Web Authoring Software
By Jack Patt & Jordan Moyes
Software
Generic software that could be used when developing a website:
Web Authoring Software - Dreamweaver
Word Procesing - Microsoft Word
Desktop Publishing - Microsoft Publisher
Dream Weaver
An example of Web Authoring software.
Word
A componant program that can be used when deveoping a website.
Publisher
A componant program that can be used when deveoping a website.
Design Features
- Add and format text.
- Text can be sized, coloured etc.
- Add tables.
- Import data from other software packages.
- Add hyperlinks to other pages.
- Use anchors to navigate to different areas of the site.
- Add mailto link.
- Ability to preview website in different browsers.
Hyperlinks
- Can move from one place to another on the same web page.
- Move to another page.
- Move to a completely different website.
- Textual or Graphical.
- Textual hyperlinks are just words in blue and underlined to show link.
- Graphical hyperlinks are images that can be used to move to a different page.
- Hyperlinks are also available in presentation software, Powerpoint.
- Action buttons are used to navigate between different pages.
Formatting
- Fonts can be altered.
- Produce bulleted lists.
- Create columns of text.
- Create tables.
- Add borders and shading.
Frames
Frames are used to split a window into sections. Using frames you can display two or more webpages at a time. You do not need to have whole web pages in a frame as you can have sections of web pages in one frame.