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Tags: Web, Authoring

[Extra Members Show] It's been a good few months since I did a Rapidweaver related show so I thought I'd do one on a tool I get a lot of requests about.

We all know that Rapidweaver is one of the simplest, yet most powerful web creation tools available for the Mac but one of its strengths is also one of its weaknesses. It's a template based package and uses themes to give your Web site its look and feel. Now unless the theme developer gives you lots and lots of options, your creativity might be a bit stifled by sticking to a particular theme...."If only I could just insert my logo just there in that header!"

Well with RWMultiTool, the underlying graphics of virtually every theme are made available to you to alter or even replace if you want to!

Insert your own images or overlay extra graphics on your Rapidweaver theme headers or anywhere else in your theme really easily and quickly. No coding is required, just drag your images on to the existing theme elements, one click and your new graphic is instantly part of the theme. You can even see the changes instantly to your Web site in Rapidweavers Preview mode.

The best part is that RWMultiTool is available in both free and Pro versions and the show will give you a brief comparison between both versions.

RWMultiTool Site
SeyDoggy Rapidweaver Themes

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

This weeks show is an Extra Members show and is available in Apple TV HD format (1280x720), Enhanced Desktop ED Format (960x540) and iPhone/iPod resolution (640x360). For full details on how easy it is to become an Extra! member and get this show along with the next six months worth of weekly shows PLUS access to over 130+ Mac based tutorials, just follow this link.

Discussions: Forum

Extra members get access to full versions of the show in AppleTV (HD), ED and iPod resolutions.
Click here for more details on becoming a ScreenCastsOnline Extra! member

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A break from iLife and iWork this week with a look at the spectacular additions to an already powerful RapidWeaver plugin.

This week I take a look at the latest release of the Blocks Plugin from Yourhead software. Blocks allows you to create free form pages within Rapidweaver turning it into a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) web creation tool, limited only by your own creativity.

You can can check out the previous screencast on Blocks here (SCO0066) or check out all the Rapidweaver related screencasts via this page RapidWeaver Category

This new version of Blocks brings you:

• Blocks Library - Create your own library of Blocks and Blocks Pages to re-use and share
• Smart Blocks - Create and Install specially designed Blocks that prompt you for data.
• Master Pages - At last, a way to create dynamic master layout pages that are linked to child pages. Change the master page and all the linked child pages change automatically. This one you have to see!

YourHead have kindly extended a special discount to ScreenCastsOnline viewers of 25% off both the upgrade and full price of the Blocks plugin.

Visit the Yourhead store and use the code SCO25 to get your discount. The code is valid up to the 15th October 2007.

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Discussions: Forum

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The free show (or trailer) is at a much lower resolution.
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Yes, as alluded to last week (thanks Cynthia!), this week's show is all about the new release of RapidWeaver - version 3.6.

It's the first paid upgrade for a while, so this show takes you through the enhancements and new features of the premier template based web creation tool from RealMac software, the sponsors of this weeks show.

The show covers:

• Changes to the UI
• New Site and Page Inspectors
• New Theme Styles and Colour Pickers
• New Categories and Tags within Blog pages
• New InLine Comments within Blog Pages
• Signing up to HaloScan
• Enhancements to the Photo Album Pages
• Displaying EXIF data
• New Photo Slideshow Visual Effects
• Adding Sound to SlideShows
• Snippets
• HTML List Formats
• RapidWeaver Add-Ons

A pretty comprehensive list of new features and pretty much well worth the $25 upgrade from fully paid previous versions!

RapidWeaver can be obtained from : RealMac Software

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Discussions: Forum

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The free show (or trailer) is at a much lower resolution.
Click here for more details on becoming a ScreenCastsOnline Extra! member

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CMS = Content Management System! Another amazing plugin in for Rapidweaver this week and that's WebYep from Objective Developments. Whilst Rapidweaver is a fantastic Website creation tool (the ScreenCastsOnline website is a Rapidweaver based site), there are times I wish I could update it without using the Rapidweaver client. And wouldn't it be cool if you could have pages that users could create and edit content on using a normal browser?

Well WebYep allows you to do just that!

Yes, that's right, create WebYep pages in any Rapidweaver site that allows an authorised user to update and edit from any browser.

This weeks show takes you from download to installation of the plugin, the creation and publication of a WebYep page, activation and configuration of WebYep on a hosted account and finally shows you just how easy it is to update a WebYep page!

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Discussions: Forum

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Some more Rapidweaver goodness this week, as I bring you up to speed on a brand new plugin called Accordion from YourHead Software, together with a significant upgrade to the Blocks plugin - it will blow you away!

These plugins expand the already fantastic capability of Rapidweaver 3.5 and turn it into a truly WYSIWYG web creation tool.

Existing Rapidweaver and YourHead customers will be pleased to hear that these are free upgrades if you already have the products (except for Accordion which is new) but if you haven't yet purchased Rapidweaver or YourHead plugins the show gives you a special ScreenCastsOnline only discount codes for 20% off both products.

The free show is in the the usual Desktop and iPod format of 640x360 so if you want to get the higher resolution versions of the full show, you need to sign up as a ScreenCastsOnline Extra! member.

