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Carl's Picks:
Category	Sub-Category	1-4-All	CMed	Corel Web.Designer	EdWin	FlexED	FrontPage	Homesite	HotDog Pro
Overview:	Version	0.91	2.0	1.1	2.1	1.7	97	2.0	3.0.21
	Score (# Stars)	3	3	3	2	4	5	5	5
	Platforms	N	N	WN	WN	WN	N	N	W
	Type	T	T	G/T	T	T	G	T	T
HTML Tags:	HTML3.0	Some	Yes	Some	Some	Some	Some	Some	Yes
	Netscape 1.X	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 2.0	Yes	Yes	---	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	---
	MS Explorer	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	HTML 3.2	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Style Sheets	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some
Support:	Tables	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Forms	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Frames	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Applets/ActiveX	Some	Yes	---	---	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Javascript	Some	---	---	---	---	---	Some	Some
Ease of Use:	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Intelligent Menu Structure	Some	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes
	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes
	Home Page Wizard	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes
	Drag/Drop Links and Images	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	Some
Power User:	Right Button Menus	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Attribute Dialogs	---	Yes	Some	---	Some	Some	Some	Some
	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes
	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Designers or Editors	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Form Designer	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Some
	Frame Designer	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes
	Image Map Editor	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Some
Help:	Full Help File	---	---	Some	---	Some	Yes	Some	Yes
	HTML Help	---	---	---	Some	Some	Some	---	Yes
File Size:	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	> 100K bytes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Importing and Conversion:	Rich Text	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---
	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---
Validation:	On Demand Checks	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes
	Rule Enforcement	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	---
	HTML 3.0	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Yes
	Netscape	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	---	Yes
	Explorer	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes
Checking:	Spelling	---	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Thesaurus	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---
Customization:	User Text or Tags	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes
	Add New Button	Some	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes
	Keystroke Macros	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Document Templates	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other:	Project Management	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Site Management	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes
	Image Editor	---	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---
	Built-in Previewer	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Tag Color Coding	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
Category	Sub-Category	1-4-All	CMed	Corel Web.Designer	EdWin	FlexED	FrontPage	Homesite	HotDog Pro

Carl's Picks:
Category	Sub-Category	HotDog Standard	HoTMetaL Pro	HTML Assistant	HTML Assistant Pro	HTML Easy! Pro	HTML Writer	HTMLed	HTMLed Pro
Overview:	Version	1.5	3.0	1.4	3.0	1.3	0.9b4	2	2.0
	Score (# Stars)	5	5	3	5	3	3	3	4
	Platforms	W	WMUN	W	WN	W	W	WN	WN
	Type	T	T/G	T	T	T	T	T	T
HTML Tags:	HTML3.0	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 1.X	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 2.0	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes
	MS Explorer	Yes	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes
	HTML 3.2	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes
	Style Sheets	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---
Support:	Tables	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes
	Forms	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes
	Frames	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes
	Applets/ActiveX	---	Yes	???	---	---	---	Some	Some
	Javascript	---	---	???	---	---	---	---	---
Ease of Use:	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes
	Intelligent Menu Structure	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes
	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Home Page Wizard	---	---	???	---	???	---	Yes	Yes
	Drag/Drop Links and Images	---	Yes	???	---	---	---	---	---
Power User:	Right Button Menus	---	Yes	???	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes
	Attribute Dialogs	Some	Yes	---	Some	Some	---	Some	Some
	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	---	???	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes
	"Color, Background Dialogs"	---	Yes	???	Yes	???	---	Yes	Yes
Designers or Editors	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	Yes	---	Some	---	---	Yes	Yes
	Form Designer	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes
	Frame Designer	---	Yes	???	Yes	---	---	---	Yes
	Image Map Editor	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Yes
Help:	Full Help File	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Some	Some	Some
	HTML Help	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Some	Yes	Yes
File Size:	> 40K bytes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes
	> 100K bytes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes
Importing and Conversion:	Rich Text	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes
	Word or Wordperfect	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
Validation:	On Demand Checks	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Rule Enforcement	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	HTML 3.0	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Netscape	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Explorer	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
Checking:	Spelling	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes
	Thesaurus	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
Customization:	User Text or Tags	---	---	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes
	Add New Button	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes
	Keystroke Macros	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Document Templates	---	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other:	Project Management	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Site Management	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Image Editor	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Built-in Previewer	---	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---	---
	Tag Color Coding	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes
Category	Sub-Category	HotDog Standard	HoTMetaL Pro	HTML Assistant	HTML Assistant Pro	HTML Easy! Pro	HTML Writer	HTMLed	HTMLed Pro

