Record details

• ISBN: 0938717367
• ISBN: 9780938717362
• Physical Description: xvii, 331 pages
• Publisher: La Habra, CA : Compuology, 1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Chapter 1 Why Publish Your Family History on the Web? 1 -- Exposure 3 -- Personal Satisfaction 6 -- Preservation 8 -- Extend Your Research Contacts 9 -- Steps to Publishing Genealogical Data on the Web 10 -- Chapter 2 Easing Into the Language of Web Pages 11 -- HTML: a Simple Computer Language 13 -- Working With HTML Codes 17 -- Web Editor Advantages 20 -- Alternative Methods 24 -- Chapter 3 Genealogical Data Considerations 27 -- Creating a GEDCOM File 29 -- Ancestral Quest 31 -- Family Origins 34 -- Family Tree Maker 37 -- Legacy 39 -- Generations 42 -- Master Genealogist 45 -- Ultimate Family Tree 48 -- Privacy Issues 50 -- GED Clean 51 -- GED Privy 56 -- Res Privata 58 -- Chapter 4 Converting Genealogical Data in Minutes 63 -- Pros and Cons of Manual vs Automatic 65 -- Automatic Conversion Process 66 -- Ancestral Quest 68 -- Family Origins 72 -- Family Tree Maker 77 -- GED2HTM 82 -- GED2HTML 87 -- GED2WWW 94 -- Gedpage 98 -- Generations 103 -- Legacy 110 -- Master Genealogist 118 -- Ultimate Family Tree 127 -- Webbit 133 -- Conversion Summary 138 -- Chapter 5 Putting it all Together 141 -- Creating Your Web Pages 143 -- Setting Up Links and Directories 150 -- Internal Links 151 -- External Links 153 -- Mail Links 157 -- Graphic Formats Supported on the Web 158 -- GIF Format 159 -- Transparency 161 -- JPG Format 163 -- PNG Format 164 -- Sounds and Video for Your Web Site 165 -- Web "Hit" Counters 168 -- Meta Tags 170 -- Guest Books 173 -- Proofread, Inspect and Validate Your Pages 175 -- Chapter 6 Transferring Your Pages Onto the Internet 177 -- Locating Web Space 179 -- Working with Free Web Space Providers 185 -- Working with Your Web Space Provider 196 -- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 200 -- Uploading With WS_FTP 203 -- Uploading Files With Netscape Communicator 210 -- Uploading Your Web Pages With Fetch 212 -- Checking Your Uploaded Web Pages 214 -- Chapter 7 Web Sites Where You Can Learn More 215 -- Shareware Software Sites 217 -- Advertising Sites 218 -- Counters and Guest Books 221 -- FTP Programs 223 -- Genealogy to HTML Converters 225 -- Programs to Remove Living Information 231 -- Graphics for Your Web Pages 232 -- HTML Editors 235 -- HTML and Web Training 238 -- HTML Validators 242 -- Utility Programs 244 -- Web Browsers 247 -- Web Design Aids 249 -- Web Space Providers 251 -- Chapter 8 Free/Low-cost Advertising for Your Web Site 253 -- Traditional Media 255 -- Search Engines and Indexes 256 -- Genealogy Specific Sites 261 -- Web Billboard Advertising 262 -- What's New Lists and What's Cool Lists 263 -- Mail Lists and News Groups 264 -- CGI Scripts 267 -- Frames 270 -- Forms 272 -- Imagemaps 274 -- Java Scripts 276 -- Appendix B Some of the Basics 279 -- Basic DOS Commands 281 -- Creating a Shortcut in Windows 95/98 286 -- Compression Programs 289 -- PKZip (for DOS) 290 -- WinZip for Windows 291 -- Stuffit for Macintosh 295.

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