Is it Possible to Use Microsoft Word or Office to Create a Website? By Christopher Heng, I was recently asked by one of my visitors whether it was possible to use Microsoft Word (or Microsoft Office) to create a website. This article answers that question and also provides some practical information on how to create basic web pages with Word/Office. Can You Use a Wordprocessor to Create a Web Page? The answer to that question is basically the same as what you get when you ask 'is it possible to use a pair of pliers to remove a screw?' That is to say, of course you can, but it's not really the best tool for the job.
Just as a screwdriver can remove the screw more efficiently and easily, likewise a specialized program like a can make the creation of your website much easier than using a wordprocessor. In fact, there are things that you may want to do with your website that is not easily accomplished, and perhaps not even possible to achieve, using Microsoft Word or any of the. Different Mediums Wordprocessors are primarily meant for creating documents that will ultimately be printed out. As such, their features are optimized for that purpose. They have the ability to set the margin on your pages in inches or centimetres ('centimeters' in ), the ability to set your page to either the A4 size or some other standard paper size, and so on. Web pages are a completely different medium. They exist to be read on the screen and not on paper.
Inches and centimetres are not really useful for use on a monitor; here, pixels reign. There is also no universal fixed monitor size, and even if there were, users can freely resize their browser windows to whatever sizes they want. More importantly, websites have interactive features, such as menu buttons that change colour when the mouse hovers over it, or forms that can be submitted, layout and content that can change when certain actions are taken, etc. If you were to design your web page using a wordprocessor, you will be unnecessarily restricting yourself to the subset of features that printed pages have in common with web pages.
Microsoft Visual Studio Community is a. Not specifically a web editor. Emacs is found on most Linux systems and makes it easy for you to edit a page even if.
But it's not impossible. If you're adamant about using Word to create a web page, carry on reading the rest of this article. On the other hand, if you don't mind using a web editor, the following articles will give you a head start. Information about how to get the relevant web editors can be found in those articles. • — this is a must-read if you're starting out on a website. • — for people who want to use the free Microsoft Expression Web editor.