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KeyboardshortcutsYoucanquicklyaccomplishtasksyouperformfrequentlybyusingshortcutkeys.TheavailabilityofshortcutkeysinMicrosoftFrontPagedependsonwhetherthecommandyouwanttouseisavailableinthecurrentlyselectedview.

CommonMicrosoftFrontPagetasks

WorkwithandmanageWebpages

F8Runtheaccessibilitychecker.

CTRL+NCreateanewWebpage.

CTRL+OOpenaWebpage.

CTRL+F4CloseaWebpage.

CTRL+SSaveaWebpage.

CTRL+PPrintaWebpage.

F5RefreshaWebpage;refreshtheFolderList.

CTRL+TABSwitchbetweenopenWebpages.

CTRL+SHIFT+BPreviewaWebpageinaWebbrowser.

ALT+F4QuitMicrosoftFrontPage.

CTRL+SHIFT+8Displaynonprintingcharacters.

CTRL+/DisplayHTMLtagsinDesignview.

CTRL+FFindtextorHTMLonaWebpage.

CTRL+HReplacetextorHTMLonaWebpage.

F7CheckspellingonaWebpage.

SHIFT+F7Lookupawordinthethesaurus.

ESC

Cancelanaction.CTRL+ZorALT+BACKSPACE

Undoanaction.CTRL+YorSHIFT+ALT+BACKSPACE

Redoorrepeatanaction.DELETE

DeleteaWebpageorfolderintheFolderListoranydialogbox.BACKSPACE

Moveuponelevel.

Accessanduseviews

F12PreviewthecurrentpageinaWebbrowser.

CTRL+PAGEDOWNorCTRL+PAGEUPMovebetweenCode,Design,Split,andPreviewviews.

ALT+PAGEDOWNorALT+PAGEUPMovebetweenCodeandDesignpanesinSplitview.

ALT+F1ShoworhidetheFolderList.

UPARROWMovethroughhyperlinknodesinHyperlinksview.

UP,DOWN,LEFT,orRIGHTARROWInHyperlinksview,movethroughhyperlinknodes.

SHIFT+RIGHTARROWExpandthecurrentnodeandmovetotherightinHyperlinksview.

SHIFT+LEFTARROWExpandthecurrentnodeandmovetotheleftinHyperlinksview.

Workwithcodingtools

CTRL+QQuicktageditor.

CTRL+F2Inserttemporarybookmark.

F2Nexttemporarybookmark.

SHIFT+F2

Previoustemporarybookmark.CTRL+G

Gotoline.CTRL+L

AutoComplete.CTRL+ENTER

Insertcodesnippet.CTRL+>

Insertendtag.CTRL+<

Insertstarttag.CTRL+/

InsertHTMLcomment.CTRL+SPACEBAR

Completeword.

Formattextandparagraphs

CTRL+SHIFT+FChangethefont.

CTRL+SHIFT+PChangethefontsize.

CTRL+BApplyboldformatting.

CTRL+UApplyanunderline.

CTRL+IApplyitalicformatting.

SHIFT+TABIntheMoreColorsdialogbox,activatethecolorpicker.

NoteSHIFT+TABshouldactivate,inorder:Cancel,OK,Select,Custom,Value,andthenthecolorpicker.

LEFT,RIGHT,BACK,orFORWARDARROWKEYUsethecolorpicker(followtheinstructionsforthepreviousentryfirst).

CTRL+PLUSSIGNApplysuperscriptformatting.

CTRL+MINUSSIGN

Applysubscriptformatting.CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copyformatting.CTRL+SHIFT+V

Pasteformatting.CTRL+SHIFT+ZorCTRL+SPACEBAR

Removemanualformatting.CTRL+E

Centeraparagraph.CTRL+L

Leftalignaparagraph.CTRL+R

Rightalignaparagraph.CTRL+M

Indentaparagraphfromtheleft.CTRL+SHIFT+M

Indentaparagraphfromtheright.CTRL+SHIFT+S

Applyastyle.CTRL+SHIFT+N

ApplytheNormalstyle.CTRL+ALT+1

ApplytheHeading1style.CTRL+ALT+2





ApplytheHeading6style.CTRL+SHIFT+L

ApplytheListstyle.

Editandmovetextandgraphics

BACKSPACE

Deleteonecharactertotheleft.DELETE

Deleteonecharactertotheright.CTRL+BACKSPACE

Deleteonewordtotheleft.CTRL+DELETE

Deleteonewordtotheright.CTRL+CorCTRL+INSERT

Copytextorgraphics.CTRL+XorSHIFT+DELETE

CutselectedtexttotheMicrosoftOfficeClipboard.CTRL+VorSHIFT+INSERT

PastetheClipboardcontents.SHIFT+ENTER

Insertalinebreak.CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Insertanonbreakingspace.

Selecttextandgraphics

SHIFT+RIGHTARROWMoveonecharactertotheright.

SHIFT+LEFTARROWMoveonecharactertotheleft.

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHTARROWGototheendofaword.

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFTARROWGotothebeginningofaword.

SHIFT+ENDGototheendofaline.

SHIFT+HOMEGotothebeginningofaline.

SHIFT+UPARROWMoveonelineup.

SHIFT+DOWNARROWMoveonelinedown.

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWNARROWGototheendofaparagraph.

CTRL+SHIFT+UPARROW

Gotothebeginningofaparagraph.SHIFT+PAGEDOWN

Moveonescreendown.SHIFT+PAGEUP

Moveonescreenup.CTRL+A

Selecttheentirepage.ALT+ENTER

Displaythepropertiesofaselection.

Workwithtables,graphics,andhyperlinks

SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+TInsertatable.

TABSelectthenexttablecell'scontent.

SHIFT+TABSelecttheprecedingtablecell'scontent.

HolddownSHIFTandpressLEFTorRIGHTARROWrepeatedlyWiththeinsertionpointinacell,extendaselectiontoadjacentcellsinarow.

HolddownSHIFTandpressUPorDOWNARROWrepeatedlyWiththeinsertionpointinthetoporbottomcellofacolumn,selectacolumn.

CTRL+TWiththegraphicselected,createanautothumbnail.

CTRL+KCreateahyperlinkonaWebpage.

OnlineHelp

AccessandworkwiththeHelptaskpaneandHelpwindow

TheHelppaneisataskpanethatprovidesaccesstoallMicrosoftOfficeHelpcontent.Asataskpane,theHelppaneappearsaspartoftheactiveapplication.TheHelpwindowdisplaystopicsandotherHelpcontentandappearsasawindownextto,butseparatefrom,theactiveapplication.

IntheHelptaskpane

F1DisplaytheHelptaskpane.

F6SwitchbetweentheHelptaskpaneandtheactiveapplication.

TABSelectthenextitemintheHelptaskpane.

SHIFT+TABSelectthepreviousitemintheHelptaskpane.

ENTERPerformtheactionfortheselecteditem.

DOWNARROWandUPARROWInaTableofContents,selectthenextandpreviousitem,respectively.

RIGHTARROWandLEFTARROWInatableofcontents,expandandcollapsetheselecteditem,respectively.

ALT+LEFTARROWMovebacktotheprevioustaskpane.

ALT+RIGHTARROWMoveforwardtothenexttaskpane.

CTRL+SPACEBAROpenthemenuofpaneoptions.

CTRL+F1Closeandreopenthecurrenttaskpane.

RIGHTARROWExpanda+/-list.

LEFTARROWCollapsea+/-list.

IntheHelpwindow

TABSelectthenexthiddentextorhyperlink,orShowAllorHideAllatthetopofatopic.

SHIFT+TABSelecttheprevioushiddentextorhyperlink,ortheBrowserViewbuttonatthetopofaMicrosoftOfficeOnlineWebsitearticle.

ENTERPerformtheactionfortheselectedShowAll,HideAll,hiddentext,orhyperlink.

ALT+LEFTARROWMovebacktothepreviousHelptopic.

ALT+RIGHTARROWMoveforwardtothenextHelptopic.

CTRL+PPrintthecurrentHelptopic.

UPARROWANDDOWNARROWScrollsmallamountsupanddown,respectively,withinthecurrentlydisplayedHelptopic.

PAGEUPANDPAGEDOWNScrolllargeramountsupanddown,respectively,withinthecurrentlydisplayedHelptopic.

ALT+UChangewhethertheHelpwindowappearsconnectedto(tiled)orseparatefrom(untiled)theactiveapplication.

SHIFT+F10DisplayamenuofcommandsfortheHelpwindow;requiresthattheHelpwindowhaveactivefocus(clickanitemintheHelpwindow).

MicrosoftOfficebasics

Accessandusewindows

ALT+TABSwitchtothenextwindow.

ALT+SHIFT+TABSwitchtothepreviouswindow.

CTRL+WorCTRL+F4Closetheactivewindow.

F6Movetoataskpanefromanotherpaneintheprogramwindow(clockwisedirection).YoumayneedtopressF6morethanonce.

NoteIfpressingF6doesn'tdisplaythetaskpaneyouwant,trypressingALTtoplacefocusonthemenubar,andthenpressingCTRL+TABtomovetothetaskpane.

SHIFT+F6Movetoapanefromanotherpaneintheprogramwindow(counterclockwisedirection).

CTRL+F6Whenmorethanonewindowisopen,switchtothenextwindow.

CTRL+SHIFT+F6Switchtothepreviouswindow.

Accessandusemenusandtoolbars

F10orALTSelectthemenubar,orcloseanopenmenuandsubmenuatthesametime.

TABorSHIFT+TABWhenatoolbarisselected,selectthenextorpreviousbuttonormenuonthetoolbar.

CTRL+TABorCTRL+SHIFT+TABWhenatoolbarisselected,selectthenextorprevioustoolbar.

ENTEROpentheselectedmenu,orperformtheactionfortheselectedbuttonor

command.SHIFT+F10

Displaytheshortcutmenufortheselecteditem.ALT+SPACEBAR

Displaythewindowshortcutmenu(Controlmenu).DOWNARROWorUPARROW

Whenamenuorsubmenuisopen,selectthenextorpreviouscommand.LEFTARROWorRIGHTARROW

Selectthemenutotheleftorright.Whenasubmenuisopen,switchbetweenthemainmenuandthesubmenu.

HOMEorENDSelectthefirstorlastcommandonthemenuorsubmenu.

ESCCloseanopenmenu.Whenasubmenuisopen,closeonlythesubmenu.

SHIFT+DOWNARROWWhenamenuisselected,displaythelistofcommands.

CTRL+DOWNARROWWhenapersonalizedmenuisopen,displaythefullsetofcommands.

NoteYoucanusethekeyboardtoselectanymenucommandonthemenubar.PressALTtoselectthemenubar.Presstheletterthatisunderlinedinthemenunamethatcontainsthecommandyouwant.Inthemenuthatappears,presstheletterunderlinedinthecommandnamethatyouwant.

Accessandusetaskpanes

F6Movetoataskpanefromanotherpaneintheprogramwindow.(YoumayneedtopressF6morethanonce.)

NoteIfpressingF6doesn'tdisplaythetaskpaneyouwant,trypressingALTtoplacefocusonthemenubar,andthenpressingCTRL+TABtomovetothetaskpane.

CTRL+TABWhenamenuortoolbarisactive,movetoataskpane.(YoumayneedtopressCTRL+TABmorethanonce.)

CTRL+F1Openorcloseataskpane.

CTRL+SPACEBAROpenadrop-downmenufortheselectedtaskpane.

TABorSHIFT+TABWhenataskpaneisactive,selectthenextorpreviousoptioninthetaskpane.

CTRL+DOWNARROWDisplaythefullsetofcommandsonthetaskpanemenu.

DOWNARROWorUPARROWMoveamongchoicesinaselectedsubmenu;moveamongcertainoptionsinagroupofoptions.

SPACEBARorENTEROpentheselectedmenu,orperformtheactionassignedtotheselectedbutton.

SHIFT+F10Openashortcutmenu;openadrop-downmenufortheselectedgalleryitem.

HOMEorENDWhenamenuorsubmenuisvisible,selectthefirstorlastcommandonthemenuorsubmenu.

PAGEUPorPAGEDOWNScrollupordownintheselectedgallerylist.

CTRL+HOMEorCTRL+ENDMovetothetoporbottomoftheselectedgallerylist.

Moveandresizetoolbarsandtaskpanes

1. PressALTtoselectthemenubar.2. PressCTRL+TABrepeatedlytoselectthetoolbarortaskpaneyouwant.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Resizeatoolbar

1. Inthetoolbar,pressCTRL+SPACEtodisplaytheToolbarOptionsmenu.

2. SelecttheSizecommand,andthenpressENTER.3. Usethearrowkeystoresizethetoolbar.PressCTRL+thearrowkeys

toresizeonepixelatatime.

Moveatoolbar

1. Inthetoolbar,pressCTRL+SPACEtodisplaytheToolbarOptionsmenu.

2. SelecttheMovecommand,andthenpressENTER.3. Usethearrowkeystopositionthetoolbar.PressCTRL+thearrow

keystomoveonepixelatatime.Toundockthetoolbar,pressDOWNARROWrepeatedly.Todockthetoolbarverticallyontheleftorrightside,pressLEFTARROWorRIGHTARROWrespectivelywhenthetoolbarisallthewaytotheleftorrightside.

Resizeataskpane

1. Inthetaskpane,pressCTRL+SPACEtodisplayamenuofadditionalcommands.

2. UsetheDOWNARROWkeytoselecttheSizecommand,andthenpressENTER.

3. Usethearrowkeystoresizethetaskpane.UseCTRL+thearrowkeystoresizebyonepixelatatime.

Moveataskpane

1. Inthetaskpane,pressCTRL+SPACEtodisplayamenuofadditionalcommands.

2. UsetheDOWNARROWkeytoselecttheMovecommand,andthenpressENTER.

3. Usethearrowkeystopositionthetaskpane.UseCTRL+thearrowkeystomoveonepixelatatime.

4. Whenyouarefinishedmovingorresizing,pressESC.

AccessanduseOpenandSaveAsdialogboxes

TheOpen,InsertPicture,andSaveAsdialogboxessupportstandarddialogboxkeyboardshortcuts.(Toviewstandardshortcutsfordialogboxes,refertotheUseDialogBoxesandUseEditBoxesWithinDialogBoxessectionsinthemainKeyboardShortcutstopic.)Thesedialogboxesalsosupporttheshortcutsbelow.

ALT+1Gotothepreviousfolder .

ALT+2UpOneLevel button:Openthefolderonelevelabovetheopenfolder.

ALT+3SearchtheWeb button:ClosethedialogboxandopenyourWebsearchpage.

ALT+4Delete button:Deletetheselectedfolderorfile.

ALT+5CreateNewFolder button:Createanewfolder.

ALT+6Views button:Switchamongavailablefolderviews.

ALT+7orALT+LToolsbutton:ShowtheToolsmenu.

SHIFT+F10Displayashortcutmenuforaselecteditemsuchasafolderorfile.

TABMovebetweenoptionsorareasinthedialogbox.

F4orALT+IOpentheLookinlist.

F5Refreshthefilelist.

Accessandusedialogboxes

TABMovetothenextoptionoroptiongroup.

SHIFT+TABMovetothepreviousoptionoroptiongroup.

CTRL+TABSwitchtothenexttabinadialogbox.

CTRL+SHIFT+TABSwitchtotheprevioustabinadialogbox.

ArrowkeysMovebetweenoptionsinanopendrop-downlist,orbetweenoptionsinagroupofoptions.

SPACEBAR

Performtheactionassignedtotheselectedbutton;checkorcleartheselectedcheckbox.

Firstletterofanoptioninadrop-downlistOpenthelistifitisclosedandmovetothatoptioninthelist.

ALT+theletterunderlinedinanoptionSelectanoption;selectorclearacheckbox.

ALT+DOWNARROWOpenaselecteddrop-downlist

ESCCloseaselecteddrop-downlist;cancelacommandandcloseadialogbox.

ENTERPerformtheactionassignedtoadefaultbuttoninadialogbox.

Accessanduseeditboxeswithindialogboxes

Aneditboxisablankboxinwhichyoutypeorpasteanentry,suchasyourusernameorthepathtoafolder.

HOMEMovetothebeginningoftheentry.

ENDMovetotheendoftheentry.

LEFTARROWorRIGHTARROWMoveonecharactertotheleftorright.

CTRL+LEFTARROWMoveonewordtotheleft.

CTRL+RIGHTARROWMoveonewordtotheright.

SHIFT+LEFTARROWSelectorunselectonecharactertotheleft.

SHIFT+RIGHTARROWSelectorunselectonecharactertotheright.

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFTARROWSelectorunselectonewordtotheleft.

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHTARROWSelectorunselectonewordtotheright.

SHIFT+HOMESelectfromtheinsertionpointtothebeginningoftheentry.

SHIFT+END

Selectfromtheinsertionpointtotheendoftheentry.

Accessandusesmarttags

ALT+SHIFT+F10Displaythemenuormessageforasmarttag.Ifmorethanonesmarttagispresent,switchtothenextsmarttaganddisplayitsmenuormessage.

DOWNARROWSelectthenextiteminasmarttagmenu.

UPARROWSelectthepreviousiteminasmarttagmenu.

ENTERPerformtheactionfortheselectediteminasmarttagmenu.

ESCClosethesmarttagmenuormessage.

Tip

Youcanasktobenotifiedbyasoundwheneverasmarttagappears.Tohearaudiocues,youmusthaveasoundcard.YoumustalsohaveMicrosoftOfficeSoundsinstalledonyourcomputer.

IfyouhaveaccesstotheWorldWideWeb,youcandownloadsoundsfromtheMicrosoftOfficeOnlineWebsite.OntheHelpmenu,clickMicrosoftOfficeOnlineandsearchfor"MicrosoftOfficeSounds."Afteryou'veinstalledthesoundfiles,youneedtoselecttheProvidefeedbackwithsoundcheckboxontheGeneraltaboftheOptionsdialogbox(Toolsmenu).Whenyouselect(orclear)thischeckbox,thesettingaffectsallOfficeprogramsthatsupportsound.

Accessanduseprogrammingapplications

ALT+F8Display,edit,orrunmacros.

SHIFT+ALT+F11DisplaytheMicrosoftScriptEditor.

ALT+F11DisplaytheMicrosoftVisualBasicEditor.

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Runanaccessibilityreport1. OntheToolsmenu,clickAccessibility.

2. Specifythepagesyouwanttocheckforaccessibilityissues.

How?

Openthepageorsiteyouwanttocheckandthendooneofthefollowing:

TospecifyallpagesinaWebsite,underCheckwhere,clickAllpages.

Tospecifyonlythepagesyouhaveopen,underCheckwhere,clickOpenpage(s).

TospecifypagesfromtheFolderList,selectthepagesyouwant,andthenunderCheckwhere,clickSelectedpages.

IftheFolderListisnotavailable,clickthearrownexttoTogglePane,andthenclickFolderList.

Tospecifytheactivepage,underCheckwhere,clickCurrentpage.

3. Specifytheaccessibilityguidelinesyouwanttocheckforconflicts.4. Specifythetypesofitemsyouwanttoincludeintheaccessibilityreport.

How?

Dooneormoreofthefollowing:Toincludeitemsthatareconsiderederrors,selecttheErrorscheckbox.Toincludeitemsthatmayneedtobeadjusted,selecttheWarningscheckbox.Toaddcheckboxestothereporttocreateachecklistyoucanusewhileaddressingtheissuesintheaccessibilitycheckerreport,selecttheManualchecklistcheckbox.

5. ClickCheck.

Thecheckmaytakesometimetocomplete,dependingonthenumberofoptionsyouselected.

6. Tomoveupordowninthelistofissues,clickPreviousorNext.

Tip

Thestatusbarofthedialogboxdisplaysthenumberofproblemsandthenumberofpageschecked.

7. TocreateaWebpagethatcontainstheresultsoftheaccessibilitycheck,clickGenerateHTMLReport.

ThepageopensinDesignview.YoucanprintthereportorsaveitasaWebpage.

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AccessibilityfeaturesinFrontPageToolsfordesigningaccessibleWebsites

Accessibilitychecker

MicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003featuresanewaccessibilitycheckerforWebpages.Byrunningtheaccessibilitychecker,youdiscoverissuesthatareidentifiedasbeinginconflictwiththeWorldWideWebConsortium(W3C)WebContentAccessibilityGuidelines(WCAG)ortheaccessibilityguidelinesforSection508oftheU.S.RehabilitationAct.WCAGoutlinesprioritiesformakingWebsitesaccessibletopeoplewithdisabilities.Section508outlinestheU.S.governmentaccessibilitystandardsforawiderangeofinformationsourcesandtechnologies.FormoreinformationabouttheFrontPageaccessibilitycheckerfeatures,seeFrontPageHelp.

Keyboardshortcuts

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ShoworhideshortcutkeysinScreenTips

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickCustomize.

2. ClicktheOptionstab.

3. UnderOther,selectorcleartheShowScreenTipsontoolbarsandShowshortcutkeysinScreenTipscheckboxes.

NoteChangingthissettingaffectsallofyourMicrosoftOfficeprograms.

Sizeoptions

Increasethesizeoftoolbarbuttons

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickCustomize.2. ClicktheOptionstab.3. SelecttheLargeiconscheckbox.

Changethewidthofadrop-downlistboxonatoolbar

1. Makesurethetoolbaryouwanttochangeisvisible.

How?

1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Clickthetoolbaryouwanttodisplay.Toviewmoretoolbars,clickCustomize.IntheCustomizedialogbox,clicktheToolbarstab,andthenselectthecheckboxforthetoolbaryouwanttodisplay.ClickClose.

2. OntheToolsmenu,clickCustomize.3. WiththeCustomizedialogboxopen,clickthelistboxyouwantto

change—forexample,theFont orFontSize boxontheFormattingtoolbar.

4. Pointtotheleftorrightedgeofthebox.Whenthepointerchangestoadouble-headedarrow,dragtheedgeoftheboxtochangeitswidth.

ScrollandzoombyusingtheMicrosoftIntelliMouseorotherpointingdevice

Somemousedevicesandotherpointingdevices,suchastheMicrosoftIntelliMouse,havebuilt-inscrollingandzoomingcapabilities.Formoreinformation,seetheinstructionsforyourpointingdevice.

Toolbarandmenuoptions

Addabuttontoatoolbar


How?



2. ClicktheToolbarOptionsarrow .3. PointtoAddorRemoveButtons,andthenclickCustomize.4. ClicktheCommandstab.5. IntheCategoriesbox,clickacategoryforthecommandyouwantthe

buttontoperform.6. DragthecommandyouwantfromtheCommandsboxtothedisplayed

toolbar.

Createacustomtoolbar

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickCustomize.2. ClicktheToolbarstab.3. ClickNew.4. IntheToolbarnamebox,typethenameyouwant,andthenclickOK.5. ClicktheCommandstab.6. ClickacategoryintheCategoriesbox.7. DragthecommandyouwantfromtheCommandsboxtothedisplayed

toolbar.8. Whenyouhaveaddedallthebuttonsandmenusyouwant,clickClose.

Grouprelatedbuttonsandmenusonatoolbar

Youcanaddaseparatorbarbeforethefirstandafterthelastiteminagrouptodistinguishthegroupfromotherbuttonsandmenusonatoolbar.


How?



2. OntheToolsmenu,clickCustomize.3. Toaddaseparatorbar,keeptheCustomizedialogboxopen,right-clickthe

buttonyouwantonthetoolbar,andthenclickBeginaGroup.Aseparatorbarisaddedtotheleftofthebuttononahorizontaltoolbar,andaboveabuttononaverticaldockedtoolbar.

NoteToremoveaseparatorbarbetweentwobuttons,dragonebuttonclosertotheother.

Colorandsoundoptions

Changethecoloroftextbyusingthetoolbar

1. Selectthetextyouwanttochange.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Toapplythecolormostrecentlyusedfortext,clickFontColor ontheFormattingtoolbar.Toapplyadifferentcolor,clickthearrownexttotheFontColorbutton,andthenselectthecoloryouwant.

Turnsoundsonoroffforbuttons,menus,andotherscreenelements

1. ClicktheMicrosoftWindowsStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.2. InClassicview,clickSoundsandAudioDevices.3. OntheSoundstab,intheProgrameventslist,clicktheprogrameventyou

want.4. IntheSoundsbox,clickthesoundyouwanttoplaywhenevertheselected

programeventoccurs.

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AboutcheckingWebpagesforaccessibilityBycheckingyourWebpagesforaccessibilityissuesandfixingthem,youimprovethesitevisitorexperienceforpeoplewithdisabilities.

Inadditiontomanyothertypesofaccessibilityconcerns,peoplewithdisabilitiescanhavedifficultyreadingtextormightnotbeabletouseakeyboardormouse.

ByusingtheaccessibilitycheckeronWebpagesyoucreateoreditinMicrosoftFrontPage,youdiscoverissuesthatareidentifiedasbeinginconflictwiththeWorldWideWebConsortium(W3C)WebContentAccessibilityGuidelines(WCAG)ortheaccessibilityguidelinesforSection508oftheU.S.RehabilitationAct.WCAGoutlinesprioritiesformakingWebsitesaccessibletopeoplewithdisabilities.Section508outlinestheU.S.governmentaccessibilitystandardsforawiderangeofinformationsourcesandtechnologies.

IssuesthatareinconflictwiththeseguidelinescanmakeitdifficultorimpossibleforpeoplewithdisabilitiestouseyourWebsite.Theaccessibilitychecker,whichcanbeactivatedwithasinglekeypress,alsoworksforpagesthatarenotpartofasite.Whenyouusetheaccessibilitychecker,youcanalsoaddachecklisttothereportthatisgenerated.Youcanusethischecklisttohelpreviewandtracktheaccessibilityissuesasyoufixthem.ThereportandoptionalchecklistcaneitherbeprintedorsavedasaWebpage.

Aboutguidelinesusedbytheaccessibilitychecker

Whenyouusetheaccessibilitychecker,youuseFrontPagetoevaluatethedesignandcodeofyourpagesaccordingtothefollowingstandards:

CompliancewiththeWCAGTheWCAGguidelinesexplainhowtomakeWebcontentaccessibletopeoplewithdisabilities.TherearePriority1andPriority2guidelines.

BynotcomplyingwithPriority1guidelines,"Oneormoregroupsofuserswillfinditimpossibletoaccessinformation."AnexampleofaPriority1

issueis,"Provideatextequivalentforeverynon-textelement(e.g.,via"alt","longdesc",orinelementcontent)."Anon-textelementisagraphic,aMacromediaFlashanimation,aJavaapplet,andsoon.BynotcomplyingwithPriority2guidelines,"Oneormoregroupsofusersmightfinditdifficulttoaccessinformation."AnexampleofaPriority2issueis,"Whenanappropriatemarkuplanguageexists,usemarkupratherthanimagestoconveyinformation."

CompliancewithSection508ThisactrequiresaccesstoelectronicandinformationtechnologyusedbyU.S.Federalagencies.Section508guidelinesarenotprioritized,butmanyaresimilartotheWCAGPriority1and2guidelines.

Abouttheresultsofusingtheaccessibilitychecker

Whenyouusetheaccessibilitycheckerononeormorepages,theresultsaredisplayedinadialogbox.Eachitemisdisplayedonaseparateline,andthedialogboxresultsindicatewhethertheproblemisinconflictwithaWCAGoraSection508guideline.Inaddition,thedialogboxdisplaysadescriptionoftheissue,ahyperlinktotheonlineguidelinesforthatissue,andthelineintheHTMLcodeforyourpagewheretheissuewasidentified.Thefollowingexampleshowshowtheresultsaredisplayed:

Priority1

WCAG1.1

1.Error:Imageismissing

atextequivalent(either

analt="X"orlongdesc="X").

Considerbriefalternative

textthatdescribesthe

informationthattheimage

conveys.Youcanusethe

picturepropertiesdialogto

addalternativetext.

Becausetheissuesappearinalist,theycanbereviewedoneatatime,printed,orsavedforalaterreview.Bysavingtheresults,whicharestoredasaWebpage,youcaneditthatpageinFrontPage,orsaveittoaWebsiteorintranetsite.

AutomaticallyopenthelastWebsite1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions,andthenclicktheGeneraltab.2. SelecttheOpenlastWebsiteautomaticallywhenFrontPagestarts

checkbox.

StopFrontPagefromautomaticallyopeningthelastWebsite1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions.2. ClicktheGeneraltab.3. CleartheOpenlastWebsiteautomaticallywhenFrontPagestartscheck

box.

UndoorredoanactionMicrosoftFrontPagemaintainsalistofthelast30actionsandletsyouundoeach,insequence.Similarly,youcanredoanyofthelast30actionsthatyou'veundonebyusingtheUndocommand.

Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toundothelastactionyouperformed,clickUndo .IfyouclickUndoagain,FrontPagewillundotheactionyouperformedbeforethat,andsoon.Toseealistofthemostrecentactionsthatyoucanundo,clickthearrownexttoUndo ,andthenselecttheactionoractionsthatyouwanttoundo.

Toredothelastactionyouundid,clickRedo .Toseealistofthemostrecentundoneactionsthatyoucanredo,clickthearrownexttoRedo ,andthenselecttheundoneactionoractionsthatyouwanttoredo.

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TroubleshootunavailablecommandsCertaincommandsaremadeunavailablebyusingspecificauthoringsettings.Tomakethosecommandsavailable,youmustmodifytheauthoringsettings.

How?

OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.

Unavailablecommandsandfeatures

Thefollowingitemsarethecommandsorfeaturesthatmightbecomeunavailablebecauseofauthoringsettings.

Menucommands

Unavailablecommands Possiblecause

Database

Oneormoreofthefollowingistrue:

YourWebserveradministratormayhaveturnedoffsupportforthisfeature.TheOpenDatabaseConnectivity(ODBC)componentmightnotbeinstalledontheWebServer.

DynamicHTMLEffects

DynamicHTMLEffectsisnotavailableasadefaultmenucommand.

YoucanaddtheDynamicHTMLEffectscommandtoamenu.

How?


2. ClicktheCommandstab.

3. IntheCategorieslist,clickFormat,andthenintheCommandslist,clickDynamicHTMLEffects.

4. Dragthecommandtothemenuyouwant.

Import(onthePackagessubmenu)

Oneofthefollowingistrue:

YourWebsiteisnotlocatedonaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices.YourWebsiteisdisk-based.

InteractiveButton OntheAuthoringtab,theJavaScript/JScriptcheckboxiscleared.

Layer OntheAuthoringtab,theJavaScript/JScriptcheckboxiscleared.

PageTransition OntheAuthoringtab,theCSS1.0(formatting)checkboxiscleared.

Position OntheAuthoringtab,eithertheCSS1.0(formatting)orCSS2.0(positioning)checkboxiscleared.

SharedBorders

Oneorbothofthefollowingistrue:

OntheAuthoringtab,theSharedBorderscheckboxiscleared.

YoudonothaveaWebsiteopen.

Style OntheAuthoringtab,theCSS1.0(formatting)check

boxiscleared.

StyleSheetLinks OntheAuthoringtab,theCSS1.0(formatting)checkboxiscleared.

Taskpanecommands


CellPropertiesandBorders,CellHeaderandFooter,andCellCornersandShadows(intheCellFormattingtaskpane)

Youhaveselectedastandardtableorcell,notalayouttableorcell.

Create(intheConditionalFormattingtaskpane) Youhavenotmadeaselectioninadataview.

Insert(intheBehaviorstaskpane)OntheAuthoringtab,theJavaScript/JScriptcheckboxiscleared.

Dialogboxoptions


ActiveXControl

OntheAuthoringtab:TheActiveXcontrolscheckboxiscleared.TheSharePointServicescheckboxisselected.EitherNetscapeNavigatororBothInternetExplorerandNavigatorisselectedunderBrowsers.

NoteThisfeatureisnotavailableonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePoint

Services.

BannerAdManager

BannerAdManagerisnotavailableasanoptionintheInsertWebComponentdialogbox.

YoucanmanuallyaddtheBannerAdManagercommandtoamenu.

How?



3. IntheCategorieslist,clickInsert,andthenintheCommandslist,clickBannerAdManager.


CSS1.0(ontheAuthoringtab)

OntheAuthoringtab,theCSS2.0(positioning)checkboxiscleared.

DocumentLibraryView


YourWebsiteisnotlocatedonaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.OntheAuthoringtab,theSharePointServicescheckboxiscleared.

NoteToaddaSharePointlisttoaWebsiteonaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices,usealistviewordataviewWebPart.

Frames(missingdialogboxtab) OntheAuthoringtab,theFramescheckboxiscleared.

HoverButton

HoverButtonisnotavailableasanoptionintheInsertWebComponentdialogbox.

YoucanaddtheHoverButtoncommandtoamenu.

How?



3. IntheCategorieslist,clickInsert,andthenintheCommandslist,clickHoverButton.


ListView


YourWebsiteisnotlocatedonaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.TheSharePointServicescheckboxisclearedontheAuthoringtab.

NoteToaddaSharePointlisttoaWebsiteonaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices,usealistviewordataviewWebPart.

Marquee EitherNetscapeNavigatoronlyorBothInternetExplorerandNavigatorisselectedunderBrowsers.

PNG-8andPNG-24 OntheAuthoringtab,thePNGgraphicscheckboxiscleared.

Rules(missing

YourWebsiteisnotlocatedonaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

dialogboxtab) NoteThisfeatureisnotavailableonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices.

Spreadsheetsandcharts

OntheAuthoringtab,theActiveXcontrolscheckboxiscleared.

Stylebutton(onvariousPropertiesdialogboxes)

OntheAuthoringtab,eithertheCSS1.0(formatting)orCSS2.0(positioning)checkboxiscleared.

Usebackgroundpicture

EitherNetscapeNavigatoronlyorBothInternetExplorerandNavigatorisselectedunderBrowsers.

Toolbaroptions


AutoShapes(ontheDrawingtoolbar)

OntheAuthoringtab,theVMLgraphics(Officedrawing)checkboxiscleared.

DynamicHTML(toolbar)

TheDynamicHTMLtoolbarisnotturnedonbydefault.

YoucanturnontheDynamicHTMLtoolbar.

How?

OntheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickDHTMLEffects.

Unexpectedaction

Action Possiblecause

Nodownlevelimagefileiscreatedwhenyouinsertadrawingobject.

OntheAuthoringtab,theDownlevelimagefilecheckboxiscleared.

Browsersettings

ThefollowingtableshowsoptionsandfeaturesthatMicrosoftFrontPageeitherdisablesormakesunavailabledependingonthebrowsersettingsyouchooseontheAuthoringtab.Ifyoureselectaclearedcheckbox,yourbrowsersettingsmaychangetoCustom.

Browsersettings Unavailablecommands

Browser:MicrosoftInternetExploreronly

Versions:5or6andlater

Allcommandsareavailable.


Versions:4.0andlater

Allcommandsareavailable.



PNGgraphics,CSS2.0(positioning)

Browser:NetscapeNavigatoronly

Versions:5.0or6.0andlater

ActiveXcontrols,VBScript,intheTablePropertiesdialogbox:Usebackgroundpicture






ActiveXcontrols,VBScript,CSS1.0(formatting),CSS2.0(positioning),PNGgraphics,intheTablePropertiesdialogbox:Usebackgroundpicture

Browsers:BothMicrosoftInternetExplorerandNetscapeNavigator

Versions:5.0or6.0andlater







ActiveXcontrols,VBScript,CSS1.0(formatting),CSS2.0(positioning),PNGgraphics,intheTablePropertiesdialogbox:Usebackgroundpicture

Renameafileorfolder1. IntheFolderList,right-clickthefileorfolderthatyouwanttorename.

IftheFolderListishidden,ontheViewmenu,clickFolderList.

2. Ontheshortcutmenu,clickRename.3. Typeanewnameforthefileorfolder.

Important

Whenrenamingafile,donotchangeoromitthefileextension.Forexample,ifyourenameafilenamedIndex.asptoIndex.htmitmightrenderthefileasunusable.YoushouldalwaysrenameafileorfolderinaWebsitebyusingthisprocedure.MicrosoftFrontPageautomaticallyrepairsanyhyperlinkstoorfromtherenamedfile(orfilesintherenamedfolder).IfyourenameafileorfolderusingMicrosoftWindowsExplorer,hyperlinkstoandfromthatfile(orfilesinthatfolder)willnotberepairedautomatically.

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Createasubfolder1. IntheFolderList,right-clickthefolderthatyouwanttocreateanew

subfolderin,pointtoNewontheshortcutmenu,andthenclickFolder.


2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Createastandardsubfolder

Typethenameofthenewsubfolder,andthenpressENTER.

Createahiddensubfolder

Typethenameofthenewhiddensubfolder,precedingitsnamewithanunderscore(forexample,_database),andthenpressENTER.

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HideaWebpageIfyoudonotwantsitevisitorstoseecertainpagesinaWebsite,youcanhidethesepagesbyplacingtheminthehiddenfolder_private.ThisfolderiscontainedineveryFrontPageWebsitebasedonFrontPageServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

1. IntheFoldersList,selectthefilesfortheWebpagesyouwanttohide.

How?

HolddownCTRL,andclickthepagesyouwanttoselect.

TodisplaytheFoldersList,ontheViewmenu,clickFolderList.

2. Dragtheselectedfiletothe_privatefolder.

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DeleteafilefromaWebsiteIntheFolderList,clickthefileyouwanttodelete,andthenpressDELETE.

TodisplaytheFolderList,ontheViewmenu,clickFolderList.

NoteWhenyoudeleteaWebpagefromaMicrosoftFrontPageWebsite,itdeletesthefilefromyourharddrive.

Tip

Toselectmultiplepages,holddownCTRL,andclickthepagesyouwanttoselect.

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AboutviewsInMicrosoftFrontPage,thereareseveraldifferentwaysforyoutolookatthecontentinyourWebsitetohelpyoueffectivelydesign,publish,andmanageit.YoucanworkwithyourWebpagesinanyofthefollowingviews:

Pageview

YoucanchoosefromfourdifferenttypesofPageviews,dependingonyourspecificneedsandhowyouwanttoviewandworkwithyourpages.

DesignviewYoucandesignandeditWebpagesinthedefaultPageview,Designview.ThisviewprovidesyouwithanapproximatedWYSIWIGauthoringexperience,asyoucreateyourWebpagesusingthedesigntools.CodeviewYoucanview,write,andedittheHTMLtagsyourself.WiththeoptimizedcodefeaturesinFrontPage,youcancreatecleanHTML,anditiseasierforyoutoremoveanycodethatyoudonotwant.

SplitviewYoucanreviewandeditWebpagecontentinasplitscreenformatthatoffersyousimultaneousaccesstoboththeCodeandDesignviews.PreviewviewYoucanapproximatehowthepagewilllookintheWebbrowserwithouthavingtosaveyourpage.Usethisviewtochecksmallchangesthatyouareunsurewhetheryouwanttocommitto.

Foldersview

YoucanuseFoldersviewtoworkwiththefilesandfoldersdirectly,andtoorganizethecontentsofyourWebsite.SimilartoMicrosoftWindowsExplorer,youcanalsocreate,delete,copy,andmovefoldersinthisview.

RemoteWebSiteview

YoucanuseRemoteWebsiteviewtopublishanentireWebsiteortoselectivelypublishindividualfiles.Youcanalsosynchronizefilesbetweentwoormorelocations—thatis,makesuresiteswiththesamecontentareup-to-date

withrecentchanges.

WhenyouviewfoldercontentsinRemoteWebsiteview,thefilesaremarkedwithiconsanddescriptivetextindicatingthepublishstatus,suchasDon'tPublish,Changed,Unchanged,New,andConflict.Youcanfiltertheviewtoshowthefoldercontents,filestopublish,filesnottopublish,andfilesinconflict.

Reportsview

ReportsviewallowsyoutoanalyzethecontentsofaWebsiteafterrunningareportquery.Youcancalculatethetotalsizeofthefilesinyoursite,showwhichfilesarenotlinkedtootherfiles,identifysloworoutdatedpages,groupfilesbytaskorpersonthey'reassignedto,andmore.

Navigationview

NavigationviewprovidesyouwithahierarchicalviewofyourWebpages.Thisviewenablesyoutoarrangethepagesinyoursitebyclickingonapageandmovingittoanewlocationinthesite.

Hyperlinksview

InFrontPage,HyperlinksviewshowsthestatusofthehyperlinksinyourWebsiteinalist.Thislistincludesbothinternalandexternalhyperlinks,andusesiconstoindicatewhetherthehyperlinkshavebeenverifiedorarebroken.

Tasksview

TasksviewdisplaysallthetasksinyourWebsiteinacolumnformatandprovidescurrentinformationabouteachtaskundervariousheadings.

SwitchviewsOntheViewmenu,clicktheviewthatyouwanttouse.

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TroubleshootviewsIdonotseetheFolderListwhenIaminPageview.

OntheViewmenu,clickFolderList.

IdonotseetheNavigationPanewhenI'minPageview.

OntheStandardtoolbar,clickTogglePane todisplaythelist,andthenclickNavigationPane.

MyFolderListdisappeared.


Whydon'tIseetheHTMLtab?

WhatwasknownastheHTMLpaneinearlierversionsofMicrosoftFrontPage,isnowreferredtoasCodeview.ToviewyourWebpagesinCodeview,dothefollowing:

InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .

Whydon'tIseetheNormaltab?

WhatwasknownastheNormalpaneinearlierversionsofMicrosoftFrontPage,isnowreferredtoasDesignview.ToviewyourWebpagesinDesignview,dothefollowing:

InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

WhereistheViewbarontheleftsideofthedocumentwindow?

InMicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003,inordertoprovideuserswithmorespacetocreatetheirWebpages,theViewbarwasremoved.Toseealistofviews,dothefollowing:

OntheViewmenu,clickaviewthatyouwanttouse.

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PrintaWebpageDooneofthefollowing:

PrintthepageasitlooksinDesignview

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickPrint .

NoteHyperlinksandpicturesprintastheyappearinDesignview.

PrintthepageasitlooksinCodeview

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickPrint .

Tip

Toseehowthepagewilllookwhenprinted,ontheFilemenu,clickPrintPreview.However,thispreviewisnotexactlythesameastheviewfromaWebbrowser—printpreviewpaginatesandassignspagenumbers,butWebbrowsersdonot.

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AboutcreatinganddesigningWebpagesSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

WebpagesarethebasicdocumentsoftheWorldWideWeb.TheycaneitherbepartofaWebsite,ortheycanstandalone.ManyofthefeaturesinMicrosoftFrontPageareusedwhenworkingwithaWebsite.TherearealsofeaturesinFrontPagethatwillhelpyoutobothdesignandcreateyourWebpage.

Tohelpyoucreateprofessional-lookingandwell-designedWebpages,FrontPageprovidesseveralpagetemplatesthatyoucanusetoquicklycreatepageswithavarietyoflayoutsandfunctions.Forexample,youcanuseaFrontPagetemplatetocreateauserregistrationpage,guestbook,feedbackform,apagewithasearchform,andmore.

Youcanusethemestocreatepageswithaconsistentdesign.Athemecontainsunifieddesignelementswithacolorscheme,includingfonts,graphics,backgrounds,navigationbars,horizontallines,andotherpageelements.

Ifyouprefertodesignandlayoutpagesyourself,youcanstartwithablankpage,andthendooneormoreofthefollowing:

Useframes,tables,layouts,orabsolutepositioningtopreciselypositiontextandgraphicsonapage.Addpageelements,suchastext,graphics,pagebanners,tables,forms,hyperlinks,andsoon.AdddynamicelementssuchasFlashcontent,video,sound,oranimatedGIFs.Addcontentorfunctionalitythatcanchange,suchasmarquees,hitcounters,timestamps,pagetransitions,interactivebuttons,andbehaviorsthatuseDynamicHTML(DHTML).Formattextbyapplyingstylesorusingstylesheets.SetthebackgroundofyourWebpagewitheithercolororpictures.CreateyourownpagetemplatesbyusingdynamicWebtemplates,whichcanincludepagesthatcontainpagesettings,formatting,andpageelements.

YoucanalsostartwithagraphicalrepresentationofyourWebsite,calledatracingimage.Youcandothisbycreatingamock-upofaWebpageimageinagraphicsprogramandthenuseitasavisualguidetore-createortracetheWebpagedesign.

EditinginFrontPage

YoudonotneedtoknowhowtocodeinHTMLtouseFrontPage.Whileyoueditpagesasyouwouldinawordprocessor—typingandformattingtext,andaddinggraphics,tables,andotherpageelements—FrontPageaddstheHTMLtagsinthebackground.YousimplyedityourpagesinDesignview.

However,ifyouwanttofamiliarizeyourselfwithHTMLoreditHTMLcodedirectly,youcanalsouseCodeview,whichdisplaystheHTMLcodeofaWebpage,orSplitview,whichdisplaysbothCodeviewandDesignviewsimultaneously.

IfyouarefamiliarwithHTML,youcandisplaytheHTMLtagsinCodeviewandyoucanwriteandedittheHTMLtagsyourself.WiththecreateandmaintainoptimizedcodeoptionsavailableinFrontPage,youcancreatecleanHTML,andeasilyremoveanycodethatyoudonotwant.

InFrontPage,youcanuseExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)tocomplement,ratherthanreplace,yourHTML.Youcanvieworeditfiles,applystandardformattingtothestructureofcodeinXMLfiles,viewtheXMLtree,andcreatecustomdisplaysofXMLdataonWebpages.Forexample,youcancreateaWebpagethatdisplaysdatafromanXMLfile,formatthatdata,andapplyfiltering,sorting,andconditionalformattingtodisplaythedatathewayyouwant.

TurnsupportforFrontPageWebcomponentsonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

ToturnsupportonoroffforWebcomponentsthatcanmakeiteasiertocreateanddesignWebpages—suchasaphotogallery—selectorcleartheAuthor-timeWebComponentscheckbox.ToturnsupportonoroffforWebcomponentsthatareavailableonWebsiteslocatedonWebserversrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,SharePointTeamServicesfromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,selectorcleartheBrowse-timeWebComponentscheckbox.

