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Recommended Reading
We've selected a few different
resources here, depending on which area you may require assistance in.
If you are an aspiring writer looking for assistance to coach or coax you
to finish that novel you've been putting off, the first two are great!
If you require additional information on .pdf formats and using Adobe Acrobat
to write your eBook check out the next three. For general information on
HTML or writing your first web page the final selections are for you. Be
sure to let us know how you make out!
The
Weekend
Novelist
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The
Weekend Novelist by Robert J. Ray is an excellent book to use as
your "coach" and keep you on track and dedicated to finishing your novel.
A 52 week program helps you
produce a finished novel one weekend at a time. If you've been procrastinating,
then it's time to get those words flowing and this is one good source to
help you do it.
I use my copy of it everytime
I sit down to begin a novel. |
From
Paper
To
Web |
From
Paper to Web - How to Make Information Instantly Accessible
Tony McKinley provides an
enticing case that today's tools finally make a substantial transition
from paper not just possible, but desirable. And he shows how it can be
done.
From Paper to Web details
how to use Adobe PageMill, SiteMill, Acrobat, PageMaker, Netscape Navigator,
and other technologies to solve storage space problems. |
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Adobe
Faq - Adobe's Most Frequently Asked Questions Answered
Here is the first all-in-one
compilation of almost 1,000 Adobe "frequently asked questions" on Photoshop,
Illustrator, PageMaker, Acrobat, FrameMaker, as well as Premiere, AfterEffects,
PostScript printing, and Adobe Type Products. The CD includes some 5,000
patches, product updates, filters, print drivers, font.afm and .inf files,
and plug-ins--triple partitioned for Mac, Windows, and UNIX access. |
Adobe
Acrobat 4.0 Classroom in a Book (The Classroom in a Book Series)
If you'd like to learn in
depth how to use Adobe Acrobat--and you prefer plenty of hands-on guidance--you'll
enjoy this installment in the well-regarded "Classroom in a Book" series.
It shows both Windows and Macintosh users how to go from beginner to qualified
PDF (portable document file) publisher without needless hassle. You work
along with the step-by-step projects and come to a thorough understanding
of Acrobat's various features. |
Acrobat
3 for Macintosh and Windows (Visual Quickstart Guide)
Gives a mercifully concise
overview of dealing with all aspects of Adobe Acrobat, from installing
the software and viewing documents in Acrobat's PDF file format to creating
your own Acrobat documents using the Acrobat Distiller. If you need to
use Acrobat but don't know where to start, this inexpensive and unassuming
guide devotes just about the right amount of time and energy to the subject.
All in all, it's a smart overview of the Acrobat system. |
Personally, I learnt all
of my HTML, Java, etc., through on-line courses. Several of the better
instructional sites for this information are found in the WebGuide.
However, for those of you who prefer to learn through a book, here are
a few good selections.
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Your First Web Page In a Weekend by Steven E. Callihan
Follow this book's schedule,
and by Sunday evening, you can have a home page that's ready to be uploaded.
The five-lesson process begins on Friday night with the basics: HTML, URLs,
domain names, and browsers. On Saturday, you'll learn basic and intermediate
HTML with the book's tutorials and, on Sunday morning, you'll plan and
organize your site. |
Home
Page - An Introduction to Web Page Design (First Books - The Internet and
Computers)
For the kids - Lampton's
new book will thrill those children who want to do more than point and
click on the computer.
As Lampton explains, creating
a Web page comes down to typing the correct words on the keyboard, something
well within the capability of the determined 10-year-old. |
Learn
HTML In a Weekend, Revised Edition
Using a graduated approach,
you will build up basic-to-intermediate HTML skills and learn how to use
software tools for including more "advanced" HTML features (frames, forms,
Web graphics, image maps, and GIF animations).
Even if you complete only
the basic HTML session, you will still know all the HTML you'll need to
create fairly sophisticated Web pages right away. |
Creating
Web Pages for Dummies (3rd Ed)
If you're anxious to be a
part of the ever-expanding online community but you've put the move off
because you're intimidated by all the hi-tech jargon, here's your fast
and friendly solution to creating, designing, and publishing your own Web
pages.
Takes you step-by-step through
the entire creation process. |
I hope this section
has been helpful for you.
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