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HTML documents are plain-text (also known as ASCII) files
that can be created using any text editor (e.g., Emacs
or vi onUNIX machines; SimpleText on a Macintosh; Notepad
on a Windows machine). You can also use word-processing
software if you remember to save your document as "text
only with line breaks".
Some WYSIWYG editors are also available (e.g., Claris
Home Page or Adobe PageMill, both for Windows and Macintosh).
You may wish to try one of them after you learn some of
the basics of HTML tagging. WYSIWYG is an acronym for
"what you see is what you get"; it means that
you design your HTML document visually, as if you were
using a word processor, instead of writing the markup
tags in a plain-text file and imagining what the resulting
page will look like. It is useful to know enough HTML
to code a document before you determine the usefulness
of a WYSIWYG editor, in case you want to add HTML features
that your editor doesn't support.
If you haven't already selected your software, refer
to Tom Magliery's online listing of HTML editors at http://sdg.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~mag/work/HTMLEditors/
(organized by platform) to help you in your search for
appropriate software
To create your web site at GetSite, you may write your
own HTML or use a WYSIWYG editor. You will need to FTP
your files to your account at GetSite by either using
an FTP client or by using our online site manager/builder.
Our onlite site manager is essentially an FTP client that
is within a web browser.
Some of the HTML publishing editors have built in FTP
capabilities. This means that you don't have to use a
separate web authoring client and a separate ftp client.
Both components come packaged together. Some commonly
available Windows and Macintosh programs that are known
to work at GetSite are listed below.
You can also use the
following programs, but make sure you read the important
notes regarding each:
- Netscape Gold Editor-Publisher
NOTE: You may not see
files other than the ones placed on the site via this
program.
- Microsoft FrontPage
98
NOTE: For this program, be sure
to put a leading slash ("/") on all file paths.
Also, FrontPage 98 creates subdirectories. Subdirectories
allow you to organize your site more easily.
- Microsoft Web Publishing
Wizard
NOTE: For this
program, be sure to put a leading slash ("/")
on all file paths.
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