I am setting up a web site for our local church. I don't know much HTML, although I am very familiar with computers.

I needs some advice. Is it better to go with something like Front Page or go with HTML in Word Pad?

Any advice I could get would be appreciated.

Alice

If you have no clue how to write up html, you could going for days and months with wordpad or notepad. I would start off with a program like frontpage and at the same time read through the html so you can learn what it is you are doing. Thats how I learned html. Well that and these really thick html books, im talking THICK books too.

Both Frontpage and Dreamweaver are good for you, if you want to make through notepad then it will take much time if you are not expert, these softwares are very good for new persons to build a site very easy.

If you are wanting to learn html, and develop the site from raw code (takes time/practice, but acheives the best results), I recommend you use Notepad, or Textpad (http://www.textpad.com).

If you want to develop the site quickly and easily, then software such as NetObjects Fusion requires little knowledge of html, and is a true drag & drop site creation program. The site for NOF is http://www.netobjects.com

Hi!
Here is a personal list of choices.
Paid software -
Macromedia dreamweaver,
Microsoft FrontPage,
Netobject's.
All are good and worth the money.

Free software -

1) ixla Web Easy Express - http://www.ixla.com/
2) Evrsoft 1stPage 2000 - http://www.evrsoft.com/
3) StepZilla - http://www.stepzilla.com/

I would personally recommend 1stPage2000. It is very easy to use and
has various levels of working (simple to advanced). So as you learn
more you can change the mode.
Have a nice day .

Have a great day :)

Regards
Amar

is to look at the source HTML for webpages you view. save the HTML to your computer and start playing around with it...

Originally posted by M@tt
If you are wanting to learn html, and develop the site from raw code (takes time/practice, but acheives the best results), I recommend you use Notepad, or Textpad (http://www.textpad.com).

If you want to develop the site quickly and easily, then software such as NetObjects Fusion requires little knowledge of html, and is a true drag & drop site creation program. The site for NOF is http://www.netobjects.com

textpad is my favorite..but when starting get a 30 day DW 4.0 and play with it for 4 weeks if you like it buy it. it is the very easy to use thus it is not the best solution.

I would die without textpad, I write almost every language I know in it.
I never was a fan of any html authoring programs.
I used geocities advanced html editor to learn html way back when, you can type some code and hit preview.
Of course now I know I could have just done that on my desktop and had the same effect, but whatever, I was a newb and it worked.

I would suggest using something along the lines of Frontpage or Dreamweaver. Also, I strongly suggest that if you intend to maintain the website in notepad, that you go out and purchase a book on HTML.

You may want to purchase a book called, Beginning HTML, or HTML for Dummies. Both of these books cost like $15.00 and are a good investment.

Check that out, you may also want to purchase something like PaintShop Pro ($99.00) so you can make custom images.

Jim

REAL MEN use vi

:D :D

vi rules!

It's what I use to code everything, including html.

but then i'm no web designer.

O this VI pad looks nice.
Things I always wished textpad did were in here, thanks for mentioning it.

I recommend buying The complete Idoit's guide to Webpage making(or to HTML 4) I learned how to make webpages from that a few years ago and have never regret it. I still use the book as a reference guide.