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eHow's computer specialists demystify Web design and development by walking you through every step of running a website, from choosing a domain name to creating a usable interface. Not sure what comes after picking a clever URL? Get advice on selecting a web design application and hosting service. Learn how to get more traffic to a site through search engine optimization techniques. Not too tech savvy? eHow also has tips on hiring someone else to design and build your website.

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  • How to Create Web Pull-Down Menus

    Pull-down, or drop-down, menus are used on web pages to provide the visitor with a number of choices (for example, links) in a small amount of space. You can place as many choices as you want on...

  • How to Create a Website in SWiSH Max

    Because of the wealth of features in SWiSH Max, making a website using this web development tool can involve many steps that require a lot of time. You can save time by using SWiSH Max templates,...

  • How to Create a Tornado in Photoshop

    A digital tornado can provide an instant impact to any design or image and can easily be created by combining a series of swirls. A tornado can be used to add highlights to a person in a...

  • How to Create Website Tabs

    Website tabs contain menu links, such as "Home" or "Contact." They are an attractive way to give your visitors a dynamic method of navigating your website. You can create tabbed navigation by...

  • How to Design a Coffee Shop Template

    A template is a special type of document that serves as the basis for a document you create frequently. The template always includes design elements that never change, thus allowing you to quickly...

  • How to Make Bling Text Using Photoshop

    Celebrities, musicians, and rappers have made bling a popular statement in design. Bling celebrates the idea of money and richness by utilizing the sparkling and shiny qualities of jewels such as...

  • How to Build a Website in Dreamweaver

    Dreamweaver, Adobe's popular HyperText Markup Language (HTML) text editor, is an advanced application that allows users to create websites. This software program is an ideal solution for both the...

  • How to Make Swirls in Photoshop

    Abstract and decorative swirls can add an artistic and creative touch to photos, images, cards, stationary, wallpapers or any other kind of artwork. You can easily create your own unique and...

  • How to Change The Background Image On Twitter

    Changing your background on Twitter is a lot easier than you think. Below are the very easy steps I have put together for you.

  • Dreamweaver Navigation Bar Tutorial

    A popular HyperText Markup Language (HTML) text editor is the Dreamweaver application. This software program allows users to design and create professional web pages and implement various...

  • How to Create a Multi Tab Webpage

    Multi tab web pages provide an attractive and dynamic interface that users can click through when navigating through a website. Tabbed navigation bars are typically created with a combination of...

  • How to Configure a Server Certificate

    A public key certificate is an electronic document that when coupled with a digital signature validates a websites identity to a web surfer. Server certificates are issued by Certifying...

  • How to Add Links to a Bluehost Website

    Bluehost provides hosting and personal websites to businesses. Their hosting features include unlimited storage, a drag and drop site builder, free domain name and unlimited email forwarding,...

  • How to Add Video To Weebly ? Yes You Can

    Can you add video to weebly? Yes is the short answer and you do not need to be a pro weebly editor to do it either. Just follow the steps below and see how easy it is. For a look at this weebly...

  • How to Change a Bebo Password

    Bebo is a social networking website that was deployed in early 2005. Bebo is best known for supporting internationalization and is used in a number of different countries. The social networking...

  • How to Use Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar

    The Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar is an Internet Explorer add-on for website developers. The toolbar allows you to examine, edit, test and validate code directly within the Internet Explorer...

  • How to Display a Counter

    A website counter is a little piece of HTML code you can add to your website that will allow you to see how many people have visited. The only downside to this is that it does not distinguish...

  • How to Create a Jump Menu for Your Website

    This tutorial will show you how to add a drop down menu of links to add to your website.

  • How to Create Web Site Template

    Using the standard templates that accompany many Web authoring programs can be an appropriate design choice for anyone creating a first website. To achieve a more individualized appearance for...

  • How to Install SSL Certificates

    Secure Sockets Layer certificates are the industry standard for protecting information being transmitted over the Internet between a website and a consumer. SSL technologies will encrypt...

  • How to Create a Web 2.0 Icon

    The style of web 2.0 is characterized by elements and design techniques that work together to create images that have symmetry, clarity, and fluidity. To create a web 2.0 icon, use specific design...

  • How to Add an FTP Server to Sharepoint

    Microsoft SharePoint is the common name for a group of Microsoft products and software applications that can be used for website hosting. Sharepoint sites are enabled to use shared resources...

  • How to Create an FTP Server Using Turbo FTP

    TurboFTP Server is a secure FTP server program for computers that are running the Microsoft Windows Operating System. Unlike older FTP server applications, TurboFTP comes with the ability to...

  • How to Make a Plone Website

    Plone is an open-source project that permits you to manage content-based websites. It is a generic-based content solution that can be applied to a wide variety of content niches when creating...

