Training for Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2005-03-25
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0764559850
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780764559853
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: So You’re Going to Be a Trainer!..........................5
Chapter 1: What’s a Trainer?.............................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Why Adults Learn..........................................................................................25
Chapter 3: The Training Cycle ........................................................................................39
Part II: Designing the Best Darn Training
in the World ...............................................................47
Chapter 4: Assessing Needs and Developing Learning Objectives............................49
Chapter 5: Developing the Training Design ..................................................................65
Chapter 6: Using Off-the-Shelf Training .......................................................................101
Chapter 7: Be Prepared to Succeed .............................................................................109
Part III: Showtime: Delivering a Dynamic
Training Session .......................................................135
Chapter 8: Implementing Training Designs: Your Job as a Facilitator.....................137
Chapter 9: It’s Showtime: Delivering Success .............................................................157
Chapter 10: Mastering Media and Other Visuals........................................................183
Chapter 11: Training with Style ....................................................................................201
Chapter 12: Addressing Problems: What’s a Trainer to Do?.....................................223
Part IV: It’s Not Over Yet: The Follow-Up....................249
Chapter 13: Evaluation: It’s Not Over Yet! ...................................................................251
Chapter 14: Transfer of Learning..................................................................................275
Part V: The Professional Trainer .................................283
Chapter 15: The Consummate Professional................................................................285
Chapter 16: Training Certification................................................................................295
Chapter 17: Training Trends .........................................................................................309
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................323
Chapter 18: Ten Tips to Start Off on the Right Foot...................................................325
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Increase Participation ........................................................333
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Save Time in the Training Room .......................................339
Chapter 21: Ten Quick Ways to Form Small Groups ..................................................345
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Adding Humor to Training .................................................351
Chapter 23: Ten Icebreakers That Work ......................................................................361
Index .......................................................................373
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Public Relations for Dummies 2006
Public Relations for Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 358
Publication Date: 2006-05-30
Sales Rank: 165255
ISBN / ASIN: 0471772720
EAN: 9780471772729
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: PR: What It Is, How It Works..............................7
Chapter 1: The Power of PR ..............................................................................................9
Chapter 2: X-Raying the PR Process...............................................................................23
Chapter 3: Hiring Professional PR Help .........................................................................37
Part II: Brainstorming and Thinking Creatively .............47
Chapter 4: Setting Up Your PR Department and Program...........................................49
Chapter 5: Formulating Ideas..........................................................................................65
Chapter 6: Using PR Tactics ............................................................................................73
Part III: Putting the Wheels in Motion..........................83
Chapter 7: Creating a Company Newsletter..................................................................85
Chapter 8: Putting Your Message in Writing: The Pres Release .................................97
Chapter 9: Writing and Placing Feature Articles ........................................................107
Chapter 10: Promoting Yourself through Public Speaking........................................129
Part IV: Choosing the Right Medium for Your
Message...................................................................145
Chapter 11: Getting Your Message Out........................................................................147
Chapter 12: Handling the Media ...................................................................................159
Chapter 13: Tuning In to Radio .....................................................................................171
Chapter 14:Getting PR on the Tube..............................................................................183
Chapter 15: Getting More Ink (Print Isn’t Dead Yet) ..................................................197
Chapter 16: Going Public in Cyberspace: Your Web Site...........................................213
Chapter 17: Getting a Grip on New Technology — Blogs, Webcasting,
and Podcasting.............................................................................................................231
Part V: Creating Buzz................................................245
Chapter 18: Getting Hits from Buzz Marketing and Viral Marketing........................247
Chapter 19: Staging Publicity Events ...........................................................................263
Chapter 20: Spotting and Seizing Opportunities ........................................................273
Chapter 21: Knowing What to Do in a PR Crisis .........................................................279
Chapter 22: Evaluating PR Results ...............................................................................287
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................297
Chapter 23: The Ten Greatest PR Coups of All Time .................................................299
Chapter 24: Ten Myths about PR — Debunked ..........................................................307
Chapter 25: Ten Reasons to Do PR...............................................................................313
Chapter 26: Ten Things You Should Never Do in the Name of PR............................319
Chapter 27: Ten Steps to Better PR Writing ................................................................327
Appendix: Recommended Resources ...........................337
Index .......................................................................343
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 358
Publication Date: 2006-05-30
Sales Rank: 165255
ISBN / ASIN: 0471772720
EAN: 9780471772729
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: PR: What It Is, How It Works..............................7
Chapter 1: The Power of PR ..............................................................................................9
Chapter 2: X-Raying the PR Process...............................................................................23
Chapter 3: Hiring Professional PR Help .........................................................................37
Part II: Brainstorming and Thinking Creatively .............47
Chapter 4: Setting Up Your PR Department and Program...........................................49
Chapter 5: Formulating Ideas..........................................................................................65
Chapter 6: Using PR Tactics ............................................................................................73
Part III: Putting the Wheels in Motion..........................83
Chapter 7: Creating a Company Newsletter..................................................................85
Chapter 8: Putting Your Message in Writing: The Pres Release .................................97
Chapter 9: Writing and Placing Feature Articles ........................................................107
Chapter 10: Promoting Yourself through Public Speaking........................................129
Part IV: Choosing the Right Medium for Your
Message...................................................................145
Chapter 11: Getting Your Message Out........................................................................147
Chapter 12: Handling the Media ...................................................................................159
Chapter 13: Tuning In to Radio .....................................................................................171
Chapter 14:Getting PR on the Tube..............................................................................183
Chapter 15: Getting More Ink (Print Isn’t Dead Yet) ..................................................197
Chapter 16: Going Public in Cyberspace: Your Web Site...........................................213
Chapter 17: Getting a Grip on New Technology — Blogs, Webcasting,
and Podcasting.............................................................................................................231
Part V: Creating Buzz................................................245
Chapter 18: Getting Hits from Buzz Marketing and Viral Marketing........................247
Chapter 19: Staging Publicity Events ...........................................................................263
Chapter 20: Spotting and Seizing Opportunities ........................................................273
Chapter 21: Knowing What to Do in a PR Crisis .........................................................279
Chapter 22: Evaluating PR Results ...............................................................................287
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................297
Chapter 23: The Ten Greatest PR Coups of All Time .................................................299
Chapter 24: Ten Myths about PR — Debunked ..........................................................307
Chapter 25: Ten Reasons to Do PR...............................................................................313
Chapter 26: Ten Things You Should Never Do in the Name of PR............................319
Chapter 27: Ten Steps to Better PR Writing ................................................................327
Appendix: Recommended Resources ...........................337
Index .......................................................................343
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Human Resources Kit For Dummies 2007
Human Resources Kit For Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2006-12-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470049308
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470049303
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Building the Framework .....................................7
Chapter 1: The Big Picture ................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Law and Order: Navigating the Legal Minefield
of Hiring and Managing .................................................................................................23
Part II: The Right People in the Right Places ................41
Chapter 3: Building a Staffing Strategy ..........................................................................43
Chapter 4: Smart Start to Hiring: Kicking Off the Hiring Process...............................51
Chapter 5: Resourceful Recruiting .................................................................................65
Chapter 6: Narrowing Down the Field............................................................................87
Chapter 7: One on One: Getting the Most Out of Interviewing.................................103
Chapter 8: The Home Stretch: Making the Final Decision.........................................121
Chapter 9: Starting Off on the Right Foot....................................................................143
Part III: Retention: Critical in Any
Business Environment ...............................................161
Chapter 10: Ensuring an Effective Compensation Structure.....................................163
Chapter 11: Creating the Right Benefits Package .......................................................185
Chapter 12: Creating an Employee-Friendly Work Environment..............................207
Chapter 13: Getting Permanent Benefit from Interim Staffing ..................................225
Chapter 14: Training and Development.......................................................................237
Part IV: Keeping Things Together:
Monitoring Ongoing Performance ...............................255
Chapter 15: Assessing Employee Performance ..........................................................257
Chapter 16: Encouraging Extraordinary Performance ..............................................277
Chapter 17: Handling Difficult Situations ....................................................................291
Part V: The Part of Tens ............................................311
Chapter 18: Ten Keys to HR Success in the Future ....................................................313
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Become an HR Strategist....................................................319
Chapter 20: Ten HR-Related Web Sites Worth Exploring...........................................325
Chapter 21: Ten HR-Related Associations You Should Know About........................331
Chapter 22: The Ten Most Important HR-Related Laws ............................................335
Appendix: About the CD ............................................339
Index .......................................................................347
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2006-12-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470049308
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470049303
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Building the Framework .....................................7
Chapter 1: The Big Picture ................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Law and Order: Navigating the Legal Minefield
of Hiring and Managing .................................................................................................23
Part II: The Right People in the Right Places ................41
