Lesson #02 HTML Editors
Written By Titmowse

There are other languages that you’ll need to learn if your want to be an adult webmaster but before all others comes HTML.

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It’s was developed as a code that could be understood by both web servers and web browsers. When you add an HTML image tag to your page, that tag (or element) tells the user’s browser to open an image file on the web server of that page. Without HTML, the page would remain on the server and the user’s browser window would be empty. If there is one computer language you’ll need to learn as an adult webmaster, that language is HTML.

When you create HTML code, you are editing. That’s why a piece of web page creation software is referred to as an HTML Editor. There are two basic types of HTML Editors: Code-Based and WYSIWYG.

With a code-based HTML Editor, you’re working in a text only interface. You’ll write the HTML code and then you’ll have to open your page in a browser program to see how it will look on the World Wide Web.

When you use a WYSIWYG HTML Editor, what you see is what you get, sort of. WYSIWYG Editors let you drag and drop page elements into your widow and you can see how the webpage looks as you build it.

Listed below are some recommended HTML Editors.

Arachnophilia
(http://www.arachnoid.com)
This code-based editor is free. It’s small in file size and exceptionally easy to use. Version 4.0 is our favorite but you might also like the newer versions which offer some extra features. If you want to learn HTML code the right way, this software will teach you the language. Two cozy thumbs up!

Coffee Cup HTML Editor
(http://coffeecup.com/html-editor/)
For about $50.00 you can buy this friendly software. It’s got both a text and a WYSIWYG interface and you’ll get a bunch of free images and cool pre-written scripts, to boot!

HTML-Kit
(http://www.chami.com/html-kit/)
A free WYSIWYG HTML Editor! Drag and drop elements into the window, save and serve! Manage your whole site plus get some free tools like a Favicon creator and image splitter.

Macromedia DreamWeaver
(http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/)
If you want the Rolls Royce of HTML Editors, Dreamweaver is it. This software does simply everything. Drag and drop, write code, check for errors, upload your site, it’s a workhorse! Check out the free trial before you spend a few hundred pops on this daddy.

Adobe GoLive
(http://adobe.com/products/golive/main.html)
If you like to work with PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator and/or pdf files, then this is your HTML Editor. A workhorse much like Dreamweaver but with an interface that’s all Adobe. Free trial available. Program costs a few hundred bucks.

Microsoft FrontPage
(http://microsoft.com/frontpage/)
If you’re intimidated by monster programs like Dreamweaver or GoLive, you might want to choose this software. FrontPage is simple to master and it integrates perfectly with other MS applications like Office, Outlook and Internet Explorer. WYSIWYG. This software will run you a couple of hundred bucks.