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Summary

Combine Sound Design Principles and the Power of FrontPage 2002 This Premium Edition of Mastering FrontPage 2002 is the most complete FrontPage book you'll find anywhere, designed to teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of the world's most efficient Web development application. Seasoned Web developer and columnist Molly Holzschlag shows you the key design principles that contribute to a successful site, and popular author and Microsoft applications expert Peter Weverka guides you through the FrontPage techniques that will enable you to realize your design objectives quickly and easily. Coverage includes: * Ensuring compatibility with different browsers * Positioning graphics on Web pages * Minimizing the load time for your Web pages * Implementing counters, search engines, and other components * Saving time and effort with style sheets and Cascading Style Sheets * Publishing your Web site to the Internet * Incorporating JavaScript, VBScript, and Dynamic HTML * Using ActiveX programming techniques * Linking your site to a back-end database * Maintaining and promoting your Web site * Using FrontPage server extensions and SharePoint team services to create a dynamic site for your company * Writing and implementing CGI and Perl scripts

Author Biography

Peter Weverka is the author of 33 computer books, including the best-selling Instant Web Pages!, Word 2002 for Dummies Quick Reference, and Word 2002: The Complete Reference. His books have sold a half-million copies. As a Web site developer, he has worked for Clorox, VISA, and other companies. Peter's articles and stories have appeared in Harper's, Spy, and other magazines.

An author, instructor, and designer, Molly E. Holzschlag brings her enthusiasm to books, classrooms, and Web sites. Honored as one of the "Top 25 Most Influential Women on the Web," Molly has spent a decade working in the online world. Her popular column "Integrated Design" appears monthly in Web Techniques magazine, and she contributes regularly to numerous Web developer sites.

Introduction

xxix

Part I Building Basic FrontPage Web Sites

(208)

Introduction to Web Design

(24)

Exploring FrontPage 2002

(32)

Working in Page View

(22)

Creating Basic Pages

(46)

All about Text

127

(22)

Fantastic Fonts

149

(24)

Managing Tasks

173

(16)

Publishing Your Pages

189

(20)

Part II Creating Sophisticated Designs

209

(236)

Designing Graphics for the Web

211

(24)

Adding Multimedia

235

(20)

Using Tables for Advanced Layout

255

(36)

Fantastic Frames

291

(34)

Getting in Style with Cascading Style Sheets

325

(22)

Making Interactive Pages with Forms

347

(46)

Special Effects

393

(32)

Cross-Browser Design

425

(20)

Part III Advanced Web Graphic Design

445

(82)

8Understanding Advanced Web Design

447

(38)

Working with Professional Graphics Programs

485

(20)

Creating Advanced Sites with FrontPage

505

(22)

Part IV Taking Your Web Site to the Top

527

(128)

Integrating Sites with Microsoft Office

529

(22)

JavaScript, VBScript, and Dynamic HTML

551

(28)

Specialty Programming Techniques

579

(22)

Adding Databases for Maximum Impact

601

(24)

Site Maintenance and Promotion

625

(30)

Part V Back-End Applications and Professional Management

655

(78)

Server Extensions and SharePoint Team Services

657

(12)

Understanding CGI

669

(22)

Using Active Server Pages

691

(16)

Databases in Detail

707

(12)

Using FrontPage with Microsoft's Visual InterDev

719

(14)

Part VI Step-by-Step FrontPage Sites

733

(102)

Creating a Personal Web Page

735

(22)

Designing a Small-Business Web Site

757

(30)

Building a Community Site

787

(22)

Constructing and Managing a Large-Scale Site

809

(26)

Appendices

835

(88)

Appendix A Configuring FrontPage 2002

837

(10)

Appendix B Setting Up Web Servers

847

(22)

Appendix C Installing and Testing Network Connections

869

(20)

Appendix D Using the Microsoft Clip Organizer

889

(10)

Appendix E HTML Reference

899

(24)

Index

923

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