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"I want to learn web design"

I would love to create my own webwsite but do not want to spend loads of money. I have been told Dreamweaver is best option. But what else is available and which is the best. I need something really really easy and either free or cheap in case I cannot do it and have to give up !!!.
I am only computer novice. I can use programs but not written any. Okay maybe I am an idiot to try but....
If I need a book, fine provided it is a step by step easy, easy. Nothing too difficult to understand.
I would like a general site, covering genealogy and odd bits about family history, places, and anything that takes my fancy. I would like to incorporate diagrams and photos/pictures and know these take up more space and time.
Any help would be appreciated.

i use frontpage for a website i am working on for commercial use. it looks very professional and is very quick to do, however, if you are serious about making a GOOD site, i recommend you learn some HTML, all you need to know is how to get going, and learning it will pay off.
i recommend frontpage, but it will take time to master, if you are looking for really cheap www. urls, i would go to tripod, when you register, prefix your username with (www.) without brackets, this will give you a site with the style www.username.tripod.com, you can also personalise your adverts, to your tastes.

buck1 wrote:
> if you want to see how good frontpage can be got to my website.
> at www.buck1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or www.buck1.co.uk (not finished
> yet though)

Doesn't work properly in Mozilla either.

buck1 wrote:
> if i were you id go for frontpage as it is cheap and effective.
> if you want to see how good frontpage can be got to my website.
> at www.buck1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or www.buck1.co.uk (not finished
> yet though)
>
> Wow, i could knock up that design in 10 mins on notepad. Coding HTML
> yourself can produce much more rewarding results, whereas Frontpage
> tends to mess things up etc.

Oh dear.

Anyway, The funny title code does the same thing as flash in my Mozilla:
http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/ (SPACE) display_messages.php?threadid=93562&forumid=206

Christ! I'll have to put my browser into some sort of rehab after that monstrosity invaded my cache!

buck1 wrote:
> if you want to see how good frontpage can be got to my website.
> at www.buck1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or www.buck1.co.uk (not finished
> yet though)

Thats a really bad advertisement for Frontpage!

I fink ur site iz wikid buc1k1!!

buck1 wrote:
> if i were you id go for frontpage as it is cheap and effective.
> if you want to see how good frontpage can be got to my website.
> at www.buck1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or www.buck1.co.uk (not finished
> yet though)

Wow, i could knock up that design in 10 mins on notepad. Coding HTML yourself can produce much more rewarding results, whereas Frontpage tends to mess things up etc.

you cant just learn webdesign. it can take ages to get it up and going.

but if you wanted a good cheap option get microsoft frontpage
as it is brilliant for me. dreamweaver is good i have it but it is very expensive. flash mx is good but it is a bit hard for begginers.

if you want to go the cheap way you can use notepad but it requires knowledge of html and dhtml or javascript. go to www.dynamicdrive.com
I tthink i saw something there about how to get started.

if i were you id go for frontpage as it is cheap and effective.
if you want to see how good frontpage can be got to my website.
at www.buck1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk or www.buck1.co.uk (not finished yet though)

hope this will get you going

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