Others say...

"Great Reference - I Use It Daily!"
Fantastic Reference. I would call myself an intermediate user of Frontpage 2003. I run 5 websites and I use this book almost everytime I get stuck with an issue. It has not failed to cover anything I have needed knowledge on. I now use online forms, thanks solely to the information provided in this book. Those sections alone on forms and databases make it worth the money I paid for this book. I find that MS FP 2003 was a great upgrade from 2002 and I find that this book was the perfect learning tool and reference to go along with it. For the beginner, it is easy enough to use to understand and follow along and to grow with. I did check out several other books on this topic and none come close to this one.

"Even this FP newbie can benefit from this book"
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"
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 "
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"
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.