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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2000 in 24 Hours

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From the onset. this book must assume the reader has a familiarity with Frontpage 2000,since it takes a lot for granted in its instructions. I struggled through the first seven chapters but hit a brick wall at chapter 8. The chapter on framing is vague and illusive. This book would have been better if it were more precise with it's directions and assumed less foreknowledge of the reader. I bought this book to learn how to use Frontpage 2000. The author assumes that I already know how to use this program...a poor assumption.

at first when I read this book, I didn't learn too much untill I actually took a course in Frontpage2000. Now the book is easy to read and understand. So if its ur first book its not the way to go, otherwise its very good.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2000 is a combination of good and bad. The major flaw here is although the book is labeled for beginners, it assumes the reader understands 'computerese'. Terms such as HTML and ISDN are not spelled out, much of the jargon is left unexplained. A novice to this program would be lost before finishing the first chapter. Another problem with this book is the lack of examples and/or exercises as the chapter progresses. FrontPage, like most computer programs,is not something to read about. Learning will come easier if the information is presented in a hands-on approach. In this regards Sams Teach Yourself FrontPage in 21 days has a better format. On the good side, the flow of the chapters are nicely sequential, each building on the previous. One could get a web site up and operating by the time the book is completed. Overall there are better choices in books, although this one may be adequate if a live teacher were around to help decode the jargon.

The book would probobly help more if you have some general experience in Frontpage. If you are looking for a vague reference manual, this book is perfect. As a computer graphics and design professional I had most of the terminology and basic functions down, but what I found was that the book assumes you know a decent amount of information before hand. Most of the problems stem from abbreviated chapters (10-12 pages in an hour and most of that is graphics) and assuming you know how to get around(ie: go to the themes menu without telling you where this menu is located.) I know the program will do what I want, but this book doesn't tell me how to get specific things such as importing more file types than .gif, .jpg, and .png. I want to know how to integrate my Flash files and Swish files and how to get plugins to work. Also, it is assumed that graphics layout will be centered around text, when most of the pages I am building involve more layout and less text. If I didn't have a clue what the difference between a .jpg and a .gif was, this would be helpful. The book kind of dissapoints me in that some things are covered for basic beginners and others assume a working knowledge of the program. I would recommend another book more suited for beginners if you are beginning, or something more suited for intermediate users if you are intermediate. Either way this book is probobly not the best for anybody out there. Also the web with the sample files is not there anymore...

I am very happy with this book. I have learned a lot from it. This book isn't for experienced Frontpage users but for people that are just beginning and are wanting to learn Frontpage. After this, I'm going to buy a more advanced book, "Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Unleashed."

Can't believe some others didn't like this one. I bought "Easy FrontPage 2000" first. What a waste. This one got me going and actually enjoying my work on FrontPage. I'd get this one folks. Its a keeper.

I am very happy with this book. I have learned a lot from it. This book isn't for experienced Frontpage users but for people that are just beginning are wanting to learn Frontpage. After this, I'm going to buy a more advanced book, "Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Unleashed."

The book itself seems to be compiled in 24 hours

I enjoyed this book and was quickly using FrontPage 2000. The software's a little intimidating, but the book did a good job of introducing concepts in a gradual manner, and the author was helpful via e-mail when I had a question.

Because of a new addition to my job description wherein I had to work on the department's intranet site, I needed to learn FrontPage. My boss sent me to a seminar, which was okay, but I still felt shaky. "Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2000 in 24 Hours" filled in all the gaps and gave me a greater understanding of FrontPage than a $300 training session.

The language is free of techno-jargon and the instructions are very easy to follow. This is the third title in the "Sams Teach Yourself..." series that I've purchased, and there's no doubt that this series is the best and easiest to use of all the software do-it-yourself guides. This is a great guide to anyone trying to get started on FrontPage.