Re: How does all this work?????

From: Joe Rohn (joerohn_at_AAfrontiernet.net)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:09:33 -0500

Craig,

While your point about cost may have some merit...that's about it. The
Encylopedia Britannica wouldn't be big enough to hold all of the possible
combinations of creating web sites with FrontPage. There is extensive online
and offline help included with the product (while I admit I too feel that is
lacking at times and also could be written better) Even with those possible
shortfalls.. there is still way more information as to "How to" then could
be crammed into some silly 4 page manual as to how to use FrontPage.

People simply need to learn how to use the help files..and if they can't
find it there..then go for alternatives.

A simple search in the offline help section of FrontPage 2003 for "create a
web site" comes back with this:

Create a Web site

1. On the File menu, click New.
2. In the New task pane, under New Web site, click the type of Web site that
you want to create.
3. Click the Web site template that you want.
4. Locate and click the location where you want to publish your site, and
then click Open.
Notes

You can either publish your site to a local directory or folder on your hard
disk or network, or publish it to the Internet where your account is
located.
If you create a SharePoint site, you must publish it to a server running
Microsoft SharePoint Services. 

-- 
Joe
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"Craig Schiller" <cschiller1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:40534EB4.8E93C8E5@earthlink.net...
> Joe -
>
> Although I have suggested to my namesake that he get a book on FrontPage,
your
> comment that it would be "next to impossible to include step by step
> instructions for FrontPage since the combinations of what you can do with
> creating web sites are infinite" is absolutely ridiculous. Using that
"logic",
> it would be next to impossible to include step by step instructions for a
word
> processor, or an image processor, or a music sequencing program, or even a
> spread***.
>
> No, [IMHO] the reason there are no step by step instructions is because:
> 1. They're actually difficult to write clearly
> 2. They're expensive to print
> 3. They're expensive to print
>
> Software companies, seeking to maximize their profits, have stopped
supplying
> decent documentation because they've learned that they can get away with
it.
> [/IMHO]
>
> Craig
>
> Joe Rohn wrote:
>
> > Hi Craig,
> >
> > Being a little frustrated when you first start out in something is
> > understandable!
> >
> > That being said... It would be next to impossible to include step by
step
> > instructions for the use of FrontPage since the combinations of what you
can
> > do with creating web sites are infinite!
> >
> > As others mentioned there are huge amounts of information available in
print
> > and on the web for using FrontPage.
> >
> > As a possible starting point here's one:
> >
> > http://www.icemocha.com/tutorials.htm
> >
> > There are definitely a few gazillion others though! :-)
> >
> > --
> > Joe
> >
> > Forum Crafters:
> > http://www.forumcrafters.com
> > FrontPage Users Forums:
> > http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage
> >
> > "Craig" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:AC4CE151-54E4-4FF0-8211-FB0FC9F9D8D5@microsoft.com...
> > > Well, I guess I'll have to buy some books or look for online help, but
it
> > just doesn't make sense to me..... even the simple products you buy come
> > with instructions, it only stands to reason that something that is
difficult
> > to use should DEFINITELY come with directions. I mean it only makes
sense to
> > me that they would want people who buy their product to know how to use
it,
> > and have a pleasant experience with it.
> > >
> > > So, here I go..... "getting my feet wet"; "Jumping in head first";
> > "Learning to walk"; "Looking up online tutorials"; "Buying books",
etc....
> > >
> > > Or, I could have just opened up the FrontPage 2003 box and read the
> > directions. LOL!
>