Chapter 3: Building a Staffing Strategy ..........................................................................43
Chapter 4: Smart Start to Hiring: Kicking Off the Hiring Process...............................51
Chapter 5: Resourceful Recruiting .................................................................................65
Chapter 6: Narrowing Down the Field............................................................................87
Chapter 7: One on One: Getting the Most Out of Interviewing.................................103
Chapter 8: The Home Stretch: Making the Final Decision.........................................121
Chapter 9: Starting Off on the Right Foot....................................................................143
Part III: Retention: Critical in Any
Business Environment ...............................................161
Chapter 10: Ensuring an Effective Compensation Structure.....................................163
Chapter 11: Creating the Right Benefits Package .......................................................185
Chapter 12: Creating an Employee-Friendly Work Environment..............................207
Chapter 13: Getting Permanent Benefit from Interim Staffing ..................................225
Chapter 14: Training and Development.......................................................................237
Part IV: Keeping Things Together:
Monitoring Ongoing Performance ...............................255
Chapter 15: Assessing Employee Performance ..........................................................257
Chapter 16: Encouraging Extraordinary Performance ..............................................277
Chapter 17: Handling Difficult Situations ....................................................................291
Part V: The Part of Tens ............................................311
Chapter 18: Ten Keys to HR Success in the Future ....................................................313
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Become an HR Strategist....................................................319
Chapter 20: Ten HR-Related Web Sites Worth Exploring...........................................325
Chapter 21: Ten HR-Related Associations You Should Know About........................331
Chapter 22: The Ten Most Important HR-Related Laws ............................................335
Appendix: About the CD ............................................339
Index .......................................................................347
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Fundraising For Dummies 2006
Fundraising For Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2005-10-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0764598473
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780764598470
Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................1
Part I: Putting Your Fundraising Ducks in a Row ...........7
Chapter 1: Identifying the Fruits of Your Fundraising Passion ....................................9
Chapter 2: Finding the Right Perspective: Fundraising Issues and Ethics ...............21
Chapter 3: Making Your Case Statement: Your Agency’s Reason to Be ....................33
Chapter 4: Organizing Your Team: Board Members and Volunteers ........................55
Chapter 5: Creating a Winning Fundraising Plan .........................................................75
Part II: Finding — and Winning Over — Donors ..........95
Chapter 6: Getting the Lowdown on Your Donors ......................................................97
Chapter 7: Meeting Your Donor ...................................................................................115
Chapter 8: Cultivating Major Givers ............................................................................125
Chapter 9: Asking for a Major Gift ...............................................................................137
Part III: Assembling Your Fundraising Toolkit ............153
Chapter 10: Printing for Profits: Direct Mail, Annual Reports, and More ...............155
Chapter 11: Writing Winning Grant Proposals ...........................................................173
Chapter 12: Projecting Your Image by Using the Media ...........................................197
Chapter 13: Working the Phones (You Don’t Have to Be Hated) .............................213
Chapter 14: Charging Ahead with Tchotchkes: Giveaways, Gifts, and Sales .........229
Part IV: Leveraging the Internet ...............................239
Chapter 15: Creating and Using a Web Site ................................................................241
Chapter 16: Getting the Most from E-mail and E-Newsletters .................................251
Chapter 17: Extending Your Branding Online ............................................................263
Part V: On the (Fundraising) Campaign Trail ............273
Chapter 18: Organizing, Implementing, and Celebrating Your Annual Fund .........275
Chapter 19: Planning a Special Event ..........................................................................287
Chapter 20: Building Buildings, Nonbuildings, and Futures:
The Capital Campaign ................................................................................................297
Chapter 21: Securing Major Gifts, Planned Gifts, and the Challenge Grant ...........307
Chapter 22: Approaching the Corporate Giver ..........................................................323
Chapter 23: Building and Growing Endowments .......................................................331
Part VI: The Part of Tens ..........................................339
Chapter 24: Ten Predictions about Fundraising ........................................................341
Chapter 25: Ten Great Opening Lines .........................................................................347
Index .......................................................................351
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2005-10-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0764598473
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780764598470
Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................1
Part I: Putting Your Fundraising Ducks in a Row ...........7
Chapter 1: Identifying the Fruits of Your Fundraising Passion ....................................9
Chapter 2: Finding the Right Perspective: Fundraising Issues and Ethics ...............21
Chapter 3: Making Your Case Statement: Your Agency’s Reason to Be ....................33
Chapter 4: Organizing Your Team: Board Members and Volunteers ........................55
Chapter 5: Creating a Winning Fundraising Plan .........................................................75
Part II: Finding — and Winning Over — Donors ..........95
Chapter 6: Getting the Lowdown on Your Donors ......................................................97
Chapter 7: Meeting Your Donor ...................................................................................115
Chapter 8: Cultivating Major Givers ............................................................................125
Chapter 9: Asking for a Major Gift ...............................................................................137
Part III: Assembling Your Fundraising Toolkit ............153
Chapter 10: Printing for Profits: Direct Mail, Annual Reports, and More ...............155
Chapter 11: Writing Winning Grant Proposals ...........................................................173
Chapter 12: Projecting Your Image by Using the Media ...........................................197
Chapter 13: Working the Phones (You Don’t Have to Be Hated) .............................213
Chapter 14: Charging Ahead with Tchotchkes: Giveaways, Gifts, and Sales .........229
Part IV: Leveraging the Internet ...............................239
Chapter 15: Creating and Using a Web Site ................................................................241
Chapter 16: Getting the Most from E-mail and E-Newsletters .................................251
Chapter 17: Extending Your Branding Online ............................................................263
Part V: On the (Fundraising) Campaign Trail ............273
Chapter 18: Organizing, Implementing, and Celebrating Your Annual Fund .........275
Chapter 19: Planning a Special Event ..........................................................................287
Chapter 20: Building Buildings, Nonbuildings, and Futures:
The Capital Campaign ................................................................................................297
Chapter 21: Securing Major Gifts, Planned Gifts, and the Challenge Grant ...........307
Chapter 22: Approaching the Corporate Giver ..........................................................323
Chapter 23: Building and Growing Endowments .......................................................331
Part VI: The Part of Tens ..........................................339
Chapter 24: Ten Predictions about Fundraising ........................................................341
Chapter 25: Ten Great Opening Lines .........................................................................347
Index .......................................................................351
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Customer Service For Dummies
Customer Service For Dummies 2006
Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471768693
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471768692
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Creating the Customer-Centric Organization .........7
Chapter 1: Championing Customer Service....................................................................9
Chapter 2: In-Focused or Customer-Focused: Where Do You Stand? ........................19
Chapter 3: Building a Winning Service Strategy...........................................................39
Chapter 4: Better Service through Surveys: Questionnaires,
Focus Groups, and Interviews......................................................................................57
Chapter 5: Company-Wide Training as a Catalyst for Change....................................75
Part II: Take It from the Top: Service Management........95
Chapter 6: Coaching Service Excellence .......................................................................97
Chapter 7: What You Can Measure, You Can Manage: Service Standards ..............111
Chapter 8: Beyond Employee of the Month: Reward and Recognition ...................119
Chapter 9: It Takes a Team: Problem-Solving with a Twist .......................................127
Part III: Keeping Your Customers: Simple Actions,
Significant Payoffs ..................................................149
Chapter 10: A Wink, a Smile, and a Nod: Body Language..........................................151
Chapter 11: It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It:
Phone Tone and Etiquette ..........................................................................................163
Chapter 12: It Takes Two to Tango: Getting in Step with Your Customer ...............183
Chapter 13: Turning Service Excellence into Sales Success:
Five Timeless Techniques...........................................................................................207
Part IV: Road Blocks: When the Going Gets Rough......215
Chapter 14: Saying No: What to Do When You Can’t Say Yes ...................................217
Chapter 15: Seeing Red: Dealing with Difficult Customers........................................227
Chapter 16: Taking Initiative: Bouncing Back from Service Blunders .....................239
Chapter 17: The Gift of the Gaffe: Dealing with Customer Complaints ...................249
Part V: Working in a Wired World:
Customer Service on the Web.....................................257
Chapter 18: Clicking with Your Customers: Online Content and Commerce..........259
Chapter 19: Making Your Web Site Shine with Site Design........................................269
Chapter 20: E-Mail Etiquette and Writing: Making the Most of the Medium...........289
Chapter 21: CRM: Automating the Personal Touch ...................................................319
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................331
Chapter 22: Ten Major Don’ts of Customer Service...................................................333
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Constructive Conflict with Co-Workers............................337
Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Get Better Service as a Customer .....................................347
Index .......................................................................359
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471768693
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471768692
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Creating the Customer-Centric Organization .........7
Chapter 1: Championing Customer Service....................................................................9
Chapter 2: In-Focused or Customer-Focused: Where Do You Stand? ........................19
Chapter 3: Building a Winning Service Strategy...........................................................39
Chapter 4: Better Service through Surveys: Questionnaires,
Focus Groups, and Interviews......................................................................................57
Chapter 5: Company-Wide Training as a Catalyst for Change....................................75
Part II: Take It from the Top: Service Management........95
Chapter 6: Coaching Service Excellence .......................................................................97
Chapter 7: What You Can Measure, You Can Manage: Service Standards ..............111
Chapter 8: Beyond Employee of the Month: Reward and Recognition ...................119
Chapter 9: It Takes a Team: Problem-Solving with a Twist .......................................127
Part III: Keeping Your Customers: Simple Actions,
Significant Payoffs ..................................................149
Chapter 10: A Wink, a Smile, and a Nod: Body Language..........................................151
Chapter 11: It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It:
Phone Tone and Etiquette ..........................................................................................163
Chapter 12: It Takes Two to Tango: Getting in Step with Your Customer ...............183
Chapter 13: Turning Service Excellence into Sales Success:
Five Timeless Techniques...........................................................................................207
Part IV: Road Blocks: When the Going Gets Rough......215
Chapter 14: Saying No: What to Do When You Can’t Say Yes ...................................217
Chapter 15: Seeing Red: Dealing with Difficult Customers........................................227
Chapter 16: Taking Initiative: Bouncing Back from Service Blunders .....................239
Chapter 17: The Gift of the Gaffe: Dealing with Customer Complaints ...................249
