Web editing programs
Strictly speaking you don’t need a web editing program, and if you want to learn all about HTML (that’s short for HyperText Markup Language) you’ll get along very well without one.
All websites are built with HTML coding, which can be difficult and timeconsuming to pick up.
However, with all the web editing programs available there is really no need to learn HTML; you can build a great site without much knowledge of HTML coding.
The beauty of a web editing program is that the program you use will automatically “translate” your text - like the one you are reading now - into HTML code. The only time you need to deal with HTML is when you insert Meta tags in your pages. Don't panic; we'll explain in detail what you have to do!
There are a lot of web editing programs to choose from, some are free, while others are quite expensive.
If you want to use a free web editing program we suggest you have a look at “First Page 2006” from Evrsoft.com.
The download is 9.1 Mb. Download it now.
Another popular free program is NVU. Download size is 6.57Mb. Download it now.
The best commercial program available is without a doubt the excellent (and expensive!) “Dreamweaver” program from Adobe.com.
Luckily, you can download a free trial copy of “Dreamweaver” from the Adobe website, and this trial program can be used without restrictions for 30 days.
You need to be a member to download the trial program, but the membership is also free, so all you have to do is give them your email address, create a password and participate in a short survey.
The Dreamweaver download is 285.43 Mb.
While you’re at it we strongly suggest you download the “Fireworks” trial program as well.
IMPORTANT
You can use your trial programs for 30 days. Please don’t go to sites
like thepiratebay to obtain permanent keys to the programs.
This is both illegal and unethical!
When you start using Dreamweaver you’ll find a very good built-in tutorial that can help you to get started with the program.
Play around with the program for a little while, and you’ll soon get the hang of it!
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Now you need to decide on the format of your website. Do you want fixed width or flexible width?
Read on!