I would like to learn to build a web site. I'm paying my provider for the storage, so why not use it? Can anyone recommend a book that lays it out nice and easy? What software works "easy" - WORD? ect etc etc :Comp: I am mostly interested in posting pictures and some text, nothing fancy. - Bill :TU:
I use Microsoft Front Page 2002. I'd never done any web stuff before. Just picked up a book or two and asked some questions. I'm told there are better programs with fancier stuff, but this works for me for now. Craig
I use Cool Page it's fast and easy and free. I ended up buying the full blown version but haven't really changed my site with it yet.
I have been doing websites for years.The best program I have ever used is Dreamweaver by Macromedia. The best way to learn how to use Dreamweaver is to go to Lynda.com .The H.O.T. books are so simple and easy to follow,I have even had friends who never built a website,building their own after they read the book.
I must be a glutton for punishment... I use notepad and type in everything by hand (which is not for the 'faint of heart). The 'editors' sometimes did things I couldn't control, and I didn't like that. I used http://www.htmlgoodies.com to teach myself HTML, and still use it as a reference :TU:
You ARE a glutton for punishment doing it that way. I started out that way many years ago as it was the best way to learn HTML. I too surfed www.htmlgoodies.com. I eventually gravitated to FrontPage as my sites grew larger & larger and I'm pretty satisfied with it. I still use the built in HTML editor to tweak things, add Javascripts, etc. but I like having global control over internal links and navigation. With the software, you can make a sinlge change/file deletion and the software will automatically rearrange the navigation appropriately to avoid broken links.
I taught myself using Web Monkey for HTML.When I started doing websites and hosting for a living,I had to jump into the WYSIWYG world.It makes things so much easier.Not to mention that very rarely have I had any problems with the editors screwing something up.When I did,I just opened up the dual pane and clicked on where the problem was,and it will highlight the HTML so that I can look at it and fix it.I can't go back.
Try sourceforge.net for free software. The Mozilla suite has Composer, a very basic program but it will get the page done, and you'll learn a little in the process. As far as books, just search google for guides - you can find all you need online, often with examples you can copy from a page and paste into your page. FrontPage is nice, but I don't like the way it codes. Since Microsoft products don't exactly follow all web standards, some stuff I've done in Frontpage looks different in different browsers, sometimes not working in one of them.
Me too! I taught myself with helpful websites like that. HTML isn't too bad once you get a decent understanding of it. I built a website for myself a few years ago and ended up taking it down so I could use the space to host pictures for ebay ads a while back. And then I built a coouple websites for a few companies on the side at nights. You can learn to do some very "trick" stuff with basic HTML if you have the patience to mess around with it. "Mouseovers" can be pretty fun in HTML. :laugh:
Thanks guys! I finally had time to sit down and try this. I used Notepad and the htmlgoodies website. Cool! I used IE FTP to load it, basically drag and drop, very easy!!! I know its not much but I'm learning, but check it out! http://members.cox.net/wbbell/ - Bill
Very cool Bill - see it's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. ...and I see David is a Thomas fan (like my son) :beer
Bill - I hope you know what this means - we all want you to post more pictures of your Buick on your <new> website :TU: Another good HTML reference website is http://www.w3schools.com
Notepad and Netscape/Mozilla composer are very easy to use. almost child's play. A good way to learn is just like cars. Find a web page that looks neat and take it apart. Find out what parts of the code do what. Take it apart and put it back together different and see if it runs.
That's how I do it too. I had a friend that used to use frontpage for doing commercial sites, and I had to straighten out his code to make it work right a couple times. There's nothing like knowing how to REALLY do it. I used html for dummies to get started. There are also a lot of web resources. ________ Lovely Wendie99
