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Find out more about the new features and enhancements in this version. Check the eligibility chart for upgrade options and pricing based on the software you have now, or use the interactive upgrade tool to see upgrade paths for all CS3 products.
New features
Quick web page and blog posting from Microsoft Office
Publish content directly from within Microsoft Office applications using the template of your choice, significantly reducing your editing time. Contribute CS3 adds buttons into your Office applications that allow you to publish directly to a website or post to a blog without even opening Contribute.
WYSIWYG blog editor
Enjoy the convenience of authoring blog entries offline using the Contribute WYSIWYG editor. Generate more compelling blog posts with full featured text editing and the ability to drag and drop rich media.
Easy Flash Video upload
Include Adobe Flash Video (FLV) files in websites and blogs by simply dragging and dropping the file onto the web page or into the blog entry during edit. Contribute CS3 automatically uploads the file and posts it to the site on publish.
Convenient PDF support
Embed PDF documents directly into your web page or blog entry. Conveniently convert Microsoft Office documents into PDF, and then insert them into your web page. This feature requires the installation of Adobe Acrobat® software.
Compatible with Windows Vista and Intel-based Macs
Adobe Contribute CS3 works on Intel-based and PowerPC Macs, and in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Integrated with Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2
Use Contribute browser buttons to edit the page you are browsing, or to post its content to a blog. The latest versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers are now supported.
Improved performance
Make changes to web pages and blogs even faster with the improved performance of Contribute CS3.
| Product features | Adobe Contribute CS3 (Available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish) |
Adobe Contribute 4 (Available in English only) |
Adobe Contribute 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publish through a Dreamweaver template from Microsoft Office applications | yes | no | no |
| Include HTML snippets | yes | no | no |
| Work in Mac OS X on Intel® based Macs or in Microsoft® Windows Vista™ | yes | no | no |
| Enjoy support for Adobe PDF and even convert Microsoft Office documents to PDF and insert them into a web page* | yes | no | no |
| Full rendering compatibility with Dreamweaver | yes | yes | no |
| Post and publish content to any website or blog with a single application | yes | yes | no |
| Post and publish content from within Microsoft Office applications | yes | yes | no |
| Enjoy support for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and MetaWeblog protocols | yes | yes | no |
| Include Adobe Flash® (FLV) files through drag-and-drop functionality | yes | yes | no |
| Maintain website integrity through integration with Dreamweaver templates | yes | yes | yes |
| Control website authoring permissions with fine-grained administrative controls | yes | yes | yes |
| Enable users to work offline and reduce lost changes due to dropped connections or unintended keystrokes | yes | yes | yes |
| Roll back to previous versions of web pages | yes | yes | yes | *Requires the installation of Adobe Acrobat® software, sold separately. Acrobat CS3 Professional is included with Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Web Premium and Master Collection. |
Eligibility chart
| Upgrade to Adobe Contribute CS3* | ||
|---|---|---|
| You have | You want | You pay |
| Contribute 4 | Contribute CS3 | Find upgrade price |
| Contribute 3 | Contribute CS3 | Find upgrade price |
| Contribute 2 | Contribute CS3 | Find upgrade price |
| Contribute 1 | Contribute CS3 | Find upgrade price |
*Upgrade pricing is available only for products listed above and requires a qualifying previous product on the same platform, with serial number. Upgrades for volume and education licensing handled separately.
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