Adobe Contribute has many of the attributes of a word processor which makes it fairly easy to edit and administer websites. Basically, you can add new pages, edit existing ones and update sites with images, photos and Flash animations. Individual pages can be edited and the draft copies can be sent to other individuals by email for collaboration and approval. Microsoft Word can also be used to update sites simply by dragging the word processors’ document directly into Contribute and publishing them on the Web.

    Create the connection

  1. Step 1

    Launch Adobe Contribute. If you have already run the registration process and you are not executing this program for the first time, skip this section and proceed to the next section titled “Editing the webpage.”

  2. Step 2

    Run the registration for the program if this is the first time you are executing it. You will also have to ensure that the network administrator has enabled the necessary connection keys, password and File Transfer Protocols (FTP) for site and server activity.

  3. Step 3

    Choose ?”Edit” and then “My Connections” from the task bar at the top of the screen. Click the “Create” button. The welcome screen appears.

  4. Step 4

    Click “Next.” The Website Home Page screen appears. Enter the complete Web address of your site, for example: http://mywebsite.com. Click “Next.” If Contribute is successful, you will be prompted to enter your name and address information. Click “Next.”

    5. Editing the webpage

  5. Step 1

    Browse to the page to be edited and click Edit Page. This will open the page as a draft. You can start entering your text either by typing it in or pasting the content from another application.

  6. Step 2

    Insert images from your computer by choosing Insert then Image and finally, choose From My Computer from the Select Image dialog box. Click the “Select” button. The Select Image dialog appears.

  7. Step 3

    Navigate to the directory and file that has the image you want to insert. Select it in the Select Image dialog and click the “Select” button. The image appears on your page. You can modify the image by double-clicking it or select it and choose Format and then Image Properties. Make the changes and click “OK.”

  8. Step 4

    Preview the page in your browser by choosing Select File and then Preview in Browser or Press the “F12″ key.



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