Front Page 2003 for Dummies (Paperback)

by Asha Dornfest (Author) "With so many people jumping on the Web publishing bandwagon, you can easily feel like you've been left in the dust..." (more)
Key Phrases: option lists hyperlinks, new subsite, saves form results, Server Extensions, Dynamic Web Template, Internet Explorer (more...)

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Product Description
* Discusses creating a basic site design, working with text, effectively using hyperlinks, and adding images and graphics.
* Explains working with tables, forms, and frames.
* Explores adding multimedia elements like sound and animation.
* Updated to include the newest tools in FrontPage.
* Previous four editions have combined to sell more than 230,000 copies.

From the Back Cover
Browse the basics, set the table, and build a frame

Discover new tools and techniques that bring surfers aboard at your site

Oh, what a perfect Web we weave! With FrontPage 2003 and this friendly guide to translate, Web site creation is within the realm of ordinary folk. Find out how easily you can build pages, spice them up with graphics and cool HTML effects, add hyperlinks, and make your handiwork available to the World Wide Web.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (October 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764538829
• ISBN-13: 978-0764538827
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,350 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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55 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just what I needed, June 24, 2004

By	C. Brown (Evanston, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I delved into HTML several years ago and fooled around with it on my personal website but the tedium of having to code every single whisker of a webpage led me to try FrontPage 2000. I loved it but never had the time to learn it well. It speeded my page production but I wasn't satisfied with the results. I put webpage work aside for a couple of years then recently decided to dive in with the completely worked over FrontPage 2003 and dedicate myself to learning it well.

Dornfest's book was a perfect way to break off the rust while at the same time becoming acquainted with the new capabilities of FP2003. I generally am afraid of the DUMMIES series because the authors can go too far trying to be informal and funny, while neglecting the meat of the subject. A page with a cartoon is a wasted page for me when I want to know something. Dornfest shows welcome restraint, holding off on the jokes for the most part and carefully explaining how FP works in clear prose.

The presentation is patient and I found no glitches where something different happens on the screen from what is described in the book. All the basics are here along with introductions to more advanced topics and a great collection of sites to visit for further learning.

39 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm lost, February 23, 2005

By	starr - See all my reviews

I've never written a review before, but I'm so lost after reading this book that I had to warn others before they come down the same road.

I agree with "a reader" that the author will "introduce a topic but, before developing it, tell the reader that she'll explain later how it (method, procedure, &c) should be accomplished." It's enough to drive a person crazy. Also, if you run into a problem, too bad. Troubleshooting is a nontopic in this book.

77 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very enlightening, March 23, 2004

By A Customer

This book is totally disjointed. The author will introduce a topic but, before developing it, tell the reader that she'll explain later how it (method, procedure, &c) should be accomplished. This infuriating tactic happens repeatedly thereby making it impossible to learn anything. I also suspect that the author does NOT grasp the underlying theoretical/architectural concepts of FrontPage, much less (X)HTML, enough to provide the reader much more than a blind how-to guide. She never explains WHY we choose this option, WHY we pick this menu item, WHY we highlight this text, WHY we insert this file, and so on...

If you don't believe me, look at the reviews of this same author's "FrontPage 2002 with CD-ROM" previous version of this book.

Be skeptical of glowing 5-star reviews from critics who find absolutely no fault with the books they are reviewing. "Before reading xxxx I knew absolutely nothing but after devouring this paragon of perfection I am now totally conversant with the subject of yyyy."