Comments on: Website Design using Microsoft Word

By: attagirl

attagirl — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:08:15 +0000

I could not ever imagine anyone using word as a website design program. I do not know anyone who uses this nor would I ever recommend even to a beginner Word as a design program. I am not sure what a site would like using word anyone have an example I can see that they know of.

if the only reason is to spell check then just write your content in word and spell check it then clip and past it into your code.

By: green

green — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:21:31 +0000

I think using word for web designing increases the size of the html code. I’ve tested word as a web designing software but it really doesn’t come near to any good web designing software. I’ve seen that with word 2007 there is also a feature for blogging. Unfortunately I won’t use word for any web designing. The only reason I might use it is to spell check the content of my site.

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:22:22 +0000

I find that when it comes to making a website it requires a lot of work and you do need some sort of knowledge on the coding etc. That’s why I just go and use word press, it is a lot simpler, you basically install the software and away you go, you can make posts pages and links all within a few minutes, no need to design things or to make or edit codes. I suppose that if you do have a knowledge of web design, then you can customize a word press theme if you so wish, but i just do it the simple way.

By: descorpio

descorpio — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:42:20 +0000

Initially i was surprised with the post. Later on seeing from a programmers point of view, i feel like this mode will work better for a starter. Because the advanced things cannot be implemented by this elementary step. But still we need to applaud people who found that with word, we can design a page. Kudos to them.

By: TheCreditMechanic

TheCreditMechanic — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:50:07 +0000

It works good enough for my needs. I never knew you could create a web page using Word. I created the page with it and created the header using Microsoft Picture-It. Both came installed with my computer so it cost me nothing except about 3 hours time. I do know some html which helps but that’s not necessary to get a basic web page up. Thanks for the article.

By: Dartz

Dartz — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:15:18 +0000

MSword lacks a LOT of features when it comes to web design, I find it a lot easier to use it to design a concept layout so that I can butcher the HTML from there. Besides, it was made by Microsoft, that gives me more than enough reasons to avoid it.

I do my HTML with a magnetized needle and a steady hand.

By: ghuraba_t

ghuraba_t — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:37:40 +0000

I would highly suggest NOT doing this. This is a really bad idea. Try to learn basic coding, a lot of times you can even get ready made sites that are good to go when you start posting. There are so many things wrong with trying to design using microsoft word you will regret it later.

By: Jherek

Jherek — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:41:58 +0000

Don’t. Do. It. It’s fine for a beginner but don’t expect much from it. Businesses should DEFINITELY not be using this. Even “serious” personal websites shouldn’t. You’re limited in design options and it’s simply not going to look good on every internet browser, which is important. It litters and clogs your site with redundant coding, which isn’t good. Take the time to learn some basics, it’s well worth it.

By: Somnilocus

Somnilocus — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:28:23 +0000

I agree with alpha. Generally these sorts of things will clutter your site with redundant or poor coding. It will cause problems in other browsers. It’s fine for a simple, personal site, but if you want anything more, take the time to learn some HTML.

By: shoota

shoota — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:48:56 +0000

I’ve used Word for 10 years and am quite conversant with it, so when I found I was able to set up a basic web page using Word, I jumped at it and I was amazed how simple it was. Sure its basic but its all I wanted. I’m on-line and I can edit it any time of day. Its great. I think you can get too bogged down with doing it “professionally”. Its expensive if I cant do it myself.
Shoota, NZ