NoteWhenyouturnonsupportforauthor-timeWebcomponents,supportforlinkbarsandsharedbordersisnotautomaticallyturnedonaswell.Toturnsupportonoroffforlinkbarsorsharedborders,selectorcleartheNavigationorSharedBorderscheckbox.

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AbouttracingimagesYoucancreateamock-upofaWebpageimageinagraphicsprogramandthenuseitasavisualguidetore-createortracetheWebpagedesign.ThisiscalledatracingimageanditcanbeaJPEG,GIF,PNG,orBMPimage.Afteryousetatracingimage,itappearsinthebackgroundofthedocumentwindowinDesignview.Youcanshoworhidetheimage,setitsopacity,andchangeitsposition.

YoucanviewthetracingimageonlyinMicrosoftFrontPage.YoucannotseethetracingimagewhenyouviewyoursitebyusingaWebbrowser.

Afteryousetatracingimage,itisstoredinalayerbetweenthebackgroundimageandtheeditorinFrontPage.Iftheopacityofthetracingimageissetto'0'youwillnotbeabletoseeit,butyouwillbeabletoseeallthetextandobjectelements.

TheXandYcoordinatesofthetracingimagecorrespondtotheupper-leftcornerofthedocumentwindow.YoucansettheplacementofthetracingimageinpixelsbychoosingtheX(sidetoside)andY(upordown)coordinatesintheTracingImagedialogbox.Ifyourmarginsaresettoamarginotherthen'0',thetracingimagewillnottakethemintoaccountasthetracingimageplacementisalwayssetrelativetotheupper-leftcornerofthedocument.ThefollowingillustrationsshowhowtheXandYcoordinatesdeterminetheplacementofthetracingimage.

WhenyousaveaWebpagethatcontainsatracingimage,youwillbepromptedtosavethetracingimageasanembeddedfileinyourWebsite.Doingthiswillnoteffecttheappearanceofyoursiteinabrowser.Ifyousetasecondtracingimageforapage,thefirstimagedisappears.

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Setatracingimage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheViewmenu,pointtoTracingImage,andthenclickConfigure.3. Locateandclickthefileyouwanttosetasatracingimage,andthenclick

Insert.4. IntheXbox,typeorselectthehorizontalcoordinatesforthetracingimage

inpixels.5. IntheYbox,typeorselecttheverticalcoordinatesforthetracingimagein

pixels.6. UnderOpacity,movetheslidertosettheopacityofthetracingimage.

ShoworhideatracingimageInPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .OntheViewmenu,pointtoTracingImage,andthenclickShowImage.

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OpenaWebpageDooneofthefollowing:

OpenapagefromwithinthecurrentWebsite

InFoldersview,double-clickthepage.

OpenapageonadifferentWebsiteorinalocalfilesystem

ImportantOpenfilesfromatrustedsource.Questionmessages,attachmentsorfilesfromunexpectedsources.Ifafilehasanunusualfilename,timestamp,extension,filesize,orotherproperty,donotopenthefile.Alwaysscanfileswithantivirussoftwarebeforeopeningthem.InthecourseofinfectingaharddriveoraWebserver,somevirusesmaycreatefilesoroverwriteexistingones.Ifopened,thesefilesmaycauseharmtoyoursystem.Makesureyourserverisrunningup-to-dateantivirussoftware.Formoreinformation,contactyourWebserveradministratororWebsitehostingcompany.

1. InFoldersview,locateandclickthefileyouwant,andthenclickOpen .

NoteIfyouopenaWebpagethatisonadifferentWebsitefromtheoneyouhaveopen,anewinstanceofMicrosoftFrontPagewillopen.

CreateanewWebpageSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewpage,dooneofthefollowing:

TocreateaWebpagefromablankpage,clickBlankpage.TocreateaWebpagefromadynamicWebtemplatethatyou’vecreated,clickFromexistingpage,locateandclickthetemplate,andthenclickCreatenew.TocreateaWebpagefromatemplateincludedwithMicrosoftFrontPage,clickMorepagetemplates,clickthetabforthetypeoftemplateyouwant,andthenclickatemplate.

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SaveaWebpageDooneofthefollowing:

SaveaWebpagetothecurrentWebsite

Dooneofthefollowingifyouhave:

Notsavedthepage

1. ClickSave .2. Locateanddouble-clickthefolderwhereyouwanttosavethepage.3. IntheFilenamebox,typethefilenameofthepage,andthenclick

Save.

OpenedthepagefromthecurrentWebsite

ClickSave .

OpenedthepagefromalocationoutsidethecurrentWebsite

1. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.2. Locateanddouble-clickthefolderwhereyouwanttosavethepage.3. IntheFilenamebox,typethefilenameofthepage,andthenclick

Save.

SaveaWebpagetoadifferentWebsite

1. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.2. LocateandclicktheWebsitewhereyouwanttosavethepage.3. IntheFilenamebox,typethenameofthepage.4. ClickSave .

SaveaWebpagetoafilesystem

1. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.2. Locateandclickthelocationinthefilesystemwhereyouwanttosavethe

page.3. IntheFilenamebox,typethenameofthepage.4. ClickSave.

SaveaWebpageautomaticallybeforepreviewingitinthebrowser

1. OntheFilemenu,pointtoPreviewinBrowser,andthenclickEditBrowserList.

2. ClicktheAutomaticallysavepagebeforepreviewingcheckbox.

Notes

Ifyouhaveaddedgraphics,ActiveXcontrols,soundfiles,orotherobjectstothepage,youwillbepromptedtosavethemtothesamelocationasthepage.ToensurethatallsitevisitorscanfollowURLsregardlessoftheircomputerlanguageoroperatingsystem,youshoulduseplainASCIIcharactersintheURLsforyourWebpages.Onintranets,usingnon-ASCIIcharactersinafilenamewillworkaslongastheserverandallclientssharethesamesystemcodepage.

StoploadingaWebpageOntheStandardtoolbar,clickStop .

RefreshaWebpageoraviewTorefreshaWebpageorview,clickRefresh .

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SetWebpagemargins1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,andthenclickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheAdvancedtab.4. Dooneorallofthefollowing:

Setatopmargin

1. IntheTopMarginbox,enteravalueforatopmargininpixels.2. IntheMarginHeightbox,enteravaluefortheheightofthemargin

inpixels.

Setaleftmargin

1. IntheLeftMarginbox,enteravalueforaleftmargininpixels.2. IntheMarginWidthbox,enteravalueforthewidthofthemarginin

pixels.

Setabottommargin

1. IntheBottomMarginbox,enteravalueforabottommargininpixels.

2. IntheMarginHeightbox,enteravaluefortheheightofthemargininpixels.

Setarightmargin

1. IntheRightMarginbox,enteravalueforarightmargininpixels.2. IntheMarginWidthbox,enteravalueforthewidthofthemarginin

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AboutlayouttablesandcellsOverviewoflayouttablesandcells

WithMicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003,youcancreateprofessional-lookingWebpagelayoutsbyusinglayouttablesandcells.Alayouttableistheframeworkyoucreateforthepagelayout.Layoutcellsaretheregionswithinthatframeworkthatcontainthecontentinapage,includingtext,images,Webparts,andotherelements.Together,layouttablesandcellsrepresenthorizontalandverticalregionsthatuserscanaddtoWebpages,whichcanprovideasophisticatedvisualstructureforyourcontent.

Thefollowingexampledisplaysalayouttableandcellsintheinitialstages,wherethelayouttableisshownwithalighterbackgroundcolorandthecellsareshownasdarkrectangleswithinthetable.

Thefollowingexampleshowsthesamelayouttableandcellswithcontent.

YoucanusethepredefinedlayouttablesthatareavailableintheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpanetohelpyougetaquickstartonaWebpage.Youcanalsocreateyourowncustomlayouttablebydrawingtablesandcells.Additionally,youcaneditaWebpagethatcontainslayouttablesandcellsthatyouaddedbyusingFrontPageoranotherWebauthoringtool,includingMacromediaDreamweaver.

Youcandrawalayouttablethatcontainsacellalongthetopedgeofthepagetoholdaheadergraphic,acellontheleftedgeofthepagetoholdalinkbar,andanothercelltoholdthemaincontentofaWebpage,thatsnapstotherightedgeofthepage.Youcancreatesimpleorcomplexlayouttables,dependingonyourrequirements.

Workingwithlayouttablesandcells

YoucandrawalayouttableandthenaddcellsonyourWebpagebyusingthelayouttools,availableintheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane.Youcanselectapredefinedlayouttabletemplate,oryoucancreateyourownlayouttableandadjustwidthandheightsettings,setthealignment,setthepagemargins,andapplycolorandspecialborders.

Whenyouclicktheborderofalayouttableorcelltoactivateit,labelsrepresentingthecolumnwidthandrowheightappearoneachside.Eachlabelincludesadrop-downarrowthatyoucanclicktoviewalistofoptionsforresizingacolumnorrow.

ThefollowingexampleshowshowalayouttableorcelllooksinFrontPagewhenyouhaveclickedthebordertoactivateit.

Youcanalsoselectonecolumnorrowinatableandenableittoautomaticallyexpandtofillasmuchofabrowserwindowaspossible.Theexpandingcellfunctionalityisreferredtoasautostretch.Whenyouclickthearrowonthecolumnwidthorrowheightresizelabel,andthenclickMakeColumnAutostretchorMakeRowAutostretch,youmakethatcellanautostretchcell,

andthecellwillautomaticallyresizetofittheavailablespaceofasitevisitor'sbrowserwindow.

AbouttheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane

TheLayoutTablesandCellsandCellFormattingtaskpanesaretheprimarytoolsforworkingwithlayouttablesandcells.Youcanaccomplishthefollowinginthesetaskpanes:

Drawalayouttable.Insertalayoutcell.Setthewidthandheightofatableorcell.Adjustpagemargins.Setthealignmentofalayouttableorcell.Turnthelayouttoolsonandoff.Selectapredefinedlayouttable.

Formattinglayoutcells

AfteryouhaveaddedalayouttableandtheindividualcellstomakeupthestructureofyourWebpage,youcanbeginaddingdetailssuchascolor,graphicalborders,dropshadows,andotherdecorativeeffects—includingcornersthatcreateatab-likelookonselectededgesofacell.

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Addordrawalayouttable1. OntheTablemenu,clickLayoutTablesandCells.2. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,dooneofthefollowing:

AddalayouttablefromtheTablelayouttemplatelist

UnderTablelayout,selectalayouttablefromthelistoftemplates.

Drawalayouttable

1. UnderNewtablesandcells,clickDrawLayoutTable .2. Movethepointertotheleftmostcornerofthedocumentwindow,and

thendragtodrawthetable.3. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,underTableproperties,set

thepropertiesthatyouwant.

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Addacelltoalayouttable1. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,underNewtablesandcells,

clickDrawLayoutCell .2. Onthelayouttable,dragthepointertodrawthecell.3. Repeatsteps1and2toaddmorecells.

Tip

Todrawtwoormorecells,oneaftertheother,clickDrawLayoutCell ,andpressandholdCTRLwhileyoudragthepointer.

4. Tosetpropertiesforaselectedcell,ontheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,clickCellFormattingandselectthepropertiesyouwant.

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ResizealayouttableorcellDooneofthefollowing:

Resizealayouttableorcellinsmallincrements

1. Clicktheborderofthelayouttableorcell.2. PressandholdALT,andthendragthebordertoresizeit.

Resizealayouttableorcellbyusingautostretch

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Toactivatealayouttableorcell,clicktheborder.3. Onthecolumnwidthorrowheightlabel,clickthearrowtodisplaythe

drop-downmenu,andthenclickMakeRowAutostretchorMakeColumnAutostretch.

NoteYoucanapplyautostretchtoonlyonecellinalayouttable.Thecorrespondingrowsorcolumnsinthelayouttablemustbesetatafixedwidthorheight.

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Setpropertiesforalayouttable1. Inthedocumentwindow,clicktheborderofthelayouttablethatyouwant

tosetpropertiesfor.2. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,underTableproperties,select

thepropertiesthatyouwant.

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TooverridethedefaultmarginsofaWebpageandletthelayouttablespantotheedgesofthedocumentwindow,setthemarginpropertiesto0(zero).

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Setthecornerandshadowpropertiesforalayoutcell1. Inthedocumentwindow,clicktheborderofthecellthatyouwanttosetthe

cornerandshadowpropertiesfor.2. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,clickCellFormatting.3. ClickCellCornersandShadows,andthendooneormoreofthe

following:

Changecornerpropertiesofalayoutcell

UnderCorners,dooneormoreofthefollowing:Toaddacustomimagetoacornerofacell,clickUsecustomimage,andthenclickBrowsetolocatethegraphicyouwanttouse.Tosetwidthorheightofacellcorner,intheWidthandHeightboxes,typethevaluethatyouwantinpixels.Toaddcolortoacellcorner,clickacolorfromtheColorlist.Toaddcolortotheborderofacellcorner,clickacolorfromtheBordercolorlist.Toapplyacornertothetop,bottom,orbothtopandbottomsidesofacell,underApply,clicktheoptionsthatyouwant.

Changeshadowpropertiesofalayoutcell

UnderShadows,dothefollowing:Tosetthewidthofadropshadowforacell,intheWidthbox,typethevaluethatyouwantinpixels.Tosettheintensityofadropshadowofacell,intheSoftnessbox,typethevaluethatyouwantinpixels.Toaddcolortoadropshadowofacell,clickacolorfromtheColorlist.Toaddcolortoadropshadowofacellborder,clickacolorfromtheBordercolorlist.Tosetthesideonwhichadropshadowfalls,underApply,click

theoptionthatyouwant.

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Settheheaderandfooterpropertiesforalayoutcell1. Inthedocumentwindow,clicktheborderofthecellthatyouwanttosetthe

headerorfooterpropertiesfor.2. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,clickCellFormatting.3. IntheCellFormattingtaskpane,clickCellHeaderandFooter,andthen

dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Settheheaderpropertiesforalayoutcell

UnderHeader,clickShowheader,andthendooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tochangethedefault,intheHeightbox,typeavaluethatyouwantinpixels.Tosetthecellpaddingforthenumberofpixelsbetweenthecellheaderandthecellboundaries,inthePaddingbox,typeavalueinpixels.Tosettheverticalalignmentofacellheader,intheVAlignlist,clickTop,Middle,orBottom.Tosetthebackgroundcolorofacellheader,clickacolorintheBgColorlist.Tosetthethicknessofaheadercellborder,intheBorderwidthbox,typeavalueinpixelstoindicatethewidthoftheborderyouwant.Toaddcolortoacellheaderborder,clickacolorfromtheBordercolorlist.

Setthefooterpropertiesforalayoutcell

UnderFooter,clickShowfooter,andthendooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tochangethedefault,intheHeightbox,typeavaluethatyouwantinpixels.

Tosetthecellpaddingforthenumberofpixelsbetweenthecellfooterandthecellboundaries,inthePaddingbox,typeavalueinpixels.Tosettheverticalalignmentofacellfooter,intheVAlignlist,clickTop,Middle,orBottom.Tosetthebackgroundcolorofacellfooter,clickacolorintheBgColorlist.Tosetthethicknessofafootercellborder,intheBorderwidthbox,typeavalueinpixelstoindicatethewidthoftheborderyouwant.Toaddcolortoacellfooterborder,clickacolorfromtheBordercolorlist.

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Setthelayoutandborderpropertiesforalayoutcell1. Inthedocumentwindow,clicktheborderofthecellthatyouwanttosetthe

layoutandborderpropertiesfor.2. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,clickCellFormatting.3. IntheCellFormattingtaskpane,clickCellpropertiesandborders,and

thendooneormoreofthefollowing:

Setthelayoutpropertiesforalayoutcell

UnderLayoutcellproperties,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tosetthefixedwidthorheightofacell,intheWidthandHeightboxes,typethevaluethatyouwantinpixels.Tosetthepaddingforthenumberofpixelsbetweencontentinacellandthecellboundaries,inthePaddingbox,typeavalueinpixels.Tosettheverticalalignmentofacell,intheVAlignlist,selectTop,Middle,orBottom.Tosetthebackgroundcolorofacell,clickacolorintheBgColorlist.

Settheborderpropertiesforalayoutcell

UnderBorders,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tosetthethicknessofacellborder,intheWidthbox,typeavalueinpixelstoindicatethewidthoftheborderyouwant.Toaddcolortoacellborder,clickacolorfromtheColorlist.UnderApply,clickthebuttonthatindicatesthetypeofborderyouwanttoapplytothecell.

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TurnlayouttoolsforlayouttablesonoroffThelayouttoolsinMicrosoftFrontPageareturnedoffbydefault.

Dooneofthefollowing:

Turnthelayouttoolson

1. OntheTablemenu,clickLayoutTablesandCells.2. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,addalayouttable.

Whenyouaddalayouttable,thetoolsturnonautomatically.

Turnthelayouttoolsoff

1. Clicktheborderofalayouttableorcell.2. IntheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,clickShowLayoutTool .

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Ifyoumaintainalayouttableorcellinapagewiththelayouttoolsturnedoff,youcanalwaysturnthetoolsbackonbyclickingShowLayoutTool .

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DeletealayouttableorcellDooneofthefollowing:

Deleteasinglelayoutcell

ClicktheborderofthelayoutcellandthenpressDELETE.

Deletealayouttable


Ifthelayouttoolsareturnedonandtheentirelayouttableisactivated,pressDELETE.Ifthelayouttoolsareturnedofforthelayouttableisnotactivated,intheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,clickShowLayoutTool toactivateit,andthenpressDELETE.

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AboutformattingtextYoucanformattextinMicrosoftFrontPageasyouwouldusingawordprocessor—toaddvisualorganization,emphasis,andstructure.Youcanchangethefont,size,style,color,spacing,andverticalpositionoftext,andaddeffectssuchasunderlining.Youcanalsocontrolspacingandindentation,addbulletsandnumbers,andsetalignment.

Youcanapplyformattingtoeitherselectedwords,oranentireparagraph.Ageneralruleisthatyoucanapplyfontpropertiessuchasfont,size,color,highlighting,andeffectstoselectedtext,andparagraphpropertiessuchasalignment,bullets,numbering,shading,andborderstoentireparagraphs.Forexample,youcanitalicizeasinglewordinaparagraph,butifyoutrytoalignthewordtotheright,theentireparagraphwillalignrightaswell.

Formattingindividualcharactersandwords

Propertiesthatyoucanapplytotextinclude:

Fontandfontsize.Textformattingeffects,whichincludeitalics,underline,bold,orstrikethrough.

Propertiesthatincreaseordecreasethespacebetweencharacterstoexpandorcondenseyourtext.

Propertiesthatraiseorlowertextfromtheothertextonaline;forexample,tomarkawordwithacopyrightsymbolortoindicateafootnote.Youcanalsospecifythenumberofpointstoraiseorlowertext.

Highlightingawordoranindividualletter.

Formattingparagraphs

Aparagraphisablockoftextthatisseparatedfromanotherbyaparagraphmark.Iflinesoftextareseparatedbylinebreaks ,thetextisconsideredtobeoneparagraph.Theparagraphmarks andthelinebreaks arehiddencharacters

thatcanbedisplayedifneeded.

Propertiesthatyoucanapplytoentireparagraphsinclude:

Spacingbetweenlinesinaparagraph.

Bordersaroundtext.

Lineandparagraphindentation.Numbered,bulleted,ormulti-levellists.

Shadingtoanentirelineorparagraph.

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SelecttextorgraphicsDooneofthefollowing:

Anyamountoftext

Dragoverthetext.

Aword

Double-clicktheword.

Alineoftext

Pointtotheleftofthelineuntilthepointerchangestoaright-pointingarrow,andthenclick.

Aparagraph

Pointtotheleftoftheparagraphuntilthepointerchangestoaright-pointingarrow,andthendouble-click.Ortriple-clickanywhereintheparagraph.

Multipleparagraphs

Pointtotheleftoftheparagraphsuntilthepointerchangestoaright-pointingarrow,andthendragupordown.

Agraphic

Clickthegraphic.

Formattext1. Selectthetextyouwanttoformat,right-click,andthenclickFontonthe

shortcutmenu.2. ClicktheFonttab.3. Selectthepropertiesyouwant.

Raiseorlowertext1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetext,right-click,andthenclickFontontheshortcutmenu.3. IntheFontdialogbox,clicktheCharacterSpacingtab.4. InthePositionbox,clickthearrowandselectsupertoraisethetext,or

subtolowerthetext.

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Resizetextquickly1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetextyouwanttoresize.3. OntheFormattingtoolbar,clickIncreaseFontSize orDecreaseFont

Size .

IftheFormattingtoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickFormatting.

NoteThesmallestfontyoucangetbyclickingDecreaseFontSize is8points,andthelargestfontyoucangetbyclickingIncreaseFontSize is36points.

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Setthespacingbetweencharacters1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetext,right-click,andthenclickFontontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheCharacterSpacingtab.4. IntheSpacingbox,dooneofthefollowing:

Toincreasethespacebetweencharacters,clickExpanded.Todecreasethespacebetweencharacters,clickCondensed.

5. IntheBybox,enteranumber,inpixels,tospecifyhowmuchyouwanttoincreaseordecreasethespacebetweencharacters.

Removetextformatting1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetextthatyouwanttoremoveformattingfrom.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickRemoveFormatting.

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TroubleshoottextformattingIwanttosetthespacingofindividualletterswithinaword(kerning).

Kerning,whichistheselectivespacingbetweenpairsofletters,isnotsupportedbyMicrosoftFrontPage.Youcan,however,expandorcondenseallthelettersinawordbydoingthefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetext,right-click,andthenclickFontontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheCharacterSpacingtab.4. IntheSpacingbox,dooneofthefollowing:

Toincreasethespacebetweencharacters,clickExpanded.Todecreasethespacebetweencharacters,clickCondensed.

5. IntheBybox,typeorselectanumbertospecify,inpoints,howmuchyouwanttoincreaseordecreasethespacebetweencharacters.

IamunabletoaddplainbulletstomyWebpage.

Ifyourpageisusingatheme,thePlainBulletstabisunavailablefromtheBulletsandNumberingdialogboxbecausethemesusetheirowntypeofbullets.

TousePlainBullets,youmustremovethethemefromthepage.

How?

1. OntheViewmenu,clickFolders.2. Selectthepagesthatyouwanttoremovethethemefrom.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.4. IntheThemestaskpane,underWebsitedefaulttheme,clickNo

theme.

ThecollapsiblelistsIcreateddonotcollapseinsomeWebbrowsers.

CollapsiblelistsrequireECMAScriptasdefinedbythespecificationofthe

EuropeanComputerManufacturersAssociation,suchasJScriptorJavaScript,toenabletheshowingandhidingofsubitemsinalist.InsomeWebbrowsers,sitevisitorshavetheablitytoturnoffECMAScript.IfasitevisitorturnsofftheECMAScriptfunctionality,collapsiblelistswillmaintainanexpandedstatebydefault.

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Aboutpastingtext,graphics,anddrawingobjectsWhenyoupastetext,graphics,ordrawingobjectsinDesignviewinMicrosoftFrontPage,thePasteOptions buttonappearsnearthepastedcontent.

WhenyouclickthePasteOptionsbutton,alistappearsthatletsyoudeterminetheappearanceofthecontentyouarepasting.Theavailableoptionsdependonthetypeofcontentyouarepasting,theprogramyouarepastingfrom,andtheformatofthetextwhereyouarepasting.

Optionsforpastingtext

UseDestinationStylesUsethisoptiontoremovethestylescopiedfromtheoriginaldocument,andusethestylesinthecurrentFrontPagedocumentinstead.

Example

IfyoucopyHeading2textfromaMicrosoftWorddocumenttoapageinFrontPage,selectingUseDestinationStylesensuresthattheFrontPageHeading2styleisapplied.ThisisusefulifHeading2isformatteddifferentlyinthetwoprogramsandyouwanttousetheFrontPageformatting.

KeepSourceFormattingUsethisoptiontopreservethestyleformattingofthesourcedocument,regardlessofthestylesinthecurrentFrontPagedocument.

Example

IfyoucopyHeading2textfromaMicrosoftWorddocumenttoapageinFrontPage,selectingKeepSourceFormattingensuresthattheWordHeading2styleisapplied.ThisisusefulifHeading2isformatteddifferentlyinthetwoprogramsandyouwanttokeeptheWordformatting.

KeepTextOnlyUsethisoptiontoremoveallformatting,andpastetheselectionasplaintext.

Example

InFrontPage,ifyoucopyasentencethatusesArialfontandisboldfaced,andpasteittoanotherspotinthesamedocument,selectingKeepTextOnlyensuresthatjustthetextispastedandthatthefontandtextformattingareremoved.

TreatasHTMLTagsUsethisoptionwhenyouwantFrontPagetorenderratherthandisplayHTMLtags.

Example

IfyoucopyanexampleofHTMLcodefromaWebbrowser(forexample,<i>italictext</i>)toapageinFrontPage,selectingTreatasHTMLTagsensuresthattheexamplecodeisrenderedasitalictext.

Optionsforpastingdrawingobjectsorgraphics

KeepSourceFormattingUsethisoptiontopreservethepositioningattributesthatwereappliedtothedrawingobjectinthesourcedocument.

Example

Ifyoucopyaright-aligneddrawingobjectfromaMicrosoftWorddocumenttoapageinFrontPage,selectingKeepSourceFormattingensuresthattheoriginalalignmentispreserved.

MicrosoftOfficeDrawingObjectUsethisoptiontopasteadrawingobjectwithoutpreservingthepositioningattributesfromtheoriginaldocument.

Example

Ifyoucopyaright-aligneddrawingobjectfromaMicrosoftWorddocumenttoapageinFrontPage,selectingMicrosoftOfficeDrawing

Objectremovesthecodespecifyingthealignmentofthedrawingobject.

PasteasanImageTagUsethisoptiontoconvertapastedMicrosoftOfficedrawingobjectintoaGIFfilewhenthepageissaved.

Example

IfyoucopyadrawingobjectfromaMicrosoftOfficedocumenttoapageinFrontPage,VMLcodeassociatedwiththeimageisvisibleinCodeview.ThePasteasanImageTagoptionensurestheconversionoftheelementtoaGIFimage.

NoteYouarepromptedtosavethenewlycreatedGIFfilewhenyousavetheWebpage.

ResamplePicturetoMatchSizeUsethisoptiontoresizeandresampleanimageyoupasteintoyourWebpagefromanexternalsource.

Example

Ifyoucopya100x100pixelphotographfromaWebsiteontheWorldWideWeb,andyouresizeitto50x50pixels,youselectthisoptiontosizeandresampletheimageinyourWebpage.

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Pastetextandgraphics1. Selectthetextorgraphicyouwanttomoveorcopy,andthendooneofthe

following:Tomovetheitem,clickCut ontheStandardtoolbar.Tocopytheitem,clickCopy ontheStandardtoolbar.

2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedestinationdocumentwindow,clickDesign .

3. Positiontheinsertionpointwhereyouwantthetextorgraphictoappear.4. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickPaste .5. Tospecifytheformatting,style,andappearanceofthecontent,clickthe

PasteOptions buttonthatappearsnexttothepastedcontent,andthenselecttheoptionyouwant.

NoteThepasteoptionsthatareavailabledependonthetypeofcontentyouarepasting,theprogramyouarepastingfrom,andtheformatofthetextintheareawhereyouarepasting.

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Highlightorshadetextwithcolor1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Highlighttextwithcolor

1. Selecttheletter,word,orblockoftextthatyouwanttohighlightwithcolor.2. OntheFormattingtoolbar,clickthearrowforHighlightColor ,and

thenselectthecoloryouwant.

Shadetextwithcolor

1. Selectthetextthatyouwanttoshadewithcolor.2. OntheFormatmenu,clickBordersandShading.3. ClicktheShadingtabanddooneormoreofthefollowing:

Setabackgroundcolorfortheselectedtext

SelectacolorintheBackgroundcolorbox.

Setthecoloroftheselectedtext

SelectacolorintheForegroundcolorbox.

NoteTheshadingappliestotheentirelineonwhichtheselectedtextappears.However,youcanresizethecoloredbackgroundbyclickingonthebackgroundandthendraggingthesizinghandles.

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Addaborder1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetextthatyouwanttoaddaborderto.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addafour-sidedborder

1. OntheFormatmenu,clickBordersandShading.2. OntheBorderstab,underSetting,clicktheBoxicon.3. IntheStylebox,clickaborderstyle.4. IntheColorbox,clickacolor.5. IntheWidthbox,enteravalueinpoints.6. Tospecifythedistancebetweenthetextanditsborder,under

Padding,enteravalueinpointsintheTop,Bottom,Left,andRightboxes.

Addacustomborder

1. OntheFormatmenu,clickBordersandShading.2. OntheBorderstab,underSetting,clickCustom.3. IntheStylebox,clickaborderstyle.4. IntheColorbox,clickacolor.5. IntheWidthbox,enteravalueinpoints.6. Toapplythebordertooneormoresides,underPreview,clickthe

buttonsthatcorrespondtoeachsidethatyouwanttoaddaborder.7. Tospecifythedistancebetweenthetextanditsborder,under

Padding,enteravalueinpointsintheTop,Bottom,Left,andRightboxes.

Setlineorparagraphspacing1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectoneormoreparagraphs.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickParagraph.4. UnderSpacing,setthepropertiesthatyouwant.

NoteSomeWebbrowserswillnotdisplayalloftheselineandparagraphsettings.

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Setparagraphorlineindentation1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectoneormoreparagraphs.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickParagraph.4. UnderIndentation,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toindentbeforetheparagraph,intheBeforetextbox,enteravalueinpixels.Toindentaftertheparagraph,intheAftertextbox,enteravalueinpixels.Toindentthefirstlineoftextintheparagraph,intheIndentfirstlinebox,enteravalueinpixels.

Setparagraphalignment1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selecttheparagraph(s)youwanttoalign.3. OntheFormattingtoolbar,clickoneofthefollowing:

AlignLeftCenterAlignRightJustify

IftheFormattingtoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickFormatting.

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AddalinebreakwithinaparagraphYoucanaddanewlineoftextinaparagraphbyaddingalinebreak.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertalinebreak.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickBreak.4. ClickNormallinebreak.

Tip

Toviewlinebreakandparagraphmarks,clickShowAll .

Insertasymbol1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertasymbolorspecial

character.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickSymbol.4. Clickthesymbolorspecialcharacteryouwanttoinsert,andthenclick

Insert.5. ClickClose.

AboutfindingandreplacingtextandcodeYoucanquicklyfindandreplacetextorcodeinasinglepageorallpagesofaWebsite.Youcandosobyusingavarietyofsearchcriteria.Forexample,youcanspecifywhichpagesandwhatdirectionyouwanttosearch,aswellashowyouwanttosearchfortextorcodeinthosepages.Ifyoufrequentlyperformthesamesearch,youcansaveitasaquery.Thenexttimeyouwanttoperformthatsearch,youcanopenthequery,insteadofenteringthesearchcriteriaagain.

Inadditiontosearchingforinstancesofspecifictextorcode,youcansearchforapatternoftextorcodebyusingregularexpressionsorHTMLrules.

RegularExpressions

Aregularexpressionisapatternoftextthatdescribesoneormorevariationsoftextorcodethatyouwanttofind.Aregularexpressionconsistsofspecificcharacters—forexample,theletters"a"through"z"—andspecialcharactersthatdescribethepatternoftext—forexample,anasterisk(*).Forexample,tofindallvariationsof"page"inyourWebsite,youcansearchfor"page*."Ifyoudoso,MicrosoftFrontPagefindsallinstancesof"page,""pages,""pager,"andanyotherwordsthatbeginwith"page"inyourWebsite.

HTMLRules

YoucanuseHTMLrulesinyoursearchesandhaveadvancedHTMLtagandattributefindandreplaceoptions.ByusingHTMLrulesinyoursearch,youcandeterminewhereandunderwhatconditionstosearchyourcode.Forexample,youcancreateanHTMLruletosearchtextonlyinsideatag.Textoutsideofthetagwouldbeexcludedfromsearchresults.

MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesthefollowingHTMLrules:

WithAttributeFindsthetextortagonlyifitisinatagwithanattribute.Forexample,youcansearchforallinstancesof"Arial"andlimityoursearchtoonlythosetagsthatincludeaspecificattribute

WithoutAttributeFindsthetextortagonlyifitisinatagwithoutanattribute.Forexample,youcansearchforallinstancesof"p"andlimityoursearchtoonlythosetagsthatdonotincludeaspecificattribute.

ContainingFindsthetextortagonlyifitisinanothertagortextthatyouspecify.Forexample,youcansearchforallinstancesofthefont<font>tagthatarenestedinabold<b>tag.

NotContainingFindsthetextortagonlyifitisnotinanothertagortextthatyouspecify.Forexample,youcansearchforallinstancesofthetable<table>tagthatarenotnestedinanothertag.

InsideTagFindsthetextortagonlyifitisinatagthatyouspecify.Forexample,youcansearchforallinstancesoftheword"font"andallinstancesofthefont<font>tagwillbeinyoursearchresults.

NotInsideTagFindsthetextortagonlyifitisnotinatagthatyouspecify.Forexample,youcansearchforallinstancesoftheword"font"andinstancesofthefont<font>tagwillnotbeinyoursearchresults.

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FindandreplacetextDooneofthefollowing:

FindtextinaWebpage

1. InPageview,dooneofthefollowing:TofindtextwithinaWebpage,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .TofindtextintheHTMLcode,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .

2. Placetheinsertionpointatthetopofthepage.3. OntheEditmenu,clickFind.4. OntheFindtab,intheFindwhatbox,typethetextyouwanttosearchfor.

Touseregularexpressionswithinyoursearch,typethemdirectlyintotheFindwhatbox.Toselectregularexpressionsfromalist,clickthearrownexttotheFindwhatbox.

5. Ifyouaresearchinginthecurrentpage,underDirection,selectthedirectioninwhichtosearch.

6. UnderAdvanced,dooneormoreofthefollowing:Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesthecaseofthetextyoutyped,selecttheMatchcasecheckbox.Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesawholeword,selecttheFindwholewordonlycheckbox.Toignorethespacesandtabsbetweenwordsandtreatthemeachasasinglewhitespace,clickIgnorewhitespacedifferences.

ThisfeatureisunavailableiftheRegularexpressionscheckboxisselected.

TofindtextintheHTMLcode,selecttheFindinsourcecodecheckbox.

Forexample,youcansearchfortextthatisnotvisibleoreditableinthepage,suchasthepagetitleyousetinpageproperties.

Thisfeatureisunavailableifyouaresearchinginthecurrentpage.

7. ClickFindNext.

FindtextinaWebsite

1. OntheViewmenu,clickFolders.2. IfyoudonotwanttosearchallpagesintheWebsite,selectthepagesyou

wanttosearch.

How?

Toselectmultiple,non-sequentialpages,clickthenameofthefirstpageyouwanttoselect,andthenholddownCTRLwhileclickingthenamesofalltheotherpagesyouwanttoselect.

3. OntheEditmenu,clickFind.4. OntheFindtab,intheFindwhatbox,typethetextyouwanttosearchfor.


5. UnderAdvanced,dooneormoreofthefollowing:Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesthecapitalizationofthetextyoutyped,selecttheMatchcasecheckbox.Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesawholeword,selecttheFindwholewordonlycheckbox.Toignorethespacesandtabsbetweenwordsandtreatthemeachasasinglewhitespace,clickIgnorewhitespacedifferences.

ThisfeatureisunavailableifyouhaveselectedtheRegularexpressionscheckbox.



6. ClickFindinSite.7. WhenMicrosoftFrontPageliststhepagesthatcontainthetextyousearched

for,double-clickapageinthelist.

Thefirstinstanceofthetextishighlighted.

8. ClickFindNexttofindthenextoccurrence.9. ClickBacktolisttoreturntothelistofpages.

FindandreplacetextinaWebpage

1. InPageview,dooneofthefollowing:TofindtextinyourWebpage,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .TofindtextininyourHTMLcode,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .

2. Placetheinsertionpointatthetopofthepage.3. OntheEditmenu,clickReplace.4. OntheReplacetab,intheFindwhatbox,typethetextyouwanttosearch

for.


5. IntheReplacewithbox,typethereplacementtext.6. Ifyouaresearchinginthecurrentpage,underDirection,selectthe

directionthatyouwanttosearch.7. UnderAdvanced,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesthecapitalizationofthetextyoutyped,selecttheMatchcasecheckbox.Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesawholeword,selecttheFindwholewordonlycheckbox.Toignorethespacesandtabsbetweenwordsandtreatthemeachasasinglewhitespace,clickIgnorewhitespacedifferences.




8. Dooneofthefollowing:Toreplaceeachoccurencemanually,clickFindNext,andthenclickReplace.Toreplacealloccurrencesofthetextinthepageatonetime,clickReplaceAll.

FindandreplacetextinaWebsite

1. OntheViewmenu,clickFolders.2. IfyoudonotwanttosearcheverypageintheWebsite,selectthepages

youwanttosearch.

How?

Toselectmultiple,non-sequentialpages,clickthenameofthefirstpageyouwanttoselect,andthenholddownCTRLwhileclickingthefilenamesoftheotherpagesyouwant.

3. OntheEditmenu,clickReplace.4. OntheReplacetab,intheFindwhatbox,typethetextyouwanttosearch

for.


5. IntheReplacewithbox,typethereplacementtext.

6. UnderAdvanced,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesthecapitalizationofthetextyoutyped,selecttheMatchcasecheckbox.Tofindtextonlyifitmatchesawholeword,selecttheFindwhole

wordonlycheckbox.Toignorethespacesandtabsbetweenwordsandtreatthemeachasasinglewhitespace,clickIgnorewhitespacedifferences.




Thisfeatureisunavailableifyouaresearchinginthecurrentpage.

7. ClickFindinSite.8. WhenMicrosoftFrontPageliststhepagesthatcontainthetextyousearched

for,double-clickapageinthelist.

Thefirstinstanceofthetextishighlighted.

9. Dooneofthefollowing:Toreplaceeachoccurencemanually,clickFindNext,andthenclickReplace.Toreplacealloccurrencesofthetextinthepageatonetime,clickReplaceAll.

10. ClickBacktolisttoreturntothelistofpages.

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Youcancreatenew,oropenpreviouslycreatedqueries,usingtheQueryoptionsfoundonallthetabsintheFindandReplacedialogbox.

FindandreplaceHTMLtags1. Placetheinsertionpointatthetopofthepage.2. OntheEditmenu,clickFind.3. SelecttheHTMLTagstab.4. IntheFindtagbox,typeorselectthetagyouwanttofind.5. IntheReplaceactionlist,clicktheactionyouwant.Ifadditionaloptions

appear,typeorselectoptionsthatfurtherdefinehowyouwanttoreplacethetags.

6. UnderSearchoptions,clicktheoptionsthatyouwant.7. Tofindthenextoccurenceofthetag,clickFindNext.8. Dooneofthefollowing:

Toreplacethatoccurence,clickReplace.Toreplacealloccurencesofthetag,clickReplaceAll.

RegularexpressionsYoucanperformsophisticatedfindandreplaceoperationsinMicrosoftFrontPagebyusingregularexpressions.Aregularexpressionisapatternofordinaryandspecialcharactersthatdescribeoneormorestringstofindwhensearchingtextorcode.Regularexpressionsareusefulwhenyoudonotknowtheexacttextorcodeyouarelookingfor,orwhenyouarelookingforalloccurrencesofstringsoftextorcodewithoneormoresimilarities.

Touseregularexpressions,opentheFindandReplacedialogboxinFrontPage,selecttheRegularexpressionscheckboxsearchoption,andtypearegularexpressionpatternintheFindwhatbox.YoucanaccesssomeofthemorecommonsyntaxcharactersusingtheRegularexpressionsarrow.

Whenyouuseregularexpressionsinyoursearches,therearespecificrulesthatcontrolwhichcombinationofcharactersperformspecificmatches.Eachregularexpression,orcombinationofregularexpressionsisreferredtoassyntax.Youcanusemultipleregularexpressionsinonesyntaxtopreciselytargetyoursearch.

TheregularexpressionsinFrontPageandtheassociatedsyntaxaredescribedinthetablethatfollows.

Expression Syntax Description

Anycharacter .

Actsasawildcardtomatchanysingleprintingornon-printingcharacterwiththeexceptionofthenewline(\n)character.

Forexample,theregularexpressionc.tmatchesthestringscat,ct,cot,butnotcost.Inthisexample,theperiod(.)isawildcardforasinglecharacter.Itappearsbetweentheletters'c'and't',soanysinglecharacterbetweenthecharacters'c'and't'willmatchtheexpression—evenifitisaspace.

Matcheszeroormoreoccurrencesofacharacterthatprecedetheexpression,matchingasmanycharacters

Maximal—zeroormore *

aspossible.

Theregularexpression.*matcheszeroormoreoccurrencesofonecharacter.

Forexample,theregularexpressionb.*kmatchesbook,back,black,blank,andbuck.Inthisexample,wecombinetheperiod(.)withtheasterisk(*)tomakeonesyntax.Theperiod(.)appearsimmediatelybeforetheasterisk(*)expression.Theasterisk(*)matcheszeroormoreoccurrencesofanycharacterbetween'band'k'.Theperiod(.)actsasawildcardforthecharactersbetween'b'and'k'.Inthisexample,itmeansthatanycharacterbetween'b'and'k'canberepeated.

Maximal—oneormore +

Matchesoneormoreoccurrencesofacharacterthatprecedetheexpression,matchingasmanycharactersaspossible.

Theregularexpression.+matchesoneormoreoccurrenceofonecharacter.

Forexample,theregularexpressionbo+.matchesbob,book,andboot.Inthisexample,wecombinetheperiod(.)withtheplussign(+)tomakeonesyntax.Theperiod(.)appearsimmediatelyaftertheplussign(+)expression.Theplussign(+)matchesoneormoreoccurrencesoftheletter'o'.Theperiod(.)actsasawildcardforthelastcharacterofeachword,which,inthisexampleare'b','k',and't'.

Minimal—zero

Matcheszeroormoreoccurrencesofacharacterthatprecedetheexpression,matchingasfewcharactersaspossible.

Theregularexpression.@meansmatchzeroormoreoccurrencesofonecharacter.

Forexample,theregularexpressiona.@xmatches'abx'

ormore @ within'abxbxb'and'acx'within'acxcxc'.Inthisexample,wecombinetheperiod(.)withtheatsign(@)tomakeonesyntax.Theperiod(.)appearsimmediatelybeforetheatsign(@)expression.Theatsign(@)matcheszeroormoreoccurrencesofanycharacterbetween'aand'x'.Inthisexample,theperiod(.)actsasawildcardforthecharacters'b'and'c'betweenthecharacters'a'and'x'.

Minimal—oneormore #

Matchesoneormoreoccurrencesofacharacterthatprecedetheexpression,matchingasfewcharactersaspossible.

Forexample,theregularexpressionsi.#ermatches'sicker'or'silkier'.Inthisexample,wecombinetheperiod(.)withthesharpsign(#)tomakeonesyntax.Theperiod(.)appearsimmediatelybeforethesharpsign(#)expression.Thesharpsign(#)matchesoneormoreoccurrencesofanycharacterbetween'si'and'er'.Theperiod(.)actsasawildcardforthecharacters'c'and'k'inthewordsicker,and'l','k',and'i'inthewordsilkier.

Setofcharacters []

Matchesanyoneofthecharacterswithinthebrackets([]).Youcanspecifyrangesofcharactersbyusingahyphen(-),asin[a-z].

Examples:

Theregularexpressionc[aou]tmatchescat,cot,andcut,butnotcetorcit.Theregularexpression[0-9]meansmatchanydigit.Youcanspecifymultiplerangesoflettersaswell.Theregularexpression[A-Za-z]meansmatchallupperandlowercaseletters.

Anchorsthematchtothebeginningofaline.

Beginningofline ^

Forexample,theregularexpression^Wheninmatchestheanystringthatbeginswith"Whenin"andthatalsoappearsatthebeginningofaline,suchas"Wheninthecourseofhumanevents"or"Whenintown,callme".Whereas,thisregularexpressiondoesnotmatch"Whatandwheninthecourseofhumanevents"ifitappearsatthebeginningofaline.

Endofline $

Anchorsthematchtotheendofaline.

Forexample,theregularexpressionprofessional$matchestheendofthestring"Heisaprofessional"butnotthestring"Theyareagroupofprofessionals".

Beginningoffile ^^

Anchorsthematchtothebeginningofafile.Worksonlywhensearchingfortextinsourcecodeorintextfiles.

Forexample,tomatchthefirstHTMLtagatthebeginningofafile,usethefollowingregularexpression:^^<html>

Endoffile $$

Anchorsthematchtotheendofafile.Worksonlywhensearchingfortextinsourcecodeorintextfiles.

Forexample,tomatchthelastHTMLtagattheendofafile(withnospacesfollowingthetag),usethefollowingregularexpression:</html>$$

Or |

Indicatesachoicebetweentwoitems,therebymatchingtheexpressionbeforeoraftertheORsymbol(|).

Forexample,theregularexpression(him|her)matchesthefollowingoccurrences:

"itbelongstohim""itbelongstoher"

butitdoesnotmatchtheline"itbelongstothem."

Escapespecialcharacter \

Matchesthecharacterfollowingthebackslash(\).Thisallowsyoutofindcharactersthatareusedintheregularexpressionsyntax,suchasaleftcurlybrace({)oracaret(^)orsomeotherspecialcharacter.

Forexample,youcanuse\$tomatchthedollarsigncharacter($)ratherthanimplementingtheregularexpressionto'anchortoendofaline'.Similarly,youcanusetheexpression\.tomatchtheperiod(.)characterratherthanmatchanysinglecharacter,whichiswhattheperiod(.)regularexpressiondoes.

Taggedexpression {}

Tagsthetextmatchedbytheenclosedexpression.YoucanmatchanotheroccurrenceofthetaggedtextinaFindexpressionorinsertthetaggedtextinaReplaceexpressionusing\N.

