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There was once a time when Web design and Web publishing was something reserved exclusively for professional Web designers. Those days have passed, however, and anybody with a MacBook can design and publish professional grade Sites from anywhere they happen to be. Even people with only basic skills on the computer can use a new MacBook to delve into Web design. As most people know, Mac computers are extremely intuitive to use and even complex processes are simple on a Mac. Web design and publication is no exception to this rule. Every new MacBook comes equipped with iLife, which is a software package that provides just about everything users need to make the most of their Mac. Part of iLife is the iWeb application, which makes Web design and publication simpler than ever before. The following explains a few features of iWeb that consumers will be interested in learning about:
1. Web design is made easy with themes to choose from. iWeb provides numerous themes to select from. Each of these themes is aesthetically pleasing and interesting to look at. Once the theme is selected, it remains constant as the user creates his or her Site, so it will retain continuity throughout the various pages of the Site. The only difficult decision that users will have is selecting which of the many themes to choose from.
2. Web design is made easy with templates to choose from. In addition to having many themes to choose from, iWeb comes with numerous templates to choose from as well. This means that all of the guesswork is eliminated for users who are trying to build a Site with iWeb. All that people have to do is follow the prompts and simple instructions and they will be on their way to having a quality Site.
3. iWeb makes it easy to add content. The thing about Mac computers is that they come packaged with a useful software package for just about anything that users need. iTunes stores music, iPhoto stores photographs, iMovie stores movies and Garage Band stores recorded tracks. And because all of these applications are designed and created by Apple, they all communicate with one another without a hitch. This means that when it comes time for users to publish their movies, songs or photographs to their Site through iWeb, it will be easy to do. By simply clicking on a few buttons, users can personalize their Site with their own content.
4. iWeb makes it simple to add widgets to a Site. iWeb makes it extremely simple to add widgets to a Site. By simply selecting an icon from a list of widgets and dragging it to the position in the Site where the user wants it located, the user can add anything from a YouTube video to a countdown timer to their Site.
5. Publishing is made simple. iWeb has eliminated the days of requiring a publisher to publish a Site. With only a few clicks of the mouse, users can quickly publish their Site content to the Web for the world to view.
Web design is just one of the many things that is simplified with a Mac computer. Most everybody who has tried a Mac is quickly converted, and it is no wonder why. With applications as useful and simple as iWeb, Mac computers are comparable to no other computer on the market.
