Web Design Software Alyssa Lagimoniere

Adobe Dreamweaver Pros Relatively low-cost price ($99) Produces very "clean" HTML code; easy to transport and work with Available in identical versions for both Windows and Macintosh platforms Supports development of your own template for pages in a website Relatively easy to set up for communicating with a server from office or home Powerful set of features for adding interactive elements to web pages Extensible - many extensions are available on the Macromedia website Has built-in tools to clean up HTML from other sources, such as Microsoft Word Cons More expensive than FrontPage Somewhat difficult to learn at first

Adobe Fireworks/ Flash Adobe Fireworks (formerly Macromedia Fireworks) is a bitmap and vector graphics editor. It was originally developed, using parts of xRes, by Macromedia, which Adobe acquired in 2005, and aimed at web designers (with features such as: slices, the ability to add hotspots etc.) for rapidly creating website prototypes and application interfaces. It is designed to integrate easily with other former Macromedia products, such as Dreamweaver and Flash. Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements and games. More recently, it has been positioned as a tool for "Rich Internet Applications" ("RIAs"). Flash manipulates vector and raster graphics to provide animation of text, drawings, and still images. It supports bidirectional streaming of audio and video, and it can capture user input via mouse, keyboard, microphone, and camera. Flash contains an Object-oriented language called ActionScript.

Microsoft Frontpage Pros Easy to learn because of the familiar Microsoft menus and toolbars Comes equipped with many predesigned web page templates Very easy to edit Easy to add some features, such as some forms, to web pages Cons Doesn't produce code as cleanly as Dreamweaver Current edition is available for Windows only; Macintosh version is outdated and no longer being updated Some features are specific to the Microsoft platform only Lacks Dreamweaver's interactive development tools

Microsoft Expression Web Pros Truly displays content correctly on the screen. Dreamweaver is messed up in this area MS Expression is awesome for editing XHTML and CSS on the fly, because it validates as you type. Web Expression points out each code error like Microsoft Word does when it finds typos. In Dreamweaver, you must proactively run validation to find errors. Integrates with Dreamweaver Unlike Dreamweaver, Expression Web Designer was built from the ground up to support Web 2.0 and the standards for today. Cons Web Designer currently only supports ASP.NET. Microsoft built the ASP.NET platform; it isn’t a surprise that Expression Web Designer was designed to support that platform. This is obviously a drawback for those designers who work with PHP, JSP, and other non- ASP.NET platforms, making it difficult for Microsoft to expand its reach beyond the ASP.NET users. The lack of an OS X version which is a shame as a lot of designers are Mac users. One reason why Dreamweaver has been so successful, over the years, is that it runs identically on a Mac and PC. While developing in Expression, you get this feeling that you are using Microsoft Word.

Conclusion With the limited amount of time I have and my inexperience, I am going to use Microsoft Frontpage. After doing my research, I learned Frontpage is much easier to use and learn.