I'm actually in a Dreamweaver class this semester, and I must say I've found it very frustrating to use. There's just SO many buttons! I taught myself how to create HTML webpages a couple of years ago using one of those illustrated guide books. Though the book was simple, it enabled me to move on to bigger and better books, such as the HTML Blackbook. For me, it is easier to type all the code into Notepad, and if I stumble upon something I can't figure out how to code, I can either look it up online or look in a book, such as the HTML Blackbook. For others, maybe it's easier to use Dreamweaver. I'm sure if I had started out with Dreamweaver first, it would have been easy for me. Also -- I used to work for a news website. The webmaster was avid about me using Notepad and not a WYSIWYG program. That's just my 2 cents. Don't get me started on Frontpage.