Using Free Software To Make A Web Site

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Making a website is not as difficult as many people think. Today you are able to download free software that makes it possible for anyone that wants to, to create a Web Site.

There was a time that you would need to know HTML to build a web site. Today you don?t need to have any knowledge of HTML and you will still be able to build a great looking site. Having some knowledge of HTML can be an advantage, but without it you will still be able to create that site.

You don?t even need to get expensive software to do it. There is open source software available. Open source software is created by programmers all around the world who work together to produce software that anyone can use. Is software often rivals the paid versions of similar software. In other words. Because it is free does not mean it is cheap rubbish.

This free software is called NVU (Pronounced N-View) Just search Google for NVU and choose which download you need. Linux, Windows, or Mac.

Making Use Of NVU

Let?s look at using NVU. NVU is WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get). It looks much like any word processor program but it does not work like one.

With a web page it is more than just print. There is artwork and the whole presentation is important. Getting started is often the most difficult part. Just remember that nothing is difficult once you know how. In this article I’m going to concentrate on getting you started.

As I said earlier, the screen looks just like a word processor. The text features work the same as in a word processor. You can choose the font, size, bold it and all the things you can do in a word Microsoft Word.

The key to achieving this is tables. It is by means of tables that you will be able to place objects where you need them on a web page. You will find that if you import an image and then want text next to it, the text carries on from the image as though the image was just part of the line of text. To overcome this you need to create a table with 2 columns. In one column you place the image and in the other you place the text.

You can create tables inside of tables. You can change the background color of any table or column. You can set the width of your table in pixels or percent. Percent allows you to create a table inside another table to a set size depending on the size of the table it is created into.

Tables are the building blocks of the HTML site. They allow you to control how your page will look. Tables can be made invisible so everything looks seamless. You can create an invisible table by making your border thickness 0 pixels.

Mastering this will make it possible for you to create a professional looking site. From here much of the program is like any other and you will soon master the use of it with a little experimentation. Understanding how NVU works is also a lesson in Dreamweaver or Microsoft Front Page as these programs work much the same.