When you're working on a web design project, it's not unusual for the same content to appear…in different places and with a somewhat different appearance.…With InDesign 6's new Content Conveyor, Link Options, and Style Mapping features, you can…reuse page content and modify it in various ways but keep it dynamically linked to its original source.…Here is an example.…On the site design project we've been working on throughout this chapter, I've moved on…from the interior pages of the site design, and I'm concentrating on the homepage now,…which is a little bit different, but there are a couple of things that are on the standard…page layout that appear in the sidebar that I want to appear here on the homepage, which…doesn't actually have a sidebar.…
Let me take a look at that standard page template, and what my client wants to make sure is included…on the homepage is this Connect with us box, as well as this Find out more box.…Now, if I make a copy of these and just place them on the homepage, there's no connection between them.…
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10/25/2012- Understanding web concepts such as pages, pixels, and the box model
- Working within web colors and grids
- Working with type and type styles
- Designing a nav bar with tables
- Setting up a template with headers, footers, and modular content
- Experimenting with liquid and alternate layouts
- Adding interactive content such as links and video
- Exporting flat PNG and JPEG comps
- Exporting HTML and CSS content
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome46s
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1. Setting Up Documents
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Working with web colors9m 8s
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Using master pages4m 58s
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2. Working with Type and Type Styles
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Using web fonts8m 44s
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3. Working with Objects and Images
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4. Taking Advantage of Tables
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5. Putting It Together: Website Prototype Project
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Adding custom page content6m 29s
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6. Using Liquid and Alternate Layouts
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7. Adding Interactive Elements
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Adding hyperlinks6m 20s
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Adding video8m 35s
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Adding HTML content4m 35s
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8. Handing It Off: Leveraging InDesign Files for Faster Implementation and Development
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Exporting HTML and CSS7m 48s
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Conclusion
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Next steps37s
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Video: Repurposing content with the Content Conveyor and style mapping