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Webmasters use a variety of software
programs (applications) to prepare content for and to
publish it to the web. Here's a list of the typical
tools used by MCPS webmasters.
Webmasters use this software to create and update web
pages in HTML, the mark-up language of the web. You
will likely use one of the following programs to work
on your web site. See How
To Buy Software.
- Dreamweaver
(Macromedia): The industry's leading web editor and
very effective for use with SSIs and the MCPS web
template. Recommended by Web Services. Cost is approximately
$100 when media, documentation and license are all
purchased. Use current Macromedia Pricing information
to order this product. more
- FrontPage
(Microsoft): Available as part of the MEEC agreement
on most MCPS Windows computers. Functional, but not
as effective as Dreamweaver and often inserts unnecessary
HTML into pages.
- TextWrangler (Bare Bones Software):
Free, text-based editor for PC and Mac users. Download
After webmasters create their HTML pages, they must put them on the MCPS web server for them to be viewed by Internet users. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) enables webmasters to upload/download pages from the server. You will likely use one of these tools:
All MCPS computers have the full version of Acrobat installed. Some documents should go online in PDF format rather
than as Word, Excel or HTML documents. The document may be a form, or a printed
report, or be so long that it would be impossible to
convert its many pages to HTML. Not all webmasters will
need to convert documents to PDF, but for those who
do, the full version of Acrobat is indispensable. It
integrates nicely with Microsoft Word. See How
To Buy Software.
Photographs and other images often need to be converted
to web format (.jpg or .gif), reduced in file size,
or otherwise prepared for publishing on the web.
Preparing
Graphics for the Web. Webmasters often use these
tools:
- IrfanView (Irfan Skiljan) On all MCPS computers. Free | Download
- GraphicConverter (Lemke Software) Shareware
| Download
- Photoshop (Adobe) | How
To Buy
- Fireworks (Adobe - Macromedia) | How
To Buy
Microsoft:
FrontPage
is provided to MCPS schools and offices under the Maryland
Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) agreement. To
obtain and have software installed at an MCPS school
or office contact your ITSS (IT Support Specialist).
MCPS
and MEEC pricing agreement
Adobe:
MCPS has negotiated volume licensing for Adobe and Macromedia software (Macromedia was recently purchased by Adobe).
Adobe & Macromedia software price list (PDF)
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