FrontPage 2002 Virtual Classroom [Paperback]

David Karlins (Author)

Book Description

Series: Virtual Classroom | Publication Date: August 30, 2001

The interactive approach of integrating a CD with project files and instructor demonstration provides a hands-on method for learning FrontPage. David Karlins has taught hundreds of students FrontPage in corporate and academic settings. "FrontPage Virtual Classroom" is built around the skills required to create functional Web sites, with emphasis on building and creating sites. A book for anyone who has had difficulty following technical books or prefers to learn in a classroom environment. The CD-ROM features the author speaking directly to the reader, using a combination of moving screenshots, animation, and audio-visual presentations.

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From the Back Cover

Learn from an instructor-led classroom experience at home!

The Virtual Classroom is a revolutionary new way to learn FrontPage 2002--one of the most comprehensive applications for Web design. This book's casual, non-technical writing style and easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach combine to teach you all the Web page authoring essentials. Pop in the CD-ROM, and follow along as your own on-screen guru explains and demonstrates the techniques discussed in the text. With FrontPage 2002 Virtual Classroom, you get the best of both worlds--solid hands-on lessons combined with the invaluable experience of watching and listening to an instructor. Work at your own speed and replay Virtual Classroom tutorials as often as needed to deepen your understanding of this awesome Web design tool.

• Unveil the multi-tiered power of this flexible Web site management and design application
• Create complex Web sites that organize and present HTML pages, images, and media
• Keep tabs on Web site size, test links, and design global navigation links using View options
• Place objects--including text, pictures, or even media--in an exact page position
• Create unique, custom FrontPage Themes with your own graphics, color scheme, and text styles
• Embed sound and music files to add audio and video to your site
• Collect and manage form input data
• Apply interactive and animated page content with Dynamic HTML effects

About the Author

David Karlins (Oakland, CA) is a FrontPage Microsoft Certified Professional who designs Web sites for clients using FrontPage. In addition to contracted hands-on classroom materials, Karlins is the author or co-author of five successful FrontPage books. Karlins teaches FrontPage classes at Silicon Valley companies including Hewlett Packard, and at schools like University of California, Berkeley Extension Division.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (August 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072191724
• ISBN-13: 978-0072191721
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,550,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Virtual Classroom ... the Simplifier, November 20, 2001

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Bill Peterson (Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FrontPage 2002 Virtual Classroom (Paperback)

I put this book on my "must have, don't loan it out," shelf right away.

I really like the approach and the presentation. The teaching style is casual and encouraging with a welcome absence of jargon. Don't get me wrong, if you follow the chapters you will get a FP site up and running, you just won't have to suffer a barrage of technical details to do it. Why utilize FrontPage in the first place if you are excited about the all the nuts and bolts of how web site programing works?

The included CD helps tremendously ... the combination of reading it and seeing the author go through the steps just further demystifies the process. Between the two presentations, you're bound to "get it." I watched some of the how to's, that I didn't even want to do yet. It got me interested and curious and gives you a sense of all the things you can do with FP2002.

I already had the FP Bible 2002 by this author. Did I "needed" the Virtual Classroom? ... Yes! The Bible is great for digging deep into the FP world, but the Virtual Classroom is clearly the right way to get yourself up to speed and in the running as a web site designer, painlessly. My advice, if you asked me, would be to get yourself a copy.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FrontPage 2002 Virtual Classroom, January 14, 2002

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"susany_99" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FrontPage 2002 Virtual Classroom (Paperback)

I am so glad I bought this book! It is truly a lifesaver! I learn better visually, so the CD Rom Virtual Classroom that's included helped me tremendously. Thanks to David Karlins' for sharing his knowledge of FrontPage. I hope to have my website up & running very soon!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An effective and "user friendly" learning experience, October 14, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FrontPage 2002 Virtual Classroom (Paperback)

Text and multimedia combine in David Karlins' 384 page instructional reference guide, Frontpage 2002 Virtual Classroom to create an effective and "user friendly" learning experience. Readers will learn how to create large or small Web sites that are sophisticated and attractive, and effectively manage the organization, content, and style of their site. Readers can follow along on the CD-ROM as the on-screen guru explains and demonstrates the techniques discussed in the text. Frontpage 2002 Virtual Classroom is a confidently recommended "how to" introduction for all Frontpage 2002 users.