Macromedia Dream weaver
This is another program which allows you to create a website. This program is also very similar to Microsoft Front page. Includes many tools which can be utilized for many things such as organizing adding pictures and other things.
Advantages
- Includes many functions and tools.
- Can do nearly anything on it for designing your website for example make links.
Disadvantages
- Can be very hard to use.
- Can also take a while to set up to design a website.
Microsoft Publisher
This is a program which is very similar to Microsoft word however it is more based on creating only documents which contain pictures and are very poster based. There are many tools to support this with things such ad clipart, themes, editing tools which can also be used for creating a website.
Advantages
- Very good at editing things e.g. images.
- Many tools are on the program.
- Very easy and clear to use when you know the program.
Disadvantages
- Can take a while to figure out how to use.
- Designed to do very specific things not very versatile.
Microsoft Word
You can also create a website on Microsoft word it has already been written about above. However a different set of advantages and disadvantages apply to it as it maybe used to create a website. It has many tools such as editing tools very basic ones for images just things like resizing it and turning it round.
Advantages
- Easy to use when you get the hang of it.
- Very valuable tools are available.
Disadvantages
- Doesn’t create very good quality websites they are very basic.
- Hard to learn how to create a website can take time.
Internet- I will use the internet to research my information and obtain my images from the internet
The Internet is a worldwide network which connects many people. Some uses of the Internet would be research and leisure.
Internet Explorer
Internet explorer or sometimes simply just referred to as IE is one of the most frequently used Web Browsers. Internet explorer was created by Microsoft who along with internet explorer has created many other things.
Advantages
- Very quick
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Most utilized web browser in the 21st century
- Very easy to use
Disadvantages
- Can freeze and break down if it is doing to many things at once
- Not very good support
- Mediocre security system
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox or sometimes referred to as FX is another very broadly used Internet browser. Some people prefer this web browser to Internet explorer as it has more features such as you can choose your search engine.
Advantages
- Very easy to use and understand.
- More tools and features to take advantage of
- Available to any system Windows, Linux etc
- Very easy to install
Disadvantages
- Can sometimes freeze and take time to recover
- Can take time to load
Spreadsheet- I will use spreadsheets for the currency converter on the website
This is a program on a computer which allows you to enter number, work out sums and create graphs.
Microsoft Excel
This is a very well known spreadsheet program part of the Microsoft office package which allows you to edit and create spreadsheets.
Advantages
- Very easy to use
- Formulas are already available on there so no need to have to know them or type them out.
- Can customize your spreadsheet.
Disadvantages
- Can sometimes be hard to figure out how to use certain tools
Gnumeric Gnumeric is a free spreadsheet program this program is part of GNOME. This is not a very well known however more and more people are coming to recognize it. You are able to bring in and export data very easily.
Advantages
Free program
It is very fast at handling large spreadsheets without freezing
Very accurate
Disadvantages
Not very well known so it would be hard to get help as not many people know the software.
Not very easy to use take time to learn how to use it.
Image editors and creators These are programs which allow you to create images or in my case a logo it allows you to edit and perfect them to how you want them to be.
Flash Macromedia Macromedia Flash is one of the best known programs for editing and creating images it is also used to create animations. It has many tools for editing not just basic ones very advanced tools are also available.
Advantages
Has many tools available
Is a vector program so the image is very clear when you zoom in
Very easy to use
Disadvantages
Is a very expensive model of software
It can take a lot time learn all the functions available and use them
Paint This is a program which is very which normally comes with the computer when purchased. It is an image creating and editing program. Popular bitmap program mainly used to create simple images not very elaborate ones, same applies for editing used only to edit simple things.
Advantages
Very easy to use no complicated tools
Not too much to learn so you pick up how to use it very easily
Free
Disadvantages
Bitmap program so when you zoom in not very good quality you don’t have smooth edges.
Not very advanced tools very basic editing can be done
What I will use
Paperwork
I will use Microsoft word over Notepad as it has much better features than notepad doesn’t consist of many features. Also it is much more advanced so I am able to get more out of it compared to word pad. As Microsoft word is a more advanced program which is able to do many more functions than WordPad. WordPad has just been designed just to do very basic things such as change the font and color unlike Microsoft word is able to do a variety of other things, which will apply to what I am doing. Also I am more used to using Microsoft Word than WordPad so I think I will find it much easier to use.
Similarities
- You can format the text on both programs for example: colour, size and font type.
- You can print documents on both programs and save them.
Differences
- You can mail merge on Microsoft unlike Word Pad.
- You can also have images on Microsoft word.
- WordPad is a very basic program you cant do much on it only the basics such as typing text and formatting it. However on Microsoft word you can do a range of things, have images, have links, add designs and edit images and so on.
Website
For the website I have choosen to use Adobe Dream weaver over Microsoft front page because Adobe Dream weaver is much more advanced and much easier to use compared to Microsoft front page it also has many more features to experiment with. I will use dream weaver over Microsoft Publisher because Microsoft publisher is not specifically designed to create websites so it would create a very basic so it wouldn’t be a very good quality website. The same applies for Microsoft word the program is not specifically designed to create websites so the quality is not very good.
Similarities
- Both have a document window with a choice of design view, code view, or a split view that lets you see both.
- You can also a website you have made on Dream weaver on Microsoft FrontPage and vice versa.
Differences
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On dream weaver you have more tools and are able to do so many other things for example Dreamweaver has an Insert bar: which gives Quick access to objects, page layout tools, form, text and applications.
Spreadsheet
For the currency converter I will use Microsoft excel because it is an advanced program than Gnumeric so for this reason it also has many other available tools than Gnumeric which is a free program so it doesn’t have as many available tools. Also I have not before used the program Gnumeric which puts it a step back as I will have to learn how to learn how to use it, which will take time unlike Microsoft excel which I already know how to use.
Similarities
- Has many the properties of Microsoft Excel it is sometimes referred as the free version of Microsoft Excel.
Differences
- Gnumeric can export Microsoft Excel files.
Image editors and creators
I have choosen to use Flash Macromedia over Paint as the program itself is much more advanced in terms of all the tools it has unlike Paint which only has the minimum tools required. The main advantage of Flash is that it is a vector program unlike paint which is a bitmap program so when you zoom in it is not clear and not very smooth. Also with macromedia you export images to Dreamweaver very easily unlike which is more complicated to move images about. I have also used Flash Macromedia more than Paint so I am more used to use and I will find it much easier to edit images program as it is an easy program to use.
Similarities
- They both have similar tools for example: zooming in/out, changing colors where needed.
- You could also create and edit pictures on both of these programs.
Differences
- The main difference is Paint is a vector program and Macromedia Flash is a bitmap program.
- Create animation on Macromedia Flash. not on Paint
