Book Description
Roadmap to Macromedia Contribute unlocks the power of word processing for the web so that anyone can manage web content.
Written in an approachable, narrative style for the Contribute end-user, Roadmap covers the basic functionality and features in order to enhance overall productivity.
Includes a dedicated web site through which readers will be able to experiment with Contribute without fear of corrupting their own sites.
Joseph Lowery is a leading expert on Macromedia web development software. Macromedia’s newest product, Contribute, is a desktop application that enables ANYONE to easily update, add and publish web content to existing web sites without requiring technical skills beyond basic word processing. At the same time, Contribute, due December 2002 at an introductory price of $99, ensures that web professionals who build the sites retain complete control over the site style, layout and code standards. Roadmap to Macromedia Contribute is written in an approachable, narrative style designed to get end-users up and running quickly with clear, practical steps. To enhance productivity for the long-run though, author Joseph Lowery thoroughly covers standard features like importing Office documents, inserting images, and taking advantage of the living history so users can easily roll back changes and switch between different versions of a page. Also included are insights for integrating Contribute with other leading web authoring technologies. Being compatible with Dreamweaver, FrontPage or GoLive, Contribute offers few limitations. Users and administrators alike will save time, frustration and money. Joseph Lowery, author of the Dreamweaver MX and Fireworks MX Bibles (Wiley), Joseph Lowerys Beyond Dreamweaver (New Riders) and Dreamweaver MX Killer Tips (with Angela Buraglia, due Dec 2002 from New Riders), has sold over 300,000 copies worldwide in 9 different languages. A web designer, trainer, and consultant, Joe has been involved with Contribute since the Alpha release and continues to participate in the Beta program. Joe has maintained a consistent presence in various newsgroups and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences including Seybold, Macromedias DevCon and Web World, and WebBuilder.
Synopsis
Macromedia's newest product, Contribute, is a desktop application that enables ANYONE to easily update, add and publish web content to existing web sites without requiring technical skills beyond basic word processing. At the same time, Contribute, due December 2002 at an introductory price of $99, ensures that web professionals who build the sites retain complete control over the site style, layout and code standards. Roadmap to Macromedia Contribute is written in an approachable, narrative style designed to get end-users up and running quickly with clear, practical steps. To enhance productivity for the long-run though, author Joseph Lowery thoroughly covers standard features like importing Office documents, inserting images, and taking advantage of the living history so users can easily roll back changes and switch between different versions of a page. Also included are insights for integrating Contribute with other leading web authoring technologies. Being compatible with Dreamweaver, FrontPage or GoLive, Contribute offers few limitations. Users and administrators alike will save time, frustration and money.
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