webtools

=Web Tools=

Authoring Tools Button Generators/Editor Navigation/Menus Backgrounds/Wallpapers Web Page Templates Other Web Tools

Also see Web Authoring Basics, Web Colors, Dreamweaver


 * AUTHORING TOOLS**

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[|Top 4 Web Tools to Create Free Websites Instantly] - see the beginning when he explains why you'd use these tools rather than coding www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-4-websites-to-create-free-websites-instantly/ He concludes his first paragraph with the statement, "Yes, the features are usually limited, but in the end, services that let you create free websites instantly serve a very important and useful purpose."
 * BlinkWeb
 * Squidoo
 * Wet Paint
 * Weebly

[|Building Your Own Web Site, Free] www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/technology/personaltech/building-your-own-web-site-free.html?_r=0 "Personal Web sites have been around a long time. Just ask anyone with an old Angelfire or GeoCities page. But now, Internet users have a dizzying array of free, feature-rich services to choose from — no coding skills required."

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Tripod http://www.tripod.lycos.com/ “Create your website, share your photos, share your opinions!” You can create your own website for free.

Bravenet http://www.bravenet.com/index.php “Free websites and web tools”

Roxer http://www.roxer.com/ “Now anyone can create [free] stunning websites online in just minutes.” Example of site using this tool from an Ed Tech candidate: []

SeaMonkey [] “The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop [an] all-in-one internet application suite. … Containing an Internet browser, email & newsgroup client, HTML editor, IRC chat and web development tools, SeaMonkey is sure to appeal to advanced users, web developers and corporate users.”

SeaMonkey Home Page []

Weebly http://www.weebly.com/ “Create your website. Fast. Free. Easy. Now” Example of site using this tool from an Ed Tech candidate: []>

Mozilla Composer http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/ Ths is part of the suite that gives you the web browser, too.

NVU / KompoZer http://www.nvu.com/ “Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a “new view”) is an Open Source project [that] will pick up where Mozilla Composer left off, adding additional features, functionality and ease of use. Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.” It is available for Linux Desktop, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

KompoZer http://www.kompozer.net/ This is a free “ complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.”

Building a Website Theme [TeAchnology] http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/comp/sitebuild/

Google Page Creator https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=pages&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.google.com%2F<mpl=yessignups

CoffeeCup HTML Editor [commercial product] http://www.coffeecup.com/html-editor/

HTML Editors - Web Page Authoring Tools http://webdesign.about.com/od/htmleditors/HTML_Editors_Web_Page_Authoring_Tools.htm

Putting Together a Web Page: Choosing an HTML Editor http://webdesign.about.com/od/editors/a/aa092898.htm

**BUTTON GENERATORS/EDITORS**

Button Generator http://www.buttongenerator.com/ You can also generate a menu, including a menu with drop down menu options. There are both free and member-only buttons and menus to choose from. You have to look closely.

GRS Button Maker http://www.grsites.com/button/ This site also has tabs that will take you to other free web authoring tools, such as background textures, logo maker, menu make, fonts, sounds, etc.

Button Editor http://weballey.net/templates/editor.cgi Makes simple buttons that you can save as an image and use in your web site.

NAVIGATION/MENUS
Navigation Menus: Trends and Examples http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/26/navigation-menus-trends-and-examples/ This may be fairly advanced, but it gives good ideas.

CSS Navigation Menu http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/css/css-navigation-menu.shtml This includes the code needed.

Navigation http://www.idealever.com/products/sitecm/designnavigation.htm

List-O-Matic http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/list-o-matic/

Accessify - Home of the Accessibility Toolset http://www.accessify.com/ This site is “dedicated to furthering the cause of web accessibility by offering free tools and other useful resources.” And it does!