Part V: Working in a Wired World:
Customer Service on the Web.....................................257
Chapter 18: Clicking with Your Customers: Online Content and Commerce..........259
Chapter 19: Making Your Web Site Shine with Site Design........................................269
Chapter 20: E-Mail Etiquette and Writing: Making the Most of the Medium...........289
Chapter 21: CRM: Automating the Personal Touch ...................................................319
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................331
Chapter 22: Ten Major Don’ts of Customer Service...................................................333
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Constructive Conflict with Co-Workers............................337
Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Get Better Service as a Customer .....................................347
Index .......................................................................359
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Job/careers - Books talk about job/career
Job/careers - Books talk about job/career
every book talks about certain job/career
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Customer Service For Dummies 2006
Fundraising For Dummies 2006
Human Resources Kit For Dummies 2007
Public Relations for Dummies 2006
Training for Dummies 2005
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every book talks about certain job/career
Lists of books :
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Customer Service For Dummies 2006
Fundraising For Dummies 2006
Human Resources Kit For Dummies 2007
Public Relations for Dummies 2006
Training for Dummies 2005
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Beginning Joomla! (From Novice to Professional) 2007 & 2009 editions
Beginning Joomla! (From Novice to Professional) 2009 (2nd edition)
Publisher: Apress
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2009-04-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1430216425
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781430216421
Contents at a Glance
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
About the Technical Reviewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER 2 Quickstart: Setting Up a Joomla! Site in 20 Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CHAPTER 3 Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CHAPTER 4 Adding Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
CHAPTER 5 Administering Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
CHAPTER 6 Creating Your Own Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
CHAPTER 7 Joomla! Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
CHAPTER 8 Web Community Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
CHAPTER 9 Site Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
CHAPTER 10 Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
CHAPTER 11 Joomla! E- commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
CHAPTER 12 Search Engine Optimization and Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
CHAPTER 13 Creating Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
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2007 edition (1st edition) is with 2009 edition in the same link
Publisher: Apress
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2009-04-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1430216425
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781430216421
Contents at a Glance
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
About the Technical Reviewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER 2 Quickstart: Setting Up a Joomla! Site in 20 Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CHAPTER 3 Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CHAPTER 4 Adding Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
CHAPTER 5 Administering Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
CHAPTER 6 Creating Your Own Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
CHAPTER 7 Joomla! Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
CHAPTER 8 Web Community Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
CHAPTER 9 Site Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
CHAPTER 10 Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
CHAPTER 11 Joomla! E- commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
CHAPTER 12 Search Engine Optimization and Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
CHAPTER 13 Creating Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
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Mastering Mambo, E-Commerce Templates Module Development SEO Security and Performance
Mastering Mambo, E-Commerce Templates Module Development SEO Security and Performance
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Basic Mambo Principles and Terms 5
Front-End Configuration 7
Administration Interface 10
Start Page and Control Elements 12
Workspace 13
Menu 15
Path 17
Status Indication 18
Tool Bar 18
Editing Lists (Manager) 20
Editing Elements (Edit Mode) 23
Preview 25
Logging Out 28
Summary 28
Chapter 2: Designing Your Own Templates 29
Template Manager 30
Switching Between Templates 30
Installing Templates 32
Edit Templates 33
Positions 34
Your Own Template 35
The Example 35
Template Functions 44
CSS Formats 49
Administrator Templates 51
Useful Stuff 53
Prefabricated? 53
Dreamweaver Template Builder 54
Template Chooser 55
Summary 57
Table of Contents
Chapter 3: Extensions: Modules, Mambots, and Components 59
Modules 59
Installing and Uninstalling Modules 60
Administration of Modules 64
Positioning and Configuring Modules 66
Mambots 68
Components 71
Installing Components 71
Installation and Configuration of Components 72
Included Stuff 74
Banner Administration 75
Contacts 77
Newsfeeds 78
RSS and Syndicates 79
Polls 80
Web Links 82
Search 83
Summary 84
Chapter 4: Internationalization 85
Languages and Language Packs 85
Mambel Fish 89
Installing Mambel Fish 89
Configuration 91
Translation 93
Customizing other Components 96
Summary 97
Chapter 5: E-Commerce 99
Installation 99
Functions 101
Administration of Products 104
Categories 104
Products 105
Importing Products Automatically 108 ii
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Configuration 110
Currency and Other Basic Attributes 110
Vendors 112
Manufacturer 112
Customer Administration: Shoppers 112
Shipping and Taxes 113
Payment Methods 114
Order Administration 114
Coupons 115
Global Configuration 115
Customize and Extend 117
Summary 119
Chapter 6: Forum 121
Alternatives 121
Installation 122
Configuration 125
Setting up the Forum 126
Fill the Forum 130
User Concept 134
Customizing and Extending 135
And a Lot More... 136
Summary 138
Chapter 7: Document Administration with DOCMan 139
Installation 139
Administration of Documents 141
Categories 142
Documents 143
Menu Entries 145
Cleaning Up 147
Monitoring 147
Configuration 148
Updates 150
Users and Groups 151
Customization 152
Extensions 153
Summary 154 iii
Table of Contents
Chapter 8: Even More Extensions 155
MosForms: Forms with Mambo 155
Community Builder 159
First Steps 161
Administration 162
Calendar: Events 166
Picture Gallery: zOOm Gallery 169
Picture Gallery: RSGallery 172
Chat: MOS-Chat and Others 175
Some More Extensions 177
Summary 179
Chapter 9: Your Own Modules, Mambots, and Components 181
Your Own Modules 182
Your Own Mambots 185
Your Own Components 189
Prepare the Database 189
Front End and Back End 190
Administration 192
Installer 200
Summary 206
Chapter 10: Search Engine Optimization 207
Google PageRank 207
Problems and Solutions 210
The Trouble with Links 211
Specific Modules for Optimization 213
mod_rewrite 214
404 SEF 218
Xaneon Extensions 222
SEF advance 223
Summary 224
Chapter 11: Mambo and Security 225
Security and CMS 225
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) 228 iv
Table of Contents
SQL Injection 233
Avoiding SQL Injection 236
Unexpected User Data 237
"Best Practices" for Secure Programming 240
Deployment on the Intranet, Extranet, or with Shared Hosts 243
Keeping Mambo Up to Date 244
Keeping the System Up to Date 248
Summary 255
Chapter 12: Performance and Caching 257
Performance Fundamentals 258
Caching 259
High Performance Programming 262
Analysis 263
Best Practices 265
High Performance Administration 266
php.ini 266
Opcode Cache 267
Performance Tests 269
Summary 272
Chapter 13: Accessibility 273
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 274
Alternatives for Audio and Video 275
Don't Rely on Color Information 276
Use Markup and Stylesheets Correctly 277
Use Natural Language 277
Correct Markup for Tables 277
Don't Exclude Old Technologies 277
Allow Animations to Pause 278
Machine-Independent Access 278
Machine-Independent Design 278
Interim Solutions for Old Browsers 278
Use W3C Technologies 279
Offer Context for Orientation 279
Make Clear Navigation Available 279 v
Table of Contents
Keep Documents Clear and Understandable 279
Tools for Developers 280
Tips for Editors 281
Summary 283
Index 285
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Publisher: Packt Publishing
Number Of Pages: 290
Publication Date: 2005-07-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1904811515
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781904811510
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Basic Mambo Principles and Terms 5
Front-End Configuration 7
Administration Interface 10
Start Page and Control Elements 12
Workspace 13
Menu 15
Path 17
Status Indication 18
Tool Bar 18
Editing Lists (Manager) 20
Editing Elements (Edit Mode) 23
Preview 25
Logging Out 28
Summary 28
Chapter 2: Designing Your Own Templates 29
Template Manager 30
Switching Between Templates 30
Installing Templates 32
Edit Templates 33
Positions 34
Your Own Template 35
The Example 35
Template Functions 44
CSS Formats 49
Administrator Templates 51
Useful Stuff 53
Prefabricated? 53
Dreamweaver Template Builder 54
Template Chooser 55
Summary 57
Table of Contents
Chapter 3: Extensions: Modules, Mambots, and Components 59
Modules 59
Installing and Uninstalling Modules 60
Administration of Modules 64
Positioning and Configuring Modules 66
Mambots 68
Components 71
Installing Components 71
Installation and Configuration of Components 72
Included Stuff 74
Banner Administration 75
Contacts 77
Newsfeeds 78
RSS and Syndicates 79
Polls 80
Web Links 82
Search 83
Summary 84
Chapter 4: Internationalization 85
Languages and Language Packs 85
Mambel Fish 89
Installing Mambel Fish 89
Configuration 91
Translation 93
Customizing other Components 96
Summary 97
Chapter 5: E-Commerce 99
Installation 99
Functions 101
Administration of Products 104
Categories 104
Products 105
Importing Products Automatically 108 ii
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Configuration 110
Currency and Other Basic Attributes 110
Vendors 112
Manufacturer 112
Customer Administration: Shoppers 112
Shipping and Taxes 113
Payment Methods 114
Order Administration 114
Coupons 115
Global Configuration 115
Customize and Extend 117
Summary 119
Chapter 6: Forum 121
Alternatives 121
Installation 122
Configuration 125
Setting up the Forum 126
Fill the Forum 130
User Concept 134
Customizing and Extending 135
And a Lot More... 136
Summary 138
Chapter 7: Document Administration with DOCMan 139
Installation 139
Administration of Documents 141
Categories 142
Documents 143
Menu Entries 145
Cleaning Up 147
Monitoring 147
Configuration 148
Updates 150
Users and Groups 151
Customization 152
Extensions 153
Summary 154 iii
Table of Contents
Chapter 8: Even More Extensions 155
MosForms: Forms with Mambo 155
Community Builder 159
First Steps 161
Administration 162
Calendar: Events 166
Picture Gallery: zOOm Gallery 169
Picture Gallery: RSGallery 172
Chat: MOS-Chat and Others 175
Some More Extensions 177
Summary 179
Chapter 9: Your Own Modules, Mambots, and Components 181
Your Own Modules 182
Your Own Mambots 185
Your Own Components 189
Prepare the Database 189
Front End and Back End 190
Administration 192
Installer 200
Summary 206
Chapter 10: Search Engine Optimization 207
Google PageRank 207
Problems and Solutions 210
The Trouble with Links 211
Specific Modules for Optimization 213
mod_rewrite 214
404 SEF 218
Xaneon Extensions 222
SEF advance 223
Summary 224
Chapter 11: Mambo and Security 225
Security and CMS 225
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) 228 iv
Table of Contents
SQL Injection 233
Avoiding SQL Injection 236
Unexpected User Data 237
"Best Practices" for Secure Programming 240
Deployment on the Intranet, Extranet, or with Shared Hosts 243
Keeping Mambo Up to Date 244
Keeping the System Up to Date 248
Summary 255
Chapter 12: Performance and Caching 257
Performance Fundamentals 258
Caching 259
High Performance Programming 262
Analysis 263
Best Practices 265
High Performance Administration 266
php.ini 266
Opcode Cache 267
Performance Tests 269
Summary 272
Chapter 13: Accessibility 273
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 274
Alternatives for Audio and Video 275
Don't Rely on Color Information 276
Use Markup and Stylesheets Correctly 277
Use Natural Language 277
Correct Markup for Tables 277
Don't Exclude Old Technologies 277
Allow Animations to Pause 278
Machine-Independent Access 278
Machine-Independent Design 278
Interim Solutions for Old Browsers 278
Use W3C Technologies 279
Offer Context for Orientation 279
Make Clear Navigation Available 279 v
Table of Contents
Keep Documents Clear and Understandable 279
Tools for Developers 280
Tips for Editors 281
Summary 283
Index 285
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Joomla for dummies
Joomla for dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: 2009-01-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 047043287X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470432877
Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: Getting Started with Joomla ............................... 5
Chapter 1: Essential Joomla .............................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Getting and Installing Joomla ......................................................................17
Chapter 3: Mastering the Front Page .............................................................................45
Part II: Joomla at Work .............................................. 81
Chapter 4: Adding Web Pages to Your Site ..................................................................83
Chapter 5: Building Navigation into Your Site with Menus ......................................123
Chapter 6: Mastering Web Page Creation ...................................................................147
Part III: Working with Joomla Modules
and Templates ......................................................... 179
Chapter 7: Fun with Modules: Advertisements, Archives,
Banners, Custom HTML, and More ...........................................................................181
Chapter 8: More Fun with Modules: Footers, Search Boxes,