Forexample,supposeyouarelookingtofindtwoduplicate,consecutivewords.Tosearch,usethefollowingexpression:{.#}\1

Withtheassumptionthattheconsecutivewordsareseparatedbyasinglespace,you'llwanttoaddaspacebetweentherightcurlybrace(})andthebackslash(\).

Inthisexample,wecombinethesharpsign(#)andtheperiod(.)withthecurlybraces({})tomakeonesyntax.Inthisexpression,.#representsanyconsecutivecharacters.Sincethisportionoftheexpressionissurroundedbycurlybraces({}),theconsecutivecharacterswillbetaggedandcanbereferredtoas\1.Thisexpressionwillfindanyconsecutivecharactersfollowedbyaspace,followedbythoseexactsameconsecutivecharacters.

InaFindexpression,\Nmatchesthetextmatchedby

Nthtaggedexpression \N

theNthtaggedexpression,whereNisanumberfrom1to9.

InaReplaceexpression,\NinsertsthetextmatchedbytheNthtaggedexpressionwhereNisanumberfrom1to9.\0insertsthetextmatchedbytheentireFindexpression.

Forexample,supposeyouwanttofindtwoduplicate,consecutivewordsandreplacethemwithasingleword.Tosearch,usethefollowingexpression:{.#}\l

Withtheassumptionthattheconsecutivewordsareseparatedbyasinglespace,you'llwanttoaddaspacebetweentherightcurlybrace(})andthebackslash(\).Inthisexample,wecombinedthesharpsign(#)andtheperiod(.)withthecurlybraces({})tomakeonesyntax.

Toreplace,usethefollowingexpression:\l

\1representswhatwasfoundinthefirstpairofcurlybracesinthefindstring.Byusing\1inthereplaceaction,youessentiallyreplacetheduplicate,consecutivewordswithasinglecopyoftheword.

Groupexpression ()

Marksthebeginningandendofasubexpression.

Asubexpressionisaregularexpressionthatyouencloseinparenthesis(),suchastheexpressionthatfollows:(ha)+Inthisexample,wecombinetheplussign(+)withtheparenthesis()groupexpressiontomakeonesyntax.Thesubexpressionis(ha)becauseitisencapsulatedwithintheparenthesis().Whenyouaddtheplussign(+),theexpressionenablesyoutofindrepeatingpairsofletters.Theplussign(+)representsoneormoreoccurrencesof'ha'.

Thisexpressionmatchesthefollowingoccurrences

'haha'and'hahaha'.

Preventmatch ~x

Preventsamatchwhenxappearsatthispointintheexpression.

Forexample,theregularexpressionreal~(ity)matchesthe"real"in"realty"and"really",butpreventsthematchto"real"in"reality".

Linebreak \n

MatchesanewlineinCodeview,ora<br>inDesignview.

Thesyntax(\n),isashorthandapproachtoenableyoutomatchalllinebreaks.

Tab \t

Matchesasingletabcharacter.

Forexample,ifyouwanttofindallsingletabbedcharactersatthebeginningofaline,theregularexpressionwouldlooklikethefollowing:

^\t+

Inthisexample,wecombinethecaret(^)andtheplussign(+)withthetab(\t)tomakeonesyntax.Thecaret(^)thatprecedesthesingletabcharacterexpression,anchorsthematchtoalltabbedcharactersatthebeginningoftheline.Theplussign(+)representsthematchingofoneormoretabcharacters.

Anyonecharacternotintheset

[^]

Matchesanycharacterthatisnotinthesetofcharactersthatfollowsthecaret(^).

Forexample,tomatchanycharacterexceptthoseintherange,usethecaret(^)asthefirstcharacteraftertheopeningbracket.Theexpression[^269A-Z]willmatchanycharactersexcept2,6,9,andanyuppercasealphabeticalcharacters.

Repeatexpression ^n

Matchesnoccurrencesoftheexpressionthatprecedesthecaret(^).

Forexample,withnequaling4,theexpression[0-9]^4matchesany4-digitsequence.Inthisexample,wecombinethesetofcharacters([])syntaxwiththerepeat(^n)syntaxtodemonstrateamorerealisticuseofregularexpressions.

Alphanumericcharacter :a

Matchestheexpression[a-zA-Z0-9].

Youcanusethefollowingexpression:[a-zA-Z0-9]tomatchoneoccurrenceofaletter(uppercaseorlowercase)ornumber.Alsoknownasalphanumericoccurrences.Youcanusetheshorthandexpression:aforallinstancesof[a-zA-Z0-9].

Whitespace :b

Matchesanywhitespacesincodeortext.

Forexample,tomatchasinglewhitespacecharacteratthebeginningofaline,usethefollowingregularexpression:^:b

Alphabeticcharacter :c

Matchestheexpression[a-zA-Z]Whenyouusethisexpression,itenablesyoutomatchallupperorlowercaseletters.

Youcanusetheshorthandexpression:cforallinstancesof[a-zA-Z].

Decimaldigit :d

Matchestheexpression[0-9]Thisexpressionenablesyoutomatchanydigit.

Forexample,supposeyouwanttofindasocialsecuritynumberinatextfile.TheformatforU.S.socialsecuritynumbersis999-99-9999.:d^3-:d^2-:d^4or,byusing[0-9],thesameresultingexpression:[0-9]^3-[0-9]^2-[0-9]^4]

Youcanusetheshorthandexpression:dforallinstancesof[0-9].

Hexadecimaldigit :h

Matchestheexpression[0-9a-fA-F]+

Useathisexpressionwhenyouwanttomatchahexadecimalcombinationofanyupperorlowercaselettersbetween'A'and'F',andanynumbers.

Forexample,supposethepagesinyourWebsitehavemultipledifferentbackgroundcolorsandyouwanttochangethecolorofthosepagestoblack,suchas000000.However,youdonotknowwhatthehexadecimalnumbersarefortheexistingcolors.Usethefollowingregularexpressiontofindallexistinghexadecimalnumbers:

\#:h

Youcoulduse[0-9a-fA-F]tosearch,butinthisexamplewecombinethebackslash(\)andthesharpsign(#)withthehexadecimaldigit(:h)syntax.\#matchesanon-expressionsharpsign(#)and:hmatchesanysequenceofhexadecimalcharacters.

Toreplacetheexistinghexadecimalnumbers,typethehexadecimalnumberofthebackgroundcolorthatyouwant:000000

Identifier :i

Matchestheexpression[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*

Whenworkingwithcode,ifyouwanttomatchallprogramidentifiers,youcanusetheshorthandexpression:itoreplacehavingtotypethelengthyexpressionabove.

Rational :n

Matchestheexpression([0-9]+\.[0-9]*)|([0-9]*\.[0-9]+)|([0-9]+)

Ifyouwanttomatchallwholenumbersthatcontaina

number decimalpoint,youcanusetheshorthandexpression:ntoreplacehavingtotypethelengthyexpressionabove.

Quotedstring :q

Matchestheexpression("[~"]*")|('[~']*')

Ifyouwanttomatchallquotessurroundedbyquotationmarks,youcanusetheshorthandexpression:qtoreplacehavingtotypethelengthyexpressionabove.

Alphabeticstring :w

Matchestheexpression[a-zA-Z]+

Thissyntaxisashorthandapproachtoenableyoutomatchoneormorealphabeticalcharacters,eitherlowercaseoruppercase.

Decimalinteger :z

Matchestheexpression[0-9]+

Thissyntaxisashorthandapproachtoenableyoumatchanynumberfromzeroormore.

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CheckspellinginapageorWebsiteDooneormoreofthefollowing:

Checkspellingonapage

1. InPageview,ontheStandardtoolbar,clickSpelling .

WhenMicrosoftFrontPagefindsanunrecognizedwordoraspellingerror,intheSpellingdialogbox,thewordisdisplayedintheNotinDictionarybox.

2. Dooneofthefollowing:ToreplacethewordwithawordfromtheSuggestionslist,clickthesuggestedword,andthenclickChange.

Toreplaceallinstancesoftheword,clickthesuggestedword,andthenclickChangeAll.

Tocorrectthewordyourself,typethecorrectwordintheChangeTobox,andthenclickChange.

Tocorrectallinstancesoftheword,typethecorrectwordintheChangeTobox,andthenclickChangeAll.

Iftheunrecognizedwordiscorrectlyspelled,clickIgnoretoignorethisinstanceoftheword.

Toignoreallinstancesofthisword,clickIgnoreAll.

Toaddtheunrecognizedwordtoyourcustomdictionary,clickAdd.

CheckspellinginaWebsite

1. OntheViewmenu,clickFolders.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

RunthespellingcheckerinanentireWebsite

1. Clickthetoplevelsite.2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickSpelling .3. UnderCheckspellingof,clickEntireWebsite.4. Tocreateatasklistandaddataskforeachpagewithmisspelled

words,selecttheAddataskforeachpagewithmisspellingscheckbox.

5. ClickStart.

RunthespellingcheckeronselectedpageswithinaWebsite

1. Clickthenameofthefirstpage,andthenholddownCTRLwhileclickingthenamesofalltheotherpagesyouwanttocheckthespellingon.

2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickSpelling .3. UnderCheckspellingof,clickSelectedpage(s).4. Tocreateatasklistandaddataskforeachpagewithmisspelled

words,selecttheAddataskforeachpagewithmisspellingscheckbox.

5. ClickStart.

3. Dooneofthefollowingtocorrectthespellingofthesewords:

Correctmisspelledwordsineachpage

1. IntheSpellingdialogbox,double-clickapagefromthelistofpagesthatincludetheunrecognizedormisspelledwordsintheWebsite.

MicrosoftFrontPageopenseachpageinPageviewandpromptsyoutoaddresstheunrecognizedormisspelledwords.

2. Whenyouhavereviewedalloccurrencesofthemisspelledwordsineachpage,FrontPagepromptsyoutoclosetheactivepageandthenmovetothenextpageinthelist.

Correctmisspelledwordsbyusingatasklist

IfyouselectedtheAddataskforeachpagewithmisspellingscheckbox,thisgeneratesatasklistofpageswithmisspelledwords.Toaccessthetasklistandbegincorrectingthemisspelledwords,dothefollowing:

1. OntheViewmenu,clickTasks.2. InTasksview,double-clickthetasklabeledFixmisspelledwords,

andthenclickStartTask.3. MicrosoftFrontPageopensthepageinPageviewandpromptsyouto

correctthemisspelledwords.

Checkspellingautomaticallyasyoutype

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. OntheGeneraltab,selecttheCheckspellingasyoutypecheckbox.3. Toshoworhidethewavyredlinesbeneathmisspelledwords,selector

cleartheHidespellingerrorsinalldocumentscheckbox.

Lookupwordsinthethesaurus1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectortypeawordthatyouwanttolookupinthethesaurus.3. OntheToolsmenu,clickThesaurus.4. Clicktheoptionsyouwant.

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TroubleshootspellingIdon'twanttheredwavylinesunderneathcertainwordsinmytext.

Redwavylinesindicatethattheautomaticfunctiontocheckspellinghasbeenturnedon,andthatMicrosoftFrontPageisindicatingspellingerrors.Ifyouwanttoturnthisfunctionoff,dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheGeneraltab.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Checkspellingautomaticallybutdon'tshowtheredwavylines

1. SelecttheCheckspellingasyoutypecheckbox.

2. SelecttheHidespellingerrorsinalldocumentscheckbox.

Completelyturnofftheautomaticspellingchecker

CleartheCheckspellingasyoutypecheckbox.

NoteYoucancheckspellingatanytimebyclickingSpelling ontheStandardtoolbar.

Thespellingcheckerquestionstextthatiscorrect.

Whenyouusethespellingchecker,itcomparesthewordsinyourdocumentwiththoseinitsmaindictionary.Themaindictionarycontainsmostcommonwords,butitmightnotincludepropernames,technicalterms,acronyms,andsoon.Topreventthespellingcheckerfromquestioningsuchwordsinfuturespellingchecks,addthesewordstothepersonaldictionarybydoingthefollowing:

1. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickSpelling .2. Whenthespellingcheckerquestionsaword,clickAdd.

Thespellingcheckerdidn'tchangeeveryoccurrenceofamisspelledword.

Ifyoucheckspellingallatonce,youcanclicktheChangeAllbuttonintheSpellingdialogboxtochangeeveryoccurrenceofamisspelledword.Ifyouclosethedialogboxbeforecheckingtheentiredocument,thespellingcheckerwillnotcorrecterrorsintheuncheckedportion.

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AboutlistsYoucanquicklyaddbulletsornumberstoexistinglinesoftext,oryoucanautomaticallycreatebulletedandnumberedlistsasyoutype.Ifyou'recreatingbulletedlistsforWebpages,youcanuseanygraphicalimageorpictureasabullet.

Bulletedlist

Youcancreateabulletedlistforpresentingalistofunordereditems—thatis,itemsthatdon'tneedtobenumbered:

pineappleswatermelonspapayas

Custombulletedlist

Youcanusegraphicsasbullets,ratherthanusingthestandarddefaultbulletssuchascirclesorsquares.

Numberedlist

Todisplayasequentiallistofitems,createanumberedlist.Youcanchoosefromletters,numbers,orRomannumerals:

1. Dothisfirst2. Dothissecond3. Dothisthird

Definitionlist

Whenyouwanttopresentalistoftermsanddefinitions,addadefinitionlisttoyourpage.Termsareusuallydisplayedflushleft,withindenteddefinitions.TheexactformattingofthelistdependsontheWebbrowserthatsitevisitorsuse.

TermAThisisthedefinitionforTermA.

TermBThisisthedefinitionforTermB.

Outlineormulti-levellist

Youcancreateliststhathavemultiplenestedlevelsandparagraphs,andyoucanspecifydifferentliststylesforeachlevel.Forexample,anoutline:

1. Chapter1. Heading

1. Subheading1. Topic

Paragraph

2. Topic1. Detail2. Detail

2. Heading

Thelistintheprecedingexampleusesdifferentnumberingstylesateachlevel.Ifaheadinghasonlyoneitembelowit,youcanlisttheitemwithoutnumbers.

Collapsiblelist

Youcancreateacollapsiblelistfromamulti-levelbulletedornumberedlist,orfromanoutline.Forexample,amulti-leveloutline:

Acollapsiblelistletssitevisitorsshoworhidedifferentlevelsofalistbydouble-clickingalistitem.

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CreateabulletedornumberedlistIfyouareusingatheme,thePlainBulletstabisunavailable.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttocreatealist.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickBulletsandNumbering.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Createabulletedlist

1. ClickthePlainBulletstab,clicktheboxwiththebulletsyouwanttouse,andthenclickOK.

2. Typetextnexttothebullet,andthenpressENTER.3. Toendthelist,pressENTERagain.

Createabulletedlistusingpictures

1. ClickthePictureBulletstab,andthenclickSpecifypicture.2. Locateandclickthegraphicfilethatyouwanttouseasabullet,click

Open,andthenclickOK.3. Typetextnexttothebullet,andthenpressENTER.4. Toendthelist,pressENTERagain.

NoteWhenyousavetheWebpage,ifthegraphicfileyouusedforthecustombulletisnotinthecurrentWebsite,MicrosoftFrontPagewillpromptyoutosaveittothecurrentWebsiteinGIForJPEGformat.

Createanumberedlist

1. ClicktheNumberstab,clickthestyleofnumbersorlettersyouwanttouse,andthenclickOK.

2. Typetextnexttothebullet,andthenpressENTER.3. Toendthelist,pressENTERagain.

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AddbulletsornumberstoexistingtextIfyouareusingatheme,thePlainBulletstabisunavailable.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthetextthatyouwanttoaddbulletsto.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickBulletsandNumbering.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addplainbulletstotext

ClickthePlainBulletstab,andthenclicktheboxwiththebulletsyouwanttouse.

Addpicturebulletstotext

1. ClickthePictureBulletstab,andthenclickSpecifypicture.2. Locateandselectthegraphicfilethatyouwanttouseasabullet,andthen

clickOpen.

NoteWhenyousavetheWebpage,ifthegraphicfileyouusedforthecustombulletisnotinthecurrentWebsite,MicrosoftFrontPagewillpromptyoutosaveittothecurrentWebsiteinGIForJPEGformat.

Addnumberstotext

ClicktheNumberstab,andthenclickthestyleofnumbersorlettersyouwanttouse.

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Matchthesizeoflistbulletsandnumberstotext1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetextthatyouwanttochangethesizeofbulletsornumbersfor.3. Checkthesizeofthetextinyourlist.

How?

1. OntheFormatmenu,clickFont.2. IntheSizebox,thesizeofyourtextwillbehighlighted.3. ClickCancel.

4. Right-clickanywhereinthelist,andthenclickListPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

5. ClickStyle.6. ClickFormat,andthenclickFont.7. IntheFontdialogbox,underSize,selectthenewtextsize.

Createadefinitionlist1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttocreatealistofdefinitions.3. IntheStylebox ,clickthearrowandthenclickDefinedTerm.4. Typethefirstterminthelist,andthenpressENTER.

ThenextlineisautomaticallyformattedwiththeDefinitionstyle.

5. Typethetermdefinition.6. PressENTERtocontinuetothenextterm.

ThenextlineisautomaticallyformattedwiththeDefinedTermstyle.

7. Repeatsteps4through6foreachtermanddefinition.8. Toendthelist,pressENTERtwice.

Createanoutlineormulti-levellist1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttocreateanoutlineormulti-level

list.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickBulletsandNumbering,andthenclickthe

Numberstab.4. Clicktheboxwiththestyleofnumbersorlettersthatyouwanttostart

with,andthenclickOK.5. Foreachitemorlineoftextthatyouwantintheoutlineormulti-levellist,

regardlessofitslevel,typethetext,andthenpressENTER.6. Whenyouhavetypedthelastitem,pressENTERtwicetoendthelist.7. Toplaceeachitemonthecorrectlevel,dooneofthefollowing:

Tomoveitemsdowntothenextconsecutivelevel,selecttheitems,andthenclickIncreaseIndent twice.Toformatitemsasaparagraphonthecurrentlevel(withoutbulletsornumbering),selecttheitems,andthenclickIncreaseIndent once.Tomoveitemsuptopreviouslevel(s),selecttheitems,andthenclickDecreaseIndent oneormoretimes,asneeded.

8. Toapplynumberingorletteringstylestothedifferentlevels,selectanitemonalevelorsublevel,right-click,andthenclickListPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

9. OntheNumberstab,clicktheboxwiththestyleyouwanttouse.

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Createacollapsiblelist1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Createanoutlineormulti-levellist.3. Tocollapselow-levellistitemswithinatop-levellistitem,right-clickon

thetop-levellistitem,andthenclickListPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.4. SelecttheEnableCollapsibleOutlinescheckbox.5. Todisplaythelistinacollapsedstatewhenasitevisitorfirstopensyour

WebpageinaWebbrowser,selecttheInitiallyCollapsedcheckbox.

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Toensurethatthelistyoucreatedcollapses,clickPreview ,andthenclickthetop-levellistitem.Ifyourlistcontainsmanylistitemsonthesamelevel,eachlistitem—includingtheadditionallevelsbelowit—willbecollapsibleifyouperformthestepsintheprecedingprocedure.Inaddition,alllevelsbelowtheoriginalonewillbecollapsible.CollapsiblelistsaresupportedbyMicrosoftInternetExplorer4.0orlaterandbyotherWebbrowsersthatsupportDynamicHTML.

Removenumbersorbulletsfromalist1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selecttheitemsinthelist.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickBulletsandNumbering.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Ifthelistusesbullets,onthePlainBulletstab,clicktheboxwithnobullets.Ifthelistusesnumbersorletters,ontheNumberstab,clicktheboxwithnonumbering.Ifthelistusespicturebullets,onthePictureBulletstab,intheSpecifypicturesbox,clearthefilename.

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AbouttablesAtableismadeupofrowsandcolumnsofcellsintowhichyoucaninserttextandgraphics.

Youcancustomizeyourtablesinavarietyofwaystomakethemmoreattractiveandeasytoread.

Workwithrowsandcolumns

Youcancreatemorecellsinyourtablebysplittingonecellintotwoormorecells.Youcanalsomergeadjacentcellsintoonecell.

Onceyouhavealltherowsandcolumnsyouneedinyourtable,youcansettherowheightsandcolumnwidthsthewayyouwantthem.

Youcandefinetherowheightsandcolumnwidthstobeapercentageoftheoveralltablesize,aspecificsizeinpixels,orsetallrowsandcolumnstobespaceduniformly.

Copyandpastecontent

Youcancopycontentfromonecelltocellsinadjacentrowsorcolumnsinyourtablewithouthavingtocutandpasteeachtime.Forexample,tocopythecontentsofacellinthefirstrowofatable,youcanselectthatcellanddragacrossalltheadjacentcellsinthesamerowandthenclickaFillcommand.

Controltextandtablelayout

Youcancontrolhowyourtableappearsonthepagebysettingthetablealignment—tablescanbealignedtotheleft,right,orcenterofthepage.ThefollowingtableiscenteredontheWebpage.

Youcanalsocontroltheheightandwidthofthetablebyenteringpixelandpercentagevalues.Forexample,youcansetthewidthofthetableto80percentoftheoverallpagewidth(orframewidth,ifthetableisinaframe).Ifasitevisitorresizesthebrowserwindow,thepagesizeandtablechangeaccordingly.Onpagesthatincludeatableandtext,youcanalsospecifywhetheryouwanttexttoflowaroundthesidesofthetable.

Byspecifyingthewaytextappearsinsideeachcell,youcancontrolhowmuchspacethereisbetweentheborderandtextofacell,andyoucansetthehorizontalandverticalalignmentoftext.Inaddition,tabletextcanbeformattedlikeanyothertext—youcanchangethefontstyle,size,color,andotherattributes.

Setborderspecifications

Youcancustomizethewaybordersappearinyourtables.Forexample,youcouldchangethethicknessoftheouterborderofatable,setthebordercolorforthewholetable,orsetadifferentbordercolorforindividualcells.Youcanchooseonecolorfortheborderor,ifyoupreferathree-dimensionallook,youcanchoosetwocolors—alightcolorandadarkcolor.

Choosebackgrounds

Youcanchoosebackgroundcolorsandpicturesforyourtables.Background

colorscanbeusedtoshadespecificcolumnsorrowstoaddemphasis.Youcanusebackgroundpicturestoaddvisualappealtoyourtables.

Youcansetbackgroundcolorsandpicturesforcertaincells,oryoucansetthemforthewholetable.

Createcaptionsandheaders

Youcanaddacaptionaboveatableasatitle,orbelowatabletosummarizeitscontentforsitevisitors.Youcanalsoformatthecaptiontext.

Toemphasizecertaincellsinyourtable,youcanspecifythemastableheaders.Forexample,inthetablebelow,thefirstrowandfirstcolumncontainlabels.Theyareformattedastableheaderssothattheystandoutfromtherestofthetable.Bydefault,atableheaderisformattedasboldtext.However,youcanmodifythetableheaderstyleanddefineadditionalpropertiesforyourtableheaders,suchasshading.

NoteYoucanalsocreatevisually-structuredWebpagesbyaddingalayouttablefromalistofpredesignedlayoutsintheLayoutTablesandCellstaskpane,oryoucandrawalayouttomeetyourcustomizedneeds.

Addatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertthetable.3. OntheTablemenu,pointtoInsert,andthenclickTable.4. Setthepropertiesthatyouwant.

NoteTomakethepropertiesthatyouspecifiedthedefaultforallnewtables,underSet,clicktheSetasdefaultfornewtablescheckbox.

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Addacell,row,orcolumntoatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Addacell

1. Placetheinsertionpointinthecellnexttowhereyouwanttoaddacell.

2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoInsert,andthenclickCell.

Addarow

1. Placetheinsertionpointintherowaboveorbelowtherowthatyouwanttoadd.

2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoInsert,andthenclickRowsorColumns.3. ClickRows,andthentypeorselectthenumberofrowsyouwantto

add.4. UnderLocation,specifyifyouwanttoplacetherowaboveorbelow

theselectedrow.

Addacolumn

1. Placetheinsertionpointinthecolumnnexttowhereyouwanttoaddacolumn.

2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoInsert,andthenclickRowsorColumns.3. ClickColumns,andthentypeorselectthenumberofcolumnsyou

wanttoadd.4. UnderLocation,specifyifyouwanttoplacethecolumntotheright

orleftoftheselectedcolumn.

Setthepropertiesofacell1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointinthecell,right-click,andthenclickCell

Propertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. Setthepropertiesthatyouwant.

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Addacaptiontoatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Addacaptionaboveatable

1. Placetheinsertionpointanywhereinthetable.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoInsert,andthenclickCaption.3. Typethecaptiontext.

NoteBydefault,thecaptionappearsatthetopofthetable.

Addacaptionbelowatable

1. Placetheinsertionpointanywhereinthetable.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoInsert,andthenclickCaption.3. Typethecaptiontext.

NoteBydefault,thecaptionappearsatthetopofthetable.

4. Right-clickonthecaption,andthenclickCaptionPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

5. ClickBottomoftable,andthenclickOK.

Alignatablecaption

Selectthecaption,andthen,ontheFormattingtoolbar,clickoneofthefollowing:

AlignRightAlignLeftCenterJustify

Deleteacaptionfromatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. SelectthecaptionandthenpressDELETE.

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Selectatable,cell,row,orcolumn1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Selectatable

1. Clickanywhereonthetable.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andclickTable.

Selectacell

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacell.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andclickCell.

Tip

Toselectmultiplecells,selectthefirstcellasdescribedintheprocedureabove,pressCTRL,andclickeachadditionalcellyouwanttoselect.

Selectarow

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacellthat'sintherowyouwanttoselect.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andclickRow.

Selectacolumn

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacellthat'sinthecolumnyouwanttoselect.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andclickColumn.

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Resizeatable,cell,row,orcolumn1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Resizeatable

1. Right-clickthetable,andthenclickTablePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.2. Tospecifywidth,selecttheSpecifywidthcheckbox,selectInpixelsorIn

percent,andtypeavalueforthewidthofthetable.3. Tospecifyheight,selecttheSpecifyheightcheckbox,selectInpixelsor

Inpercent,andtypeavaluefortheheightofthetable.

Notes

Ifatableissizedinpixels,itssizeremainsconstant,regardlessofthesizeofthepagethatitisdisplayedon.Ifatableissizedasapercentageofthebrowserwindow,itssizechangesdependingonthesizeofthewindow.Ifheightorwidthisnotspecified,thetableissizedaccordingtoitscontent.

Resizeacell

1. Placetheinsertionpointinthecell.2. Right-click,andthenclickCellPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. Tospecifywidth,selecttheSpecifywidthcheckbox,selectInpixelsorIn

percent,andtypeavalueforthewidthoftheselectedcell.4. Tospecifyheight,selecttheSpecifyheightcheckbox,selectInpixelsor

Inpercent,andtypeavaluefortheheightoftheselectedcell.

Resizearow

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacellthatisintherowthatyouwanttoresize.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelectandclickRow.3. Right-clicktherow,andthenclickCellPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.4. Tospecifywidth,selecttheSpecifywidthcheckbox,selectInpixelsorIn

percent,andtypeavalueforthewidthoftherow.5. Tospecifyheight,selecttheSpecifyheightcheckbox,selectInpixelsor

Inpercent,andtypeavaluefortheheightoftherow.

Resizeacolumn

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacellthatisinthecolumnthatyouwanttoresize.

2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelectandclickColumn.3. Right-clickthecolumn,andthenclickCellPropertiesontheshortcut

menu.4. Tospecifywidth,selecttheSpecifywidthcheckbox,selectInpixelsorIn

percent,andtypeavalueforthewidthofthecolumn.5. Tospecifyheight,selecttheSpecifyheightcheckbox,selectInpixelsor

Inpercent,andtypeavaluefortheheightofthecolumn.

NoteIfthecontent(text,images,etc.)ofatableoroneofitselementsisgreater(bigger,longer,wider,etc.)thanthespecifiedvalue,thetableoritselementswillgrowtoaccommodatethatcontent.

Setthelayoutpropertiesofatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthetable,andthenclickTablePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderLayout,setthelayoutpropertiesthatyouwant.

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Setthebackgroundpropertiesofatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthetable,andthenclickTablePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderBackground,dooneofthefollowing:

Setthebackgroundcolor

IntheColorlist,selectacolorforthetablebackground.

Setthebackgroundpicture

1. SelecttheUsebackgroundpicturecheckbox.2. Locateandclickthefilethatyouwant,andthenclickOpen.

NoteAbackgroundpictureinatabledisplaysasarepeatedtileunlessyouuseacascadingstylesheettochangethedisplay.

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EqualizetheheightandwidthofrowsandcolumnsIfyouhaveatableofvaryingrowheightsandcolumnwidths,youcanequalizethewidthorheightofselectedrowsorcolumns.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Makerowsthesameheight

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacolumnwheretherowsareuneven.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andthenclickColumn.3. OntheTablestoolbar,clickDistributeRowsEvenly .

IftheTablestoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickTables.

Makecolumnsthesamewidth

1. Placetheinsertionpointinarowwherethecolumnsareuneven.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andthenclickRow.3. OntheTablestoolbar,clickDistributeColumnsEvenly .

IftheTablestoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickTables.

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Copycontenttocellsinadjacentrowsorcolumns1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointinthecellwiththecontentyouwanttocopy.3. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Copycontentfromonecelltoanadjacentrowofcells

1. Selectthatcell,andthendragthecursortotherightacrosstheadjacentcellsintherow.

2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoFill,andthenclickRight.

Copycontentfromonecelltoadjacentcellswithinacolumn

1. Selectthatcell,andthendragthecursordownovertheadjacentcellswithinthesamecolumn.

2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoFill,andthenclickDown.

SettableheadersToemphasizecertaincellsinyourtable,suchasthefirstroworcolumn,youcanformatthecellsastableheaders.Bydefault,tableheadersappearinbold.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthecell,row,orcolumnthatyouwanttosetasthetableheader.3. Right-clicktheselection,andthenclickCellPropertiesontheshortcut

menu.4. UnderLayout,selecttheHeadercellcheckbox.

Settheborderpropertiesofatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthetable,andthenclickTablePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. Settheborderpropertiesthatyouwant.

InsertatableinacellToinsertatableinacellthatresideswithinanexistingtable,dothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointinthecellwhereyouwanttoinsertatable.3. OntheTablemenu,pointtoInsert,andthenclickTable.

Splitatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clicktherowthatyouwanttobecomethefirstrowofthesecondtable.3. OntheTablemenu,clickSplitTable.

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Splitormergecellsinatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Splitacellintocolumnsorrows

1. Right-clickthecellthatyouwanttosplit,andthenclickSplitCellsontheshortcutmenu.

2. ClickSplitintocolumnsorSplitintorows.3. IntheNumberofcolumnsorNumberofrowsfield,typethenumberof

columnsorrowsthatyouwanttosplitthecellinto.

Splitcellsintocolumns

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacellthat'sinthecolumnyouwanttoselect.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andclickColumn.3. Right-clickthecellsintheselectedcolumn,andthenclickSplitCellson

theshortcutmenu.4. ClickSplitintocolumns.5. IntheNumberofcolumnsfield,typethenumberofcolumnsthatyouwant

tosplitthecellinto.

Splitcellsintorows

1. Placetheinsertionpointinacellthat'sintherowyouwanttoselect.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andclickRow.3. Right-clickthecellsintheselectedrow,andthenclickSplitCellsonthe

shortcutmenu.4. ClickSplitintorows.5. IntheNumberofrowsfield,typethenumberofrowsthatyouwantto

splitthecellinto.

Mergetwoormoreadjacentcells

1. Selectarow,column,orgroupofadjacentcells.

2. Right-click,andclickMergeCellsontheshortcutmenu.

NoteThiscommandisonlyavailablewhentwoormoreadjacentcellsareselected,andtheselectedcellsformarectangle.

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Deleteacell,row,orcolumnfromatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Deleteacell

1. Placetheinsertionpointinthecellthatyouwanttodelete.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andthenclickCell.3. Right-clickonthecell,andthenclickDeleteCellsontheshortcutmenu.

Deletearow

1. Placetheinsertionpointintherowthatyouwanttodelete.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andthenclickRow.3. Right-clickontherow,andthenclickDeleteRowsontheshortcutmenu.

Deleteacolumn

1. Placetheinsertionpointinthecolumnyouwanttodelete.2. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andthenclickColumn.3. Right-clickonthecolumn,andthenclickDeleteColumnsontheshortcut

menu.

AboutconvertingtexttoatableToconverttexttoatable,youmustfirstdecidehowyouwillseparatethetextthatyouwantconverted.Thisdetermineshowitwillfitintotherowsandcolumnsofthetable.

Youcanindicatewhattextwillappearinarow,byseparatingthetextintoparagraphs.Youcanindicatewhattextwillappearinacolumn,byseparatingthetextwithsymbolsthatyouspecify,suchascommasandperiods.

Forexample,thefollowingtextisseparatedbyusingparagraphbreakstoindicaterows,andcommastoindicatecolumns:

Name,City,AgeJeffSmith,Redmond,30

Thetextconvertsto:

Converttexttoatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Inthedocumentwindow,typeseparatorcharacterswhereyouwantto

separatetextintocolumnsandrows.

Forexample,youcanindicatewhattextwillappearinarow,byseparatingthetextintoparagraphs.Youcanalsoindicatewhattextwillappearinacolumn,byseparatingthetextwithsymbolsthatyouspecify,suchascommasandperiods.

3. Selectthetextthatyouwanttoconverttoatable.4. OntheTablemenu,pointtoConvert,andthenclickTextToTable.5. IntheConvertTexttoTabledialogbox,selectthecharacteryouusedto

separatethecolumns.

Convertatabletotext1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickanywhereinthetablethatyouwanttoconverttotext.3. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andthenclickTable.4. OntheTablemenu,pointtoConvert,andthenclickTableToText.

NoteEachcellbecomesaseparateparagraph.

Deleteatable1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickanywhereonthetablethatyouwanttodelete.3. OntheTablemenu,pointtoSelect,andthenclickTable.4. Right-clickthetable,andthenclickDeleteCellsontheshortcutmenu.

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TroubleshoottablesIsetmytablebordertozerobutitstillshowsupinNetscapeNavigator.

ChangeyourauthoringsettingssothatyourborderpropertiesworkinbothMicrosoftInternetExplorerandNetscapeNavigatorbrowsers.Dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. ClicktheAuthoringtab.3. IntheBrowserslist,clickBothInternetExplorerandNavigator.4. IntheBrowserversionslist,click4.0browsersandlater.

Mytablesaredifferentsizesindifferentbrowsers.


Ifyouwantyourtabletotakeupthesameamountofspaceonthepage,nomatterhowbigorsmalltheWebbrowserwindowis,setthesizeofthetable,cell,row,andcolumninpercentagesratherthaninpixels.

Thiswillsignificantlychangethelayoutofyourtable,asitwillresizeitselftoeachbrowserwindow.

Ifyouwantyourtablesizetoremainconstant,setthesizeofthetable,cell,row,andcolumninpixelsratherthanpercentages.

Whydon'tmydoublebordersshowupinNetscapeNavigator?

MicrosoftInternetExplorerandNetscapeNavigatordisplaytablesdifferently.Withcoloredborders,onlyasinglecolorwillrenderinNetscape,notthethree-dimensionallookingdoubleborder.

TheUsebackgroundpictureoptioninTablePropertiesisunavailable.

YourAuthoringcompatibilityoptionsmostlikelyincludeNetscape,whichdoesnotsupportbackgroundpicturesintables.

Tochangeyourcompatibilitysettings:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. ClicktheAuthoringtab.3. IntheBrowserslist,clickeitherCustomorMicrosoftInternetExplorer

Only.

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AboutframesSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

AframespageisatypeofWebpagethat,whendisplayedinthebrowser,hasmultipleregionswithinitcalledframes.EachoftheseframescandisplayadifferentWebpage.

Aframespageitselfcontainsnovisiblecontent—it'sjustacontainerthatspecifieswhichotherWebpagestodisplayinaframeandhowtodisplaythem.

YoucreateaframespagebyusingoneoftheframespageWebsitetemplatesinMicrosoftFrontPage.Ineachofthesetemplates,thenavigationbetweenframesisalreadysetupforyou.

Forexample,aframespagecreatedbyusingtheBannerandContentsframespagetemplateactuallyshowsfourpagessimultaneouslyinthebrowser:theframespage,whichisthecontainer,andthethreepagesshownineachofthethreeframes.Inthefollowingexample,whenyouclickahyperlinkinthecontentsframeontheleft,thepagepointedtobythathyperlinkopensinthemainframe.

Theframespage

Thebannerframe

Thecontentsframe

Themainframe

Afteryoucreatetheframespagefromatemplate,allyouneedtodoissettheinitialpageyouwantshownineachframe.Youcanselectanexistingpageor

createanewpage.Thenyoucaneditthepagedirectlyinitsframe.

Howframespagesareused

InframespagesbasedontheBannerandContentsframespagetemplate,manycompaniesusethebannerframetoshowacorporatelogoandtheprimarydepartments.

Framespagesareoftenusedforcatalogs,listsofarticlesorinformation,oranyotherkindofpagewhereclickingahyperlinkinoneframeshowsapageinanotherframe.Authorsuseframespagesbecausetheycontainbuilt-innavigationandpresentaconsistentuserinterface.

Auserclicksthelinkinthebannerframe

Alistappearsinthecontentsframe;auserclicksthelinkinthecontentsframe

Apageisdisplayedinthemainframe

Controllingtheappearanceofframes

Onanyframespage,youcansplitaframehorizontallyorverticallytocreatetwoframes.Youcaneithersplititintoevenlydividedrowsorcolumns,oryoucandragitsbordertospecifyacertainsizeforeachframe.Youcanresizeordeleteframesbyselectinganddraggingframeborders.Youcanalsochooseto

showorhidethebordersbetweenframes.

Splitaframe

Resizeaframe

Deleteaframe

Showorhideframeborders

Youcanalsocontrol:

TheamountofspacebetweenframesThesizeofmarginsinsideframesWhetherornotaframecanberesizedbyusersinthebrowserWhetherornotscrollbarsareshowninaframe

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CreateaframespageSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewpage,clickmorepagetemplates.3. ClicktheFramesPagestab.4. Selectatemplatetopreviewthelayout,andthenclickOK.5. Settheinitialpagetoshowineachframe.

How?

1. Clicktheframewhoseinitialpageyouwanttoset.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Selectapagethatisalreadycreated

Intheframe,clickSetInitialPage,andthenselectthepageyouwanttoshow.

Createanewpageandsetitastheinitialpagetoshowinthatframe

Intheframe,clickNewPage.MicrosoftFrontPagecreatesanewpageintheframe,andthenewpageisautomaticallysetastheinitialpage.

Tip

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CreateanewframespagetemplatebasedonanexistingoneSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewpage,clickmorepagetemplates.3. ClicktheFramesPagestab.4. Clicktheframespagetemplatethatyouwanttobaseyourtemplateon,and

thenclickOK.5. Modifytheframespagetocreateacustomtemplate.6. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.7. IntheSaveastypelist,clickFrontPageTemplate.8. IntheFilenamebox,typethefilenameforyourcustomtemplate,andthen

clickSave.9. IntheSaveAsTemplatedialogbox,intheTitlebox,typethenameyou

wanttouseasatitleforthetemplate.ThisisthetitledisplayedinthelistoftemplatesontheFramesPagestabinthePageTemplatesdialogbox.

10. IntheDescriptionbox,typetextdescribingwhatthetemplatedoes.ThistextisshownintheDescriptionareaoftheFramesPagestab.

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IfyouwanttoaddthetemplatetothecurrentWebsitetomakeitavailabletootherauthorsworkingonthesameWebsite,selecttheSaveTemplateinCurrentWebcheckboxintheSaveAsTemplatedialogbox.FrontPagecreatesaSharedTemplatesfolderinthecurrentWebsiteandaddsthenewtemplatetoit.

EditthecontentofaframeIfyou'reeditingaframespageinPageview,youcanselecttheframeyouwanttoeditbyclickingit;iftheframeistoosmallforyoutoeditthepageconveniently,youcanopenthepageforeditinginanew,full-sizedwindow.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickanywhereonthepage.

Adarkblueborderindicatestheframeyouareediting.

3. ClickOpenPageinNewWindowontheshortcutmenu.

NoteToreturnthepagetoitsoriginalsize,ontheFilemenu,clickClose.

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Changetheinitialpageshowninaframe1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickintheframe,andthenclickFramePropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. IntheInitialpagebox,typetheURLoftheinitialpageyouwanttoshow.

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Changethetargetframe1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetextorpicturethatyouareusingasahyperlink,andthenclick

InsertHyperlink .3. IntheEditHyperlinkdialogbox,clickTargetFrame,andthendooneof

thefollowing:

Chooseatargetframewithinyourframespage

IntheTargetFramedialogbox,theCurrentframespageareashowsamapofyourframespage.Clickintheframeyouwouldliketosetasthetargetframe.

Chooseatargetframeeitherwithinyourframespageoroutsideofit

IntheTargetFramedialogbox,theCommontargetsareagivesyouseveraltargetframeoptions.Clickoneoftheoptionstoselectatargetframe.

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SetthedisplaypropertiesofframesMicrosoftFrontPageprovidestheflexibilityforyoutosetframespropertiestomeetyourindividualneeds.

InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign ,anddooneormoreofthefollowing:

Showorhidebordersaroundframes

Youcanchoosetoshoworhidethebordersaroundtheframesofyourframespage,dependingonhowyouwantyourpagetolook.

1. Right-clickanywhereintheframespage.2. ClickFramePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderOptions,clickFramesPage.4. SelectorcleartheShowborderscheckbox.

Notes

Whenyouchoosetoshoworhideborders,thissettingappliestoalltheframesonyourframespage.IftheShowborderscheckboxisselected,thewidthofthebordersisdeterminedbythesettingintheFramespacingbox.

Setthespacingbetweenframes

Youcanspecifytheamountofspacingbetweentheoutsideedgesofadjoiningframes.

1. Right-clickanywhereintheframespage.2. ClickFramePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderOptions,clickFramesPage.4. Typetheamountofspacing,inpixels,intheFramespacingbox.The

defaultformostWebbrowsersistwopixels.

NoteIftheShowborderscheckboxisselected,thewidthofthebordersisdeterminedbythesettingintheFrameSpacingbox.

Adjustthemarginsofaframe

Youcansetthedistancebetweenthecontentofaframeandtheframeborder.

1. Right-clickintheframe.2. ClickFramePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderMargins,adjusttheWidthandHeightsettings.

NoteIfthepageshownintheframealsohasmargins,themarginsizeyousetfortheframeitselfisaddedtothemarginsizeoftheexistingpage.Forexample,ifyouareusingapageinaframethatwascreatedpreviouslyandthathadamarginsetatthree,andyousetyourframemarginstotwo,yourtotalframemarginisnowfive.

Createinvisibleframes

Youcandesignyourpageusingframessothatthepagedoesn'tappeartohaveframes.

1. Right-clickintheframe.2. ClickFramesPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderOptions,clickFramesPage.4. CleartheShowborderscheckbox.5. SetFramespacingtozero(0).

Showorhideframesscrollbars

Youcanchoosetoshowscrollbarsonyourindividualframesasneeded,never,orallthetime,dependingonthecontent.

1. Right-clickintheframe.2. ClickFramePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderOptions,intheShowscrollbarslist,clickIfNeeded,Never,or

Always.

NoteIftheframeistallerthanitiswide,thescrollbarswillscrollupanddown.Iftheframeiswiderthanitistall,thescrollbarswillscrollleftandright.

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Setthepropertiesforaninlineframe1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selecttheinlineframeyouwanttoworkwithbymovingthepointertothe

topborderoftheinlineframeuntilitchangestoaleft-pointingarrow ,andthenclick.

3. OntheFormatmenu,clickProperties.4. IntheInlineFramePropertiesdialog,setoneormoreofthefollowing(if

youdon'twanttousethedefaultvalues):NameTypethenameofyourinlineframe.InitialpageSetorchangetheinitialpageofyourinlineframe.TitleTypethetitleoftheinlineframe.FramesizeSetthewidthorlengthoftheframeinpixelsorpercentages.MarginsSetthemarginsoftheframeinpixels.AlignmentSetthepositionfortheinlineframeonthepage.ScrollbarsSetyourpreferencesfordisplayingscrollbars.AlternatetextTypethetextthatyouwantthebrowsertoshowintheeventthatthebrowserdoesnotsupportframes.ShowborderSelectthischeckboxifyouwantaborderdrawnaroundtheinlineframe.

NoteClicktheStylebutton(ifitisavailable)toaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourframebyusingcascadingstylesheetsasaninlinestyle.

RenameaframeOpenthepageforwhichyouwanttorenameaframeanddothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickanywhereintheframeyouwanttorename,andthenclick

FramePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. IntheNamebox,typethenewnamefortheframe.

NoteIfyourenameaframe,anyexistinghyperlinksanywhereinyourWebsitethatpointtotheoldframenamewillnolongerwork.YoumustfindeachoccurrenceofthehyperlinkinyourWebsite,editthehyperlink,andchangetheTargetframeboxtothenewframename.

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ResizeaframeYoucanresizeaframebydraggingitsborderorbyspecifyingtheexactsettingyouwant.Openthepageforwhichyouwanttoresizeaframeanddothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickintheframeandclickFramePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. IntheFramesizearea,adjusttheWidth(orColumnwidth)andHeight

(orRowheight)settings.Iftheframeyouareresizingisinthesamerowasanotherframe,theHeightboxchangestoRowHeight.Changingtherowheightofthecurrentframealsochangestherowheightofeveryotherframeintherow.TheWidthboxalsochangestoColumnWidthiftheframeispartofacolumn,withsimilareffects.

4. Specifytheframesizetobeafixednumberofpixels,apercentageofthesizeofthebrowserwindow,orsizedinvaluesrelativetootherframesinthesameroworcolumn.

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Whenyouresizeaframewhileeditingaframespage,adjacentframesresizeaccordinglytofillthespace.Resizingaframeonaframespagehasnoeffectonthecontentofanypagesshowninthatframe;itmerelychangeshowmuchorlittleofthepageisshownatonetimeintheframe.

