Customer Reviews
Everything you ever wanted to know about FrontPage 
2008-04-30
The definitive resource for FrontPage. This book is huge and covers both simple and technically involved tasks. Good organization and indexes helps you find the subject quickly. Better than other books I found at my library. Note: FrontPage is no longer being developed. The 2003 version was the last. If you want to learn web software and you do not own FrontPage, I suggest you invest in Dreamweaver instead.
mr. buyen Frontpage 2003 Book is a Failure 
2006-07-28
This book was a total failure and utterly devoid of structural instructions which would take an intermediate person from frontpage 2000 to 2003! It seem to be predicated with giving information in a BACKWARD fashion interwoven in such a way that left me more confused and dissatified! If I were to grade this book, I would give it a double triple FFF of the lowest order. How serious am I, well I intend to buy another frontpage book, and I am a senior citizen on SS and money is very scarce!
I bet the author Mr. Buyen is a self-service pompus conservative nitwit who is 400 pounds overweight!!
jasper 
2006-06-28
A lot of text that's spread out and difficult to follow. Would have been nice to see more examples. eg, constructing drop down menus section provides a lot of text but few examples to carry you through to actually creating drop down menus. More how to and less theory would be helpful.
3 Books on Learning FrontPage 2003 
2006-01-01
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.
Very Good Resource - Fills in the Details That Other Books Don't Offer 2005-10-26
I learned FrontPage 2003 using 'How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003', which is a very good book to start with, but as I developed some skills, I started asking myself questions about how I might go a little further or why some things were the way they were with the program. I found 'Inside Out' gave me a lot of answers to big and little questions that I never saw explained in any other published text (I have five FrontPage 2003 books). Each chapter stands alone, so that you don't have to build up your knowledge to understand any particular chapter by having only read from the beginning. I am using the book right now and improving my website every day. A very good resource. Much better than the FrontPage 2003 Bible, which I checked out from the library. If you are familiar with FrontPage 2003 and want to make FrontPage 2003 your best friend, this is the book to do it! ;-)
Great Reference - I Use It Daily! 2005-10-02
Hey, you know your way around the Web#151;so now dig into FrontPage 2003 and really put your Web design skills to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of time-saving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast answer format.Quickly advance your expertise by drilling deep into core and advanced FrontPage techniques; improve your ability to build and manage Web sites; create animations and add sound, video, Flash files, and plug-ins; add text search, registration forms, and other data-driven features; set up and run a Web server; work with HTML, XML, and scripting; and more,On the companion CD you get an eBook of Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out. You also get the full Web site example used in the book, 16 appendixes, a collection of Microsoft resources for learning about Office, a catalog of 3rd-party FrontPage resources, and two additional e-books: the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, and the Insider's Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003. And you also get the author's Insider Extras#151;14 ways to extend your web design skills using programming techniques, from scripting time-sensitive content to developing custom web components. With INSIDE OUT, you'll discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks#151;and challenge yourself to new levels of FrontPage mastery!
Even this FP newbie can benefit from this book 2005-08-29
I'm in no way finished with this book since I haven't had it very long, but I know right now it's going to be an invaluable tool and reference for learning FP2003. I have no prior knowledge of any FrontPage product. So I purchased 3 books on FP2003 from Amazon: one was very easy and I will definitely "outgrow" that one; another is middle of the road and presented in lesson form; this one I classify as a little more advanced but I still understand most of what is being explained. It's definitely not written in total computer-ese!
Everything is explained in such a way that as a person with what I feel are decent intermediate computer skills, I don't feel like I'm being talked down to. On the other hand, I also don't feel totally lost. If the book refers to something I don't know or a feature I probably won't use right away, I can just skip to something else. Each section does a good job of telling you what's going on and you can follow along in the book, making a fictional website or actually trying out what the chapter is telling you about.
I like the cross-referencing which lets you read more about a particular feature or subject. I also could look up something I didn't want to wait to read--in other words, it's not a book you *have* to read in order, although I intend to. Very nice job, Mr. Buyens!
T. Hann, Ohio, USA
Solid Tool for Learning Frontpage 2004-10-15
I have been pushing the envelope of FrontPage's capabilities for the past several years on my website, www.TrainingCity.com .
Over the years I have become very familiar with FrontPage. When a friend asked for a recommendation for a FrontPage book that could take a person from "beginner to expert" I looked at a number of possible texts.
After reviewing several I came to the conclusion that this text was the overall best book to buy and keep. It covers everything Frontpage can do and provides a very well written set of explanations and examples.
A great learning resource and user reference 2004-09-21
This book provides a terrific manual for FrontPage 2003, good not only as a first book and introduction to the program for a new user, but also for more experienced authors looking for advanced instruction and advice for using more sophisticated techniques. I find it to be an invaluable reference as I expand and add features to my website.
lots of Infromation but very little knowledge 2004-06-15
This book could be the most expensive doorstop I ever bought. The Aurthur is probably a very competent programmer, but he is a horrible author. My wife bought me this book and she thought it would be helpful because it had lots of pictures, but it turns out the pictures were merely screen shots of dialog boxes. I guess the best way to catergorize this book is this: There is a lot of information in this book, but very little knowledge.
