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CMEA Bay Section has an active interest in the applications of modern technology in the field of music education. This interest includes gathering and sharing information about educational and creative software in the areas of music, desktop publishing, and multi-media presentations, and methods for recording and digitizing sound. Sharing information about technology extends to articles about technology from your Bay Section music and technology representative, sessions at our annual winter conference at San Jose State University, and articles and books about music technology.

Technology Page Index:

Music and Technology Representative

Your CMEA Bay Section Webmaster and Technology Consultant is:
	Dr. Hal Peterson Leland High School 6677 Camden Avenue San Jose, CA 95120 E-mail: webmaster@cmeabaysection.org.

Technology Notes

May, 2007

As you know, our lives go through many cycles and this article marks the completion of one for me.  After twelve years of service on the CMEA Bay Section Board of Directors as Technology Special Representative and ten as the webmaster for the Bay Section website I am leaving the board as of June, 2007. Business and school obligations are demanding more of my time these days, and I need more free time to work on creative projects in publishing.

Looking back at these past years, I realized that while I have served on the board, we have had eight different presidents, going back to Jim Heiner. Technology has gone from being something that just a few teachers understood and used to being a regular part of our jobs. We have seen the rise of the Internet, the MP3 player, and digital recording on computer hard drives. We have seen the usual ups and downs in music programs in California, but finally there seems to be consensus that arts education is important for all students. For the first time in a long time, special grant money has been allocated for arts programs statewide. 

When I first started on the board, most music teachers in Bay Section didn’t know a lot about technology, some were afraid of it, and others didn’t want to deal with it. But like anything new, people will come around once they see the value of it. Think about email. When it first became available in the schools, a lot of people were against having another thing to deal with. Within a year or two most teachers found that they couldn’t deal without it. The same thing was true with computers and electronic instruments. 

One of the accomplishments I am most proud of during my service was establishing our Bay Section website, and building it up. When we started, it was on a server in my classroom, and was subject to district technology personnel downtown. I remember in the early years that our site was down for nearly a month because a tech guy downtown accidentally deleted our pointer through the district network, and then went on a vacation to Hawaii. Now our website set is online 24/7 through a reliable outside provider and become well known on the Internet. We continually come up at the top on searches for California music education. I have continued to maintain its non-commercial look and educational content, despite constant requests from outside business to set up links to commercial businesses. The website also provides our membership with downloadable forms for our festival and conference activities. 

Another accomplishment has been to get the music industry involved with Bay Section. Over the past twelve years we have had presentations by clinicians from nearly all of the important music software companies at the Winter Conference technology sessions, and we now have ongoing support from SoundTree for our technology room. Music technology is now an important component of most jobs in the music industry and has radically changed the music recording and publishing industries. Our most talented students need access to this information because there are many viable job opportunities that require both an understanding of music performance and music technology.

The third accomplishment that had the most value for our membership was the series of hands-on training classes in technology for music educators. Today this training is part of your music credential or major at college, but when it was all relatively new in the 1990s, it was fun to work with those of you who participated in our Bay Section classes.  Now it is great to see some of you presenting your ideas and information during teacher sessions at the Winter Conference.

In closing, I would like to thank our Bay Section board for their support of our technology programs and I value the time I have had to work with them. I encourage you to volunteer for service on the board at some stage in your career. You will find it to be a valuable and rewarding experience.

Dr. Hal Peterson
Webmaster and Special Representative for Technology

Software

Software Categories
The lists below include creative and drill software titles for use in instruction, to prepare teaching materials, write or arrange for your musical ensembles, record music, work on websites, create publications or to administer your music program. Listing here does not constitute an official endorsement by CMEA Bay Section. This is not by any means a complete list, but rather is based on what our membership actually uses. If you are a Bay Section member and use a product not listed here, e-mail me with the information, and it will be added to the site. Links are provided as a courtesy and benefit for companies that have participated in our Winter Conference activities.

