Originally Posted by travelagent

this line of code in the original post would have told you it was done in MS FP:

<style>
v\:* { behavior: url(#default#VML) }
o\:* { behavior: url(#default#VML) }
.shape { behavior: url(#default#VML) }
</style>

As for my friend's site, it clearly shows this code:

<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">

Irregardless; BOTH sites were done in MicroSTOOPID FP and that's all there is to it.

my website has the first code in it

Originally Posted by NotalesS

A great way to redo everything would be to simple use a OPENSOURCE layout and just edit the content to match you own. OR hire a freelancer to build you a simple site.

What ever is in your budget range.

*I'm available to do some work if need. I'm cheap ^_^

what is an opensorce layout and how do I get one and are they easy to use?

I have downloaded Nuv (some one recommended it to me) and have started to play around with it. is this a good one to use.

I have NO BUDGET i am doing all of this myself and trying to learn along the way.

Originally Posted by Tom_M

WYSIWYG editors are not good for new designers.

what a WYSIWYG editor and what does it stand for?
please excuse my innocence. I have only been in the website world for just over a year.

Thank you -- I was right all along...

Originally Posted by littlekiwis

what a WYSIWYG editor and what does it stand for?
please excuse my innocence. I have only been in the website world for just over a year.

WYSIWYG stands for ... "What You See Is What You Get" ... you'll often hear it referred to as "Wizzy-Wig".

My apologize, I never notice that.

Originally Posted by littlekiwis

I do not copy and paste from ms word. I type into frontpage. and by the way I am a she!!

Originally Posted by littlekiwis

I have downloaded Nuv (some one recommended it to me) and have started to play around with it. is this a good one to use.

I have NO BUDGET i am doing all of this myself and trying to learn along the way.

There are plenty of free editors out there. Nvu is a good open source editor. HTML Kit is also free. Amaya is also very nice.

Hi Lydia,
You can find a LOT of very nice open-source (FREE) CSS templates here:
http://www.openwebdesign.org/

I would also suggest learning to code HTML by hand w/o any editor like FrontPage or Dreamweaver and just use notepad until you've got HTML and CSS down pat.

I can recommend these books from SitePoint:
http://www.sitepoint.com/launch/3c3809
or http://www.sitepoint.com/books/css2/

Both are excellent for learning to do tableless web pages.

You're getting alot of good advice regarding free Editors -- the key is to download several; play with each one and choose the one you feel most comfortable with.

Personally, I've been using Arachnophilia since it first came out quite a few years ago; I especially like the "Preview" button which allows me to see how my website(s) will actually look like in a browser before uploading to the server.