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Web Authoring

Web Authoring. WA 06 – Planning for a web site. Meanings: web site is a collection of related web pages .e.g. www.pyc.edu.hk/~pycxxxxx web server is a computer that holds all the web pages e.g. www .pyc.edu.hk, library .pyc.edu.hk web host provides storage space in its web server

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Web Authoring

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  1. Web Authoring WA 06 – Planning for a web site

  2. Meanings: web site is a collection of related web pages.e.g. www.pyc.edu.hk/~pycxxxxx web server is a computer that holds all the web pages e.g. www.pyc.edu.hk, library.pyc.edu.hk web host provides storage space in its web server e.g. Shatin Pui Ying College Introduction to Web Site

  3. Look for a web host (own web host, Shatin Pui Ying College) Choose a domain name (www.pyc.edu.hk) Design your web pages Configure your FTP program for connection (not necessary if uploading through a web page) Upload files to host server Steps in setting up web site

  4. URL owned by you Web host Internet access Text editor / web authoring software FTP program Needs for building a web site

  5. Theme of the web site Structure of web site Homepage: the first page of web site (e.g. index.htm) Table of contents Using frame structure or not Language used English, Simplified Chinese(簡體), Traditional Chinese (繁體) Planning for sitemap Consists of links that point directly to web pages in the entire web site Planning for a web site

  6. Planning for slow Internet Connection Text-only version Add alternative text or captions to describe photo Planning for printable version Planning for HTML version Add a SKIP button in animation Plan for both FLASH and HTML version Planning for users not using Normal browsers Browser in PDA or mobile phone, or for small screen Planning for feedback E-mail links, forms setting, newsgroup, guest book etc. Planning for a web site (cont.)

  7. Advantages of using SiteMap in the web site: • Show clear structure / entire contents of the web sites • Fast to retrieve necessary information/ go to the target page directly • Using frames in the web site: • Advantages: • The navigation menu can be shown all the time. • Frame page can be updated individually without affecting the other pages. • Disadvantages.: • Old browser does not support frames • It is difficult to bookmark a frame page by browser • The region to display information becomes smaller

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