It really depends on your level of experience and proficiency with HTML, dHTML, etc.. and how much panache you want to put in the page. If you do not know HTML at all, then Dreamweaver will work for you. You can even use Microsoft Word (ugh) and export whatever you type to a .html file to be uploaded to whatever server you wish.
If you are familiar with HTML then I would use HomeSite, formerly from the Allaire Corp. but now owned by Macromedia as well. It lets you code the markup by yourself while offering a wide range of tools to make common tag generation easier for the intermediate to advanced user. A previous revision of this software actually had a WYSIWYG editor in it before the developers came to their senses and realized that it took away from the idea of the editor in the first place, which was to produce clean markup. (Have you SEEN what WYSIWYG editors produce as far as markup code in the source? Terrible mess.)
If you want to go hardcore for editing, then MS Visual InterDev might be for you. I'll let you discover that on your own via searches on Y!
Hope this helps.
2006-08-22 16:26:11
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answered by phonetick 2
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To make a "web page" you should consider the contents of that web-page.
For graphics I would recommend both Adobe Photoshop (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/) or Macromedia Fireworks (http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/) which has similar options and interface to Photoshop, but is far more easier and less complex. However, for image editing I always recommend Photoshop.
For code editing I recommend Macromedia Dreamweaver, you can use it as a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor - this means you just edit the page like you were using a rich text editor, but in the same time you can view the produced code and edit in code view and design view. I would recommend Notepad++ (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=95717&package_id=102072) for fast code editing - it supports a lot of functions that let you play with the code. If you are a newbie, Dreamweaver is the best choice. You will learn new things if you use it.
Macromedia Flash just builds Flash applications and animations, suitable for "small parts" of your website. However, you can build an entire site with Flash, but search engines will not be able to index your pages (they cannot access the content within a Flash animation).
*Note: Macromedia products are now supported by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
2006-08-22 17:18:09
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answered by Bogdan 2
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I would vote for dreamweaver. Flash always seems a bit specialised and the results can be over-heavy and complex. And dreamweaver is easier to get started with than Front Page.
2006-08-22 16:23:45
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answered by David R 2
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I guess dreamweaver would be ok for making static web pages. But if you do lots of server-side stuff,, especialy to pump out customized pages, get out a text editor.
2006-08-22 17:04:52
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answered by sheeple_rancher 5
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unquestionably start up with XHTML and CSS, and then flow directly to JavaScript suited later on. Strictly speaking, XHTML and CSS at the instant are not programming languages in any respect, yet a manner of markup that is interpreted with the help of the browser. JavaScript is lots closer to a time-honored programming language, nevertheless. as quickly as you have discovered those, Macromedia Flash isn't a undesirable concept the two.
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answered by ? 4
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Definiately Deamweaver is the best web authoring tool now a days.
But you can use photoshop & flash also for image enhancement & to place the animation on your web page.
2006-08-22 19:12:28
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answered by Web Designer 2
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Dreamweaver is the best.
2006-08-22 16:22:49
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answered by Anonymous
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i use dreamweaver mx
i also use other programs to help
like adobe photoshop/imageready and flash
imageready is great to use if you have hover buttons and slices
2006-08-22 16:23:45
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answered by deeta 3
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