Drop Down Navigation Menu Wizard http://www.thesitewizard.com/wizards/navigationmenu.shtml

Menu and Buttons (freewarejava) http://www.freewarejava.com/applets/menus.shtml

Flash Navigation Generators http://www.hypergurl.com/graphics.html

Free CSS Navigation Menu Designs http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/12/15/free-css-navigation-designs/

More Free CSS Navigation Menu Designs http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/12/21/more-free-css-navigation-menu-designs/

14 Free Vertical CSS Menu Designs http://www.exploding-boy.com/2005/12/29/14-free-vertical-css-menus/

BACKGROUNDS/WALLPAPERS
The 10 Best Free Wallpaper Sites http://freebies.about.com/od/free-wallpaper/tp/free-wallpaper.htm

10 Great Websites to Download Free Stunning HD Wallpapers http://www.zdwired.com/sites-to-download-free-hd-wallpapers/

Vladstudio www.vladstudio.com/wallpapers/

Picky Wallpapers www.pickywallpapers.com

Large Pictures www.largepictures.net

WallPaperStock wallpaperstock.net

DeviantART www.deviantart.com/customization/wallpaper

The Paper Wall thepaperwall.com/index.php

eWallpapers www.ewallpapers.eu/

Desktop Nexus www.desktopnexus.com/

PixelGirl Presents pixelgirlpresents.com/desktops



All Free Backgrounds www.allfreebackgrounds.com/background_select.html

All-free-download: Vector Backgrounds all-free-download.com/free-vector/vector-background/

WEB PAGE TEMPLATES
Free CSS Templates http://www.freecsstemplates.org/

Free Open Source Templates []

Free Templates Online [] They do have a few free ones in each category, but most of their templates are not free.

Lead You E-Resume Portfolio [] “Instead of a dull printed Resume, Leadyou created a Designed Portfolio that allows you to showcase your CV and Resume, and add a Professional Portfolio with Cover Letters, Pictures, Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendations, Audio & Video files, and whichever file you want, to provide a more comprehensive profile of yourself and abilities.” They also will host your resume and give you a free personal URL (www.leadyou.com/yourname ) for your resume

Free Web Templates []

Free Web Site Templates from About.com []

Free Web Templates [] “These Free Web Templates Will Help You Build an XHTML+CSS website”

Free Nice Templates []

Rickey’s Web Templates []

Template Links [] Also free downloads of clipart, fonts, icons, flash animations, etc.

Free CSS [] Includes templates, tutorials, resources, etc.

**OTHER WEB TOOLS**
Cool Text http://cooltext.com/

3D Tex Maker http://3dtextmaker.com “Cool Text is an online graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you might need an impressive logo without a lot of work” It makes logos or buttons for free.

Site Tools [Web Alley] http://www.weballey.net/links/Site_tools/ Banners, counters, forms, validation, guest books…

GIF Works http://www.gifworks.com/ This allows you to get an image from the web or upload an image you have and then allows you to edit it in a variety of ways.

Any Month Calendar http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/anymonthcal.shtml “This unique calendar, constructed using a textarea, enables you to look up the calendar for any month of any year! Use the drop-down menu to select the desired month. Quite exceptional.” This gives you the code to insert it in your site.

Free JavaScripts http://www.javascriptkit.com/cutpastejava.shtml Lots of categories of things you can put into your web site. Two useful areas are ‘Clocks, Calendars and Timers’ and ‘Mouse Curser Effects’ but there are many other categories.

Freeware Java Applets http://freewarejava.com/applets/index.shtml

Contactify http://www.contactify.com/ “Create a free contactify link. Post it anywhere you like. When people click on it, it takes them to a contact form. Real people can contact you, spammers can't. And your email address remains completely hidden. And...it's totally free!”

FileZilla http://filezilla-project.org/index.php This is a free FTP tool. They have both client and server versions.

Widget Gallery http://www.answers.com/main/widget_gallery.jsp “Generate your own customizable widgets to embed in your favorite platforms including blogs, web sites, personal homepage and more.”

My Web Face - "Create a Cartoon You" http://mywebface.mywebsearch.com/download/index.jhtml?spu=true&partner=GRxdm022 It's free to download the 'myWebFace toolbar'.