Are HTML Editors like Microsoft Word common for the use of making webpages?

Question

I need to know. Because I plan on getting HTML for dummies and I know it will help me.

Answer 1

MS Word is probably the worst webpage creator available, why it does it I have no idea.
If you're planning on learning HTML, which you will need to know if you're planning on doing any advance program and which is really easy to learn, all you need is a simple text editor, like notepad or wordpad, and a way to post your files to a webserver, usually an FTP program. You can find a free FTP program via a Yahoo search or on download.com. When you're learning you won't even need the FTP, just open the page with a browser and it should work.
If you want to step up a little, get a program that allows you to view the code and what it will look like at the same time.
I learned to HTML from the W3C webpage, reading code on other sites and Netscape Composer (which I think was discontinued after version 6).
The reason why Word is a bad tool is that it will add things that you don't want that will not look right except in Internet Explorer and maybe not even then.

Answer 2

No.

You can use NVU as a WYSIWYG HTML editor :
http://www.nvu.com/
NVU make not so bad code and maybe usefull
for beginner or occasional coder.

I you are really seriously learning html don't use it learn to code it by hand without a WYSIWYG editor like notepad.

Start Here :
http://www.w3.org/ W3C (World Wide Web Contorsium) the creator of the HTML / XHTML / XML and CSS, the web site include a full description and specification of all code needed.

http://www.w3schools.com/ Containt a list of tutorial for beginner & intermediate.


WYSIWYG=What you see is what you get : Visual editor like Microsoft Word and NVU.

Answer 3

Most of the designers use web design applications like dreamweaver to develop websites not editors like notepad or MS Word. The reason of that is to save time and effort of writing long codes. However, html editors is the best choice for beginners in order for them to practice. I personally advice all the beginners to start coding using these editors. I hope that you got benefit.

Answer 4

No, because the HTML ms word generates is really ugly and large. I think most websites either use a simple text editor, or something like Dreamweaver. Actually, many sites use dynamic web pages like php, which ms word doesn't help you with.

Answer 5

First, Word is not really an HTML editor. Yes, it can make web pages, but not very good ones, and it inserts a lot of proprietary code.

Here is a list of good and FREE!! HTML editors:

Notepad++ @ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
NVU @ http://www.nvu.com/index.php
HTML-Kit @ http://www.chami.com/html-kit/

Answer 6

this is impossible, and if it could be done, another example of something similar that could be done would be opening a batch file in DOS, to delete C:\Windows\System32. there are limits to what you can do with HTML. however, if you link directly to the document, and it can't be opened in the web bowser, it may automatically open in word (after clicking open, when the comfirmation box appears). this would be done with a simple a tag, and a horizontal reference to the file (bar)

Answer 7

Yes they are common and it is the best way if you know how to write html but i recomend using nvu it makes it alot easier.

You an download it at http://nvu.com/index.php

Answer 8

No, most web pages now are not made with HTML they are made with PHP or other languages that are more versatile.

Answer 9

This free site builder is better than most paid ones.
NVU
http://www.nvu.com

Some other tools you'll need that are free.

Free FTP to upload pages.
Filezilla
http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/

Free HTML tutorials.
http://www.w3schools.com/

Answer 10

nope. i would prefer vi editor because it helps balance the parentheses, it changes the color of the line when you enter a comment, it warns you by changing the color of the font when you type an illegal font, it makes most pre-defined words boldface, etc....
go with the vi