LIFT for Dreamweaver
LIFT for Dreamweaver fundamentally changes the way web designers create usable and accessible content. With LIFT, users can eliminate the lengthy retrofitting process and create usable and accessible content as they go, without having to learn a new software environment.
LIFT simplifies the process of compliance with Section 508 guidelines and allows users to define guidelines to meet their specific needs. Evaluating web pages in monitor mode automates accessibility and saves precious development time. Tables, images, scripts and links are easy to manage with Fix wizard, a simple step-by-step tool that guides users through creating accessible content.
LIFT provides you with the means to make decisions about usability and accessibility issues and the ways to implement these principles as painlessly as possible. With LIFT, you will improve your user's experience, which ultimately maximizes the effectiveness of the site.
Top 8 LIFT Features
- Custom Guidelines - Establish guidelines by selecting from a range of the most commonly used pre-defined accessibility and usability standards.
- Evaluation - Eliminate manual evaluation of HTML by testing a single page or your entire site. Prioritize issues and fix most critical problems first.
- Fix Wizard - Automate the fixing process with a simple step-by-step tool that guides you through the repair of tables, images, scripts, links, and more.
- Monitor - Check work as you go and avoid the retrofitting process.
- Smart Rules - Avoid spending time on false positives: no more lengthy reports alerting you to fix non-existant problems on tables or images.
- Alt Editor - Manage all images across an entire website with automated and global ALT editing tool.
- Reports - Document compliance and simplify the process of understanding accessibility with W3C and Section 508 guidelines. Build custom reports as needed.
- Detailed Explanations - Access comprehensive, in-depth information about Usability and Accessibility issues including descriptions, explanations, examples and links to further information.
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