Adobe® Muse™ on Demand Need answers quickly? Adobe® Muse™ on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. Ted LoCascio shows you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Illustrations with matching steps Tasks are presented on one or two pages Numbered Steps guide you through each task Did You Know? alerts you to tips and techniques See Also points you to related information in the book Inside the Book •    Create and manage your website page structure using the sitemap feature •    Utilize master pages, just as you would with Adobe InDesign •    Auto generate navigational menus •    Easily fill the browser background with a color or image •    Resize pages automatically as you add content •    Customize prebuilt slideshow and composition widgets •    Use the States panel to create dynamic buttons and rollovers •    Pin graphics to the browser so they remain in position as you scroll •    Apply effects such as drop shadows, glows, bevels, and corner effects •    Utilize character, paragraph, and graphic styles to quickly apply and edit formatting •    Preview and test page contents using the in-app Preview Mode •    Embed arbitrary HTML, such as a Google map, YouTube video, and Twitter search widget

Table of Contents:
Introduction     xiii Chapter 1: Getting Started with Adobe Muse     1 Introduction     1 Acquiring a Muse Subscription     2 Installing Muse     5 Launching Muse     9 Chapter 2: Working with the Muse Environment     11 Introduction     11 Working with the Welcome Screen     12 Viewing Sites in Plan Mode     13 Viewing Sites in Design Mode     14 Accessing Tools in Design Mode     16 Showing and Hiding Design Mode Panels     17 Collapsing and Expanding Panels     18 Changing the View Percentage     19 Fitting the Page in Window     22 Viewing at Actual Size     23 Showing and Hiding Rulers     24 Showing and Hiding Page Guides     25 Showing and Hiding Header and Footer Guides     26 Showing and Hiding Smart Guides     27 Showing and Hiding the Grid Overlay     28 Chapter 3: Creating and Planning a Website     29 Introduction     29 Creating a New Site     30 Adding Top Level (Sibling) Pages to the Sitemap     33 Adding Child Pages to the Sitemap     35 Adding Master Pages to the Sitemap     36 Removing Pages from the Sitemap     38 Rearranging Pages in the Sitemap     39 Resizing Sitemap Thumbnails     40 Filling the Browser with a Background Color     42 Filling the Browser with a Background Image     43 Applying Master Pages     45 Saving a Site     47 Closing a Site     48 Chapter 4: Adding Navigational Content     49 Introduction     49 Creating a Header     50 Creating a Footer     51 Setting Up a Horizontal Menu     52 Setting Up a Bar Menu     53 Setting Up a Vertical Menu     54 Adding Drop-Down Menus     55 Editing Menu Fill Colors     56 Editing Menu Text Attributes     58 Editing Menu Size and Spacing     60 Editing Menu Rollover States      61 Inserting Active Rollover State Images     62 Chapter 5: Working with Graphics     65 Introduction     65 Placing a Graphic     66 Importing a Graphic by Dragging-and-Dropping     67 Resizing a Graphic     68 Cropping a Graphic      69 Repositioning a Graphic Inside a Frame     71 Filling a Frame with an Image     72 Replacing a Graphic     74 Deleting a Graphic     76 Rotating an Object     77 Duplicating an Object     79 Placing a Photoshop (PSD) Button     81 Using Edit Original     83 Pinning a Graphic     85 Setting Objects to Display at 100% Browser Width     86 Chapter 6: Working with Graphic Styles and Effects     87 Introduction     87 Creating a Text Wrap     88 Applying Corner Effects     90 Applying a Drop Shadow     91 Applying a Bevel     93 Applying a Glow     95 Changing Opacity     97 Saving a Graphic Style     98 Applying a Graphic Style     100 Deleting a Graphic Style     102 Chapter 7: Working with Text     103 Introduction     103 Importing Text by Copying and Pasting     104 Placing Text     105 Selecting Text     106 Choosing a Web Safe Font     107 Choosing a System Font     108 Changing Text Size     109 Applying Bold, Italic, and Underline Attributes     110 Changing Text Alignment     111 Changing Text Color     112 Changing Letter Spacing     114 Changing Leading     115 Inserting a Paragraph Indent     116 Inserting Left and Right Margins     117 Adding Space Before and After a Paragraph     118 Chapter 8: Working with Character and Paragraph Styles     119 Introduction     119 Saving a Character Style     120 Saving a Paragraph Style     122 Applying a Character Style     124 Applying a Paragraph Style     126 Applying Style Overrides     128 Redefining Styles     129 Clearing Overrides     130 Unlinking Styles     131 Deleting Styles     132 Applying Style Option Tags     133 Chapter 9: Adding Hyperlinks     135 Introduction     135 Creating a Link to a Page Within the Site     136 Creating an External URL Link     137 Inserting an Email Link     138 Previewing a Hyperlink     139 Creating a Link Style     140 Applying Link Styles     142 Inserting a Link Anchor     144 Applying a Hyperlink to an Anchor     145 Chapter 10: Working with Slideshows and Compositions     147 Introduction     147 Adding a Slideshow or Composition     148 Placing Photos in a Slideshow     150 Removing Photos from a Slideshow     154 Resizing Slideshow Images     155 Repositioning Slideshow Elements     156 Editing Slideshow Text     157 Editing Slideshow Thumbnail States     158 Choosing Slideshow Transition Options     161 Choosing Slideshow Autoplay Options     162 Enabling the Lightbox Option     163 Enabling and Disabling Slideshow Parts     165 Chapter 11: Embedding Arbitrary HTML     167 Introduction     167 Inserting a Google Map     168 Inserting a YouTube, Flickr, or Hulu Video     171 Inserting a Twitter Search Widget     173 Editing Arbitrary Code in Muse     176 Chapter 12: Previewing a Site     177 Introduction     177 Previewing a Page in Muse     178 Previewing a Site in Muse     179 Previewing a Page in the Default Browser     180 Previewing a Site in the Default Browser     181 Previewing in a Non-Default Browser     182 Chapter 13: Publishing a Site with Muse     185 Introduction     185 Publishing a Trial Site     186 Updating Changes to a Published Trial Site     188 Exporting HTML     190 Index     193