The magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group FrontPage - For the bookshelf Major Keary |
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FrontPage is a graphical Web page design application that has been integrated into Microsoft's Office suite. That puts some users in a position that demands they get up-to-speed quickly, either from scratch or refreshing a faint acquaintance.
FrontPage 2002 Weekend Crash Course is designed for that kind of situation. Fifteen hours of work and you're there-at least, that's the promise. Provided you have the motive to learn FrontPage, and the self-discipline to stick to the schedule, it is a realistic goal.
Of course, there is an assumption that you are not a computer novice, that you are able to run Windows applications, and know your way around MS Office.
This is a tutorial that concentrates on how to do things rather than discussions of theory or purely technical issues. The introductory lesson is about site planning, goals, audience identification, and other basic stuff. From there on the lessons are very practical and hands-on. Screen shots are used to illustrate the text, and each lesson is followed by self-test questions.
Important topics are covered, such as the problem of coping with the problems posed by different browsers and platforms; using cascading style sheets; using colour on the web; graphics; fonts; multimedia; frames; forms; CGI scripts; and interactivity. A companion CD contains trial/evaluation versions of Flash,
Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, and other software as well as a PDF version of the book.
Concise, direct, and clearly written. If you want to learn FrontPage quickly, this is the way to go.
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Eric Butow: FrontPage 2002 Weekend Crash Course ISBN 0-7645-4872-7 Published by Hungry Minds, 312 pp. + CD, RRP $52.95 incl. GST. |
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Reprinted from the June 2003 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia
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