Who’s Online, Wrappers, and More ..........................................................................199
Chapter 9: Laying Out Your Web Pages with Joomla Templates ............................215
Part IV: Joomla in the Real World ............................. 231
Chapter 10: Managing Your Web Site’s Users ............................................................233
Chapter 11: Driving Traffi c to Your Web Site with Search Engine Optimization ...249
Chapter 12: Extending Joomla ......................................................................................263
Part V: The Part of Tens ........................................... 281
Chapter 13: Ten Top Joomla Extensions ....................................................................283
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Get Help on Joomla ............................................................291
Chapter 15: Ten Top Joomla Template Sites..............................................................295
Chapter 16: Ten Joomla Tutorials ...............................................................................305
Glossary .................................................................. 315
Index ...................................................................... 319
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: 2009-01-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 047043287X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470432877
Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: Getting Started with Joomla ............................... 5
Chapter 1: Essential Joomla .............................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Getting and Installing Joomla ......................................................................17
Chapter 3: Mastering the Front Page .............................................................................45
Part II: Joomla at Work .............................................. 81
Chapter 4: Adding Web Pages to Your Site ..................................................................83
Chapter 5: Building Navigation into Your Site with Menus ......................................123
Chapter 6: Mastering Web Page Creation ...................................................................147
Part III: Working with Joomla Modules
and Templates ......................................................... 179
Chapter 7: Fun with Modules: Advertisements, Archives,
Banners, Custom HTML, and More ...........................................................................181
Chapter 8: More Fun with Modules: Footers, Search Boxes,
Who’s Online, Wrappers, and More ..........................................................................199
Chapter 9: Laying Out Your Web Pages with Joomla Templates ............................215
Part IV: Joomla in the Real World ............................. 231
Chapter 10: Managing Your Web Site’s Users ............................................................233
Chapter 11: Driving Traffi c to Your Web Site with Search Engine Optimization ...249
Chapter 12: Extending Joomla ......................................................................................263
Part V: The Part of Tens ........................................... 281
Chapter 13: Ten Top Joomla Extensions ....................................................................283
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Get Help on Joomla ............................................................291
Chapter 15: Ten Top Joomla Template Sites..............................................................295
Chapter 16: Ten Joomla Tutorials ...............................................................................305
Glossary .................................................................. 315
Index ...................................................................... 319
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Joomla 1.5 with Flash
Joomla 1.5 with Flash
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Number Of Pages: 260
Publication Date: 2009-10-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1847198244
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781847198242
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Get Started with Flash in Joomla! 7
Why use Flash in Joomla!? 7
Creating Flash objects 9
Some tools for working with Flash 10
SWiSH Max 10
Ajax Animator 11
Wink 12
Flash charting tools 13
Animated Charts 13
amCharts 13
Open Flash Chart 14
FusionCharts 14
ActionScript libraries 15
Riva FLV Encoder 15
sIFR 16
PowerPoint to Flash converter 17
Setting up the development environment 17
Web server 17
Database server 17
PHP 18
Example website 20
Summary 21
Chapter 2: Enhance Your Joomla! Content with Flash 23
Have a look at the site! 23
Adding slideshows 24
Using RokSlideShow 26
Showing captions and descriptions for images 29
Adding the slideshow to Joomla! articles 30
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Showing Flash in modules 33
The Flash Module 34
Joomla! Random Flash Module 37
Adding Flash movies using Simple Video Flash Player 38
Showing Flash movie in a module 39
Showing a Flash movie in content 43
Summary 48
Chapter 3: Creating Attractive Menus with Flash 49
The existing Joomla! menu system 50
Making menus attractive using Flash 51
Flash Floating Menu 51
Using the component 52
Using the module 57
Super Web Flash module for Joomla! 1.5 60
Some other extensions for creating Flash menus 65
Summary 66
Chapter 4: Creating Flash Photo Galleries 67
Building Flash photo galleries 67
Expose Flash Gallery 68
Configuring Expose gallery 68
Creating collections and albums 71
Adding photos and videos to albums 74
Showing the album 80
Showing the Expose Scroller module 82
Using the Expose plugin 83
Ozio Gallery 84
Showing photos from Flickr 86
Showing photos from a folder 90
Configuration for skins 93
New Gallery 107
Simple Flash Image Gallery (SFIG) 110
Dynamic Flash Gallery 112
Summary 115
Chapter 5: Flashier than Ever: Maps, Charts, Custom Fonts, Multimedia, and More 117
Showing maps using YOS amMap 118
Installing and configuring YOS amMap 118
Adding map files 120
Creating a map 121
Map data file 122
Map settings file 126
Publishing a map through the module 127
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Showing the map in content using a plugin 130
Showing charts using YOS amChart 133
Configuring YOS amChart 133
Creating a chart 134
amChart settings file 135
amChart data file 138
Publishing the chart through the module 140
Embedding the chart in content using a plugin 147
Showing the content in any font using sIFR 149
Using Flash uploader 152
Creating a streaming media site 156
Installing and configuring JVideo! 156
Adding videos to your site 159
Showing videos in the frontend 162
Adding videos to content 165
Adding Flash MP3 players 167
Simple MP3 Bar 167
UnMP3 for Joomla! 1.5 169
Flash MP3 Player 172
Visual mind mapping with Joom!FreeMind 174
Summary 178
Chapter 6: Flash Decorations: Flashy Templates, Headers,
Banners, and Tickers 179
Adding Flash in templates 179
Structure of a Joomla! template 180
Using Flash logos 187
Using Flash headers 188
Using Flexheader3 188
Creating a module position 189
Configuring the module 190
Using Web Flash Module to show headers 196
Using Flash banners 196
Flash tickers 197
Summary 197
Chapter 7: Playing with Code 199
Using Joomla! content in Flash 199
Using content from a database in Flash objects 200
Developing Flash content using J-AMFPHP 200
Configuring J-AMFPHP 202
Designing services 204
Using services in Flash 207
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Ensuring accessibility of Flash content 210
Identifying accessibility issues 211
Addressing common accessibility issues 211
Summary 213
Chapter 8: Troubleshoot Your Applications 215
Issues related to Joomla! 215
Problems with installation of extensions 216
SEF problems 217
Issues related to Flash 218
Flash 10 and Joomla! Flash Uploader 218
Inserting a Flash object in the Joomla! header 219
Issues related to individual extensions 220
Expose Flash Gallery 220
YOS amChart 221
The Random Flash Module 222
Ozio Gallery 224
Dynamic Flash Gallery 224
JVideo! 224
J-AMFPHP 225
Summary 227
Appendix: Resources for Joomla! and Flash 229
Resources for Joomla! 229
Resources for Flash 231
Summary 234
Index 235
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Publisher: Packt Publishing
Number Of Pages: 260
Publication Date: 2009-10-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1847198244
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781847198242
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Get Started with Flash in Joomla! 7
Why use Flash in Joomla!? 7
Creating Flash objects 9
Some tools for working with Flash 10
SWiSH Max 10
Ajax Animator 11
Wink 12
Flash charting tools 13
Animated Charts 13
amCharts 13
Open Flash Chart 14
FusionCharts 14
ActionScript libraries 15
Riva FLV Encoder 15
sIFR 16
PowerPoint to Flash converter 17
Setting up the development environment 17
Web server 17
Database server 17
PHP 18
Example website 20
Summary 21
Chapter 2: Enhance Your Joomla! Content with Flash 23
Have a look at the site! 23
Adding slideshows 24
Using RokSlideShow 26
Showing captions and descriptions for images 29
Adding the slideshow to Joomla! articles 30
This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by andrew mayo on 7th November 2009
Showing Flash in modules 33
The Flash Module 34
Joomla! Random Flash Module 37
Adding Flash movies using Simple Video Flash Player 38
Showing Flash movie in a module 39
Showing a Flash movie in content 43
Summary 48
Chapter 3: Creating Attractive Menus with Flash 49
The existing Joomla! menu system 50
Making menus attractive using Flash 51
Flash Floating Menu 51
Using the component 52
Using the module 57
Super Web Flash module for Joomla! 1.5 60
Some other extensions for creating Flash menus 65
Summary 66
Chapter 4: Creating Flash Photo Galleries 67
Building Flash photo galleries 67
Expose Flash Gallery 68
Configuring Expose gallery 68
Creating collections and albums 71
Adding photos and videos to albums 74
Showing the album 80
Showing the Expose Scroller module 82
Using the Expose plugin 83
Ozio Gallery 84
Showing photos from Flickr 86
Showing photos from a folder 90
Configuration for skins 93
New Gallery 107
Simple Flash Image Gallery (SFIG) 110
Dynamic Flash Gallery 112
Summary 115
Chapter 5: Flashier than Ever: Maps, Charts, Custom Fonts, Multimedia, and More 117
Showing maps using YOS amMap 118
Installing and configuring YOS amMap 118
Adding map files 120
Creating a map 121
Map data file 122
Map settings file 126
Publishing a map through the module 127
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Showing the map in content using a plugin 130
Showing charts using YOS amChart 133
Configuring YOS amChart 133
Creating a chart 134
amChart settings file 135
amChart data file 138
Publishing the chart through the module 140
Embedding the chart in content using a plugin 147
Showing the content in any font using sIFR 149
Using Flash uploader 152
Creating a streaming media site 156
Installing and configuring JVideo! 156
Adding videos to your site 159
Showing videos in the frontend 162
Adding videos to content 165
Adding Flash MP3 players 167
Simple MP3 Bar 167
UnMP3 for Joomla! 1.5 169
Flash MP3 Player 172
Visual mind mapping with Joom!FreeMind 174
Summary 178
Chapter 6: Flash Decorations: Flashy Templates, Headers,
Banners, and Tickers 179
Adding Flash in templates 179
Structure of a Joomla! template 180
Using Flash logos 187
Using Flash headers 188
Using Flexheader3 188
Creating a module position 189
Configuring the module 190
Using Web Flash Module to show headers 196
Using Flash banners 196
Flash tickers 197
Summary 197
Chapter 7: Playing with Code 199
Using Joomla! content in Flash 199
Using content from a database in Flash objects 200
Developing Flash content using J-AMFPHP 200
Configuring J-AMFPHP 202
Designing services 204
Using services in Flash 207
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Ensuring accessibility of Flash content 210
Identifying accessibility issues 211
Addressing common accessibility issues 211
Summary 213
Chapter 8: Troubleshoot Your Applications 215
Issues related to Joomla! 215
Problems with installation of extensions 216
SEF problems 217
Issues related to Flash 218
Flash 10 and Joomla! Flash Uploader 218
Inserting a Flash object in the Joomla! header 219
Issues related to individual extensions 220
Expose Flash Gallery 220
YOS amChart 221
The Random Flash Module 222
Ozio Gallery 224
Dynamic Flash Gallery 224
JVideo! 224
J-AMFPHP 225
Summary 227
Appendix: Resources for Joomla! and Flash 229
Resources for Joomla! 229
Resources for Flash 231
Summary 234
Index 235
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Joomla 1.5 customization - make ur site adapt to your needs
Joomla 1.5 customization - make ur site adapt to your needs
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2009-08-24
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1847195164
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781847195166
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: The Skills Required to Customize Joomla! 7
The architecture of the Internet 7
HTML 9
CSS 11
Server-side scripting and PHP 14
MVC programming and PHP 17
Client-side scripting and JavaScript 18
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) 19
JavaScript frameworks—Mootools and jQuery 20
Database work with MySQL and SQL 21
Summary 23
Chapter 2: Setting Up Our Environment 25
Types of tools 25
File transfers 26
Code editing 27
Image editing 28
Web browsing 29
Database administration 30
Storing code 31
Checkout 33
Update 33
Commit 33
Add 33
Delete 34
Revert 34
Ignore 34
Building locally 34
Practical—picking our tools 35
Practical—using our tools 36
Inspect Element 36
Summary 40
Chapter 3: Planning Our Site 41
Why is it so important to plan? 42
The Frankensite effect 42
No one can hit a target they don't have 43
How to plan 44
Mission 44
Practical—write our own mission statement 45
Monetization 46
Practical—decide our monetization model 47
Goals 48
Practical—set our goals 48
Licenses, encryption, and commercialism 51
Licenses 51
Open source 51
Proprietary 52
Encryption 52
Commercialism 53
Using the Joomla! Extensions Directory and Google 53
Choosing extensions from our goals 55
Practical—turning goals into extensions 56
Display audio and video 58
Submit pictures of customers' own house to a public gallery 58
Ask questions to each other and discuss topics 59
Grow an income from ad-supported free members and subscriptions 60
Customer comments on our articles 62
Ability to collect, moderate, and display user testimonials 63
Convert default web page URLs to human-readable links 63
Essential extensions 64
NinjaXplorer 65
JoomlaPack 65
JCE 65
EasySQL 66
Summary 66
Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring Extensions 67
Configuring Joomla! 67
Core extensions 68
Components 68
Modules 69
Plugins 70
Global Configuration 70
Configuring content sections and categories 71
