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5.0 out of 5 stars
Web Studio 2 at 1/2 the price, November 16, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Instant Web Pages! (Paperback)
I moderated for Sierra for a few years for Web Studio. I was involved in the 2.0 release (the power user in the manual) and worked on extending it beyond it's initial design capabilities.
Web Studio is meant to be a beginners web site publisher, it's a wysiwyg interface (what you see is what you get) using drag and drop and cascading style sheet tables so when you place an object such as text or images it'll stay the way you designed the page. A perfect stepping stone to learning the art of web site building.
It has a very easy interface and you'll have a web site up intuitivly within an hour then you can go back and read the book, it's really that simple.
This book is set out to go with the software excellently, even after the years of using web studio I found a few ways to do things easier, a real plus... I think it's much better than the original manual.
It doesn't only end at the book, there is also my help site ( and a few others) to get even more advanced, and the best of all is the "community" at the "Sierra Home" web site that has been helping out beginners and each other for quite a few years now, and that is the real gold behind a great book and super easy to use web software.
I wouldn't pass up on this great deal, you 're getting (dollar amount)software included with the book, how can you beat that?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Great for the new web page designer, August 14, 2002
This review is from: Instant Web Pages! (Paperback)
"Instant Web Pages" literally allows you to get a web site up and running within just hours. How is this possible? A complete copy of Web Studio comes with the book. Install the software (I had no gliches or problems with the installation) and you can follow along with the book to design and produce your website.
Web Studio is a software product for beginners with now knowledge of programming, but it is deceptively powerful. With a little imagination you can have a professional looking site up in no time. It does not do the fancy Java based interactions and similar items, but it does do all that you need. If you have ever read Web Pages That Suck or Son of Web Pages That Suck then you know that having the ability to do something does not mean that you really should.
The book walks you through the process from beginning to end but I would suggest combining this book with one of the two others mentioned above if you really want to make a great web site. With the book and the software literally anyone can put up a web site overnight without any knowledge of coding. A real winner for the small businessman who needs a professional looking web site but does not have the budget for a professional designer or the individual who wants a professional looking personal site.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Instant Web Pages!, June 13, 2001
This review is from: Instant Web Pages! (Paperback)
I used this book to create my company's website because I have very little experience with HTML. Thanks to this book, I had no problem launching it and did not have to worry about coding. Its step-by-step format made it easy to understand and follow. The software complements the book nicely. The whole package is a great value.
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