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I have a website that I designed using MS Frontpage. I need to find a new software to replace Frontpage and wonder if anyone has suggestions for an easy-to-use software. I don't want to re-create my pages so I would like one that will allow me to import my current website.

Thanks!

Rhonda,

Why are you wanting to change from MS Frontpage?

Evanne

I want to change for several reasons. 1) I am having problems uploading the pages and the problem seems to be related to the FP extensions. 2) Microsoft stopped making FP in 2006 so it is becoming obsolete.

I used it for years and loved it and would like to find a replacement that is as easy to use as MS Frontpage.

I'm fond of Dreamweaver. I use to use Frontpage until I started having similar problems and then one day it froze up on me and I wasn't able to use it. I'd never go back now.

When I started using it I borrowed a text book from the library on it which helped a lot. It's not a user friendly I guess as Frontpage but you should be able to plop your pages in relatively easily.

I thought about Dreamweaver but heard that it was kind of difficult to learn. Which book did you use?

I tried looking for it at Amazon but didn't see it there. There's probably a newer version of it out. It was Macromedia Dreamweaver and it basically laid out how to use it from start to finish, everything was done in little segment so it was easy to look up stuff. I had only very basic html when I started using it. Whatever I learned from Frontpage.

Thanks Moe. I think I will give Dreamweaver a try!

I have tried/still trying CoffeeCup HTML editor as a replacement and it seems pretty decent. I code most of my pages in CSS/XHTML and only use the editors to get a preview. I have given up tables and I love it!

I have been using the replacement for FrontPage - MS Office SharePoint Designer as I am currently working on a SharePoint implementation and I have to say it is FrontPage on steroids! I didn't think it could get worse but yet it does.

Someone told me that MS is planning on coming out with a lighter FrontPage replacement (geared less towards SharePoint) but I don't know if that is true.

Thanks for sharing, I'll check this out.

Hi if it is not too late, try XSite Pro. It has a lot of great features and it is easier than Dreamweaver. I have put all my sites together with it. Have a look at www.yourpower2be.com to see what you can do with it.