Hi Tom,
     I used MS Word saved the files as single web pages and had no problems. 
My websites ran just fine and no complaints from any one about any thing 
accept when I forgot to spell check. Smile. O, sometimes I would forget to 
get the colors right but you learn what people like for colors and just run 
with that combination. I was using a free web host until they stopped giving 
free web hosting. Then my sites went away. I am still looking for low cost 
blind friendly web hosting.

God bless,
Mark
-- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon 
Clear, 37.0°F Wind:Calm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: creating your own web page


>    Thanks, Phil. ... This is very helpful.
>
> But, now I have to go back to a very elementary question.
>
> I thought you could just save a Word file in HTML format, right from
> Microsoft Word, and just import it into your personal web site.
>
> In fact, I just checked my version of Microsoft word, and, under files of
> type in the "save option", I have options like XML, single web page, and 
> web
> page.
>
> Am I missing something here?
>
> Maybe this is more complicated than I thought it would be.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  Kb8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic: creating your own web page
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Learning the HTML coding is a lot more trouble than it is worth.  There
>> are
>> programs to do the coding for you automatically.  However, unless you go
>> to
>> a server that sells you an account that allows you a web control panel
>> where
>> it does everything for you and you just fill in the blanks, you will 
>> first
>> need both a domain name, which is the www address, and those run anywhere
>> from 10 to 30 dollars a year, mine runs 10.95 per year and I own three
>> active domain names, and you'll need a server where the html files are
>> stored.  When that happens, a universal hidden address is assigned to 
>> your
>> server provider where the html files are stored for your website and 
>> then,
>> when anyone types in your URL, or website address, they are routed
>> directly
>> to your site.  So your domain name is unique to you and you alone
>> worldwide.
>> Now, of course, there are many dot addresses to pick from such but when I
>> started many years ago, I only could pick from dot com, dot org, or dot
>> net.
>> You've likely heard that now they are going to just words for domain
>> names,
>> without a dot com for example, and just the word, or website name, will
>> take
>> a
>> person to their site.  A website provider, where you files in html are
>> stored, will run you any where from 5 dollars a month on up.  I pay about
>> 30
>> dollars a month but many servers offer 5 and 10 dollar a month storage
>> service with maybe 50 to 100 megabytes and that is a ton of storage 
>> space.
>> I use 300 megs of storage and only use a fraction of it because nearly 
>> all
>> I
>> have are text files and text takes up very little space on a server's 
>> hard
>> drive.  Graphics, lots of graphics, and big graphics, as well as audio
>> files, take up many megabytes of storage but now a days, you can buy
>> gigabytes of storage space.  There are many places selling domain names.
>> I
>> use buydomains.com but most internet web providers have special offers 
>> and
>> can register a domain name for less money.  Many providers of storage
>> space
>> also are website designers and charge flat rates to build a website to
>> your
>> specifications.  It all depends upon how much money one wishes to spend.
>> I
>> think my provider.
>>
>> www.liquidneon.com
>>
>> who I have used for years, has many of these services but he is one of
>> thousands and thousands of providers all over the world.  You can even 
>> use
>> offshore providers.  Many of those are used, for example, by people who
>> want
>> to spam or do business in, shall we say, less than an honest manner.  If
>> you
>> did a google search for web providers, you'd find millions of hits.  The
>> best way is going with your own provider you are using now, call and ask
>> about their web services, or with one a friend has used for awhile. 
>> Then,
>> too, I use an FTP client piece of software called Cute FTP to transfer my
>> html files from my hard drive to my web provider.  I used to do it all in
>> FTP, that is in UNIX, by hand but now there is even windows based 
>> software
>> for all that work.  So the field is wide open for whatever you want to
>> spend
>> and how involved you want to get.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>>