"Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Unleashed" is a completely revised edition of one of the most detailed, thorough guides to Microsoft FrontPage on the market. Designed for users who are already familiar with the basics of Web publishing and HTML, the book gets right to the essentials of using FrontPage for designing, creating, publishing, and administering sophisticated, professional-level Web sites.
The book also includes detailed coverage of site navigation design, advanced forms, Web scripting, database connectivity, Web site traffic analysis, workgroup collaboration, and Web server administration.
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The 30-day trial version of Microsoft FrontPage 2002 is included.
You can build a fair web page manually and a better one with Word 2002 (however I still use vi for the finer points). But to get a professional-grade Site you need professional tools. Many of the tools are proprietary and not portable or supported by many hosts. However, Microsoft FrontPage is not restricted to the toy world of Microsoft dominant desktops masquerading as servers.
I found many useful explanations as well as practical examples in this book and on the CD. I found chapter 45 “Managing UNIX Web Sites” best to explain to someone new to the industry the advantages of having a Shell Account and being able to control your own security. This chapter is also a good lesson on portability. After using FrontPage to build the initial sight you can use the rich UNIX environment to go beyond. Chapter 46 “Using FrontPage with Unix Web Servers” helps show the proper file location conventions. It also covers adjustments that may be needed to accommodate the UNIX environment including case sensitivity, and the preferred use of 4-character extensions when used.
More than just the description of the tool, these books give you the whole concept of a website and how to squeeze the most out of it using FrontPage 2000.