Should I use pixel, pica, em or rem to set the size when I create styles with CSS?

Posted by Janine Warner - September 23, 2013 - CSS, CSS, Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver CS5, Dreamweaver CS6, FAQ, Responsive, Tutorials

When you create CSS Styles, you can specify sizes for fonts and other elements in so many ways that confusion (and frustration) can set in pretty quickly. Historically, most of us used pixels or ems as the sizes of choice (see explanations below), but today an increasingly popular choice is rem, a seemingly magical option […]

How do you create drop-down menus & galleries in Dreamweaver CC?

Posted by Janine Warner - August 18, 2013 - CSS, Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver CC, Dreamweaver CS6, ecommerce, FAQ, Graphics, Tutorials

Image galleries and drop-down menus are common features of modern websites, but the latest version Dreamweaver, Adobe Dreamweaver CC, won’t help you to create either of these common elements (unless you can write the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code yourself.) To fill the gap and help web designers get the features they desire, a number […]

What’s the best web hosting service?

Posted by Janine Warner - August 18, 2013 - Dreamweaver, hosting, Tutorials, Web Design, WordPress

Before the world can see your Web site, you have to publish it on the world wide web. Although you can run your own web server, most people sign up with a web hosting service. Essentially, you rent server space from a web host for a monthly or annual fee, ranging from as little as […]

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How to redesign a live website

Posted by Janine Warner - August 7, 2013 - Content Strategy, FAQ, Mobile Web Design, Tutorials, Web Design, Web Design, WordPress

I’ve had several people ask me this question — “How do you redesign a WordPress site (or any other site) without messing up the “live” site while you work on the new site design?” It’s such a great question, I’m creating an entire course on redesigning and moving websites for creativeLIVE. (You can find links […]

The top 10 things no website is complete without

Posted by Janine Warner - July 27, 2013 - Content Strategy, Dreamweaver CC, Tutorials, Web Design, WordPress

A clear goal: If you’re not clear on your top goal(s), you’re sure to confuse your audience. Visitors to your site should be able to tell what your site is about in 3 seconds or less. A clear call to action: What is the thing you most want visitors to your site to do? Buy […]

Do I need a certification in web design?

Posted by Janine Warner - July 23, 2013 - FAQ, Web Design

Janine, If I wanted to get started in web design and if things go well enough, do it for a living, is it necessary to get some kind of certification…whether it be in html or the program you use for the webpage, like Dreamweaver? What did you do, did you just start making pages and […]

How to change the width in a Dreamweaver drop-down menu created with a Spry Widget

Posted by Janine Warner - May 30, 2013 - CSS, Dreamweaver, FAQ, Feature-Front

Dear Ms. Warner, I have one of your books and I’m trying to learn Dreamweaver. I have a question that I can not find anywhere: How to change the width of an item on the menu bar individually in dreamweaver? See sample below The first line is what I designed in Dreamweaver, the second line […]

Should I use a higher image resolution than 72 ppi for my photographs on the web?

Posted by Janine Warner - May 22, 2013 - Browsers, FAQ, Feature-Front, Graphics, Web Design

Hi Janine: I’ve been watching your creativeLIVE program and you may have mentioned it but somehow I missed whether High Resolution would be useful (or not) for photography websites– especially seeing as this seems to be the trend for devices. Are there pros and cons? Thanks, Teresa Hi Teresa, I have also been asking the […]

How do I move my domain name?

Posted by Janine Warner - May 21, 2013 - Dreamweaver, email, FAQ, Feature-Front, Web Design, Web Hosting, WordPress

Dear Janine, I really learned a lot during your WordPress workshop on creativeLIVE and now I’m attempting to put all the pieces together & would appreciate any guidance on how to transfer my domain name. I have a Smugmug Photo website that I am going to stop using & cancel so I can make my […]

Never have an outdated copyright date again

Posted by Janine Warner - April 22, 2013 - CMS, Content Strategy, Tutorials, Web Design, WordPress

Ever notice how many websites and blogs have a copyright message at the bottom of the page that is still set to last year — or worse, several years ago? Here’s a quick easy trick to make sure that never happens to you. In the copyright field, instead of entering a date, like 2013, enter […]