With such a long acronym it is no wonder that “What does WYSIWYG mean?” is such a commonly asked question. The meaning of WYSIWYG is rather humorous because it stands for “What you see is what you get!”
WYSIWYG is a term used in electronic publishing that refers to editors or an editing software system that provides the user a view on the screen while they create or edit documents that is very accurate to what the design of the pages will look like when they are complete. WYSIWYG is useful when working with css style.
Some examples of true WYSIWYG products are QuarkXpress and Adobe Illustrator. QuarkXpress is layout software that provides support for writing and editing as well as enabling the user to add images such as a table, graphic or picture files.
Adobe Illustrator’s new version of CS2 software is a powerful, time saving tool for converting bitmaps to vector images and can be used to produce internet based images of a reasonable file size that can even be accessed from the web using mobile devices. It is suitable for producing video graphics as well.
A URL that uses a lot of graphics may be slow to load or to show up on a website. Also graphic files generally take a lot of time to download; however, using a design product to optimize file size can eliminate these problems.
The internet is the best source of information on WYSIWYG products and sometimes you can even find free downloads of trial versions of a software or even a template so you can try it out before you decide to start using it. Most people like to try a software product prior to purchasing it.
// posted by BasicMichelle on 10/28/2005 09:54:00 AM / Permanent Link
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