WEBPAGE CREATION TOOLS

Claris/Filemaker Homepage

1. meets all selection criteria
2. includes a good graphics / movie library

1. People who think MS Office is dreamware / the only option may not be excited about something else.
2. Costs extra money.

Call Schoolvision: (800) 324-1672 to order

Free 30 Day Demo available.

Netscape Composer

1. Price is right.
2. Fairly intuitive.
3. Can drag and drop saved bookmarks into a webpage.

1. Is bundled with other parts of Netscape Communicator, so file size is large.
2. No consolidation/publishing feature
3. Default preference setting creates duplicate copies of image files in your main html folder

1. ESC 20 Netscape Composer Handout
2. Review of Composer and Quick Reference Guide
3. Netscape Composer Tutorials: Intro - Image Management - Tables

Microsoft Frontpage

1. If you own a license for MS Office, you may already have Frontpage.
2. Some menus / commands similar to other MS Office Products.

1. Not as intuitive and straightforward as it could be.
2. Consolidation / publishing features can be confusing.
3. Advanced versions are Windows-only.
4. It is a Microsoft product.

Order from DIR through your district purchasing department.

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