Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Tools, Planning and Content2

Note:

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All the tools will help you to do the following:

  • Author markup and CSS with ease
  • Create great Web graphics
  • Validate pages
  • Test sites in a range of Web browsers
  • Draw in vector-based environments
  • Use bitmap imaging tools for Web graphic production
  • Design animations
  • Use plug-ins for video and audio
  • Convert and clean up documents
  • Compress documents

While this chapter won't tell you how to use these tools, it will tell you which utilities you might want to consider adding to your toolbox; give guidance as to which tools are considered most useful and sophisticated, and provide resources as to where you can find the tools in question. You're sure to find something new and helpful to add to your kit.

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