Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Bible with CDROM (Bible)

If FrontPage can do it, you can do it, too...

With FrontPage 2000, creating a Web site has never been easier. Designed to function like any other Office 2000 program ? with the same familiar menus, templates, and wizards ? FrontPage 2000 enables you to build a Web site that integrates interactive multimedia elements, pre-built Office 2000 components such as spreadsheets or databases, and the very latest advances in Web technology. Using precise instructions and lots of examples, Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Bible shows you how to harness the power of this award-winning software ? and create state-of-the-art Web pages. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of FrontPage 2000

• Master basic principles of Web design and Web publishing
• Create new Webs quickly using templates and wizards
• Learn to work effectively with FrontPage's Themes and color tools
• Add sound, video, and Dynamic HTML animation effects to your pages
• Place contents with pixel-precise precision using absolute and relative positioning
• Achieve consistent formatting throughout your site using Cascading Style Sheets
• Integrate interactive forms and Discussion Webs
• Insert scripts, ActiveX controls, and Java elements into your site
• Connect pages to Access databases or other data sources
• Manage remote, team-based projects more easily with FrontPage 2000's new features

The CD-ROM includes demo versions of the following software:

• WS_FTP Pro from Ipswitch
• LinkBot Pro 4.0 from Tetranet
• Software CSE HTML Validator from Al Internet Solutions
• WebTrends Log Analyzer from WebTrends Software
• FrontPage plug-in components, including Webs Unlimited J-Bots
• FrontPage theme collections including Matrix Productions' ThemePak
• Microsoft's Liquid Motion
• Plus sample files used in the tutorials in the book

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System Requirements: PC running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT; CD-ROM drive

System Requirements: PC running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT; CD-ROM drive

With FrontPage 2000, creating a Web site has never been easier. Designed to function like any other Office 2000 program — with the same familiar menus, templates, and wizards — FrontPage 2000 enables you to build a Web site that integrates interactive multimedia elements, pre-built Office 2000 components such as spreadsheets or databases, and the very latest advances in Web technology. Using precise instructions and lots of examples, Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Bible shows you how to harness the power of this award-winning software — and create state-of-the-art Web pages.

System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows 95, 98, NT.

About the Authors David Elderbrock has worked for over five years as a technical consultant and Internet developer for Silicon Valley start-ups, small businesses, and large corporations. He got his start as an Internet developer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he helped design an online reading and composition database for writing instructors while working on his Ph.D. in English. David has been instrumental in the design and implementation of over two dozen Web sites, and in addition to hammering out his share of Web pages in text editors, he has also done programming, mostly in Perl, JavaScript, and Java, with, more recently, a smattering of Visual Basic and C++. He has developed a number of online database applications, SQL and otherwise, on Macintosh, Windows, and Unix platforms. He is the principal author of Building Successful Internet Businesses and a contributing author of Producing Web Hits, both published by IDG Books Worldwide. David Karlins has written or contributed to nine books on FrontPage and Image Composer. He teaches FrontPage and Web design classes and hosts the FrontPage Forum at www.ppinet.com.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

PART I: FrontPage Essentials.

Chapter 1: Getting Started with FrontPage 2000.

Chapter 2: Working with FrontPage Web Sites.

Chapter 3: Publishing and Managing FrontPage Webs.

Chapter 4: Integrating FrontPage with Office 2000.

PART II: Enhancing the Look and Feel.

Chapter 5: Web Themes and Navigation.

Chapter 6: Page Design with Text Appeal.

Chapter 7: Working with Graphics.

Chapter 8: Creating Graphics with image Composer.

PART III: Layout and Design.

Chapter 9: Formatting with Tables.

Chapter 10: Designing Pages with Shared Borders and Frames.

Chapter 11: HTML Editing Techniques.

Chapter 12: Cascading Style Sheets.

PART IV: Activating the User Experience.

Chapter 13: Adding FrontPage Components.

Chapter 14: Designing Input Forms.

Chapter 15: Working with Form Handlers.

Chapter 16: Animation and Multimedia.

Chapter 17: Discussion Webs and Channels.

PART V: Programming Elements.

Chapter 18: Scripting Languages.

Chapter 19: Plug-ins and ActiveX Controls.

Chapter 20: Java Programming.

Chapter 21: Database Connectivity.

PART VI: Advanced Topics.

Chapter 22: Customizing FrontPage.

Chapter 23: FrontPage Server Administration.

Appendix A: Using the CD-ROM.

Index.

End-User License Agreement.

CD Installation Instructions.