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Originally Posted by sanddrag
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Agreed, avoid Frontpage like the plague. Dreamweaver is the way to go if you're not going to hand code the thing entirely. And even if you are, Dreamweaver is just nice because you'll see that it makes some of the redundant things simple. Yet anytime you use a program like Frontpage or Dreamweaver, you're going to get random code that isn't even needed.
Depending on the complexity of the web page requirements, you may be able to do this successfully. If you're looking for some reading references, I purchased O'Reilly's
Web Design In A Nutshell. It's a great book that heavily covers HTML / XHTML, and also has sections on Javascript, CSS (all types), Image types, Video, Audio, Flash, XML and more.
But after taking an intro to web design class this year, the biggest thing I noticed is that you don't have to be a great coder to make a great website. You just have to make sure that your content, images and design look great. If you know Photoshop then you can make a decent looking web site easily. Getting it to look great for everyone is the difficult part. Resolution is a huge issue - with everyone running on different displays, machines, and browsers, you have to take into account who your audience is when creating a web site.
For some web oriented Photoshop tutorials, check out this site -
www.good-tutorials.com
And in the future, don't lie to your employer. If you want to do web design, take the time to sit down and at least learn the basics first. Chances are this will save you and your employer a lot of trouble down the road.