Add multimedia, post the family calendar, and save time with templates

Introduce your new baby, share the family tree, or plan a reunion on the Web

With families scattered all across the country, the best family gathering place is now online! With this book, you don’t need to be a Web wizard to set up a cool site where everyone can meet the baby, kids can report their game scores, couples can share wedding photos, and Grandpa can continue the family genealogy.

Discover how to:

• Post an online photo album for free
• Register a domain name
• Build Web sites from templates and graphics included on the CD
• Edit images with Photoshop Elements 3
• Share stories with blogs

Cross-platform CD-ROM includes

• Family Tree Maker starter version
• Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX 2004 and Contribute? trial versions
• Fetch shareware, Web design templates, and more

Add multimedia, post the family calendar, and save time with templates

Introduce your new baby, share the family tree, or plan a reunion on the Web

With families scattered all across the country, the best family gathering place is now online! With this book, you don’t need to be a Web wizard to set up a cool site where everyone can meet the baby, kids can report their game scores, couples can share wedding photos, and Grandpa can continue the family genealogy.

Discover how to:

• Post an online photo album for free
• Register a domain name
• Build Web sites from templates and graphics included on the CD
• Edit images with Photoshop Elements 3
• Share stories with blogs

Cross-platform CD-ROM includes

• Family Tree Maker starter version
• Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX 2004 and Contributeâ„¢ trial versions
• Fetch shareware, Web design templates, and more

Add multimedia, post the family calendar, and save time with templates

Introduce your new baby, share the family tree, or plan a reunion on the Web

With families scattered all across the country, the best family gathering place is now online! With this book, you don’t need to be a Web wizard to set up a cool site where everyone can meet the baby, kids can report their game scores, couples can share wedding photos, and Grandpa can continue the family genealogy.

Discover how to:

• Post an online photo album for free
• Register a domain name
• Build Web sites from templates and graphics included on the CD
• Edit images with Photoshop Elements 3
• Share stories with blogs

Cross-platform CD-ROM includes

• Family Tree Maker starter version
• Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX 2004 and Contribute™ trial versions
• Fetch shareware, Web design templates, and more

• Nearly seven million individuals in the U.S. currently maintain their own Web sites, and family sites are becoming an increasingly popular way to share family photos, news, and history
• Includes step-by-step instructions and templates for a variety of family site projects, including sites focused on new babies, weddings, family reunions and other get-togethers, kids¿ hobbies and activities, and genealogical history
• The CD-ROM is loaded with pre-designed Web site templates and trial versions of popular software programs, including Photoshop Elements, Dreamweaver, Paint Shop Pro, and Family Tree Maker

Good Information
I liked reading it. Was simple to understand. I got a lot of info. on starting a web page. The only thing is it shows you how to use a program to get a web page going but its only 2 programs so if you don’t have the programs that it helps you with than don’t buy this book.
The programs are Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Microsoft FrontPage. It also helps you learn about some basics about photo editing and some graphics. I got some good use out of it. I just wish that it had the info. on my program I have. Other than that its a great book very informative about the basics of running your own web page.

practical guide for newbies and technophobes
i generally have found the for dummies series to be helpful, and this book is no exception -- you can sit down, thumb through it, and create a photo album online quickly without having to wade through any technical jargon or fluff. i’m no slouch in the web development department and even i found lots to like about this book -- it has helped me explain certain concepts and steps to my less technical family members. i’m including it with my standard baby shower package from now on (which also includes an aromatherapy relaxation candle, lip moisturizer, charmin-to-go, dove facial cleansing wipes, hand sanitizer, and other small items that new moms appreciate).

Good Way to get Started on Web Work.
As with the other For Dummies books, this book is intended for beginners and absolutely minimizes the jargon. At the most basic level the book provides a series of templates that can be used with a fill in the blank approach to get a site up and running quickly. Then it branches out to increasing the creativity by designing your own pages. At this level there is almost no mention of dynamic database driven sites. This is building a static web site with pictures and text. This is a book to get you started.

Most of the book is on showing you how to do things using Microsoft’s Front Page. But on the CD is a trial version (30 Day limit) of Dreamweaver MX 2004. In addition, the CD includes:

Family Tree Maker
Contribute
Fetch, and
WS_FTP.

If you’re a complete beginner to web design and programming, here’s a good way to get started.

Keeps granny happy
If you’ve ever been bugged for photos from the family reunion, or wanted to show off your new kid/cat/car, this book actually makes it seem easy. I know, I know, putting up your own website has a reputation like dragging all your neighbors in and making them sit through your vacation slides used to. But this book shows you how you can still show off a little, without boring everyone to tears. Actually, you can do some pretty neat stuff, which can be really fun when your family is scattered all over, and you don’t feel like running up the long-distance bills just so you can keep up on current events.

Very highly recommended.

This book answered many questions for me.
What a lot of helpful information, and it’s written so average folks like me can understand it! My family is having fun sharing photos from our family reunion, and this book made it so much easier. Other books I’ve seen assume I know things I don’t know. If you want to create a Web site but aren’t sure how, I recommend this book.