Hello all,

Issue 9 of DNN Creative Magazine is now out.

This issue continues the development of CSS, from skin design to adding content and builds on the previous tutorials in issue 8.

Within the How to build a website series using DotNetNuke, we continue adding content to the website. This looks at basic techniques through to advanced powerful styling options using the FCKEditor and CSS.

Following the CSS skinning tutorials, this month we explore how to create pure CSS containers. Alongside this we have also released an updated version of the free ‘Simple Red Leaf’ CSS skin, which is completely valid to W3C standards.

We also uncover the SolPartMenu and provide some quick tips for setting up the menu with your skins.

Finally, for all of the beginners to DotNetNuke, we have updated, expanded and improved the content of the free DotNetNuke Quick Start Guide.

This issue comes complete with 16 video tutorials.

The CSS container and styling  techniques outlined here are compatible with both tables and CSS based skins.

Check out the introduction videos below.

Styling text using CSS and the FCKEditor


Tutorials:

Beginners Guides

DotNetNuke Quick Start Guide - Video Tutorial (Updated) - Free
(3 videos - 40min)

Adding Content

Styling and formatting (part 2) – Text/HTML module and FCKEditor
(9 videos - 69min) --> (watch the introduction video) (10.8MB)

Skinning

How to create CSS containers in DotNetNuke
(4 videos - 35min) --> (watch the introduction video) (2.7MB)

The SolPartMenu uncovered - Free


Free Skin
Simple Red Leaf  – DotNetNuke CSS Skin - Free
(Updated, version 1.2 released)


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In the April Issue we released Issue 8

Tutorials:

Adding Content

How to install the FCKEditor - Video Tutorial - Free
(7min)

Bad Practices when working with the Text / HTML module - Free

Styling and formatting in the Text/HTML module using the skin.css file and the FCKEditor
(8 videos - 61min)

Skinning

How to create a pure CSS skin
(9 videos - 79min)

Interview:
How did they build …? www.obrienit.se
Looking at DotNetNuke CSS skinning and validation with Tim O’Brien - Free

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In the March Issue we released: Issue 7

This issue comes complete with 10 video tutorials and a free skin.

Tutorials: Best Practices:
XHTML and best practice coding for skins and modules in DotNetNuke - Free

Testing a DotNetNuke skin - Free

CSS Shorthand code in DotNetNuke - Free

Skinning:
Quirks, Standard Compliance modes and Doc Types - Free

How to install and configure the House of Nuke menu for a DotNetNuke skin
(4 videos, skin and container - 25min)

How to remove the Solpart menu from a container - Video Tutorial - Free
(4min)

How to create resizable text within DotNetNuke - Video Tutorial
(5 Videos, skin and container - 50min)

Free Skin:
Simple Red Leaf  – DotNetNuke CSS Skin - Free

Interview:
How did they build …?  www.landmarkeducation.co.il, looking at website design and languages with Laurence Neville - Free

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In the Jan / Feb issue we released: Issue 5 and 6

This issue comes complete with 16 video tutorials

Tutorials: Installing and using skins in DotNetNuke:

How to install a skin and container in DotNetNuke Video Tutorial
(2 videos - 18min)

How to use skins and containers in DotNetNuke Video Tutorial
(16 min)

Series: How to build a website in DotNetNuke
How to build a website in DotNetNuke - Free
Planning a DotNetNuke website and the solutions - Free
Skin Design Considerations - Free
Creating a skin template – Free

Skinning:
Setup Preparations for Skinning Video Tutorial
(10 min)

Introduction to skinning in DotNetNuke Video Tutorial
(12 min)

How to create a skin for DotNetNuke Video Tutorial
(8 videos & Skin - 70 min)

How to create a container for DotNetNuke Video Tutorial
(2 videos & Container – 16min)

Table tricks for search engine optimized skins in DotNetNuke Video Tutorial - Free
(12min)

MP3 Interviews:
Skinning and DotNetNuke MP3 Interview with Tyler Fawcett - Free
(24 minutes)

Articles:
Become a Better Web Standards Developer - Free

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If you have any requests for tutorials, interviews, articles etc. then please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Altogether there are now 129 videos on DNN Creative,

Thanks,

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Lee Sykes - DNN Creative Magazine - 600+ Video Tutorials, Articles, Interviews - July Issue 58 out now!


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