I ordered HTML editor, do I also need visual site designer?
Was using Microsoft Frontpage before and I need to have progs that are similar.

We have two different applications you can use to create your site: HTML Editor and Visual Site Designer.

The main difference between HTML Editor and Visual Site Designer is access to the raw HTML. Visual Site Designer will generate all the necessary HTML for you and allow you to focus on the design of your page. You can insert text, images, links, etc. and drag them anywhere on the page. You can even create shapes such as rectangles and circles, or add effects like glow, bevel, and shadow. Because everything is stored in the VNU file for Visual Site Designer, it cannot open preexisting HTML files to edit.

The HTML Editor, on the other hand, can open any HTML file and edit it with either the Code Editor or Visual Editor. The Visual Editor will also allow you to insert text, images, links, etc., but you cannot create shapes or effects within the program. Those would need to be done outside the software and inserted as images. Because the HTML Editor edits one file at a time, as opposed to the entire site, you have more control over things like filenames, directory structure, etc., and how these elements are uploaded to the server.

Both applications offer a built-in transfer client you can use to upload your site to the server. We recommend downloading trial versions of both applications (http://www.coffeecup.com/software) to determine which is better suited for your needs. If you have any other questions, let us know.

Thanks very much for the info.

I just bought the Coffee Cup Html Editor after using a trial version for awhile. Another question is, I'm not able to open pages I made in the trial version with the new full version in "visual editor". I can only open them in "code editor".
Is there any way to troubleshoot this?

This may be a Windows Vista issue, not sure.

What sort of error do you get?

When I try to switch over to "visual editor" a coffee cup html editor window with a red x pops up and it reads "Cannot create file D:\webpages\filename.htm" (only it gives name of my real directory and file, of course)

My trial version was under another email addy than the addy I used to purchase the full 2008 version today- but I doubt that is it?

It seemed to install ok after I bought it.
Was I supposed to delete the trial version before downloading the pay version?

p.s.: this is looking more and more like a Windows Vista thing,
not sure if I added this prog to the Vista account control function.

I would tend to think so as well. If you could create a support ticket and send us the html, we can look at the contents of the file and try and figure out what the problem is.

Thanks very much.
It is indeed the Windows Vista because it won't allow me to work on any files in any editing progs today- not just the Coffee Cup Html Editor. I tried a few and no go.