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There are many HTML authoring tools available on the WWW. Which to use is dependent upon the expertise of the author.
Graphical editors, otherwise known as WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get), are great for authoring pages where detailed customization is not required. They provide tools for easy drag-and-drop formatting and allow the author to design without knowing much about the underlying structure of HTML. The drawback to WYSIWYG editors is that nothing is WYSIWYG in the world of WWW browsers. The hypertext mark-up language is interpretted slightly differently by every browser - and not all browsers, (and not all editors), adhere to the accepted HTML specifications. So it's best to verify that your pages look the way you want them to in different browsers and on different platforms.
Text-based authoring tools are for those who are interested in learning the true ins & outs, (underlying technical details), of HTML editing. These tools range from using a simple text editor, such as Notepad, SimpleText, AOLpress or Arachnophilia, to using a more specialized HTML editor such as HotDog or WebEdit. Knowing how to format Web pages using tags provides the power of customization where graphical editors fall short. Not to mention that learning HTML is simple. You don't need to be fluent in it to create exciting, informative web pages.
There are many HTML editors, both shareware and commercial, available from the Web. Below are several sites, (for future reference), which have reviews and links to many popular WWW editor tools:
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