Digital Audio Editing and Presentation Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; W = Windows OS; SL = Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs)

• Flash MX 2004. Flash MX 2004 is the latest version of Macromedia Flash, the industry standard tool for creating effective rich content and dynamic presentations that incorporate the various elements of multi-media applications. (M,W,SL) Macromedia, Inc.
• Goldwave Digital Audio Editor. Play, edit, record, mix, and analyze audio, apply special effects, digitally remaster and restore old recordings with noise reduction and pop/click filters, and make perfect digital copies of audio CD tracks using the CD Reader tool and save them in wma, mp3, ogg files. (W) Goldwave, Inc.
• Macromind Director. Multimedia software for producing computer driven animation, presentations, and videos. (M,SL) Macromedia, Inc.
• Peak 4. The world's most popular digital audio, stereo audio editing, processing and mastering application for the Macintosh. (M, SL) Bias Software.
• PowerPoint presentation software. (See Microsoft Office 2001)
• SoundForge. The award-winning Sound Forge® digital audio editor includes a powerful set of audio processes, tools, and effects for manipulating audio. Sound Forge software allows you to edit, record, encode, and master nearly any form of digital audio including WAV, AIFF, MP3, and more. (W) Sony.

Graphics and Illustration Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; SL = Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs), W = Windows OS.

• Acrobat Professional and Reader. Version 6. Acrobat Professional allows you to process and edit pdf files and create multiple page documents. Reader is the free plug in that lets anyone read and print pdf files. (our Tempo newsletters, application forms, and Winter Conference programs are all made available to our membership through pdf files posted on this website. Part of the Adobe Creative Suite bundle. (M, W, SL)
• Photoshop CS. Processing software for illustrations, diagrams, photographs, and other presentation materials. Part of the Adobe Creative Suite bundle. (M,W,SL) Adobe.
• Illustrator CS Drawing software for line illustrations, diagrams, overhead transparencies, and other presentation materials. Part of the Adobe Creative Suite bundle. (M,W,SL) Adobe.
• AppleWorks. This office software suite has drawing capabilities for line illustrations, pictures, diagrams, overhead transparencies, and other presentation materials. (M,SL) Apple.
• Microsoft Office. This office software suite has drawing capabilities for line illustrations, pictures, diagrams, overhead transparencies, and other presentation materials (M,W,SL) Microsoft.

Guitar Instruction

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; W = Windows OS.

• Guitar Studio. Provides all the tools a guitar player needs to record, edit and mix MIDI and digital audio projects, using a simulated multi-track recorder format. Guitar Studio is a key component of the "Guitar Technology Alliance" between Cakewalk, Fender, and Roland. (W,SL) Cakewalk.
• Guitropolis. Travel through the whimsical city of Guitropolis while receiving basic instruction for the guitar. (M,W) Alfred Publishing Company.
• The Blues Guitarist and The Jazz Guitarist. Classic and standard repertoire for guitar saved in Standard MIDI Files. (M,W) PG Music.
• Acoustic Guitar, Rock Guitar, and Jazz Guitar. Information and instruction on how to play each different style of guitar. (W) MGI Interactive.
• Guitar Shop. A multimedia guitar series that combines traditional teaching methods (instruction book) with current CD-ROM technology. (W) Red Door Interactive

Keyboard and Piano Instruction

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; W = Windows OS.

• Piano Discovery and Kids Piano Discovery. CD-ROM with 600 individual piano lessons, 50 songs, music activities, games, and MIDI recording. The Kids edition is designed for students aged 6-12. (M,W) Jump Music.
• Basic Piano Theory, Levels I and II. Music theory software designed to correlate with Alfred's Basic Piano Library. (M,W) Alfred Publishing Company.
• The Pianist (Vol. 1-4), The New Orleans Pianist, The Latin Pianist, The Modern Jazz Pianist, The Ragtime Pianist, The New Age Pianist and The Blues Pianist (Vol. 1-2). Keyboard repertoire saved in Standard MIDI Files. (M,W) PG Music.
• Teach Your To Play Piano. Multimedia keyboard instructional software. (M,W) Alfred Publishing Company.

Music Administration Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; SL = Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs); W = Windows OS.

