780201354430

Publisher: Peachpit Pr, 1998

Synopsis

A beginner's guide to designing, creating, and managing Web pages without the use of HTML codes. Chapters cover Internet and World Wide Web basics; running PageMill; text entry and editing basics; formatting text; adding images and multimedia objects; creating and editing tables; working with links; using frames; creating forms; testing and enhancing pages; using site management tools; and setting preferences. Appendices outline menu and keyboard shortcuts, toolbar functions, and HTML codes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review

PageMill 3 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual Quickstart Guide is a comfortably compact volume that is easy to hold while sitting at the computer, and it features concise and straightforward instructions on every aspect of the application. Each page has text side by side with screen shots of the commands in action.

Because it avoids complex operations in Javascript and DHTML and has an interface similar to common word processing applications, Adobe PageMill is a Web development application that appeals to users with little or no experience in Web design. However, elementary directions are labeled "Tips" and set apart from the main text, which allows more advanced readers to skip past them.

Readers get a basic overview of the Internet and HTML in general and then learn about PageMill 3's interface. The book then shows how to create pages, edit and format text, insert images and plug-in objects, create and edit tables, add links, use frames and forms, troubleshoot their HTML, and manage an entire site.

As opposed to the author's previous edition on PageMill 2, this book features cross-platform instructions. One caveat: since PageMill 3 varies so much between Macintosh and Windows, the doubling up of commands and menus could be confusing despite the book's clear and thorough captions. Slow and careful reading at these stages is advised.

As with other Visual Quickstart Guides, PageMill 3 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual Quickstart Guide is meant to serve as a reference, not just a tutorial. One can access needed information through the index or the table of contents or by flipping through the labeled thumb tabs. Appendices show all toolbars, menus, commands, and keyboard shortcuts, thus making PageMill 3 a complete and practical manual. --Angelynn Grant

Topics covered: Cross-platform instructions on how to create Web pages and Web sites using Adobe PageMill 3, including using all menus, commands, and toolbars; creating pages; editing text; adding images and links; using tables; frames and forms; and troubleshooting and site management in step-by-step guides with accompanying screen shots; helpful tips for appropriate for beginners and intermediate users.

From the Back Cover

With PageMill 3, creating Web pages has never been easier. No need to learn HTML or master complex applications - a WYSIWYG interface provides a familiar environment for creating colorful, dynamic Web pages. PageMill 3.0 uses drag-and-drop simplicity for adding and manipulating text, images, and hyperlinks. This allows for quick and easy integration with your current office and graphics applications. By taking away all the scary technical details, PageMill allows users to focus on content and design.

PageMill 3 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide is a richly illustrated, step-by-step guide that gets readers up and running quickly. In no time at all readers are designing and creating Web pages and effectively utilizing all the features of PageMill. Hundreds of screenshots accompanied by clear instructions and loads of helpful tips guide readers through basic editing techniques, applying styles, working with graphic images and links, and finally, to testing and enhancing their new Web pages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0201354438
• ISBN 13: 9780201354430
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272