Special Edition Using Microsoft FrontPage 98 [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Special Edition Using Microsoft FrontPage 98 is the most comprehensive reference available on FrontPage. In addition to coverage of all of the new features and capabilities of the new version, it covers FrontPage's use with new Microsoft tools such as Visual InterDev, WebMapper, the new version of IIS, FrontPad, and more. It features more extensive coverage of ActiveX as it relates to Active Server and the new Active Desktop, more advanced coverage of scripting languages, more database coverage, more thorough coverage of the FP Personal Web Server. You'll pick up on how to: enhance Web sites using FrontPage frames; use style sheets with Web pages and sites; use FrontPage with Microsoft IIS; create templates and wizards to build a site; tailor images specifically for FrontPage documents; insert Java applets and browser plug-ins into documents for the greatest effect; create tables in documents using FrontPage 98; and customize FrontPage with the Software Developer's Kit.

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Special Edition Using Microsoft FrontPage 98 is the most comprehensive reference available on FrontPage. In addition to coverage of all of the new features and capabilities of the new version, it covers FrontPage's use with new Microsoft tools such as Visual InterDev, WebMapper, the new version of IIS, FrontPad, and more. It features more extensive coverage of ActiveX as it relates to Active Server and the new Active Desktop, more advanced coverage of scripting languages, more database coverage, more thorough coverage of the FP Personal Web Server. You'll pick up on how to: enhance Web sites using FrontPage frames; use style sheets with Web pages and sites; use FrontPage with Microsoft IIS; create templates and wizards to build a site; tailor images specifically for FrontPage documents; insert Java applets and browser plug-ins into documents for the greatest effect; create tables in documents using FrontPage 98; and customize FrontPage with the Software Developer's Kit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 873 pages
• Publisher: Que (October 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789713438
• ISBN-13: 978-0789713438
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,353,779 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment!, December 2, 1998

By A Customer

I looked forward to getting this book home and delving into - as I bought it in the United Kingdom it cost almost $100.00! It was so huge I assumed that it would have all the information I required and more besides. Well it does and it doesn't. Firstly it hasn't a coloured image in it - bearing in mind the cost of the book and the graphical nature of the subject this seems to me to be a serious oversight.

Some of the black and white illustrations, most of which are screen grabs, are excellent but the tendendency for the authours to introduce their topic and then say - they will discuss the more advanced features later and then have to wade through to find just what they had in mind is most unrewarding, particularly as sometimes I really do believe he forgot to add them!. The section on frames leaves your head reeling and is far than a perfect explanation as the authours tend to fall back on "Microsoftese" - which as we all know "ain't that easy! Similarly the section on Image Composer could have done with some more practical examples. One of the reasons for buying Que Books is because they include a cd-rom at the back - well you tell me what good that does as it is just a collection of bits of software and links for the more erudite - some of which date back to 1986 - oh yes and of course a nice coloured plug for their other books Inn fac the only colour in over 900 pages of b&w.

Frankly despite the appalling costs of books in the UK I am going to have to fork out another £40 - yes you lucky people in the USA almost $100!- to find another book which fills in the gaps.

Perhaps I have asked too much of a single book but would advise the unwary unless they are already fairly familiar with FP would look elsewhere and have been recommended FrontPage Unleashed so hope that will solve my frustrations.

PS Anyone want a well thumbed copy of "Using Microsoft FrontPage"!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Confusing and hard to follow but have a lot of information, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

The book is impressive - nearly 900 pages, but most of them are just too basic. I am an experienced Frontpage 97 user, and I learn faster just playing with the program. The authors go in extend with beginning stuffs such as adding images, changes text etc.. while on advanced topics such as adding activeX controls and scripts, there is simply not enough information. The layout of topics is confusing too. For example: discussion web (forum) is appeared in 2 places: 1. Chapter 23, pages 537 (deal with creating, posting and deleting articles), and 2. chapter 11, page 249 (discussion form handler). In my opinion, if the author group them together, it will be easier to follow.

The CD have many sharewares, but most of them are not that useful.

I would rate this one worse that the "Laura" series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Confusing and badly written, May 4, 1999

By A Customer

I bought Using Frontpage 98 and Mastering Frontpage 98 and neither really said much. Using Frontpage 98 is a book written for beginners in NON-beginner language. Mastering Frontpage 98 is slightly better, but they are still both difficult to follow and where is information on Active Server Pages, JavaScript, VB Script, and any of the advanced features?! They aren't in either of these. However, if you are patient and want to know all the basics of Frontpage, then the books might be for you.