• Drill Quest. Charting software with animation for marching band shows. (M, W) Edugraphics.
• Band Directors Communication Kit. Templates for letters, brochures, guidelines, and advocacy. (M,W) Hal Leonard.
• 3D Dynamic Drill Design and Virtual 3D. Charting software with animation for marching band shows. (M,W) Pyware.
• Master Music Manager. Administrative software for music directors and librarians. Manages inventory, uniforms, music libraries, membership files, recordings, personnel. (W,M) Manager Software.
• Music Administrator. Complete music department management software for administration, performing groups, inventory, etc. (M) Pyware.
• Music Office System. Music office data system software with many template files for Windows. (W) Pyware.
• Charms Music Office Assistant. Web based office management software for music departments. Dorian Business Systems.

Music History and Literature Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; SL = Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs); W = Windows operating system.

• All My Hummingbirds Have Alibis, Subotnick. CD-ROM literature disk presenting his original ballet scores with visual and scrolling score presentations. (M) The Voyager Company.
• Art and Music Series. Eight CD-ROMs depicting the relationships between music and art in various eras. Titles include The Medieval Era, The Renaissance, The Baroque, The Eighteenth Century (Classicism), The Romantic Era, Impressionism, Surrealism, and The Twentieth Century. (M, W, SL) Zane Publications.
• Classical Music. A three disk CD-ROM series surveying music history and repertoire from the Baroque era to the early Romantic era. An accompanying literature stack presents excerpts and catalog numbers of commercially available compact disks of each work. Titles currently available: Bach and Before, The Classical Ideal, and Beethoven and Beyond. (M) The Voyager Company.
• Folk Music. A CD-ROM literature series covering the concepts, styles, and history of American folk music. (M, W) Clearvue.
• Great Composers: Their Lives and Music. A six volume set of CD-ROMs about the lives and music of some of our great composers. Vol. 1: J.S. Bach, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Vol. 2: Handel, Chopin, Debussy; Vol. 3: Mozart, Mendelssohn, Dvorak; Vol. 4: Beethoven, Grieg, Hanson; Vol. 5: Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Ravel; Vol. 6 Schubert, Brahms, J. Strauss. (M, W) Clearvue.
• History of the Blues A CD-ROM disk covering the concepts, styles, and history of the blues and its influence on today's music. (M,W) Queue.
• History of Country Music. A CD-ROM disk covering the concepts, styles, and history of country music from its roots in the dance tunes and ballads of the rural South to its present place in popular music. (M, W) Queue.
• History of Music Series. A five part series about music. Titles include Origins of Music Through the Classical Period, Romanticism Into the 1980's, The Art of Listening, Music and Culture, and American Folk Music. (last two items reviewed separately). Each disk begins with a main multimedia program, and includes reference materials, glossary, quizzes, encyclopedia, and indexes. (M,W) Clearvue.
• Music and Culture. A CD-ROM about ethnomusicology that covers eight major non-western cultures throughout the world. (M, W) Clearvue.
• Musical Instruments. Features over 200 musical instruments from around the world, individually and in ensembles. (W) Microsoft.
• The Orchestra [Britten, Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra]. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the work and a complete guide to orchestral instruments. (M) Warner New Media.
• Quintet in A Major, "The Trout", Schubert. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the work, articles about Schubert and chamber music, trout recipes, and a musical game. (M) The Voyager Company.
• The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the work, comprehensive articles, and a musical game. (M) The Voyager Company.
• String Quartet in C Major, "The Dissonant", Mozart. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the quartet, articles about Mozart's world, and information about the genre of the string quartet. (M) The Voyager Company.
• Symphony No. 9 (New World), Dvorak. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the work, extensive articles about it, and a scrolling score. (M) The Voyager Company.
• Symphony No. 5, Beethoven. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the work, an interactive database on Beethoven's life, and a partially scrolling score. (M) Interactive Publishing Corporation.
• Symphony No. 9, Beethoven. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the work, informative articles about it, and a musical game. (M) The Voyager Company.
• Three Tone Poems, Strauss. CD-ROM literature disk presenting the tone poems Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, and Til Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, with tutorials about the music, its orchestration, the tone poem, and a musical game. (M) The Voyager Company.

Music Notation Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: W = Windows OS; M = Macintosh OS; SL = Academic Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs).