LockaframeTheremaybetimes—perhapsduetodesignorcontentissues—whenyoudonotwantsitevisitorstoresizeyourframeswhenviewingyourWebpageinabrowser.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickintheframe.3. ClickFramePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.4. UnderOptions,cleartheResizableinbrowsercheckbox.

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SplitaframeOpentheframespageyouwanttomodifyanddothefollowing.

InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

Splitaframebydraggingitsborder

PressandholddownCTRLanddraganyframeborder.

Splitaframeintotwoevenlydividedcolumnsorrows

1. Selecttheframeyouwanttosplitbyclickingit.2. OntheFramesmenu,clickSplitFrame,andthenselecttheappropriate

option.

NoteWhenyousplitaframe,theoriginalcontentispreservedintheoriginalframe,andanewframeiscreated.

DeleteaframefromaframespageWhenyoudeleteaframefromaframespage,thepageshowninthatframeisdeleted,buttheremainingcontentoftheframespageisnot.WhateverpagewasinthedeletedframedisappearsfromthatframespagebutisstillinyourWebsitefolders.Afteryoudeleteaframe,theremainingframesexpandtofillthespaceleftbytheframeyouremoved.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selecttheframeyouwanttodeletebyclickingit.3. OntheFramesmenu,clickDeleteFrame.

NoteIftheframespagecontainsonlyoneframe,youcannotdeletethatframe.Thepageshowninthatframewilloccupytheentirebrowserwindowwhenviewedbyavisitortoyoursite.

Saveaframespage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.

TheSaveAsdialogboxdisplaysapreviewshowingthelayoutoftheframespage.Becauseyouaresavingtheframespage,allareasshouldhavethedarkblueboxhighlightsindicatingthatthisiswhatyouaresaving.

3. IntheFilenamebox,typeafilenameforthehighlightedframespage.4. Navigatetothelocationwhereyouwanttosavethepage.5. ClickSave.

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AfteryouclickSave,theSaveAsdialogboxautomaticallyopensagainandasksyoutosavethepageshownintheframejustsaved.Thisoccursforeachpageshowninthecurrentframespage.Thetitleshowninthetitlebarofthebrowseristhetitleoftheframespageitself,notthetitleofthepagedisplayedintheframe.

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SaveapageshowninaframeTosaveapagethatisshowninaframe,opentheframespageyouwanttoworkwith,andthendothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clicktoselecttheframeshowingthepageyouwanttosave,andthenon

theFramesmenu,clickSavePageAs.

TheSaveAsdialogboxdisplaysathumbnailshowingthelayoutoftheframespage.Adarkblueboxindicatesthecurrentpagethatwillbesavedinthehighlightedframe.

3. IntheFilenamebox,typeorselecttheappropriatefilenameforthepageshownintheselectedframeinthethumbnail.

4. IntheSaveastypelist,clickthetypeofWebpageyouwanttosave.5. Navigatetothelocationwhereyouwanttosavethepage.6. ClickSave.

NoteThetitlethatisshowninthetitlebarofthebrowseristhetitleoftheframespageitself,notthetitleofthepagedisplayedintheframe.

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AboutinlineframesInlineframesaresimilartoframespagesexceptthattheinlineframeanditscontentsareembeddedonanexistingWebpage.Anythingthatyoucanputonaregularpageyoucanputinaninlineframe.Youcancustomizeinlineframesinthesamewaysasregularframesandalsoenablescrollbars.

Oneoftheadvantagesofusinginlineframesisthatyoudon'tneedtocreateaseparateframespageinordertohaveembeddedcontent.

Youcanuseinlineframesinavarietyofways:

ToinsertacontractforyoursitevisitortofilloutTogiveexamplesofwhatotherWebpageslooklikeAsacontainerforaformAsascrollingboxwithproductsandprices

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Addaninlineframetoapage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,clickInlineFrame.3. Settheinitialpageoftheinlineframe.

How?


Selectapagethatisalreadycreated

Intheframe,clickSetInitialPageandthenselectthepageyouwanttoshow.

Createanewpageandsetitastheinitialpagetoshowinthatframe

Intheframe,clickNewPage.MicrosoftFrontPagecreatesanewpageintheframe,andthenewpageisautomaticallysetastheinitialpage.

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Modifythe"noframes"messageonaframespageSomeolderbrowserscannotshowframespages.Instead,theyshowa"noframes"messagewhenasitevisitoropensaframespageonyourWebsite.Youcancustomizethismessagebydoingthefollowing.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickNoFrames .2. Modifythemessagetosaywhatyouwant.

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Youcanincludeinthemessagepictures,tables,forms,oranythingelsethatyoucanputonapage.

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SaveaWebpagewithaninlineframeOpentheframespageyouwanttoworkwith,andthendothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.3. MicrosoftFrontPagepromptsyoutosavethepagetheinlineframeison.4. ClickOK.

NoteIfyourinitialpagehasnotyetbeensaved,FrontPagepromptsyoutosavetheactualinlineframeanditscontents.

EnableordisableframesforbrowsercompatibilityYoucanchoosetoenableordisableframes,dependingonwhetherornotabrowsersupportsframes.

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. SelectorcleartheFramescheckboxtoenableordisableframesand

framespages.

NoteIfyoudisableframes,orifyoutargetaWebsiteforcompatibilitywithabrowserthatdoesn'tsupportframes,thecommandsforinsertingorusingframeswillbeunavailableonmenusinMicrosoftFrontPagewhenyouarecreatingyourWebpages.

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TroubleshootframesSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

Myhyperlinkisopeningapageinthewrongframe.

OnframespagesthatyoucreatebyusingframespagetemplatesinMicrosoftFrontPage,thetargetframesarealreadysetupforyou.Youcanoverridethetargetframeforasinglehyperlink,orchangethedefaulttargetframeforallhyperlinksonapage.

1. Opentheframespagethatcontainsthehyperlink.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. Selectthehyperlink,andthenclickInsertHyperlink .4. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Changethetargetframeforasinglelink

1. IntheEditHyperlinkdialogbox,clickTargetFrame.

2. IntheTargetFramedialogbox,clicktheframewhereyouwantthepagetoopen.

TheCurrentframespageareashowsadiagramoftheframesonthepage.

Changethedefaulttargetframeforallhyperlinksonthepage

1. IntheEditHyperlinkdialogbox,clickTargetFrame.

2. IntheTargetFramedialogbox,clicktheframewhereyouwantthepagetoopen.

TheCurrentframespageareashowsadiagramoftheframesonthepage.

3. Todesignatethetargetframeyouselectedasthedefaulttargetframeforallthehyperlinksonthepage,selecttheSetaspagedefaultcheckbox.

WhenIclickahyperlink,Iwantthepagetoopeninanewbrowserwindow.

OnframespagesthatyoucreatebyusingtemplatesinMicrosoftFrontPage,thetargetframesarealreadysetupforyou.Youcanchangethedefaulttargetframesothatwhenasitevisitorclicksonahyperlink,anewbrowserwindowopens.

1. Opentheframespagethatcontainsthehyperlink.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. Selectthehyperlink,andthenclickInsertHyperlink .4. IntheEditHyperlinkdialogbox,clickTargetFrametochangethetarget

framefromthedefault.5. IntheTargetFramedialogbox,underCommontargets,selectNew

Window.

Ican'tseeallmydocumentslistedonthepagetabs.

Ifyouhavecreatedsomanyfilesthatnotallofthemarevisibleonthepagetabs,youwillneedtodooneofthefollowing:

Tomakeonemoretabtotheleftvisible,click .Tomakeonemoretabtotherightvisible,click .

IwanttoedittheHTMLcodeofanestedframespage.

Whenyouareeditinganestedframespage,youcanalsoedittheHTMLcode,butyoumustfirstopenthatpageinanewwindow.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickanywhereonthepage,andthenclickOpenPageinNew

Windowontheshortcutmenu.3. Atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode toedittheHTML

codeofthepage.

MicrosoftFrontPagewon'tletmeopenaframespagetemplate.

Supportforframesmightbeturnedoff.Tocheckyourauthoringsettings,dothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.3. ClicktheAuthoringtab.4. ChecktomakesurethatthecheckboxnexttoFramesisselected.

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AboutstylesAstyleisasetofformattingcharacteristicsidentifiedbyauniquename.Stylesenableyoutoquicklyformatawholegroupofpageelementsinonesimpletask.

YoucanapplystylestomostpageelementsinMicrosoftFrontPage,includingtext(individualcharactersorentireparagraphs),graphics,andtables.

Aboutbuilt-inanduser-definedstyles

WithFrontPage,youcanchoosefromagroupofbuilt-instyles,oryoucancreateyourownuser-definedstyles.Built-instylesarefrequentlyusedformattingoptionsavailablebydefaultintheStylebox.User-definedstylescanbemodificationstobuilt-instyles,orclassselectorsthatyoucreate.

Youcanaccessbothbuilt-inanduser-definedstylesfromthesamestylelistwhenyou'reeditingapage.

Usingstyleswithpageelements

Youcanchoosefromseveralcategoriesofstyles.

Paragraph-levelstylesAparagraph-levelstyleisusuallyappliedtostartandendparagraphtags(<p>)andcanaffectanytextcontainedbetweenthosetags.Inaddition,aparagraph-levelstylecanalsobeappliedtoothertags,suchas<div>.

Examples

Theitembelowrepresentsaparagraph-levelstylewiththeadditionofaborderaroundtext.

Thegraphicbelowrepresentsaparagraph-levelstylewiththeadditionofaborderaroundanimage.

Character-levelstylesAcharacter-levelstyleappliestojustthetextwithinaparagraph.

Example

Thetextshownintheexamplebelowhasthreewordsinboldandred—theresultofacharacter-levelstylebeingapplied.

PageelementstylesSomepageelementshaveaStylebuttonontheirpropertiesdialogbox.Thosestylesallowyoutoaddstylesspecifictothatparticularpageelement.

Example

Thetableinthefollowingexamplehasablueoutsetborder,whichistheresultofastylebeingaddedthroughthetablepropertyoptions.

NoteIfyouapplyauser-definedstyletoapageelementthatisalreadyformattedwithastandardHTMLtag,bothformattingcharacteristicsareused.

Forexample,ifyouselectaparagraphstyledasHeading1,andthenapplyauser-definedstylenamed.redbgthataddsaredborder,yougetthestandardHeading1formatting(TimesNewRoman,Bold,24pt,andleft-aligned)surroundedbyaredborder.

Theclassnameoftheuser-definedstyleisappendedtotheendoftheHTMLtagintheStylebox,listingthenewstyleasHeading2.redbg.

Aboutcascadingstylesheets

ACascadingStyleSheet(CSS)isusedtoapplyconsistentstyleinformationacrossmultipleWebpages.ACSScontainsstyledefinitionsthatdescribethestylesyouwanttoapplytopagesorpageelements.Eachstyledefinitionconsistsofaselectorfollowedbythepropertiesandvaluesforthatselector.

ThefollowingareexamplesofstyledefinitionsdefinedinaCSS:

H1{font-size:x-large;color:green}

H2{font-size:large;color:blue}

.note{font-size:small}

#footer{font-family:serif}

Intheexample,H1andH2areselectorsthatmodifytheformattingpropertiesofstandardHTMLtags.Theselectors'propertiesandvaluesarecontainedwithinthecurlybraces{}—font-sizeisaproperty,andx-largeisthevalueofthefont-sizeproperty.Youcanspecifymultiplepropertiesforaselectorbyseparatingeachwithasemi-colon(;).Intheexample,.noteisaclassselector,and#footerisanIDselector.

FrontPageprimarilydealswithtwotypesofcascadingstylesheets—embeddedandexternal—althoughathirdtype,inline,isoccasionallyused.

EmbeddedcascadingstylesheetWhenyoucreateormodifyastyletobeusedonasinglepage,FrontPagecreatesacascadingstylesheetforyou.Calledanembeddedcascadingstylesheet,itisacollectionofcodestored

betweenHTML<STYLE>tagsbetweenthe<HEAD>tagsofthepage.Anystyleyoucreateforthatpageisstoredintheembeddedstylesheetasaclassselector.

ExternalcascadingstylesheetExternalcascadingstylesheetsarethemostusefulbecausetheycanbeattachedtomultipleWebpages.YoucanapplythesamestylesconsistentlyacrossanentireWebsite.

Ifyoudecidetochangeastyle,youneedonlymakeonechange—intheexternalcascadingstylesheet—andthepagesinyourWebsitewillreflectthechange.Typically,anexternalstylesheetusesthe.cssfilenameextension,suchasMystyles.css.

InlinecascadingstylesheetAthirdtypeofcascadingstylesheet,inline,containsuser-definedstylesthatareappliedtoasinglepageelement.ThistypeofcascadingstylesheetisusuallycreatedwhenyouaddstylesusingtheStylebuttononapageelement'sPropertiesdialogbox.

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Addastyletoacascadingstylesheet1. InPageview,dooneofthefollowing:

Toaddastyletoanexternalcascadingstylesheet(CSS),openthe.cssfile.

ExternalCSSfileshavea.cssextension.

ToaddastyletoanembeddedCSS,opentheWebpagethatcontainstheCSS.

2. OntheFormatmenu,clickStyle,andthenclickNew.

3. IntheName(selector)box,enteranameforthenewstyle.

Donottypespacesinthestylename.

4. IntheStyletypebox,selectwhetherthestylewillbeaParagraphorCharacterstyle.

5. ClickFormat,andthenspecifytheformattingcharacteristicsforthenewstyle:

Tosetfontproperties—suchasthefontfamilyorcolor,orcharacterspacing—clickFont.

Tosetalignment,indentation,orspacing,clickParagraph.

Tosetbordersandshading,clickBorder.

Tosetthestyleofbulletsornumbering,clickNumbering.

Tosetpositioningproperties—suchaswrappingstyle,location,orz-order(anelement'spositioninthelayersofthepage)—clickPosition.

6. Selecttheoptionsyouwant.7. YouhavetoattachaCSStoadocumentbeforethestyleswillbeavailable

forthatdocument.

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ApplyastyleDooneormoreofthefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Applyastyletotext

1. Selectthetextorparagraphthatyouwanttoapplyastyleto.

2. OntheFormattingtoolbar,intheStylebox ,clickthebuilt-inoruser-definedcharacterorparagraphstyleyouwant.

Notes

CharacterstylesareshownintheStyleboxbyasmall,underlinedletterainfrontofthestylename.Usecharacterstyleswhenyouselectpart,butnotall,ofaparagraph.

Onlyonebuilt-incharacterstyleisinstalledwithMicrosoftFrontPage(shownintheStyleboxasDefaultCharacterStyleandprecededbyasmall,underlinedlettera).TheDefaultCharacterStyleremovesformattingappliedbyuser-definedcharacterstyles.

Paragraphstylesareidentifiedbyaparagraphsymbol(forbuilt-instyles)ortheabsenceofacharacterorsymbol(foruser-definedstyles)infrontofthestylename.

Applyastyletoapageelement

1. Clickthepageelement.

2. OntheFormatmenu,clickProperties.

3. ClicktheStylebutton.


Toapplyastylefromtheembeddedcascadingstylesheet(CSS)forthepage,clicktheClassbox,andthenclickaselectioninthelistofavailableclassselectors.

ToapplyastylefromanexternalCSS,typethenameofthestyleintheClassbox.

ToapplyanIDselector,typethenameoftheselectorintheIDbox.

TocreateaninlineCSS,clickFormat,andthenclickFont,Paragraph,Border,Numbering,orPositiontospecifytheformattingcharacteristics.

NoteIfthedialogboxdoesnothaveaStylebutton,youcanapplyastyletoapageelementbyusingtheStylebox.Todoso,ontheFormattingtoolbar,clicktheStylebox andthenclickthebuilt-inoruser-definedstyleyouwanttoapply.

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Removeastylefromacascadingstylesheet1. InPageview,dooneofthefollowing:

Toremoveastylefromanexternalcascadingstylesheet(CSS),openthe.cssfilethatcontainsthestyle.

ExternalCSSfileshavea.cssextension.

ToremoveastylefromanembeddedCSS,opentheWebpagethatcontainsthestyle.

2. OntheFormatmenu,clickStyle.3. IntheListbox,selectUser-definedstyles.4. IntheStylebox,selecttheuser-definedstyleyouwanttodelete,orthe

built-instylefromwhichyouwanttoremovecustomformattingcharacteristics.

5. ClickDelete.

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Copyinlinestylesfortext1. Selectthecharactersorparagraphsthathavetheformattingyouwantto

copy.

Tocopytheformattingofanentireparagraph,makesuretheselectionincludestheparagraphmark.

How?

Toseetheparagraphmarks,ontheStandardtoolbar,clickShowAll.

2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickFormatPainter ,andthenselectthetexttowhichyouwanttoapplytheformatting.

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AboutpositioningpageelementsPositioningishowyouplaceelements,suchastextandgraphics,onapage.Youcanplaceelementsinfrontoforbehindotherelements,orgroupthemtogether.

Typesofpositioning

Youcanpositionpageelementsinthefollowingways:

Absolutepositioning

Youcanuseabsolutepositioningtoplaceanelementatanexactlocationonapage.Anelementplacedusingabsolutepositioningremainsatafixedlocationrelativetothetop-leftcornerofthepage.Itfloatsontopof,orsitsbehind,textorotherpageelements.

Youcanplacetheelementbydraggingittothelocationyouwant,oryoucanspecifycoordinates,whicharerelativetotheupper-leftcornerofthepageorframetheelementisin,asshownintheexamplebelow.

Thex-andy-coordinatesofapageelement

ThepositionofthepageelementinMicrosoftFrontPage

ThepositionofthepageelementinaWebbrowser

Ifanabsolutelypositionedelementisplacedinapositionbox,thecoordinatesarerelativetotheupper-leftcornerofthepositionbox,ratherthanthepage.

Youcanspecifythecoordinatesofthepageelementrelativetotheupper-leftcornerofitscontainer,inpixels.Youcanalsospecifythedimensionsofapositionboxbyusingthefollowingunits:

Pixels(px)Fontsize(em)

X-heightofthefont(ex)Inches(in)Centimeters(cm)Millimeters(mm)Points(pt),whereonepointisequalto1/72ofaninchPercentageofthepageheightorwidth(%)

Forexample,youcansetapositionboxtobethesamewidthasthepage(setWidthto100%),and20pixelshigh(setHeightto20px).

Whenviewedatdifferentscreenresolutions,theelementmightnotbeplacedasyouintended,althoughtheelementstillappearsatthepixelcoordinatesyouspecified.Whenthescreenresolutionchanges,sodoesthelayout,sinceotherpageelementssuchastextaredisplayeddifferently.

NoteAddingpageelementsbyusingabsolutepositioningwithDHTMLmaycauseeithertheDHTMLeffectortheabsolutelypositionedelementtobehaveunexpectedly.

Relativepositioning

Userelativepositioningtoplacepageelementsinlinewithtext.Regardlessofthechangesyoumaketothepageaboveorbelowthispoint,thelayoutoftherelativelypositionedelementremainsintact.YoucanuserelativepositioningforanimationandDHTMLeffects.

Floating

Youcancreateafloatingpageelementthatletsotherelements,suchastext,wraparoundit.Afloatingelementisremovedfromtheflowoftext,andisalignedleftorright.Youcanalsospecifytheheightandwidthofthefloatingareaoftheelement.Forexample,thefigurebelowshowshowtextflowsaroundaparagraphthatfloatstotheright,creatingasidebaroftextthatisalignedtotherightofthepageregardlessofthelayoutoftextaroundit.

Stacking

Youcanusepositioningtooverlapelements.Thez-orderreferstoanelement'spositioninastackofelements,whichincludesthepageitself.Themainpagelayeriszero;apositivez-ordermeansthattheelementisinfrontofthemainlayer,andanegativenumbermeanstheitemisbehindit.Usinganegativenumber,youcanevenpositionelements"underneath"thepagelayer.

Workingwithpositionedelements

Afteryoupositionyourpageelements,youcanworkwiththeminthefollowingways:

Selectingapositionedelement

Youcanselectsomepageelementsbyclickingthemdirectlyorbyusingthemenucommands.Manytypesofpageelements,suchasgraphics,formfields,andotherobjects,areindicatedwithananchoriconwhenyoushowallnonprintingcharacters.Theanchorisdisplayedinthetextflowwhereyouoriginallyinsertedtheelement.Toselecttheobject,youselectthecorrespondinganchoricon.

Groupingpageelements

Youcancombinethetypesofpositioningtoachieveavarietyofresults,suchastokeepagroupofpageelementstogetherasaunit.Forexample,youcanaddapositionboxtoapage,andinsidethebox,addmultiplepageelementsusingabsolutepositioningtolaythemout.Theresultisapositionboxthatispositionedwithrespecttothetextflowonthepage,butthelayoutoftheelementsinsidetheboxisalwayspreserved,regardlessofanychangesyoumaketotherestofthepage.Evenwhenthewindowisresized,thelayoutoftheelementsinsidethepositionboxremainsthesame.

Groupingpageelements

Layoutofgroupedelementsispreserved,evenwhentheWebbrowserwindowisresized

Ensuringthatpositioneditemsaredisplayedproperly

Toviewthepropertiesofapageelement,positionthemousepointeroverit.ThepropertiesaredisplayedasaScreenTip.

Pagelayoutcanvarywhenviewedatdifferentscreenresolutions,eventhoughanabsolutelypositionedelementalwaysappearsatthesamecoordinatesyouspecify.Toensurethepageisdisplayedwelltoallsitevisitors,youshouldtestitatdifferentscreenresolutions.

NotePositioningworkswithWebbrowsersthatsupportcascadingstylesheets(CSS)2.0,suchasMicrosoftInternetExplorer4.0andlater,andNetscapeNavigator4.0andlater.Whenviewedinearlierbrowserversions,positionedcontentisalignedleft,andislocatedinlinewiththetextratherthanuniquelypositioned.

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Positionapageelement1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthepageelementyouwant.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickPosition.

4. Specifythetypeofpositioningyouwant.

Tofixthepositionboxattheinsertionpoint—relativepositioning—underPositioningstyle,clickRelative.Toenablethepositionboxtobeplacedpreciselyonthepage—absolutepositioning—underPositioningstyle,clickAbsolute.

5. Specifyanyadditionalsettingsthatarerelevanttothepositionoftheelement.

How?

Tosetpixelcoordinates,underLocationandsize,specifyavalueintheLeftandTopboxes.UnderWrappingstyle,specifyhowyouwantthepageelementstowraparoundthepositionbox.Tospecifythez-order,whichistheelement'spositioninthelayersofthepage,specifyavalueintheZ-Orderbox.Apositivevaluemeansthattheelementisinfrontofthemaintext-flowlayer(layer0),andanegativevaluemeanstheitemisbehindit.

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Grouppageelements1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoputapositionbox,andthenpressENTERtoinsertanewblankline.

3. Selecttheblankline,makingsuretoincludetheparagraphmarker.

Iftheparagraphmarkersarenotvisible,ontheStandardtoolbar,clickShowAll .

4. OntheFormatmenu,clickPosition.5. Dooneofthefollowing:

Tofixthepositionboxattheinsertionpoint—relativepositioning—underPositioningstyle,clickRelative,andthenclickOK.Toenablethepositionboxtobeplacedpreciselyonthepage—absolutepositioning—underPositioningstyle,clickAbsolute,andthenclickOK.

6. Clickinsidethepositionbox,andtheninsertapageelement—forexample,agraphic.

7. Clickthepageelementthatisinsidethepositionbox.8. OntheFormatmenu,clickPosition,andthenclickAbsolute.9. Repeatsteps6through8foreachpageelementyouwanttoplaceinthe

positionbox.

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AboutcascadingstylesheetcompatibilityWhenyoudesignyourWebsitebyusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanenablecompatibilitywithanarrayofdifferentbrowsersandtechnologies,amongwhicharecascadingstylesheet(CSS)features.

IfyoudesignaWebsiteforcompatibilitywithaWebbrowserthatdoesn'tsupportCSS,someoptionsthatuseCSSareunavailableonmenuswhenyouauthoryourWebpages.Thisistopreventyoufromaccidentallyusingfeaturesthatwon'tbecompatiblewiththeWebbrowsersusedbyyoursitevisitors.

BecauseFrontPageusesCSStoimplementsomestylefeatures,somemenuitemswillbeunavailablewhensupportforCSSisturnedoff.

Someoftheseoptionsare:

OntheInsertmenu,theLayercommandisunavailable.

OntheFormatmenu,thesecommandsareunavailable:Style,StyleSheetLinks,BordersandShading,andPosition.

IntheFontdialogbox,somefonteffectsontheFonttabandtheSpacingandPositionoptionsontheCharacterSpacingtabareunavailable.

InthePageTemplatesdialogbox,theStyleSheettabisunavailable.

IntheParagraphdialogbox,theIndentationandSpacingoptionsareunavailable.

IntheLayerstaskpane,alloftheoptionsareunavailable.

IntheThemetaskpane,youcanviewthumbnailimagesofthethemes,butyoucannotapplyathemetoyourpage.

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CreateacascadingstylesheetSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.


Createanexternalcascadingstylesheet(CSS)

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewpage,clickMorepagetemplates.3. OntheStyleSheetstab,clickthetypeofCSSyouwanttocreate.

MicrosoftFrontPagecreatesanewpagewitha.cssfilenameextensionandopensitforediting.Beforeyoucanlinkthe.cssfiletoaWebpage,youmustsaveit.

CreateanembeddedCSS

TocreateanembeddedCSS,youmustdefineastylethatyouwanttoincludeinit.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. OntheFormatmenu,clickStyle.

3. ClickNew,andthenintheName(selector)box,typethenameofthenewstyle.

4. UnderStyleType,choosewhetherthestylewillbeaParagraphorCharacterstyle.

5. ClickFormat,andthenspecifytheformattingcharacteristicsforthenewstyle.

NoteWhenyouapplyastyledirectlytoanitemusingtheStylebuttononitsPropertiesdialogbox,thestyleisapplieddirectlytotheelement,creatingwhatiscalledaninlinecascadingstylesheet(CSS).

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Editacascadingstylesheet1. InPageview,dooneofthefollowing:

Toeditanexternalcascadingstylesheet(CSS),openthe.cssfile.ToeditanembeddedCSS,opentheWebpagethatcontainsit.

2. OntheFormatmenu,clickStyle.3. IntheListbox,dooneofthefollowing:

Toeditacustomstyleyoucreated,clickUser-definedstyles.ToeditastyleforastandardHTMLtag,clickHTMLtags.

4. IntheStylesbox,double-clickthestyle.

5. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tochangethestyletypeforthestyle,clickParagraphorCharacterintheStyletypebox.Tochangeformattingcharacteristicsforthestyle,clickFormat,clickthetypeofformattingattributesyouwanttochange,andthenselecttheoptionsyouwant.

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Linktoanexternalcascadingstylesheet1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFormatmenu,clickStyleSheetLinks,andthenclickAdd.3. Locateandclickthe.cssfilefortheexternalcascadingstylesheet(CSS),

andthenclickOK.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

TolinktheexternalCSStoonlythecurrentpage,clickSelectedpage(s).TolinktheexternalCSStoallpagesinthecurrentWebsite,clickAllPages.

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Removealinktoanexternalcascadingstylesheet1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFormatmenu,clickStyleSheetLinks.3. IntheURLlist,clickthenameoftheexternalcascadingstylesheet(CSS).4. Dooneofthefollowing:

ToremovethelinktotheexternalCSSfromonlythecurrentpage,clickSelectedpage(s).ToremovethelinktotheexternalCSSfromallpagesinthecurrentWebsite,clickAllPages.

5. ClickRemove.

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Turnsupportforcascadingstylesheetsonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toturnsupportforcommandsthatusecascadingstylesheets(CSS)version1.0onoroff,selectorcleartheCSS1.0(formatting)checkbox.

CSS1.0enablesyoutoaddattributestoatag,suchasincreasingthespacebeforeorafteraparagraph.

ToturnsupportforcommandsthatuseCSSversion2.0onoroff,selectorcleartheCSS2.0(positioning)checkbox.

CSS2.0enablespixel-precisepositioningandgroupingofpageelements.

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AboutthemesSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

AthemeisaunifiedsetofdesignelementsandcolorschemesthatyoucanapplytoyourWebpagestogivethemaprofessionallook.UsingathemeisaquickandeasywaytomakesureyourWebpagesarevisuallyconsistentandappealing.MicrosoftFrontPageincludesmanycompletethemesthatyoucanuserightaway.Youcanalsochangethosethemesorcreatenewones.

YoucanapplyathemetooneormorepagesortoanentireWebsite.IfyouapplyathemetoallpagesinaWebsite,itbecomesthedefaultthemeforthatWebsite.Whenyoucreatenewpages,thedefaultthemeisappliedautomatically.Ifyouchangeorremovethedefaulttheme,thechangeisappliedtotheentireWebsite.

ThefollowingexampleshowsaplainWebpage,andthenshowshowthesamepagewouldlookwithdifferentthemesapplied:

AplainWebpage.

Thesamepagewiththreedifferentthemesapplied.

Athemeaffectsallaspectsofapage'sappearance:

ColorsAtheme'scolorschemespecifiesthecolorofbodytext,headings,hyperlinks,pagebannertext,linkbarlabels,tableborders,andthepagebackground.Youcanusenormalorvividcolors.

GraphicsSeveralpageelementscontaingraphics,suchasthebackgroundpicture,thepagebanner,bullets,navigationbuttons,andhorizontallines.Youcanusestandardoractivegraphics.Theactivegraphicsetusesinteractivebuttons,insteadofplainbuttons,onlinkbars.

StylesAthemeusesitsownfontstylesandsizesforbodytextandheadings.

Creatingandcustomizingthemes

Youcancreateanewtheme,orcustomizecolors,graphics,andfontstylesforexistingthemes,andsavethosechangesasanewtheme.

Choosingcolors

Youcanchoosethecolorsthatareusedinatheme.YoucanchooseacolorfromoneoftheFrontPagecolorpalettes,oryoucandefineyourowncustomcolors.

Youcanalsochangecolorsinanexistingtheme.Forexample,intheArtsytheme,activehyperlinksaregreen—youcouldchangethemtored.Youcanalsochangethecolorsofotherpageandtextelements,suchasbodyandheadingtext,bannertext,linkbarlabels,tableborders,andthebackground.Inaddition,eachthemehastwocolorsets—normalandvivid.Youcanspecifythecolorstouseforbothsets.

Choosinggraphics

Youcanchoosegraphicstousewhenyoucreateanewtheme.Forexample,youcoulduseapictureyoucreatedasthebackgroundforyournewtheme.

Youcanalsochangegraphicalelementsinexistingthemes,suchasthepagebanner,bullets,andnavigationbuttons.Inaddition,youcanspecifythefonttouseforgraphicalelementsthataredisplayedwithtext.

Eachthemehastwosetsofgraphics—normalandactive.Youcanspecifythegraphicstouseforeitherset.Theactivegraphicsetusesanimatedpageelements,suchasInteractiveButtonsinsteadofplainbuttonsonlinkbars.

NoteActivegraphicsarenotavailableforsomethemeitems.

Choosingstyles

InFrontPage,allfontstylesareappliedusingcascadingstylesheets(CSS).Youcanchoosefontstylesforanewthemethatyoucreate,orcustomizestylesinexistingthemes.Forexample,intheCapsulestheme,youcouldchangethefont

forthebodyandheadingstylesfromArialtoTimesNewRoman.Tochangethefontdisplayedonagraphicalelement(forexample,thefontusedonpagebanners),youmustchangethegraphic.

Usingtemplates

Apagethathasathemeappliedtoitcanbesavedasatemplate.AnypagescreatedbyusingthetemplatewilleitherusetheWebsite'sdefaultthemeoraspecifictheme,dependingonhowthethemewasappliedtotheoriginalpage.Forexample,youcreateatemplatefromapagethathasathemeappliedtoit,thenyoucreatepagesinaWebsitewhosedefaultthemeisArtsy.IfthepagetemplateusedtheWebsitedefaulttheme,newpageswillusetheArtsytheme.Ifthepagetemplateusedaspecifictheme,newpageswillusethattheme.

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Createanewtheme1. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.2. IntheThemetaskpane,atthebottom,clickCreatenewtheme.3. Setthepropertiesthatyouwant.4. ClickSaveAs,typeanameforthenewtheme,andthenclickOK.

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Applyatheme1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .


Applyathemetothecurrentpage

1. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.2. IntheThemetaskpane,clickthethemeyouwant.

NoteAfteryouapplyathemetothecurrentpage,thepagenolongerusesthedefaultthemesettingoftheWebsite(ifthereisone).Therefore,anythemechangesyouapplytotheWebsitewillnotaffectthispage.

Applyathemetoselectedpages

1. InFoldersview,selectthepagesyouwant.

How?

OntheViewmenu,clickFolders,andthenontheWebSitetab,selectmultiplepagesbyholdingdowntheCTRLkeyandclickingthepagesyouwant.

2. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.3. IntheThemetaskpane,clickthethemeyouwanttoapply.

NoteIfyouapplythemesettingstoindividualpages,thesepagesnolongerusethedefaultthemesettingoftheWebsite(ifthereisone).Therefore,anythemechangesyouapplytotheWebsitewillnotaffectthesepages.

ApplyathemetoaWebsite

1. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.2. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtothethumbnailforthethemeyouwant

toapply,andthenclickthearrow.

3. ClickApplyasdefaulttheme.

NoteWhenyouapplyathemetoanentireWebsite,MicrosoftFrontPagewilldisplayawarningindicatingthatyouaresettingthedefaultthemeforthatsite.

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Changethegraphicsusedinatheme1. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.2. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtothethumbnailforthethemeyouwantto

change,andthenclickthearrow.3. ClickCustomize,andthenclickGraphics.4. IntheItemlist,selectthegraphicalelementyouwanttochange.5. NexttoThemegraphicset,specifywhetheryouwanttochangegraphics

inthenormaloractiveset.6. Locateandselectthepictureorpicturesyouwanttouse,andthenclick

Open.

Ifthegraphicalelementyouselecteddisplaystext,theoptionsontheFonttabwillbeavailableandyoucanchangethefont.

7. Repeatsteps4through6foreachgraphicalelementyouwanttochange.

Youcanchoosenottohaveagraphicdefinedforanyelementbyremovingthetextfromtheeditbox.

8. ClickOKandthenclickSaveas.9. Typeanewnameforthetheme(unlessyouhavechangedacustomtheme),

andthenclickOK.

NoteWhenyoumodifyapresettheme,youmustsaveyourchangesasanewtheme.

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Changethestylesusedinatheme1. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.2. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtothethumbnailforthethemeyouwantto

change,andthenclickthearrow.3. ClickCustomize,andthenclickText.4. IntheItembox,clicktheitemforwhichyouwanttochangethestyle.5. UnderFont,clickthefontyouwanttouse.

Toviewotheroptionsforchangingthetheme'sstyle,clickMoreTextStyles.

6. Repeatsteps4and5foreachitemyouwanttochange.7. ClickOKandthenclickSaveas.8. Typeanewnameforthetheme(unlessyouhavechangedacustomtheme),

andthenclickOK.

NoteWhenyoumodifyapresettheme,youmustsaveyourchangesasanewtheme.

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Changethecolorschemeofatheme1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.3. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtothethumbnailforthethemeyouwantto

change,andthenclickthearrow.4. ClickCustomize,andthenclickColors.5. NexttoThemecolorset,specifywhetheryouwanttochangecolorsinthe

normalorvividcolorset.


Chooseapresetcolorscheme

Selectthecolorschemeyouwanttouse,andthenclickOK.

Createanewcolorscheme

Createacustomcolorschemeyouwanttouse,andthenclickOK.7. ClickSaveAstosavethechangedtheme.8. Typeanewnameforthetheme(unlessyouhavemodifiedacustom

theme),andthenclickOK.

NoteWhenyouchangeapresettheme,youmustsaveyourchangesasanewtheme.

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Changethecolorofathemeelement1. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.2. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtothethumbnailforthethemeyouwantto

change,andthenclickthearrow.3. ClickCustomize,andthenclickColors.4. NexttoThemecolorset,specifywhetheryouwanttochangecolorsinthe

normalorvividcolorset.

5. ClicktheCustomtabanddooneofthefollowing:

Chooseanexistingcolor

1. IntheItemlist,clicktheitemyouwanttochangethecolorfor.2. IntheColorlist,specifythecoloryouwanttouse.3. Repeatthesestepsforeachitemyouwanttochangethecolorfor.4. ClickOK.

Defineacustomcolor

1. IntheItemlist,clicktheitemyouwanttochangethecolorfor.2. ClicktheColorlist,andthenclickMoreColors.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Selectacolorfromabrowser-safepalette

Clickacolor,andthenclickOK.

Specifyahexadecimalvalue

TypethevalueintheValuebox(forexample,typeHEX={FF,33,00}),andthenclickOK.

Selectacoloronthescreen

ClickSelect,usetheEyedropper toclickthecolor,andthen

clickOK.

Forexample,touseacolorfromapictureonanopenpage,clickacoloronthepicture.

Createacoloraverageofthecolorsinaparticularregiononthescreen

ClickSelect,usetheEyedropper todrawaboxonthescreentospecifytheregion,andthenclickOK.

Selectadifferentcolor,orspecifyacombinationforhue-saturation-luminosityorred-green-blue

1. ClickCustom.2. UnderCustomColors,clickablankbox.3. Defineacolorbyenteringacombinationofvaluesorbyselecting

acolorfromthecolormatrix.4. ClickAddtoCustomColors,andthenclickOKthreetimesto

returntotheCustomizeThemedialogbox.6. ClickSaveAstosavethechangedtheme.7. Typeanewnameforthetheme(unlessyouhavemodifiedacustom

theme),andthenclickOK.

NoteWhenyoumodifyapresettheme,youmustsaveyourchangestoanewtheme;youcannotoverwriteapresettheme.

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RemoveathemeDooneofthefollowing:

Removeathemefromthecurrentpage

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.3. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtoNotheme,clickthearrow,andthenclick

Applytoselectedpage(s).

RemoveathemefromselectedpagesinaWebsite

1. InFoldersview,selectthepagesyouwant.

How?

OntheViewmenu,clickFolders,andthenontheWebSitetab,selectmultiplepagesbyholdingdowntheCTRLkeyandclickingthepagesyouwanttoselect.

2. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.3. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtoNotheme,clickthearrow,andthenclick

Applytoselectedpage(s).

RemoveathemefromallpagesinaWebsite

1. OntheFormatmenu,clickTheme.2. IntheThemetaskpane,pointtoNotheme,clickthearrow,andthenclick

Applyasdefaulttheme.

NoteWhenyouremoveathemefromallpagesinaWebsite,onlythosepagesthatwereusingthedefaultthemeareaffected.Ifcertainpagesuseadifferenttheme,youmustremoveeachoftheirthemesindividually.

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AboutaddingabackgroundtoyourWebpageYoucanusecolor,andpicturestocreateamoreinterestingbackgroundforyourWebpages.

Color

Wheneveryouselectacolorforapage,MicrosoftFrontPagedisplayscolorpalettesappropriateforyourpage.Colorpalettesincludestandardcolors,whicharethosecolorsinthe16-color(Web-safe)palette,anddocumentcolors,whicharethosecolorsthatthecurrentpagealreadyspecifies.

Ifthepalettesdonotdisplaythecoloryouwant,youcancreateacustomcolorthatyoucanuseforbackgrounds,fonts,andsoon.AnycustomcolorsyoudefinearesavedandwillbeavailablethenexttimeyouuseFrontPage.

Pictures

Youcansetabackgroundpictureforapage,andallpageelements,suchastextandgraphics,thatwillappearontopofthebackgroundpicture.YoucanusepicturesfromaWebsite,afilesystem,theWorldWideWeb,orclipart.

Watermarks

Watermarksarenon-scrollingtextorpicturesthatappearbehindtheotherpageelementsthatyouplaceonaWebpage.

NoteNotallWebbrowserssupportwatermarks.

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AddabackgroundpicturetoaWebpage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,andthenclickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheFormattingtab.4. SelecttheBackgroundpicturecheckbox,andthenclickBrowse.5. Locateandclickthefilethatcontainsthebackgroundpictureyouwant,and

thenclickOpen.6. Ifyouwanttoaddthepictureasawatermark,selecttheMakeita

watermarkcheckbox.

NoteIfthecurrentpageusesatheme,thisfeatureisunavailable.

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ChangethebackgroundcolorofaWebpage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,andthenclickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheFormattingtab.4. UnderColors,clickthecoloryouwantintheBackgroundlist.

NoteIfthecurrentpageusesatheme,thisfeatureisunavailable.

RemoveabackgroundpicturefromaWebpage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,andthenclickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheFormattingtab.4. CleartheBackgroundpicturecheckbox.

Createapagetransitioneffect1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFormatmenu,clickPageTransition.3. Tosetthetransitioneffect,clicktheeventintheEventbox.4. IntheTransitioneffectbox,clickthetypeoftransitioneffectyouwant.5. IntheDurationbox,typetheamountoftime(inseconds)thatyouwant

thetransitioneffecttolast.

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Copyananimationeffect1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointnexttotheelementwiththeeffect.3. ClickFormatPainter ,andthenclickthepageelementthat

youwanttocopytheanimationeffectto.

NoteTheFormatPainterwillcopyotherattributesbesidestheDynamicHTML(DHTML)animationeffect.Forexample,ifyoucopytheformattingofaboldparagraphthatfliesinfromtheleft,andapplyittoanotherparagraph,thenewparagraphwillalsohavetheseattributes.

Changeananimationeffectonapageelement1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointnexttotheanimatedpageelementthatyouwantto

change.3. OntheDHTMLeffectstoolbar,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tochangetheevent,intheOnlist,clickaneventthatyouwanttostarttheeffect.Tochangetheeffect,intheApplylist,clicktheeffectthatyouwant.Tochangethesettingsfortheeffect,intheboxnexttotheApplybox,clickthesettingyouwantfortheeffect.

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AddahorizontallineYoucanuseahorizontallinetoseparatetextortoaddanaccent.Afteryouaddahorizontalline,youcanmodifyitspropertiestochangeitswidth,height,alignment,andcolor.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertaline.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickHorizontalLine.4. Tomodifytheappearanceofthehorizontalline,double-clickthehorizontal

line,andthendooneormoreofthefollowing:Toincreaseordecreasethewidthoftheline,enteradifferentpixelorpecentagevalueintheWidthbox,andthenclickPercentofwindoworPixels,dependingonthetypeofvalueyouentered.Toincreaseordecreasetheheightoftheline,enteradifferentpixelvalueintheHeightbox.Toalignthelineleft,center,orrightonthepage,underAlignment,clickthealignmentoptionyouwant.Toaddcolortotheline,clickacolorintheColorlist.Ifyouwantthelinetoappearsolid,selecttheSolidline(noshading)checkbox.

5. Toapplyacustomstyleorotherformattingtotheline,clickStyle,andthenselecttheoptionsyouwant.

NoteIfyouapplyathemetoaWebpagebyusingaversionofMicrosoftFrontPageearlierthanOfficeFrontPage2003,youcanchangeonlythealignmentofalinegraphicthatispartofatheme.

Addananimationeffecttoapageelement1. Selecttheelementthatyouwanttoaddananimationeffectto.2. OntheDHTMLEffectstoolbar,intheOnbox,clicktheeventthatyou

wanttostarttheeffect.

IftheDHTMLEffectstoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,clickCustomize,andthenselecttheDHTMLEffectscheckbox.

3. IntheApplybox,clicktheeffectyouwant.4. IntheboxnexttotheApplybox,clickthesettingyouwantfortheeffect.

DeleteabanneradThisprocedureappliesonlytoabanneradthatyoucreatedbyusingtheBannerAdManagerinanearlierversionofMicrosoftFrontPage.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthebannerad,andthenpressDELETE.

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SetthepropertiesofabanneradThisprocedureappliesonlytoabanneradthatyoucreatedbyusingtheBannerAdManagerinanearlierversionofMicrosoftFrontPage.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthebannerad,andthenclickBannerAdManagerProperties

ontheshortcutmenu.3. Doanyofthefollowing:

IntheWidthbox,typethewidthofthebanneradinpixelsorpercentage.IntheHeightbox,typetheheightofthebanneradinplxelsorpercentage.IntheTransitioneffectlist,clicktheeffectyouwanttousewhenthebanneradswitchesfromonepicturetoanother.IntheShoweachpicturefor(seconds)box,typeavaluethatspecifieshowmanysecondstoshoweachpicture.IntheLinktobox,typetheURLoftheWebpageorfileyouwanttoopenwhenasitevisitorclicksthebannerad.Toselectpicturestodisplayinthebannerad,clickAdd,andthenlocateandclickthefileyouwant.

ThelistinthePicturestodisplayboxshowsthepicturesyou'veaddedandthesequenceinwhichthepictureswillbedisplayed.

Tomoveapictureupinthedisplaysequence,clicktheURLofthepictureinthelist,andthenclickMoveUp.Tomoveapicturedowninthedisplaysequence,clicktheURLofthepictureinthelist,andthenclickMoveDown.Toremoveapicturefromthebannerad,clicktheURLofthepictureinthelist,andthenclickRemove.

Addamarquee1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickwhereyouwanttoaddthemarquee,andthentypeandselectthat

text.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.4. UnderComponenttype,clickDynamicEffects.5. UnderChooseaneffect,double-clickMarquee.6. Setthepropertiesthatyouwantforthemarquee.

Setthepropertiesofamarquee1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthemarqueethatyouwanttosetpropertiesfor,andthenclick

MarqueePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. Setthepropertiesthatyouwant.

Deleteamarquee1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthemarquee,andthenpressDELETE.

Removeananimationeffect1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointnexttothepageelementthatyouwanttoremove

theanimationeffectfrom.3. OntheDHTMLEffectstoolbar,clickRemoveEffect.

Createawatermark1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepageyouwanttoaddawatermarkto,clickPageProperties

ontheshortcutmenu,andthenclicktheFormattingtab.3. UnderBackground,selectBackgroundpicture,andthenselecttheMake

itawatermarkcheckbox.4. Locateandclickthegraphicfileyouwant.

