My first HTML editor is Dreamweaver. You can download a free trail edition from Macromedia the full version at $399 is not cheap, it is power packed and it is recognized as one of the best around. You can do almost any kind of web page design with it. It is extremely flexible and the WSIWYG editor works. I learn how to build websites/webpages using templates, library which save time alot of time if there are modifications to be done. It was fun just seeing the finished webpages waiting to be put on a website.

I am a slow learner, I had to spend a week playing around with it before I am able to start using it effectively. There is one book which I find very good. It is Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland.

The Missing Manual is well organized, I read the book chapter by chapter doing all the tutorials and gain a good foundation understanding the basics of Dreamweaver. There are so much tips in there that even after you learnt the basics of Dreamweaver you will find The Missing Manual a good reference to have at your side when you work with Dreamweaver.