Best web design software

petermason2000 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 03:39 AM

What is the best software for a 40-year old rookie like me to use to build a website? Also, is there one with online support?

monaghan · #2 (**permalink**) 03-05-2007, 07:52 AM

What do you want to do with your site? If it's just a few pitcures and some text, then something like FrontPage will do the business. You could try the free Serif programs (can't remember the URL, you'll need to google), my 9 year old daughter can work this. Alternatively if you have MS Word, then there's a save as Web Page option on the later versions (it produces naff HTML, but it's simple to use to get started with)

If you want on-line support, then look for a forum for your selected package, if not then you'll probably have to pay for support.

aquariancore · #3 (**permalink**) 08-05-2007, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by petermason2000

What is the best software for a 40-year old rookie like me to use to build a website? Also, is there one with online support?

Nvu is gaining more recognition as it is now closer to Dreamweaver than ever. And it is free. By the way Pete I was 40 when I started out and I am 52 now. Jump in the water's fine.

technoflutemom · #4 (**permalink**) 10-06-2007, 03:48 PM

How much are you looking to spend and what are you wanting to do? There are a lot of good, reasonably priced packages out there if you don't need a lot of bells and whistles.

aquariancore · #5 (**permalink**) 13-06-2007, 05:32 AM

Beginners should avoid the bells and whistles unless they are willing to go the intensive learning route.

Gigi · #6 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 08:52 AM

All excellent, and in addition, you must obtain photoshop. It is the single most important investment I made; you can do so many things with it and it is vital in creativing logos and things

ACCER · #7 (**permalink**) 20-06-2007, 06:32 PM

Frontpage is good....but I prefer old style hand coding. I also prefer paint shop pro to photoshop.

aquariancore · #8 (**permalink**) 21-06-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ACCER

Frontpage is good....but I prefer old style hand coding. I also prefer paint shop pro to photoshop.

Frontpage you surprise me. That is now discontinued. I would like to try Expressions Suite the replacement.

JeanGrey · #9 (**permalink**) 23-11-2009, 11:59 AM

I use Dreamweaver and photoshop. I think it is pretty easy to handle after a while.

jennifer · #10 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 06:32 AM

This best web design software :
Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Flash, Adobe Contibute, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Creative Suite...

Thanks sharing information and you can choose software for web design..

SaraReviews · #11 (**permalink**) 01-03-2010, 08:42 AM

we use frontpage and dreamwever Open Source use wordpress joomla

Patrick · #12 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 09:58 AM

We highly recommend using Adobe Photoshop CS4 to design web sites. We use this tool to design web site layouts. Photoshop is also great for optimizing images and exporting them in the gif or jpeg format. Great features in Photoshop include cool effects, great textures, text effects and other cool stuff.

Ronan · #13 (**permalink**) 23-11-2010, 07:49 AM

I prefer Dream weaver. Dreamweaver supports syntax highlighting for lots of web technology languages. Dreamweaver, like other HTML editors, edits files locally then uploads them to the remote web server using FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV. Dreamweaver CS4 now supports the Subversion (SVN) version control system.

logon68 · #14 (**permalink**) 03-01-2011, 08:46 AM

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Flash, Adobe Contibute, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Creative Suite...