• Cubase Score VST. Comprehensive score editing, layout, hard disk recording, and printing functions include automatic chord symbols, desktop publishing tools, and the ability to view MIDI data as notation. (M,SL,W) Steinberg-Jones.
• Finale, PrintMusic! and Finale Allegro. Advanced notation and sequencing software for the Macintosh. Comes with a variety of fonts, on-line documentation, and a part extraction utility. (M,W,SL) Allegro is the simpler version of Finale. (M,W) PrintMusic! allows you to ceate, play, and print MIDI files(M,W,SL) Coda Music Technology.
• Score. Computer music typography system used widely for music publishing. Among its strongest features are its justification routines and the complete numerical control of all music parameters from the computer keyboard. (PC) San Andreas Press. Go to the Score website.
• Sibelius. Music notation program developed in England and designed for composing, arranging, teaching, playing and publishing music of every kind at the highest professional standards. Now in version 3. (W,M,SL). Sibelius Software. Go to the Sibelius website.
• Songworks II. Songworks is leadsheet notation and compositional software that lets you create songs and print them out. The sofware includes auto harmonization and auto melodization features, that can create melodies from your chords or chords for your melodies. Songworks II is now polyphonic and can support additional staves and voice. The Ars Nova website includes many downloadable songs and files for the Songworks line. (M, SL) Ars Nova Software. Go to the Ars Nova Web Site.

Music Scanning Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; SL = Site licensing available; W = Windows OS.

• PhotoScore. Scanning software that imports notation and text (multiple languages) from sheet music, plays it back for you, and converts it to Sibelius notation, standard MIDI files, or XML format. Version 3 Professional reads guitar frames and pdf files. (W,M) Neuratron

Music Sequencing and Recording Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: M = Macintosh OS; SL = Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs); W = Windows OS.

• Band-in-a-Box. Allows the user to perform or improvise to given chord progressions or tunes. User can designate chord sequences up to 64 bars, with automatic keyboard, bass, guitar, and drum accompaniment. Band-in-a-Box also has notation and sequencer capabilities, can play and harmonize melodies in a variety of ensemble arrangements, contains 24 built-in performance styles, and has an extensive tunes and styles library available. (M,SL,W) PG Music.
• Cakewalk Home Studio Version 2. Multi-track sequencer for Windows that supports 256 tracks of MIDI and four tracks of digital audio. Features graphic equalization, mixdowns, powerful editing tools, and printable notation. (W,SL) Cakewalk.
• Cakewalk Pro Audio and Pro Audio Deluxe. Record, edit, and play back as many tracks of digital audio as your PF can handle in synchronization with MIDI sequences. CFX digital audio effects processing and a variety of notation features. (W,SL) Cakewalk.
• Cakewalk SONAR 4. Professional grade sequencing software featuring multi-format surround mixing and editing with over 30 configurations supported (SL,W) Cakewalk.
• CD Architect. Software package that reads audio from compact discs, DAT, or your sound card, allows you to process it and burn red book audio CDs. (W) Sonic Foundry (Sony).
• Cubase VST. Recording environment and graphic song editor that displays music as "boxes" or parts, accessed through an "arrange window". Cubase VST Score professional notation features, and Cubase VST/24 adds 96 audio channels, support for 24 bit/965 kHz operation, and extended audio hardware options. (M,SL,W) Steinberg.
• Digital Performer. Digital Performer is an integrated MIDI and audio sequencer. For studio recording, film scoring, live performance, and remixing, Digital Performer features direct hard drive recording. (M,PC,SL) Mark of the Unicorn.
• Logic Audio Platinum/Gold/Silver. This comprehensive digital audio, MIDI sequencing, and notation software comes in three versions. Logic Audio's comprehensive flexibility and performance can be utilized in an educational context to illustrate everything from digital audio editing and digital signal processing to MIDI signal flow and desk top notation. Emagic was purchased by Apple Computer several years ago and now is only available on the Macintosh platform. (M) Emagic, Inc., Apple Computer
• MIDISscan. Converts printed sheet music into multi-track MIDI files. Requires a hand-held or full page scanner. Supports NIFF files and is TWAIN compatible. (W) Musitek.
• Midiscor and Midiscorwrite. These programs are complements to Score music typography software, and allow transcriptions to and from MIDI files. (I) San Andreas Press. Go to the Score website.
• ProTools. Software and hardware tools to produce digital audio recordings. (M,W) digidesign.
• Reason 3.0 This software package turns your computer into a virtual studio with virtual displays and on screen editing of synthesizers, samplers, mixers, and other studio equipment. (M,W,SL) Propellerhead Software.
• Toast CD Recording Software. Create CDs from MP3s, records, tapes, or CDs, while eliminating noise, hiss, clicks, and pops. (M,W) Roxio.
• SmartMusic. A practicing device listens to and follows a vocal or instrumental soloist's tempo changes in a musical, human-like fashion. A large selection of accompaniment files are available. (M,W) smartmusic.com

