.
Making your own Web Page is not as difficult as it may
seem. Many
locations are FREE,
and provide easy fill-in-the-blanks page creators. These services will
help you publish a Web site even if you have no experience in writing HTML
(the coding language that is used to create Web pages).
HTML is HyperText Markup Language which is the predominant markup
language for web pages. But some word processors will allow you to save
as a Web page. And there are easy-to-use web page editors that allow
you to create and upload web pages in minutes without technical
knowledge. Also there are templates that allow you to put
your words and ideas into a page that is already set up.
A good way to get started is to download some software that will allow you to experiment off-line. For example, KompoZer is a free and complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use
WYSIWYG
(what you see is what you get) web page editing. KompoZer is designed
to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer
users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site
without needing to know HTML or web coding.
KompoZer is an open source editor and the application can call on the W3C HTML validator, which uploads pages to the W3C Markup Validation Service and checks for compliance. When you come across a page that you find appealing, you
can save
it to your hard drive to study off-line, and even use it as a template to
practice your editing skills. To save, just click FILE and SAVE AS, and
choose where you want to put the file. Make a folder ahead of time so
when
you visit sites offering free graphics and such, you will have a
convenient
place to save your favorites. To stay organized, make a sub-folder for each of your new
web sites.
Be sure to save the URLs, passwords, usernames, images, and other
details
about pages you create so you can work on then and tell friends how to
see them. However, propriety Web sites have protective code built in and must not be edited and re-published.
See also
External links
How-to VideosBuilding Web
pages - HTML
Aides and Information
- A Beginner's Guide to HTML
- Search results - tutorials
- Slacker's Guide to Internet Authoring
- NCSA's
Beginners Guide to HTML - If you need to learn the Basics of HTML,
look no further, just go to this page and learn.
- Website
Development
Tools - links.
- Guide to Web
style
- A
very well organized Style guide by Sun Microsystems Inc's Rick Levine
to
create web pages suited for their task.
- Composing
Good HTML -
A more advanced exploration of stylistic points of HTML composition
- Midnight
Madness
- Thinking about building a Web page? This is the place to go for
icons,
graphics, backgrounds, and more! A great graphics resource, including
an
Adobe Photoshop tips and tricks section!
- Builder.Com
-
offers definitive
help and info for just about all aspects of web creation. Builder.com
is
the site for site creators, new and advanced.
- Cool
Central -
the Best Of Web Design, Cool Sites, And Hot Links, Cool sites of the
Moment,
Hour and How to become an information provider on the web.
- Zuberlinks is
a
powerful resource
guide to hundreds of indispensable links for web designers, web
producers,
webmasters, and web site builders - including design, development.
- How
to
write HTML
files - and The
Worldwide Web Handbook - by Peter Flynn.
- Archive
of HTML Translators - sunsite.org.uk FTP Service, download
SWALLOW.DOC
- Buttons,
Cubes
& Bars Color
Index
- Graphic
Element Samples
- also HTML Editor
links,
prices, etc
- HTML
Tables Tutorial
- Add a search engine
to your web
site today. It's free!
- Web
Developers Journal
- Technical, graphical, authoring, resources.
- How
To Create High-Impact Documents
- Web
Site and HTML Resources - Web
Site Resources - if you are just starting
- Lissa
Explains It
All - sections on Tables, JavaScript and even CCS (cascading
style sheets.)
- Making
Your
Web Site Work
for You
- Nexlook
E-Commerce
Design's Helpful Links
- Weekly
Guerrilla
Marketing Tactics - Archives
- Join
Free! PhotoPoint - "Create an Online Photo Album with one click!"
- Web
Site Garage provides services for maintaining and improving your
Web
site. Automate site maintenance checks, optimize your graphics and
analyze
your traffic.
- W3C
10-minute
guide for newcomers
to HTMLalso Add
a touch of style Using CSS & Advanced
- LEARNING
HTML
- sintaxe
URL parte 1 rfc 1738
- sintaxe
URL partte 2 rfc 1808
- HTML
Home Page
- html_help's
Home Page
- Help
with HTML
- GIFWorks!
