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Newbie needs to update site, help?

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DustyDesert

DustyDesert

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Jul 4, 2003
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I have a web site that my brother put together for me. He put it together as HTML in notepad. Now I feel like I'm on my own and would like to keep it updated. I know how to open it up (show source) in notepad and understand barely the minimum of what I'm looking at. I'm using Windows 98 for the internet. Please direct me to what I need to upload, and first and formost, how do I learn just the html I need? I know it's like learning a new language. Should I just get Microsoft ... (can't remember what it's called!) since I heard it's fairly easy to do and start from scratch? Or should I leave my site as it is and figure out how to add and modify it as it is? Can I upload with Windows98? So confused.

~Cindy

 
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microsoft front page is a (WYSIWYG) What you see is what you get, program, you put the pics where you want them and it will create the html for that image. <img src = &quot;myPic.jpg&quot;>. to learn HTML there are tons of sites out there. my favroite is
 
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Hi,

If you have to use a WYSIWYG editor then use Macromedia's Dreamweaver.

But if you plan on doing alot of web work, you should learn HTML and just hand code it. You have way more control when you hand code HTML.

Hope this helps!

Nate

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DO NOT START WITH M$ FP all you will learn is how to use MS FP
I agree with Nate (SPYDERIX)
If you must go down the WYSIWYG route Dreamweaver is much better. Learn HTML hand coding you already have the means to see your page as it is in progress by using your browser

this is a list of freeware html editors

try the AEdiX Suite, no WYSIWYG to screw your code up but good syntax highlighting for HTML, ASP, PHP, Java, Javascript etc

BTW You have a very good site don't spoil it by using FP, also your site needs some Search engine listings, checkout the SEO forum forum828

Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
 
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I agree with the both of you, but from the sound of the post he doesn't have the money to spend on dw. FP 2002 costs less than half.

I use studio MX. Best set of tools i've ever used.
 
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Hi Cindy,

I agree with Nate and Chris on using Dreamweaver instead of Frontpage. Dreamweaver is so much better. (I know, cuz I started out with FP then switched to Dreamweaver.) But as bombboy said, Dreamweaver does cost
alot...like three hundred something dollars? But you can look for it on ebay or something, sometimes you can find great deals there (I've just searched for Dreamweaver MX on ebay and I already see some that cost around only a hundred dollars!) . Dreamweaver is a well worth long term investment, it is, honestly, a wonderful tool. But as Nate said &quot;...if you plan on doing alot of web work, you should learn HTML and just hand code it. You have way more control when you hand code HTML.&quot; By the way learning HTML is really not as bad as you think, really! It is NOT like learning a new language, in fact, it is almost like English! I personally learned HTML from this book
Sams Teach Yourself Html 4 in 24 Hours (By Dick Oliver). This author is extremely funny, he has the ability to make you laugh while making HTML soooo simple to learn and remember! Excellent book! As bombboy said has excellent HTML tutorials too! I loved that site! Check it out!

Hope this helps!

JoJoH

 
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Wow! Thank you so much for all the help! I will check out that w3school site and probably spend a lot of time there. I'll put Dreamweaver on my list and probably also get that book JoJoh mentioned. Almost like English, huh?

~Cindy

 
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Yep, Cindy, HTML is almost like English! For example if you want to center elements on your page than you just use the <center></center> tag, etc... extremely simple, no worries!!!

Good luck!!! [thumbsup2]

JoJoH

 
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Like the guys say, learn HTML - it's not difficult. There are plenty of reference sites out there (like W3Schools) and how-to-do-it sites too. However, I don't think you can beat a book when it comes to learning something. Personally I like the O'Reilly &quot;animal&quot; books (in this case &quot;HTML/XHTML The Definitive Guide&quot;), but they're aimed at programmers and may not suit you. Go browse in your local bookshop (or library) and find one that speaks your language.

Also take a look in your local newsagents. There are a number of magazines that deal with building web sites, some (in the UK anyway) specifically aimed at beginners. Many include a CD with lots of useful software, either free or demos of stuff you could choose to buy.

This brings me to your second question &quot;what do you need to upload to your site?&quot;. You need something called an &quot;FTP&quot; program. Your brother's presumably already loaded one on your PC to get the site going in the first place, but you can always get another - magazine cover disks almost always have one.

-- Chris Hunt
Extra Connections Ltd

The real world's OK for a visit, but you wouldn't want to LIVE there!
 
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>> HTML is like learning American English, true English would be <centre>

Wullie just be thankful it's not Australian English:
<center> = <yeah... inthemiddletheremate... ahstuffitcloseenufflessavanotherbeer>
 
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I'm back! I've managed to read most of the beginner book I bought, dissected my old site and made it something I could deal with and it's now up and running. (It's been fun!) My question that I cannot find in this book is how to make the little sign appear saying where the link goes. Like on my logo in the upper left corner links to my home page, but only the hand shows up. How do I get the word &quot;HOME&quot; to appear? I know it was on my old site, but I can't identify it.

Help and any other advice is appreciated.

~Cindy

 
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Use the [tt]title[/tt] attribute, like this:
[tt]
<a href=&quot;mypage.htm&quot; title=&quot;Click me!&quot;>My Page</a>
[/tt]
Most browsers will render the title text as a pop-up tooltip. Alternatively, you could put the text in the [tt]alt[/tt] or [tt]title[/tt] attributes of the logo image, but I wouldn't advise it - those attributes are for an alternative description and title of the image, not the link, it could confuse blind readers to misuse them.

-- Chris Hunt
 
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