Carl's Picks:
Category	Sub-Category	Incontext Spider	LiquidFX	Live Markup - My Business Software	Macromedia Backstage Designer	Navigator Composer	AOLpress	ReVol Web Worker	SpiderPad	Web Designer
Overview:	Version	1.1	2.05	1.0	1.0	4.0	1.2.3	1.2	1.0.0	1.0
	Score (# Stars)	3	4	2	4	3	5	4	4	2
	Platforms	W	N	W	WN	NMU	WMNU	N	W	N
	Type	G	T	G	G	G	G	T	T	T
HTML Tags:	HTML3.0	Yes	Yes	---	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 1.X	---	Yes	---	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 2.0	---	Yes	---	Some	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Some
	MS Explorer	---	Yes	---	Some	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	HTML 3.2	---	Yes	---	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Style Sheets	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Support:	Tables	Yes	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Forms	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Frames	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Applets/ActiveX	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Javascript	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Ease of Use:	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Intelligent Menu Structure	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Yes	Some
	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	Some	Some	---
	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Some	Some	Some	Yes	Some	Yes	Yes	Some	---
	Home Page Wizard	???	---	---	???	---	---	Yes	???	Yes
	Drag/Drop Links and Images	---	---	---	???	Yes	---	Some	---	---
Power User:	Right Button Menus	---	Yes	---	???	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Attribute Dialogs	Yes	---	---	---	Some	Some	Some	Yes	---
	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Designers or Editors	Table Designer/Editor	---	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Form Designer	---	Some	---	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---
	Frame Designer	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes	---	---
	Image Map Editor	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---
Help:	Full Help File	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Some	Some	Yes	Yes	---
	HTML Help	Some	Yes	---	---	Some	---	Some	---	---
File Size:	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---
	> 100K bytes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---
Importing and Conversion:	Rich Text	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Validation:	On Demand Checks	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---
	Rule Enforcement	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---
	HTML 3.0	Yes	---	---	Yes	Some	Yes	---	---	---
	Netscape	---	---	---	Yes	Some	Yes	---	---	---
	Explorer	---	---	---	Yes	Some	---	---	---	---
Checking:	Spelling	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---
	Thesaurus	---	---	---	???	---	---	---	---	---
Customization:	User Text or Tags	---	---	Yes	---	Some	---	Yes	Yes	---
	Add New Button	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	Some	---
	Keystroke Macros	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Macro Language	---	Some	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Document Templates	Yes	Yes	???	Yes	---	---	???	Yes	---
Other:	Project Management	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	Yes	---	---	---
	Site Management	---	---	---	Some	---	Yes	---	---	---
	Image Editor	---	Yes	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Built-in Previewer	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---	---	---
	Tag Color Coding	N/A	Yes	N/A	???	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	---
Category	Sub-Category	Incontext Spider	LiquidFX	Live Markup - My Business Software	Macromedia Backstage Designer	Navigator Composer	AOLpress	ReVol Web Worker	SpiderPad	Web Designer

Carl's Picks:
Category	Sub-Category	Webmaster Pro	Web Mania	Web Wizard TDOU	Webber	WebEdit	WebMedia Publisher
Overview:	Version	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.1	2.0	2.5
	Score (# Stars)	4	2	5	2	5	4
	Platforms	W	W	WN	W	WN	N
	Type	T	T	Wiz	T	T	T
HTML Tags:	HTML3.0	Some	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 1.X	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Netscape 2.0	Yes	Some	---	---	Yes	Yes
	MS Explorer	Yes	---	---	---	Yes	Yes
	HTML 3.2	Some	---	---	---	Yes	Yes
	Style Sheets	---	---	---	---	---	---
Support:	Tables	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Forms	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Frames	Some	Yes	---	---	Yes	Yes
	Applets/ActiveX	Yes	---	---	---	---	Yes
	Javascript	Some	---	---	---	---	---
Ease of Use:	Full Link/Image Dialogs	Some	---	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Intelligent Menu Structure	Yes	---	N/A	---	Yes	Yes
	Single Click Common Tags	Yes	Some	N/A	---	Yes	Some
	Easy/Useful Button Bars	Yes	Yes	N/A	---	Yes	Yes
	Home Page Wizard	---	???	Yes	---	---	---
	Drag/Drop Links and Images	Yes	---	---	---	---	---
Power User:	Right Button Menus	Yes	Yes	---	???	Yes	???
	Attribute Dialogs	Yes	---	N/A	Yes	Some	---
	Mutli-file Find/ Replace	---	---	N/A	---	---	---
	"Color, Background Dialogs"	Yes	???	N/A	---	Yes	---
Designers or Editors	Table Designer/Editor	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Form Designer	Yes	Yes	---	Some	---	---
	Frame Designer	---	Yes	---	---	---	???
	Image Map Editor	---	---	---	---	---	---
Help:	Full Help File	Yes	Yes	---	Yes	Yes	Some
	HTML Help	Yes	---	N/A	Yes	Yes	---
File Size:	> 40K bytes	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
	> 100K bytes	Yes	---	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes
Importing and Conversion:	Rich Text	---	---	N/A	---	---	---
	Word or Wordperfect	---	---	N/A	---	---	---
Validation:	On Demand Checks	---	---	N/A	Yes	Some	---
	Rule Enforcement	---	---	N/A	---	---	---
	HTML 3.0	---	---	N/A	Yes	---	---
	Netscape	---	---	N/A	Yes	Some	---
	Explorer	---	---	N/A	---	---	---
Checking:	Spelling	Yes	---	N/A	---	Yes	---
	Thesaurus	---	---	???	---	---	---
Customization:	User Text or Tags	Yes	Yes	N/A	---	Yes	---
	Add New Button	---	Yes	N/A	---	Yes	---
	Keystroke Macros	---	---	N/A	---	---	---
	Macro Language	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Document Templates	Yes	???	Yes	---	---	---
Other:	Project Management	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Site Management	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Image Editor	---	---	---	---	---	---
	Built-in Previewer	Yes	---	---	---	---	---
	Tag Color Coding	---	---	---	---	---	???
Category	Sub-Category	Webmaster Pro	Web Mania	Web Wizard TDOU	Webber	WebEdit	WebMedia Publisher

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