Microsoft offers two main Microsoft Web publishing software applications. They are Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft FrontPage. While not as robust and versatile as some of the premier Web publishing software, they are still more than effective, with the added benefit that they are fully compatible will all your other Microsoft software. Here is a listing of the Microsoft Web publisher software programs, as well as some helpful resources:
Microsoft Publisher. Considered more appropriate for use by non-designers, Microsoft Publisher since 98 delivers tools that, while not quite up to the standards of high-end programs, provide options not found in other consumer applications such as some process and spot color commercial printing, EPS and TIFF import, and PostScript output. For non-designers, the color and font schemes, Web wizards, and Web templates help ensure a more professional appearance.
Microsoft FrontPage. A powerful WYSIWYG editor that provides you with tools, like a photo gallery creator and ecommerce tool, that help create dynamic and interesting Web pages for developers. It gives you the ability to edit the HTML if you want. It offers the familiar interface of other Office products. Easy to use, it is very full featured and has many extras-especially if you post your pages to a server with Microsoft extensions enabled.
Free downloadable software called the Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard can be found on Microsoft's website. This may be a helpful resource to you. Also, there are various Web publishing tutorials found on Microsoft's website.
Microsoft Download Center: Web Publishing Wizard
This excellent guide can be found in your local bookstore, library, or any Internet store:
Microsoft Web Publishing Step by Step Learning Kit. An entry-level and reader-friendly tutorial to Web publishing in general, and how to make best use of Microsoft Web Publishers software. This package includes a CD-ROM that contains sample files for the exercises in the book as well as a multimedia training program. The interactive course is well-suited to Web publishing novices. The course opens with the basics of Web pages and Web sites, and progresses though the basics of page design and layout to sharing documents and information from Office applications. The book also focuses on PhotoDraw 2000--Office's application that lets you create and manipulate photos and images for use on your Web sites.
