Wiley Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Bible 978-0-7645-3974-9 User Manual
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Getting to Know
FrontPage
FrontPage
F
rontPage 2003 is both a powerful tool for creating sophis-
ticated Web sites, and fairly easy to use. This means that
ticated Web sites, and fairly easy to use. This means that
you’ll probably feel at home in FrontPage right away, and it
also means that many important FrontPage features won’t
be so obvious to you.
also means that many important FrontPage features won’t
be so obvious to you.
FrontPage is actually a combination of many different elements.
FrontPage’s Page view provides an easy, intuitive way to edit
and format Web pages. Other views provide complex options
for managing the large sets of files used in a Web site. In addi-
tion, FrontPage comes with built-in tools that generate anima-
tion (moving graphics), interactivity (objects that respond to
visitors’ actions), and even online data collection and data
management.
FrontPage’s Page view provides an easy, intuitive way to edit
and format Web pages. Other views provide complex options
for managing the large sets of files used in a Web site. In addi-
tion, FrontPage comes with built-in tools that generate anima-
tion (moving graphics), interactivity (objects that respond to
visitors’ actions), and even online data collection and data
management.
This book explores the full depth and breadth of FrontPage.
I assume that you want to squeeze the most out of FrontPage,
and I’ll help you do that. I also assume that you’re not neces-
sarily a programmer or Web technician, so I’ll break even
high-powered features, such as animation, media, and Web
database management, into bite-sized pieces.
I assume that you want to squeeze the most out of FrontPage,
and I’ll help you do that. I also assume that you’re not neces-
sarily a programmer or Web technician, so I’ll break even
high-powered features, such as animation, media, and Web
database management, into bite-sized pieces.
If you’re in a hurry to create a Web site, start here. The chap-
ters that follow expand on and add to the concepts introduced
in this chapter. You can use the rest of this book as a reference,
looking up features as you need them. You can also work your
way through the book section by section, explore the tutorials
along the way, and acquire a complete set of skills for creating
and managing FrontPage Web sites. This chapter moves quickly
through all the essentials necessary to create a Web site in
FrontPage 2003. If you’re already familiar with Web design and
Web page editing, this first chapter will serve as a quick
roadmap so you can apply your skills to FrontPage 2003. If
you’re brand-new to Web design, this chapter is a good intro-
duction and starting point.
ters that follow expand on and add to the concepts introduced
in this chapter. You can use the rest of this book as a reference,
looking up features as you need them. You can also work your
way through the book section by section, explore the tutorials
along the way, and acquire a complete set of skills for creating
and managing FrontPage Web sites. This chapter moves quickly
through all the essentials necessary to create a Web site in
FrontPage 2003. If you’re already familiar with Web design and
Web page editing, this first chapter will serve as a quick
roadmap so you can apply your skills to FrontPage 2003. If
you’re brand-new to Web design, this chapter is a good intro-
duction and starting point.
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In This Chapter
Introducing
FrontPage 2003
FrontPage 2003
New FrontPage
features
features
A quick tour of
FrontPage
FrontPage
Designing and
managing a Web site
managing a Web site
Editing Web pages
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