Free Online GIF eTools
- amazing
resources
- Matts
script archive
- Webmaster
Tools
- Webmonkey
- Graphic Designer's
Studio
- eyeball-design
- Macromedia
- Targeted
Traffic From Search Engines
- Top
Promotions
- Search
Engine Positioning
MORE HTML
LINKS
Dr. Web |
Dr Web's Graphics Clinic FAQ |
Learn
to Use
Netscape Composer |
lots of links |
Design
Resource Sites |
Links to tutorials and tools |
Learn to
create your webpage
easily |
Links to many useful sites, download trial software |
Internet
Tools |
Instructions, how to build a web site, web
site |
Introduction
to HTML |
From CWRU |
HTML
Quick Reference |
Kansas U |
Astropro
NetSelect Directory:
Resource links |
Sites that can help you build YOUR own web site |
Ryans'
PC -Homepage Design Links |
Lots of useful links here |
TC
Document Depot |
Applications, common computing tasks, and FAQ |
HTML GLOSSARY |
Links from WebMonkey |
Creating
Net Sites |
By Netscape. |
Web
site design links |
Looksmart Category |
HTML GUIDES
- Links |
Yahoo Category |
About HTML |
About.Com Category, by Jennifer Kyrnin |
Windows
Mag |
web development resources |
The WWW Stars |
Developer's Virtual Library - a lot to see here |
John
Nolt's Notes |
Proper Style and Format for Web Pages |
Elements
of HTML Style |
provides a basic set of HTML guidelines |
Yale
C/AIM WWW Style Manual. |
More style information |
Web
Smorgasbord |
Free Tutorials -Graphics programs, more... |
HTML |
Working and Background Materials |
Classroom
Internet Server Cookbook |
from Web66 |
Hypertext,
HTML & Programming Tools |
over view of the best software. |
HTML Bad
Style Page |
Contrasting good style with bad style |
Make
Your Own
HOME |
has a large number of references. |
W3C
HTML Home Page |
Tutorials, guidlines, news, forums, etc. |
Free
HTML software tools |
HTML Table Tutorial |
W3C
Style Guide for online hypertext |
starts with essentials |
NCSA
HTML Primer |
Beginner's guide to HTML |
MagicWeb |
HTML help, design help, web building
help and tips. |
Women's
Free Websites |
from Treeway, with FAQ |
HTML
Documents |
A Mosaic Tutorial |
Web
Developer's
Virtual Library |
Comprehensive encyclopedia of web
technology |
University
of Kansas |
HTML quick reference |
FRAMES |
What they are, and how to use them. |
HTML
Documentation Table of Contents |
U.Toronto |
FAQ's
(CGI - Counter,
Guestbook etc.) - Drw.net |
Helpful hints: guestbook, counter, mail forms, etc. |
What
is Form Mail, How to use it |
from VP Developing |
Freedback |
have a form running on your site in TEN MINUTES |
Form
Mail - Matt's Script Archive |
Setting Up the FormMail Script (referrer's array) |
SINGNET |
Web Authoring Tools |
Web
Wonk |
Tips for Writers and Designers |
Database
Resources |
links to unleash the power of databases on your site |
MacMillan
HTML |
Books published by QUE |
HTML
HyperEdit |
For those "other" (Mac) machines. |
nbci.com/_XMCM/web_lady |
Counters & Trackers |
Meta Tag
analyzer |
Meta Tags: what, how, why? |
Search
Engine Submission Tips -About.Com |
Tips on submitting your page to search engines |
CGI
Overview
of CGI
The
Common Gateway
Interface
The
Common Gateway
Interface: FORMS
Build
A Web
Site; CGI Scripts
HTML
& CGI Unleashed
Extending
HTTP with
CGI
Imagemaps
with CGI
Free CGI
Applications
How
to install
CGI scripts - CGI Zone Freeware -other
scripts FAQ
here
GUI Stuff
JAVA
MISC LINKS
FAQ and Tips for Designing Your Web Pages Frequently Asked Questions Tips for Designing Your Web Pages Can I use www.teamz.us
with my existing web-site? You can use www.teamz.us to enhance
existing web-sites in several ways...
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- Web
Site Announcement and
Promotion - provides advice on web site promotion.
Includes a section on
understanding traffic logs, and a series of forums on popular search
engines and directory services
- GRAPHICS
- tutorials,
FAQ, Digital Cameras, Scanners and software.
- Whisper 32
-
is a nice freeware
program that remembers all your passwords and anything else you want to
keep private or password protected. It is easy to use. Notice where it
saves the master file and back it up, along with your address book,
e-mail
and other important files.
