Frames make Web site navigation less confusing to the viewer, but they take up valuable real estate on the computer monitor. Not every Web surfer has the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator that understands tables, hotspots, and frames. In fact, some people still look at the Web through a mainframe computer terminal that does not display graphics. If you use hotspots or put a menu in a table, provide duplicate text links at the bottom of the home page. PageMill provides many other features that simplify site design.
Site maps display all links and show where links are missing or in error.
When a page's file name is changed, links to that page are automatically corrected. Graphic tools can make the background of clip art transparent so the page background shows through. A file upload tool sends pages to your ISP without the need for a separate file transfer program. Software such as PageMill can help you put together a site with plenty of visual interest, but some things cannot be done with the software alone. Creating forms on which viewers can place orders is one of these things.