Contribute "At a Glance"

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>>Working with Dreamweaver

Contribute 3 is familiar to users of Microsoft Office applications and requires no technical expertise. Powered by the same market-leading technology as Macromedia Dreamweaver, there is no easier way to keep web content current and relevant.

Easy to use.
Publish to the web in three simple steps: Browse to the page that needs updating, edit it, and click Publish ? it's done. The intuitive, visual environment offers point-and-click simplicity ? no more complicated forms to make simple updates. Grow your small business using professionally designed Starter Pages and PayPal Merchant Tools for eCcommerce to enhance the value of your web site.

Extend documents to the web.
Quickly link any document to a web site or copy and paste from Microsoft Office while keeping text formatting and HTML code standards intact. Macromedia FlashPaper 2 for Mac OS and Windows converts any file into a fast-loading, accessible Flash document with full text search and selection. Plus, the Windows version of FlashPaper can create Adobe PDF files.

Design and develop without limits.
Because Contribute 3 is compatible with HTML standards and offers advanced support for CSS, web professionals can use their current skills to build Contribute-compatible web sites. With new Shared Assets, common page elements can be centrally deployed to Contribute users. Contribute 3 also expands publishing capabilities beyond text updates with new inline image editing and video insertion features.

Contribute 3 makes distributed web publishing a reality, allowing content publishers and web developers to work together efficiently. Tight Dreamweaver integration and enhanced administrative controls provide an integrated system suited to organizations large and small.

Worry-free web site updates.
Now web site administrators can control who can edit and who can publish. The flexible approval system allows edited web pages to be reviewed before publishing and includes a Draft Console that summarizes the status of work in progress. Groups can work together safely using built-in versioning, one-click rollback, and page locking to prevent accidental overwrites.

Easy, powerful administration.
Web site administrators can exercise direct, comprehensive control using publishing roles for named users and groups. New editing permissions can specify the location of dependent files, as well as the size and quality of images. Enhanced controls for CSS and support for Dreamweaver templates protect the integrity of page layout and design.

Frictionless Dreamweaver integration.
Contribute 3 ensures design standards are met, functionality is maintained, and code is protected?allowing non-technical contributors to update technically advanced sites safely. Contribute 3 also offers web professionals new direct source editing in external editors. Used together with Contribute 3, Dreamweaver MX 2004 provides integrated administrative controls for most Contribute-enabled web sites.

Contribute 3 revolutionizes web publishing without requiring new infrastructure or web site redesigns. It works with existing HTML web sites, standard development tools, and enterprise systems?providing a safe, cost-effective answer for organizations of all sizes.

Unlock web publishing everywhere.
Contribute 3 can be easily deployed across an entire organization. MSI installer technology allows direct deployment to desktops throughout the enterprise. Encrypted connection keys automatically connect users by email, and Contribute Publishing Services provides central management of site connections and integration with Active Directory and LDAP user directories.

Standards-based.
Contribute 3 enables web publishing in almost any computing environment and can be used to edit any HTML web site. Content is cross-browser compatible and can easily be made Section 508?compliant for accessibility. New direct editing supports file-based content and learning management systems. High-speed, secure site connections are possible with new WebDAV support in addition to SFTP, FTP, and LAN.

Customization and extensibility.
Contribute 3 provides robust client-side and server-side extensibility. The JavaScript and XML client extensibility layer can be extensively configured and deployed to meet custom needs. The new web services?based notification system enables server-side extension development and powers the logging, email, and notification features of Contribute Publishing Services.

Tight Integration for a Powerful Web Solution
Macromedia Contribute works with HTML web sites created with any web design software. Importantly, Contribute 3 has a special relationship with Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Dreamweaver and Contribute Comparison
Dreamweaver and Contribute focus on different aspects of web publishing, but their symbiosis empowers technical and non-technical people to collaborate more effectively than ever.

Building Web Sites
Dreamweaver is, hands-down, the professional solution for designing and developing web sites. It offers extensive HTML code editing, application development, and site management capabilities. Dreamweaver has powerful design tools for working with CSS and creating page templates, as well as a broad array of automated features for making sitewide updates.

Updating Web Sites
Contribute 3 redefines web publishing, making it an activity open to everybody, everyday. It is the easiest way to update content on existing web sites, requiring no training or knowledge of HTML. Powerful, practical controls allow site administrators to define who can publish and who is limited to only edit and send pages to others for review and approval. Business users and subject-matter experts can update web content without risk of breaking site standards or application functionality. Contribute 3 and the Macromedia Web Publishing System integrate tightly with Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional to provide everything your business needs to build, manage, and publish content to the web.

Advantages of Using Contribute with Dreamweaver
Powered by the same market-leading technology as Dreamweaver, Contribute 3 is the best way to keep web content current and relevant.

Contribute integrates closely with Dreamweaver MX 2004

• Full support for Dreamweaver CSS. Contribute leverages the Dreamweaver CSS rendering engine for displaying CSS-based layouts and designs accurately.
• Identical HTML authoring engine. Content changes made in Contribute will not insert extraneous code or reformat existing code.
• Shared assets. Insert stock images including graphics, HTML snippets, Flash movies, and Dreamweaver Library items from a common interface.
• Control content with Dreamweaver templates. Contribute automatically adheres to Dreamweaver templates for detailed control over page updates.
• Efficient group collaboration. Both products share a check-in/check-out system that protects against accidental overwrites, enabling Dreamweaver professionals and Contribute users to work together safely on the same web site.
• Shared Contribute versioning system. Use the same simple versioning, page lockout, and page rollback system in both products.
• Integrated administration of Contribute sites. Use all the site administration features available in Contribute directly within Dreamweaver? change any settings without leaving the preferred tool.
• Contribute connection keys. Send encrypted connection keys to content contributors right from Dreamweaver.