Teach Yourself to Create a Home Page in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...) [Paperback]

Rogers Cadenhead (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | Series: Sams Teach Yourself...

This book is a carefully organized tutorial that is divided into 24 short, one-hour chapters that teach the beginning Web page author what he needs to know to make a Web page operational in the shortest time possible.

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Amazon.com Review

Teach Yourself to Create a Home Page in 24 Hours provides Web novices with simple, useful techniques for creating and publishing Web pages. You use Claris Home Page 2.0 Lite, a Web-page creation package for Windows 95, Windows NT, and Macintosh, to create and edit a sample Web page complete with links and images. The software is included on the CD-ROM that comes with the book, along with sample files, Web graphics, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 for Windows and Macintosh, and Web-page templates.

Although Claris Home Page shields you from HTML coding and lets you create pages in an almost WYSIWIG environment, there's some guidance on using HTML to tweak your pages. You also learn how to use interesting and appropriate text effects and color schemes, create tables and lists, and add animations, movies, and Java applets to your pages. Finally, the author tells you how to plan and publish your own site.

From the Publisher

This book is a carefully organized tutorial that is divided into 24 short, one-hour chapters that teach the beginning Web page author what he needs to know to make a Web page operational in the shortest time possible. - The quickest and easiest way to learn how to create your own Web pages with a WYSIWYG editor

- No HTML required

- the book steps the reader through the process using Claris Home Page

- a leading entry Web page editor for novices

- Truly a Starter Kit

- the Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM includes a full working copy of Claris Home Page Lite and a collection of examples from the author

Product Details

• Paperback: 305 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Sams Publishing (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575213257
• ISBN-13: 978-1575213255
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,637,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand, great examples, excellent CD, August 6, 1999

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George T. Williams III "georgetwilliams" (West Roxbury, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself to Create a Home Page in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...) (Paperback)

I purchased this book because I was familar with other SAMS 24 Hour texts. The book is well written with lots of good examples, a very useful CD with a working, no limitations, web page editor, and the author and publisher have excellent support via telephone or on their web pages. If you buy one book on creating a home page and you do not want to learn the technical ins and outs of webmastering, make that book this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners, but followup difficult to find, June 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself to Create a Home Page in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...) (Paperback)

My only adverse comment lies in Appendix A to this book. There is a reference to the Heavy Version (Claris Home Page 2.0) that I would like to review. I cannot find it in bookstores, nor in the internet. e-mail to the author and the publisher have not been answered. I understand that the name Claris has been renamed Filemaster, or something like that. Otherwise the book has easily helped me to to learn how to construct a web page. R.S.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners, September 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Yourself to Create a Home Page in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...) (Paperback)

This book has proved helpful in creating my first home page. Although the book talks mainly about how to use the software, there is a breif bit on HTML and where to host and advertise your page. The software included, (Claris Home Page Lite 2.0) is very easy to use, and good for beginners. If your looking to get your feet wet, I'd recommend this book.