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03-29-2002, 05:20 PM
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new to webpage building - need help
Hi! I want to build a webpage. I've registered a domain name on easyspace.com, and I need help to build the website. How does that work exactly? The uploading of pages is done by ftp, so I downloaded smartFTP. Seems simple enough. Now, I need help with html codes. I would also like to know if there is another way of building webpages than using html code. If not, is there a website or a good book to learn?
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03-29-2002, 05:26 PM
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hey, if you do want to do the coding you can find an html book easily at any bookstore or online
if you don't want to do the coding you can make websites using frontpage or even Microsoft Word. Those are just to programs, but there are lots more to choose from that will do the code for you. Most of them are pretty simple -- drag and drop sorta stuff. hope that helps |
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03-29-2002, 09:00 PM
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Learn the code by hand first, you'll thank yourself later.
There are lots of tutorials out there for learning HTML, and it's a very very simple language. You'll have the basics down in about 2 days if you spend a few hours a day on it. www.webmonkey.com |
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03-30-2002, 12:26 AM
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Thank you both for the reply!
Xayd, this site looks awesome! |
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03-30-2002, 01:00 AM
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Another site .
http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/index.html Powerful Web Site Workshop Arachnophilia 4.0 |
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03-30-2002, 01:37 AM
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Arachnophilia 5.0 is now Java-based and will run on anything, not just Windows.
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03-30-2002, 11:28 AM
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You may like a counter for your page .
Counters . http://www.goldstats.com/ http://extreme-dm.com/tracking/ |
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03-30-2002, 12:55 PM
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As I never found sitting learning HTML a very exciting experience, I found a dual approach worked best for me.
That is, using a WYSIWYG program like Frontpage Express (the basic program that comes with Windows) and a good HTML book at the same time. That way you can learn basic coding and get right into the fun part of designing the webpage at the same time. I found being able to cross-reference the WYSIWYG and HTML on the page a much more entertaining and instructive experience. Of course if you can get your hands on a trial version of Dreamweaver, then you can have the best of both worlds. There are thousands of HTML books out there, but I personally liked the simple approach of "Sams Teach Yourself HTML in 24 Hours" by Dick Oliver (www.samspublishing.com). It does what it says on the box in a humourous and straightforward way. Regardless of what you use a basic knowledge of HTML is useful for more advanced work or just tidying up your code. HTH |
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03-31-2002, 09:52 AM
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I recommend www.htmlgoodies.com for learning HTML, it's a great site. you don't even need a book, this site has everything you need, you can learn some javascript,perl, and CGI too.
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03-31-2002, 12:20 PM
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Thanks all!
I will start by looking at the websites (they seem quite good) since I would rather learn for free...  mike, does frontpage express come with Windows 98SE, upgrade cd? I don't recall seeing it... thanks! pstj |
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03-31-2002, 03:04 PM
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I personally think that Front Page is a poor HTML editor. Front Page Express is even worse. It does come standard on 98 though. I would advise learning HTML first and then possibly using a WYSIWYG editor. I personally hand code all of my pages although I do reuse quite a bit of code. I use Homesite 4.5.
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04-01-2002, 02:39 PM
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I never use WYSIWYG software, I only use an app called EditPlus for editing HTML code, and I highly recommnd it for everyone.
http://www.editplus.com/ |
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04-02-2002, 09:41 AM
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download frontpage express off the net free and its quick. also if you have a lot of money you could buy dreamweaver 4 for about $500!
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04-02-2002, 11:25 AM
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04-02-2002, 11:31 AM
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I've done all my editing using Notepad and just coding HTML (granted, I haven't done much, and it wasn't terribly complex). Using a WYSIWYG program, in my opinion, isn't very helpful. HTML isn't hard to learn at all, so there isn't much excuse not to learn it and do everything yourself.
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04-02-2002, 03:33 PM
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i never saw frontpage on 98, but i dont like it very much anyways. i learned everything i need on htmlgoodies.com. now that i know the code i just need stuff to make a site about.
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04-03-2002, 01:18 AM
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04-03-2002, 01:19 AM
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oops wrong icon this one won't work sorry
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04-03-2002, 06:57 AM
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jrdvan, it is good that you are learning. Keep in mind though that one of the most annoying HTML tag of all is the Marquee tag. Only works in IE, too. The Blink tag (Netscape only) is nearly as bad.
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04-05-2002, 09:58 PM
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04-05-2002, 10:37 PM
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04-05-2002, 10:48 PM
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04-06-2002, 03:07 AM
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that is a very annoying tag there mairving
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04-06-2002, 06:57 AM
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Actually it is the marquee tag again with the speed bumped up a bit.
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