Instant Web Pages [With CDROM]

by Sierra Home, Peter Weverka, Sybex

-- This book-CD kit with WebStudio software will show users how to have a web site up in under an hour -- guaranteed!-- Users will learn how to create, post, and maintain top-quality sites without... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782127509
• ISBN13: 9780782127508
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Great for the new web page designer

"Instant Web Pages" literally allows you to get a web site up and running within just hours. How is this possible? A complete copy of Web Studio comes with the book. Install the software (I had no gliches or problems with the installation) and you can follow along with the book to design and produce your website. Web Studio is a software product for beginners with now knowledge of programming, but it is deceptively powerful. With a little imagination you can have a professional looking site up in no time. It does not do the fancy Java based interactions and similar items, but it does do all that you need. If you have ever read Web Pages That Suck or Son of Web Pages That Suck then you know that having the ability to do something does not mean that you really should. The book walks you through the process from beginning to end but I would suggest combining this book with one of the two others mentioned above if you really want to make a great web site. With the book and the software literally anyone can put up a web site overnight without any knowledge of coding. A real winner for the small businessman who needs a professional looking web site but does not have the budget for a professional designer or the individual who wants a professional looking personal site.

A MUST HAVE

The book follows the software program great. It is so easy you can have a web page in minutes if you use the wizard. No experience necessary. Uploads great. I do have problems because of the file extensions .ows and page_1x. .ows is an invalid file and the "x" confuses techs when I call for help. The only thing I wish I could see is the html code when I make a wizard page.

Web Studio 2 at 1/2 the price

I moderated for Sierra for a few years for Web Studio. I was involved in the 2.0 release (the power user in the manual) and worked on extending it beyond it's initial design capabilities.Web Studio is meant to be a beginners web site publisher, it's a wysiwyg interface (what you see is what you get) using drag and drop and cascading style sheet tables so when you place an object such as text or images it'll stay the way you designed the page. A perfect stepping stone to learning the art of web site building.It has a very easy interface and you'll have a web site up intuitivly within an hour then you can go back and read the book, it's really that simple.This book is set out to go with the software excellently, even after the years of using web studio I found a few ways to do things easier, a real plus... I think it's much better than the original manual.It doesn't only end at the book, there is also my help site ( and a few others) to get even more advanced, and the best of all is the "community" at the "Sierra Home" web site that has been helping out beginners and each other for quite a few years now, and that is the real gold behind a great book and super easy to use web software.I wouldn't pass up on this great deal, you 're getting (dollar amount)software included with the book, how can you beat that?

Instant Web Pages!

I used this book to create my company's website because I have very little experience with HTML. Thanks to this book, I had no problem launching it and did not have to worry about coding. Its step-by-step format made it easy to understand and follow. The software complements the book nicely. The whole package is a great value.

Great Value! Great Product....

This is a great deal! If you've ever wanted to create your own web site/pages -- this is the package deal for you! The book comes with a complete, full version of Sierra's Web Studio 2.0 --a $49.95 value!! No kidding, this is the easiest web publishing tool ever. Literally ANYBODY can create a Web site using Web Studio. The book is filled with tips on how to effectively use Web Studio and get your Web site up and running in minutes! Great product. A must-have if you've ever wanted to create your own site. Anybody can create a site using this software/book combination. Buy it -- you won't regret it.