2014
Lynda
Justin Seeley
5:10
English

Learn how to create HTML-based websites with Muse—a toolset familiar to anyone who has used Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator. Staff author Justin Seeley covers the design process from start to finish, from setting up web pages and populating them with graphics and text, to creating dynamic menus and adding special features such as widgets, slideshows, animations, embedded video, social media integration, and more. James also explains how to create an alternate layout for display on mobile devices, publish and update your site, and view analytics on web traffic.

Introduction
Welcome
How to use the exercise files
How to send feedback
How this course is updated
1. Core Concepts
What is Muse?
Exploring the difference between print and web
Understanding web graphics
2. Getting to Know Adobe Muse
Touring the Muse interface
Exploring the Tools panel
Working with panels in Muse
Selecting objects
Navigating a Muse document
Understanding Plan, Design, and Preview modes
Previewing your site in a browser
3. Creating Your Site
Creating a Muse website
Adjusting the site properties
Adding and deleting pages from your website
Adjusting individual page properties
Creating a favicon for your site
4. Working with Pages
Setting up master pages
Setting up headers and footers
Adjusting browser fill
Changing page attributes
Working with guides
5. Working with Graphics
Importing graphics into Muse
Working with the Assets panel
Manipulating graphics in Muse
Round-trip editing with Photoshop
Embedding graphics into Muse
Adding alternative text values
Using images as your background
6. Creating and Formatting Objects
Drawing shapes with Muse
Transforming objects
Working with fills and strokes
Grouping objects together
Changing the stacking order of objects
Aligning objects in Muse
Adding effects to objects
Creating graphic styles in Muse
Wrapping objects around text
Creating 100-percent-width objects
Pinning objects in the browser
7. Working with Text
Getting text into Muse
Formatting your text
Understanding web-safe fonts vs. system fonts
Working with Typekit fonts in Muse
Creating paragraph and character styles
Using spell check in Muse
8. Working with Color
Creating color swatches in Muse
Creating and adding gradients
9. Working with Hyperlinks
Creating hyperlinks in Muse
Working with link styles
Understanding anchor links
10. Creating Menus in Muse
Creating a dynamic menu in Muse
Creating a manual menu in Muse
Modifying the states of your menu
Working with Photoshop buttons
11. Working with Widgets
Exploring the Widgets panel in Muse
Building an accordion panel
Creating a tabbed panel
Creating tooltips
Working with slideshows
Creating forms in Muse
Working with social widgets
12. Working with HTML
Understanding HTML
Creating an interactive map
Working with YouTube video embeds
13. Working with Parallax Scrolling
What is parallax scrolling?
Applying scroll effects in Muse
14. Creating Mobile and Tablet Sites
Creating a mobile website in Muse
Adding a tablet version of your site
Adding a mobile version of your site
Previewing mobile websites
15. Publishing Your Website
Exporting to HTML and CSS
Uploading your site via FTP
Publishing to Adobe's Business Catalyst platform
Updating your existing website
Working with in-browser editing tools
Viewing site analytics
Conclusion
Goodbye

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