Web Site Design Tools

There are quite a lot of choices of web site design tools out there. If you want to build and design a web site faster but don't have time to learn new design software, some people prefer to pay buying the standard pre-made templates.

But if you can spend some time to learn new web site design software and want to make your web site looks different from those sites using the same standard templates, you may want to use a rather professional design software. One of the popular web site design tools in the market is Dreamweaver.

Guidelines and Tips:
Some of the people may feel that Dreamweaver is not easy to use at the beginning or they don't have time to learn such design tools. Why we recommend Dreamweaver and are worth to spend some time to learn about this web design tool? Some advantages are listed as follow:
.:. If deletion, move or addition of files is made within Dreamweaver's working environment, the entire links and folder directory will be updated automatically. This saves us a lot of time to go back and forth to edit all the links.
.:. They have built-in FTP functions so that we can upload, download and view the files on the site easier. It is a very convenient feature during the design.
.:. The template and library features save people a lot of time to update the web site's information.
.:. If you like to have a graphical form of site map, they will build it for you in just a few clicks.

For more details, you can visit Macromedia's web site.

If you don't know how to use it and need assistance during the design when using Dreamweaver, there are several books you can easily find on the library bookshelf or retail bookstore helping you to learn it:

1. Lynda.com - Lynda Weinman's Dreamweaver 4 H.O.T. Hands On Training

2. SAMS Teach Yourself - Betsy Bruce - Macromedia Dreamweaver 4

3. Peachpit Press - J.Tarin Towers - Dreamweaver For Windows & Macintosh

4. IGD Books Worldwide - Joseph W. Lowery - Dreamweaver Bible Gold Edition