Frontpage n00b

Red02 · 28-February-03, 02:13 AM

i just aquired a copy of m$ frontpage and i was wondering, do you have to type in html or is it kinda like geocities, where u just place stuff and it does the rest?

scapegoat · 28-February-03, 02:16 AM

Front page will do all of the HTML for ya Red. You just set you your page basicly like you would do a word document.

But if you are gonna use this tool, i would highly recommend you know HTML too so you can understand and edit your own code.

I like Dreamweaver myself personly.

carbongraphite · 28-February-03, 03:33 AM

did you get front page for free from your work place too?
yeah its easy to use. and since they teach HTML basics to 5th grraders now it should be super simple.

vladimir · 28-February-03, 08:49 AM

the only problem i see is teh frontpage

LERN FRIGGIN HTML and once u at it lern JavaScript, PHP, CSS

FunkyFresh · 28-February-03, 12:15 PM

Hope you got FP 2000 at least. FrontPage 97 sucked, cause if you made any HTML changes it didn't like, it'd change them back without telling you (2000 and newer have a "Preserve Existing HTML" option). Version 2002 has some nice features they should've built into 2000, but 2000's pretty decent.

I've heard Dreamweaver's the way to go too, but haven't tried it myself. At my job I use mostly InterDev and FrontPage, but I end up writing a good part of the source myself, so Notepad would be good enough most of the time.

Red02 · 28-February-03, 07:12 PM

Well i got frontpage when i got office xp pro. i have the basics of HTML, and Java Script. I took it in high school my senior year, but i prolly dont remember it all. I understand the basics, and can read most of HTML, and Java Script. Um.....about dreamweaver, is it like Frontpage, where u dont really have to write HTML just know it to edit stuff?

Ben · 28-February-03, 07:25 PM

I tried dreamweaver MX red, and personally, I thought it had WAY to many options and menues...very cluttered. I take frontpage Xp over dreamweaver MX any day

Gladiator · 28-February-03, 07:32 PM

I been using HTML since my first mac 8 years back.
I taught it in a class as a tutor for kids who could not understand to write simple HTML.

I used this website to keep myself on track:
It was updated a few times, but it rocks for newbs.

http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General...LPrimerP1.html

FUBAR · 28-February-03, 08:17 PM

Go Live is my HTML editor of choice. Besides I get it free from work. Dreamweaver is good too though. I have both.

Red02 · 28-February-03, 08:37 PM

So these programs (dreamweaver, and frontpage) are more then just glorified notepads, where u can write html? they can do things like the page builder from geocities where u just click and add things, and it does it for you?

Sk8forMaple · 28-February-03, 08:48 PM

Dreamweaver is no way near a glorified notepad. Dreamweaver is grrrrrrreat! I use it all the time. Its more features then Frontpage like easy Flash intergration and simplified Rollover-images. If i had to choose one.. i would definately go with dreamweaver

FunkyFresh · 02-March-03, 04:05 PM

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	Originally posted by Red02 So these programs (dreamweaver, and frontpage) are more then just glorified notepads, where u can write html? they can do things like the page builder from geocities where u just click and add things, and it does it for you?

True; these types of programs usually have both types of authoring interfaces: one that gives you a totally visual interface (using menus, buttons, and drag & drop -- no HTML required), and the other that lets you write the actual source code, if you wish. It can be a great way to learn HTML, cause if you want to know how to do something, you can just use the visual interface and then switch to Source View to see how the code looks.

Red02 · 02-March-03, 04:45 PM

hmmmmm.......thanks alot funkyfresh. right know im in the process of getting dreamweaver. hopefully between the two programs i can make a nice web page

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Red02 Freck-hoe-d	Frontpage n00b i just aquired a copy of m$ frontpage and i was wondering, do you have to type in html or is it kinda like geocities, where u just place stuff and it does the rest?

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28-February-03, 02:16 AM		#2 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	Front page will do all of the HTML for ya Red. You just set you your page basicly like you would do a word document. But if you are gonna use this tool, i would highly recommend you know HTML too so you can understand and edit your own code. I like Dreamweaver myself personly.

28-February-03, 03:33 AM		#3 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	did you get front page for free from your work place too? yeah its easy to use. and since they teach HTML basics to 5th grraders now it should be super simple.

28-February-03, 08:49 AM		#4 (permalink)
vladimir Pimp PHP Pro	the only problem i see is teh frontpage LERN FRIGGIN HTML and once u at it lern JavaScript, PHP, CSS

28-February-03, 12:15 PM		#5 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	Hope you got FP 2000 at least. FrontPage 97 sucked, cause if you made any HTML changes it didn't like, it'd change them back without telling you (2000 and newer have a "Preserve Existing HTML" option). Version 2002 has some nice features they should've built into 2000, but 2000's pretty decent. I've heard Dreamweaver's the way to go too, but haven't tried it myself. At my job I use mostly InterDev and FrontPage, but I end up writing a good part of the source myself, so Notepad would be good enough most of the time.

28-February-03, 07:12 PM		#6 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	Well i got frontpage when i got office xp pro. i have the basics of HTML, and Java Script. I took it in high school my senior year, but i prolly dont remember it all. I understand the basics, and can read most of HTML, and Java Script. Um.....about dreamweaver, is it like Frontpage, where u dont really have to write HTML just know it to edit stuff?

28-February-03, 07:25 PM		#7 (permalink)
Ben Mote-Hoe-Cross	I tried dreamweaver MX red, and personally, I thought it had WAY to many options and menues...very cluttered. I take frontpage Xp over dreamweaver MX any day

28-February-03, 07:32 PM		#8 (permalink)
Gladiator Apex Tech Fanatic	I been using HTML since my first mac 8 years back. I taught it in a class as a tutor for kids who could not understand to write simple HTML. I used this website to keep myself on track: It was updated a few times, but it rocks for newbs. http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General...LPrimerP1.html

28-February-03, 08:17 PM		#9 (permalink)
FUBAR Hardware Nymph-Hoe	Go Live is my HTML editor of choice. Besides I get it free from work. Dreamweaver is good too though. I have both.

28-February-03, 08:37 PM		#10 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	So these programs (dreamweaver, and frontpage) are more then just glorified notepads, where u can write html? they can do things like the page builder from geocities where u just click and add things, and it does it for you?

28-February-03, 08:48 PM		#11 (permalink)
Sk8forMaple Apex Elite Tech	Dreamweaver is no way near a glorified notepad. Dreamweaver is grrrrrrreat! I use it all the time. Its more features then Frontpage like easy Flash intergration and simplified Rollover-images. If i had to choose one.. i would definately go with dreamweaver

02-March-03, 04:45 PM		#13 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	hmmmmm.......thanks alot funkyfresh. right know im in the process of getting dreamweaver. hopefully between the two programs i can make a nice web page