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What is a Web Design Editor | HTML Editor?
A web design editor or HTML editor is a software program that creates HTML code for you. There are two main types of HTML editors. Each have their advantages and disadvantages. One is an HTML-only editor, which allows you to choose pre-written HTML codes and HTML tags to insert into your web pages or to create an entire page. This is great to have when you're trying to learn HTML because you can see the codes and how they work and test them out on the Internet to see the outcome. |
Another HTML Editor - WYSIWYG
Another type of web design editor | HTML program is a WYSIWYG program. A WYSIWYG program is similar to a publishing program such as Microsoft Works or Word or Microsoft Publisher. You see the actual results as you create them. You never even have to see the HTML code unless you need to insert something directly into the raw HTML code. You'll create web pages as you would create a newsletter or flyer in a publishing program, inserting text, graphics or pictures, etc. Then, the WYSIWYG program converts what you've created into HTML for you.
Choosing a Web Design Editor or HTML Editor
There are many free WYSIWYG programs available on the Web. You might want to download several to try them out and see which one works best for you. Below are a couple I've used:
1. Netscape Composer (http://www.netscape.com) -- Offered free with the Netscape browser. We use the Netscape 7.2 in our Web Training Courses.) Warning: Netscape 8.0 browser does not come with Composer, so you must download the 7.2 version from the archived products to get the free web design editor.
2. NVU (http://www.nvu.com/) -- Similar to Netscape Composer. Also free!
An HTML-only editor that I really like (and that's FREE) is HTML Kit. It can be downloaded here. http://www.chami.com/HTML-Kit/
There are many others, but be aware that many of these free programs have "gliches" in them that you will have to work around. What can we expect for free, right? But, all in all, it's well worth the effort to use these programs. It saves you time and money!
Step by Step with a Web Design Editor | HTML Program
As with anything you learn in life, take things step by step with your web design editor or HTML program. Start with a blank page and test out various codes to see how they work. You can learn as you go, or you can take a structured HTML for beginner course or tutorial to help you along the way.
Moving Forward to Other Programming Languages
You may or may not wish to move on to other programming languages such as PHP or ASP after learning HTML basics. Decide if it's really necessary. Determine what type of design you'll need for your website. With simple websites that accept payments using a third party merchant such as PayPal or StormPay, it might not be needful to learn more than HTML.
If, on the other hand, you plan to add log-ins for your users, dynamic shopping carts, etc. then it's a good idea to become familiar with more complicated programming. Either way, you should start with HTML basics as a foundation.
There are also web design editors | HTML programs that include PHP and other language features. You can search the Web to find the program that's right for you.
Choose your web design editor or HTML software program using the tips above and start designing your own website today!
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Article written by Candice Pardue, web content writer for online success. Go here to learn web design from start to finish. This one's for beginners...
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