Tools to Help You Design a Better Web Site

HTML Editors

• Adobe Dreamweaver - Great for advanced web sites, a little tough for beginners - free demo
• NetObjects Fusion - Free 30-day evaluation.
• Kompozer - freeware

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
• Adobe Fireworks

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