Web Authoring Applications
Web Authoring Applications is a category of software
that enables the user to develop a Web-Site in a desktop
publishing format. The software will generate the
required HTML coding for the layout of the Web pages
based on what the user designs. The user can toggle
back and forth between the graphical design and the HTML code and make changes to the
Web page in either the design of the accompanying code.
When it comes to making your own website, some people choose to use a web-authoring
application instead of relying on HTML or other programming languages. Such software,
also known as a "what you see is what you get" or WYSIWYG editor, allows users to make
webpages with a graphical interface like a word-processing program.
Easy to use
One of the major advantages of a web-authoring
application is its simplicity. Anyone with some
basic technical skills can figure out how to make a
webpage with Web Authoring Application Tools,
you don't have to spend time learning HTML or any
other programming language to make a fully
functional website. Instead, you basically point and
click your way to creating a webpage.
Save Time
Another benefit of using this type of application is that it can save you a substantial amount
of time. With most WYSIWYG editors, you simply have to choose from a few different
options when it comes to the items to put in your pages. You create some content and
establish the layout and graphical elements of your page. If you were to do some of these
things by hand-coding HTML, it would take much longer.
A few disadvantages to use a Web Authoring Application Tools are:
Reliance on the Program
Another problem with using Web-Authoring Tools is that they make you completely reliant
on them. Because of this, if the program suddenly becomes unavailable for some reason, you
can't create a website. By comparison, if you know HTML, you can design webpages,
regardless of what programs you have at your disposal - a simple text editor will get the job
done.
Word Processors
Word Processor is a software program capable of creating, storing, and printing documents.
Users using Word Processors have the ability of creating a document and making any
changes anywhere in the document. This document can also be saved for modification at a
later time or to be opened on any other computer using the same word processor. The Word
Processor is one of the most frequently used programs or online services used on a computer
today.
A word processor should not be confused with a text editor such as Microsoft Notepad that
only allows editing and creating plaintext documents.
Examples of commercial word processors:
 Apple iWork - Pages
 Apple TextEdit - Apple Mac OS
included Word processor
 Corel WordPerfect
 Microsoft Office - Microsoft Word
 Microsoft Works
 Sun StarOffice
HTML Editors
An HTML editor is a computer program for creating web pages. Although the HTML markup of a web page can be written with any text editor, specialized HTML editors can offer
convenience and added functionality. For example, many HTML editors work not only with
HTML, but also with related technologies such as CSS, XML and JavaScript or
ECMAScript.