Binding: Paperback ISBN: 0764508210 Publisher: For Dummies Publication Date: May 29, 2001 Number Of Pages: 358 Editorial Review:
Product Description: Until recently, only the technically gifted and artistically inclined attempted to publish sites on the Web. If you wanted to look good on the Web, you needed either techno-talent or the bucks to commission someone who had it. Not anymore. FrontPage 2002, the latest incarnation of the Microsoft Web site creation tool, brings new ease to Web publishing. Without any knowledge of HTML (the language used to create Web pages), you can use FrontPage to build and manage a beautiful and sophisticated Web site.
If you have FrontPage loaded on your PC but feel a bit nervous about beginning your Web site, then FrontPage 2002 For Dummies will soothe your nerves and guide you through the process. This reference guide is also for anyone who wants to
Upgrade from an older version of FrontPage
Build a professional-quality site to showcase a new business
Start an online business
Impress potential employers with an online dossier
Spread the word about a special cause
Set up a privacy-protected site for use by family and friends
FrontPage is no small topic – here’s a look at just some of the handy tips, tools, and techniques you’ll find in FrontPage 2002 For Dummies:
Import an existing Web site into FrontPage
Preview, print, and save a page
The Five Steps to a Brilliant Web Site
Work with hyperlinks and bookmarks
Adding graphics and pictures
Create image maps, tables, forms, and frames
Add video and music
Insert a hover button, marquee, or banner advertising
Keep your Web site secure
FrontPage 2002 For Dummies comes with a free CD-ROM loaded with a bonus chapter; free custom art; FrontPage themes; and free trial versions of Paint Shop Pro 7, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Hi-Position, JustAddCommerce, and more!
Customer Reviews
Rating: - Don't buy this book!
When I was looking for a beginners book on Frontpage, this seemed like a good buy. I was WRONG. This is truly a book for dummies. I hate the way the Dummy Series seem to be written like you are in a classroom with one of those instructors that love to make cute comments and crack dumb jokes. I will never buy another Dummy Series book. This book is a waste of money. The built-in help with Frontpage is better...
Rating: - Right to the Point
I looked at this book in the library only after spending much time with other books. For me it hit the major points and also pointed out the significance of these points in language I could understand.
For example, I tried to insert text in a variety of formats, and FrontPage always inserted an extra line space between the heading and the body of the text. This is the only book that explained the significance of line breaks in a way that I could figure out how to avoid the insertion ... Read More
Rating: - DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
It is a waste of money. This book did not help us at all. It is not a standard "Dummies" book. It is poorly organized and poorly written. After much frustration, we ended up spending more money to buy Microsoft's Step-by-Step to finally learn everything we needed to know about FrontPage. Spend a little more for Step-by-Step and you won't regret it. If you still want to buy this Asha Dornfest's FrontPage for Dummies, please email me because I have a copy I can't use.
Rating: - Mediocre at best...
I've got to agree with a previous review by Jeff, this is a dull book, with no spark, wit or charm. More importantly, it does a rather poor job of introducing the overall concepts of how the software operates and visually composes the website, before it gets into details. Sure, it's important to let people get their feet wet, but the order in which concepts are presented very much matter. Several times during my read, I didn't understand why something I did in chapter 2 worked until I was well into chapter ... Read More
Rating: - Would definitely recommend
If there were one book that you are buying for FP2002...it would be this book. I have NEVER even thought about building a website...but was asked to by my boss. I know absolutely nothing about web pages.... this book takes you from the 1st step to the end...in basic terms so that anyone can understand. The only reason I gave it 4 out 5 stars vs. 5 out of 5.... every once in a while, when I had to troubleshoot the program, I would have a hard time finding a way to deal with it in the book. Then I would go ... Read More
- Don't buy this book!
- Right to the Point
- Mediocre at best...