Customer Reviews

NetObjects Fusion 7

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4 star:		(3)
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This is great software and easy to understand and use. I have Dreamweaver and Adobe GoLive and I easily use NetObjects Fusion 7 over 95% of the time...it is simply faster and easier to use than the latter and a much MUCH better buy. Product support is excellent and there are several sites where you can find all sorts of components and add-ons for free or very inexpensive. In the time it takes to just START to learn Dreamwever or GoLive you can have your site up and running with Fusion 7. Fusion 7 is also a great improvement over Fusion MX with the ability to change site styles within limitless pages of your site for different and customized looks. The Photo Gallery builder in Fusion 7 is far superior to the one in Adobe Photoshop 7! Before I purchased Fusion I was just a photographer and graphic designer. Now I can offer my clients web design as well. You will like it and actually USE IT!

This is the very best web-design software I have used. Very easy to understand visual system with great tutorials for the most basic beginner. I had a preliminary "practice site" done in a couple of hours and a 20 page completed site published to the web the next day.

I have since published numerous sites with NetObjects Fusion, the largest of which contains tons of photos and over 200 pages and I manage it with ease with Fusion 7.

The Photo Gallery builder is great - and you can use lots of included SiteStyles to build your site. You also can edit these Styles to create your own unique styles with your own custom buttons, menus, etc. Changing colors of objects and backgrounds is a breeze - done with a click of the mouse!

The support system for this software is the best of any I own - There is a message board staffed with professionals with answers to just about any question - but if you don't find your answer there just post your question and most questions are answered in depth with links to more info. or tutorials in 20-30 minutes, usually an hour tops.

What Photoshop did for photography, NetObjects Fusion 7 has done for web design - only Fusion 7 is 100 times easier to learn and use.

You will not be disappointed and you will not outgrow NetObjects. I have just previewed new features in 7.5 and it looks like it will just get better and better.

Don't pay an overpriced web-designer - Build Your Own site - you will be much happier.

NetObjects Fusion is a mature product. It is designed for people that think visually and business/family sites that can be done using one of near limitless styles.

NOF is not fun when coding HTML although as a program it is getting better for coders to read an write. Still, this is for the fun side of your personality.

If you're the kind of person that sees what they want and don't want to be bothered with anything except the most necessary data entry NetObjects Fusion 7 is for you. Beyond it's simple interface there are many improvements in NOF 7 over previous versions. It creates smaller pages, has stellar support and integrates higher tech features like applets and scripting including several components that can be purchased or found free.

The interface can look confusing at first and the manual while good could do a better job of explaining in specific detail how to do things. On the other hand that could be said about 90% of the software on the market today.

If you want simple, visual, non-programming sites that look professional this is the program for you. It's not as intrusive and heavy handed as FrontPage. In fact, I find it hard to believe anyone considers FrontPage a visual development program.

I have sites with hundreds of pages that are managed well. That's helpful in NOF but in the end you the webmaster have to put the time in.

Also, NOF is reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

I've been using NetObjects Fusion since version 3.0, and have built a lot of sites for a lot of people. Version 7.0 is much better than all previous versions and you can get up and running quickly and produce very professional web sites. There are lots of add-in components, and this software has survived a corporate bankruptcy, sale and continues to evolve despite some difficult times. If you purchase this package you won't be disappointed. ..

I have never used Dreamweaver or Frontpage, and I have never before used any Net Objects software. Before this, I had used page builders from sites such as Geocities. I installed Net Objects and started playing with it before reading any instructions, or going through any of the tutorials. I already have several pages of a new web site done, complete with photos, buttons and other objects. I have referred to the book and help sections only twice. Everything else was easy to figure out without a hassle. I would definately reccomend this software for beginners as well as more advanced users. This software is fun, easy use and understand.

I am an absolute novice, what I don't know about computers is frightening. Still, with NetObjects, I was able to get a 32 page website up and running in no time. It is extremely simple to use, the instruction is very easy to understand, and the tech support is stellar. If you are looking for something basic and easy to understand, this software is for you. But don't be fooled this isn't something you'll use once or twice and then outgrow. My one complaint is the inability to change site template colors. And, you may want to pick up some graphic software to go with it. If you want to build a website, but don't know if you can - get NetObjects - if I can do it, so can you.

With only a slight knowledge of HTML, I purchased NetObject MX and have since upgraded to version 7. I highly recommend it.

It supports the novice by providing easy-to-use menus and functions that do not require the user to learn coding or programming. It provides a range of built-in templates and it loads and handles graphics much more quickly than other, more expensive packages - so you have good functionality from the start. Then as you learn more about web site building, it supports additional functions and sophisticated coding and scripts.

However, one of the best features is the online users' group - which is staffed by professionals as well as users of all levels - that provides quick responses to questions ranging from basic, getting started to highly technical coding issues.

The only reason I awarded 4 instead of 5 stars is the lack of a printed manual. It installs on the computer. However, being new to web building, I found that I frequently didn't know web building jargon sufficiently to be able to define a problem. Had I been able to browse illustrations would have been helpful in bridging my knowledge gap. However, the users' group has been extremely helpful in crossing that bridge.

I have been using Homesite, Dreamweaver, Frontpage for a while.
This software has been enhanced. This software is good from novice to professional. I built a 14 page website in a day.
A easy to use web site generator. Cascading style sheets, great layout tools, organizational chart style page links, animated buttons, etc.You'll need graphics software to go with this product

- and a minor one for new features. I started out with Fusion MX a couple of years ago and upgraded on the day I got the offer.

The user interface is greatly improved, as is stability. In fact it is an effective package for creating AND maintaining even complexly structured web sites. My two primary sites are 150 and 50 pages, and changing the structure is easy and effective.

The few downsides are un upload (ftp)-feature that does not allow only to upload truly changed pages, and that large clunks of Excel data will make the files unstable. Or maybe I just I haven't found the way to do it right. The database-facility is rudimentary. The final point is that the html files produced should have been leaner.

I actually enjoy working with Fusion 7 because it is heavily focused on getting the job done, and it does it, and very nicely, too!

Much appreciated and heavily recommended.

NetObjects is a great product. You really can have a site in about 30 minutes. This upgrade, however, was a disappointment because no significant features were added.

Pros. You can design a model site quickly. NetObjects is a menu driven system that is easy to use. No need to worry about initially designing graphics because NetObjects provides templates for your border and navigation bar. You can easily change from one template to another. Add a new page and NetObjects automatically changes the navigation bar and links. You can do rollovers, hotspots, ticker tape, form buttons and more without coding. I very rarely have to refer to a manual.

Cons. The upgrade feature I was most interested in was the multi-level navigation bars. They have little flexibility, however, so I still rely on other sources, such as ...components, for extra functionality. Product support is poor, as I have emailed NetObjects but never received a reply. The 40 new sitestyles (templates) are not very original. ...