Clearing out the sample content 71
Creating sections 71
Creating categories 72
Configuring extensions 73
AEC 73
Subscription plans 74
Payment gateways 75
General Configuration 76
Customization 77
Micro Integrations 78
Authentication plugins 78
PayPal 78
Creating subscription plans 79
Joo!BB 80
Configuring boards 80
Overall Configuration of Joo!BB 82
!JoomlaComment 85
General 85
Security 85
Posting 86
Layout 86
Ninja Custom Gallery 87
Categories 87
Custom fields 88
sh404SEF 90
Other extensions 91
Summary 91
Chapter 5: Installing and Modifying Templates 93
Finding a template 93
Choosing a template 94
XHTML and CSS validation 95
Template structure 95
Extra features 95
Browser compatibility 95
Typography 96
Template performance 96
Installing a template 96
Modifying a template 97
Template images 97
Image considerations 97
Finding and modifying images 100
Modifying our sample site images 102
Template PHP 107
Editing PHP files 107
Editing our sample site's PHP 107
Template CSS 108
Editing CSS files 109
Editing our sample site's CSS 109
Summary 113
Chapter 6: Customizing Modules 115
Module construction and operation 115
Module in a module 116
Module customization 117
Modifying top ten members 118
Step 1: Understanding the existing code 118
Step 2: Plan out our changes 127
Step 3: Make our changes 130
Step 4: Install and test our module 139
Summary 140
Chapter 7: Customizing Plugins 141
Plugin composition and operation 141
Plugin types 142
Authentication 142
Content 143
Editors 143
Editors-XTD 143
Search 143
System 143
User 144
XML-RPC 144
Plugin events 144
Plugin order 146
Customizing a Plugin 147
Step 1: Understand the existing code 148
en-GB.plg_content_njaccess.ini 149
njaccess.php 150
njaccess.xml 156
The rest? 158
Step 2: Plan out our changes 158
Step 2.1: Decide on our changes 158
Step 2.2: Mark out our changes 158
Step 3: Make our changes 163
Step 4: Install and test our Plugin 170
Summary 171
Chapter 8: Customizing Components 173
Component composition and operation 174
Out with the old, in with the new—MVC 174
Before MVC 175
After MVC 177
Execution flow for components 182
Customizing components 183
Customizing component output 184
Change 1: Adding rounded corners to the forum 184
Change 2: Replace the heading background 192
Change 3: Replacing the buttons 197
Summary 199
Chapter 9: Finding and Fixing Problems 201
Understanding common errors 201
PHP code 202
Incorrect extension parameters 202
PHP code error 203
PHP version 204
Server settings 205
JavaScript code 208
Library conflicts 209
Too much JavaScript 214
Multiple "once per page" scripts 215
Hacking the core 216
Solving the unsolvable 216
Self support 217
Search the support forum 217
Search the Internet 218
Read the Manual/FAQ 218
Ask a skilled friend 218
Support requests 218
Forums 218
Tickets 219
Email 219
Support request etiquette 220
Act like we respect the helper and their time 220
Choose our forum/category/email target carefully 221
Write a useful, meaningful subject line 221
Provide as much information as possible 223
Summary 225
Chapter 10: Promoting and Tracking 227
Promoting our site 227
SEO 227
Web page URLs 228
Content 228
Metadata 229
Images on our site 230
Inbound links 231
Outbound links 231
Traditional marketing 232
Advertisements 232
Mailing list 233
Article marketing 234
Press release marketing 234
Social marketing 235
Blogging 235
Social networking sites 236
Tagging and Social Bookmarking sites 238
Forums and comments 239
Tracking visitors to our site 239
Google Analytics 240
Tracking visitors 242
Summary 245
Chapter 11: Monetizing Our Site 247
The Internet and the free economy 247
Monetization models 248
Advertising 248
Google Adwords 248
Other advertising services 249
Private advertisers 249
Affiliate advertising 249
Selling information 250
Selling products 250
Selling services 250
Monetization implementations 251
Freemium 251
Cross subsidy 252
Advertising removal 252
Monetization models for our site 252
Advertising 253
Google Adwords 253
Private advertising 253
Affiliate advertising 254
Professional services 255
Subscriptions 256
Extra content 256
Advertising removal 256
Site benefits 257
Status 257
Discounts on services 257
Discounts from partners 258
Summary 258
Index 259
Download links are here :
For English readers :
http://ubookmark.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-you-know-joomla-also-joomla-learning.html
For Arabic readers :
http://ubookmark.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post_24.html
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2009-08-24
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1847195164
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781847195166
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: The Skills Required to Customize Joomla! 7
The architecture of the Internet 7
HTML 9
CSS 11
Server-side scripting and PHP 14
MVC programming and PHP 17
Client-side scripting and JavaScript 18
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) 19
JavaScript frameworks—Mootools and jQuery 20
Database work with MySQL and SQL 21
Summary 23
Chapter 2: Setting Up Our Environment 25
Types of tools 25
File transfers 26
Code editing 27
Image editing 28
Web browsing 29
Database administration 30
Storing code 31
Checkout 33
Update 33
Commit 33
Add 33
Delete 34
Revert 34
Ignore 34
Building locally 34
Practical—picking our tools 35
Practical—using our tools 36
Inspect Element 36
Summary 40
Chapter 3: Planning Our Site 41
Why is it so important to plan? 42
The Frankensite effect 42
No one can hit a target they don't have 43
How to plan 44
Mission 44
Practical—write our own mission statement 45
Monetization 46
Practical—decide our monetization model 47
Goals 48
Practical—set our goals 48
Licenses, encryption, and commercialism 51
Licenses 51
Open source 51
Proprietary 52
Encryption 52
Commercialism 53
Using the Joomla! Extensions Directory and Google 53
Choosing extensions from our goals 55
Practical—turning goals into extensions 56
Display audio and video 58
Submit pictures of customers' own house to a public gallery 58
Ask questions to each other and discuss topics 59
Grow an income from ad-supported free members and subscriptions 60
Customer comments on our articles 62
Ability to collect, moderate, and display user testimonials 63
Convert default web page URLs to human-readable links 63
Essential extensions 64
NinjaXplorer 65
JoomlaPack 65
JCE 65
EasySQL 66
Summary 66
Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring Extensions 67
Configuring Joomla! 67
Core extensions 68
Components 68
Modules 69
Plugins 70
Global Configuration 70
Configuring content sections and categories 71
Clearing out the sample content 71
Creating sections 71
Creating categories 72
Configuring extensions 73
AEC 73
Subscription plans 74
Payment gateways 75
General Configuration 76
Customization 77
Micro Integrations 78
Authentication plugins 78
PayPal 78
Creating subscription plans 79
Joo!BB 80
Configuring boards 80
Overall Configuration of Joo!BB 82
!JoomlaComment 85
General 85
Security 85
Posting 86
Layout 86
Ninja Custom Gallery 87
Categories 87
Custom fields 88
sh404SEF 90
Other extensions 91
Summary 91
Chapter 5: Installing and Modifying Templates 93
Finding a template 93
Choosing a template 94
XHTML and CSS validation 95
Template structure 95
Extra features 95
Browser compatibility 95
Typography 96
Template performance 96
Installing a template 96
Modifying a template 97
Template images 97
Image considerations 97
Finding and modifying images 100
Modifying our sample site images 102
Template PHP 107
Editing PHP files 107
Editing our sample site's PHP 107
Template CSS 108
Editing CSS files 109
Editing our sample site's CSS 109
Summary 113
Chapter 6: Customizing Modules 115
Module construction and operation 115
Module in a module 116
Module customization 117
Modifying top ten members 118
Step 1: Understanding the existing code 118
Step 2: Plan out our changes 127
Step 3: Make our changes 130
Step 4: Install and test our module 139
Summary 140
Chapter 7: Customizing Plugins 141
Plugin composition and operation 141
Plugin types 142
Authentication 142
Content 143
Editors 143
Editors-XTD 143
Search 143
System 143
User 144
XML-RPC 144
Plugin events 144
Plugin order 146
Customizing a Plugin 147
Step 1: Understand the existing code 148
en-GB.plg_content_njaccess.ini 149
njaccess.php 150
njaccess.xml 156
The rest? 158
Step 2: Plan out our changes 158
Step 2.1: Decide on our changes 158
Step 2.2: Mark out our changes 158
Step 3: Make our changes 163
Step 4: Install and test our Plugin 170
Summary 171
Chapter 8: Customizing Components 173
Component composition and operation 174
Out with the old, in with the new—MVC 174
Before MVC 175
After MVC 177
Execution flow for components 182
Customizing components 183
Customizing component output 184
Change 1: Adding rounded corners to the forum 184
Change 2: Replace the heading background 192
Change 3: Replacing the buttons 197
Summary 199
Chapter 9: Finding and Fixing Problems 201
Understanding common errors 201
PHP code 202
Incorrect extension parameters 202
PHP code error 203
PHP version 204
Server settings 205
JavaScript code 208
Library conflicts 209
Too much JavaScript 214
Multiple "once per page" scripts 215
Hacking the core 216
Solving the unsolvable 216
Self support 217
Search the support forum 217
Search the Internet 218
Read the Manual/FAQ 218
Ask a skilled friend 218
Support requests 218
Forums 218
Tickets 219
Email 219
Support request etiquette 220
Act like we respect the helper and their time 220
Choose our forum/category/email target carefully 221
Write a useful, meaningful subject line 221
Provide as much information as possible 223
Summary 225
Chapter 10: Promoting and Tracking 227
Promoting our site 227
SEO 227
Web page URLs 228
Content 228
Metadata 229
Images on our site 230
Inbound links 231
Outbound links 231
Traditional marketing 232
Advertisements 232
Mailing list 233
Article marketing 234
Press release marketing 234
Social marketing 235
Blogging 235
Social networking sites 236
Tagging and Social Bookmarking sites 238
Forums and comments 239
Tracking visitors to our site 239
Google Analytics 240
Tracking visitors 242
Summary 245
Chapter 11: Monetizing Our Site 247
The Internet and the free economy 247
Monetization models 248
Advertising 248
Google Adwords 248
Other advertising services 249
Private advertisers 249
Affiliate advertising 249
Selling information 250
Selling products 250
Selling services 250
Monetization implementations 251
Freemium 251
Cross subsidy 252
Advertising removal 252
Monetization models for our site 252
Advertising 253
Google Adwords 253
Private advertising 253
Affiliate advertising 254
Professional services 255
Subscriptions 256
Extra content 256
Advertising removal 256
Site benefits 257
Status 257
Discounts on services 257
Discounts from partners 258
Summary 258
Index 259
Download links are here :
For English readers :
http://ubookmark.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-you-know-joomla-also-joomla-learning.html
For Arabic readers :
http://ubookmark.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post_24.html
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Choosing an Open Source CMS - Beginner's Guide
Choosing an Open Source CMS - Beginner's Guide
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Section I – Opening up to Open Source CMSs
Chapter 1: Do I Even Want an Open Source CMS? 9
You need a CMS! 11
CMS alternatives 11
Which CMS? 12
What about you? 13
About this book 14
Approach 14
Let's get started! 14
Chapter 2: Evaluating Your Options 15
Genres of Content Management Systems 16
Portals or general-purpose CMSs 16
Core features 17
Possible uses 17
Example sites 18
Top general-purpose CMSs 18
Blog CMSs 18
Core features 19
Possible uses 19
Example sites 20
Top blog CMSs 20
e-Commerce CMSs 20
Core features 20
Possible uses 21
Example sites 21
Top e-Commerce CMSs 21
Wiki CMSs 22
Core features 22
Possible uses 22
Example sites 23
Top Wiki CMSs 23
Forum CMSs 23
Core features 24
Possible uses 24
Example sites 24
Top forum CMSs 25
eLearning CMSs 25
Core Features 25
Possible uses 26
Example sites 26
Top eLearning CMSs 26
Collaboration CMSs 27
Core features 27
Possible uses 27
Top intranet CMSs 28
Photo gallery CMSs 28
Core features 28
Possible uses 28
Example sites 29
Top photo gallery CMSs 29
Different types, but strong overlap 29
Understanding CMS technologies 30
PHP is most popular for CMSs 32
But why does the technology choice matter? 32
Summary 32
Section II – Thinking your choices through
Chapter 3: Understanding your Requirements 37
Setting our expectations right 37
Time for action-setting your expectations for "The Yoga Site" 38
Creating intended outcomes 40
Measuring your site 42
Time for action-measuring the scale of your site 42
Are you expecting a lot of visitors? 45
Working with others 46
Time for action-determining compliance and interoperability needs 47
Determining additional feature requirements 50
Time for action-choosing additional features 50
Summary 52
Chapter 4: Building the Site 53
Get hands-on experience with a CMS 53
Time for action-taking a test drive 54
Checking out a live demo 58
Create navigation structure 60
Time for action-creating navigation structure 60
Do you need a different navigation structure? 64
Understanding technical requirements 65
Time for action-understanding technical requirements 65
Installing a CMS 67
Before the installation 68
Creating a database 68
Uploading files using FTP 68
Using phpMyAdmin 68
Managing file permissions 69
Time for action-install WordPress 69
Summary 73
Chapter 5: Content Editing and Management 75
Adding content to our site 75
Time for action-adding a page 75
What is WYSIWYG? Why is it important? 78
Adding images 79
Time for action-adding images 79
Maintaining content 83
Time for action-adding metadata 84
Tagging is keywords on steroids! 86
Allowing people to contribute 87
Summary 88
Chapter 6: Templates and Plug-ins 89
Giving a professional look to our site 89
Using templates 89
Time for action-finding a good template 90
Template selection criteria 93
Where to find templates 93
Time for action-setting up a template 94
Different CMSs have different templates 98
Free, paid, or custom 98
Enhancing functionality with plug-ins 99
Plug-ins, or modules, or extensions 99
Table of Contents
[ iv ]
The plug-ins that you need 99
Time for action-finding a photo gallery plug-in 100
Time for action-showing a photo gallery on our site 103
No coding required 108
Uninstalling a plug-in 108
Summary 109
Chapter 7: Extending and Customizing 111
Customize a template 111
Fixing the site logo 112
Time for action-replacing the default logo in our template 112
Changing the site color 115
Changing the menu style 116
Time for action-advancing customization via CSS changes 116
Customizations may need code changes 119
What is a programming language? Is it easy? 119
Understanding the code architecture 119
Understanding the level of support 121
And there are books! 123
Finding professional help 124
Summary 125
Section III – CMSs by breed
Chapter 8: Blog CMSs 129
