When MS Word creates an HTML file, the code it generates is very complex and
messy. At least, this was the case when I tried it a few years ago.
I have always written my HTML files in Notepad by hand. That way the code
remains very simple and clean, and more likely to be understood by different
web browsers. I found that hand-coding HTML is not hard once you catch on
to the basics. I never tried anything else, so I can't say that this is the
best option, but it works for me!
73, Megan KB3RGW
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:10 PM, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Trust me, you don't want to do it in MS word. You can, but you don't want
> to. That's what I was taught in an HTML class I took and I tried it and
> while I can't remember now, I quickly found the reason. I like to either do
> it in note pad by hand, or use FrontPage.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 6:57 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
> >>
>
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