Music Theory and Fundamentals Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: W = Windows OS; M = Macintosh OS; SL = Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs)

• Adventures in Musicland. A set of music games featuring characters from Alice in Wonderland. Music Match, Melody Mixup, Picture Perfect, and Sound Concentration help users learn musical tones, composers, and musical symbols through pictures, sound, and animation. (W,M,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Clef Notes. Designed to improve the speed with which a student can identify music notes as they are placed on the staff, using treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs. (W,M,N,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Dolphin Don's Music School. Computer games and exercises covering music fundamentals and theory. The program has many levels of achievement and does not require a MIDI keyboard. (W, SL)
• Ear Challenger and Super Ear Challenger. (MIDI optional). A musical game in which players have to repeat keyboard patterns flashed on the computer screen. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory. A three part series with 18 units on the language of music and fundamentals of music theory. The series comes with two ear training CDs, and computer software on three CD-ROMs. Version 2 was released in 2004. Accompanying workbooks are available. (M,W,SL) Alfred Publishing Company. Go to the Alfred web site.
• Alfred's Interactive Musician. Self-paced exercises for music fundamentals and ear training helping to quickly identify strengths and weaknesses. The program features three unique sections-Pitch Training, Sight-Reading and Rhythm-and is designed to enhance recognition of intervals, chords and scales, improve ability to sight-read, and prepare for various types of rhythms. (W,M) Alfred Publishing Company. Go to the Alfred web site.
• Fanfare! Comprehensive music theory program includes tuning, clefs, key signatures, rhythms, notes, scales, intervals, triads, seventh chords, chord doublings and cadences. (W) Stardock Systems.
• Functional Harmony. Tutorial, drill, and training with Roman numeral analysis of triads, seventh chords, secondary dominants, altered chords in root position and inversions. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Harmonic Progressions. Studies in four part harmony including root position chords, inverted chords, the V7 and embellishing chord patterns, and cadence patterns. Format includes analysis and aural identification of chords. (M,W,SL,N) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Hearmaster. Ear training software testing your ability to recognize intervals, note patterns, rhythms, chords, and scales. Allows for customized exercises. (M) EMagic.
• Julliard Music Adventure. An introduction to rhythm, melody, orchestration, and musical styles set in a medieval style game format on a CD-ROM. (M,W). Theatrix Interactive.
• Keyboard Arpeggios. Fingering patterns and performance of major and minor triads over three octaves. (M,W,SL,) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Blues. Computation of I-IV-V chords used for basic blues progressions in a variety of keys. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Chords. Drills students on chords in root position or their inversions using Roman numeral terminology. (M,W,SL,N) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Fingerings. Covers fingering patterns for all major, natural and harmonic minor scales. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Intervals. Identification of diatonic and chromatic intervals in both treble and bass clefs. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Kapers. Game that tests note location patterns on the keyboard. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Note Drill. Note identification using both treble and bass clefs. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Speed Reading. A timed drill which requires the user to play, as quickly as possible, sets of notes presented on the computer screen. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Keyboard Tutor. Shows students note names and their keyboard locations. (M,W,SL) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Kidmusic. A software program designed to help children ages 3-13 learn music notation and songs. The program can be customized for small, medium, and big kids. Additional songs and materials are available on the Ars Nova Web Site. (M) Ars Nova Software. Go to the Ars Nova Web Site.
• Listen. Music fundamentals instruction and drills in both keyboard and guitar fret formats. Now in version 2.5.2. (M) Imaja. Go to the Imaja Web Site.
• MacGamut. Disk based ear training software designed for the college level. Testing includes intervals, chords, hramonic progressions, and melodies. (M) MacGamut Music Software.
• Making Music and Making More Music. Morton Subotnik's CD-ROMs for kids designed to let them experience composing music without any formal training. (M,W)Go to the Creating Music website. Kagi.com
• Multimedia Instructional Series. Four CD-ROM series that includes Musical Instruments, Music Theory, History of Music, and History of Music Keyboards. (W) Voyetra.
• Music Ace Parts I and II. Music fundamentals CD-ROMs that includes interactive lessons on music fundamentals, games about each concept, and a Music Doodle Pad which allows the student to compose and listen to their own music. Music Ace Maestro. This is a music educator's professional edition that includes new lesson and data management tools. These can be used in teaching labs and over networks. (M,W,SL) Harmonic Vision. Go to the Harmonic Vision Web Site.
• Music Flash Cards. Nine lessons that presents note names, rhythm values, scales, modes, key signatures, intervals, and basic chords in a drill and practice format. (M,W,SL,N) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Music Terminology. Over one hundred musical terms in five different quiz formats. (M,W,SL,N). Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Musicus and Super Musicus. A game similar to Tetris where falling note blocks of rhythm must be manuevered into measure of specific meters. (M,W,SL,N). Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Musition. Drill and practice software on music theory and fundamentals. (W,SL) Rising Software.
• Note Detective. Introduction to note reading and pitch location on the keyboard. (M,W,SL,N) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Note Speller. A drill and practice game which is designed to assist students in reading treble and bass clef through word association. (M,W,SL,N) Electronic Courseware Systems.
• Practica Musica 4. Interactive game and practice approach to teach music theory and ear training. Includes intervals, chords, and melodies, keyboard, and fret displays. (M, N, SL) Ars Nova Software. Go to the Ars Nova Web Site.
• Rudiments 2.0. One hundred music fundamentals and theory exercises for the PC. (W) Treblis Software.
• Theory Games. Games for piano students about music theory concepts, and matched to the Alfred Piano method. Comes in two parts: Levels 1A, 1B, & 2, and Levels 3, 4, & 5. (W,M) Alfred Publishing Company.

