I started out with this program and it was a ball. I think that it's very good for beginners and webmasters who want to make some quick editing right from the browser.

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Frontpage 2003 is a major improvement from 2002 in that Microsoft finally assimilated elements that have been common in web development for some time - that is, they finally assimilated them correctly. For example, putting Flash into your Frontpage web is alot easier now in 2003 and it will play correctly in Netscape with no code alterations (I was still making code alterations in FP 2002 with the help of Dreamweaver). There are options for making interactive buttons right in Frontpage. They also incorporated other features that used to be found only in Dreaweaver, like split views between code/design and optimizing html.
I've used both Dreamweaver and Frontpage, (I use mostly Frontpage now) and while they each have their own strengths and weaknesses, I feel I should state the obvious, in case coders (no offense) overstate the case for Dreamweaver. I buy software to build websites because I'm not good at code and also because I do not want to code. I understand learning some code is helpful, and I have learned what I can. A while back, I had migrated a whole web from Frontpage into Dreamweaver. It had form elements I had done within Frontpage and Frontpage made it easy to process the results of the form and send it to an email address. In short, I went thru the whole migration process into Dreamweaver, only to hear others tell me when I finally got around to my forms page, "Oh,... you have to supply your own ASP or CGI script". Simply put, that is not why I buy software. There are extensions you can buy for this in Dreamweaver, but I was as confused trying to find the right one to purchase as I was with the thought of doing an ASP script.
To be fair, Frontpage has its limitations in areas where Dreamweaver does not. Doing a simple rollover with javascript in Fronptage (ie, like the Dreamweaver interface of simply entering 1st image url, then the over image to generate javascript) requires purchasing the Jbots Add-in. It's definitely worth purchasing, if you can afford it.
I also like Frontpage's editing of my web in real time. Especially with a cable connection, it's a real time saver.

This program is pretty pricey for what you get. I wouldn't have felt too bad about the price, except I found out after buying it that it no longer comes with an instruction book. There are lots of good books on amazon on how to use Frontpage, as long as you don't mind forking over another $50.oo. At least this program isn't as expensive as Dreamweaver, but then again, Dreamweaver is not going to be used for the same reasons that Frontpage is used for.

It took me two weeks to get comfortable using Frontpage 2003. And I spent most of the time figuring out that allot of the options it offers to make things easier, just don't work, or only work when you are using certain servers or certain browsers. Before buying you should go to, mww.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=29 and learn in 2 minutes what took me two weeks to learn the hard way.

Not only is using lots of fancy crap, such as java, flash, etc. annoying to most people, lots of browsers are not even set up to run all this unnecessary glut. So either you have to give your customers a plain HTML page to go to, or loose sales. Check out two of the most popular web sites on the internet, amazon and ebay. They keep it very simple and it is not because the cannot afford to hire anyone to add a bunch of fancy buttons and flash.

The reason I am saying this stuff is that you can get some really cheap or even free web page design software, if you are not going to be adding a bunch of fancy stuff.

If you do get this program and do learn to use it, it can make your life allot easier if used properly. Do a search on google for frontpage vs. dreamweaver to learn what lots of other people say.

This program can only be used on 2 computers and 1 has to be a laptop. What happens if you are a small business and you want to run it on 3 desktops? You have to pay $172 x 3? What the HELL is that? Microsoft SUCKS.

This program is useless! Don't waste your hard-earned money on this junk. The interface is horrible, the overall design absolutely makes no sense, and the so-called components won't work.

Bottom line is... unless you want to flush your money down the tubes, don't bother buying this.

Instead, may I suggest Dreamweaver, or NetObjects Fusion; two very high quality programs.