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mickeymac - Sep 14, 2005 - 10:49 pm
I have been given the joyous task of contributing to and collaborating on, the maintenance and updating of a web site.
My partner in this endeavour and the originator of the site, is the unfortunate user of a Windows machine and is using Front Page to develop the site.
Is there any way for me to create and add stuff to the site using my mac in a pro-active manner, or am i doomed to sending the information only for my partner to add to the site?
I am a neophyte in these matters, as you can probably tell from this question, but am eager and willing to learn all that i need to, to become a great partner in this endeavour.
It is a non-profit and worthwhile cause.
Thanks,
michael
My partner in this endeavour and the originator of the site, is the unfortunate user of a Windows machine and is using Front Page to develop the site.
Is there any way for me to create and add stuff to the site using my mac in a pro-active manner, or am i doomed to sending the information only for my partner to add to the site?
I am a neophyte in these matters, as you can probably tell from this question, but am eager and willing to learn all that i need to, to become a great partner in this endeavour.
It is a non-profit and worthwhile cause.
Thanks,
michael
Khama - Sep 15, 2005 - 12:12 am
I would suggest you get a copy of Adobe GoLive or Macromedia Dreamweaver. You should be able to import the site into that and work from there.
Both are Graphic WYSIWYG ( What You See Is What You Get ) Website design applications.
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Both are Graphic WYSIWYG ( What You See Is What You Get ) Website design applications.
Does this help?
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mickeymac - Sep 15, 2005 - 1:16 am
Hey Laurence,
Thank you so much for your speedy reply. You guys rock!
I will grab a copy of GoLive and give it a shot.
Will my importing and modifying the site create any new problems for my partner, using Front Page?
She seemed to think that my only option was to send her work to do, because i am of superior breeding and own a mac!
Other than the fact that i can't run FP, are there any other foreseen problems of compatibility?
Thanks again,
a very impressed michael
Thank you so much for your speedy reply. You guys rock!
I will grab a copy of GoLive and give it a shot.
Will my importing and modifying the site create any new problems for my partner, using Front Page?
She seemed to think that my only option was to send her work to do, because i am of superior breeding and own a mac!
Other than the fact that i can't run FP, are there any other foreseen problems of compatibility?
Thanks again,
a very impressed michael
Khama - Sep 15, 2005 - 1:28 am
Both DreamWeaver and GoLive have a Windows version as well as a Macintosh version. The programs are similar to Front Page, and I dont see a reason you both couldn't use either program.
Though I know and use both, I prefer GoLive. I have used it since it was version 1 ( About 8 years ago ) and was called GoLive CyberStudio. Then Adobe bought it out and it became Adobe GoLive.
I find it to be more user friendly and very easy to learn, especially if you are new or used to simple programs like Front Page. Dreamweaver is a little more tailored to the professional, in looks and in the learning curve.
They do offer a 30 day free version of either platform.
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryado...jsp#product=26
Have her download it and try it out ..... with both of you using it, then there would be no worry of incompatibility of one of your changes to the site.
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*The service is free, so please let us know what is happening even if you get going some other way, we need to know when to close out questions Thanks
Though I know and use both, I prefer GoLive. I have used it since it was version 1 ( About 8 years ago ) and was called GoLive CyberStudio. Then Adobe bought it out and it became Adobe GoLive.
I find it to be more user friendly and very easy to learn, especially if you are new or used to simple programs like Front Page. Dreamweaver is a little more tailored to the professional, in looks and in the learning curve.
They do offer a 30 day free version of either platform.
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryado...jsp#product=26
Have her download it and try it out ..... with both of you using it, then there would be no worry of incompatibility of one of your changes to the site.
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*The service is free, so please let us know what is happening even if you get going some other way, we need to know when to close out questions Thanks
mickeymac - Sep 15, 2005 - 1:35 am
Great stuff!
Thanks Laurence.
While you were contemplating my most recent request, i downloaded my trial version of GoLive!
Now if i can only convince my partner to try it out. You know how stubborn those Windows types can be!
Thanks for the advice, i'll let you know in a couple of months, how it turned out.
michael
Thanks Laurence.
While you were contemplating my most recent request, i downloaded my trial version of GoLive!
Now if i can only convince my partner to try it out. You know how stubborn those Windows types can be!
Thanks for the advice, i'll let you know in a couple of months, how it turned out.
michael
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