Special Edition Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

I actually bought 3 books: Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Step-by-Step, Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Inside-Out, and Que Special Edition Using FrontPage 2003. Step-by-step is a very useful starting point, but you'll soon run out of this book. By far, the best of the 3 is Que's Using FrontPage 2003 - it is excellent! FrontPage 2003 Inside-Out is good IF you're interested in Active Server Pages. But all in all - if you want to buy just one I recommend Que Special Edition Using FrontPage 2003. The format lets you learn by solving problems that you run into. For example, you want find out about Banners, the book not only answers your questions but gives you the background and advise on using the feature. And the author is very candid about suggesting when to use and NOT use a particular feature. The authors obviously have used the product for real-world web sites and really wanted to share their experiences and knowledge.

This book is a refreshing departure from the "click here, then click here, choose this, click there. . ." step by step, mindless approach so many books take to teach an application. When you get through a lot of books on the market, you've done a bunch of stuff, but you still have no idea of what the application is capable of beyond the several hundred clicks you made following the plodding, step by step narrative. This book explains the capabilities of FrontPage 2003, how various functions work, and how they integrate. It also provices adequate "here's how you do it" instructions for specific procedures without treating the reader like an absolute idiot. I would recommend this book to anyone who is planning to build and manage a website with FrontPage 2003. It will not only help you accomplish specific tasks, it will help think through you plans to build your site with long term maintenance in mind.

I have been using Frontpage On and Off Since FP 98. This book is a virtual treasure trove of useful information on utilizing Frontpage 2003 to it's fullest advantage. It is very well written and organized and will be easily read, understood and appreciated by both novices and experts.I have a virtual library full of technical books. This is only the second time in 8 years that I have been impressed enough to take the time to write a review.

I loved this book. It is structured in an easy to follow user friendly format. The author's while easy to read serve up each chapter with a great mix of: Info, walkthroughs, and practical advise. The book is well illustrated and encourages, while not requiring, the reader to try even the more advanced features of frontpage when building and publishing a site. I am a novice site builder and in one evening I had a little family web page up and running on the internet. I whole heartedly recommend this book.

This is a great book. Not only did this book give me all of the information I needed on FrontPage (including a lot of tips and tweaks I couldn't find anywhere else), it also earned a spot on my reference bookshelf. One of my favorite features of the book is the browser compatibility information for all of the FrontPage 2003 behaviors. I can see at a glance whether I'll have trouble in a particular browser. This book also goes into great detail on administering a FrontPage Web site. I finally understand the server extensions and how to manage them. Highly recommended.