Throughout the past year my own excitement about the potential of the World Wide Web as a publishing medium has lead me to numerous books on HTML, the coding used to create Web pages and countless applications for graphics and editing. The process of trial and error was slow at times and researching resources and applications was time consuming. Infomedia Publishing Group recently forwarded me a copy of their new CD, Web Page Builder which I genuinely wish had been available months ago. What is most unique about Web Page Builder is that it really contains three tutorials. Users may progress through the lessons at their own pace, repeating lessons as necessary or skipping those which they have already mastered.
Lessons are basic, well organized and progress at a speed comfortable for beginners.
Users navigate these lessons as they would documents on the World Wide Web. In fact, there are many example sites taken directly from the Internet. The third part of the tutorial involves the shareware library included on the disk, which contains HTML editing tools, graphics applications, Internet utilities and images, sound files and video clips which may be used to construct Web pages. While the tutorials offer enough depth and references to take a new user to a proficient level of Web Page construction, a small library of templates is available for users or businesses anxious to complete a page quickly. In addition to a simple, personal page for users, other templates include a resume, basic business page, business site which includes a customer order form and a catalog.