- Domain
Names and
hot to register your own name
- HTML-Haven
Discussion Group - Novice to experts welcome! Free help for
HTML,
web design, all webpage/website-related problems including browser
compatibility/incompatibility,
email clients, web graphics, promotion, search engines, online classes,
etc. If it's related to HTML and the web, we support it.
- Who
is linking
to your page? - find out for free
- Moving - If you don't use FTP, you will need to remove
your previous
site hosting service's ad banner code from your HTML files. No matter
which
method you choose, you may need to adjust your links and image tags to
properly reference your new address. We recommend you make all changes
to your HTML files before you upload the pages. To move files you can
use
FTP. IF you want to take the plunge and learn FTP (you'll be glad you
did!),
FTPplanet has created a great tutorial
for Tripod members. Tripod also has a Guide
to Moving Your Site that will give you tips on transferring
files.
Free
Webspace - providers
There are quite a few free
sites, and a
websearch is sure to find others, or check out
Free
Webpage Provider Review.
Here is a summary of a few of the popular ones. The
following information
will be out of date from time to time due to changes made by the
hosting
services.
Tripod
Offers 15megs free space. Your pages will have popup banner,
no
email address, direct ftp upload, no spaces in filenames, underscores
ok,
online edit/file manager, allows directory listing,
document.last.modified
always shows 1 Jan, 1970, Local file links have a tripod download page
auto created by tripod, use direct url to files starting with
http://209.185.176.10/
if you want to allow direct downloads.
FortuneCity
Offers 100meg, no pop-up banners, email address, direct ftp
upload,
1meg max file size, won't list directories. Local file links now have a
download page created by FortuneCity.
Angelfire
5meg, no popup, no email, anoying way of upping page via ftp
- use
web shell, only 1 main (root) dir & images dir, pages must be html
not htm, no spaces or underscores in filenames, online edit/file
manager,
document.last.modified now always shows 1 Jan, 1970. Local file links
to
zip & exe's have an angelfire download page auto created by
angelfire.
Soon/maybe - new javascript & cgi, direct ftp upload, embeded or
popup
ads, multiple sub-dirs.
Geocities/Yahoo
15meg, popup, email address, direct ftp upload, watermark
auto added
to each page. Their
Filemanager
Help Page explains a lot about managing webpages in general.
Webjump
25meg, no pop-up banners, forced framed banner along the
top, no
email address, direct ftp upload
Nettaxi
Puts a spoiler image in between downloading a zip file.
Xoom
Offers unlimited space, but don't push your luck too much,
no popup,
forced framed banner along the top, email address, direct ftp upload.
Freetailer
Build a FREE online store! - Sell Stuff Online. Set up
your
own e-store FREE!
If all this seems a bit intimidating, here are a couple
of the easiest
sites where all you have to do is click a few options and get your own
web page created for you:
- Express pages
-
Get your own
free web page up and running in just a few minutes.
- Ememories - This
free page by Kodak
allows you to eaily share photos and snapshots.
* Caution: Beware
If you don't publicize your new Web site, no one
will know
it exists. But if you use a free website provider and/or software
designed
to announce
your site to the search engines, you will be asked if you don't
also
want some free e-mail. Checking yes, even to a single
category
means you will get a lot of junk mail (spam) forever after.
Almost
anything on the internet that is "free" can survive only by selling
something
such as your email address.
After creating one of these simple pages, you
might save
it in a folder, then edit it with an editor like Netscape COMPOSER, the
upload to another site with more features. Or, you might want to look
at
other Web Page Editors. The Photoshop
Club offers the following review.
Top 5 Advanced HTML Editors
-(Linda
L. Grubbs, PCWorld.com
-November 13, 2000)
Create Web pages that contain Cascading Style
Sheets, JavaScript,
and frames, with these authoring tools.
1. AceHTML: Have you ever tried to create frames in a Web
page, only
to get lost because you couldn't decipher the code and determine where
one frame ends and another begins? This free HTML editor can help you
create
frames that are well organized and easy to edit. I used one of the
program's
templates to get started (you can also create a frame from scratch),
and
I made a Web page containing three frames. Each frame had different
target
attributes. A frame properties dialog box simplified the selection of
HTML
source files and frame names; I liked that feature because it allowed
me
to keep track of the target areas and their corresponding windows.
