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Web sites designed to include some sort of rich media is becoming main stream. The SWF Tools module makes it easy to include rich media within your site.

In this tutorial we will go through installing some of the major components of the SWF Tools module 1 Pixel Out, FlowPlayer 3 & SWFObject2. Additional documentation on installing and utilizing SWF Tools module can be found at SWF Tools: All things Flash.

In a tutorial to follow I will show you two examples on how you can incoporate rich media content within your site utilizing the SWF Tools module.

These sites focus of providing tutorial videos and articles on Drupal design and development. If you are new to Drupal development these sites are valuable resources in getting started with Drupal.

Lullabot

Lullabot is an excellent resource for everything Drupal. Lullabot publishes books and articles on everything from understanding Drupal to Theming, CCK and Views. They also publish execellent videos and weekly podcast. Lullabot also provides training in venues just as Drupalcon and they host a yearly 3 day "Do It  With Drupal Seminar ".

Do you want to integrate your post with Twitter? The Twitter Module can help. This tutorial will provide you with the basics of installing and configuring the Twitter Module for your own blog site.

Setup Twitter Account

1. Download the Twitter Module, Place the module into sites/all/modules. Enable the Twitter and Twitter actions on your site.

2. Go to admin/user/permissions and grant the appropriate permissions to your users.

IMCE and FCKeditor work well together in providing the user a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor type interface. IMCE is an image up-loader and allows users to utilize images in their posts. In this tutorial you will learn the basic process of installing, enabling and configuring these modules for your site.

Download IMCE and FCKeditor Modules

1. Download IMCE from Drupal modules. Extract/copy the IMCE module into your sites/all/modules folder. (Be sure to take the time to read the IMCE documentation.)

One of the current trends today is creating a grunge look. Utilizing brushes in your designs help achieve that look. There are many photoshop brushes available for purchase and there are also many free brushes available. However, creating a brush of your own is not difficult. In fact, creating a photoshop brush is easy and involves only a few simple steps.

1. Find a image with some texture 

The use and application of brushes are found in many designs. Not only can you create your own brushes but there are many free brushes available on line. If you are someone who uses a lot of brushes in your designs, you need to find a way to effectively manage your collection. This brief tutorial will provide tips for managing your brushes in Photoshop.

Loading a Collection of Brushes

1. Choose load brushes from the fly out menu in the brushes panel.

A sitemap is list of pages contained within a website. A website's navigation is a set of hypertext links used to navigate between pages.

A page may be listed in a site's sitemap but not necessarily contained within the website's navigation. For example, if a user registers for an event on your website and following registration for the event a page is displayed thanking the user for registering for the event. The page thanking the user is contained within the site's sitemap but will probably not be contained within the navigation.