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Summary: A great resource for beginning Web-makers
Review: Every once in awhile a neophyte Web user who had never done any Web authoring asks me to recommend some books to get them started. These days, I suggest Creating Web Pages for Dummies. What I liked best about this book was that it more or less stuck to the basics. There is an awful lot to know about creating the Web; so much so, in fact, that it is easy for a knowledgeable author to overwhelm the reader. The other extreme, of course, is skirting over fundamental areas. Creating Web Pages for Dummies pretty much covers everything in enough depth for someone to put together a personal Web site fairly quickly. Creating Web Pages for Dummies starts out by explaining the fundamentals of HTML and the Web, and then moves into more complex topics, such as how to pick an ISP. One of the great strengths of the book is its focus on a range of simple WYS editors. Web-makers who are just starting do not have to go out and buy a $200 or $300 Web editor; there are a number of very good and very usable tools out there that don't cost a dime. This book is only a beginning; if you want to get serious about Web design, you'll have to move onto other, more advanced books. But Creating Web Pages for Dummies is an excellent introduction to the subject.
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Summary: Keep Your Money - Don't Buy this Book!
Review: I bought this book because I heard it was so easy to use. After I read it I realized those people were right. However, all the examples they use in this book and the way they tell you to actually create web pages are incorrect. The reason is because they are out of date! American Online and GeoCities are both different from the way this book describes them and that makes using this book extremely difficult. If you really want to see this book go to the library - but there's better books to learn HTML and other web languages. This book may have been great for anyone lucky enough to read it when it first came out, but now it's just not worth it.
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Summary: A programer from NJ
Review: I found this book leaving you in the dark about various tags and syntax. This book doesn't give you true meaning of each tag and its placemant in the HTML document.I had trouble following this book and I've been programming for years. Don't buy this book if you want to really learn HTML. Unless you want to be clear on the <html>, <img>,<body>,<Head> tags there is more then that to HTML.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I had no knowledge and little confidence about my ability to create a web page. Just a desire. This broke down the ends and outs of creating a web page and showed me just how easy it is. Unfortunately, it has my confidence soaring right now and now I believe I can get a job in the web page creation business but I know where my talents lie.
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Summary: A Great Book For Beginners!
Review: I had no previous experience in creating webpages but after I read this book, I could make great HTML pages. I reconmend this book if you want to build a web page or web site but have no experience in it. Although, it was missing some information that could have been added such as the code for making frames or forms. Overall, I liked this book and I could make a nice site. It is easily understood by youger people as well, I was only 13.
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Summary: Good for Web Page Basics!
Review: I love all of the Dummy books I have because all of these books just explain things so clearly, have a little bit of humor, and you learn things while having fun! I just bought this book not too long ago and I have to say it's pretty good. I always wanted to create my own web site but knew that I should start out with small ones then move onto larger ones. This book teaches you the basics of HTML without all that scientific talk and other things like creating cool icons. Then, once you create a basic web site it tells you how to improve it by giving it a little more power. Before you know it you got yourself a pretty cool web site! The humor was alright but was still entertaining to read. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to start to create basic web sites then move onto major ones!
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Summary: A funny and very informative look at HTML
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this humorous version of an often complex subject! In March of 1998, I didn't even know any HTML, and together with my 12 year old daughter, we have put together several Web Pages...I found their approach VERY understandable and easy to read, and kept even my daughter's attention! HTML can be very intimidating, like learning another language, so to me, and to a lot of beginners, their step-by-step approach, with lots of images and tips, was an excellent way to learn. The book starts with the basics, and adds on until you can become proficient in each area. There are a lot of really excellent references to other sites, and HTML helps. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Must for the Novice
Review: I was reading the reviews and one mentioned that because most of the links were bed for Geocities, you shouldn't get it. Well, only some of the links go to Geocities, a lot go to different sites. Plus, this book teachs you so much so easily.
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Summary: Very good to start with!
Review: I'll recommend this book to every friend who envies me for my web site and does not have a clue how to get started!
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Summary: great for beginners!
Review: If you have no experience with web publishing or you have only created a web page with those wizards that don't use HTML this is definitely the book for you. It was a very easy read for me. I read this book in only 2 days. If you know anything about HTML I wouldn't really recommend this book because it will state what you already know. I considered myself a beginner but I was somewhat familiar with HTML and web publishing. To my surprise a lot of it I already knew. However, it still was very helpful to me. It talked about areas such as creating a web page that is friendly to all browsers...something I wouldn't have thought of without this book. It includes very useful URL's and has screen shots of examples of the things they are talking about. It also comes with a cd-rom that includes freeware and shareware stuff that I found very useful for myself. In one of the appendixes are very useful HTML charts, but they could ahve explained the tags much better. Overall its definitely a great read for a beginner!
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