Most websites are HTML based. To program directly in HTML, at least to start, it’s easiest to use a program to interpret your commands. Dreamweaver is the most popular WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor for New Websites, but it costs several hundred dollars. A free HTML editor is called Kompozer. Google is your friend, and will show you where to download it.
New Websites
Kompozer doesn’t really need any tutorials if you have used Word. The icons are fairly obvious. The only new ones are for links. These are to create links to other websites or other parts of your own site using anchor text.
The first page of your website is called the index page. Always save it as index.html. It’s a good idea to save the page before you even start typing, then just pressS as you go.
It’s very usually a good idea to have some pictures on your site. You can download free ones at istockphotos.net, if you are willing to give them a link from your site and an onpage credit. If you don’t want to do that you can pay a small fee or find public domain photos. Again, Google is your friend.
If you are just starting with HTML, you may have heard of CSS. CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. These are a powerful way to control the appearance of HTML pages. If you are just starting out with Kompozer, it’s probably a good idea to write a webpage just in HTML then do some research into CSS. It’s a whole new and exciting world that awaits you.