Word Processing and Web Page Software

Explanation of Abbreviations: W = Windows OS; M = Macintosh OS; SL = Site Licensing Available (sometimes this is in the form of lab packs)

• ClarisWorks 5.0. Comprehensive software package which includes word processing, graphics, database and reporting, spreadsheet and charting, and communications applications. There is also an HTML converter program to transcribe standard word processing documents in to HTML format for internet use. (M,I,SL,N) Claris.
• Dreamweaver MX 2004. Build professional websites and applications. Features include Cascading Style Sheets, cross-browser validation, inline image editing, MS Office cut and paste, new code editing tools, expanded code hinting, and parameterized Find and Replace. (W,M,SL) Macromedia, Inc.
• Microsoft Office 2004. Includes Word, an advanced word processing program, Power point presentation software, and Excel spreadsheet program. The latest version includes three on screen headers with buttons for almost every command, automated hlep an equation editor, improved graphics, table, and mail merge capabilities, voice annotation, and the ability to trigger QuickTime movies. (M,PC,SL,N) Microsoft Corporation.
• GoLive! CS Web page creation and editing software which allows you to create html files the way they will appear on a web browser. A site manager file keeps track of the site, organizes uploads, and searches for bad links. Tabs on the work area screen allows you toggle back and forth between the edit mode, source code in html and the way it will look on your website. Part of the Adobe Creative Suite bundle. (M,PC,SL) Adobe
• InDesign CS. Complete desktop publishing software which now has full color capabilities, including color separation a wide variety of templates, and complete control over page layout, styles, graphics, and text. Part of the Adobe Creative Suite bundle. (M,PC,SL) Adobe