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TroubleshootdynamicpageelementsWhenIattempttoaddamarqueefromtheInsertWebComponents

dialog,themarqueeoptionisunavailable.

TousetheMarqueeoption,youmustsetyourAuthoringcompatibilitysettingstoMicrosoftInternetExploreronly.Dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. ClicktheAuthoringtab.3. IntheBrowserslist,clickMicrosoftInternetExploreronly,andthen

clickOK.

Whydon'tIseetheHoverButtonoptionintheInsertWebComponentdialogbox?

TheHoverButtonoptionisnolongeravailableintheInsertWebComponentdialogbox.EitheruseInteractiveButtonstoadddynamicbuttonstoyourWebpage,oraddtheHoverButtoncommandtoamenubydoingthefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickCustomize.2. ClicktheCommandstab.3. IntheCategorieslist,clickInsert,andthenintheCommandslist,click

HoverButton.4. Dragthecommandtothemenuyouwant.

TheIncludedContentWebcomponentisgrayedoutwhenIattempttoembedaWebpageinanotherWebpage

ToembedaWebpageinanotherWebpage,bothpagesmustbepartofthesameWebsite.Additionally,youmustmaketheAuthor-timeWebcomponentsavailable,andthentheIncludedContentWebcomponentwillbecomeavailableintheInsertWebComponentsdialog.

TomaketheAuthor-timeWebcomponentsavailable,dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. ClicktheAuthoringtab,andthenselecttheAuthor-timeWeb

Componentscheckbox.

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AboutworkingwithHTMLHypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)isastandardforcreatingpagesfortheWorldWideWeb.HTMLusesspecialmarkers,calledtags,thatindicatehowWebbrowsersshoulddisplaypageelementssuchastextandgraphics.

YoucaneditorformatHTMLcodeusingtoolsavailableinCodeorDesignviews.DesignviewisaWYSIWIGviewwhereyoucanworkwithHTMLtagsindirectly.

WhenyoueditaWebpageinDesignview,orinthedesignpaneinSplitview,youcanshoworhideHTMLtagmarkersthatindicatethestartandendofunderlyingHTMLtags.

EditingHTML

MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesavarietyoffeaturesthathelpyoueditHTMLmoreeasily.

IntelliSenseprovidesyouwithalistofavailablechoiceswhenyou'readdingtagsorattributes.TheQuickTagSelectorenablesyoutoselectentiretags,orthecontentsoftags,withouthavingtoswitchtoCodeview.Allofthestandardeditingcommandsarealsoavailableforeditingcode.Forexample,youcanCopy,Cut,Paste,Find,andReplacewhileeditingyourWebpage.ThepropertiesofHTMLtagsaredisplayedsoyoucanchangethemyourself.Linenumberinghelpsyoutolocateandmovebetweenspecificlinesofcode.

FormattingHTML

HTMLformattingdefineshowthecodeisstructuredonthepage.Thebasicformattingtechniques—linebreaks,whitespace,andindentation—makeHTMLeasiertoreadandedit.

YoucanspecifythesesettingsinFrontPageandsetthefontcolorandsizeuniquelyfortags,attributes,values,andscripts.Youcanalsospecifysettingstokeeptheformatoftheoriginalcode,ortoapplynewformatsettingstopagesyouedit.

InsertHTMLwhileworkinginDesignview1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. PlacetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertHTMLcode.3. PressCTRL+QandclickInsertHTML.4. IntheQuickTagEditor,typetheHTMLthatyouwant.

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ShoworhidetagsinDesignview1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. OntheViewmenu,clickRevealTags.

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IfyoumovethepointeroveranHTMLtaginDesignview,MicrosoftFrontPagedisplaysaScreenTipthatshowstheentiretextofthattag,includingitsattributesandvalues.

Completetextautomaticallyasyoutype1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheIntelliSense

tab.2. UnderAutoInsert,specifythesettingsyouwant.

ChangepropertiesforanindividualHTMLtag1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .

2. Right-clickinsidethetag,andthenclickTagPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

MicrosoftFrontPagedisplaysthepropertiesdialogboxfortheHTMLtag.Forexample,ifyouclickinatabletag,FrontPagedisplaystheTablePropertiesdialogbox.

NotePropertiesforsometagsmightbeunavailableinCodeview.Iftheappropriatepropertyinformationisn'tavailable,theModifyStyledialogboxwillbedisplayed.

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AboutworkingwithXMLExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)istheuniversalformatfordataontheWorldWideWeb.XMLallowsdeveloperstoeasilydescribeanddeliverrich,structureddatainastandard,consistentway.XMLdoesnotreplaceHTML;rather,itisacomplementaryformat.

ByusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanvieworeditXMLfiles,applystandardformattingtothestructureofcodeinXMLfiles,viewtheXMLtree,andcreatecustomdisplaysofXMLdataonWebpages.Forexample,youcancreateaWebpagethatdisplaysdatafromanXMLfile,formatthatdatabyusingtheformattingcommandsontheFormattingtoolbar,andapplyfiltering,sorting,andconditionalformattingtodisplaythedatahowyouwant.

WhenyouworkwithXMLfilesdirectly,it'simportantthatthefilescontainwellformedXML.SincetherulesgoverningthesyntaxofXMLtagsarestricterthanthoseforHTML,ifanXMLfileismissingatagoranattribute,thefilewillnotrendercorrectly.Forthisreason,youcanuseFrontPagetoapplyXMLformattingrulesinfilescontainingXML.

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ApplyXMLformattingrules1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .2. Right-clickanywhereonthepage.3. ClickApplyXMLFormattingRules.

ImportantXMLformattingruleswillapplyendingtagsinafileevenifitisformattedtoexcludethem.

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AboutcodesnippetsAcodesnippetisafragmentofcodeortextthatyoucandefineandreusemanytimes.MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesseveralpre-definedcodesnippets,andyoucanalsocreateyourown.Youcanassociateakeywordtothecodesnippetforquickaccessandinsertion.

Usingcodesnippetscansaveyoutime.Forexample,ifyoufrequentlytypeblocksofJavaScript,youmightstartbyinsertingthefollowingpre-definedcodesnippet:

<scriptlanguage="JavaScript">



</script>

Theprecedingexamplecontainsstartandendtags,HTMLcommentdelimiterswhichhidethescriptfrombrowsersthatmayerroneouslydisplaythecodeinsteadofrenderingit,andanemptylineinwhichtotypetheactualscript.

Someadditionalideasforcodesnippetsinclude:

CSSstyleblocksFrequentlytypedcontenthexadecimalcolorvalues

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Createacodesnippet1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheCodeSnippets

tab.2. ClickAdd.3. IntheKeywordbox,typethekeywordtoassociatewiththecodesnippet.4. IntheDescriptionbox,typeafriendlynameforthecodesnippet.5. IntheTextbox,typethecontentofyourcodesnippet.6. ClickOK.

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Insertacodesnippet1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertthecodesnippet.3. PressCTRL+ENTER.4. Typethekeywordofthecodesnippetyouwanttoinsert,andthenpress

ENTER.

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Editacodesnippet1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheCodeSnippets

tab.2. Cickthecodesnippetyouwanttoedit,andthenclickModify.3. Editthekeyword,description,orcontentofthecodesnippet.4. ClickOK.

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Deleteacodesnippet1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheCodeSnippets

tab.2. Clickthecodesnippetyouwanttodelete.3. ClickRemove.

Turnlinenumberingonoroffforcode1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. OntheGeneraltab,underCodeViewOptions,selectorcleartheLine

numberscheckbox.

Gotoaspecificlineofcode1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .2. Right-clickanywhereonthepage,andthenclickGoToLineonthe

shortcutmenu.3. IntheEnterlinenumberbox,typethelinenumberyouwanttogoto.

Specifycolor-codingsettingsforcode1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. ClicktheColorCodingtab.3. Foreachelementyouwanttospecifycolor-codingsettingsfor,clickthe

arrowinthecolorbox,andthenselectthecoloryouwant.Tospecifyacustomcolor,clickMoreColors.

NoteToresetthecolorcodingtothedefaultsettingsforMicrosoftFrontPage,clickResetColors.

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SpecifyautomaticformattingsettingsforcodeDooneofthefollowing:

Defineformattingsettingsaccordingtothecurrentpage

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheCodeFormattingtab.

2. UnderFormatting,clickBaseoncurrentpage.

Specifyformattingsettingsfornewpages

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheCodeFormattingtab.

2. UnderFormatting,selecttheoptionsyouwant.

Forexample,ifyouwantalltagstoappearaslowercaseinsteadofuppercase,selectTagnamesarelowercase.

3. UnderTags,selectthetagattributesyouwant.

Forexample,ifyouwanttoshowonlyopeningparagraphtags(butnotclosingparagraphtags),selectp,andmakesuretheOmitendtagcheckboxisselected.

ImportantEachtaghasuniqueattributes.

Resetformattingsettingsfornewpages

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. ClicktheCodeFormattingtab.3. ClickReset.

NoteWhenyouopenapagewithexistingcode,MicrosoftFrontPagepreservesthecodeformattingofthatpagebydefault.TheFrontPageformattingsettings

willbeappliedonlytonewcontentthatyouadd.

AbouttheQuickTagtoolsTheQuickTagSelectorandtheQuickTagEditormakeiteasierforyoutoselectandedittagsandattributes.

QuickTagSelector

TheQuickTagSelectorisatoolbaratthetopofthedocumentwindow.ItisavailableinCode,Design,andSplitviews.

Whenyouplacetheinsertionpointanywhereonapage,theQuickTagSelectordisplaysatagselectorshowingtheunderlyingHTMLtagforthatarea.Forexample,iftheinsertionpointisinatablecell,the<td>tagselectorappearsintheQuickTagSelector.

Whenyoumovethepointeroverthetagselector,anarrowappearsontheselector.Youcanclickthisarrowtodisplaytheeditandselectionoptionsforthattag.Thoseoptionsinclude:

SelectTagSelectsthestartandendtagsandthecontentofthosetags.SelectTagContentsSelectsonlythecontentofthestartandendtags.RemoveTagRemovesthestartandendtags,butleavesthecontentofthosetags.TagPropertiesOpensthepropertiesdialogboxforthetag.

ThereareotheroptionsontheQuickTagSelectoraswell.Theseoptions—EditTag,InsertHTML,WrapTag—opentheQuickTagEditor.

QuickTagEditor

ByusingtheQuickTagEditor,youcanquicklyeditatag.YoucanopentheQuickTagEditorbyclickingthetagselectorforatagintheQuickTagSelector,andthenclickinganyofthefollowingoptions:

EditTagEnableseditingofthecurrenttag,includingattributesandotheraspectsofthetag.YoucanalsouseEditTagtochangethetypeoftagortoaddadditionaltags.

InsertHTMLAddsHTMLtothepage.WrapTagWrapsatagthatyouspecifyaroundanexistingtag.Theoriginaltagbecomesnestedinsidethetagyouspecify.

Inaddition,IntelliSensefeaturesareavailableintheQuickTagEditor.Forexample,ifyoutypepartofatag,IntelliSensewillcompletethetagforyouifthisfeatureisenabled.

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Selectatagquickly1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointinthetagyouwant.

3. Atthetopofthedocumentwindow,ontheQuickTagSelectortoolbar,pointtotheselectorforthetagthatyouwant,andthenclickthearrownexttothatselector.

IftheQuickTagSelectorisnotvisible,clickQuickTagSelectorontheViewmenu.


Toselectthestartandendtagandthecontentofthosetags,clickSelectTag.Toselectonlythecontentofthestartandendtag,clickSelectTagContents.

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Youcanalsoquicklyselectthestartandendtag,andthecontentofthosetags,whileworkinginCodeview.Todoso,placetheinsertionpointinthetag,andthenpressCTRL+SHIFT+;.

Editatagquickly1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointinthetagyouwanttoedit.




Toeditthetag,includingitsattributes,clickEditTag,andthenmakeyoureditsintheQuickTagEditor.Toopenthepropertiesdialogboxfortheselectedtag,clickTagProperties.

Deleteatagquickly1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointinthetagyouwanttodelete.



4. Toremovethestartandendtag,butleavethecontentofthosetags,clickRemoveTag.

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AboutworkingwithscriptsAlthoughMicrosoftFrontPagecontainstheMicrosoftScriptEditor,youcanusescripteditingtoolsthatenableyoutoeasilycreateandeditscriptsdirectlyinCodeview.

Editingscripts

WithIntelliSense,youcaneasilycreateoreditscriptsinanumberoflanguages,includingECMAScriptasdefinedbythespecificationoftheEuropeanComputerManufacturersAssociation,suchasJScriptorJavaScript,andVisualBasicScriptingEdition(VBScript).Youcanquicklyfillinvalidvariables,functions,orparameterinformation.

Youcanalsodisplaylinenumbers,whichmakesiteasiertoidentifyerrorswhenyoudebugyourscripts.

Formattingscripts

Scriptelements,suchasscriptidentifiers,keywords,numbers,operators,andstringsarerepresentedindifferentcolors.Youcaneitherusethedefaultcolorsorspecifyyourownsettings.

Scriptcolorcodingwillonlyoccurwithinaproperlyclosedblockofscript.Ifascriptblockisopenedbutnotclosed,thenalltextfollowingtheopenedscriptblockwillusethenormalcolorsettingtohelpyouquicklyseethataclosingtagisrequired.

NoteFrontPagedoesnotcurrentlysupportserver-sidescripting,CGI,ASP.NET,orVisualBasic.NET.

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AboutBehaviorsBehaviorsinMicrosoftFrontPagearescriptingoptionsthatenableyoutoquicklyaddinteractivityorincreasedfunctionalitytotextorotherelementsofyourWebpage.

ABehaviorisacombinationofaneventandanactionthatyouwanttooccurwhenasitevisitorinteractswithaWebpageoranelementofapage.

Youcancustomizebuilt-inFrontPageBehaviorsbyusingataskpane.

Events

AneventisaconditionthatcausesaWebbrowsertotriggerascript.Forexample,movingthepointeroveragraphicorclickingalinkcantriggeranevent.

Eventnamesusuallyreflecthowtheyareactivated.Forexample,theonMouseOvereventistriggeredwhenthemousepointermovesoverapageelement.Likewise,theonMouseClickeventisactivatedwhentheuserclicksapageelement.

Actions

Anactionisaninstructionthatexecuteswhenaneventoccurs.Actionsarefunctions—prewrittenblocksofscriptcode—thatperformaspecifictask,suchasswappinganimageoropeningabrowserwindow.

Afteryouattachascripttoapageelement(usingtheBehaviorstaskpane),thebrowser"calls"theactionthatistriggeredbytheevent.

Eachactionrequiresasetofpropertiesandparametersinordertodoatask.InFrontPage,youcanvieworeditthepropertiesforeachactionusingtheBehaviorstaskpane.

NoteMostBehaviorsworkwithMicrosoftInternetExplorer4.0orlater,andNetscapeNavigator4.0orlater.SomeBehaviors,suchasCheckPlug-in,

ChangeProperty,andControlFlash,requireInternetExplorer5orlater,andNetscapeNavigator6.0orlater.

DefineaBehaviorforanelement1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFormatmenu,clickBehaviors.

3. Onthepage,selectthepageelement—forexample,textoragraphic—youwanttoworkwith.

4. IntheBehaviorstaskpane,clickInsert,andthenclicktheactionyouwant.

5. Inthedialogboxthatappears,selecttheoptionsyouwant,andthenclickOK.

6. Toselecttheevent,underEvents,clickthedefaultevent,andthenclicktheeventyouwant.

7. Dependingontheactionyouchoose,selectanyadditionaloptionsthatdefinetheeventfortheaction.

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AboutIntelliSenseIntelliSensereferstotheCodeviewfunctionalitythatprovidesauto-completionofcommands,aswellascontext-sensitiveliststhatcontaincodeandscriptingelements.

Forexample,whenyoutypetheHTMLdelimiter<,youcanhaveIntelliSenseautomaticallydisplayalistoftags.

WithIntelliSense,youcaneditscriptsinanumberoflanguages,includingECMAScriptasdefinedbythespecificationoftheEuropeanComputerManufacturersAssociation,suchasJScriptorJavaScript,andVisualBasicScriptingEdition(VBScript).Youcanquicklyfillinvalidvariables,functions,orparameterinformation.IntelliSensealsoprovidescontext-sensitivelistsforHTMLtagsandattributes.

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TurnIntelliSenseoptionsonoroffDooneofthefollowing:

ShoworhidetheIntelliSenselist

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .

2. PlacetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddcodebyusingtheIntelliSenselist.

Typesomeofthecodeyouwanttoadd,andthenpressCTRL+L.

Alistappearswithappropriatechoicesforthecontext.Forexample,iftheinsertionpointisafter<scriptlanguage=MicrosoftFrontPagedisplaysalistofthescriptlanguagesyoucanuse.

3. IfyouwanttohidetheIntelliSenselist,pressESC.

ShoworhidetheIntelliSenselistautomatically

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheIntelliSensetab.

2. UnderAutoPopup,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

TospecifywhetheryouwantFrontPagetodisplayalistoftagsorattributesafteryoubegintyping,selectorcleartheHTMLstatementcompletioncheckbox.TospecifywhetheryouwantFrontPagetodisplayalistofvariablesorfunctionnamesafteryoubegintyping,selectorcleartheScriptingstatementcompletioncheckbox.TospecifywhetheryouwantFrontPagetodisplaythedeclarationforafunctionafteryoubegintyping,selectorcleartheScriptparameterinformationcheckbox.

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IntelliSenseoptionsIntelliSenseprovidesanarrayofcodingoptionsinCodeview.

MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesthefollowingIntelliSensecommands,whichyoucansettoappearautomatically:

Option Description

ListMembers

SimplifiesthecompletionofHTMLstatementsandscriptstatements.

Forexample,typinganobjectandascopeoperator(suchaswindow.)displaysalistofappropriateelements(suchastheeventopen),enablingyoutocompletethestring:

window.open

ParameterInfo

Simplifiesthedeterminationofthecorrectparameterstoaddtothescript.

Forexample,afterwindow.open,youcantypeanopeningparenthesis:

window.open(

Alistofappropriateparametersappears,guidingyouinthechoicesyouhaveforcompletingthestring:

window.open([url],[name],[features],[replace])

Complete

Simplifiesthecompletionofcodeasyoutype.

Forexample,youcantypepartofastarttag:

<tab

Word BypressingCTRL+SPACE,therestofthetagappears:

<table

Theclosingtagdelimiterisnotadded,soyoucancontinuetoaddtagattributes.

ViewCodeSnippets

Simplifiestheinsertionofcodesnippetsasyoutype.

Forexample,tobeginwritingascript,youcouldinvokethescriptblock,whichisastandardcodesnippet:

<scriptlanguage="JavaScript">



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AboutaddingFlash-basedcontentMacromediaFlashisavectorgraphicanimationtechnology.WebdevelopersuseFlashtoproducemovies,animation,presentations,andmore.Flash-basedcontentworksoncross-platformbrowsers,whichmeansthatsitevisitorscanplayitbyusingalmostanyWebbrowser,suchasMicrosoftInternetExplorerorNetscapeNavigator.

YoucanaddFlash-basedcontenttoenhanceandupdateyourWebsite.YoucanaddmultipletypesofFlash-basedcontent,suchasshortmoviestrips,repetitiveaudio-enhancedanimations,previously-recordededucationalpresentationsorcourses,andmore.

YoucanembedFlash-basedcontentdirectlyinaWebpage,sothatitdownloadsautomaticallywhenasitevisitoropensthepage.YoucanalsoaddalinkinyourWebpagetothelocationofFlash-basedcontent.Thisenablessitevisitorstodecidewhetherornottheywanttodownloadit.

InMicrosoftFrontPage,youcansetoptionstoscaleandalignFlash-basedcontentandsetbackgroundcolorsforit.Additionally,youcansetoptionsforautomaticplayback,suchasplayingashortanimationoncewhenthesitevisitorfirstloadsthepageorloopingthecontenttoplaycontinuously.

NoteYoumusthavetheMacromediaFlashPlayerplug-ininstalledinordertopreviewtheFlash-basedcontentyouadd.Additionally,sitevisitorsmusthaveitinstalledinordertoplaysuchcontent.

AddFlash-basedcontent1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoPicture,andthenclickMovieinFlash

Format.3. LocateandclicktheMacromediaFlashfile,andthenclickInsert.

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Toviewtheanimatedcontent,inPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickPreview .YoucanalsoaddFlash-basedcontentbydraggingafiletoyourWebpagefromeithertheFolderListinMicrosoftFrontPageorMicrosoftWindowsExplorer.YoucanalsolinktoaFlashfilebyaddingahyperlinkinyourWebpage.ToviewFlash-basedcontent,sitevisitorsmusthavetheMacromediaFlashPlayerinstalled.

SetpropertiesforFlash-basedcontent1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clicktheMacromediaFlash-basedcontent,andthenclickMoviein

FlashFormatPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. Setthepropertiesthatyouwant.

DeleteFlash-basedcontent1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. ClicktheMacromediaFlash-basedcontent,andthenpressDELETE.

AboutaddingsoundsSoundscanaddanotherdimensiontoyourMicrosoftFrontPageWebsite.Forexample,ifyourcompanyhasanaudiojingle,youcanaddittothehomepageofyourWebsiteandconfigureittoplaywhenasitevisitorbrowsestoit.

WithFrontPage,youcanembedanaudiofileandsetpropertiestoplaywhensitevisitorsopenthepage.Youcansetthepropertiestoplaythesoundfilecontinuously,ortoplayitaspecifiednumberoftimes.AnotherwaytoaddsoundtoyourWebpageistoprovideahyperlinktotheaudiofilefromyourpageandletsitevisitorsdecideiftheywanttoplaythesound.Whensitevisitorsclickthatlink,theappropriateaudioplayeropensandplaysthesoundfile.

YoucanaddmanytypesofaudiofiletoyourWebpage,includingthefollowing:

Wavefiles(*.wav)Midisequencerfiles(*.mid)RealAudiofiles(*.ram;*.ra)AIFFsoundfiles(*.aif;*.aifc;*.aiff)AUsoundfiles(*.au;*.snd)MovingPictureExpertsGroup(*.mpeg),MPEGAudio-Layer3files(*.mp3)MicrosoftActiveStreamingfiles(.*asf)

Addasound1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,andthenclickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. OntheGeneraltab,underBackgroundsound,locateandclickthesound

fileyouwant,andthenclickOpen.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Toplaythesoundcontinuously,selecttheForevercheckbox.Toplaythesoundafixednumberoftimes,cleartheForevercheckbox,andthenselectortypethenumberoftimesyouwantthesoundtoplayintheLoopbox.

NoteThisfeatureisnotsupportedbyallWebbrowsers.

Deleteasound1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,andthenclickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. OntheGeneraltab,underBackgroundsound,deletethetextinthe

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AboutaddingvideoYoucanmakeyourWebsitemoredynamicbyaddingvideotoit.ByusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanembedavideodirectlyinaWebpagesothatitdownloadsautomaticallywhenasitevisitoropensthepage.YoucanalsoaddalinkinyourWebpagetothelocationofavideofile.Thisenablessitevisitorstodecidewhetherornottheywanttodownloadit.YoucanalsouseFrontPagetosetoptionsforvideoplayback.Forexample,youcanplaythevideooncewhenthesitevisitorfirstopensthepage,loopthevideoandplayitcontinuously,oronlyplaythevideowhenasitevisitorreststhepointeroveralink.

Beforeyouaddavideo,youshouldconsidertheissueofbandwidth.Itisconsideredgoodpracticetoinformyoursitevisitorsofthesizeofavideofile.Additionally,whenyouaddvideotoaWebpage,makesurethevideoisinaformatthatsitevisitorscanplaybackwithmostvideoplayers.

Someofthemostpopularvideofileformatsthatyoucanembedorlinktoare:

WindowsVideofiles(*.avi)AudioandvideofilesforusewithMicrosoftWindowsMediaPlayer.WindowsMediafiles(*.asf)StreamingfileformatforusewithWindowsMediaPlayer.Thisfileformatcanalsoincludeaudio,scripts,ActiveXcontrols,andHTMLdocuments.RealAudiofiles(*.ram;*.ra)StreamingfileformatforusewithRealNetworksRealAudioPlayer.Providesoptimizationforlow-tomedium-speedconnections.MovingPictureExpertsGroup(*.mpeg)Thisfamilyofstandardsisusedforcodingaudio-visualinformation—movies,video,musicinadigitallycompressedformat.MPEGfilesaregenerallymuchsmallerthanmostvideoformats,butprovidethesamequality.AppleQuickTime(*.mov;*.qt)QuickTimeistechnologythatisbuiltintotheAppleMacintoshoperatingsystemandisusedbymostMacintoshapplicationsthatincludevideooranimation.MicrosoftWindows-basedcomputerscanalsoplayfilesinQuickTimeformat,buttheyrequireaspecialQuickTimeplug-in.

Addavideo1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Positiontheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertavideo.3. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoPicture,andthenclickVideo.4. Locateandclickthevideofile,andthenclickOpen.

Notes

Toviewthevideo,inPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickPreview .SomeWebbrowsersdonotsupportvideo.

Setplaybackoptionsforavideo1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthevideo,andthenclickPicturePropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toplaythevideowheneverthepageloads,underRepeat,clickOnfileopen.Toplaythevideowheneverasitevisitormovesthepointerdeviceoverthevideo,underRepeat,clickOnmouseover.Tospecifythenumberoftimesyouwantthevideotoplay,underStart,typeanumberintheLoopbox,orselecttheForevercheckboxforcontinuousplay.Tosetadelaybetweenplaybacks,underStart,typeorselectthedelaytimeintheLoopdelaybox.

NoteToviewthevideo,inPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickPreview .

Deleteavideo1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthevideo,andthenpressDELETE.

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AboutcreatingaWebsiteAWebsiteisagroupofrelatedWebpagesthatishostedbyanHTTPserverontheWorldWideWeb.MostWebsitesprovideahomepagetositevisitorsasastartingpoint.Thehomepageisinterconnectedwithotherpagesbyusinghyperlinksandanavigationalstructure.

YoucancreateaWebsitethatiseitherdisk-basedorserver-based.Adisk-basedWebsiteisonethatishostedonalocalcomputer.Aserver-basedWebsiteishostedbyaWebserver,suchasMicrosoftInternetInformationServer(IIS),oravirtualservernetwork.

TohelpyoucreateaWebsitemorequickly,youcanusetheMicrosoftFrontPagetemplatesandwizards.Whenyouuseoneofthesetools,FrontPagedoesmostofthestructuralworkforyou,leavingyoufreetoconcentrateonthecontentofthesite.YoucanusetemplatesandwizardstohelpyoucreateanythingfromabarebonesWebpagetoacomplex,multi-page,interactiveWebsite.

ThebasicstepsforcreatingaFrontPageWebsite,includethefollowing:

1. ObtainaWebsitehostingaccountorURLfromahostingservice,suchasanInternetserviceprovider(ISP)oraWebPresenceProvider(WPP).

2. CreateyourWebsitestructureusingthetemplatesandwizards.3. Addyourownpersonalizedcontent.4. PublishyourWebsitetothepublicontheWorldWideWeb.

Withadministratorpermissions,aWebsitehostingaccount,andconnectivitytoaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,youcancreateaSharePointsiteandthencustomizeitusingMicrosoftFrontPage.

AWebsitecancontainoneormoresubsites.AsubsiteisaWebsitethatisnestedinsideanotherWebsite.AWebsitethatcontainssubsitesiscalledatop-levelsite.IfyouthinkofaWebsiteasadirectorycontainingasetoffolders,asubsiteisasubfoldercontainingastand-aloneWebsite.

Subsiteshaveindependentadministration,authoring,andbrowsingpermissions.

Therefore,youcandisplayrestrictedinformationorinformationthatispertinenttoonlyonegroupofsitevisitorsonasubsite.

Youcanconvertfoldersunderatop-levelWebsitetosubsites.Likewise,youcanconvertasubsitetoasubfolder.However,manyoftheWebsitesettingscanbelostduringthisprocess,including,butnotlimitedtohyperlinksinnavigationbarsandtasksassociatedwiththesepages.ThesefeaturesarelostbecausethenavigationstructureandtasksarestoredperWebsite.Additionally,thelargerthecontentsoftheWebsite,thelongerittakestoconverttheWebsitetoasubfolderorasubfoldertoaWebsite.

CreateaWebsite1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewWebsite,clickthetypeofWebsitethat

youwanttocreate.3. ClicktheWebsitetemplatethatyouwant.4. Locateandclickthelocationwhereyouwanttopublishyoursite,andthen

clickOpen.

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Youcaneitherpublishyoursitetoalocaldirectoryorfolderonyourharddiskornetwork,orpublishittotheInternetwhereyouraccountislocated.IfyoucreateaSharePointsite,youmustpublishittoaserverrunningMicrosoftSharePointServices.

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CreateasubsiteDooneofthefollowing:

Convertanexistingfolderintoasubsite

1. IntheFolderList,right-clickthefolderthatyouwanttocreateasubsitein,pointtoNew,andthenclickSubsite.

2. ClicktheWebsitetemplatethatyouwant.3. UnderOptions,selecttheAddtocurrentWebsitecheckbox.

Createanewsubsitebyusingatemplate

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewWebsite,clickthetypeofWebsitethat

youwanttocreate.3. ClicktheWebsitetemplatethatyouwant.4. UnderOptions,selecttheAddtocurrentWebsitecheckbox.

Notes

Youcaneitherpublishyoursitetoalocaldirectoryorfolderonyourharddiskornetwork,orpublishittotheInternetwhereyouraccountislocated.IfyoucreateaSharePointsite,youmustpublishittoaserverrunningMicrosoftSharePointServices.

OpenaWebsite1. OntheFilemenu,clickOpenSite.

2. IntheLookInbox,locateandclicktheWebsitethatyouwanttoopen.

3. ClickOpen.

NoteIfyoualreadyhaveaWebsiteopen,eachsubsequentWebsitewillopeninanewMicrosoftFrontPagewindow.

RenameaWebsite1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings.2. ClicktheGeneraltab.3. IntheWebnamebox,typeanewnamefortheWebsite.

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ImportaWebsite,folder,orfile1. OpentheWebsitethatyouwanttoimportaWebsite,folder,orfileinto.2. OntheFilemenu,clickImport.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Importafilefromyourlocalcomputerornetwork

1. ClickAddFile.2. Locateandclickthefilethatyouwanttoimport,andthenclickOpen.3. Toimportadditionalfiles,repeatsteps1and2.

Importafolderfromyourlocalcomputerornetwork

1. ClickAddfolder.2. Locateandclickthefolderthatyouwanttoimport,andthenclick

Open.

ImportaWebsitefromaWebserver

1. ClickFromSite.2. ClickHTTP.3. LocateandclickthestartingpageoftheWebsitethatyouwantto

import,andthenclickOpen.

ThestartingpagecanbeanypageintheWebsite,notjustthehomepage.

4. ToimportaWebsitethatusesSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)forencryptedtransactions,selecttheEncryptedconnectionrequired(SSL)checkbox.

5. TofinishimportingaWebsite,clickNext,andthenfollowtheinstructionsintheImportWebSiteWizard.

NoteIfyouimportadisk-basedWebsiteintoanotherdisk-basedWebsite,MicrosoftFrontPageonlyaddsthefilesandfolderstothesite.Itdoesnot

importthefileorfolderasanewsubsite.

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AboutpagebannersByusingapagebanner,youcanquicklyaddtitlestoyourWebpages.Ifyouhaveappliedathemetotheactivepage,pagebannersusethesamestylesandgraphicsasthetheme.Otherwise,thepagebannerjustdisplaystext,whichyoucanformat.

Beforeyoucanusepagebanners,youmustsetupyourWebsite'snavigationstructureinNavigationview.Apagebannerisnotvisibleonapageunlessthepageisincludedinthenavigationstructure.PagebannersusethepagetitlesfromNavigationview;ifyouchangethistitleforapage,itspagebannerlabelwillalsochange.

Afteryouaddapagebannertoapage,youcanchangethetextthatisdisplayedonit,andyoucanspecifywhethertodisplayagraphicorjusttext.Thepagebannerpicturethatisdisplayedisthebannerthatisassociatedwiththethemeforthatparticularpage.

Deleteapagebanner1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthepagebanner,andthenpressDELETE.

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AboutpagetemplatesApagetemplateisapre-designedpagethatcancontainpagesettings,formatting,andpageelements.MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesseveraldefaultpagetemplates,oryoucancreateyourown,sothatyoucancreatepagesforyourWebsitequicklyandconsistently.Templatesareveryusefulinamultiple-authorenvironmentbecausetheyhelpauthorscreatepagesthesameway.Forexample,ifallyourpagesalwayshaveacompanylogoanddescriptionatthetopofthepage,youcancreateatemplatewiththoseelements.Youcouldthenuseyourtemplatewhenyoucreateanewpage,andthelogoanddescriptionwillautomaticallydisplayonthepage.

Whenyoucreateapagetemplate,acopyofthetemplateisstoredontheharddriveofeveryWebsiteauthorwhoopensthatWebsite.

Ifyouworkinamultipleauthoringenvironment,youcancreateyourowncustomtemplatesandsharethemwithotherauthorsworkingonthesameWebsite.AnyonewhoopenstheWebsitecanthencreatenewpagesbasedonyoursharedtemplates,whicharelistedalongwiththedefaulttemplates.Forexample,youmightwantallofthepagesinaWebsitetolinktoaspecificcascadingstylesheet.Youcouldcreateatemplatecontainingalinktothestylesheet,andthensharethattemplatewithanyoneworkingontheWebsite.Insteadofaddingstylesheetlinksmanuallytonewpages,youcancreatenewpagesthatalreadycontainthelinksjustbyusingthesharedtemplate.

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CreateaWebpagetemplateSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewpage,dooneofthefollowing:

TocreateaWebpagetemplatefromablankpage,clickBlankpage.TocreateaWebpagetemplatefromanexistingpage,clickFromexistingpage,locateandclickthefileforthepage,andthenclickCreatenew.TocreateaWebpagetemplatebychanginganexistingtemplate,clickMorepagetemplates,clickthetabcontainingthetemplateyouwant,andthendouble-clickthetemplate.

3. Changethepagetoincludethesettingsandelementsthatyouwantinthetemplate.

4. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.5. IntheSaveastypelist,clickFrontPageTemplate.

AboutDynamicWebTemplatesByusingDynamicWebTemplates,youcancreateHTMLpagesthatsharethesamelayout.Inadditiontoprovidingasharedlayout,youcanmakesomeregionsinatemplateavailableforeditingwhilepreventingchangestootherregionsinthattemplate.Thismeansthatyoucanallowotherstoaddandeditcontent,yetstillpreservethelayoutofthepagesandthetemplateitself.

YoucanuseanynumberofDynamicWebTemplatesinaWebsiteandyoucanattachaDynamicWebTemplatetoasmanypagesasyoulike.YoucanalsosaveDynamicWebTemplate(.dwt)filestoanylocation.IfyouchoosetodetachaDynamicWebTemplatefromoneormorepagesinasite,youdonotremovethecontentfromthosepages.Youremoveonlytheformattingprovidedbythetemplate.

InearlierversionsofMicrosoftFrontPage,youmighthaveusedsharedborderstocreatearegiononaWebpagethatwascommontooneormorepagesinaWebsite.YoucannowuseDynamicWebTemplatesinstead.Unlikesharedborders,pagesthatareattachedtoDynamicWebTemplatesshareanentirelayout,andtheyoffermuchmorecontroloverwhichpartsofyourpagesareavailableforediting.

AddeditableregionstoaDynamicWebTemplate1. OpentheDynamicWebTemplate(.dwt)file.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. SelectonlytheareasinthetemplatewhereyouwanttoallowotherWeb

authorstoedittheattachedWebpage(s).4. Right-clickaselection,andthenclickManageEditableRegions.5. IntheRegionnamebox,typeanamefortheeditableregion.Forexample:

Header,Body,orFooter.6. ClickAdd.7. Repeatsteps2through6foreachneweditableregionyouwanttoadd,and

thenclickClose.

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AttachaDynamicWebTemplateDooneofthefollowing:

AttachaDynamicWebTemplate

1. OpentheWebpageyouwanttoattachaDynamicWebTemplateto.

ToattachtheDynamicWebTemplatetomorethanonepage,selectthepagesyouwant.

How?

IntheFolderList,holddownCTRLandclickeachpageyouwant.

IftheFolderListishidden,clickFolderListontheViewmenu.

2. OntheFormatmenu,pointtoDynamicWebTemplate,andthenclickAttachDynamicWebTemplate.

3. LocateandclicktheDynamicWebTemplateyouwanttoattach,andthenclickOpen.

IfthebodyofaselectedWebpagecontainscontent,theChooseEditableRegionsforContentdialogboxappears.ThedialogboxdisplaysthedefaultsettingsformappingcontentfromthebodyoftheWebpagetoeditableregionsspecifiedbytheDynamicWebTemplate.TheOldcolumnlistscontentinthebodyoftheWebpage.TheNewcolumnlistseditableregionsspecifiedbythetemplate.

IntheChooseEditableRegionsforContentdialogbox,dooneofthefollowing:

TomoveallofthecontentinthebodyoftheWebpagetothedefaulteditableregion,clickOK.Ifthedefaulteditableregioncontainscontent,thatcontentisreplacedwiththecontentintheWebpage.TomoveallofthecontentinthebodyoftheWebpagetoaspecificeditableregion,click(Body),andthenclickModify.IntheNew

Regionlist,clicktheeditableregionyouwanttomovethecontentto.Ifyouclick(none),thecontentisremovedfromtheWebpage.TomaintainallofthecontentandstructureoftheWebpage,clickSkipCurrentPage.Thetemplateisnotattachedtothepage.

AttachadifferentDynamicWebTemplate

1. OpentheWebpageyouwanttoattachadifferentDynamicWebTemplateto.

ToattachtheDynamicWebTemplatetomorethanonepage,selectthepagesyouwant.

How?

IntheFolderList,holddownCTRLandclickeachpageyouwant.

IftheFolderListishidden,clickFolderListontheViewmenu.

2. OntheFormatmenu,pointtoDynamicWebTemplate,andthenclickAttachDynamicWebTemplate.

3. LocateandclicktheDynamicWebTemplateyouwanttoattach,andthenclickOpen.

IftheselectedWebpagecontainseditableregionsspecifiedbytheDynamicWebTemplatepreviouslyattachedtoit,theChooseEditableRegionsforContentdialogboxappears.Thedialogboxdisplaysthedefaultsettingsformappingcontentfromtheeditableregionsspecifiedbytheprevioustemplatetoeditableregionsspecifiedbythenewtemplate.TheOldcolumnlistseditableregionsspecifiedbytheprevioustemplate.TheNewcolumnlistseditableregionsspecifiedbythenewtemplate.

IntheChooseEditableRegionsforContentdialogbox,dooneofthefollowing:

TomoveallofthecontentinthebodyoftheWebpagetothedefaulteditableregion,clickOK.Ifthedefaulteditableregioncontainscontent,thatcontentisreplacedwiththecontentinthepage.Tomovecontentfromaneditableregionspecifiedbytheprevious

templatetoaspecificeditableregionspecifiedbythenewtemplate,clicktheregionintheOldcolumn,andthenclickModify.IntheNewRegionlist,clicktheeditableregionyouwanttomovethecontentto.Iftheeditableregioninthenewtemplatecontainscontent,thatcontentisreplacedwiththecontentinthepage.TomaintainallofthecontentandstructureoftheWebpage,clickSkipCurrentPage.Thetemplateisnotattachedtothepage.

CreateaDynamicWebTemplate1. CreateoropenanHTMLdocument.2. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.3. IntheSaveastypelist,clickDynamicWebTemplate,andthenclick

Save.4. Createthebasiccontentsandstructureofthetemplateinthe*.dwtfile,and

thenclickSave.

DetachfilesfromaDynamicWebTemplate1. IntheFolderList,selectthefile(s)thatyouwanttodetachfromthe

DynamicWebTemplate.

Toselectmultiplefiles,pressCTRLandhold,andthenclickthefilesthatyouwanttodetach.

2. OntheFormatmenu,pointtoDynamicWebTemplate,andthenclickDetachfromDynamicWebTemplate.

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ManuallyupdateattachedWebpagesImportantIfthereisaconflictamongtheDynamicWebTemplateandattachedpages,whenyouattempttoupdatetheattachedpages,MicrosoftFrontPagewillpromptyoutoresolvetheconflict.

UpdateWebpagesfromwithintheattachedDynamicWebTemplate

WiththeDynamicWebTemplateopen,ontheFormatmenu,pointtoDynamicWebTemplate,andthenclickoneofthefollowing:

UpdateAllPagesUpdateAttachedPages

UpdateaselectedpageintheFolderList

1. IntheFolderList,clickthepagethatyouwanttoupdate.2. OntheFormatmenu,pointtoDynamicWebTemplate,andthenclick

UpdateSelectedPage.

OpenaDynamicWebTemplatefromwithinanattachedpage

IntheFolderList,double-clicktheDynamicWebTemplatefile(withthe.dwtfilenameextension)thatyouwant.

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RenameorRemovetheeditableregionsofaDynamicWebTemplate1. OpentheDynamicWebTemplate(*.dwt)file.2. Inthedocumentwindow,right-clicktheeditableregionthatyouwantto

renameorremove,andthenclickManageEditableRegions.

Youcanidentifyeditableregionsbytheboxedareasonthepagethatincludeatabcontainingthenameofeachregion.

3. Renameaneditableregion

IntheRegionnamebox,typethenewname,clickRename,andthenclickClose.

Removeaneditableregion

ClickRemove,andthenclickClose.4. OntheFilemenu,clickSave.5. ClickYes.

NoteIftheDynamicWebTemplatethatyoueditedhostsattachedfiles,MicrosoftFrontPagewillpromptyoutoupdatethosefiles.

EditasharedborderThisprocedureappliestosharedbordersthatyoucreatedbyusinganearlierversionofMicrosoftFrontPage.

1. Openapagethatusesthesharedborderyouwanttoedit.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. Clickinsidethesharedborderregion,whichisoutlinedwithadashedline.

Whenyouclickthearea,theoutlinechangestoasolidline.

4. Makeyourchangestothecontentinsidethesharedborderregion.Forexample,typeordeletetext,oraddapicture.

5. ClickSave .Yourchangeswillappearonallpagesthatsharetheborder.

AboutauthoringmodesAuthoringmodesenableyoutoturnsupportonoroffforgroupsoffeaturesorforonefeatureatatime.

ByusingauthoringmodesinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcandesignyourWebpagesforcompatibilitywithspecificbrowsersandtechnologies,aswellascontrolthetypesofcodethatareaddedtoyourpages.

Bydesigningyourpagesforbrowsercompatibility,youcanhelpensurethatyoursitevisitorshaveabetterexperiencebrowsingyourWebsite.ByhavingcontroloverthetypesofcodethatFrontPageaddstoyourpages,youcanedityourpagesmoreeasilyinCodeview.

Whenyouchooseanauthoringmode,theauthoringmodeappearsinthelowerrightportionofthestatusbar.Itisimportanttonotetheauthoringmodeyouareusing,becausesomeFrontPagefeaturesareunavailableinspecificauthoringmodes.

NoteIfyouchooseaspecificauthoringmode,menucommandsthatarenotsupportedwillbeunavailableaslongasyouareinthatauthoringmode.

AboutoptimizingcodeByusingthecodeoptimizationsettingsinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanreducetheamountofnon-standardHTMLorothercodeinyourWebpages.ThiscanmakeiteasiertoeditpagesinCodeview.Itcanalsohelpyoureducethefilesizesofyourpagesandhelpsitevisitorsopenyourpagesmorequickly.

Youcanoptimizeyourcodewhenyouauthoryourpages,whenyoupublishthemtoyourWebsite,orboth.IfyouchoosetooptimizeyourcodewhenauthoringyourWebpages,FrontPageremovesspecifictypesofcodefromthosepageswhenyoueditthem.Forexample,ifyouopenaWebpageyoucreatedbyusingMicrosoftWord,FrontPageremovesWord-specificcodefromthatpage.

IfyouchoosetooptimizeyourcodewhenpublishingyourWebpages,FrontPageremovesspecifictypesofcodefromthosepagesonlywhenyoupublishthemtoyourremoteWebsite.Itmaintainsthatcodeinthepagesonthelocalsite.Thismeansthatyoucancontinuetoseethecodewhenyou'reeditingthepagesinthelocalsite,butyouandyoursitevisitorscannotseethecodeincopiesofthepagesontheremotesite.

YoucanenableFrontPagetoremovethesetypesofcode:

StyleinformationgeneratedbyMicrosoftWordVectorMarkupLanguage(VML)graphicsgeneratedbytheMicrosoftOfficeDrawingToolsMetatagsaddedbyotherprograms,includingGeneratorandProgIDtagsCellformattingattributesTracingimageattributesCommentsforscripts,DynamicWebTemplates,orHTMLHTMLtagsthatdonotcontaincontentHTMLleadingwhitespaceorallHTMLwhitespace

Inaddition,youcanenableFrontPagetomergetagsappliedtoadjacentpageelements.Forexample,ifyouencounterside-by-side<b>tagsincode,suchas<b>Example</b><b>1</b>,youcanhaveFrontPageremovetheredundantadjacenttags,resultinginthecleanercode<b>Example1</b>.

SomecodeoptimizationsettingsaredesignedspecificallyforauthoringWebpages,whileothersaredesignedspecificallyforpublishingpages.Therefore,somesettingsmaynotbeavailableforbothauthoringandpublishingpages.

Specifyauthoringmodesettings1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. IntheFrontPageandSharePointtechnologieslist,selecttheauthoring

modeyouwant.

NoteWhenyouturnonsupportforauthor-timeWebcomponents,supportforlinkbarsandsharedbordersisnotautomaticallyturnedonaswell.Toturnsupportonoroffforlinkbarsorsharedborders,selectorcleartheNavigationorSharedBorderscheckbox.

