Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet, etc as
a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website design
and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more sense
for me to take a web-design course first?
--
CT

And purchase a good book ... by Jim Buyens FrontPage Inside/Out for your
version of FP.
ETC
"CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:049CDC4C-79BD-4872-837D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet, etc
> as
> a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website
> design
> and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more
> sense
> for me to take a web-design course first?
> --
> CT

I take it then that the recommended book and the FrontPage 2003 Wizard will
be enough, without having to resort to a web-design course first. Pls advise,
Tks.
--
CT


"E. T. Culling" wrote:

> And purchase a good book ... by Jim Buyens FrontPage Inside/Out for your
> version of FP.
> ETC
> "CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:049CDC4C-79BD-4872-837D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet, etc
> > as
> > a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website
> > design
> > and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more
> > sense
> > for me to take a web-design course first?
> > --
> > CT
>
>
>

That and a bit of trial and error will probably get you started. Then
when you want to get a bit fancier, try asking specific questions in
newsgroups like this one, or forums like http://forums.digitalpoint.com/
and http://www.bandofgonzos.com .


"CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8F01B971-D19B-4DB5-B85F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I take it then that the recommended book and the FrontPage 2003 Wizard
will
> be enough, without having to resort to a web-design course first. Pls
advise,
> Tks.
> --
> CT
>
>
> "E. T. Culling" wrote:
>
> > And purchase a good book ... by Jim Buyens FrontPage Inside/Out for
your
> > version of FP.
> > ETC
> > "CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:049CDC4C-79BD-4872-837D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel,
Internet, etc
> > > as
> > > a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the
website
> > > design
> > > and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make
more
> > > sense
> > > for me to take a web-design course first?
> > > --
> > > CT
> >
> >
> >

Thank you both. Much appreciated. Will give it a go.
--
CT


"David Baxter" wrote:

> That and a bit of trial and error will probably get you started. Then
> when you want to get a bit fancier, try asking specific questions in
> newsgroups like this one, or forums like http://forums.digitalpoint.com/
> and http://www.bandofgonzos.com .
>
>
> "CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8F01B971-D19B-4DB5-B85F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I take it then that the recommended book and the FrontPage 2003 Wizard
> will
> > be enough, without having to resort to a web-design course first. Pls
> advise,
> > Tks.
> > --
> > CT
> >
> >
> > "E. T. Culling" wrote:
> >
> > > And purchase a good book ... by Jim Buyens FrontPage Inside/Out for
> your
> > > version of FP.
> > > ETC
> > > "CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:049CDC4C-79BD-4872-837D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel,
> Internet, etc
> > > > as
> > > > a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the
> website
> > > > design
> > > > and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make
> more
> > > > sense
> > > > for me to take a web-design course first?
> > > > --
> > > > CT
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

If you have a good handle on Excel and Word, then you have the basic skills
you need to know how to navigate around any MS application. That along with
knowing how to use the help files and online sources of MS for FrontPage...
I would say you have what you need to get started and produce a decent
website.

FP is designed to be a canned product with all of the basic tools you need
to get the job done. I can't say that you should take a course. That depends
on the school/instructor offering the course and your learning style.

Take a look at this MS website with training modules and see for yourself if
you can do this without a course.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...832701033.aspx
I think you'll find you don't need one, however... taking a basic course in
HTML might be advantageous down the road. As far as design, there are quite
a few good training modules on MS that helps a person who may be design
challenged. I would look at design from two different perspectives, design
from a "visual" point of view, e.g., font selection, colors, etc. and design
from the "mechanics" point of view, using the various tools and web
structure.

