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Official Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Book

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I picked this book up thinking I would learn some "insights" into FrontPage 2000. I might have just as well read the help file that came with the program - at least it provided more detailed information. Like most Microsoft Press books it's light on information, full of screen shots. And several chapters contain inaccurate information such as about proxy servers and databases.

I was so dissatisfied I asked for a refund.

I had high hopes for this book, since it was relatively cheap and from Microsoft itself. But this has to be one of the poorest books on the subject. It wastes your time with useless info on how to open and close, and save files, which is exactly same as in any other MS program. And to learn any one thing, you have to often jump from chapter to chapter and connect the dots yourself. And it has very, very few on hand examples. Spend the money elsewhere.

This book is only good for building simple web pages like a personal web page. As for detailed information (like something useful) look elsewhere.

First, this book isn't about HTML, JavaScript, or CSS. It's purely about FrontPage. It's a book that teaches how to make a website using FrontPage, with little or no knowledge of HTML needed throughout the book.

The book succeeds in fulfilling its focus. This is a good book if you don't know much about FrontPage and want to learn about how to use it. Advanced website designers probably will want to use other developing environments anyway.

This book is decent reference material for experienced web devlopers looking to learn the tools of FrontPage, but is not appropriate for beginners. The mateial is poorly presented, lacking in graphics, and is poorly written. The book is plagued by irrevelant information, run-on sentences, and topics being referenced before they are defined and explained. Aside from the fact that the authors clearly do not have a background in instructional design, it also appears that they might benefit from an introductory college English course. I can't believe Microsoft endorses this book!

I found the book fun to read, and learned a lot about FrontPage. Its not a boring technical computer book, but written in a way the average person can understand. Good web practices for the person with just some experience, like me.