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Need Help

by Devilhunter
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hi Everyone,

I like to create website, i just start before 2 days on notepad++. since now i am not sure that notepad can create full site.
Please Help me, which softwares i had to download and where i can learn more about developing good website :confused:
  • Profile picture of the author Tashi Mortier
    Hi

    I guess you're completely new to the subject? Okay, then maybe you should start learning the basics first.

    You can learn HTML here:

    HTML Tutorial

    Or just search in Google for HTML Tutorial etc.

    This way, you can learn how to create a full site with NotePad ++, later on you can also learn PHP or another scripting language.

    Just browse around, search for "How to program my first website" etc. There is tons of material out there, and if you search for yourself, you'll find the tutorial that suits your style the most.
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  • Profile picture of the author cwswriter
    Yes, Tashi is right

    You should start from the basic first.
    Learn HTML

    You can use a notepad to write HTML codes and run it like a site

    For example:

    <head>
    <title> My First Site
    </title>
    <body> This is my firs TEST Site, I am learning HTML
    </body>
    </head>

    Copy paste the above example in a note pad and save it, while saving it make sure to change the .txt extension to .htm or .html

    you would find the same when saving your file - hope you know where they are
    the file name bar and the file type bar

    Once you save it it appears as an browser icon page (similar to when you save a browser page) - double click it ans you will see a web page

    some other codes

    bgcolor = back ground color
    marquee = marquee
    a href = when you want to link something or place a url

    Once you are done with the HTML basic and make yourself a master then you can go for languages like PHP, C++, .Net etc there are lot of options available.

    It depends on you which one you choose
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    • Profile picture of the author Azarna
      You could get a free program like Serif WebPlus (the lite version is free) which makes it very easy to create a quality website without having to learn HTML.

      There are other programs that do the same thing of course, I only mention this one as I use it and like it :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author puedall
    If you are beginner you should consider Kompozer.
    It is a free program and second best after Dreamweaver,( In my opinion).
    Very easy to learn, user friendly and you can start creating your website really fast,
    ( fastest learning curve, that i know of).
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    • Profile picture of the author positivethinking
      Try Dreamweaver. It's the most popular web site design tool. Although it gives you design tool and creates HTML code for you, you still need to study HTML and CSS for fine tuning.
      go to w3schools.com and learn HTML and other web development stuff. It's the best web site for beginners and even advanced developers.

      I have a good quote for you, which is my favorite.

      " The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. "
      ~ Laozi quotes

      I hope it helps.
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      • Profile picture of the author spamscylding
        If you like to read through lessons, I would go with one of the following:

        Tizag: tizag.com/htmlT/
        w3schools: w3schools.com/html5/default.asp
        HTML Dog: htmldog.com/guides/htmlbeginner/

        They will have articles that go through the basics and give code example.

        If you are more of a visual person or need to see how things work, I would go with Educator's tutorial :

        educator.com/computer-science/html/strine/

        That will have the code examples and basic explanations, but it also will go into depth about the philosophy behind good coding practice, the history of why code is the way it is (so, you will remember the <img> tag better because you'll know why they did <img> and not <embed>). It also shows you in multiple browsers what the code looks like, and it talks about what browsers will be capable of in the future.

        Lastly, if you want to see the nitty-gritty details of everything, go to the W3 HTML specification itself:

        dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html

        This will tell you exhaustively every single element of HTML and how to use it properly. If you're a beginner though, you might want to just watch the Educator video, as he covers the spec pretty well but in a way understandable to a beginner and he skips the unimportant or uninteresting parts.
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  • Profile picture of the author iqbal
    Easy Web Authoring!

    KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.
    KompoZer - Easy web authoring
    and it is free
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  • Profile picture of the author jeffyork
    My toolkit consists of macromedia dreamweaver, photoshop and rarely fireworks.

    the mistake is intentional
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  • Profile picture of the author helfgott
    Totally agree notepad++ css and html tutorials and you're done.

    I learnt html in 1 month and now i have a site in joomla
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  • Profile picture of the author amanchem
    w3schools is the best option for learning website languages . before couple of years i was nothing in webdevlopment but today i know lots of things in web devlopment . thanks to w3school
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