Predefined
frame alignments helped me select horizontal and vertical formats,
whether
the frame should have a border, and automatic scrolling. This robust
program
also comes with ready-to-use JavaScripts, as well as predefined DHTML
scripts
that you can easily insert into a document.
2. Arachnophilia: Filling out a form on the Web should be
as simple
as filling out a paper form. The process should be quick, pain-free,
and
completed in a couple of minutes. The form generator in this editor
allows
you to make Web forms that are well organized and supported by
different
browsers. A customizable toolbar contains all the fields you need to
create
forms with pulldown menus, radio buttons, or check boxes. You can even
create a password box that displays asterisks as information is typed
in.
You also get a macro feature that you can use to create shortcut keys
for
repetitious tasks, such as generating tables. An instant view window
shows
you what the Web page will look like as you're creating it. Generating
tables, bulleted lists, or numbered lists happens automatically with a
simple click of an icon. And the program's Analyze HTML feature checks
your Web page for syntax errors and nested tags.
3. HomeSite: In a well-appointed room designed by Martha
Stewart
or Laura Ashley, everything matches. Why not do the same for your Web
pages?
If you want to give your Web pages a common look without having to
define
the properties of every individual word or element, the Cascading Style
Sheets feature of this program is for you. Using the TopStyle LiteStyle
Editor that comes bundled with this program, I took two pages with
basic
HTML code and substituted style properties and values for the HTML. A
pulldown
menu simplified the process of setting rules for the page by offering
properties
that applied to each selector (HTML tag). For example, I created a
uniform
look for the headers in the documents by selecting, from the pulldown
menu,
properties for the font, including the type (Arial), the style
(italic),
and the color (blue). You can also make global changes to a site. In
addition,
a color-coding system makes identifying various style elements easier.
Wizards for frames, tables DHTML, JavaScript, and RealNetworks
streaming
technology are available, as are project management and quality control
features. DHTML, SMIL, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, ASP, JSP,
Perl,
CFML, VBScript, and XML are all supported. The trial version is good
for
30 days.
4. 1st Page 2000: Have you ever come across a Web site
that had special
effects you really liked, and wanted to reproduce on your own Web page?
If so, this program may be worth checking out. It includes 450
JavaScripts
that you can use in your document. Each script falls within a category
(such as Alerts, E-Mail Forms, Cookies, and Enhancements) and performs
various functions, such as initiating e-mail messages with the subject
line already filled in, creating pop-up windows, generating cursors
that
blink, or making text scroll. Using a function called Instantz Scripts,
I inserted several scripts into my Web page without having to rewrite a
single line of code or perform special configurations. I also viewed
the
script through an internal preview option.
This freeware program offers four levels: Easy, Expert,
Hardcore,
and Normal. However, beginners should take a look at the Tips &
Tricks
section before getting started. The editor highlights tags in color and
lets you insert tags from lists. The program works with existing HTML
files,
or you can use it to start new ones that support Cascading Style Sheets
and Java applets. Other features include automatic image resizing,
rollover-button
creation, and code checking through the Tidy HTML feature, which you
can
also use to convert HTML to XML.
5. Dreamweaver: If you strive to keep your Web site
up-to-date, you
know that managing your files can be a complicated--if not downright
confusing--task.
One false move while transferring a file from a local disk to a remote
server can spell disaster. The site management feature in this program
simplifies such issues by synchronizing file transfers and keeping
copies
of files in both directories. After I created local and remote
locations
through the program's step-by-step tutorial, I uploaded several files
through
FTP to the remote site in 10 minutes. But what I liked most was the way
the program mimicked on the remote server the changes I made on the
local
site. After making several noticeable changes, I used the Site
Synchronize
command to transfer the latest versions of the files to the remote
site.
A dialog box prompted me to verify which files I wanted to transfer
before
it initiated the command. It also had options for deleting files that
had
no corresponding origins.
If you're working with others on a project, the
check-in/check-out
system keeps track of when a file is checked out and puts a color check
mark next to the file icon with the team member's name. Team members
can
also add Design Notes to any file so that other members can get status
reports. Other features include a QuickTag editor that gives users
on-the-spot
access to HTML code. Inline image maps allow you to add hotspots and
change
links and targets. You pay a hefty price for this top-of-the-line
product
($299), but you can use a trial version of it for 30 days.
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