Hope this helps,
Steve Banks


"CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8F01B971-D19B-4DB5-B85F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I take it then that the recommended book and the FrontPage 2003 Wizard will
> be enough, without having to resort to a web-design course first. Pls
> advise,
> Tks.
> --
> CT
>
>
> "E. T. Culling" wrote:
>
>> And purchase a good book ... by Jim Buyens FrontPage Inside/Out for your
>> version of FP.
>> ETC
>> "CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:049CDC4C-79BD-4872-837D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet,
>> > etc
>> > as
>> > a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website
>> > design
>> > and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more
>> > sense
>> > for me to take a web-design course first?
>> > --
>> > CT
>>
>>
>>

Thanks, Steve.
--
CT


"Steven Banks" wrote:

> If you have a good handle on Excel and Word, then you have the basic skills
> you need to know how to navigate around any MS application. That along with
> knowing how to use the help files and online sources of MS for FrontPage...
> I would say you have what you need to get started and produce a decent
> website.
>
> FP is designed to be a canned product with all of the basic tools you need
> to get the job done. I can't say that you should take a course. That depends
> on the school/instructor offering the course and your learning style.
>
> Take a look at this MS website with training modules and see for yourself if
> you can do this without a course.
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...832701033.aspx
> I think you'll find you don't need one, however... taking a basic course in
> HTML might be advantageous down the road. As far as design, there are quite
> a few good training modules on MS that helps a person who may be design
> challenged. I would look at design from two different perspectives, design
> from a "visual" point of view, e.g., font selection, colors, etc. and design
> from the "mechanics" point of view, using the various tools and web
> structure.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Steve Banks
>
>
> "CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8F01B971-D19B-4DB5-B85F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I take it then that the recommended book and the FrontPage 2003 Wizard will
> > be enough, without having to resort to a web-design course first. Pls
> > advise,
> > Tks.
> > --
> > CT
> >
> >
> > "E. T. Culling" wrote:
> >
> >> And purchase a good book ... by Jim Buyens FrontPage Inside/Out for your
> >> version of FP.
> >> ETC
> >> "CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:049CDC4C-79BD-4872-837D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet,
> >> > etc
> >> > as
> >> > a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website
> >> > design
> >> > and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more
> >> > sense
> >> > for me to take a web-design course first?
> >> > --
> >> > CT
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

While I expert FrontPage will he easy enough for you to figure out unless
you are satisfied with the canned themes and wizards you may want to spenda
bit of time looking at books and tutorials on the design aspects such as:
http://www.sitepoint.com/subcat/design-principles
and books like
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...141253-1027365

Whether you need a class or not will depend on your learning style and
other skills. Many people do very well with trial and error, books, online
tutorials, etc. while others need the structure of a classroom environment.


--
Cheryl D. Wise
MS FrontPage MVP
http://mvp.wiserways.com
http://starttoweb.com
Online instructor led web design training - Next Session June 26th

"CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:049CDC4C-79BD-4872-837D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet, etc
> as
> a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website
> design
> and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more
> sense
> for me to take a web-design course first?
> --
> CT

If your serious about web design forget about Frontpage. Enrol in a web
design course and start learning how to program. If your not serious about
web design use front page to build the web site for you. If you want a
proffesional image of your web site hire a web design professional to build
the site for you - they will also show you how to maintain the web site.

All the best

"CT" wrote:

> Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet, etc as
> a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website design
> and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more sense
> for me to take a web-design course first?
> --
> CT

> If you want a
> proffesional image of your web site hire a web design professional to
> build
> the site for you

What if they use FP?

Comments like this simply cannot be taken seriously. It's the user, not the
program, that makes a good web site.

--
Murray
--------------
MVP FrontPage


"Emmo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2FEB4AAC-2680-4BBA-A32E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> If your serious about web design forget about Frontpage. Enrol in a web
> design course and start learning how to program. If your not serious about
> web design use front page to build the web site for you. If you want a
> proffesional image of your web site hire a web design professional to
> build
> the site for you - they will also show you how to maintain the web site.
>
> All the best
>
> "CT" wrote:
>
>> Am a web-design novice, though comfortable with Word, Excel, Internet,
>> etc as
>> a user. Will the FrontPage wizard generally walk me thru the website
>> design
>> and publishing process, while I learn on the run, or does it make more
>> sense
>> for me to take a web-design course first?
>> --
>> CT