Exploring The Possibilities -
Tools For Publishing On The Web

1. Web (HTML) Authoring

• "Pure" HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
• The Result In Netscape of the "Pure" Markup
• Demo. The HTML Editor Visual Page - "What You See Is What You Get"
• Other Popular, Full-Featured Editors...
  • Netscape's Composer (part of the full Netscape Suite, free for download)
  • Microsoft's Internet Explorer (free for download)
  • Macromedia's Dreamweaver (as of 12/4/98 a free trial download was available)
  • Microsoft's Frontpage98
  • NetObjects Fusion (as of 12/4/98 a free trial download was available)
  • Allaire's HomeSite (as of 12/4/98 a free trial download was available)

2. Migrating Existing Materials To The Web

• WordPerfect 8 ==> HTML, (HTML ==> WordPerfect 8)
• Word (MSOffice97) ==> HTML, (HTML ==> Word (MSOffice97))
• Demo. Access (MSOffice97) ==> HTML Interactive Component
  (ODBC, or Open Database Connectivity)
• Excel (MSOffice97) ==> HTML

3. Hot Issues

• The "Programming" Dilemma - Is it really necessary to know anything about HTML?
• Interactive Elements - Scripting Using CGI, Forms, Javascript, VBScript
• Multimedia Elements - Sound and Video
• Image Preparation, Editing, and Compression
• Depth and Availability of Local Support and Expertise