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Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out is
Microsoft's premier and most complete reference to FrontPage 2002. |
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In addition to describing the software, this book
clearly tells you how to get things done. |
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Chapters and sections are organized by activity
or results, and not by software command or any other arbitrary
scheme. In short, the book assumes you it bought it to get
something done, and not to engage in some abstract exercise. |
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Most information appears in step-by-step procedures, bullet
lists, and tables. Compared to any dry, feature-by-feature
software tour, this is far more result-oriented. |
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In short, the book is task-oriented. |
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The book is easy to skim. For example: |
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Most information appears in step-by-step
procedures, bullet lists, and tables that are much easier to
search than long blocks of dense paragraphs. |
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The extensive use of screen shots and plentiful section
headings provide two more ways to bypass quickly what don't
need and locate quickly what you do. |
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The index and the table of contents are huge. For a
book this size, nothing else is acceptable. Information is useless
if you can't find it. |
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Topics are extensively cross-referenced by page
number. This makes it easy to find more information about a
particular feature (in a different context, for example) or to
locate information about terms you don't understand. |
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You get the straight scoop on bugs, feature
limitations, and other software deficiencies. There's no glossing
over, no whitewashing, no self-serving bashing or criticism;
instead, you get the facts, fixes, and workarounds you need. |
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The book's content reflects problem statistics and solutions
developed by Microsoft Product Support Services and the Microsoft
Knowledge Base. This maximizes the chance of your question or
problem (and its answer or solution) appearing in the book. |
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If the features built into FrontPage don't satisfy all your needs,
chances are you'll find workarounds for that, too. Most of these
solutions require some familiarity with HTML, Visual Basic, or
JavaScript, but none require the skills of a professional
programmer. There are clear, useful examples of each technique and
all the source code appears on the Companion CD. |
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Microsoft Press authors and staff members get the most
accurate information by working closely with Microsoft product
development and support team. Information and answers are straight
from the source. |
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Microsoft Press is the self-paced learning expert on
Microsoft products. |