TurnsettingsonoroffforoptimizingHTML1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptimizeHTML.3. Selectthesettingsthatyouwant.

NoteIfyouselecttheAllHTMLcommentscheckboxortheDynamicWebTemplatescommentscheckbox,MicrosoftFrontPageremovesanydynamicWebtemplatecodeforthatpagewhenyouoptimizeHTML.Therefore,anycontentthepageshareswiththedynamicWebtemplatewillnolongerbevisibletositevisitors.

TurnsettingsonoroffforoptimizingpublishedHTMLBeforeyoucanoptimizeHTMLwhenpublishingapage,youmustsetuparemoteWebsite.

1. InRemoteWebSiteview,ontheWebSitetab,clickOptimizePublishedHTML.

2. OntheOptimizeHTMLtab,selectWhenpublishing,optimizeHTMLbyremovingthefollowingelements.

3. Selectthesettingsthatyouwant.

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MicrosoftFrontPagedoesnotapplythesesettingstoWebpagesthatyouhavealreadypublishedtoyourWebsite.Toapplythesettingstoapage,publishthatpagetoyoursite.YoucanoptimizeHTMLwhenyoupublishfromthelocalWebsitetotheremotesite,butnotfromtheremotesitetothelocalsite.IfyouselecttheAllHTMLcommentscheckboxortheDynamicWebTemplatescommentscheckbox,FrontPageremovesanydynamicWebtemplatecodeforthatpagewhenyouoptimizeHTML.Therefore,anycontentthepageshareswiththedynamicWebtemplatewillnolongerbevisibletositevisitors.

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Turnsupportforframesonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. Toturnsupportforframesonoroff,selectorcleartheFramescheckbox.

TurnsupportonoroffforfeaturesthatrequireFrontPageServerExtensionsIfyourWebsiteislocatedonaserverrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,youcanturnsupportonoroffforfeaturesthatarecompatiblewithyourWebserver:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.

2. SelectorcleartheBrowse-timeWebComponentscheckbox.

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TurnsupportforVMLgraphicsonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. ToturnsupportforVectorMarkupLanguage(VML)onoroff,selector

cleartheVMLgraphics(Officedrawing)checkbox.

NoteWhenyouturnonsupportforVMLgraphics,supportfordownlevelimagefiles—graphicformatsthatarecompatiblewithbrowsersthatdonotsupportVML—isautomaticallyturnedonaswell.Toturnsupportfordownlevelimagefilesonoroff,selectorcleartheDownlevelimagefilecheckbox.

TurnsupportforActiveServerPagesonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. SelectorcleartheActiveServerPagescheckbox.

NoteIfyouturnoffsupportforActiveServerPages,somemenucommandsmaybeunavailable,andyoumaybeunabletoeditsomeWebpages.

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TurnsupportforActiveXcontrolsonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. ToturnsupportforActiveXcontrolsonoroff,selectorcleartheActiveX

controlscheckbox.

NoteIfyouspecifybrowsercompatibilitysettingsthatfavorNetscapeNavigator,ActiveXcontrolsaredisabledbydefault.IfyouoverridethedefaultandenableActiveXcontrols,yourWebsitemightnotbedisplayedproperly,oritmightcontainerrors.

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TurnsupportforJavaappletsonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. ToturnsupportforJavaappletsonoroff,selectorcleartheJavaapplets

checkbox.

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Turnsupportforscriptsonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

ToturnsupportforMicrosoftVisualBasicScriptingEdition(VBScript)onoroff,selectorcleartheVBScriptcheckbox.ToturnsupportonoroffforECMAScriptasdefinedbythespecificationoftheEuropeanComputerManufacturersAssociation,suchasJScriptorJavaScript,selectorcleartheJavaScript/JScriptcheckbox.

NoteIfyouspecifyintheBrowserslistthatyourWebsiteshouldbecompatiblewithNetscapeNavigatoronly(andselectanybrowserversion),orBothInternetExplorerandNavigator,supportforVBScriptisturnedoffbydefault.IfyouselectVBScriptanyway,yoursitevisitorsmightencounterscripterrors.

Turnsupportforprogram-specificmetatagsonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. SelectorcleartheGeneratorandProgIDtagscheckbox.

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Turnsupportforsharedbordersonoroff1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. Toturnsupportforsharedbordersonoroff,selectorcleartheShared

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AbouthyperlinksAhyperlinkisalinkfromoneWebpageorfiletoanother,includingapictureormultimediafile,ortoane-mailaddressorprogram.Whenasitevisitorclicksthehyperlink,thedestinationisdisplayedinaWebbrowser,opened,orran,dependingonthetypeofthedestination.

Forexample,ahyperlinktoapagedisplaysthepageintheWebbrowser,andahyperlinktoanAudioVideoInterleave(AVI)fileopensthefileinamediaplayer.

Waystousehyperlinks

TonavigatetoafileorWebpageonanetwork,intranet,orInternet

TonavigatetoafileorWebpagethatyouplantocreateinthefutureTodesignateapictureasahyperlinktoadestination

Tosendane-mailmessage

Tostartafiletransfer,suchasdownloadingafileorsendingafilebyFTPTogotoabookmark

Afteryoucreateahyperlink,followittoverifythatitgoestothedestinationpage,file,e-mailaddress,program,orbookmarkyouintended.Whenasitevisitorpointstotextorapicturethatcontainsahyperlink,thepointerdepictsahand ,indicatingthattheusercanclicktheitem.MicrosoftFrontPagefollowshyperlinksanddisplaysthemindifferentwaysdependingonthedestination:

ThedestinationisaWebpageFrontPageopensthepageforeditinginPageview.ThedestinationisabookmarkFrontPageopensthepageandscrollsdowntothebookmark.ThedestinationisafileFrontPageopensthefileinitsassociateeditor.Forexample,FrontPageopensatextfileinNotepad.ThedestinationisnotinthecurrentWebsiteFrontPageopensacopyofthedestinationWebpageorfile.

HowURLswork

Whenyoucreateahyperlink,itsdestinationisencodedasaUniformResourceLocator(URL).

AURLisanaddressthatspecifiesaprotocol(suchasHTTPorFTP),anditcontainsaWebserverornetworklocation,path,andfilename,asshowninthefollowingtable:

Example Descriptionhttp:// Protocolwww.example.com Webserveroffice/productinfo/ Pathdefault.htm Filename

AbsoluteandrelativeURLS

AnabsoluteURLcontainsafulladdress,includingtheprotocol,theWebserver,thepath,andthefilename.ArelativeURLhasoneormoremissingpartsoftheaddress.ThemissinginformationistakenfromthepagethatcontainstheURL.Forexample,iftheprotocolandWebserveraremissing,theWebbrowserusestheprotocolanddomainofthecurrentpage.

ItiscommonforpagesinaWebsitetouserelativeURLsthatcontainonlyapartialpathandfilename.Ifthefilesaremovedtoanotherserver,anyhyperlinkswillcontinuetoworkaslongastherelativepositionsofthepagesremainunchanged.Forexample,ahyperlinkonProducts.htmpointstoapagenamedApple.htminafoldernamedFood;ifbothpagesaremovedtoafoldernamedFoodonadifferentserver,theURLinthehyperlinkwillstillbecorrect.

Usingtextorpicturesashyperlinks

Youcancreateahyperlinktobetextorapicture.

AtexthyperlinkisawordorphrasethatyouassignadestinationURL.

ApicturehyperlinkisapicturethatyouassignadestinationURLinoneoftwoways:

Youcanallocatetheentirepicturetobeadefaulthyperlink.Inthiscase,thesitevisitorcanclickanypartofthepicturetodisplayitsdestination.Forexample,abuttonisapicturewithadefaulthyperlink.Youcanassignthepicturetooneormorehotspots,whicharehyperlinkregionsonthepicture.Apicturethatcontainshotspotsiscalledanimagemap.Forexample,animagemapcanbeapicturethatrepresentsdifferentpartsofaWebsite(suchasthehomepage,acatalogpage,andsoon).Thesitevisitorclicksacertainareaoftheimagemaptodisplaythecorrespondingpage.

Howhyperlinksaredisplayed

Webbrowsersusuallyunderlinetexthyperlinksanddisplaytheminadifferentcolor.Forexample,thisishowahyperlinkmightlook.

Hyperlinksonapicturearenotalwaysvisible.However,asitevisitorcantellthatapicturehasahyperlinkbypositioningthemousepointeroverit.Themousepointerchangesappearance,usuallytoapointinghand .Forexample,positionyourmousepointeroverthefollowingbutton:

Toemphasizeahyperlinkevenmore,youcanalsoaddDynamicHTML(DHTML)effectsoranimationtohyperlinks,asshowninthefollowingillustration:

Ahyperlinkshouldalsoprovideavisualcueaboutwhereitleads;forexample,youcouldusethehyperlinksbelowtoleadtoaWebsite'shomepage:

HomePage

Settingcolorsforhyperlinks

YoucanchoosethecolorsthataWebbrowserwillusefordisplayinghyperlinks.IfyouusestandardHTMLattributes,youcanselectthreecolorstousefora

hyperlink,dependingonitsstatus:

HyperlinkAhyperlinkthathasnotbeenselected

ActivehyperlinkAhyperlinkthatiscurrentlyselected

VisitedhyperlinkAhyperlinkthathasalreadybeenfollowed

NoteIfyouuseCascadingStyleSheets(CSS),youcanalsocontrolthecolorthehyperlinkshowswhenthesitevisitorreststhepointeroverit.CSScanalsoaddotherattributestoyourhyperlinks.SeetheFrontPageStylestopicsformoreinformation.

Usingbookmarks

Abookmarkisalocationorselectedtextonapagethatyouhavemarked.

Youcanusebookmarksasadestinationforahyperlink.Forexample,ifyouwanttodisplayacertainsectionofapagetothesitevisitor,addahyperlinkwiththebookmarkasitsdestination.Whenthesitevisitorclicksthehyperlink,therelevantpartofthepageisdisplayedratherthanthetopofthepage.

Youcanalsouseoneormorebookmarkstofindlocationsonapage.Forexample,addabookmarktoeachmainheadingonapage.Whenyouareeditingthepage,youcanquicklyfindeachsectionbygoingtothecorrespondingbookmark.

Ifyoubookmarkalocation(ratherthantext),thebookmarkisindicatedinFrontPageby .Ifyoubookmarktext,thetextdisplayswithadashedunderline.

Managinghyperlinks

RenamingandmovingfilesinyourWebsite

WhenyourenameafileinyourWebsite,MicrosoftFrontPagecheckstoseewhetherthereareanyhyperlinkstothefile.Ifthereare,FrontPageupdatesthehyperlinkswiththenewfilename.WhenyoumoveafileinyourWebsite(forexample,toafolderorsubfolder),FrontPageautomaticallyupdatesanyhyperlinkstothatfilewithitsnewlocation.

Testingandrepairingbrokenhyperlinks

BeforeyoupublishaWebsite,youshouldalwaystestallhyperlinks.IfyourWebsitecontainsabrokenhyperlink(onethathasaninvaliddestinationURL),whenthesitevisitorclicksthehyperlinktheWebbrowserdisplaysanerrormessage.ThecausemightbeassimpleasamistypedURLoraURLthatpointstoapagethatyoudeletedfromyourWebsite.IfthedestinationisanotherpageontheWorldWideWeb,thepagemighthavebeenmovedordeleted.

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CreateahyperlinkInPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign ,andthendooneofthefollowing:

Createahyperlinktoanexistingpageorfile

1. Selectthetextorthepicturethatyouwanttouseasthehyperlink.

Ifyoudonotselecttextorapicture,thedestinationURLisdisplayedasthehyperlinktext.

2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickInsertHyperlink .3. UnderLinkto,clickExistingFileorWebPage.4. Selectthepageorfileyouwanttouseasadestination.

Createahyperlinktoanewpage



2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickInsertHyperlink .3. UnderLinkto,clickCreateNewDocument.

4. IntheNameofnewdocumentbox,typethenameofthefileyouwanttocreateandlinkto.

Ifyouwanttocreateadocumentinadifferentlocation,underFullPath,clickChange,browsetothelocationwhereyouwanttocreatethefile,andthenclickOK.

5. UnderWhentoedit,specifywhetheryouwanttoeditthefilenoworlater.

CreateahyperlinktoapageorfileontheWorldWideWeb



2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickInsertHyperlink .3. UnderLinkto,clickExistingFileorWebPage,andthenclickBrowse

theWeb .4. InyourWebbrowser,browsetothepagethatyouwanttolinkto,andthen

pressALT+TABtoswitchbacktoMicrosoftFrontPage.ThelocationofthepageyouvisitedisdisplayedintheAddressbox.

Createahyperlinktoane-mailaddress



2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickInsertHyperlink .3. UnderLinkto,clickE-mailAddress.4. Typethee-mailaddressyouwantintheE-mailaddressbox,orselectane-

mailaddressintheRecentlyusede-mailaddressesbox.5. IntheSubjectbox,typethesubjectofthee-mailmessage.

NoteSomeWebbrowsersande-mailprogramsmaynotrecognizethesubjectline.

Createahyperlinktoabookmark



2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickInsertHyperlink .3. UnderLinkto,clickExistingFileorWebPage.4. Selectthepagethatcontainsthebookmark,andthenclickBookmark.

5. UnderSelectanexistingplaceinthedocument,clickthebookmarkyouwanttouseasthedestination,andthenclickOK.

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EditahyperlinkChangethetextofahyperlink

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthehyperlinktext,andtypethenewtext.

Changethedestinationofahyperlink

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthehyperlink,andclickHyperlinkPropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. IntheAddressbox,enterthehyperlinkdestinationyouwant.

Changethetargetframe

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetextorpicturethatyouareusingasahyperlink,andthenclick

InsertHyperlink .3. IntheEditHyperlinkdialogbox,clickTargetFrame,andthendooneof

thefollowing:


IntheTargetFramedialogbox,theCurrentframespageareashowsamapofyourframespage.Clickintheframeyouwouldliketosetasthetargetframe.

Chooseatargetframeeitherwithinyourframespageoroutsideofit

IntheTargetFramedialogbox,theCommontargetsareagivesyouseveraltargetframeoptions.Clickoneoftheoptionstoselectatargetframe.

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AddfonteffectstoahyperlinkYoucanaddeffectstohyperlinkssothatwhenasitevisitorpositionsthepointeroverthehyperlink,itsfontchanges.Forexample,youcansetthehyperlinktochangetoalarger,bold,redfont.However,whenyousetfonteffects,yousetthemforallhyperlinksonthepage,ratherthanforindividualhyperlinks.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,clickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu,andthen

clicktheAdvancedtab.3. UnderStyles,selecttheEnablehyperlinkrollovereffectscheckbox.4. ClickRolloverStyle.5. Settherolloverpropertiesforhyperlinksonthecurrentpage.

Notes

Youcannotaddeffectstoahyperlinkifthepageusesatheme.HyperlinkrolloverstylesuseDynamicHTML(DHTML),sosomeWebbrowsersmaynotsupportthisfeature.

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Sethyperlinkcolors1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,andthenclickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheFormattingtab.4. UnderColors,intheHyperlink,Visitedhyperlink,andActivehyperlink

boxes,selectthecolorsyouwanttouse.

NoteIfthepageusesatheme,someofthesesettingsmaynotbeavailable.

SettheScreenTipforahyperlink1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthehyperlink,andthenclickInsertHyperlink .3. ClickScreenTip.4. Typethetextyouwanttoappearwhenasitevisitorreststhemousepointer

overthehyperlink,andclickOK.

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RemoveahyperlinkInPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign ,anddooneofthefollowing:

Deletethehyperlinkcompletely,includingthehyperlinktext

SelectthehyperlinkandpressDELETE.

Preservethehyperlinktextbutdeletethehyperlinkassociatedwithit

1. SelectthehyperlinkandclickInsertHyperlink .2. ClickRemoveLink.

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CreateabookmarkonaWebpage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selectthetexttowhichyouwanttoassignabookmark.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickBookmark.4. UnderBookmarkname,typeorselectthenameofthebookmark(spaces

areallowed).

NoteIfyoubookmarkalocation(ratherthantext),thebookmarkisindicatedinFrontPageby .Ifyoubookmarktext,thetextdisplayswithadashedunderline.

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GotoabookmarkonaWebpage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,clickBookmark.3. IntheOtherbookmarksonthispagebox,clickthebookmarkyouwantto

find.4. ClickGoto.

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Addatemporarybookmarktocode1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickCode .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoinsertthetemporarybookmark.3. PressCTRL+F2.

Tip

WhenworkingwithaWebpagethatcontainsseveraltemporarybookmarks,pressF2tojumpaheadtothenexttemporarybookmark,orpressSHIFT+F2tojumpbacktotheprevioustemporarybookmark.

Removeabookmark1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,clickBookmark.3. IntheOtherbookmarksonthispagebox,clickthebookmarkyouwantto

delete.4. ClickGoto.5. ClickClear.

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TroubleshoothyperlinksMyhyperlinkgoestoawrongdestination.

Thiscanbecausedbyoneoffollowing:

ThedestinationmayhavebeenenteredincorrectlyMakesurethehyperlinkdestinationiscorrect.TheoriginaldestinationmayhavemovedtoadifferentlocationUseyourInternetbrowsertolocatethedestinationtoensurethatitstillexists.

NothinghappenswhenIclickahyperlink.

Thiscanhappenwhenthetextyoubelieveisahyperlinkonlylookslikeahyperlink.Tomakesurethetextisahyperlink,dothefollowing:

1. Selectthetext,andthenclickInsertHyperlink .2. IntheAddressbox,confirmthatthereisavalidURL.

WhenIclickahyperlink,itreturnsa404errormessage.

Thiscanbecausedbyoneofthefollowing:

ThedestinationmayhavemovedormaynolongerexistVerifythatthefileexistsbyviewingthedestinationfilewithyourInternetWebbrowser(ifthefileisontheInternet),orwithMicrosoftWindowsExplorer(ifthefileisonyourharddriveoranetwork).YoumaynothaveaccesstothedestinationIfthedestinationfileisontheInternet,makesureyouhaveaconnectiontotheInternet.TheremaybeatechnicalproblemIfyoubelievethatthefileyouarelinkingtoexists,andthatyouhavepermissiontolinktoit,trydeletingyourtemporaryInternetfiles.

How?

1. OpenInternetExplorer.

2. OntheToolsmenu,clickInternetOptions.3. UnderTemporaryInternetFiles,clickDeleteFiles.

WhenIclickahyperlink,itreturnsa403errormessage.

Youmaybetryingtolinktoapageordirectorythatdoesnothaveanonymousbrowsingpermissions.

Ifthedestinationisonanetwork,contactyournetworkadministratortoensurethatyouhaveaccesstothedestinationfile.

Myhyperlinkgoestothewrongframe.

Thisisoftencausedbyincorrectlysettingupthetargetframeforyourhyperlink.Tochangethetargetframe,dothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthehyperlink,andthenclickInsertHyperlink .3. IntheInsertHyperlinkdialogbox,clickTargetFrameandthendoone

ofthefollowing:


IntheTargetFramedialogbox,theCurrentframespageareashowsamapofyourframespage.Clicktheframeyouwouldliketosetasthetargetframe.

Chooseatargetframeoutsideyourframespage(inanewwindow)

IntheTargetFramedialogbox,underCommontargets,clickNewWindow.

Myscreentipdoesn'tappearwhenIhoveronmyhyperlink.

MicrosoftFrontPageusesthetitleattributetospecifythescreentipforahyperlink.SomeWebbrowsersdonotsupportthetitleattribute.

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AboutcreatinganavigationstructureWhenyoudesignyourWebsite,oneofthemostimportantconsiderationsisprovidingalogicalnavigationstructure,allowingsitevisitorstofindthecontenttheywantquicklyandeasily.Youwanttoensurethatsitevisitorsalwaysknowwheretheyareinthesite,andprovidethemwiththepropercontextforthecontenttheyarereading.

MicrosoftFrontPageincludesthefollowingmethodstohelpyouaddanavigationstructuretoyourWebsite:

Linkbars

AlinkbarisasetofhyperlinksthatenablesitevisitorstonavigatetothepagesinyourWebsite.Youplacelinkbarsinaprominentandconsistentlocationoneachpage,andtheyactasamaptothepagesyoudesignate.Youcancreatelinkbarswitheithergraphicortexthyperlinks.

WhenyoucreateyourWebsite,youcaneithercreatelinkbarsthatyouspecifythelinksfor,oraddalinkbarthatisbasedonthenavigationstructureofyoursite.FrontPagemaintainsthelinkbarsyoucreate;ifyoumoveoraddapage,FrontPageupdatesthelinkbaraccordingly.

Youcanformatyourlinkbarsinthefollowingways:

Youcanplacelinkbarshorizontallyorverticallyonapage.Youcanaddmorethanonelinkbartoeachpage,forexampletonavigatetodifferentpagelevels.Youcanchangethestyleofalinkbarthatusesbuttonsinsteadoftext.

ThetypesoflinkbarsthatyoucanaddtoyourWebsiteincludethefollowing:

Linkbarsbasedonanavigationstructure

AfteryouhavedesignedyourWebsiteanddeterminedahierarchicalandlogicalflowforthecontent,youcanaddalinkbarbasedonthatnavigationstructure.Thestructuredetermineswhichhyperlinksyouwillassigntothelinkbar,and

thenodelabelsdeterminethelabelsforthosehyperlinks.

ThefollowingexampleshowsthestructureofaWebsiteinNavigationviewandanexplanationoftherelationshipsamongthepagesinthesite:

HomepageThefirstpagethatisaddedtoanavigationstructureistypicallynamedDefault.htmorIndex.htm,andisindicatedbythehomepageicon

.Intheprecedingexample,Homeisthehomepage.

GloballevelpagesThesepagesareatthesamelevelas—butdonotinclude—thehomepage.Intheprecedingexample,thegloballevelpageisContacts.

ParentlevelpagesThesepagesarelocateddirectlyaboveanotherpageorpages,includingpagesthataredirectlyconnectedtotheparentlevelpageonthesamelevel(withtheexceptionoftheHomepage).Intheprecedingexample,theparentlevelpageforWhat'sNewisHome.

ChildlevelpagesOneormorepagesthatarelocateddirectlybelowaparentlevelpage.Intheprecedingexample,Homehasthreechildlevelpages(What'sNew,Products,andServices),Contactshasonechildlevelpage(Jobs),andProductshastwochildlevelpages(SearchandOrdering).

SamelevelpagesPagesthatareonthesamelevelinthehierarchicalstructureandsharethesameparentlevelpage.Intheprecedingexample,What'sNew,Products,andServicesaresamelevelpages;SearchandOrderingarealsosamelevelpages.

BackandnextpagesIntheprecedingexample,ifyouaddalinkbarthatincludesbackandnextlinkstotheProductspage,thenextlinkdirectsthesitevisitortoServicesandthebacklinkdirectsthesitevisitortoWhat'sNew.

Whenyouaddalinkbarthatincludesbackandnextlinks,FrontPagereliesonthenavigationstructureoftheWebsitetoautomaticallysetupthoselinks.Youcanaddhyperlinkstothehomepageandtotheparentlevelpageoftheactivepagebyusingthelinkbarpropertiesdialogbox.Additionally,inNavigationview,youcancreatelinkstoexternalWebpages.

Customlinkbars

Whenyouaddacustomlinkbar,youcanlinktoanyofthepageswithinyourWebsite,aswellastoexternalpages.Youcansetthelinkbarupinanywaythatyouwant,youcanaddbackandnextlinks,andyoucanaddandremovepagesfromitatanytime.

Tableofcontents

YoucanconfigureFrontPagetoautomaticallygenerateatableofcontentsbasedonthecategoriesthatyouassigntoyourpages.ForusersofFrontPageclientsoftwarethatconnecttoserversrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,youcanconfigureFrontPagetoautomaticallygenerateatableofcontentsbasedonthenavigationstructureofyourWebsite.WhiletheactuallinksdonotdisplayinFrontPage,theydointheWebbrowser.ThisfunctionalityisnotavailableifyouconnecttoaserverthatisrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

Whenyoucreateasitemap,youselectthecategoriesthatyouwantandcreateaTableofContents,andthismakesupthelistofallthepagesbelongingtothosecategories.Forexample,ifyousellappliances,yoursitemapmighthavecolumnsofhyperlinksforLargeAppliances,SmallAppliances,andCustomerService.Youcancreatethiskindofsitemapbyusingcategories.

Youcanformatyourtableofcontents—forexample,changetheheadingfontsize—andyoucanalsosetitsothatFrontPageautomaticallyrecalculatesthetableofcontentswheneveryoueditapageinyourWebsite.

Sitemaps

ForapersonalorsmallWebsite,youcancreateasitemapwithalistofhyperlinkstoalltheWebsite'spages,byusingtheTableofContentsWebcomponent.

ForacorporatepresenceorlargeWebsite,asitemaptypicallycontainslistsofhyperlinkstopagesindifferentsubsites,categories,orothergroupsorganizedunderlogicalheadings.Forexample,ifyousellappliances,yoursitemapmighthavecolumnsofhyperlinksforLargeAppliances,SmallAppliances,andCustomerService.Youcancreatethiskindofsitemapbyusingcategories.

Representsthecategoriesthatyouhaveassignedtospecificpages

Representsthepagesthatyouhaveassignedtoacertaincategory

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Createanavigationstructure1. OntheViewmenu,clickNavigation,anddooneormoreofthefollowing:

Addanexistingpage

IntheFolderList,clickthepagethatyouwant,andthendragittoalocationinthenavigationstructure.


Addanewpageunderanexistingpage

Inthenavigationstructure,right-clickthepage,pointtoNew,andthenclickPageontheshortcutmenu.

Moveapage

Inthenavigationstructure,dragthepagetoanotherlocationwithinthestructure.

Removeapage

Inthenavigationstructure,right-clickthepage,andthenclickDeleteontheshortcutmenu.

2. Tosaveyoureditswithoutswitchingviews,right-clickthedocumentwindowbackground,andthenclickApplyChangesontheshortcutmenu.

CustomizeNavigationviewIfyoucreateanavigationstructureinNavigationview,youcancustomizehowthatstructureisdisplayed.

To DoThis

Zoominorout

Right-clicktheviewbackground,pointtoZoomontheshortcutmenu,andthenclickthepercentagethatyouwanttozoominorout.

Automaticallysizealargenavigationstructuretofitintotheview

Right-clicktheviewbackground,pointtoZoomontheshortcutmenu,andthenclickSizetoFit.

Changetheorientationofhowthestructureisdisplayed

Right-clicktheviewbackground,andthenclickPortrait/Landscapeontheshortcutmenu.

Expandallofthesubtrees(thepagesbelowaparentpage)sothatyoucanseetheentirenavigationstructure

Right-clicktheviewbackground,andthenclickExpandAllontheshortcutmenu.

Showorhideonlythepagesinasubtree

Right-clickanypageinthesubtree,andthenclickViewSubtreeOnlyontheshortcutmenu.

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AddalinkbartoaWebpage1. OpenyourWebsiteinPageview.2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddthelinkbar.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickNavigation.4. IntheComponenttypelist,clickLinkBars.5. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addalinkbarwithcustomlinks

1. IntheChooseabartypelist,clickBarwithcustomlinks,andthenclickNext.

2. Clickthelinkbarstylethatyouwanttouseforthislinkbar.3. ClickNext.4. Clickthepageorientationthatyouwant,andthenclickFinish.5. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addanewlinkbar

1. ClickCreatenew.2. Typeanameforthenewlinkbar,andthenclickOK.3. ClickAddlink.4. IntheTexttodisplaybox,typethetextthatyouwanttoappearonthe

linkbar,andthenclickOK.5. Locateandclickthepagethatyouwantthecustomlinkbartolinkto.6. Repeatsteps3through5foreachlinkthatyouwanttoaddtothelink

bar.7. Tosettheorderforhowyouwantsitevisitorstoviewthelinksonthe

linkbar,clicktheMoveuporMovedownbutton.

Addanexistinglinkbar

UnderChooseexisting,clickthenameofthelinkbarthatyouwanttouse,andthenclickOK.

Addalinkbarwithbackandnextlinks

1. IntheChooseabartypelist,clickBarwithbackandnextlinks,andthenclickNext.

2. Clickthelinkbarstylethatyouwanttouseforthislinkbar.3. ClickNext.4. Clickthepageorientationthatyouwant,andthenclickFinish.5. Dooneofthefollowing:

Createanewlinkbar

1. ClickCreatenew.2. Typeanameforthenewlinkbar,andthenclickOK.3. ClickAddlink.4. IntheTexttodisplaybox,typethetext(suchasbackornext)that

youwanttoappearonthelinkbar.5. Locateandclickthepagethatyouwanttolinktofromthecustomlink

bar,andthenclickOK.6. Repeatsteps3through5foreachlinkthatyouwanttoaddtothelink

bar.7. Tosettheorderforhowyouwantsitevisitorstoviewthelinksonthe

linkbar,clicktheMoveuporMovedownbutton.

NoteDependingonwhereitisinthelist,youcanlinktoanexternalpagebyusingtheBackorNextlinkonthelinkbar.However,youcannotaddthesamelinkbartoapagethatisnotintheactiveWebsite.

Useanexistinglinkbar

IntheChooseexistingbox,clickthenameofthelinkbarthatyouwanttouse,andthenclickOK.

Addalinkbarbasedonthenavigationstructure

NoteToaddalinkbarbasedonthenavigationstructure,youmusthavealreadycreatedthenavigationstructureforyourWebsiteinNavigationview.

1. IntheChooseabartypelist,clickBarbasedonnavigationstructure,andthenclickNext.

2. Clickthelinkbarstylethatyouwanttouseforthislinkbar.3. ClickNext.

4. Clickthepageorientationthatyouwant,andthenclickFinish.5. UnderHyperlinkstoaddtopage,clickthehyperlinkoptionsforthelink

barthatyouwanttoadd,andthenclickOK.

Tip

Whenperformingthisprocedure,considerthelevelofthepagethatyouareaddingthelinkbarto.Forexample,ifyouareaddingalinkbartoyourhomepage,chooseeitherChildpagesunderHomeorChildleveltolinktothepagesatalevelbeneaththehomepage.

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AddahyperlinktoalinkbarDooneofthefollowing:

Addahyperlinkbasedonthenavigationstructure

1. InNavigationview,right-clickthepageinthestructurethatyouwanttoaddahyperlinkto,andthenclickAddExistingPageontheshortcutmenu.

2. Locateandclickthefileyouwanttolinkto,andthenclickOK.

3. Tosavethechanges,right-clickthebackgroundinNavigationview,andthenclickApplyChangesontheshortcutmenu.

Addahyperlinktoacustomlinkbar

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthelinkbar.3. ClickAddlink.4. LocateandclickthefileyouwanttolinktoandthenclickOK.

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EditalinkbarDooneorbothofthefollowing:

Editalinkonalinkbarthatisbasedonthenavigationstructure


Changehyperlinkoptions

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthelinkbar.3. UnderHyperlinkstoaddtopage,clickthehyperlinkoptionsthatyou

wanttodisplay,andthenclickOK.

NoteIfyouspecifyhyperlinksthatarenotinthenavigationtree,alinkbarwillnotbedisplayedonthepage.

Excludeapage

1. InNavigationview,right-clickthepagethatyouwanttoexclude.2. ClickIncludedinLinkBarsontheshortcutmenu.

NoteAllchild-levelpagesundertheexcludedpagewillalsobeexcludedbydefault.Ifyoudonotwantthissettingtoaffectachild-levelpage,right-clickthechild-levelpage,andthenclickIncludedinLinkBarsontheshortcutmenu.

Editalinkonacustomlinkbaroralinkbarwithbackandnextlinks

1. InPageview,double-clickthelinkbar.2. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toaddmorelinkstothelinkbar,clickAddlink.Todeletealinkfromalinkbar,clickthelink,andthenclickRemovelink.TochangetheURLorthedisplaytextofalink,clickModifylink.

Tochangetheorderofthelinksonalinkbar,intheLinkslist,clickthelink,andthenclickMoveuporMovedown.

Forlinkbarswithbackandnextlinks,movingthelinksupordownaffectshowthelinksareorderedinrelationtooneanotheronthelinkbar.

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ChangethestyleofalinkbarDooneofthefollowing:

Changetheformatofalinkbarthatusestext

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthelinkbar.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickFont,andthenselecttheoptionsyouwant.

Changetheformatofagraphicallinkbar

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthelinkbar.3. ClicktheStyletab.4. Clickthelinkbarstylethatyouwanttouseforthislinkbar.

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ChangethelabelforhyperlinksinalinkbarDooneofthefollowing:

Changelabelsforalinkbarwithcustomhyperlinks

1. InNavigationview,right-clickthepagelabelthatyouwanttochangethedisplaytextfor.

2. ClickRename.3. Typethenewdisplaytextonthepagelabel,andthenpressENTER.

Changelabelsforalinkbarwithhyperlinksbasedonanavigationstructure

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings.2. ClicktheNavigationTab.3. Typethelabelintheappropriatebox.

Changetheorientationofalinkbar1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthelinkbar.3. ClicktheStyletab.4. UnderOrientationandappearance,clicktheorientationthatyouwant.

Printthenavigationstructure1. OntheViewmenu,clickNavigation.2. OntheFilemenu,clickPrint.3. Settheprintingoptions,suchastheprinternameandnumberofcopiesthat

youwant,andthenclickOK.

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Deletealinkbar1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthelinkbar,andthenpressDELETE.

NoteIfyoudeletealinkbarfromasharedborder,thelinkbarwillbedeletedfromallpagesusingthatsharedborder.

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Troubleshootcreatinganavigationstructure

ThebackandnextlinksdonotlinktothepagesinmyWebsiteintheorderthatIwant.

Youcanresettheorderofthehyperlinksoneitheralinkbarbasedonanavigationstructureoracustomlinkbar.Tochangealinkbarbasedonanavigationstructure,switchtoNavigationview,andthendrageachyellownodetothelocationyouwant.Tochangeacustomlinkbar,dothefollowing:

1. Double-clickthelinkbar.2. Clickthehyperlinkthatyouwanttomove.3. ClickMoveuporMovedown.4. Toresettheorderofadditionalhyperlinksonthelinkbar,repeatsteps2and

3.

ThelinksIaddedtoalinkbararenotrenderingcorrectly.

Ifyouaddlinkbarsinasharedborder,youmustaddthepagesinNavigationviewtoensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly.

Alinkbarisrelativetoeachpage,thereforeifyouusealinkbarinsideasharedborder,itmightbeusefulwhenyouviewitfromonepage,butwhenyouviewthelinkbarfromadifferentpage,thehyperlinksmaynotmapcorrectly.Sincealinkbarinsideasharedborderhasthesamesettingsforallpagesusingthesharedborder,youmustbecarefulhowyousetupthelinkbar.

FrontPageisnotgeneratingatableofcontentsbasedonthenavigationstructureofmyWebsite.

YoumustbeconnectedtoaserverrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.ThisfunctionalityisnotavailableifyouconnecttoaserverthatisrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

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CreateatableofcontentsorsitemapDooneofthefollowing:

Createatableofcontentsbasedonthenavigationstructure

ImportantThisfunctionalityisnotavailableifyouconnecttoaserverthatisrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

1. InPageview,placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttocreateatableofcontents.

2. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.3. IntheComponenttypelist,clickTableofContents.4. IntheChooseatableofcontentslist,clickForThisWebSite,andthen

clickFinish.5. InthePageURLforstartingpointoftablebox,locateandclickthepage

thatyouwanttouseasthestartingpointforthetableofcontents.

Thestartingpointdetermineswhichpagesareleftmostinthetableofcontents.Pagespointedtobyhyperlinksonthestartingpagewillbeindentedonelevelinthetableofcontents.

6. IntheHeadingfontsizelist,selectthefontsizeyouwant.

Createatableofcontentsorsitemapbasedoncategories

1. Assigneachpagethatyouwanttoappearinyourtableofcontentsorsitemaptoacategory.

How?

1. IntheFolderList,right-clickthepagethatyouwanttoassigntoacategory,andthenclickPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. ClicktheWorkgrouptab.3. IntheAvailableCategorieslist,clickthecategorythatyouwantto

assignthepageto.

Ifyouwanttocreateanewcategory,clickCategories,typethenameofthenewcategory,clickAdd,andthenclickOK.

4. Toassignapagetomorethanonecategory,repeatsteps1through3foreachpage.

2. InPageview,placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddthefirstcategoryofpagesinthetableofcontentsorsitemap,typeaheading,andthenpressENTER.

3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.4. IntheComponenttypelist,clickTableofContents.5. IntheChooseatableofcontentslist,clickBasedonPageCategory,and

thenclickFinish.6. IntheChoosecategoriestolistfilesbybox,selectthecheckboxnextto

eachpagecategoryofthatyouwanttoincludeinyourtableofcontentsorsitemap.

7. IntheSortfilesbybox,dooneofthefollowing:Tosortthelistalphabetically,selectDocumenttitle.Tosortthelistbyfiledates,selectDatelastmodified.

8. UnderIncludethefollowinginformation,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toincludethefilemodificationdate,selecttheDatethefilewaslastmodifiedcheckbox.Toincludecommentsthathavebeenaddedtoeachpageinthelist,selecttheCommentsaddedtothefilecheckbox.

9. Repeatthesestepsforeachadditionalpagecategorythatyouwanttoincludeinyourtableofcontentsorsitemap.

NoteToviewthetextonthelinks,ontheFilemenu,pointtoPreviewinBrowser,andthenclicktheWebbrowserthatyouwant.

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Ifyouarecreatingatableofcontentsorsitemaponthesamepageasthestartingpoint,theheadingofthetableofcontentswillbeahyperlinktothesamepage.Forexample,ifyoucreateatableofcontentsonthepageIndex.htm,andthestartingpointisIndex.htm(thesamepage),theheadingofthetablewillbeahyperlinktoIndex.htm.Ifyouwanttoexcludesuchacircularhyperlinkastheheadingofatableofcontentsorsitemap,clickNoneintheHeadingfontsize

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AbouthitcountersAhitcountertalliesanddisplaysthenumberoftimesapagehasbeenvisited.YoucanaddahitcountertoyourhomepagesothatyouandsitevisitorscanseehowmanytimesyourWebsitehasbeenvisited,asinthefollowingexample.

Youarevisitor:

MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesseveralstylesofcounters,butyoucansupplyyourownnumbergraphicsbycreatingacustompictureinGIFformat.Thepicturemustincludethenumberszero(0)tonine(9),evenlyspaced.

Afteryouaddahitcountertoapage,youcanresetthecountertoanynumber.Forexample,youtestaWebsiteafteryoupublishittomakesurethatitisworkingproperly,andthenyoufindthatthehitcounterhasbeenincrementedbyyourownvisits.Youcanresetthecountertozerotostartitover.

NoteYoumustpublishyourWebsitetoaWebserverthathastheFrontPageServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices2.0installed.AskyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP)whetheroneofthesetechnologiesisinstalledonyourWebserver.

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Addahitcounter1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwantthehitcounter.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.4. UnderComponenttype,clickHitCounter.5. Dooneofthefollowing:

Chooseanexistingcounterstyle

UnderChooseacounterstyle,double-clickoneoftheofthecounterstyles.

Useacustompictureasacounterstyle

1. UnderChooseacounterstyle,double-clickanyofthecounterstyles.2. IntheHitCounterPropertiesdialogbox,selectCustomPicture.3. TypetherelativelocationoftheGIFfile.

Forexample,iftheGIFislocatedinyourimagesfolder,therelativepathwouldbe/images/yourgif.gif.

NoteThefilemustbeinGIFformat.

6. Tosetthecountertoaspecificnumber,selecttheResetcountertobox,andthentypethenumber.

7. Todisplayafixednumberofdigitsinthehitcounter,selecttheFixednumberofdigitsbox,andthentypethenumber.

Forexample,todisplay005ratherthan5,selectthisoptionandtype3.

NoteToaddahitcountertoyourWebsite,yoursitemustbelocatedonaWebserverrunningMicrosoftFrontPage2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.AskyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP)whetheryourserverisrunningthesetechnologies.

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Resetahitcounter1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthehitcounter.3. SelecttheResetcountertocheckbox,andthentypeanumberinthebox.

AddatimestamptoaWebpageAtimestampwilldisplayeitherthetimeorthedate,orboth,thatthepagewascreatedorlastchanged.Forexample,atimestampletssitevisitorsknowwhethertheinformationonyoursitehaschangedsincetheirlastvisit.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddatimestamp.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickDateandTime.4. Specifythetypeoftimestamptodisplay.5. Specifyaformatforthedateandforthetime.

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ShoworhidehighlightingofdynamicelementsIfyouaddaDynamicHTML(DHTML)effecttoapageelement,youcanshoworhideabluebackgroundandborderfortheeffectinDesignview.

Toshoworhidethehighlightingeffect,ontheDynamicHTMLEffectstoolbar,clickHighlightDHTMLEffects .

IftheDHTMLEffectstoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickDHTMLEffects.

AboutWebcomponentsinFrontPageByusingWebComponentsinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanaddawidevarietyoffeaturestoyourWebsite,rangingfromhitcountersthatregisterthenumberofvisitorstoapage,tophotogalleriesthatdisplayacollectionofgraphics.

YoucanchoosefromtwotypesofWebcomponents:author-timecomponentsorbrowse-timecomponents.

Author-timecomponentsaretoolsthatcanmakeiteasiertocreateanddesignWebpages.TheyareavailableinFrontPage.Ifyouwanttoaddanauthor-timecomponenttoyoursite—suchasaphotogalleryorlinkbar—youdonotneedtoinstallspecificsoftwareoraspecificservertechnologyontheWebserverthathostsyoursite.

Browse-timecomponentsareavailableonWebsiteslocatedonWebserversrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,SharePointTeamServicesfromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

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WebcomponentsthatmaynotbesupportedYoucaninsertmanydifferentWebcomponentsinMicrosoftFrontPagebyusingtheInsertWebComponentdialogbox.Thedialogboxprovidesoptionsforthefollowingitems.

OptionsintheInsertWebComponentdialogbox

DynamicEffects

MarqueeMakestextscrollhorizontallyacrossthescreen.

InteractiveButtonInsertsagraphicalbuttonthatcontainstext.Thebuttonchangeswhenasitevisitorpointstoit.

WebSearch

CurrentWebInsertsasearchformthatsearchesthecontentsoftheactiveWebsite.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.

Full-TextSearchEnablesafull-textsearchofyourWebsite.ThiscomponentrequiresWindowsSharePointServices.Full-textsearchmustbeenabledontheserver.

Spreadsheetsandcharts

OfficeSpreadsheetDisplaysdatainaninteractivespreadsheet.

OfficeChartDisplaysdatainaninteractivechart.

OfficePivotTableDisplaysdatainaninteractivePivotTablelist.

HitCounter

EachHitCounteroptioninsertsahitcounterthattalliesanddisplaysthenumberoftimesthepagehasbeenvisited.Choosefromthefollowingcolorcombinations:

GolddigitsonblackbackgroundBlackdigitsonwhitebackground,comicstylefontOrangedigitsonblackbackgroundBlackdigitsonwhitebackground,blockstylefontGreendigitsonblackbackground

PhotoGallery

HorizontalLayoutInsertsahorizontalarrangementofphotos.

MontageLayoutInsertsamontagelayoutofphotos.

SlideShowInsertsaslideshowlayoutofphotos.

VerticalLayoutInsertsaverticalarrangementofphotos.

IncludedContent

SubstitutionInsertsacomponentthatshowstheauthor,description,lastchangeddate,orURL.

PageInsertsacomponentthatdisplaysthecontentsofonepageonanotherpage.

PageBasedonScheduleInsertsacomponentthatdisplaysthecontentsofanotherpageontheactivepageatspecifiedtimes.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.

PictureBasedonScheduleInsertsacomponentthatdisplaysapictureontheactivepageatspecifiedtimes.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

PageBannerInsertsapagebannerthatisdisplayedasagraphicaltitlebasedonthepagethemeorastext.

LinkBars

BarwithcustomlinksInsertsabarofhyperlinksthatpointtopageswithintheactivesiteortoexternallinks.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

BarwithbackandnextlinksInsertsabarofhyperlinksthatpointtoasequenceofpageswithintheactivesite.

BarbasedonnavigationstructureInsertsalinkbarorabackandnextlinkbarbasedonthenavigationstructureofthesite.

TableofContents

ForThisWebSiteInsertsatableofcontentsfortheactiveWebsite.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.

BasedonPageCategoryInsertsatableofcontentsfortheactiveWebsitebasedonchosencategories.

TopTenList

VisitedPagesInsertsacomponentthatshowsthetop10mostvisitedpagesintheactivesite.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

ReferringDomainsInsertsacomponentthatshowsthetop10referringdomainsfortheactivesite.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0,orWindowsSharePointServices.

ReferringURLsInsertsacomponentthatshowsthetop10referringdomainsfortheactivesite.ThiscomponentrequirestheFrontPage2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0,orWindowsSharePointServices.

SearchStringsInsertsacomponentthatshowsthetop10searchstringsusedinsearchenginestofindtheactivesite.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage

2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0,orWindowsSharePointServices.

VisitingUsersInsertsacomponentthatshowsthetop10mostfrequentsitevisitorsfortheactivesite.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0,orWindowsSharePointServices.

OperatingSystemsInsertsacomponentthatshowsthetop10mostpopularoperatingsystemsofsitevisitors.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0,orWindowsSharePointServices.

BrowserInsertsacomponentthatshowsthetoptenmostpopularWebbrowsersusedtoviewtheactivesite.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0,orWindowsSharePointServices.

ListView

BasictableInsertsalistviewcontainingacolumnforeachfieldyouchooseandanewrowforeachiteminthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.

