Tools to Help You Design a Better Web Site

HTML Editors

• Macromedia Dreamweaver - Great for advanced web sites, a little tough for beginners - free demo
• Microsoft FrontPage - Create a professional looking web site without knowing html. Microsoft offers a free trial version to test it out. it also comes with Microsoft Image Composer for graphics
• Hot Dog Pro - a complete suite for web designers. Free evaluation.
• NetObjects Fusion - Free 30-day evaluation.
• Macromedia HomeSite - Code Only editor - demo available
• AOLpress - WYSIWYG page creation - What you see is what you get! FREE
• Stroud's list of Advanced HTML editors - demos for download
• Stroud's list of Dynamic HTML editors - demos to download
• The Web Media Publisher Pro - shareware

Graphics Editors

• GIF Construction Set - shareware for making animated graphics
• Paint Shop Pro - download a trial version of this very nice graphic program
• PhotoShop - the ultimate in graphic editing
• Pegasus Imaging -  graphic tools
• Stroud's list of Free and Demo Graphic editors - online graphic editor downloads
• WebImage - an image manipulation program used to enhance, optimize, and create graphics for the World Wide Web

Online Graphic and Web Resources

• AnyBrowser.com - online check of your site at different screen sizes, create meta tags, see how search engines view your site, plus guidelines
• HVS GIFCruncher - Crunch GIFs from an HTTP URL, an FTP directory, or your hard drive with HVS GIF Cruncher. GIFCruncher can reduce GIF sizes and download times by up to 90%, depending on the image.
• JPEG Wizard™ - shrink and/or edit your JPEG images
• Animation Online - create animated buttons and banners online