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Rob Huddleston is an Adjunct Professor at the Art Institute of California, Sacramento in the Web Design and Interactive Media department, where he teaches programming and design, focusing heavily on mobile development. He has been creating web pages and applications since 1994, and worked for many years as a corporate trainer, where he taught web and graphic design to thousands of students from all walks of life.
Rob is the author of XML: Your visual blueprint for building expert websites using XML, CSS, XHTML, and XSLT; HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages; Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver CS4 and Flash CS4 Professional; ActionScript: Your visual blueprint for creating interactive projects in Flash CS4 Professional; the Flash Catalyst CS5 Bible; Teach Yourself VISUALLY Web Design; and two editions of Android: Fully Loaded.
When he is not writing or teaching, Rob hangs out with his wife and two children, runs the Sacramento Adobe Users Group, sees a ridiculous number of movies, and obsesses about Firefly and Serenity.
You can contact Rob via his website at www.robhuddleston.com or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com robhuddles.

Chapter 1 Introducing Adobe Muse
Understanding Web Design 4
Download Muse 6
Introducing the Welcome Screen 8

Chapter 2 Planning a Site
Understanding the Importance of Planning Your Site 12
Understanding Your Audience 13
Create a Site in Muse 14
Save and Back Up Your Site 16
Using Plan View 18
Plan Your Navigation Structure 20
Plan What Pages You Will Need 21
Create a Site Map 22

Chapter 3 Designing Your Site in Adobe Muse
Using Design View 26
Set a Page Fill Color 28
Add a Border 30
Create Rounded Corners 32
Add Effects 34
Add a Background Fill 36
Create a Layout Comp in Adobe Proto 40

Chapter 4 Working with Content
Add Text to Pages 46
Import Text 48
Paste Content 50
Using Placeholder Text 52
Add Special Characters 54
Set a Minimum Height for the Page 56
Create Content with Flexible Widths 57
Rearrange and Resize Content 58
Add Non-Scrolling Content 60
Preview Your Page 62

Chapter 5 Formatting Text
Apply Web-Safe Fonts 66
Apply Other Fonts 67
Adjust Alignment and Spacing 68
Basic Text Formatting 70
Apply Formats with the Text Panel 72
Work with Character Styles 74
Apply Character Styles 76
Modify Character Styles 77
Understanding How Character Styles Apply to Text 78
Manage Local Overrides on Styles 80
Work with Paragraph Styles 82
Apply Paragraph Styles 83
Modify Paragraph Styles 84
Understanding How Paragraph Styles Apply to Text 85

Chapter 6 Creating Graphics for Your Site
Understanding Image Formats 88
Legally Acquiring Stock Images 89
Understanding Image Optimization 90
Download a Stock Image from the Web 92
Introducing the Fireworks Interface 96
Create a Simple Graphic in Fireworks 98
Using Text in Fireworks 102
Optimize Graphics in Fireworks 104
Save and Export an Image from Fireworks 106

Chapter 7 Using Images
Place Images 110
Place Photoshop Images 112
Copy and Paste Images 114
Resize Images 116
Manage Image Sizes 118
Rotate Images 120
Crop Images 122
Apply Effects to Image Frames 124
Add Graphic Styles 126
Edit Images in a Graphics Tool 128
Add Alternate Text and a Title 130
Wrap Text around an Image 132
Fix Broken Asset Links 134
Create a Favicon for Your Site 136

Chapter 8 Adding Navigation
Insert a Menu Bar 140
Insert a Vertical Menu Bar 142
Add a Horizontal Menu 144
Create a Multilevel Menu 146
Change a Menu's Orientation and Size 148
Add Icons to Menus 150
Change a Menu's Appearance 152
Control Which Pages Appear in Menus 154
Add a Manual Menu 156
Insert a Photoshop Button 160
Manually Create Hyperlinks 164
Add Links to PDF, Word, or Other Files to Your Site 166
Edit Link Styles 168
Create Custom Link Styles 170
Using Anchor Links 172

Chapter 9 Using Master Pages
Understanding Master Pages 176
Open a Master 177
Design the Background for the Site 178
Set the Appearance of the Content Area 180
Create a Site Header 182
Design a Site Footer 184
Create Headers and Footers that Stretch 186
Define Space for Page Headers and Footers 188
Create Additional Master Pages 189
Duplicate and Delete Masters 190
Associate Masters with Pages 191

Chapter 10 Adding Widgets
Add a Featured News Widget 194
Resize the Widget 195
Understanding Composition Widget Options 196
Customize the Featured News Widget 198
Change the Content in the Widget 200
Add Additional Content to the Widget 202
Add a Lightbox Display Widget 204
Change the Browser Fill Color for the Lightbox Display Widget 205
Update the Content in the Lightbox Display Widget 206
Resize the Lightbox Display Widget 208
Update the Trigger Buttons 210
Add a Presentation Widget 212
Add a Blank Composition Widget 213
Using the Tooltip Widget 214
Create an Accordion Panel 216
Using a Tabbed Panel 218
Add a Slideshow Widget 220
Configure the Slideshow 222

Chapter 11 Using Content from Other Sources
Add a Google Map 226
Using YouTube Video 230
Add a Facebook Like Button 232
Using Twitter Buttons 234
Display a Twitter Feed 236
Add a Flash Movie 238
Add HTML5 Animation 240
Display Excel Data 242
Insert Arbitrary HTML 244
Add Google Analytics Code 246
Using Web Fonts 250

Chapter 12 Designing for Mobile
Understanding the Mobile Web 256
Create a Master for Phones 258
Duplicate Existing Pages to Your Mobile Site 260
Prevent Your Mobile Pages from Showing in Your Main Navigation 261
Optimize Your Content for Your Mobile Pages 262
Design Mobile Navigation 264
Add a Mobile Redirection Script 266

Chapter 13 Publishing Your Site
Add Metadata 270
Understanding Adobe Business Catalyst 272
Designate Pages to Not Export 273
Create a Free Trial Business Catalyst Site 274
Publish Your Site to Business Catalyst 276
Upgrade Your Business Catalyst Account 278
Manually Upload Additional Files to Business Catalyst 280
Update Changed Pages 284
Find a Web Host 286
Buy a Domain Name 288
Export Your Files to HTML 290
Upload Your Site 292

Index 294