RepeatingformInsertsalistviewinarepeatingformstylethatshowsthetitleforaniteminthelistandtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesbelowthetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

Repeatingform(centered)Insertsalistviewinacentered,repeatingformstylethatshowsthetitleforaniteminthelistandtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesbelowthetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist,andalltheinformationiscenter-aligned.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

RepeatingformwithborderInsertsalistviewinarepeatingformwithtableborders.Itshowsthetitleforaniteminthelistandtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesbelowthetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist,andeachitemappearsinitsowntablecell.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

Two-columnrepeatingformwithborderInsertsalistviewthatshowsatwo-columnborderedtablewitheachlistiteminitsowntablecell.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

CommaseparatedInsertsalistviewthatshowsthetitlesforitemsinthelistwithalltheotherfieldvaluesseparatedbycommasunderneaththetitles.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

Two-columncommaseparatedInsertsalistviewthatshowsatwo-columnviewofthetitlesforitemsinthelistwithalltheotherfieldvaluesseparatedbycommasunderneaththetitles.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

BulletedlistoftitlesInsertsalistviewthatshowsabulletedlistofthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

NumberedlistoftitlesInsertsalistviewthatshowsanumberedlistofthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

PlainlistoftitlesInsertsalistviewthatshowsthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist,eachonaseparateline.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

HorizontallistoftitlesInsertsalistviewthatshowsthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelistseparatedbycommasonasingleline.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

DropdownmenuoftitlesInsertsalistviewthatshowsadrop-downmenuthatcontainsthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

PagecomponentInsertsalistviewthatshowsabulletedlistofthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelistinsideabox.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

HistorylistInsertsalistviewthatshowsthecreationdateforaniteminthelist,thetitleoftheitem,andtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesbelowthetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist,anditemsareshownin

chronologicalorder.Alltheinformationiscenter-aligned.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

DocumentLibraryView

BasictableInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatcontainsacolumnforeachfieldyouchooseandanewrowforeachiteminthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.

RepeatingformInsertsadocumentlibraryviewinarepeatingformstylethatshowsthetitleforaniteminthelistandtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesbelowthetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

Repeatingform(centered)Insertsadocumentlibraryviewinacentered,repeatingformstylethatshowsthetitleforaniteminthelistandtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesbelowthetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist,andalltheinformationiscenter-aligned.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

RepeatingformwithborderInsertsadocumentlibraryviewinarepeatingformwithtableborders.Itshowsthetitleforaniteminthelistandtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesunderneaththetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist,andeachitemappearsinitsowntablecell.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

Two-columnrepeatingformwithborderInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsatwo-columnborderedtablewitheachlistiteminitsowntablecell.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

CommaseparatedInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsthetitlesforitemsinthelistwithalltheotherfieldvaluesseparatedbycommasbelowthetitles.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

Two-columncommaseparatedInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsatwo-columnviewofthetitlesforitemsinthelistwithalltheotherfieldvaluesseparatedbycommasbelowthetitles.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

BulletedlistoftitlesInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsabulletedlistofthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

NumberedlistoftitlesInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsanumberedlistofthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

PlainlistoftitlesInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist,eachonaseparateline.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

HorizontallistoftitlesInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelistseparatedbycommasonasingleline.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

DropdownmenuoftitlesInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsadrop-downmenuthatcontainsthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelist.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

PagecomponentInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsabulletedlistofthetitlesforalltheitemsinthelistinsideabox.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

HistorylistInsertsadocumentlibraryviewthatshowsthecreationdateforaniteminthelist,thetitleoftheitem,andtheotherfieldsonseparatelinesbelowthetitle.Thislayoutisrepeatedforeachiteminthelist,anditemsareshowninchronologicalorder.Alltheinformationiscenter-aligned.ThiscomponentrequiresSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

MSNMappingComponents

LinktoamapInsertsalinkthattakessitevisitorstotheMSNMaps&DirectionsWebsitetoviewadynamicmapwiththelocationalreadymarked.

StaticmapInsertsastaticmapfromMSNMaps&Directionsforaspecificlocation.

MSNComponents

SearchtheWebwithMSNInsertsacomponentonyourpagethatenablessitevisitorstosearchtheWebbyusingMSN.

StockquoteInsertsacomponentonyourpagethatenablessitevisitorstolookupstockquotes.

MSNBCComponents

BusinessHeadlinesfromMSNBCInsertsanMSNBCcomponentthatdisplaysMSNBCbusinessheadlinesonyourpage.

LivingandtravelheadlinesfromMSNBCInsertsanMSNBCcomponentthatdisplaysMSNBClivingandtravelheadlinesonyourpage.

NewsHeadlinesfromMSNBCInsertsanMSNBCcomponentthatwilldisplayMSNBCnewsheadlinesonyourpage.

SportsHeadlinesfromMSNBCInsertsanMSNBCcomponentthatwilldisplayMSNBCsportsheadlinesonyourpage.

TechnologyHeadlinesfromMSNBCInsertsanMSNBCcomponentthatwilldisplayMSNBCtechnologyheadlinesonyourpage.

WeatherforecastfromMSNBCInsertsanMSNBCcomponentthatwilldisplayMSNBCweatherheadlinesonyourpage.

AdditionalComponents

VisualInterDevNavigationBarInsertsaVisualInterDevNavigationBar.ThiscomponentrequiresFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.

AdvancedControls

HTMLInsertsHTMLcontentthatwillnotbemodifiedbyFrontPage.

JavaAppletInsertsaJavaapplet.

Plug-InInsertsaplug-in.

ConfirmationFieldDisplaystheinformationthatasitevisitorentersonaform.

ActiveXControlInsertsaMicrosoftActiveXcontrol.

Design-TimeControlInsertsadesign-timecontrol.

MovieinFlashFormatInsertsamovieinMacromediaFlashformat.

PublishscenariosforserversrunningSharePointServices

FromaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosofttoaserverthatisnotrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0

Somecomponentswillnotworkonthedestinationsite.Toenablethem,youmustpublishthemtoaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

FromaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0toanotherserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0

FrontPagecannotmoveSharePointServiceslistdataorschemas,evenwhenpublishedbetweentwoserversrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.Topublish,useMicrosoftFrontPage2002withMicrosoftOfficeXPServicePack1orlater.

FromaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0toaserverthatisrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices

FrontPagecannotmoveSharePointServiceslistdataorschemasfromaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0toaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices.Todothis,youmustusethesmigrate.exeutility.SeeWindowsSharePointServicesHelpformoreinformation.

FromaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServicestoaserverthatisnotrunningWindowsSharePointServices

CertaincomponentsrequireaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServicesandcannotbepublished.Youmustinsertcomponentsthatarecompatiblewiththeremoteserver.

FromaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServicestoanotherserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices

FrontPagecannotmoveSharePointServiceslistdataorschemasfromaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServicestoanotherserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices.Todothis,youmustusethesmigrate.exeutility.SeeWindowsSharePointServicesHelpformoreinformation.

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AboutJavaappletsAJavaappletisasmallsoftwareprogramwrittenintheJavaprogramminglanguage,aprogramminglanguageusedprimarilyontheWorldWideWeb.ByaddingaJavaapplettoaWebpage,youcanaddspecialeffects,interactivity,andmore.Forexample,youmightaddaninteractivegameorawindowforenteringorviewinginformationonaWebserver.

AJavaappletisstoredinaseparatefilethatyoucanreferenceinaWebpage.AlthoughyoucannotcreateaJavaappletbyusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanuseFrontPagetocreateoredittheHTMLcodethatreferencesafileforaJavaapplet.

IfyouopenaWebpageinDesignview,andthatpagecontainsareferencetoaJavaapplet,aniconrepresentingtheapplet appearsonthepage.TheicondoesnotappearwhenyouopentheWebpageinaWebbrowserorwhenyouprinttheWebpage.

AlthoughsomeJavaappletsareself-containedandworkcorrectlyinanylocationonaWebpage,otherJavaappletsaredependentonthestructureofapage.IfyoucopyormovesuchanapplettoanotherWebpage—ortoanotherlocationonaWebpage—theJavaappletmightnotworkcorrectlyoritmightreturnanerrorwhenasitevisitoropensthepageinaWebbrowser.

BecausesomeWebbrowsersprovidesettingsfordisablingorlimitingthefunctionalityofJavaapplets,anappletmayormaynotworkcorrectlyforallofyoursitevisitors.

ImportantSecurityvulnerabilitiesinexternalfilesorcontrolsmayextendtoWebpagesthatusethoseitems.Forexample,externalstylesheets(fileswitha.cssextension),scriptfiles(fileswitha.jsextension),customASP.NETcontrols,orotheritems,mayposeasecurityrisk.Besureyourstylesheets,add-ins,themes,executables,scripts,controls,orotherfilescomefromtrustedsources.

AddaJavaapplet1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.3. IntheComponenttypelist,clickAdvancedControls.4. IntheChooseacontrollist,double-clickJavaApplet.

5. IntheAppletsourcebox,typethenameoftheJavaappletsourcefile.

Javaappletsourcefilesusuallyhavea.classfilenameextension.

6. Selectanyotheroptionsyouwant.


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SetthepropertiesofaJavaapplet1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clicktheJavaapplet,andthenclickJavaAppletPropertiesonthe

shortcutmenu.3. Doanyofthefollowing:

IntheMessageforbrowserswithoutJavasupportbox,typetheHTMLorplaintextthatwillbedisplayedinplaceoftheJavaappletonWebbrowsersthatdonotsupportJavaapplets.

UnderAppletparameters,specifyanyparameternamesandvalues(ifrequired)youwant.

BecauseJavadoesnotprovideamechanismfordisplayingthevalidpropertiesandvaluesforagivenapplet,consultthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeJavaapplet,andthenspecifythecorrectparameternamesandlegalvaluesforeachparameter.

UnderLayoutandSize,specifythealignment,horizontalandverticalspacing,andwidthandheight(inpixels)fortheJavaapplet.

NoteIfyouwanttospecifycascadingstylesheetpropertiesasaninlinestylefortheJavaapplet,clickStyleandthenselecttheoptionsyouwant.

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CreateamessagetodisplayinplaceofJavaappletsinbrowsers1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clicktheJavaapplet,andthenclickJavaAppletPropertiesonthe

shortcutmenu.3. IntheMessageforbrowserswithoutJavasupportbox,typeHTMLor

plaintexttodisplayinplaceoftheJavaappletonWebbrowsersthatdonotsupportJavaapplets,orthatareconfigurednottodisplayJavaapplets.

DeleteaJavaapplet1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. ClicktheJavaapplet,andthenpressDELETE.

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Aboutplug-insAplug-inisoneofasetofsoftwaremodulesthatintegrateintoWebbrowserstoofferarangeofinteractiveandmultimediacapabilities.

Someplug-insoccupyaspaceonaWebpage,asinthecaseofcertainMPEGvideoplayers.Thoseplug-insmayhaveadisplayareaaswellasvideocontrolsforplaying,pausing,orrewinding,forexample.

Otherplug-ins,likesomeMIDIplayers,don'toccupyanyspaceonaWebpage.Plug-inssuchasthesemay,forexample,beginplayingmusicassoonasyouloadaWebpage,buthaveno"on"or"off"buttons.

Manydeveloperscreatetheirownplug-instoenablesoftwaretoruninaWebbrowser.Becausedevelopersmayfollowdifferentconventionswhendesigningplug-ins,someplug-insmightbehavedifferently,dependingonbrowsertypesandversions.


Addaplug-in1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.3. IntheComponenttypelist,clickAdvancedControls.4. IntheChooseacontrollist,double-clickPlug-In.5. IntheDatasourcebox,typetheURLofthefilefortheplug-intoload,or

clickBrowsetolocatethefile.6. Selectanyotheroptionsyouwant.


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Setthepropertiesofaplug-in1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clicktheplug-in,andthenclickPlug-InPropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. Doanyofthefollowing:

IntheDatasourcebox,typetheURLofthefilefortheplug-intoload.IntheMessageforbrowserswithoutplug-insupport,typeanHTMLorplaintextmessage.Thiswillbeshowninplaceoftheplug-inonWebbrowsersthatdon'tsupportplug-ins.IntheHeightandWidthboxes,type(inpixels)theheightandwidthoftheplug-in.SelectorcleartheHideplug-incheckboxtoshoworhidetheplug-inwhenthepageisviewedinaWebbrowser.UnderLayout,specifythealignment,borderthickness,andhorizontalandverticalspacingfortheplug-in.

4. Ifyouwanttospecifycascadingstylesheetpropertiesasaninlinestylefortheplug-in,clickStyle,andthenselecttheoptionsyouwant.

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Createamessagetodisplayinplaceofplug-insinbrowsers1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clicktheplug-in,andthenclickPlug-InPropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. IntheMessageforbrowserswithoutplug-insupportbox,typeHTMLor

plaintexttodisplayinplaceoftheplug-inonWebbrowsersthatdonotsupportplug-ins,orthatareconfigurednottodisplayplug-ins.

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Hideaplug-inTohideaplug-inwhenasitevisitorviewsthepageinaWebbrowser,dothefollowing:

1. InPageview,right-clicktheplug-inthatyouwant,andthenclickPlug-InPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. SelecttheHideplug-incheckbox,andthenclickOK.

Deleteaplug-in1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clicktheplug-in,andthenpressDELETE.

AboutadvancedcontrolsByusingadvancedcontrolsinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanaddfunctionalitytoaWebsite.YoucanchoosefromtwotypesofActiveXadvancedcontrols.Browse-timecontrols,areavailabletositevisitorswhentheyareviewingapageinaWebbrowser.Design-timecontrols(DTCs)areavailablewhenyouarecreatingaWebpageinFrontPage.

Someadvancedcontrolsmaynotbesuitable,orsimplywillnotwork,onaWebpage.Originallyusedastoolsbysoftwaredevelopers,advancedcontrolspreventedtheneedtorewritecommonlyusedpiecesofcode.ControlsdesignedexplicitlyforsoftwarecreationwillnotworkinFrontPageorontheWorldWideWeb.

Browse-timecontrols

ActiveXbrowse-timecontrolsrunwhenaWebpagecontainingthecontrolisloadedinMicrosoftInternetExplorer.SomeActiveXcontrolsareinstalledaspartofMicrosoftWindows95orlater,andmanyareinstalledalongwithcertaintypesofsoftware.ActiveXcontrolscanexecuteawiderangeofbehaviors,whichmayincludedisplayingcalendarsorstocktickers.

Design-timecontrols

DTCsareaspecialtypeofActiveXcontrolthatyoucanuseinFrontPage.Forexample,softwaredeveloperssometimeswriteDTCstouseincreatingcontentonaWebpageduringdesigntime.WhenthatWebpageisbrowsed,asitevisitorseesonlytheoutputoftheadvancedcontrol,whichisusuallytext.

NoteSecurityvulnerabilitiesinexternalfilesorcontrolsmayextendtoWebpagesthatusethoseitems.Forexample,externalstylesheets(fileswitha.cssextension),scriptfiles(fileswitha.jsextension),customASP.NETcontrols,orotheritems,mayposeasecurityrisk.Besureyourstylesheets,add-ins,themes,executables,scripts,controls,orotherfilescomefromtrustedsources.

AboutaddingandremovingadvancedcontrolsfromFrontPageWheneveryoudownload,register,orinstallanadvancedcontrolonyourcomputer,itisautomaticallyaddedtothelistofavailableadvancedcontrolsinMicrosoftFrontPage.Similarly,whenyouremoveanadvancedcontrolfromyourcomputer,itisautomaticallyremovedfromthatlist.

YoucanspecifywhichadvancedcontrolsyouwanttobeavailableinFrontPagebyaddingorremovingthemfromthelistofadvancedcontrols.Thiscanbehelpfulbecausesomeoftheadvancedcontrolsonyourcomputermaynotbesuitable,orsimplywillnotwork,onaWebpage.Byremovingthemfromthelistyoucanhelpensurethatyoudon'tuseaninappropriateadvancedcontrolwhenyou'redesigningaWebpage.


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Addanadvancedcontrol1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.3. IntheComponenttypelist,clickAdvancedControls.4. IntheChooseacontrollist,dooneofthefollowing:

Toaddadesign-timecontrol,clickDesigntimecontrol.

IftheDesigntimecontroloptionisunavailable,nodesign-timecontrolsareinstalledonyourcomputer.

ToaddanActiveXcontrol,clickActiveXcontrol

5. ClickNext.

6. Clicktheadvancedcontrolyouwant,andthenclickFinish.

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SecurityvulnerabilitiesinexternalfilesorcontrolsmayextendtoWebpagesthatusethoseitems.Forexample,externalstylesheets(fileswitha.cssextension),scriptfiles(fileswitha.jsextension),customASP.NETcontrols,orotheritems,mayposeasecurityrisk.Besureyourstylesheets,add-ins,themes,executables,scripts,controls,orotherfilescomefromtrustedsources.Design-timecontrols(DTCs)thatrelyondatabindingsmaynotfunctionproperly,ormayhavelimitedfunctionality,inMicrosoftFrontPage.ConsultthedocumentationfortheDTCtodetermineifyoucanuseitproperlyinFrontPage.

AddorremoveanadvancedcontrolfromFrontPage1. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.2. IntheComponenttypelist,clickAdvancedControls.

3. IntheChooseacontrollist,dooneofthefollowing:

Toaddorremoveadesign-timecontrol,clickDesign-TimeControl.

IftheDesign-TimeControloptionisunavailable,nodesign-timecontrolsareinstalledonyourcomputer.

ToaddorremoveanActiveXcontrol,clickActiveXControl.4. ClickNext.5. ClickCustomize.6. IntheControllist,selectorclearthecheckboxnexttotheadvanced

controlyouwanttoaddorremove.

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Setthepropertiesofanadvancedcontrol1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clicktheadvancedcontrol,andthendooneofthefollowingonthe

shortcutmenu:Iftheadvancedcontrolisadesign-timecontrol(DTC),clickDesign-TimeControlProperties.IftheadvancedcontrolisanActiveXcontrol,clickActiveXControlProperties.

3. ClicktheObjectTagtab,andthendoanyofthefollowing:

Tospecifyanamefortheadvancedcontrol,typeanameintheNamebox.

Tospecifythealignmentoftheadvancedcontrol,clickavalueintheAlignmentlist.

Tospecifytheborderthickness(inpixels)oftheadvancedcontrol,typeavalue(inpixels)intheBorderthicknessbox.

Tospecifythehorizontalspacing(inpixels)oftheadvancedcontrol,typeavalueintheHorizontalspacingbox.

Tospecifytheverticalspacing(inpixels)oftheadvancedcontrol,typeavalueintheVerticalspacingbox.

Tospecifythewidth(inpixels)oftheadvancedcontrol,typeavalueintheWidthbox.

Tospecifytheheight(inpixels)oftheadvancedcontrol,typeavalueintheHeightbox.

TospecifyalternativetextthatwillbedisplayedinWebbrowserswithoutActiveXsupport,typethetextintheHTMLbox.

TospecifyanetworkorInternetlocationfromwhichthecontrolcanbeautomaticallyinstalled,typethepathintheCodeSourcebox.

4. ClicktheParameterstab,andthendooneofthefollowing:

Toaddaparameter,clickAdd,selecttheoptionsyouwant,andthenclickOK.

Tomodifyaparameter,clickModify,selecttheoptionsyouwant,andthenclickOK.Toremoveaparameter,clickRemove,selecttheoptionsyouwant,andthenclickOK.

5. Ifadditionalpropertiesareavailablefortheadvancedcontrol,setanyadditionalpropertiesyouwant.Becauseanadvancedcontrolmayhaveuniqueproperties,seethedocumentationfortheadvancedcontroltolearnaboutitsspecificproperties.

Deleteanadvancedcontrol1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selecttheadvancedcontrol,andthenpressDELETE.

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Specifythescriptlanguagefordesign-timecontrols1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFilemenu,clickProperties,andthenclicktheAdvancedtab.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Selectserverscriptlanguages

UnderDesign-timecontrolscripting,intheServerlist,selectthetypeofscriptyouwanttouse.SelectInheritfromWebsiteifyouwanttousethedefaultscriptinglanguageforthecurrentWebsite.

Selectclientscriptlanguages

UnderDesign-timecontrolscripting,intheClientlist,selectthetypeofscriptyouwanttouse.SelectInheritfromWebsiteifyouwanttousethedefaultscriptinglanguageforthecurrentWebsite.

NoteIfagivendesign-timecontrol(DTC)specifieswhichscriptinglanguagethecontrolwrites,thecontrolsettingswilloverridethesettingyouchoosehere.

Specifythescriptplatformfordesign-timecontrols1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFilemenu,clickProperties,andthenclicktheAdvancedtab.3. UnderDesign-timecontrolscripting,inthePlatformlist,selectClient

(IE4.0DHTML)toexecutescriptontheclient,orServer(ASP)toexecutescriptontheserver.

Notes

Dependingonhowtheyweredesigned,notalldesign-timecontrols(DTCs)willbeaffectedbytheDesign-timecontrolscriptingsetting.IfagivenDTCspecifieswhetherthecontrolexecutesscriptontheserverortheclient,thecontrolsettingswilloverridethesettingyouchoosehere.

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AboutpreviewingWebpagesByusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youcansimulatehowWebpageswilllookindifferentWebbrowsersandwindowsizes.Thiscanhelpyoudesignanddevelopyourpagesaccordingtopreferencesofyoursitevisitors.YoucanpreviewWebpagesinthefollowingways:

Designingpages

Whileyou'redesigningaWebpage,it'softendifficulttoknowwhatportionofthepagewillbevisibletositevisitorswhohavedifferentscreenresolutionsorwindowsizes.YoucansimulatemanyoftheseinPageviewbyusingpagesizesettings,whichcanhelpyoudeterminewhatportionofapagewillbevisibletothesitevisitor.

ApageinPageview

ThesamepageinPageviewwithapagesizesettingturnedon

Previewingpages

ByusingPreviewview,youcanquicklydeterminewhetherthepageyouaredesigningwillappearasexpectedinaWebbrowser.BecauseyoucanusePreviewviewwithouthavingtosaveyourWebpage—whereasusingPreviewinBrowserrequiresyoutosaveyourchanges—Previewviewisoftenmoreusefulforpreviewingdesignideasthatyou'renotyetreadytocommitto.

ApageinDesignview

ThesamepageinPreviewview

Browsingpages

ForthemostaccuratesimulationofhowaWebpagewillappeartositevisitors,saveorpublishit,andthenpreviewitbyusingoneormoreWebbrowsers.

Previewbyusingasinglebrowser

Ifyoursitevisitorsexclusivelyuseonetypeofbrowser,youmightwanttolimityourpreviewofpagestothatparticularbrowser.Evenwhenyoupreviewpagesbyusingonebrowser,youcanopenthebrowseratdifferentwindowsizestoprovideanexampleofhowthepagecouldappeartositevisitorswhohavedifferentscreenresolutions,orwhosizetheirbrowserwindowsdifferently.

Thewindowsizesyoucanchoosematchstandardscreenresolutionsof640×480,800×600,and1024×768.FrontPageautomaticallyselectsthevaluethatmatchesyourcurrentscreenresolution,aswellasavailablelowervalues.Windowsizesthataregreaterthanyourcurrentscreenresolutionareunavailable.

Previewbyusingmultiplebrowsers

FrontPagerecognizes,bydefault,someWebbrowserssuchasNetscapeNavigatorandMicrosoftInternetExplorer.EachtimeyoustartFrontPage,itchecksforrecentlyinstalledbrowsersandaddsanynewbrowsersthatitrecognizestothebrowserpreviewlist.Ifmorethanonebrowserisinstalledonyourcomputer,youcanopenyourWebpageinanyorallofthosebrowsers.Youcanalsochoosetoopenallavailablebrowserstoaspecificwindowsize.

BeforeyoucanpreviewaWebpageinabrowser,youmustfirstsaveit.Youcaneithersavethepagemanuallyeachtimeyouwanttopreviewthepage,oryoucansavethepageautomaticallyeachtimeyoupreviewthepage.

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AddapagesizesettinginPageview1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign or

Preview .2. OntheViewmenu,pointtoPageSize,andthenclickModifyPageSizes.3. ClickAdd.4. IntheWidthbox,typethewidthinpixels.5. IntheHeightbox,typetheheightinpixels.6. IntheDescriptionbox,typeadescriptionofthewindowsize.

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AddaWebbrowsertothebrowserpreviewlist1. OntheFilemenu,pointtoPreviewinBrowser,andthenclickEdit

BrowserList.2. ClickAdd.3. IntheNamebox,typethenameoftheWebbrowserasyouwantitto

appearinthebrowserpreviewlist.4. IntheCommandbox,typethenameandpathofthe.exefilefortheWeb

browser,orclickBrowsetolocatethefile.5. ClickOK.6. UnderAdditionalwindowsizes,selectthecheckboxesnexttothevalues

thatrepresentthewindowsizesyouwanttoenable.

NoteThedefaultwindowsizesmatchstandardMicrosoftWindowsscreenresolutionsof640×480,800×600,and1024×768.MicrosoftFrontPageautomaticallyselectsthevaluethatmatchesyourcurrentscreenresolutionandavailablelowervalues.Windowsizesthataregreaterthanyourcurrentscreenresolutionareunavailable.

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ChangethepagesizeinPageview1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign or

Preview .2. OntheViewmenu,pointtoPageSize,andthendooneofthefollowing:

Tolimitthepagesizetospecificdimensions,clickthesizeyouwant.

Dashedlinesappearandindicatewhichverticalsectionsofthepagewillappearineachscreenforthatsize.Ifthewindowsizehasfewerpixelsthanyourwindowsize,grayareasappearnexttothepageandindicatethehorizontallayoutofthepageforthatsize.

Tomaximizethepage,clickCurrentPageSize.

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ChangeapagesizesettinginPageview1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign or

Preview .2. OntheViewmenu,pointtoPageSize,andthenclickModifyPageSizes.3. Inthelist,clickthepagesizeyouwanttochange,andthenclickModify.4. Typeanewwidthorheight,inpixels,oradescriptionofthewindowsize.

DeleteapagesizesettinginPageview1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign or

Preview .2. OntheViewmenu,pointtoPageSize,andthenclickModifyPageSizes.3. Inthelist,clickthepagesizeyouwanttodelete,andthenclickRemove.

Specifysupportforfeaturesthatrequirespecificbrowsers1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.2. IntheBrowserslist,clickabrowsertype.3. IntheBrowserversionslist,clickabrowserversion.

NoteSomeoptionsmaybeunavailable,dependingontheoptionyouselectedintheFrontPageandSharePointtechnologieslist.

TurnsupportonoroffforfeaturesthatrequireSharePointServicesIfyourWebsiteislocatedonaserverrunningMicrosoftSharePointServices(SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices),youcanturnsupportonoroffforfeaturesthatarecompatiblewithyourWebserver:

1. WithaWebsiteopen,ontheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuthoringtab.

2. UnderFrontPageandSharePointtechnologies,selectorcleartheSharePointServicescheckbox.

Automaticallysaveapagebeforepreviewing1. OntheFilemenu,pointtoPreviewinBrowser,andthenclickEdit

BrowserList.2. SelecttheAutomaticallysavepagebeforepreviewingcheckbox.

Previewapageinoneormorebrowsers1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheFilemenu,pointtoPreviewinBrowser,andthendooneofthe

following:

ToopenyourpageinasingleWebbrowser,clickthebrowseryouwant.

Iftheoptionsincludeseveralentriesforthesamebrowser,thenumericvaluesnexttothebrowsernameindicatethewindowsizesatwhichthebrowserwillopenifyouclickthatoption.

Toopenyourpageinallavailablebrowsersandatthedefaultwindowsizesofthosebrowsers,clickPreviewinMultipleBrowsers.

ThisoptionisonlyavailableifyouhavemorethanonebrowserconfiguredinMicrosoftFrontPage.

Toopenyourpageinallavailablebrowsersandtoaspecificwindowsize,clicktheoptionyouwant,ifanyotheroptionsareavailable.

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Theavailableoptionsmayincludebrowsernamesonly,dependingonwhetheryouhavespecifiedthatyouwanttheEditBrowserListtoshowadditionalwindowsizes.BeforeyoucanpreviewyourWebpageinanybrowser,youmustfirstsavethepage.

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AboutpublishingfilesandfoldersOverviewofpublishingaWebsite

WhenyoupublishaWebsite,youarecopyingallofthefilesandfoldersthatmakeupthesitefromonesourcelocationtoaparticulardestination.InMicrosoftFrontPage,youpublishyoursitewhenyouwanttomakeitavailableforsitevisitors,whenyouwanttomakeabackupcopyofyoursite,orwhenyouwanttoupdateapublishedsitewithnewcontent.

Generally,youcreatefilesandfoldersforyourWebsiteonyourcomputer.WhenyouarereadytoletsitevisitorsseeyoursiteontheWorldWideWeboronyourorganization'sintranet,youpublishthemwheresitevisitorscanviewtheWebpagesbyusingaWebbrowser.

TheremaybetimeswhenyouwanttomakeacopyofyourWebsiteandthensaveittoaparticularlocationonyourharddiskoronanetworkdrive.ThepublishingfeatureinFrontPageisaconvenientwaytomakeabackupcopy.

WhenyouupdateyourWebsitewithnewfilesorfolders,FrontPageusesspecifictermstodistinguishbetweenthesourcesiteandthedestinationsite.AlocalWebsiteisthesourceWebsiteopeninFrontPage,andaremoteWebsiteisthedestinationsiteyouarepublishingto.

UsingRemoteWebSiteviewtopublish

RemoteWebSiteviewletsyoupublishinbothdirections,movingfileseasilybetweenlocalandremotelocations.Thiscanbemosthelpfulwhenyouareupdatingasiteyouhavealreadypublished.

RemoteWebSiteviewdisplaysicons,withdescriptivetext,inboththelocalandremoteWebsitepanestoindicatethepublishstatusofyourfiles.

YoucanuseRemoteWebSiteviewtopublishyourfilestoanylocation.YoucanpublishyoursitetoanextendedWebserver,toWebserversthatsupportFileTransferProtocol(FTP)orWeb-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning(WebDAV),ortoalocationonyourfilesystem.

Decidingwheretopublish

PublishfilesandfolderstoanextendedWebserver

InMicrosoftFrontPage,anextendedWebserverisonethatisrunningFrontPage2000ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorlater,MicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,orSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.ThereareseveralbenefitstopublishingtoaWebserverthatisrunningtheFrontPageServerExtensionsorWindowsSharePointServices.YourWebsitewillhaveenhancedfunctionalitywhenitispublished,allowingyoutouseformhandlersandhitcounters.FrontPagewillalsomaintainyourfilesandhyperlinkseachtimeyoupublishtheWebsite.

ImportantWhenpublishingorsynchronizingbetweenWebsitesbasedonSharePointServices,certainelements,includinglistdata,schemas,andWebParts,willnotbetransferred.

PublishfilesandfolderstoaserverthatsupportsWebDAVorFTP

YoucanpublishfilesandfoldersinyourWebsitetoserversthatsupportWeb-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning(WebDAV)orFileTransferProtocol(FTP).MultipleuserscanuseMicrosoftFrontPageandMacromediaDreamweavertoeditthesamesiteoverFTP.It'simportanttonote,however,thatthesourcecontrolfunctionalityinFrontPageisturnedoffbydefault.

FrontPagealsosupportspassiveFTP.PassiveFTPallowsyoutopublishfilesandfoldersfromthelocalWebsitetotheremoteWebsitebyusingadifferentporteachtime.

WhenyouuseRemoteWebSiteviewtopublishyourfilesorfolderstoaserverthatsupportsFTPorWebDAV,youmustknowtheservernameaswellasyourusernameandpassword.Ifyouareunsureaboutyourusername,password,orserverlocation,contactyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)orWebsiteadministrator.

Publishfilesandfolderstoafilesystem

YoucanpublishthefilesandfoldersinyourWebsitetoafolderonyourlocal

filesystemortoaUNCpath.Forexample,youcanmakeabackupcopyofyourentireWebsitebypublishingittoanewdisk-basedlocation,suchasC:\Backup.

PublishingfilesandfoldersratherthanjustcopyingthemensuresthattheywillmaintaintheirstructureandthattheMicrosoftFrontPagecomponentsonyourWebpageswillwork.

Choosingthefilestopublish

Bydefault,allfilesaremarkedforpublishing.ByusingRemoteWebSiteviewinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanchoosewhichfileswillbepublishedandwhichwillbeheldback.Therearesomefilesthatyoushouldnotrepublish.Forexample,ifyourWebsitehasaguestbook,republishingtheguestbookfilewillcauseittobereplacedbyablankone.OtherexamplesincludepageswithahitcounterordiscussionWebsites.

Synchronizingfilesbetweensites

Incollaborativeworkenvironments,multipleauthorsmayupdateboththelocalandremoteWebsites.MicrosoftFrontPagewillcomparethefilesinthelocalWebsitetothepublishedfilesintheremoteWebsite.

Thefollowingpointshighlightscenariosinwhichlocalandremoteversionsoffilesrequirethatyousynchronizethem:

Anauthorpublishestoastagingservertotestthefilesbeforemakingthemvisibletothepublic.Anauthorchangesafiledirectlyontheremotesite,leavingthelocalversionofthatfileoutofdate.Twoauthors,oneworkingonalocalversionoftheWebsiteandoneworkingdirectlyontheremoteWebsite,updatetheirrespectiveversionsofthesamefile.Twoauthors,workingwithcopiesofthesameWebsiteontheirowncomputers,makechangestothesamesetsoffiles,andbothwanttopublishtotheremotesite.

IfFrontPagedetectsanewerversionofafileonyourlocalWebsite,itwillbeginasynchronizationtoupdateboththelocalandremoteWebsites,unlessyouspecifyotherwise.YoucanalsochoosetopublishfromtheremoteWebsite

toyourlocalWebsite.

SecurityWhenyousynchronizefilesusingtheRemoteWebSiteview,filesontheremotesitewillbedownloadedtothelocalsite.Ifmaliciousfileswereplacedontheremotesite,thelocalsitemaybeatrisk.Besurethatonlytrustedusershaveaccesstotheremotesitebeforeyouattempttosynchronizefiles.

ManagingthefilesontheWebserver

IfyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)orsystemadministratorhasgivenyouasizelimitontheWebserver,filemanagementisanecessity.PeriodicallydeletingunusedoroldfilescankeepthesizeofyourWebsitedown.

BecauseMicrosoftFrontPageautomaticallysynchronizesthefilesonyourlocaldrive,youmustfirstdeleteormovethefilesorfoldersonyourlocalWebsite.OnceyouhavepublishedyourWebsite,FrontPagewillpromptyouaboutdeletingthesamefilesontheWebserver.

IfyourWebserverusestheFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,FrontPagecanalsomatchotheractionsontheWebserver—suchasmovingorrenamingfiles—thenexttimeyoupublishyourWebsite.FrontPagewillupdateyourlinkbars,sharedborders,andhyperlinksontheWebservertomatchtheactionsyouperformedonthelocalWebsite.

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PublishfilesandfolderstoanextendedWebserverInMicrosoftFrontPage,anextendedWebserverisonethatisrunningFrontPage2000ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorlater,MicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,orSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.

SettheremoteWebsiteproperties

1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebSite.2. Atthetopofthedocumentwindow,clickRemoteWebSiteProperties.3. OntheRemoteWebSitetab,underRemoteWebservertype,click

FrontPageorSharePointServices.4. IntheRemoteWebsitelocationbox,typetheInternetaddress,including

theprotocol,oftheremoteWebsitethatyouwanttopublishfoldersandfilesto—forexample,http://www.example.com—orclickBrowsetolocatethesite.

5. Doanyofthefollowing:TouseSecureSocketsLayer(SSL),clickEncryptionconnectionrequired(SSL).

TouseSSLconnectionsonyourWebserver,theservermustbeconfiguredwithasecuritycertificatefromarecognizedcertificateauthority.IftheserverdoesnotsupportSSL,clearthischeckbox.Otherwise,youwillnotbeabletopublishfoldersandfilestotheremoteWebsite.IfyouarenotsurewhetheryourWebsitesupportsSSL,checkwithyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP).

ToremovespecifictypesofcodefromWebpagesastheyarebeingpublished,ontheOptimizeHTMLtab,selecttheoptionsyouwant.Tochangethedefaultoptionsforpublishing,onthePublishingtab,selecttheoptionsyouwant.

6. ClickOK.

Markfilesthatyoudonotwanttopublish

IntheLocalWebsitepane,right-clickeachfilethatyoudonotwanttopublish,andthenclickDon'tPublishontheshortcutmenu.

ImportantIfyourWebsitecontainsaMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServicesdocumentlibrary,list,orsurvey,itisrecommendedthatyouauthoryourWebsitedirectlyonaserverthatisrunningWindowsSharePointServices.


1. UndertheRemoteWebsitepane,underPublishallchangedpages,clickLocaltoremote.

2. ClickPublishWebsite.

NoteIfyoustopapublishinprogress,filesthathavealreadybeenpublishedwillremainontheremoteWebsite.

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1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebSite.2. Atthetopofthedocumentwindow,clickRemoteWebSiteProperties.3. OntheRemoteWebSitetab,underRemoteWebservertype,clickFile

System.4. IntheRemoteWebsitelocationbox,typetheaddressoftheremoteWeb

sitethatyouwanttopublishfoldersandfilesto—forexample,C:\MyWebSites\WebSite1ifthelocationisonyourcomputeror\\MyNetworkShare\MyWebSiteifthelocationisonafileserver—orclickBrowsetolocatethesite.

5. Doanyofthefollowing:ToremovespecifictypesofcodefromWebpagesastheyarebeingpublished,ontheOptimizeHTMLtab,selecttheoptionsyouwant.Tochangethedefaultoptionsforpublishing,onthePublishingtab,selecttheoptionsyouwant.

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PublishfilesandfolderstoanFTPserverTopublishfilesandfoldersinaWebsitetoaWebserverthatsupportsFileTransferProtocol(FTP),youmustopenandsaveacopyofthesitetoyourcomputer,editthefilesandfoldersinthatcopy,andthenpublishtheupdatedfilesandfolderstotheserver.

Dothefollowing:


1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebSite.2. Atthetopofthedocumentwindow,clickRemoteWebSiteProperties.3. OntheRemoteWebSitetab,underRemoteWebservertype,clickFTP.4. IntheRemoteWebsitelocationbox,typetheaddress,includingtheFTP

protocol,oftheremoteWebsitethatyouwanttopublishfoldersandfilesto—forexample,ftp://example.com—orclickBrowsetolocatethesite.

5. Ifyouwanttoviewaspecificfolderwhenyouconnecttothesite,intheFTPdirectorybox,typethepathtothefolder—forexample,www/images.

6. IftheserverthathoststheremoteWebsiteusesadifferentporteachtimeyoupublishfilesandfolderstothesite,selecttheUsePassiveFTPcheckbox.

7. Doanyofthefollowing:ToremovespecifictypesofcodefromWebpagesastheyarebeingpublished,ontheOptimizeHTMLtab,selecttheoptionsyouwant.Tochangethedefaultoptionsforpublishing,onthePublishingtab,selecttheoptionsyouwant.

8. ClickOK.

VerifyandaddfilenameextensionstotransferasASCII

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions.2. ClicktheFTPtab.

3. Ifthefilenameextensionforthetypeoffileyouplantopublishisnotinthelist,underNewExtension,typethefilenameextension,andthenclickAdd.

NoteIfthefilenameextensionforafiletypedoesnotappearinthelist,MicrosoftFrontPagepublishesfilesofthattypeinbinaryformat.



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PublishfilesandfolderstoaWebDAVserverTopublishfilesandfoldersinaWebsitetoaWebserverthatsupportsWeb-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning(WebDAV),youmustopenandsaveacopyofthesitetoyourcomputer,editthefilesandfoldersinthatcopy,andthenpublishtheupdatedfilesandfolderstotheserver.

Dothefollowing:


1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebSite.2. Atthetopofthedocumentwindow,clickRemoteWebSiteProperties.3. OntheRemoteWebSitetab,underRemoteWebservertype,click

WebDAV.4. IntheRemoteWebsitelocationbox,typetheInternetaddress,including

theprotocol,oftheremoteWebsitethatyouwanttopublishfoldersandfilesto—forexample,http://www.example.com—orclickBrowsetolocatethesite.

5. Doanyofthefollowing:TouseSecureSocketsLayer(SSL),clickEncryptionconnectionrequired(SSL).

TouseSSLconnectionsonyourWebserver,theservermustbeconfiguredwithasecuritycertificatefromarecognizedcertificateauthority.IftheserverdoesnotsupportSSL,clearthischeckbox.Otherwise,youwillnotbeabletopublishfoldersandfilestotheremoteWebsite.IfyouarenotsurewhetheryourWebsitesupportsSSL,checkwithyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP).

ToremovespecifictypesofcodefromWebpagesastheyarebeingpublished,ontheOptimizeHTMLtab,selecttheoptionsyouwant.Tochangethedefaultoptionsforpublishing,onthePublishingtab,

selecttheoptionsyouwant.6. ClickOK.



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PublishfilesfromaremoteWebsitetoalocalWebsite1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebSite.2. IntheLocalWebsitepane,right-clickeachfilethatyoudonotwantto

publish,andthenclickDon'tPublishontheshortcutmenu.3. UndertheRemoteWebsitepane,underPublishallchangedpages,click

Remotetolocal.4. ClickPublishWebsite.

NoteIfyoucancelapublishinprogress,filesthathavealreadybeenpublishedwillremainonthedestinationWebserver.

SetaremoteWebsitelocation1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebsite.2. Atthetopofthedocumentwindow,clickRemoteWebSiteProperties.3. UnderRemoteWebservertype,clickthetypeofWebserverthatyou

wanttopublishyourWebsiteto.4. BytheRemoteWebsitelocationbox,clickBrowse.5. LocateandclicktheremoteWebsitelocationthatyouwant,andthenclick

Open.

SynchronizebetweenalocalandaremoteWebsiteSecurityWhenyousynchronizefilesusingtheRemoteWebSiteview,filesontheremotesitewillbedownloadedtothelocalsite.Ifmaliciousfileswereplacedontheremotesite,thelocalsitemaybeatrisk.Besurethatonlytrustedusershaveaccesstotheremotesitebeforeyouattempttosynchronizefiles.

1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebSite.2. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

IntheLocalWebsitepane,right-clickeachfilethatyoudonotwanttopublish,andthenclickDon'tPublishontheshortcutmenu.IntheRemoteWebsitepane,right-clickeachfilethatyoudonotwanttopublish,andthenclickDon'tPublishontheshortcutmenu.

3. UndertheRemoteWebsitepane,underPublishallchangedpages,clickSynchronize.

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IdentifyandresolveerrorsonapageDooneorbothofthefollowing:

IdentifyandresolveWebcomponenterrors

1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,pointtoProblems,andthenclickComponentErrors.

2. Toopenapagetoeditit,double-clicktherowinthereportthatcorrespondstothepage.

Identifyandresolvehyperlinkerrors

1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,pointtoProblems,andthenclickHyperlinks.

2. Toeditthehyperlink,double-clicktherowinthereportthatcorrespondstothehyperlink.

Deleteapublishedfileorfolder1. OntheViewmenu,clickRemoteWebSite.2. IntheRemoteWebsitepane,clickthefileyouwanttodelete.

TheRemoteWebsitepaneindicatesthefilesthatyouhavepublished.

3. AbovetheRemoteWebsitepaneontheright,click .

NoteWhenyoudeleteafileorfolderfromtheremoteWebsite,itstillexistsonyourlocalcomputerunlessyouclick abovetheLocalWebsitepaneontheleft,todeleteitcompletelyfromthelocalWebsite.

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Troubleshootpublishingfilesandfolders

AfterIpublishmyWebsite,somecomponentsdon'twork.

YoumayhavepublishedtoaWebserverthatdoesnothavethemostrecentversionoftheFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.Withouttheserverextensions,certainfeatureswillnotwork,suchasmostformhandlersandhitcounters.

CheckwithyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)orWebsiteadministratortofindoutiftheWebserveryouarepublishingtohastheserverextensionsorWindowsSharePointServicesinstalled.

IwanttopublishafilethatIoriginallysetasDon'tPublish.

TheDon'tPublishcommandisatoggle.TopublishafilethatiscurrentlysettoDon'tPublish,dothefollowing:

IntheFolderList,right-clickthefileyouwant,andthenclickDon'tPublishontheshortcutmenu.


IrepublishedaWebsitewithaguestbookthatcontainedcommentsfromsitevisitors,andnowtheguestbookpagesareblank.

YoushouldalwayspublishyourWebsitebeforeyourepublishcertainfilesthatcontainWebcomponents,suchasguestbookforms,hitcounters,ordiscussionWebsites.IfyouhavecreatedandpublishedaWebsitethatincludesaguestbook,andthenlaterupdateyourWebsiteandrepublishallofyourfiles,yourguestbookwillbereplacedbyablankone.

ExportafilefromaWebsite1. InFoldersview,clickthefilethatyouwanttoexport.2. OntheFilemenu,clickExport.3. LocateandclickthedestinationWebsiteorfolderthatyouwanttoexport

thefileto,andthenclickSave.4. Toexportadditionalfiles,repeatallthreestepsforeachfile.

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AboutreportsReportsinMicrosoftFrontPageenableyoutogather,analyze,andsummarizeWebsitestatisticsinavarietyofways.

SiteSummary

SiteSummaryreportsdisplayanoverviewofyourWebsite'svitalstatistics,suchasthenumberandsizesoffilesandpictures,numberandtypesofhyperlinks,andmore.

Files

Filesreportsdisplayanoverviewoftheageoffiles,whoisworkingonthem,whentheyweremodifiedoraddedtoyourWebsite,andmore.

SharedContent

SharedContentreportsdisplayinformationaboutthefeaturesofyourWebsitethatworkongroupsofpages,suchasthemes,styles,dynamicWebtemplates,andsharedborders.

Problems

ProblemsreportsdisplayproblemswithyourWebsite,includingbrokenlinks,componenterrors,filesthattaketoolongtodownload,andmore.

Workflow

WorkflowreportsindicatethestatusofthefilesandassignmentsinyourWebsite,includingthereviewstatus,whothefileisassignedto,whetherit'scheckedoutusingsourcecontrol,andmore.

