More support with Adobe DreamWeaver

Whilst each of our group member worked away on their new web pages someone had a bit of trouble with Adobe Dreamweaver. This group member was also new to Adobe Dreamweaver and was struggling to get to grips with the software. They rose the issue to me and I did my best to help them, even though I was not that experienced with Adobe Dreamweaver either. The issue was that they did not know how to import a video on to their web page. This was one of the trickiest parts of using Adobe Dreamweaver and I used the skills I had learn previously to help my group member out. At first, they did not know how to convert the video from an MPG4 to an FLV file so it would work on their web page. I showed them how to do this by going to 'saveyoutube.com' This was a piece of software which enabled the videos to be converted to a number of different formats. FLV format would only work in Adobe Dreamweaver and this is the only format where others can view it. I then showed them how to import it into adobe Dreamweaver. I told them that it was important to make sure that they saved the FLV file into their hard drive so they can access it from Dreamweaver. I then said that they should click on 'file', 'import' and 'import to library'. Once these steps were complete all they had to do was choose the file from their hard drive and it would appear in the Dreamweaver library. From here it was just a case of dragging the file from the library onto the web page and choosing its location. It was also important that they chose a skin for the video.

This issue had an effect on me because this meant that I had to take time out of my own project to help others. There were others in my group that had issues with Adobe Dreamweaver and I tried my best to help them out. I had problems as well throughout the design process and other group members had to take time our from their own projects to help me too. As a team we all worked well together to help each other out and resolve any issues we had during the design process.

How my contributions affected others

By helping the group member out this meant some of the group work was completed quicker and they was at a higher standard in terms of using Adobe Dreamweaver. The quality of their work was also better and they were able to design their web pages with more ease. My contribution was good and the team member was grateful for my input.

Was this a long or short term issue?

This was a short terms issue because the problem arose at the start of the design process and I helped to resolve it quickly and efficiently. This helped me develop new skills because I learned how to offer help to other team members.