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This chapter has covered the basics of what you need in order to effectively use this book. By basics, I mean not only the physical aspects but the conceptual ones as well.

You will need to know something about web pages and maybe a little programming. Mostly, though, you will just need to be willing to experiment with writing code. If you are willing to try out new things, you will go far in creating web pages.

This chapter has also covered the hardware and software necessary for the projects in this book. The hardware is something you most likely already have, and all the software you need is free.

Chapter 2 will explain why the combination of VWD and DNN is the choice for you to create professional web pages in a short amount of time.

This chapter has taught you how to create your own website using the tools that DNN gives you; you haven’t even used any of your new programming skills.

DotNetNuke gives you the ability to control what is on your page, and also to control the settings for the site, pages, and modules.

You saw how to choose a skin for the site and a layout that renders the menu either horizontally or vertically.

DNN is an easy-to-use framework to create websites. There are many good modules that are provided with the DNN install. There are also many modules that you can buy to get just about any functionality you desire.

The true power of DNN comes into play when you create your own modules, which you will do in the next chapter. You will take the WebPunch program and turn it into a module that you can use on the final page of this project.

All in all, DotNetNuke is a great way for you to establish a web presence. It doesn’t require that you be an expert to create dynamic websites, and there’s little you can’t do with DNN if you take time to learn a bit more about it.

Considering that all the tools you need are free, and the websites you can create can be pretty slick, you can’t lose.

I hope that you have found this book useful and interesting, and that you will expand your knowledge even further with the suggestions I’ve made in this chapter.

How cool was that? You got to make your own skin and container. You found out that it was not really all that hard, and in fact consisted almost entirely of look-and-feel design-oriented code.

There was no C# code in here, and if you did not have VWD as a designer, you could have done the whole thing in a simple text editor.

DotNetNuke has enabled you to create a two-tiered presentation layer. The use of tokens inside the skin and the ability of ASP.NET to compile user control code make for a fast load of the skin for the user.

While this skin is not the prettiest or the most involved as far as images go, it does give you the foundation to be able to create your own with confidence.

The next chapter will be rather advanced. It will cover topics such as JavaScript and Ajax technologies to enable your website to be more efficient and faster.

This chapter has introduced you to ASP.NET programming. The project in this chapter taught you how to take the code from the Windows Forms program you wrote in Chapter 4 and transfer it here.

While all the code was transferred directly, you saw that it did not work unless some modifications were made. Generally, the modifications involved solving session management issues. Here is a list of what you learned in this chapter:

The next chapter will take you back to DotNetNuke. This WebPunch project will eventually be turned into a DNN module for inclusion in your DNN project.

This chapter has taught you how to create your own website using the tools that DNN gives you; you haven’t even used any of your new programming skills.

DotNetNuke gives you the ability to control what is on your page, and also to control the settings for the site, pages, and modules.

You saw how to choose a skin for the site and a layout that renders the menu either horizontally or vertically.

DNN is an easy-to-use framework to create websites. There are many good modules that are provided with the DNN install. There are also many modules that you can buy to get just about any functionality you desire.

The true power of DNN comes into play when you create your own modules, which you will do in the next chapter. You will take the WebPunch program and turn it into a module that you can use on the final page of this project.

How cool was that? You got to make your own skin and container. You found out that it was not really all that hard, and in fact consisted almost entirely of look-and-feel design-oriented code.

There was no C# code in here, and if you did not have VWD as a designer, you could have done the whole thing in a simple text editor.

DotNetNuke has enabled you to create a two-tiered presentation layer. The use of tokens inside the skin and the ability of ASP.NET to compile user control code make for a fast load of the skin for the user.

While this skin is not the prettiest or the most involved as far as images go, it does give you the foundation to be able to create your own with confidence.

The next chapter will be rather advanced. It will cover topics such as JavaScript and Ajax technologies to enable your website to be more efficient and faster.

This chapter has introduced you to ASP.NET programming. The project in this chapter taught you how to take the code from the Windows Forms program you wrote in Chapter 4 and transfer it here.

While all the code was transferred directly, you saw that it did not work unless some modifications were made. Generally, the modifications involved solving session management issues. Here is a list of what you learned in this chapter:

The next chapter will take you back to DotNetNuke. This WebPunch project will eventually be turned into a DNN module for inclusion in your DNN project.

This chapter has taught you how to create your own website using the tools that DNN gives you; you haven’t even used any of your new programming skills.

DotNetNuke gives you the ability to control what is on your page, and also to control the settings for the site, pages, and modules.

You saw how to choose a skin for the site and a layout that renders the menu either horizontally or vertically.

DNN is an easy-to-use framework to create websites. There are many good modules that are provided with the DNN install. There are also many modules that you can buy to get just about any functionality you desire.

The true power of DNN comes into play when you create your own modules, which you will do in the next chapter. You will take the WebPunch program and turn it into a module that you can use on the final page of this project.

This chapter has introduced you to ASP.NET programming. The project in this chapter taught you how to take the code from the Windows Forms program you wrote in Chapter 4 and transfer it here.

While all the code was transferred directly, you saw that it did not work unless some modifications were made. Generally, the modifications involved solving session management issues. Here is a list of what you learned in this chapter:

The next chapter will take you back to DotNetNuke. This WebPunch project will eventually be turned into a DNN module for inclusion in your DNN project.