Outline

A primary goal of this book is to illustrate best practices for Dreamweaver designers to use when constructing sites for Contribute. Following an experiential introduction to Contribute, you'll learn how to structure a site from the ground up. Further lessons cover the proper use of basic page elements, styling with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and working efficiently with external documents. A good portion of the book is devoted to Dreamweaver templates, a key power tool in your Contribute tool chest. Mastering templates is essential to optimizing a Web site for Contribute users. The final portion of the book focuses on the administration of the site and strategies for deployment to Contribute users.

Of course, not every designer has the luxury of building a site from scratch. Reflecting that reality, many lessons include dual techniques: one for correcting an existing condition to make the page and/or site more Contribute-friendly and another that shows how to do it right the first time.

Lesson 1: Exploring Contribute

Lesson 2: Developing Site Structure

Lesson 3: Implementing Common Elements

Lesson 4: Establishing CSS Guidelines

Lesson 5: Handling External Documents

Lesson 6: Making the Most of FlashPaper

Lesson 7: Exploring Templates

Lesson 8: Setting Up Optional and Repeat Regions

Lesson 9: Using Template Parameters

Lesson 10: Setting Up Contribute Publishing Services

Lesson 11: Defining Contributor Roles

Lesson 12: Administering Sitewide Services

Lesson 13: Customizing Contribute's Help System

Lesson 14: Rolling Out Contribute