Labs

This strange program has a very inappropriate name - the 'web' part we can just about live with, but easy it is not. The WYSIWYG environment is incredibly clumsy. You can't edit a page unless it's viewed at 100 per cent. If you pan out or zoom in, you have to go back to the actual size before you can change what you're looking at. If you set the border of a table to zero, the table becomes invisible not only when viewed in a browser but also in Web Easy's own WYSIWYG window, making design a challenge. The only way we could merge the cells in a table was by going into the code view.

Code view consists of a small box that

The interface is clumsy, with non-standard navigational tools and a confusing relationship between the sidebar and the main toolbar. Clicking on a button in the sidebar changes the menus available above. The Properties pane on the right-hand side hides detailed information within categories that you expand by clicking on them, so when you select an item in the WYSIWYG environment, you don't instantly see any useful information at all. On the plus side, the bottom of the screen is taken up by a useful visual file browser, which is good for finding graphic or media files quickly.

If you want a web-design program that doesn't cost that much, buy CoffeeCup HTML Editor. You may have to learn a bit more about the nuts and bolts of web design, but you'll get the results you're after. If you need a quick and easy web-design tool, go for XSite Pro or Mr Site Takeaway. Sadly, Web Easy Professional is neither easy to use nor particularly cheap when you consider what you get for your money.