The first question-do I need a self-hosted or service-based CMS? 129
Top blogging CMSs 130
Let us cover the top choices 131
Taking WordPress for a test drive 132
Time for action-managing content with WordPress 132
Extending WordPress 135
Time for action-customizing the design 136
Customizing the theme 138
WordPress widgets 138
Add unlimited power with plug-ins 139
Comments or spam 141
Additional resources 142
Evaluating Movable Type 142
Time for action-managing content with Movable Type 143
Customizing Movable Type 146
Additional resources 147
Expressing opinions with ExpressionEngine 147
Table of Contents
[ v ]
Time for action-managing content with ExpressionEngine 149
Customizing ExpressionEngine 152
Additional resources 153
Searching for more alternatives 153
Additional help is also available 154
Summary 154
Chapter 9: Web CMSs 157
Do you want a CMS or a portal? 157
Time for action-managing content with CMS Made Simple 158
Time for action-exploring customization options 162
Diving into Drupal 166
Time for action-putting Drupal to the test 168
Drupal code quality 174
Is Joomla! the best choice? 174
Joomla! gives you more 176
SilverStripe—easy and extensive 178
Notable features 179
Is it for you? 179
ezPublish—enterprise CMS 180
Is it for you? 181
Umbraco—rising high 182
Notable features 182
Is it for you? 183
DotNetNuke—the first you may notice 183
Notable features 183
Is it for you? 183
Plone—for Python lovers 184
Notable features 185
Is it for you? 186
dotCMS—enterprise and Java 186
Notable features 186
Is it for you? 186
Where to find more? 187
Summary 187
Chapter 10: CMS for e-commerce 189
Content or commerce? 189
So what are your options? 190
Magento—open source e-commerce evolved 190
Time for action-adding products with Magento 192
Notable Magento features 198
Table of Contents
[ vi ]
Single page checkout 198
Product attributes 199
Full control over design 200
Magento as a CMS 200
Other features 201
Is it for you? 201
VirtueMart—bringing e-commerce to Joomla! 201
Time for action-adding products and selling them 202
Is it for you? 205
What about Drupal and WordPress? 205
Freeway—e-commerce for products, events, services, and subscriptions 205
Time for action-selling weekly yoga class registrations 206
Other notable features 210
Other notable e-commerce CMSs 210
osCommerce and variants 210
PrestaShop—a breath of fresh air 211
DashCommerce—for .Net 212
Looking for even more? 212
Summary 213
Chapter 11: Team Collaboration CMSs 215
Why a collaboration CMS? 215
Can we use any CMS on the intranet? 216
Alfresco—an enterprise CMS 216
Time for action-planning the Yoga Site with Alfresco 217
Alfresco Explorer 221
Time for action-creating workflows and revisions with Alfresco 222
Document detail page 225
Alfresco can do much more 225
Finding alternatives to Alfresco 227
Mix and match 227
Summary 228
Chapter 12: Specialized CMSs 229
Wiki CMSs: The power of collective contribution 229
Time for action-creating events listing for the Yoga Site 230
What makes Wikis special? 233
Other Wiki software 234
Additional resources 234
Discussion forums: helping each other 234
Time for action-discussions on yoga products 235
What makes forums special? 239
Table of Contents
[ vii ]
Other forum software 240
Additional resources 240
Photo galleries: Sharing memories 240
Time for action-posting team photos online 241
What makes galleries special? 245
Other photo gallery software 246
Additional resources 246
Online learning: facilitating learning 246
Time for action-creating a yoga course 246
What makes e-learning special? 251
Other e-learning software 251
Additional resources 251
Other specialized CMSs 252
Summary 252
Section IV – Open source CMS tips
Chapter 13: Hosting your CMS-Powered Site 257
Do I need hosting? 257
Keep this in mind—hosting evaluation parameters 258
Hosting on your own machine 260
Finding a good host 261
Common tasks and problems in hosting 262
Making sense of the welcome email 262
Time for action-create a database with cPanel 263
Using FTP to upload files 265
Changing permissions for files or folders 266
Editing files with an online file manager 267
Time for action-editing a file using cPanel File Manager 268
Apache configuration with .htaccess 269
You may find this useful—some hints and tips 269
Summary 270
Chapter 14: Getting Involved in the Community 271
Where to go for support 271
Searching for an answer 275
Keep this in mind—asking good questions 276
Recommended message structure 279
How can you contribute? 280
Summary 281
Table of Contents
[ viii ]
Chapter 15: Working with a Specialist 283
Basics of Software Project Management 283
Software development Stages 284
Recommended readings 285
Finding the right expert 286
Finding experts online 287
Look for CMS experts 288
Outsourcing requires different thinking 289
Further reading 290
Tracking progress and controlling 290
Online project management tools 291
Handling risks and conflicts 293
Risk management 293
Conflict resolution 294
Succeed with your project—recommendations 294
Summary 296
Chapter 16: Packt Open Source CMS Awards 297
Why an award? 297
Award methodology 298
2008 award winners 298
Drupal 298
Joomla! 300
DotNetNuke 300
SilverStripe 301
CMS Made Simple 303
Plone 303
dotCMS 304
ImpressCMS 305
MiaCMS 305
Other finalists 306
Most valued professionals 306
Summary 308
Index 309
Download links are here :
For English readers :
http://ubookmark.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-you-know-joomla-also-joomla-learning.html
For Arabic readers :
http://ubookmark.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post_24.html
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Number Of Pages: 285
Publication Date: 2009-04-17
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1847196225
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781847196224
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Section I – Opening up to Open Source CMSs
Chapter 1: Do I Even Want an Open Source CMS? 9
You need a CMS! 11
CMS alternatives 11
Which CMS? 12
What about you? 13
About this book 14
Approach 14
Let's get started! 14
Chapter 2: Evaluating Your Options 15
Genres of Content Management Systems 16
Portals or general-purpose CMSs 16
Core features 17
Possible uses 17
Example sites 18
Top general-purpose CMSs 18
Blog CMSs 18
Core features 19
Possible uses 19
Example sites 20
Top blog CMSs 20
e-Commerce CMSs 20
Core features 20
Possible uses 21
Example sites 21
Top e-Commerce CMSs 21
Wiki CMSs 22
Core features 22
Possible uses 22
Example sites 23
Top Wiki CMSs 23
Forum CMSs 23
Core features 24
Possible uses 24
Example sites 24
Top forum CMSs 25
eLearning CMSs 25
Core Features 25
Possible uses 26
Example sites 26
Top eLearning CMSs 26
Collaboration CMSs 27
Core features 27
Possible uses 27
Top intranet CMSs 28
Photo gallery CMSs 28
Core features 28
Possible uses 28
Example sites 29
Top photo gallery CMSs 29
Different types, but strong overlap 29
Understanding CMS technologies 30
PHP is most popular for CMSs 32
But why does the technology choice matter? 32
Summary 32
Section II – Thinking your choices through
Chapter 3: Understanding your Requirements 37
Setting our expectations right 37
Time for action-setting your expectations for "The Yoga Site" 38
Creating intended outcomes 40
Measuring your site 42
Time for action-measuring the scale of your site 42
Are you expecting a lot of visitors? 45
Working with others 46
Time for action-determining compliance and interoperability needs 47
Determining additional feature requirements 50
Time for action-choosing additional features 50
Summary 52
Chapter 4: Building the Site 53
Get hands-on experience with a CMS 53
Time for action-taking a test drive 54
Checking out a live demo 58
Create navigation structure 60
Time for action-creating navigation structure 60
Do you need a different navigation structure? 64
Understanding technical requirements 65
Time for action-understanding technical requirements 65
Installing a CMS 67
Before the installation 68
Creating a database 68
Uploading files using FTP 68
Using phpMyAdmin 68
Managing file permissions 69
Time for action-install WordPress 69
Summary 73
Chapter 5: Content Editing and Management 75
Adding content to our site 75
Time for action-adding a page 75
What is WYSIWYG? Why is it important? 78
Adding images 79
Time for action-adding images 79
Maintaining content 83
Time for action-adding metadata 84
Tagging is keywords on steroids! 86
Allowing people to contribute 87
Summary 88
Chapter 6: Templates and Plug-ins 89
Giving a professional look to our site 89
Using templates 89
Time for action-finding a good template 90
Template selection criteria 93
Where to find templates 93
Time for action-setting up a template 94
Different CMSs have different templates 98
Free, paid, or custom 98
Enhancing functionality with plug-ins 99
Plug-ins, or modules, or extensions 99
Table of Contents
[ iv ]
The plug-ins that you need 99
Time for action-finding a photo gallery plug-in 100
Time for action-showing a photo gallery on our site 103
No coding required 108
Uninstalling a plug-in 108
Summary 109
Chapter 7: Extending and Customizing 111
Customize a template 111
Fixing the site logo 112
Time for action-replacing the default logo in our template 112
Changing the site color 115
Changing the menu style 116
Time for action-advancing customization via CSS changes 116
Customizations may need code changes 119
What is a programming language? Is it easy? 119
Understanding the code architecture 119
Understanding the level of support 121
And there are books! 123
Finding professional help 124
Summary 125
Section III – CMSs by breed
Chapter 8: Blog CMSs 129
The first question-do I need a self-hosted or service-based CMS? 129
Top blogging CMSs 130
Let us cover the top choices 131
Taking WordPress for a test drive 132
Time for action-managing content with WordPress 132
Extending WordPress 135
Time for action-customizing the design 136
Customizing the theme 138
WordPress widgets 138
Add unlimited power with plug-ins 139
Comments or spam 141
Additional resources 142
Evaluating Movable Type 142
Time for action-managing content with Movable Type 143
Customizing Movable Type 146
Additional resources 147
Expressing opinions with ExpressionEngine 147
Table of Contents
[ v ]
Time for action-managing content with ExpressionEngine 149
Customizing ExpressionEngine 152
Additional resources 153
Searching for more alternatives 153
Additional help is also available 154
Summary 154
Chapter 9: Web CMSs 157
Do you want a CMS or a portal? 157
Time for action-managing content with CMS Made Simple 158
Time for action-exploring customization options 162
Diving into Drupal 166
Time for action-putting Drupal to the test 168
Drupal code quality 174
Is Joomla! the best choice? 174
Joomla! gives you more 176
SilverStripe—easy and extensive 178
Notable features 179
Is it for you? 179
ezPublish—enterprise CMS 180
Is it for you? 181
Umbraco—rising high 182
Notable features 182
Is it for you? 183
DotNetNuke—the first you may notice 183
Notable features 183
Is it for you? 183
Plone—for Python lovers 184
Notable features 185
Is it for you? 186
dotCMS—enterprise and Java 186
Notable features 186
Is it for you? 186
Where to find more? 187
Summary 187
Chapter 10: CMS for e-commerce 189
Content or commerce? 189
So what are your options? 190
Magento—open source e-commerce evolved 190
Time for action-adding products with Magento 192
Notable Magento features 198
Table of Contents
[ vi ]
Single page checkout 198
Product attributes 199
Full control over design 200
Magento as a CMS 200
Other features 201
Is it for you? 201
VirtueMart—bringing e-commerce to Joomla! 201
Time for action-adding products and selling them 202
Is it for you? 205
What about Drupal and WordPress? 205
Freeway—e-commerce for products, events, services, and subscriptions 205
Time for action-selling weekly yoga class registrations 206
Other notable features 210
Other notable e-commerce CMSs 210
osCommerce and variants 210
PrestaShop—a breath of fresh air 211
DashCommerce—for .Net 212
Looking for even more? 212
Summary 213
Chapter 11: Team Collaboration CMSs 215
Why a collaboration CMS? 215
Can we use any CMS on the intranet? 216
Alfresco—an enterprise CMS 216
Time for action-planning the Yoga Site with Alfresco 217
Alfresco Explorer 221
Time for action-creating workflows and revisions with Alfresco 222
Document detail page 225
Alfresco can do much more 225
Finding alternatives to Alfresco 227
Mix and match 227
Summary 228
Chapter 12: Specialized CMSs 229
Wiki CMSs: The power of collective contribution 229
Time for action-creating events listing for the Yoga Site 230
What makes Wikis special? 233
Other Wiki software 234
Additional resources 234
Discussion forums: helping each other 234
Time for action-discussions on yoga products 235
What makes forums special? 239
Table of Contents
[ vii ]
Other forum software 240
Additional resources 240
Photo galleries: Sharing memories 240
Time for action-posting team photos online 241
What makes galleries special? 245
Other photo gallery software 246
Additional resources 246
Online learning: facilitating learning 246
Time for action-creating a yoga course 246
What makes e-learning special? 251
Other e-learning software 251
Additional resources 251
Other specialized CMSs 252
Summary 252
Section IV – Open source CMS tips
Chapter 13: Hosting your CMS-Powered Site 257
Do I need hosting? 257
Keep this in mind—hosting evaluation parameters 258
Hosting on your own machine 260
Finding a good host 261
Common tasks and problems in hosting 262
Making sense of the welcome email 262
Time for action-create a database with cPanel 263
Using FTP to upload files 265
Changing permissions for files or folders 266
Editing files with an online file manager 267
Time for action-editing a file using cPanel File Manager 268
Apache configuration with .htaccess 269
You may find this useful—some hints and tips 269
Summary 270
Chapter 14: Getting Involved in the Community 271
Where to go for support 271
Searching for an answer 275
Keep this in mind—asking good questions 276
Recommended message structure 279
How can you contribute? 280
Summary 281
Table of Contents
[ viii ]
Chapter 15: Working with a Specialist 283
Basics of Software Project Management 283
Software development Stages 284
Recommended readings 285
Finding the right expert 286
Finding experts online 287
Look for CMS experts 288
Outsourcing requires different thinking 289
Further reading 290
Tracking progress and controlling 290
Online project management tools 291
Handling risks and conflicts 293
Risk management 293
Conflict resolution 294
Succeed with your project—recommendations 294
Summary 296
Chapter 16: Packt Open Source CMS Awards 297
Why an award? 297
Award methodology 298
2008 award winners 298
Drupal 298
Joomla! 300
DotNetNuke 300
SilverStripe 301
CMS Made Simple 303
Plone 303
dotCMS 304
ImpressCMS 305
MiaCMS 305
Other finalists 306
Most valued professionals 306
Summary 308
Index 309
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Do you know Joomla (also Joomla learning books)
Do you know Joomla ?
