Links to everything that's FREE!
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already available in a comprehensive format on various other web sites,
we chose to provide some basics that will give you an indication of
what's out there on the net and plenty of links to follow for more
detailed information.
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The dancing welcome sign, according to the site it
came from, is free of copyright.
To grab it for your own use, click your
right mouse button over it and choose save. Make sure you know
where it's being saved to. |
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Copyright is a term applied to an
artists created work, where you must ask to use the
created artistry and receive permission either in writing, or by purchasing
the right with a monetary payment. |
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GENERAL RESOURCES
WEB EDITING
PROGRAMS
IMAGE EDITING
PROGRAMS
ANIMATED GIFS
SEARCH ENGINE TIPS
Try your own research anytime by
using our handy search
link
General Resources
The easiest and most convenient sources of various
software are magazine cover
CD's that contain more data than you could download in a month of Sundays!
You can purchase the magazines from newsagents, choosing the one that
contains web editing software. Here are some links to on line sites,
showing what's currently on offer in the mags, and will help you to make your
choice of purchase when you get to the newsagent.
Try these sites before buying a
magazine
Australian Personal Computing (APC) magazine:
http://www.apcmag.com
PC World magazine:
http://www.pcworld.com/magazine/index/0,00.asp
Web editing programs
You're going to need a program that will help you to
create a homepage. We've listed a few freebies for your
convenience. Some are time limited trials, where you purchase the program if
you're happy with it and want to continue using it after the trial period
elapses, while others are totally free.
These programs are often referred to as WYSIWYG (What You
See Is What You Get and it's pronounced 'Y Zee Wig). They enable you to avoid the
messy html code behind a web page, dealing with the visual interface
only, and
allowing you to see what the end result will be as you design your web page.
Some links to various program vendors
 Sausage
Software offer either a beginners or advanced
software package with another specially designed for children
 Macromedia
has free trials and makes the popular Dreamweaver and Flash programs used by
professionals
 The Free Site.com has a whole range of free products for you to choose from.
 Web
Attack has a heap of free html editing software for making your own
homepage
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 came with a 'light'
version of their popular FrontPage program called 'FrontPage Express'. If
you have IE 4 on disk, then just look for the 'fpxpress.exe' program
install, located in one of the IE installation cabs, or
download the 1.73 Mb file from here. If you like
the program, then consider purchasing the full version of FrontPage and you
can create a site just like our club one.
 FrontPage (the full program) is no
longer available as a trial download from the Microsoft web site. For the
latest items available we suggest you search their site from this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage
Checkout some FrontPage tutorials
Image
editing programs
Anyone using Windows will already have the popular
Paintbrush program installed on their PC. To access it you go to the
'Start' button, choose 'Programs', then up to 'Accessories'
and you should see it listed as either 'Paintbrush' or 'Paint'.
While it may have some limitations, it's free and convenient for most
peoples needs.
Paint Shop Pro is a
very good program and far more capable of doing a wide range of imaging
tasks. Check out Ron's tutorial on this wonderful program and use it to
enhance your web pages, remembering your imagination is the only limit to
creativity.
Paint Shop Pro get the trial
software
Paint Shop Pro tutorials
 Paint Shop Pro Users Group for
loads of tutorials
 Abstract
Dimensions has loads of Paint Shop Pro tips
 Graph X is another
great source of Paint Shop Pro tips
Try these other sites for image editing
programs
 Serif Software
for a FREE image editing program
 Ulead
makes the popular PhotoImpact program
 Adobe are makers of the fabulous PhotoShop software
 GIMP is a great
program for the technically minded
Animated GIF's
Animated GIF's are another method of getting your page on
the move. The welcome sign at top of this page is an example of one such
animation. Many are available on the net and will save you the
trouble of creating your own (just make sure you choose those that are free
of copyright). Use
our handy search and type in animated
gifs free copyright as your search criteria. This should yield enough
results to keep you busy for a long time. If you know what type of theme you
want such as animals or faces etc, then add those words to your search
criteria.
Macromedia Flash
will help you to make your own splashy animations. Flash is one of the most popular
programs available and does far more than just animate a picture. You can
create an entire movie scene including fly in text etc. There's a cheaper
alternative to Flash and it's called 'Swish'.
 Swish will do for most of your animation needs and is a much more
affordable option than Flash. It has 2 levels with 'Swish Lite' being the
cheapest, Swish 2 the current version, and both are available as a trial
download with loads of resources available at the site.
Try these sites for free animated GIF's
 Web Developer has a great collection of free gifs already for you to use
Here's a couple of choices for programs to
create your own gifs
Web Attack has a whole range of
software for you to choose from
SEARCH ENGINE TIPS
 Visit our own web mistress at 'A Web Spin Off' and check out the 'DIY Resources' page to get links for loads of
stuff such as META tag help and free search engine registrations to name but
a few.
One of the most comprehensive sites to utilise for tips on
search engine registrations and results is
http://selfpromotion.com/
  Taming the Beast
will have most of what you're looking for with links to loads of resources that cover
every conceivable category relative to your own web site.
 Search Engine Watch has a load of information
you can access to begin learning all you need to know about search engines
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