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Discussions: Forum

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This weeks show brings you up to speed with some of the new features in Rapidweaver 3.5 - The amazing web site creation tool from Realmac Software. The show is back to the usual Desktop and iPod format of 640x360 so if you want to get the higher resolution versions you need to sign up as a ScreenCastsOnline Extra! member.

Links: Discussions: Forum

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

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This episode introduces eShox 4 - A new electronic catalogue and eCommerce solution which integrates with RapidWeaver. This is yet another special edition of ScreenCastsOnline as I'm delighted to announce the ScreenCastsOnline has secured our very first official sponsor - eShox.

eShox is a software company that has developed some exciting web based electronic catalogue services with eCommerce capability that integrate with Rapidweaver. A new version of eShox - eShox4 is due to launch next week, but I thought I'd give you a special preview of the new version.

The show covers...

Introduction to eShox 4 Application
eShox 4 Rapidweaver Template
eShox 4 Integration with RapidWeaver
eShox 4 Admin functions

Duration: 16:57
Size: 75MB
Show Links:
eShox Web Site
eShox Rapidweaver Theme

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Please send all queries on the eShox 4 launch and potential hosting to eshox@mac.com

Discussions on this weeks episode can be found on the ScreenCastsOnline forum here

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How to make Rapidweaver a WYSIWYG web creation tool!

I hadn't planned on doing anymore RapidWeaver tutorials until the next major release of RapidWeaver was launched, but these plugins changed my mind!

Although iWeb is very much a simple but basic web creation package, one of the main areas of contention between iWeb and RapidWeaver is that iWeb allows you to drag and drop on screen elements onto your web page and move them around, whereas Rapidweaver does not have this functionality.

These plugins from Your Head software add this extra functionality into Rapidweaver to create some stunning effects. In addition, there are also plugins to create multi column web pages and special image pages all with the same ease of use you've come to expect from RapidWeaver.

Keep watching until the end of the show for a special ScreenCastsOnline discount offer and also a special announcement to get you wondering!

If you want to check out the HD version of the show, I've included a link to a 60 second sample of the show at the bottom of this post. It will give you a good idea of what you are missing!

Please leave all comments about this ScreenCast on the SCO Forum Message Board. This link will take you straight to the thread discussing this show.



Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Links:
RapidWeaver
Your Head Software
Michael Kjeldgaard - Biller
SCO0038 Demo Site as per the Show

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This show followed on from the preceding trilogy of ScreenCasts on using the Rapidweaver web creation tool from RealMac software, the old site beening developed totally using Rapidweaver. The screencast will take you through some of the features of the website and gives an insight on which elements of Rapidweaver were used in its construction.

Please Note: This screencast is left in the archive for posterity! Obviously, the current website has had a complete revamp and although still using RW is now using a brand new theme and structure. It still might be interesting to look back on/

The old site was based on a Rapidweaver theme published by BlueBall design (Designer Blue)

If you want to learn more about Rapidweaver, check out the three screencasts already published on ScreenCastsOnline:

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Please leave all comments about this ScreenCast on the SCO Forum

Links:
Rapidweaver
BlueBall Designs

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This final episode completes the three part series on the basics of the excellent web creation tool - Rapidweaver by Realmac Software.

Rapidweaver is a fantastic website creation tool that allows you to create and publish professionally themed websites with no programming whatsoever.

This third part gives you a walkthrough of:

• Using Contact Forms
• iFrame Page
• HTML Page
• Movie Album

Please Note: The discount mentioned in this screencast has now expired!

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Please leave all comments about this ScreenCast on the SCO Forum Message Board

Links: Rapidweaver

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This episode further explorers the excellent web creation tool - Rapidweaver by Realmac Software.

Rapidweaver is a fantastic website creation tool that allows you to create and publish professionally themed websites with no programming whatsoever.

This second part gives you a walkthrough of the blog and podcast capabilities of Rapidweaver.

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Update The issue of inserting a link to a podcast audio file into a blog post has been addressed by Tom Beardmore on the RW forums and he has created a mini tutorial to help out. Cheers Tom!

Links: Rapidweaver

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This episode features Rapidweaver by Realmac Software.

Rapidweaver is a fantastic website creation tool that allows you to create and publish professionally themed websites with no programming whatsoever. This first part gives you a walkthrough of the basic functionality of Rapidweaver and future episodes will cover the more advanced features. The tutorial is available at the end of this section.

PS This site has been developed completely in Rapidweaver 3.5

Since publishing this original tutorial a further two episodes have also been published:

Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 2 is available here
Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 3 is available here
All Rapidweaver related tutorials here

Note: The discount code mentioned in the Rapidweaver Tutorial Part 1 has now expired!

Visitors from the Rapidweaver site - Make sure you check out all the other mac related tutorials available from ScreenCastsOnline for free!

Free Subscription via iTunes | Extra! Membership

Duration: 23:12
Size: Desktop:53MB iPod:72MB HiDef:116MB
Platform: mac
Level: Easy
Links: Rapidweaver

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