Well, if you know it so you know a very beautiful and powerful tool for designing websites
Joomla is one of the most famous CMSs (content management system) through the internet.
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group 1
Choosing an Open Source CMS - Beginner's Guide2009
Joomla 1.5 customization - make ur site adapt to ur needs
Joomla 1.5 with Flash CS4
Joomla for dummies
Mastering_Mambo_E-Commerce_Templates_Module_Development_SEO_Security_and_Performance2005
group 2
Beginning Joomla! (From Novice to Professional)2007
Beginning Joomla! (2nd edition)2009
group 3
Joomla 1.5 template design
Joomla cash 2007
Joomla Web Security 2008
Joomla_E-Commerce_with_VirtueMart2009
group 4
Joomla! A User's Guide Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website
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Group 1
Group 2
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Well, if you know it so you know a very beautiful and powerful tool for designing websites
Joomla is one of the most famous CMSs (content management system) through the internet.
You can read more about it from Jommla website :
http://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html
Here , i collected some books for who want to learn Joomla , the fantastic CMS :
group 1
Choosing an Open Source CMS - Beginner's Guide2009
Joomla 1.5 customization - make ur site adapt to ur needs
Joomla 1.5 with Flash CS4
Joomla for dummies
Mastering_Mambo_E-Commerce_Templates_Module_Development_SEO_Security_and_Performance2005
group 2
Beginning Joomla! (From Novice to Professional)2007
Beginning Joomla! (2nd edition)2009
group 3
Joomla 1.5 template design
Joomla cash 2007
Joomla Web Security 2008
Joomla_E-Commerce_with_VirtueMart2009
group 4
Joomla! A User's Guide Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Formulas & Functions For Dummies
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Formulas & Functions For Dummies

Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 366
Publication Date: 2007-01-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470046554
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470046555
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Putting the Fun in Functions ...............................5
Chapter 1: Tapping into Formula and Function Fundamentals ....................................7
Chapter 2: Saving Time with Function Tools ................................................................37
Chapter 3: Saying “Array!” for Formulas and Functions..............................................53
Chapter 4: Fixing Formula Boo-Boos..............................................................................63
Part II: Counting on Your Money..................................79
Chapter 5: Calculating Loan Payments and Interest Rates .........................................81
Chapter 6: Appreciating What You’ll Get, Depreciating What You Got .....................97
Chapter 7: Using Basic Math Functions.......................................................................113
Chapter 8: Advancing Your Math .................................................................................131
Chapter 9: Throwing Statistics a Curve.......................................................................149
Chapter 10: Using Significance Tests ...........................................................................185
Part III: Doing the Math............................................195
Chapter 11: Rolling the Dice on Predictions and Probability ..................................197
Chapter 12: Dressing Up for Date Functions...............................................................215
Chapter 13: Keeping Well-Timed Functions ................................................................233
Chapter 14: Using Lookup, Logical, and Reference Functions .................................241
Chapter 15: Digging Up the Facts .................................................................................269
Part IV: Working with Data .......................................283
Chapter 16: Writing Home about Text Functions .......................................................285
Chapter 17: Playing Records with Database Functions.............................................311
Part V: The Part of Tens ............................................323
Chapter 18: Ten-Plus Tips for Working with Formulas ..............................................325
Chapter 19: Ten-Plus Functions You Really Should Know.........................................339
Index .......................................................................347
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 366
Publication Date: 2007-01-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470046554
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470046555
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Putting the Fun in Functions ...............................5
Chapter 1: Tapping into Formula and Function Fundamentals ....................................7
Chapter 2: Saving Time with Function Tools ................................................................37
Chapter 3: Saying “Array!” for Formulas and Functions..............................................53
Chapter 4: Fixing Formula Boo-Boos..............................................................................63
Part II: Counting on Your Money..................................79
Chapter 5: Calculating Loan Payments and Interest Rates .........................................81
Chapter 6: Appreciating What You’ll Get, Depreciating What You Got .....................97
Chapter 7: Using Basic Math Functions.......................................................................113
Chapter 8: Advancing Your Math .................................................................................131
Chapter 9: Throwing Statistics a Curve.......................................................................149
Chapter 10: Using Significance Tests ...........................................................................185
Part III: Doing the Math............................................195
Chapter 11: Rolling the Dice on Predictions and Probability ..................................197
Chapter 12: Dressing Up for Date Functions...............................................................215
Chapter 13: Keeping Well-Timed Functions ................................................................233
Chapter 14: Using Lookup, Logical, and Reference Functions .................................241
Chapter 15: Digging Up the Facts .................................................................................269
Part IV: Working with Data .......................................283
Chapter 16: Writing Home about Text Functions .......................................................285
Chapter 17: Playing Records with Database Functions.............................................311
Part V: The Part of Tens ............................................323
Chapter 18: Ten-Plus Tips for Working with Formulas ..............................................325
Chapter 19: Ten-Plus Functions You Really Should Know.........................................339
Index .......................................................................347
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Excel 2007 Just the Steps For Dummies
Excel 2007 Just the Steps For Dummies

Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 234
Publication Date: 2007-02-12
Sales Rank: 67614
ISBN / ASIN: 0470039213
EAN: 9780470039212
Contents at a Glance
Introduction............................................1
Part I: Putting Excel to Work ...................3
Chapter 1: Working with Excel Files ..............................................5
Chapter 2: Entering Spreadsheet Data.........................................15
Chapter 3: Building Formulas ......................................................27
Chapter 4: Protecting Excel Data ................................................37
Part II: Sprucing Up
Your Spreadsheets.................................45
Chapter 5: Formatting Cells ........................................................47
Chapter 6: Applying Additional Formatting Options.................55
Chapter 7: Designing with Graphics............................................63
Chapter 8: Managing Workbooks ................................................73
Part III: Viewing Data
in Different Ways..................................81
Chapter 9: Changing Worksheet Views ......................................83
Chapter 10: Sorting Data...............................................................91
Chapter 11: Creating Charts ........................................................101
Chapter 12: Printing Workbooks................................................113
Part IV: Analyzing Data with Excel ......123
Chapter 13: Working with Outlines ..........................................125
Chapter 14: Filtering Data..........................................................135
Chapter 15: Creating PivotTables...............................................145
Chapter 16: Building Simple Macros.........................................157
Chapter 17: Saving Time with Excel Tools ................................163
Part V: Utilizing Excel with Other
People and Applications ......................169
Chapter 18: Collaborating in Excel ...........................................171
Chapter 19: Integrating Excel into Word...................................177
Chapter 20: Blending Excel and PowerPoint ............................185
Chapter 21: Using Excel with Access ..........................................191
Part VI: Practical Applications
for Excel .............................................199
Chapter 22: Designing an Organization Chart .........................201
Chapter 23: Creating a Commission Calculator.......................209
Chapter 24: Tracking Medical Expenses.....................................215
Chapter 25: Planning for Your Financial Future.......................223
Index..................................................227
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 234
Publication Date: 2007-02-12
Sales Rank: 67614
ISBN / ASIN: 0470039213
EAN: 9780470039212
Contents at a Glance
Introduction............................................1
Part I: Putting Excel to Work ...................3
Chapter 1: Working with Excel Files ..............................................5
Chapter 2: Entering Spreadsheet Data.........................................15
Chapter 3: Building Formulas ......................................................27
Chapter 4: Protecting Excel Data ................................................37
Part II: Sprucing Up
Your Spreadsheets.................................45
Chapter 5: Formatting Cells ........................................................47
Chapter 6: Applying Additional Formatting Options.................55
Chapter 7: Designing with Graphics............................................63
Chapter 8: Managing Workbooks ................................................73
Part III: Viewing Data
in Different Ways..................................81
Chapter 9: Changing Worksheet Views ......................................83
Chapter 10: Sorting Data...............................................................91
Chapter 11: Creating Charts ........................................................101
Chapter 12: Printing Workbooks................................................113
Part IV: Analyzing Data with Excel ......123
Chapter 13: Working with Outlines ..........................................125
Chapter 14: Filtering Data..........................................................135
Chapter 15: Creating PivotTables...............................................145
Chapter 16: Building Simple Macros.........................................157
Chapter 17: Saving Time with Excel Tools ................................163
Part V: Utilizing Excel with Other
People and Applications ......................169
Chapter 18: Collaborating in Excel ...........................................171
Chapter 19: Integrating Excel into Word...................................177
Chapter 20: Blending Excel and PowerPoint ............................185
Chapter 21: Using Excel with Access ..........................................191
Part VI: Practical Applications
for Excel .............................................199
Chapter 22: Designing an Organization Chart .........................201
Chapter 23: Creating a Commission Calculator.......................209
Chapter 24: Tracking Medical Expenses.....................................215
Chapter 25: Planning for Your Financial Future.......................223
Index..................................................227
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Excel 2007 For Dummies Quick Reference
Excel 2007 For Dummies Quick Reference

Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2007-01-10
Sales Rank: 545945
ISBN / ASIN: 0470046716
EAN: 9780470046715
Contents at a Glance
Part 1: Getting to Know Excel 2007 ................................................................1
Part 2: Managing Workbooks ........................................................................21
Part 3: Working with Worksheets ................................................................37
Part 4: Entering and Editing Worksheet Data ..............................................49
Part 5: Using Formulas and Functions..........................................................77
Part 6: Creating and Using Names ................................................................87
Part 7: Auditing Your Work ..........................................................................97
Part 8: Formatting Your Data ......................................................................113
Part 9: Printing Your Work..........................................................................135
Part 10: Charting Your Data ........................................................................151
Part 11: Working with Tables......................................................................169
Part 12: Goal Seeking and What-If Analysis ..............................................185
Part 13: Analyzing Data with PivotTables..................................................193
Glossary: Tech Talk......................................................................................207
Index ............................................................................................................215
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2007-01-10
Sales Rank: 545945
ISBN / ASIN: 0470046716
EAN: 9780470046715
Contents at a Glance
Part 1: Getting to Know Excel 2007 ................................................................1
Part 2: Managing Workbooks ........................................................................21
Part 3: Working with Worksheets ................................................................37
Part 4: Entering and Editing Worksheet Data ..............................................49
Part 5: Using Formulas and Functions..........................................................77
Part 6: Creating and Using Names ................................................................87
Part 7: Auditing Your Work ..........................................................................97
Part 8: Formatting Your Data ......................................................................113
Part 9: Printing Your Work..........................................................................135
Part 10: Charting Your Data ........................................................................151
Part 11: Working with Tables......................................................................169
Part 12: Goal Seeking and What-If Analysis ..............................................185
Part 13: Analyzing Data with PivotTables..................................................193
Glossary: Tech Talk......................................................................................207
Index ............................................................................................................215
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Excel 2007 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies
Excel 2007 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies

Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 777
Publication Date: 2007-01-03
Sales Rank: 74813
ISBN / ASIN: 0470037385
EAN: 9780470037386
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Book I: Excel Basics....................................................11
Chapter 1: The Excel 2007 User Experience .................................................................13
Chapter 2: Getting Help, Tips, and Updates..................................................................47
Chapter 3: Customizing Excel .........................................................................................57
Book II: Worksheet Design ..........................................77
Chapter 1: Building Worksheets .....................................................................................79
Chapter 2: Formatting Worksheets ..............................................................................123
Chapter 3: Editing and Proofing Worksheets..............................................................179
Chapter 4: Managing Worksheets.................................................................................229
Chapter 5: Printing Worksheets....................................................................................267
Book III: Formulas and Functions...............................295
Chapter 1: Building Basic Formulas.............................................................................297
Chapter 2: Logical Functions and Error Trapping......................................................335
Chapter 3: Date and Time Formulas ............................................................................355
Chapter 4: Financial Formulas ......................................................................................371
Chapter 5: Math and Statistical Formulas ...................................................................385
Chapter 6: Lookup, Information, and Text Formulas.................................................407
Book IV: Worksheet Collaboration and Review ............433
Chapter 1: Protecting Workbooks and Worksheet Data ............................................435
