Front page vs Dreamweaver

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I need someone to tell me which of the two programs is the easiest to use for someone like me with no experience in the field web design

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FrontPage is easier.

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JLGB22 said:
I need someone to tell me which of the two programs is the easiest to use
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for someone like me with no experience in the field web design.
 
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I need someone to tell me which of the two programs is
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the easiest to use for someone like me with no experience
in the field web design.
Thanks
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Frontpage vs. Dreamweaver! Ther are pros and cons on
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both sides of the fence and very loyal users for each. If
you are just getting started building your own website,
Frontpage if definitely much easier to use than
Dreamweaver. You will also find many support sites for
Frontpage, sites that you can add aditional "add-in"'s
and professional help (on-line ) to answer your questions
and tell you about "tips and tricks" than Microsoft won't
or will charge you for. There are also hundreds of
additional "themes" that you can add to FP too. I use
both, Dreamweaver is much more expensive than Frontpage
but I find myself going back to Frontpage for more and
more designs and solutions. ONE THING YOU MUST DO. When
chosing a website host, make sure that they have the
current extensions for Frontpage. I usually don't push a
particular host, but have found that discountasp.net has
everything at a decent price and GREAT service if your
stuck. Good Luck with either decision you make.
 
FrontPage! Especially if you use any other Office type applications.
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I think integrating other Office Apps is the absolute worst feature
of FP with all the Microsoft proprietary nonsense that you have to
be careful to strip out and/or avoid to build a web site that works
in non-MS specific environments.

But, I do agree that FP is much easier to use than DW for everyone who
is not seriously familiar with web design.
 
Being seriously familiar with web design has no bearing on the easy of use of Dreamweaver over
FrontPage, if you are a Microsoft application user.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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Being seriously familiar with web design has no bearing on the easy of use of Dreamweaver over
FrontPage, if you are a Microsoft application user.
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If you are saying that MS Frontpage is better at building solutions
that integrate other MS applications in MS only environments, then I
agree.

If, OTOH, you are saying that FP is easier to use because it's similar
to other MS products, I don't know that I agree. Dreamweaver does have
some interface differences but FP is not exactly MS-Word. Newbies who
think it is generate some horrific web sites. Still, I think FP is
probably more intuitive than DW.
 
You can generate some horrific looking site in Dreamweaver, Notepad as well, has nothing whatsoever
with using FP.

However if you are familiar with MS applications, then FP will be easier to learn and navigate the
menus.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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Bob said:
I think integrating other Office Apps is the absolute worst feature
of FP with all the Microsoft proprietary nonsense that you have to
be careful to strip out and/or avoid to build a web site that works
in non-MS specific environments.
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Knowing what will or won't work on different platforms, and viewed through
different browsers, is the responsibility of the designer/developer.
FrontPage and the other Office applications are merely an interface.

But, I do agree that FP is much easier to use than DW for everyone who
is not seriously familiar with web design.
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Yes and No..there's many people who simply want to put together a hobby, or
family, type home page. for those folks FrontPage is easily the best choice
because of it's ease of use. But on the other hand there are many advanced
web developers and designers that use FrontPage as one of their tools as
well.



Joe

Forum Crafters:
http://www.forumcrafters.com
FrontPage Users Forums:
http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage
 
Joe said:
But on the other hand there are many advanced web developers and designers that use
FrontPage as one of their tools as well.
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I meet a lot of professional web designers and I've yet to meet one who uses
FrontPage.
Dreamweaver on the other hand seems very popular with them.
I do keep asking!
 
I meet a lot of professional web designers and I've yet to meet one who
uses
FrontPage.
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Nice to meet you, Brett.

Who's next?

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
Apparently, the other FrontPage MVPs and professional developers didn't want
to chime in. Don't get cocky!

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
Why so snotty?
I use FP myself and have been using this newsgroup for years. I was simply
stating a fact that as part of my professional life I'd never come across a
web designer that used FP. I wasn't being critical or making a judgement on
the product.
Don't get so defensive.

Brett
 
Who's being defensive? Kind of hard to tell from here. Don't tell me you're
one of those people who can dish it out, but can't take it?

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
First of all I don't know what I'm supposed to have "dished out".
My comment about Tom being defensive was in response to the comment "about
not wanting to dignify his comments".
Clearly Tom thinks my comments are undignified and the fact that he
addressed his comments to you rather than me indicates that he felt I was
having a go at professional web designers like you who chose to use FP.
Perhaps it was the "Just you it would seem ;-)" comment. I did add a smiley
(ie it was a joke) but if you or anyone else took exception to this I
apologise.


Brett
 
My apologies, Brett. I should have added the smiley after my last remark.
Just having fun, like you. ;-)

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
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