For the reader with sophisticated computer skills but without programming experience, this text shows how to create without learning HTML and how to manage interactive documents. It is a self-guided tutorial, with practice exercises and sample applications on the CD-ROM.
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Designed for users of all levels, Mastering Microsoft FrontPage 97 addresses the needs of the novice Web master without sacrificing any technical substance for the more experienced. A Dummies series book or a pure tutorial is a better choice for many newcomers, but adventurous beginners will get more out of this book in the long run. Each chapter covers both basic information as well as more complicated tips. Chapters are divided into lessons, which will help advanced users get to the juicy parts.
Author Susann Novalis organizes the book into four major sections. The first provides an overview of FrontPage 97 as well as Internet and Web-specific topics. Novalis combines topics such as building pages, assembling your first Web site, using graphics, adding interactivity, and building with templates with detailed but accessible discussions on the inner workings of Web servers, and communication between computers and applications.
The author devotes the second section to managing your Web site as it grows. Chapters teach you how to verify links, manage your site with FrontPage Explorer, create Tasks and To Do Lists and administer various aspects of your Web site. Part three digs deeper into page design, with sections on tables, frames, and multimedia, as well as a detailed look at the FrontPage WebBots. Forms, text searches, and discussion groups round out the section. The fourth section covers advanced topics and includes information on ActiveX, database connectivity, and how to let visitors customize the site themselves.
Some of these last topics are better served in texts devoted solely to that subject, but Novalis lays admirable groundwork for readers to follow. Beginners should have no problem mastering each lesson sequentially right up to the advanced topics at the end. Readers who have experience with the Web and its concepts, but not necessarily FrontPage software, will find this an excellent reference source. Two appendices cover the installation of both FrontPage and the Bonus Pak, and the included CD-ROM contains sample files that correspond with the lessons.
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While this book is not the most exhaustive and technical book around, this is a GREAT book for those that are new to FrontPage97. While other books may provide a wealth of hard-core technical data, they tend to gloss over one very important subject...how to use the product at all. This book, on the other hand, will walk you through FrontPage97 from beginning to end and show you (step-by-step) how to use FrontPage97. The book also spends a fair amount of time walking you through the configuration and use of Microsoft Personal Web Server and FrontPage's Web Server - which are necessities that other book (at least that I looked at) didn't cover too well. A little more detail could have been spent going more in depth on advanced topics such as database connectivity. That being said, though, this book at least had a fairly good section on database connectivity to get you started. Most other FrontPage books I glanced through completely left it out or glossed over this (potentially complicated) subject entirely. Even with some minor deficiencies, this book is an outstanding book for probably 75% of all normal users. Only advanced sys-admin's and web applications developers will crave more info. For the rest of us mortals, this book will definitely satisfy you. All-in-all, after about 1-2 hours with this book, I was able to do things with FrontPage97 that amazed me. If you're new to FrontPage97, this book is definitely worth buying
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