Chapter 2: Linking Workbooks with Hyperlinks.........................................................457
Chapter 3: Sending Workbooks Out for Review .........................................................467
Chapter 4: Sharing Worksheets and Worksheet Data ................................................497
Book V: Charts and Graphics .....................................521
Chapter 1: Charting Worksheet Data ...........................................................................523
Chapter 2: Adding Graphic Objects .............................................................................559
Book VI: Data Management.......................................587
Chapter 1: Building and Maintaining Data Lists .........................................................589
Chapter 2: Filtering and Querying a Data List ............................................................613
Book VII: Data Analysis ............................................653
Chapter 1: Performing What-If Scenarios ....................................................................655
Chapter 2: Generating Pivot Tables .............................................................................679
Book VIII: Excel and VBA ..........................................699
Chapter 1: Building and Running Macros....................................................................701
Chapter 2: VBA Programming.......................................................................................711
Appendix: Using XML File Formats ..............................................................................737
Index .......................................................................739
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 777
Publication Date: 2007-01-03
Sales Rank: 74813
ISBN / ASIN: 0470037385
EAN: 9780470037386
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Book I: Excel Basics....................................................11
Chapter 1: The Excel 2007 User Experience .................................................................13
Chapter 2: Getting Help, Tips, and Updates..................................................................47
Chapter 3: Customizing Excel .........................................................................................57
Book II: Worksheet Design ..........................................77
Chapter 1: Building Worksheets .....................................................................................79
Chapter 2: Formatting Worksheets ..............................................................................123
Chapter 3: Editing and Proofing Worksheets..............................................................179
Chapter 4: Managing Worksheets.................................................................................229
Chapter 5: Printing Worksheets....................................................................................267
Book III: Formulas and Functions...............................295
Chapter 1: Building Basic Formulas.............................................................................297
Chapter 2: Logical Functions and Error Trapping......................................................335
Chapter 3: Date and Time Formulas ............................................................................355
Chapter 4: Financial Formulas ......................................................................................371
Chapter 5: Math and Statistical Formulas ...................................................................385
Chapter 6: Lookup, Information, and Text Formulas.................................................407
Book IV: Worksheet Collaboration and Review ............433
Chapter 1: Protecting Workbooks and Worksheet Data ............................................435
Chapter 2: Linking Workbooks with Hyperlinks.........................................................457
Chapter 3: Sending Workbooks Out for Review .........................................................467
Chapter 4: Sharing Worksheets and Worksheet Data ................................................497
Book V: Charts and Graphics .....................................521
Chapter 1: Charting Worksheet Data ...........................................................................523
Chapter 2: Adding Graphic Objects .............................................................................559
Book VI: Data Management.......................................587
Chapter 1: Building and Maintaining Data Lists .........................................................589
Chapter 2: Filtering and Querying a Data List ............................................................613
Book VII: Data Analysis ............................................653
Chapter 1: Performing What-If Scenarios ....................................................................655
Chapter 2: Generating Pivot Tables .............................................................................679
Book VIII: Excel and VBA ..........................................699
Chapter 1: Building and Running Macros....................................................................701
Chapter 2: VBA Programming.......................................................................................711
Appendix: Using XML File Formats ..............................................................................737
Index .......................................................................739
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Excel 2007 Dashboards and Reports For Dummies
Excel 2007 Dashboards and Reports For Dummies

Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2008-03-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470228148
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470228142
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Making the Move to Dashboards..........................7
Chapter 1: Getting in the Dashboard State of Mind .......................................................9
Chapter 2: Building a Super Model.................................................................................23
Part II: Building Basic Dashboard Components .............49
Chapter 3: The Pivotal Pivot Table.................................................................................51
Chapter 4: Excel Charts for the Uninitiated ..................................................................85
Chapter 5: The New World of Conditional Formatting ..............................................109
Chapter 6: The Art of Dynamic Labeling .....................................................................135
Part III: Building Advanced Dashboard Components....151
Chapter 7: Components That Show Trending ............................................................153
Chapter 8: Components That Group and Bucket Data ..............................................177
Chapter 9: Components That Display Performance against a Target......................195
Part IV: Advanced Reporting Techniques ....................209
Chapter 10: Macro-Charged Reporting ........................................................................211
Chapter 11: Giving Users an Interactive Interface .....................................................227
Part V: Working with the Outside World .....................249
Chapter 12: Using External Data for Your Dashboards and Reports .......................251
Chapter 13: Sharing Your Work with the Outside World ...........................................265
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................279
Chapter 14: Ten Chart Design Principles ....................................................................281
Chapter 15: Ten Questions to Ask Before Distributing Your Dashboard ................293
Index .......................................................................299
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2008-03-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470228148
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470228142
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Making the Move to Dashboards..........................7
Chapter 1: Getting in the Dashboard State of Mind .......................................................9
Chapter 2: Building a Super Model.................................................................................23
Part II: Building Basic Dashboard Components .............49
Chapter 3: The Pivotal Pivot Table.................................................................................51
Chapter 4: Excel Charts for the Uninitiated ..................................................................85
Chapter 5: The New World of Conditional Formatting ..............................................109
Chapter 6: The Art of Dynamic Labeling .....................................................................135
Part III: Building Advanced Dashboard Components....151
Chapter 7: Components That Show Trending ............................................................153
Chapter 8: Components That Group and Bucket Data ..............................................177
Chapter 9: Components That Display Performance against a Target......................195
Part IV: Advanced Reporting Techniques ....................209
Chapter 10: Macro-Charged Reporting ........................................................................211
Chapter 11: Giving Users an Interactive Interface .....................................................227
Part V: Working with the Outside World .....................249
Chapter 12: Using External Data for Your Dashboards and Reports .......................251
Chapter 13: Sharing Your Work with the Outside World ...........................................265
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................279
Chapter 14: Ten Chart Design Principles ....................................................................281
Chapter 15: Ten Questions to Ask Before Distributing Your Dashboard ................293
Index .......................................................................299
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Excel 2007 Workbook For Dummies
Excel 2007 Workbook For Dummies

Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2007-09-04
Sales Rank: 329593
ISBN / ASIN: 0470169370
EAN: 9780470169377
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .............................................................................1
Part I: Creating Spreadsheets ....................................................7
Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with the Excel 2007 Interface ...............................................................9
Chapter 2: Entering the Spreadsheet Data .......................................................................................19
Chapter 3: Formatting the Spreadsheet............................................................................................37
Chapter 4: Printing Spreadsheet Reports .........................................................................................57
Chapter 5: Modifying the Spreadsheet..............................................................................................77
Part II: Using Formulas and Functions ...................................101
Chapter 6: Building Formulas...........................................................................................................103
Chapter 7: Copying and Correcting Formulas................................................................................123
Chapter 8: Creating Date and Time Formulas ................................................................................145
Chapter 9: Financial Formulas and Functions................................................................................153
Chapter 10: Using Math Functions...................................................................................................163
Chapter 11: Using Common Statistical Functions .........................................................................175
Chapter 12: Using Lookup Functions ..............................................................................................183
Chapter 13: Using Logical Functions ...............................................................................................193
Chapter 14: Text Formulas and Functions......................................................................................205
Part III: Working with Graphics.............................................213
Chapter 15: Charting Spreadsheet Data..........................................................................................215
Chapter 16: Adding Graphics to Spreadsheets ..............................................................................229
Part IV: Managing and Securing Data....................................251
Chapter 17: Building and Maintaining Data Lists...........................................................................253
Chapter 18: Protecting the Spreadsheet .........................................................................................275
Part V: Doing Data Analysis..................................................287
Chapter 19: Performing What-If Analysis........................................................................................289
Chapter 20: Generating Pivot Tables...............................................................................................303
Part VI: Macros and Visual Basic for Applications ..................319
Chapter 21: Using Macros.................................................................................................................321
Chapter 22: Using the Visual Basic Editor ......................................................................................329
Part VII: The Part of Tens......................................................343
Chapter 23: Top Ten Features in Excel 2007...................................................................................345
Chapter 24: Top Ten Tips for Using Excel Like a Pro ....................................................................349
Appendix: About the CD........................................................357
Index...................................................................................365
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Publisher: For Dummies
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2007-09-04
Sales Rank: 329593
ISBN / ASIN: 0470169370
EAN: 9780470169377
Contents at a Glance
Introduction .............................................................................1
Part I: Creating Spreadsheets ....................................................7
Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with the Excel 2007 Interface ...............................................................9
Chapter 2: Entering the Spreadsheet Data .......................................................................................19
Chapter 3: Formatting the Spreadsheet............................................................................................37
Chapter 4: Printing Spreadsheet Reports .........................................................................................57
Chapter 5: Modifying the Spreadsheet..............................................................................................77
Part II: Using Formulas and Functions ...................................101
Chapter 6: Building Formulas...........................................................................................................103
Chapter 7: Copying and Correcting Formulas................................................................................123
Chapter 8: Creating Date and Time Formulas ................................................................................145
Chapter 9: Financial Formulas and Functions................................................................................153
Chapter 10: Using Math Functions...................................................................................................163
Chapter 11: Using Common Statistical Functions .........................................................................175
Chapter 12: Using Lookup Functions ..............................................................................................183
Chapter 13: Using Logical Functions ...............................................................................................193
Chapter 14: Text Formulas and Functions......................................................................................205
Part III: Working with Graphics.............................................213
Chapter 15: Charting Spreadsheet Data..........................................................................................215
Chapter 16: Adding Graphics to Spreadsheets ..............................................................................229
Part IV: Managing and Securing Data....................................251
Chapter 17: Building and Maintaining Data Lists...........................................................................253
Chapter 18: Protecting the Spreadsheet .........................................................................................275
Part V: Doing Data Analysis..................................................287
Chapter 19: Performing What-If Analysis........................................................................................289
Chapter 20: Generating Pivot Tables...............................................................................................303
Part VI: Macros and Visual Basic for Applications ..................319
Chapter 21: Using Macros.................................................................................................................321
Chapter 22: Using the Visual Basic Editor ......................................................................................329
Part VII: The Part of Tens......................................................343
Chapter 23: Top Ten Features in Excel 2007...................................................................................345
Chapter 24: Top Ten Tips for Using Excel Like a Pro ....................................................................349
Appendix: About the CD........................................................357
Index...................................................................................365
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