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There was a variety of tools which allows you create many designs. The tools were also very easy to use and quick.
We were introduced to Hotglue and asked to create a random webpage.

This allowed us to get to know the tools. Having not used Hotglue or anything similar before,it was interesting to see what tools were available.
To use the tools, I found that a single click on the page opens the first menu. This allows you to insert text boxes, upload files, embed webpages and Youtube videos.

There is a further menu when a text box is created. This offers many other options such as colour, text colour and other text formats. It also allows you to clone the box, layer options and flip options, create links and lock, create on all pages and delete object.
I started my page by changing the background colour and creating a text box. I then uploaded images from saved files. I then embedded a video from Youtube.

I then created a new page and linked them together via the text box.

On the second page I made the background a tiled image. I then uploaded the same images and flipped the image using the image menu on the left.
Click here to visit my first Hotglue webpages
Although there are a variety of tools available,and they are easy to use, I found there were limitations to Hotglue, these are as follows:

- Difficult to place objects or resize objects precisely
- No undo or redo button
- Can only make objects links, not text
- Cannot place objects to fit relative to device size
- Limited text and style options
- Cannot use hex codes or RBG codes
The major limitation is that you cannot relatively place objects. This means that the layout may be different on different devices. For example, on an mobile device, the webpages tent to be too wide so scrolling horizontally is necessary.

I realised that I will need to keep this in mind when making my portfolio.
When you double click a second menu opens with more options. This menu allows you to create a new page, change title and url and delet page. Change the background colour,list all pages, image as background, grid, page code and revisions.
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