  • How to Make a Web Page Using Microsoft Access

    This particular web page will be made in Microsoft Access. It is referred to as a static web page, which simply means that it does not change. You will have to go in and make any changes manually...

  • How to Design a Website Navigation Menu Using Photoshop

    If you want to create your own custom web navigation menu for your website, you should try Photoshop. It has all the tools you need to produce a professional navigation menu, and the process is...

  • How to Remove a Virus From a Joomla Site

    Joomla is a content management system published as a free, open source product used for creating websites. Joomla has the following features available for content creators to use: web-page...

  • How to Build a Website Webshow for Free

    The Nickelodeon television show iCarly was first made popular as a webshow in 2007 before airing on the network in 2008. The popularity of iCarly has made webshows more popular with many Internet...

  • Make Your Own Calendar Template

    We use calendars for many reasons, for both business and personal uses. You can make notes and memos on a calendar to remind you to do something at a certain time on a specific date in the future....

  • How to Create a Web Site Plan

    Building your own Internet web page is a constructive way to advertise a small business, keep friends and family up-to-date on your latest accomplishments or simply as a platform for artistic...

  • How to Customize a Car on the Internet?

    There are a number of exciting real world applications of virtual reality emerging. Customizing vehicles is a popular activity. for consumers. It lets them become immersed in the look and feel of...

  • How to Create a Website Using Photoshop

    In the past decade, almost all computer applications that create media-based content have added the capability to save Internet web pages from within the application. Adobe Photoshop has...

  • How to Build a Web Page in Photoshop

    The Internet has a pervasive presence across all industries. If a creator or business owner does not have a website, he is likely losing some percentage of market share in most business niches....

  • How to Create Flash Websites

    With one of the latest releases of the Adobe Flash software, either version CS3 or CS4, you can create dynamic websites and then publish them on the Internet. In the Flash application, users can...

  • How to Download Free MP3 Music Programs

    In the last five years, MP3 formatted music has become the preferred format of choice for consumer use. CD's will never truly be dead, but the majority of the American public is looking to online...

  • How to Get your own Website for Free

    Getting a free website

  • Build a Website in Flash

    While the content of most websites is built using programming code like HTML, which stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, interactive sites can be designed with the Adobe Flash program. With...

  • How to Build a Nice Website

    Web design software makes website construction fairly easy. Once you've mastered the software, plan the website carefully before beginning in order to avoid over-using the software features. There...

  • How to use Adobe Photoshop Effects

    This article focuses on how to use effects in Adobe Photoshop. Effects in Photoshop are usually created using what are known as "filters." You will learn where to find these filters in Photoshop...

  • How to Delete a Webpage Using Dreamweaver

    Dreamweaver is web design software by Adobe Macromedia. Dreamweaver allows users to easily create vibrant, multifaceted webpages. Some websites have pages that are only used temporarily....

  • How to Use Dreamweaver CS 3 Spry Menu Bars

    Dreamweaver CS3 came equipped with new functions labeled Spry, which are a WYSIWYG way to add AJAX to a web page. They automatically provide you with HTML, CSS and JavaScripts to perform certain...

  • How to Create a Drop Down Menu

    When designing your website, you may want to include special features like forms for customers to fill out. Forms are used for ordering from a website or for providing other types of information....

  • How to Merge Cells in a FrontPage Table

    When you are creating a table in your Microsoft FrontPage website, you may find the need to make multiple cells into one cell. This process is called merging cells. This is often done so titles,...

  • How to Create a Web Page With Dreamweaver

    With Dreamweaver, you can create a Web page using a visual approach (like a standard desktop publishing program) and HTML together. Dreamweaver is powerful, but starting a new page is easy as...

  • How to Create a Template for a Web Page With Dreamweaver

    Templates are especially useful when you want the same basic elements - such as logos, navigation bars and copyright information - on each page in your Web site. You can also use templates to...

  • How to Add a Table to a Web Page With Dreamweaver

    Use tables to arrange text or data on a page, or to keep your page's content aligned. This tutorial provides instructions for Dreamweaver 3.0.

  • How to Insert a Link That Opens a New Window With Dreamweaver

    If you include links that point to pages outside of your site, you can set the link to open a new browser window. That way, the user doesn't have to click the Back button, perhaps multiple times,...

  • How to Insert Special Characters With Dreamweaver

    Use Dreamweaver 3 to include special characters - fractions, accented letters, currency symbols - on your Web page.

  • How to Add a Jump Menu With Dreamweaver

    A jump menu is a pop-up list of options for the user to select; clicking on an option takes the viewer to a Web page for that option. Jump menus can eliminate rows and rows of links on a page....

  • How to Add JavaScripts to a Web Page With FrontPage

    JavaScripts are pieces of code designed to perform a specific action. For example, you can use a JavaScript code to make a box appear and ask a user for information, then insert that information...

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