FrontPage 2000: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Matthews, Martin S.; Poulsen, Erik B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007211939X ISBN 13: 9780072119398

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 1999

Synopsis

Explains how to use the Web authoring program to create professional-looking Web pages, revamp existing sites, add interactive features, and monitor a site's performance

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Review:

FrontPage 2000: The Complete Reference contains screen shots and interface labels that explain, completely, the tools Web developers have available to them when using FrontPage 2000. Such elements are important parts of any software-documentation effort. But the authors of this book go beyond mere descriptions, explaining how to use the tools to achieve the kinds of effects you want on your Web sites. They're like scientists describing what they see, but also like engineers setting out to accomplish practical tasks.

Many FrontPage 2000 books mistakenly assume that the latest version of Microsoft's editor for Web sites is a lot like its predecessors: big, slow, and not well-suited to serious Web publishing efforts. That's not the case and the authors know this, explaining with great clarity how to use all of FrontPage 2000's features.

The book includes a lot of procedures, so if you're looking to find out how to enable Active Server Pages (ASP) or draw a table, you'll have no trouble finding specific steps to follow. Coverage of ASP, databases, and other aspects of dynamic site creation is particularly strong here. Sticking to their follow-this-procedure method, the authors explain how to collect data from a Web form and store it in a database, as well as demonstrating the construction of pages from database contents on the fly--a useful technique for such applications as catalogs and directories. This is an excellent resource for FrontPage 2000 users. --David Wall

Topics covered: Web site creation with Microsoft FrontPage 2000. Elementary coverage includes the basics of templates, layout, graphics, text, hyperlinks, and other fundamental design elements. Advanced coverage includes database connectivity, dynamic page generation, Dynamic HTML (DHTML), ActiveX controls, and the basics of electronic commerce. In addition to FrontPage coverage, there's information on Image Composer and PhotoDraw.

From the Back Cover:

The Ultimate Guide to the #1 Web Site Creation Tool!

Develop robust, high-impact Web sites and applications with FrontPage 2000! Best-selling author, Martin Matthews, and high-profile Web designer, Erik Poulsen, show you how to use all of FrontPage 2000's features through easy-to-understand explanations and interactive exercises.

Learn to lay out your site, format content, and add hyperlinks, special effects, and interactive components. Plus, you'll get clear instructions on how to extend and enhance FrontPage using HTML, Dynamic HTML, XML, Active Server Pages, ActiveX controls, Java applets, and much more. FrontPage 2000: The Complete Reference will help you turn your vision of a show-stopping Web site into reality-in no time!

Inside, you'll find out how to:

• Create a professional-quality Web site or revamp an existing site following clear, step-by-step instructions
• Add forms, tables, frames, and multimedia to your site
• Minimize routine tasks with Wizards, templates, themes, and shared borders
• Add interactive and animated features to your site using Dynamic HTML, FrontPage interactive components, ActiveX controls, and Java applets
• Create content formatted just the way you want using FrontPage's WYSIWYG editor with cascading style sheets and tables within tables
• Set up database-driven Web sites using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and OLE-DB
• Monitor your site's performance, navigation, and task status at a glance from the new Reports view
• Set up intranet and e-commerce sites using tips and examples from existing sites

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 007211939X
• ISBN 13: 9780072119398
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 952