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FOR THE NOVICE

For the novice you'll find an easy interface that lets you create Web pages as simply as if you were creating a Word processing document. The program has the same look and feel as other Microsoft Office products so your learning curve will be minimal.

FOR THE MORE ADVANCED

Web developer, 2000 offers advantages that will save you time and help you easily view how your work is coming along. Unlike its predecessors, the 2000 version, keeps your code intact. You won't have to worry about FrontPage damaging your scripts or programming code anymore.

The program is faster and friendlier now. Some new features you'll find in 2000 include the following:

The program has a built in web browser so you don't have to wait for the browser to load to preview your work. While you're creating pages, you can hold down the CTRL key and click on any link to follow it.

Editor and explorer program

The editor and explorer are now fused together as one program so that you don't have to run two programs for viewing your Web and editing pages.

Now there is a format printer for quickly and easily copying, formatting from one block of text to another just by clicking a button.

Background spell checking highlights misspelled words for you with the same wavy, red line you find in Microsoft Word.

Place items and text anywhere you want on the page. You can even layer page content through absolute and relative positioning.

The more you use a tool on the toolbars, it will move into prime position. Buttons you rarely use will move farther down. You use a "slider" button to quickly display any hidden buttons.

The program comes with a Clip Art Gallery  with hundreds of pictures, stock photos, sounds and animations. You can drag and drop pictures directly into your Web pages. You can also go to the Microsoft Web site to download new clip art for your Clip Art Gallery anytime.

You can even add dynamic database integration to incorporate database queries directly into your Web pages. Database records can be dynamically retrieved each time a page is loaded, and site visitors can add to or edit the database directly from their Web browsers.

Database Results Wizard

A database results wizard helps you create, customize and modify a dynamic database results table. You can use this wizard to connect to your database, choose a record source or select formatting options, and specify how matching records will be displayed on your Web site.

Overall FrontPage 2000 is well worth the $125 street price.

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