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Macromedia Contribute

Macromedia Contribute is new web editing software for writers and other non-design professionals, from the same folks who brought you Dreamweaver and Flash.

So, say you're a technical writer given the responsibility to maintain the company web site. You're a person of words, not necessarily esthetic design. But you have professional nerds to handle the HTML or other programming and designers to do the pretty stuff. If this scenario fits you, sounds like Macromedia Contribute can, uh, contribute to your professional future.

Want more info on Macromedia Contribute? Scroll down or click here to read the review from Amazon.

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Macromedia Contribute Software

First, here's the Macromedia Contribute software itself, ready for purchase:

Macromedia Contribute 2.0

Macromedia Contribute 2.0 - 5-pack

Macromedia Contribute 2.0 - 10 pack

Books on Macromedia Contribute

Next, here are the first hot-off-the-presses books on how to use Macromedia Contribute, straight from Amazon:

Macromedia Contribute 2 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)	Roadmap to Macromedia Contribute	Macromedia Contribute for Windows: Visual Quickstart Guide	Macromedia Contribute For Dummies	Macromedia Contribute Fast & Easy Web Development
Contribute: Hassle-Free Content Control		Mastering Macromedia Contribute	How To Do Everything with Macromedia Contribute

Want more books on Macromedia Contribute? Try a search on Amazon.

By the way, here's the review from Amazon on Macromedia Contribute:

Amazon.com Review
Macromedia Contribute is an easy-to-use Web page editor designed for nontechnical users. The software is not intended to be a standalone product, so it's not for individuals looking for a Web editor. The assumption behind Contribute is that larger Web sites have designers, programmers, and administrators who make things work well and look good, while others provide the content. This product is for those others.

For the end user, Contribute is delightfully simple. It works like a Web browser, but with Edit Page and New Page buttons. Once in edit mode, you can use it like a word processor, with good control over formatting and the ability to add images and tables. You can also insert Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and Flash movies. Once you are done, you can choose between publishing to the Web and saving changes for later. The program keeps copies of old versions, so you can backtrack if necessary.

Web site administrators will find Contribute thoughtfully designed. The administration tools give you fine control over what users can do and which pages they can edit. The basic settings let you protect scripts and forms, or restrict editing to just text and formatting. More advanced options are possible using Dreamweaver MX templates, which allow you to create editable and noneditable regions. Word and Excel documents are sensibly filtered before insertion, to strip out unnecessary HTML.

Before committing to Contribute, you should review its limitations. Users have no access to HTML source and, in general, the editing features are deliberately restricted. It is also designed for static content only, and isn't suitable for sites that store content in a database or content management system. This is a fine product and a great concept, but for some Web sites it will be just a bit too restrictive. --Tim Anderson, Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.com Product Description
With Macromedia Contribute anyone can easily update and publish content to existing Web sites without knowing HTML. The familiar, intuitive Contribute interface empowers nontechnical users to begin updating and publishing Web site content right away. Web professionals can now delegate Web site content maintenance to content owners, streamlining the updating process so sites stay more relevant and current.

Maintain Web site integrity with extensive controls to protect design standards, function, and code. Quickly update text and images, add new pages, and publish content to any existing HTML Web site. Step-by-step instructions guide you through the process. As a Web site administrator, you can automatically connect contributors by e-mail using encrypted connection keys. Since Contribute is a desktop application that works with any HTML-based Web site, setup is simple--no expensive server component or implementation process is required.

With Contribute, multiple users can safely work together on the same site. The check-in/check-out feature indicates whether a team member is editing a particular page, preventing accidental overwrites. Plus, the optional e-mail review process allows authors to obtain feedback before any changes are published. Macromedia Contribute uses the same code-generation engine as Dreamweaver MX, so changes made by contributors won't insert extraneous code or reformat existing code. Your content is also protected, since Contribute locks out any scripts or server code on pages being edited. In addition, the versioning system maintains a living history of page changes, so if a mistake is made, Contribute can simply roll back to the previous version with one click.

Macromedia Contribute recognizes style sheets and Dreamweaver templates, to ensure the look and feel of your site remains consistent from page to page. Web professionals can also identify existing pages for contributors to use as templates when creating new pages. Manage site and user access by controlling who gets to edit which sections of a Web site and what changes they can make. Macromedia Contribute also includes the latest update to Dreamweaver MX, so you can administer Contribute sites, send connection keys, and use shared-page versioning right from within Dreamweaver MX. - Review © 1996-2003, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

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