Usage

UsagereportsdisplayinformationaboutthevisitstoyourWebsite,including

pagehits,browsersusedbysitevisitors,referringURLs,andmore.Usagereportsareavailableonlyfortop-levelsitesandsubsiteshostedonWebserversrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft.UsageprocessingmustalsobeturnedonfortheWebserver.Additionally,ifthesiteisbasedonWindowsSharePointServices,youmusthaveadministratorprivileges.

ViewareportOpentheWebsiteforwhichyouwanttoviewareport.

OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,andthenselectoneofthefollowingtypesofreports:

FilesShowsfilestatusinformation.SharedContentShowstheuseofstyleapplication.ProblemsShowssitemaintenanceproblemreports.WorkflowShowsworkflowstatusreports.

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ApplyorremovefiltersinreportsYoucanfilterWebsitedataanddisplayonlytheinformationthatisrelevanttoyouinReports.Byfilteringthedata,youcandisplayonlythoserowsthatsatisfytheconditionsspecifiedinthecolumn.YoucanfilterthefollowingtypesofreportsinMicrosoftFrontPage:Files,SharedContent,Problems,andWorkflow.

Applyafilter

OpenanexistingWebsiteinFrontPage,anddothefollowing:

1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,clickthereporttype,andthenclickthereportyouwanttofilter.

2. Onthecolumnlabel,click andselecttheconditionyouwanttofilterforfromthelist.

TipThefiltersettingsaresavedwhenyouclosetheWebsite.Ifyoucan'tfindfilesinanewreport,youmayhavefiltersappliedfromaprevioussession.

Removeafilter

Toremovefiltersfromareport,dothefollowing:

Right-clickanywhereonthereportandclickRemoveFiltersontheshortcutmenu.

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SaveorcopyaWebsitereportWhenyougeneratereportsinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcansaveorcopythedatatoHTMLorintootherMicrosoftapplications,suchasMicrosoftExcel.Thisisusefulforarchivingreportdataorforsharingitwithothers.Youcansaveorcopyreportdatafromthefollowingtypesofreports:Files,SharedContent,Problems,andWorkflow.

SaveWebsitereportdata


1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,pointtothereporttype,andthenclickthereportyouwanttorun.

2. OntheFilemenu,clickSaveAs.3. Selectthelocationwhereyouwanttosavethefile.4. Youcanacceptthedefaultnamesforthefilenameandpagetitle,orcreate

newonesbydoingthefollowing:Tochangethefilename,typeanewnameintheFilenametextbox.Tochangethepagetitle,clickChangetitleandtypethenewpagetitle.

5. ClickSave.

CopyWebsitereportdata


1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,pointtothereporttype,andthenclickthereportyouwanttorun.

2. Right-clickanywhereinthereport,andthenclickCopyReport.3. OpenanotherMicrosoftOfficeprogram,suchasMicrosoftExcel,right-

clickacellintheworksheetordocument,andclickPaste.

SpecifysettingstoindicateslowpagesMicrosoftFrontPagedefinesaslowpageasonethattakes30secondsorlongertoloadusinga56kilobitspersecond(Kbps)modem.

Tochangethewayaslowpageisdefined,dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions,andthenclicktheReportsViewtab.2. IntheAssumeconnectionspeedofbox,selecttheconnectionspeedof

yourtargetaudience.3. Inthe"Slowpages"takeatleastbox,typeorselectthenumberof

secondsthatdefineaslowpageattheassumedconnectionspeed.

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SpecifytherangeforrecentandolderfilesMicrosoftFrontPagedefinesarecentfileasonethathasbeencreatedwithinthelast30days,anddefinesanolderfileasonethatthathasn'tbeenmodifiedinthelast72days.

Definerecentfiles

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions,andthenclicktheReportsViewtab.

2. Inthe"Recent"filesarelessthanbox,typeorselectthenumberofdays.

Defineolderfiles

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions,andthenclicktheReportsViewtab.

2. Inthe"Older"filesaremorethanbox,typeorselectthenumberofdays.

ShoworhidegridlinesinreportsOpenanexistingWebsiteinMicrosoftFrontPage,anddothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions,andthenclicktheReportsViewtab.2. SelectorcleartheDisplaygridlineswhenviewingreportscheckbox.

ViewWebserverinformationOntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings,andthenclicktheGeneraltab.

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TroubleshootreportsWhyaresomeimagesorotherfilesinmyWebsitenotrepresentedinmy

SiteSummaryreports?

TheSiteSummaryreportdoesnot,bydefault,displayasummaryofinformationforhiddenfilesandfolders.IfyourWebsitecontainsfileslocatedinhiddenfolders,andyouwantthosefilestobeincludedinthisreport,dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings,thenclicktheAdvancedtab.2. SelecttheShowhiddenfilesandfolderscheckbox.

WhyamInotabletorunareportthatprovidesusageinformationaboutmyWebsite?

Usagereportsareavailableonlyfortop-levelsitesandsubsitesthatarehostedonWebserversrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,MicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,orFrontPage2002ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft.UsageprocessingmustalsobeturnedonfortheWebserver.

Additionally,ifthesiteisbasedonaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices,youmusthaveadministratorprivilegesforthatserver.

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ConvertaWebsiteorsubsitetoasubfolderWarningWhenyouconvertaWebsiteorsubsitetoasubfolder,manyoftheWebsitesettingscanbelost,includinghyperlinksinnavigationbarsandtasksassociatedwiththepages.

1. InFoldersview,right-clicktheWebsiteorsubsitethatyouwanttoconverttoasubfolder.

2. ClickConverttoFolderontheshortcutmenu.

NoteThelargerthecontentsoftheWebsiteorsubsite,thelongerittakestoconvertittoafolder.

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ConvertasubfoldertoaWebsiteWarningWhenyouconvertasubfoldertoaWebsiteorsubsite,manyoftheWebsitesettingscanbelost,includinghyperlinksinnavigationbarsandtasksassociatedwiththepages.

1. IntheFolderList,right-clickthesubfolderyouwanttoconverttoaWebsite.


2. ClickConverttoWebontheshortcutmenu.

NoteThelargerthecontentsofthesubfolder,thelongerittakestoconvertittoaWebsite.

DeleteaWebsiteorsubsite1. IntheFolderList,right-clicktheWebsiteorsubsite,andthenclickDelete

ontheshortcutmenu.


2. Toconfirmthedeletion,clickYes.

NoteYoucannotdeleteasubsiteunlessyouhaveadministrativepermissionsonthetop-levelsite.

AboutcategoriesYoucanusecategoriesinMicrosoftFrontPagetoorganizefilesthatarelocatedinseparatefoldersintologicalgroups.Forexample,youcouldclassifyallofthetravel-relatedfilesinyourWebsiteintoacategorytitledTravel.Youcaneitherusethebuilt-incategoriesinFrontPage,orcreateyourowncustomcategories.Youcanalsousecategoriestogroupyourhiddenfiles.

Onceyouhavearrangedyourfilesintocategories,youcanthenquerythem.Byfilteringonthecategorynames,youcandisplayonlythefilesthatyouwanttoview.

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CategorizehiddenfilesInordertocategorizefiles,youmustopenaWebsite.

1. Showhiddenfilesandfolders.

How

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings.2. ClicktheAdvancedtab,andthenselecttheShowhiddenfilesand

folderscheckbox.2. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,pointtoWorkflow,andthenclick

Categories.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Categorizeasinglehiddenfile

1. Right-clickthefile,andthenclickPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.2. ClicktheWorkgrouptab.3. IntheAvailableCategoriesbox,selectthecheckboxesforthe

categoriesthatapplytothefile.

Categorizeagroupofhiddenfiles

1. PressandholddownCTRL,andthenclickthefilesthatyouwant.2. Right-clickoneoftheselectedfiles,andthenclickPropertiesonthe

shortcutmenu.3. ClicktheWorkgrouptab.4. IntheAvailableCategoriesbox,selectthecheckboxesforthe

categoriesthatapplytothefiles.

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CategorizefilesInordertocategorizefiles,youmustopenaWebsite.

1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,pointtoWorkflow,andthenclickCategories.


Categorizeasinglefile

1. Right-clickthefile,andthenclickPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.2. ClicktheWorkgrouptab.3. IntheAvailableCategoriesbox,selectthecheckboxesforthe

categoriesthatapplytothefile.

Categorizeagroupoffiles

1. PressandholddownCTRL,andthenclickthefilesthatyouwant.2. Right-clickthefiles,andthenclickPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClicktheWorkgrouptab.4. IntheAvailableCategoriesbox,selectthecheckboxesforthe

categoriesthatapplytothefiles.

Addorremoveacategory1. OntheViewmenu,pointtoReports,pointtoFiles,andthenclickAll

Files.2. Right-clickanyfile,clickPropertiesontheshortcutmenu,andthenclick

theWorkgrouptab.3. ClickCategories,andthendooneofthefollowing:

Toaddanewcategory,typeanameintheNewcategorybox,andthenclickAdd.Toremoveacategory,selectit,andthenclickRemove.

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CreateataskDooneofthefollowing:

CreateataskonaWebpageorsite

1. OntheViewmenu,clickTasks.2. OntheEditmenu,pointtoTasks,andthenclickAddTask.3. IntheTasknamebox,typethenameofthetask.

4. Specifythesettingsthatyouwantforthistask:

IntheAssignedtobox,typeorselectthenameofthepersonorworkgroupthatyouwanttoassignthetaskto.

IntheDescriptionbox,typeadescriptionofthetask.

UnderPriority,clickaprioritythatmeetsyourexpectationsforthetask.

CreateataskandassociateitwithafileonaWebsite

YoucanassignatasktoanytypeoffileonaWebsite;however,youcanonlyassignatasktoonefileatatime.

1. IntheFolderList,clickthefilethatyouwanttoassociateataskwith.


2. OntheStandardtoolbar,clickthearrownexttoCreateanewnormalpage .

3. ClickTask.4. IntheTasknamebox,typethenameofthetask.

5. Specifythesettingsthatyouwantforthistask:

IntheAssignedtobox,typeorselectthenameofthepersonor

workgroupthatyouwanttoassignthetaskto.

NexttoAssociatedwith,verifythatthefilenameyouwanttoassociatethetaskwithislisted.

IntheDescriptionbox,typeadescriptionofthetask.

UnderPriority,clickaprioritythatmeetsyourexpectationsforthetask.

Tip

YoucancreateataskinPageviewwhileeditingapage,andthetaskisautomaticallyassociatedwiththatpage.Thenameofthefileassociatedwithatask,ifany,isdisplayedintheAssociatedwithfieldintheNewTaskdialogbox.

AbouttasksYoucantrackworkitemsonyourWebsitebyassigningtaskstopeopleortoworkgroups.Youcanalsoaddadescriptionoftheworkitemdirectlytothetask.YoucanassociatethesetaskswithanyfileonyourWebsite—includingaWebpage,apicture,asoundfile,oranotherMicrosoftOfficeSystemdocument.

ByusingTasksview,youcanmonitorthemostrecentinformationabouteachtask.Eachtaskhasthefollowingproperties:

Status—CompletedorinprogressTask—ThetasknameAssignedTo—UsernameorworkgroupPriority—High,medium,orlowAssociatedWith—Thenameofthefilethetaskisassociatedwith,ifanyModifiedDate—ThelasttimethefilewasmodifiedDescription—Adescriptionoftheworkthatneedstobedone

Youcansorttasksbyanyoftheseproperties.

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ChangethestatusofataskDooneofthefollowing:

Startworkingonatask

1. OntheViewmenu,clickTasks.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Tostartworkingonataskthatisnotassociatedwithafile,right-clickthetask,andthenclickEditTaskontheshortcutmenu.Tostartworkingonataskthatisassociatedwithafile,right-clickthetask,andthenclickStartTaskontheshortcutmenu.

Notes

WhenyoustartataskthatisassociatedwithaWebpage,MicrosoftFrontPageopensthatpageinPageview.Whenyoustartataskthatisassociatedwithanothertypeoffile,thefileisopenedinitsassociatededitor.Forexample,MicrosoftOfficeWord2003istheassociatededitorfor.docfiles.

Markataskascompleted

TomarkataskascompletedinTaskview

1. OntheViewmenu,clickTasks.2. Right-clickthetaskyouwanttomarkascompleted,andthenclickMark

Completeontheshortcutmenu.

MarkataskascompletedwhileeditinganassociatedWebpage

WhenyoustartataskthatisassociatedwitheditingaWebpage,thefirsttimeyousavethepageinPageview,MicrosoftFrontPagepromptsyoutomarkthetaskascompleted.ClickYes.

Deleteatask1. OntheViewmenu,clickTasks.2. Right-clickthetaskyouwanttodelete,andthenclickDeleteTaskonthe

shortcutmenu.

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AboutreducingthedownloadtimeofyoursiteAddinggraphic,audio,andvideofilestoyourWebsiteaddstothedownloadtimeforsitevisitorswhentheyaccessyoursite.Itisimportanttotakeintoconsiderationthesize,type,andnumberoffilesthatyouwanttoaddtoyoursite.

Reducingthedownloadtimeofgraphics

Resizeandresamplethegraphic

ResizingagraphicchangesattributevaluesfortheHTMLtagthattellsaWebbrowserhowtodisplaythegraphic;theactualgraphicfileisnotchanged.Ifyouonlyresizethegraphic,itwillbedisplayedinasmallerareaonasitevisitor'sscreen,butitsfilesizeandthedownloadtimeareunchanged.

Todecreasethefilesizeofagraphicanditsdownloadtime,youwillneedtoresamplethegraphicafterresizingit.

Resamplingagraphicchangesitspixelsizetomatchitscurrentdisplaysize.Whenyouresamplethegraphicafterresizingit,thefilesizeisreducedtomatchthesmallersize.

LowerthequalitysettingforJPEGfiles

Asyoulowerthequalitysetting,filecompressionincreasesandfilesizedecreases.

Lowertheresolutionofahigh-resolutiongraphic

Ifyouhaveahigh-resolutiongraphic,makeacopyofthegraphic,openitinagraphicsprogram,andthenmakemodificationstolowertheresolution.YoucanthenreinsertthegraphicinyourWebpageinitslowerresolutionformat.

Displayalow-resolutionversionofagraphicwhiledownloading

Inagraphicsprogram,createalow-resolutionversionofagraphic.Todothis,openyourfileinagraphicseditingprogramandreducethecolordepth(numberofcolors)inthegraphic.Thefewercolorsyouspecifyforthelow-resolutionversionofthegraphic,thefasteritwillbedisplayedinaWebbrowser.Becausethelow-resolutiongraphicisintendedasaplaceholderforthehigh-resolutiongraphic,youshouldnotchangetheheightorwidthofthegraphic.

Then,setMicrosoftFrontPagetodisplaythislow-resolutionversionofyourgraphicwhiletheoriginalisbeingdownloaded.Thisgivesthesitevisitorsomethingtolookatwhilethepageisloading.

Createathumbnail

Athumbnailisasmallversionofthegraphicthatdownloadsquickly.Bylookingatathumbnail,sitevisitorscandeterminewhethertheywanttodownloadthefull-sizeversionofthegraphic.UsetheAutoThumbnailfeature,whichautomaticallycreatesathumbnailwithahyperlinktotheoriginal,largersizedgraphic.

DisplayALTtext

Alternativetext(ALTtext)isdisplayedinplaceofagraphicwhileitisdownloadingandletssitevisitorsknowwhattheyarewaitingtosee.

Reducingthedownloadtimeofaudio

ReusesoundsYoucanreduceaudiofilesizebyloopingorreusingsounds.

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AboutusinggraphicsYoucanusegraphicsonyourWebpagestodisplayinformation,artwork,photos,drawingobjects,themeelements,oracompanylogo.Inadditiontobeingdecorative,graphicscanbeusefulforitemssuchasnavigationalbuttons,hotspots,andimagemaps.MicrosoftFrontPagealsogivesyouavarietyofwaystolayoutthegraphicsonyourWebpages.

Graphicusedasabackground

Bannergraphic

Companylogo

Graphicalbullets

Linkbarwithgraphicnavigationbuttons

Graphicalhorizontalline

Chooseafileformat

WhenyouarereadytoaddgraphicstoyourWebpages,youmustdeterminehowyoushouldformatthem.AgraphicsfileinitsnaturalstateistoolargetodownloadquicklyovertheWeb,soyoumustreducethesizeofthefilebycompressingit.

ThestandardfileformatsforWebpagesareGIF,JPEG,andmorerecentlyPNG.Therearemanyfactorsthatdeterminewhichfileformatyouwilluseforeach

graphic.Thebestformatdependsonthetypeofgraphicyou'reworkingwith,thesizeofthefile,howsmallyouwantthegraphicfiletoappear,andthewayyouwanttheimagetodownload.

GIFGraphicsinGIFformatarebestwhenusedwithimagesthatcontainonlyafewdistinctcolors,suchaslinedrawingsandblackandwhiteimages.

OneoftheadvantagestoGIFcompressionformatisthatyoucaninterlaceittoimprovethebrowserdownloadexperience.AninterlacedGIFappearsfirstwithpoorresolutionandthenimprovesuntiltheentireimagearrives.Thisallowstheviewertogetanideaofwhatthegraphicwilllooklikewhiletheyarewaitingforthegraphictoappear.

AnotherusefulaspectofgraphicsinGIFformatisthatyoucanmakethebackgroundofaGIFtransparent,soyouseethebackgroundcolorofthebrowserwindowyou'rein.

JPEGJPEGformatiscommonlyusedforphoto-realisticgraphicscontainingthousandsormillionsofcolors.GraphicsinJPEGformatareusefulbecauseyoucancontrolthefilecompressionbychangingthegraphicquality.Theloweryousetthequality,thehigherthefilecompressionwillbe.Asaresult,thefilesizeisdecreased.

GraphicsinJPEGformatpermitagreaterdegreeofcompressionthantheGIFformatalternative,enablingquickerdownloadingtimesforlargergraphics.However,abrowsercanonlydownloadagraphicinJPEGformatlinearly,fromthetoprowtothebottomrow.

PNGPNGformatisanalternativetoGIFandJPEGthatsupportstransparencyforgraphicscontainingthousandsormillionsofcolors.SomeWebbrowserscannotdisplaygraphicsinPNGformatwithoutaspecialplug-in.ThefollowingarethetypesofPNGformatsthatyoucanchoose:

PNG-8formatissimilartoGIFbutitoffersbetter8-bitcolorsupport.Itefficientlycompressessolidareasofcolorwhilepreservingsharpdetail,suchasthatinlineart,logos,orillustrationswithtype.Thisformatisnotverycommonanditisnotsupportedbyallbrowsers.PNG-24formatisalsosimilartoGIFanditsupports24-bitcolor.LikeJPEGformat,PNG-24preservesthebroadrangeandsubtlevariations

inbrightnessandhuefoundinphotographs.LiketheGIFandPNG-8formats,PNG-24preservessharpdetail,suchasthatinlineart,logos,orillustrationswithtype.Thisformatisnotverycommonanditisnotsupportedbyallbrowsers.

Othertypesoffileformats

Youcanalsoaddgraphicsinthefollowingfileformats:

BMPThenativebitmapformatoftheMicrosoftWindowsenvironmentisapicturemadefromaseriesofsmalldotsanditsupportsimagesupto24bits.

WMFMicrosoftWindowsMetafileformatsupportsbitmapped,vector,andEncapsulatedPostScript(EPS)data.

AddananimatedGIF

AnanimatedGIFisatypeofgraphicthatyoucanusetocreatemovementoranimationbycombiningseveralsequentialimagesintoasingleGIFfile.YoucancreateananimatedGIFinagraphicsprogram,andyoucanfindanimatedGIFsontheWorldWideWeb.YoucanthenaddthemtoyourWebsite.

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AddagraphictoaWebpageYoucanaddagraphictoyourWebpagefromavarietyofsources.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddagraphic.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addagraphicfromafile

1. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoPicture,andthenclickFromFile.2. Locatethefileyouwanttoadd,andthenclickInsert.

AddclipartfromtheClipOrganizer

1. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoPicture,andthenclickClipArt.2. IntheClipArttaskpane,intheSearchforbox,typeawordorphrasethat

describestheclipyouwant.

Ifyouwanttolimityoursearchtoaspecificclipartcollectionorfiletype,dothefollowing:

IntheSearchinlist,clearthecheckboxesnexttothecollectionsyoudonotwanttosearch.IntheResultsshouldbelist,selectthefiletypesyouwant.

3. ClickGo.4. Inthesearchresultslist,clickthegraphicyouwanttoadd.

Addagraphicfromascanner

1. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoPicture,andclickFromScannerorCamera.2. UnderDevice,clickthedeviceyouwanttoaddagraphicfrom.3. Clicktheresolutionthatyouwant.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Toaddthegraphicinitsoriginalform,clickInsert.

Toadjustthepropertiesofthegraphic,clickCustomInsert,andthenselectthegraphicsyouwanttoadd.

Addagraphicfromadigitalcamera

1. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoPicture,andclickFromScannerorCamera.2. UnderDevice,clickthedeviceyouwanttoaddagraphicfrom.3. ClickCustomInsert.4. SelectthegraphicthatyouwanttoaddandthenclickGetPictures.

Tip

Toselectmorethanonegraphic,holddownCTRLandselectthegraphicsyouwant.

Notes

Whenyousavethepage,MicrosoftFrontPagepromptsyoutosaveembeddedfilestoyourWebsite.Unlessyouspecifyotherwise,graphicsthatuse256orfewerdistinctcolorsareautomaticallyconvertedtoGIF,whileallothergraphicsareconvertedtoJPEG.YoucanchoosenottosavethegraphictoyourWebsitebyclickingSetActionintheSaveEmbeddedFilesdialogbox,whichappearswhenyousaveapage.Forlocalfiles,areferencetothegraphiciscreatedonyourpage.However,ifthegraphicisremovedfromthatlocation,youwillnolongerseethegraphiconyourownpage.

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Changeagraphictoadifferentformat1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,andthenclickChangePictureFileTypeonthe

shortcutmenu.3. Clickthefileformatthatyouwant.4. UnderSettings,selecttheoptionsthatyouwant.

ForaGIF,youcanspecifywhethertoallowatransparentcolorandwhetherthegraphicisinterlaced.ForaJPEG,youcanspecifythequalityandnumberofprogressivepasses.Thelowerthequalityyouset,themorethegraphicwillbecompressed.ThenumberofprogressivepassesreferstothenumberofpassesthataWebbrowserwilltakeinordertoresolveagraphicasitdownloads.

NoteSomeWebbrowsersdonotsupportprogressivepasses.

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SetthedefaultsettingsofaGIForJPEGfileWhenyoupasteagraphicotherthanaGIForJPEGintoapageandthensaveit,MicrosoftFrontPageautomaticallyattemptstoconvertthegraphictoaGIFifithas256bitsofcolororless,ortoaJPEGifithasmorethan256bitsofcolor.

Tosetthedefaultsettingsforthesefiletypes,dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclickthePicturetab.2. Todefinethewayafiletypeisconvertedbydefault,clickFileType

Settings,andthenselecttheoptionsyouwant.3. Specifythedefaultsettingsthatyouwant.

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Changethepropertiesofagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,andthenclickChangePictureFileTypeonthe

shortcutmenu.

Ifthegraphichasoneormorehotspots,right-clickanareaofthegraphicthatisnotahotspot.

3. Changethepropertiesforoneofthefollowing:

ThegraphicisinJPEGformat

1. UnderSettings,cleartheUseimageasischeckbox.2. TospecifythequalityoftheJPEG,enteravaluefrom1to100inthe

Qualitybox.Thisallowsyoutoproduceasmallersizefileofthegraphic,therebyloweringthequalityofthegraphic.

3. IntheProgressivepassesbox,enterthenumberofprogressivepassesyouwantWebbrowserstomake.

SomeWebbrowsersdonotsupportprogressivepasses.

ThegraphicisinGIFformat

Tospecifywhetherthegraphicshouldbeinterlaced,underSettings,selectorcleartheInterlacedcheckbox.Toremovethetransparency,ifatransparentcolorhasbeenset,cleartheTransparentcheckbox.

NoteIfyouwanttochangethepropertiesofaPNGgraphic,youmustuseagraphicseditingprogram.

AssociateafiletypewithaprogramByassociatingafiletypewithaprogram,youspecifywhichprogramyouwanttousewhenopeningaspecifictypeoffilefromwithinFrontPage.NotethatthesettingyouchoosedoesnotapplytoyourMicrosoftWindowssettings.

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickOptions.2. ClicktheConfigureEditorstab.3. IntheExtensionslist,clickthefilenameextensionforthefiletypeyou

wanttoassociatewithaprogram.

Ifthefilenameextensiondoesn'tappearinthelist,clickNewExtension,typethefilenameextensionyouwanttoadd,andthenclickOK.

4. IntheEditorslist,clicktheprogramyouwanttoassociatewiththefiletype.

Iftheprogramdoesn'tappearinthelist,clickNewEditor ,selecttheprogram,andthenclickOK.

5. ClickMakeDefault.

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AddtextthatdescribesagraphicAlternativetextcandisplayforgraphics,dependingonthebrowser,whenthegraphicisdownloading,whenitcan'tbefound,orwhenasitevisitormovesthepointeroverit.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,clickPicturePropertiesontheshortcutmenu,and

thenclicktheGeneraltab.3. UnderAlternativerepresentations,intheTextbox,typethealternative

textforthegraphic.

Specifyalow-resolutionversionofagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,clickPicturePropertiesontheshortcutmenu,and

thenclicktheGeneraltab.3. UnderAlternativerepresentations,intheLow-Resbox,typethefile

nameforthelow-resolutiongraphic,orclickBrowsetolocateit.

NoteSomeWebbrowsersdonotrecognizethelow-resolutionattributewhenrenderinggraphics.

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TroubleshootgraphicsIcan'tcroppartofaphotogallerygraphic.

MicrosoftFrontPagecanonlycropphotogalleryimagesdowntoacertainsize.Ifyoufindthatyourgraphicistoolarge,youcaninsertitontoablankpage,cropitlikeyouwouldanyothergraphic,andthenresaveandreinsertitintoyourphotogallery.

WhenIdouble-clickagraphictoedititinanothereditor,"Nopictureeditorisconfigured"appears.

Youmustfirstchoosethepictureeditoryouwanttousetoedityourgraphics.Youwillneedtochooseoneforeachtypeofgraphicyouwanttoedit.Tochoosethepictureeditor,dothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,pointtoOpenWith,andclickChooseProgram

ontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderChoosetheprogramyouwanttousetoopenthisfile,clickthe

graphicseditorthatyouwantforthisfiletype,andthenclickOK.

Ifyoudonotseethegraphicseditoryouwantinthelist,clickBrowseformore,locateandclicktheoneyouwant,andthenclickOpen.

NoteYoucannotspecifyagraphicseditorforanimatedGIFsthatisdifferentfromtheoneyousetforGIFs.

ThegraphicIinsertedisnotdisplayinginmyWebsite.


YouacquiredthisgraphicfromanotherWebsite

WhenyouaddagraphictoaWebpageandthensaveit,youarepromptedtosavethatgraphictotheWebsitethatcontainsthatWebpage.Ifyou

acquiredthisgraphicfromasharedlocationoranothersite,andyoudidn'tsaveittoafolderinyoursite,thepathtoitwillbebrokenifthatgraphicisremovedfromthesharedlocationorWebsite,anditwillnotdisplayonyourWebpage.

YouneedtopublishtheimageorthefoldertowhereallothergraphicsarelocatedonyourWebserver

IfyouhaveagraphicthatyouareusingforaWebpagelocatedinalocalfolder,whenyoupublishthatWebpage,youalsoneedtopublishthefolderwhereallthegraphicsareorallyourgraphicswillappeartobebroken.

WhenIclickahotspot,itreturnsa404errormessage.


ThedestinationmayhavemovedormaynolongerexistVerifythatthefileexistsbyviewingthedestinationfileinyourInternetWebbrowser(ifthefileisontheInternet),orbyusingMicrosoftWindowsExplorer(ifthefileisonyourharddriveoranetwork).YoumaynothaveaccesstothedestinationIfthedestinationfileisontheInternet,makesureyouhaveaconnectiontotheInternet.TheremaybeatechnicalproblemIfyoubelievethatthefileyouarelinkingtoexistsandthatyouhavepermissiontolinktoit,trydeletingyourtemporaryInternetfiles.

How?

1. OpenMicrosoftInternetExplorer.2. OntheToolsmenu,clickInternetOptions.3. UnderTemporaryInternetFiles,clickDeleteFiles.

WhenIclickahotspot,itreturnsa403errormessage.

Youmaybetryingtolinktoapageordirectorythatdoesnothaveanonymousbrowsingpermissions.

Ifthedestinationisonanetwork,contactyournetworkadministratortoensurethatyouhaveaccesstothedestinationfile.

WhenIamresizingagraphicinpercentages,theKeepaspectratiocheckboxappearsdimmed.

MicrosoftFrontPagebasesthepercentagewidthorheightofagraphiconaportionofthebrowserwindow(ortablecell)andtheaspectratioisnotpreserved.Ifyouwanttopreservetheaspectratio,youmustresizethegraphicbyenteringthewidthandheightsizeinpixels.

Iamunabletocopyaphotographfrommyscannerordigitalcameratothephotogallery.

Somecamerasandscannersrequirethatyoufirstinstallhardwaredriversonthecomputerthatyouwillconnectthecameraorscannerto.Seetheinstructionsfromthemanufacturerofyourscannerorcameratodetermineifyouneedtodothis.

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AboutchangingtheappearanceofgraphicsYoucanuseMicrosoftFrontPagetochangegraphicsinthefollowingways:

Crop

Bycroppingagraphic,youcanremoveareasofthegraphicthatyoudon'twanttouse.Croppingalsoletsyouchangetheproportionsofthegraphic;forexample,youcancropagraphicsothatitisshorter.

Originalgraphic Croppedgraphic

Addtext

Youcanaddtextontopofagraphic.ThetextyouaddwillnotaffectthesizeofthegraphicfileinyourWebsite.

Originalgraphic Graphicwithtext

Changebrightnessandcontrast

Youcanincreaseordecreasethebrightnessofagraphic,aswellasincreaseordecreasethecontrastofcolorinagraphic;forexample,tosharpenagraphic.

Morebrightness Lessbrightness

Morecontrast Lesscontrast

Applyagrayscale

Youcanconvertagraphictoblackandwhite(grayscale).

Grayscale

Addorremoveborders

Youcanaddabeveledbordertoagraphictogiveitaraised,three-dimensionalappearance.Thisfeatureisusefulifyouwanttousethegraphicasabutton.Youcanalsoadda1,2,3,or4-sidedborderaroundagraphicandpickitsstyleandcolor.

NoteIfthegraphichasadefaulthyperlink,theborderwillhavethecolorsthatyouspecifiedforhyperlinks.

Beveledborder Regularborder

Setatransparentcolor

Youcanselectonecolorinagraphictobetransparent,andthenwhereverthatcolorappears,thebackgroundwillshowthrough.Eachgraphiccanhaveonlyonetransparentcolor.Ifyouselectatransparentcolorforagraphicthatalreadyhasonespecified,theoriginaltransparentcolorwillnolongerbetransparent.

Originalgraphic Transparentcolor

Rotateandflip

Youcanrotateagraphic90degreesclockwiseorcounterclockwise.Youcanalsoflipagraphichorizontally(whichturnsthegraphicupsidedown)orvertically(whichmakesamirrorimage).

Rotateleft Rotateright

Fliphorizontally Flipvertically

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AddorremoveaborderfromagraphicDooneofthefollowing:

Addabordertoagraphic

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,andthenclickPicturePropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. UnderLayout,intheBorderthicknessbox,typeorselectavalueto

indicatethewidthoftheborderinpixels.4. Tospecifythestyleoftheborder,clickStyle,clickFormat,clickBorder,

andthenselecttheoptionsyouwant.

Notes

Ifthegraphichasadefaulthyperlink,theborderwillhavethecolorsthatyouspecifiedforhyperlinks.Youcannotchangeabeveledborderaroundagraphic.

Removeaborderfromagraphic

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,andthenclickPicturePropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. UnderLayout,intheBorderthicknessbox,type0toindicatezeropixels.

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Changetheborderaroundagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,andclickPicturePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. UnderLayout,selecttheoptionsyouwant.4. ClickStyle.5. ClickFormat,andthenclickBorder.6. Selecttheoptionsyouwant.

Notes

Youcannotchangeabeveledborderaroundagraphic.Ifthegraphichasadefaulthyperlink,theborderwillhavethecolorsthatyouspecifiedforhyperlinks.

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Addtexttoagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphictowhichyouwanttoaddtext.3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickText .

IfthePicturestoolbarishidden,right-clickthegraphic,andclickShowPicturesToolbarontheshortcutmenu.

4. Typethetextyouwant.5. OntheFormatmenu,clickFont,andthenselecttheformattingoptions

youwant.6. Youcanalsodooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toresizeatextbox,dragthehandlesonthetextboxborder.Tomoveatextbox,dragtheborderofthetextboxtoanewlocation.

Tip

IfthegraphicisnotinGIFformat,MicrosoftFrontPagewillconvertit.IfyoudonotwantthegraphicconvertedtoGIFformat,youcanaddthetexttothegraphicbyusingagraphicseditingprogramandthensavethegraphicfiletoyourWebsite.

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Addagraphicbackgroundtotext1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Selecttheparagraphsthatyouwanttoaddabackgroundto.3. OntheFormatmenu,clickBordersandShading,andthenclickthe

Shadingtab.4. UnderPatterns,intheBackgroundpicturebox,typethelocationofthe

graphicyouwanttouse.5. Setthepropertiesforthebackgroundgraphic.

How?


IntheVerticalpositionandHorizontalpositionboxes,specifyhowyouwanttoalignthegraphic.

IntheRepeatbox,specifyhowyouwanttotilethegraphic.

Forexample,totilethegraphichorizontally,clickrepeat-x.Totilethegraphicvertically,clickrepeat-y.

IntheAttachmentbox,specifywhetherthebackgroundgraphicshouldbefixedrelativetothebrowserwindow,orwhetheritshouldscrollwiththedocument.

CropagraphicBycroppingagraphic,youcanremoveareasofthegraphicthatyoudon'twanttouse.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickCrop .

IfthePicturestoolbarishidden,right-clickthegraphic,andthenclickShowPicturesToolbarontheshortcutmenu.

4. Dragthehandlesofthecroppingboxtoresizeandincludethepartofthegraphicthatyouwanttokeep.

5. ClickCrop againtoremovetheareaoutsideofthecroppingbox.

Rotateorflipagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.

Ifyouwanttorotateorflipthebackgroundgraphic,youdonotneedtomakeaselection.

3. OnthePicturestoolbar,doanyoneofthefollowing:


Torotateagraphic90degreescounterclockwise,onthePicturestoolbar,clickRotateLeft90º .Torotateagraphic90degreesclockwise,clickRotateRight90º .Toflipagraphicupsidedown,clickFlipVertical .Toflipagraphictocreateamirrorimage,clickFlipHorizontal

.

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Alignagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthegraphic,andthenclickPicturePropertiesontheshortcut

menu.3. ClicktheAppearancetab,andthendooneofthefollowing:

UnderWrappingStyle,clicktheoptionyouwant.UnderLayout,intheAlignmentbox,clickanoptiontospecifyhowyouwantthegraphictobealignedonthepage.

4. UnderLayout,intheHorizontalspacingbox,typeorselectthenumberofpixelsyouwantontheleftandrightsidesofthegraphic.

5. UnderLayout,intheVerticalspacingbox,typeorselectthenumberofpixelsyouwantonthetopandbottomsidesofthegraphic.

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ResizeagraphicInPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign ,andthendooneofthefollowing:

Resizeagraphicbyusingpixelandpercentvalues

1. Right-clickthegraphic,andthenclickPicturePropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. UnderSize,selecttheSpecifysizecheckbox.3. IntheHeightandWidthboxes,typeorselectthepixelorpercentvalues

youwant.4. Tospecifywhetheryouwanttoadjusttheaspectratioofthegraphicafter

youresizeit,selectorcleartheKeepaspectratiocheckbox.5. Toresamplethegraphicaccordingtoitsnewsize,inthelower-rightcorner

ofthegraphic,clickPictureActions ,andthenselectResamplePicturetoMatchSize.

Resizeagraphicdirectly

Clickthegraphic,andthendragasizinghandletoanewposition.

Convertagraphictograyscale1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.

Ifyouwanttoconvertabackgroundgraphictograyscale,youdonotneedtomakeaselection.

3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickColor ,andthenclickGrayscale.


Changethecontrastorbrightnessofagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.

Ifyouwanttochangethecontrastofabackgroundgraphic,youdonotneedtomakeaselection.

3. OnthePicturestoolbar,dooneorbothofthefollowing:


Tochangethecolorcontrastofagraphic,clickMoreContrastorLessContrast .

Tochangethebrightnessofagraphic,clickMoreBrightnessorLessBrightness .

Washoutthecolorofagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthepage,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.

Ifyouwanttowashoutbackgroundgraphic,youdonotneedtomakeaselection.

3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickColor ,andthenclickWashOut.

NoteIfthePicturestoolbarishidden,right-clickthegraphic,andclickShowPicturesToolbarontheshortcutmenu.

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Makeacolorinagraphictransparent1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickSetTransparentColor .


4. Clickthecolorinthegraphicthatyouwanttomaketransparent.

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IfthegraphicisnotinGIFformat,MicrosoftFrontPagewillconvertittothatformat.IfyoudonotwantthegraphicconvertedtoGIFformat,youcanedititinagraphicseditingprogramandsaveittoyourWebsite.

UndochangestoagraphicYoucanundochangesyouhavemadetoagraphicsinceyoulastsavedoraddedittoaWebpage.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.

Ifyouwanttorestorethebackgroundgraphic,youdonotneedtomakeaselection.

3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickRestore .

NoteIfthePicturestoolbarishidden,right-clickthegraphic,andclickShowPicturesToolbarontheshortcutmenu.

AboutInteractiveButtonsYoudon'tneedtobeanimagingorcodingexperttoaddfunctionalbuttonstoyourWebpages.MicrosoftFrontPagemakesiteasyforyoutoaddbuttonstoyourWebpagesthatresemblebuttonsyouwouldexpectfromanadvancedgraphics-editingtool.

Youcanchangetheappearanceofthesebuttonswithoutanycodeediting.Youcanchangesettings,suchasaddbuttontext,selectbuttonandbackgroundcolors,anddefineahyperlinkforabutton.Youcanalsospecifythefontstyle,size,andcolorforallstatesofthebuttonincludingtheoriginal,hover,andpressedstates.Youcansetthehorizontalandverticalalignment,aswellaschangethesizeandproportionsofthebutton.

Afteryouaddabutton,youcanlinkittoanotherpageinthecurrentWebsite,asiteontheWorldWideWeb,orane-mailaddress.

Whenyouaddaninteractivebutton,FrontPagecreatesimagefilesthatmakeupthebutton.WhenyousaveyourWebpages,FrontPagewillpromptyoutoalsosavethebuttonimagefiles.

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AddanInteractiveButton1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddthebutton.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickInteractiveButton.4. OntheButtontab,intheButtonslist,clickabuttonstyle.5. IntheTextbox,typethetextthatyouwanttoappearonthebutton.6. NexttotheLinkbox,clickBrowse.7. Locateandclickthefile,URL,ore-mailaddressthatyouwantthebutton

tolinkto,andthenclickOK.

NoteWhenyousavetheWebpage,MicrosoftFrontPagewillpromptyoutosavetheimagesassociatedwiththebutton.

DeleteanInteractiveButton1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthebutton,andpressDELETE.

NoteWhenyoudeleteabutton,thefilesassociatedwiththatbuttonarenotdeleted.YoumustdeletethebuttonfilesfromtheFolderList.

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SetthepropertiesofanInteractiveButton1. Right-clicktheInteractiveButtonthatyouwanttosetthepropertiesfor,

andthenclickButtonPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.2. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Setthetext

OntheButtontab,intheTextbox,typethetextthatyouwanttoappearonthebutton.

Setthefont

OntheFonttab,selectthefontpropertiesthatyouwant.

Setthedestination

OntheButtontab,intheLinkbox,locateandclickthefile,URL,ore-mailaddressthatyouwantthebuttontolinkto,andthenclickOK.

Setthebuttonbackground

OntheImagetab,dooneofthefollowing:

TomatchthebackgroundofthebuttontoaWebpagewithasolidbackground,clickMakethebuttonaJPEGimageandusethisbackgroundcolor,clickthearrowonthelist,andthenclickacolorthatmatchesyourWebpage.TomatchthebackgroundofthebuttontoaWebpagewithavariedbackground,clickMakethebuttonaGIFimageanduseatransparentbackground.

Setthesize

OntheImagetab,dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Tosettheheightandwidthofabutton,intheHeightandWidthboxes,typeorselectthepixelvaluesthatyouwant.Tomaintaintheaspectratioofthebutton,selecttheMaintainproportionscheckbox.

Setthebehavior

OntheImagetab,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Todisplaythebuttondifferentlywhenasitevisitorreststhemousepointeronit,selecttheCreatehoverimagecheckbox.Todisplaythebuttondifferentlywhenasitevisitorclicksit,selecttheCreatepressedimagecheckbox.Toloadtheimagesforthehoverandclickedstatesofthebuttonastherestofthepageloads,selectthePreloadbuttonimagescheckbox.

AddapicturetoahoverbuttonThisprocedureappliesonlytoahoverbuttonthatyoucreatedbyusinganearlierversionofMicrosoftFrontPage.

Youcanaddapictureasthebackgroundofahoverbutton,asthehovereffect,orboth.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthehoverbutton,andthenclickHoverButtonPropertieson

theshortcutmenu.3. ClickCustom.4. NexttotheButtonbox,clickBrowse.5. Locateandclickthepicturefile,andthenclickOpen.6. ToreturntotheHoverButtonPropertiesdialogbox,clickOK.7. IntheWidthandHeightboxes,typethewidthandheightofthepicturein

pixels,andthenclickOK.

Thesizeofthepictureshouldmatchthesizeofthehoverbutton.

AddasoundtoahoverbuttonThisprocedureappliesonlytoahoverbuttonthatyoucreatedbyusinganearlierversionofMicrosoftFrontPage.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthehoverbuttonthatyouwanttoaddasoundeffectto,andthen

clickHoverButtonPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClickCustom.4. InthePlaysoundarea,dooneofthefollowing:

Toplaythesoundeffectwhenasitevisitorclicksthehoverbutton,clickBrowsenexttotheOnclickbox,locateandclickthesoundfile,andthenclickOpen.Toplaythesoundeffectwhenasitevisitorpointstothehoverbutton,clickBrowsenexttotheOnhoverbox,locateandclickthesoundfile,andthenclickOpen.

NoteBecausehoverbuttonsareactuallyJavaapplets,youcanonlyuse.auformatsoundfilesforsoundeffects;youcannotuse.midior.wavfiles.Furthermore,the.aufilesmustbein8-bit,8000Hz,mono,u-lawformat.

SetthepropertiesofahoverbuttonThisprocedureappliesonlytoahoverbuttonthatyoucreatedbyusinganearlierversionofMicrosoftFrontPage.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthehoverbuttonyouwanttosetthepropertiesfor,andthen

clickHoverButtonPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. Selectthepropertiesyouwant.

Deleteahoverbutton1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthebutton,andpressDELETE.

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AboutphotogalleriesAphotogalleryisaWebpagethatcontainsacollectionofphotosarrangedinaspecificlayout.MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesfourdifferentlayoutsthatyoucanusetoarrangeyourgraphics.

Inadditiontocreatinganindividualphotogallery,youcancreateyourownWebsite"photoalbum"byfirstcreatingtwoormoregalleries,andthenaddingalinkbarthatconnectsthemall.Eachpagecanhaveadifferentlayout.

Addingandremovingphotos

Whenyoucreateagallery,youcanaddasmanyphotosasyouwant.Youcanalsoaddorremovephotosatanytime.

Youcanaddphotosfromavarietyofsources:

YourcomputerorlocalWebsiteTheWorldWideWebTheMicrosoftClipOrganizerAscannerAdigitalcamera

Editingaspecificphoto

FrontPageoffersyouseveralwaystoedityourphotosafteryouhaveaddedthemtothephotogallery:

SizeYoucanchangethewidthorheightofthephoto.Youcanalsochoosetomaintaintheaspectratio,soyourphotodoesnotbecomedistorted.

Original Resized

OrientationYoucanrotateorflipthephoto:Original

Rotatedright90degrees Rotatedleft90degrees

Flippedvertically Flippedhorizontally

CropYoucancropthephotoanddisplayonlytheportionsyouwant.Original Cropped

ResetAftermakingchangestothephoto,youcanclickResettoreturnthephototoitsoriginalstate.

Captionsanddescriptions

Beloweachphotoinaphotogallerythereisspaceforacaptionanddescription.Youcanselectthefontstyle,color,andsizeofthecaption.Youcancreatethecaptionanddescriptionwhenyoucreatethegallery,oryoucanchangeorremoveitlater.

Thumbnails

Whenyoucreateaphotogalleryusingoneofthefourlayouts,athumbnailofeachphotoisautomaticallycreated.Youhavetheopportunitytosetorchangethesizeofthethumbnailatanytime.

Originalgraphic Thumbnailofthegraphic

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Createaphotogallery1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddaphotogallery.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.4. IntheComponenttypelist,clickPhotoGallery.5. IntheChooseaPhotoGalleryOptionlist,clickthelayoutyouwant.6. ClickFinish.7. Toaddaphototothephotogallery,clickAdd.8. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addapicturefromafile

1. ClickPicturesfromFiles.2. Locateandclickthefileyouwant,andthenclickOpen.

Addapicturefromascanner

1. ClickPicturesfromScannerorCameras.2. UnderDevice,clickthedeviceyouwanttoaddagraphicfrom.3. Clicktheresolutionthatyouwant.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Toaddthegraphicinitsoriginalform,clickInsert.Toadjustthepropertiesofthegraphic,clickCustomInsert,andthenselectthegraphicsyouwanttoadd.

Addapicturefromadigitalcamera

1. ClickPicturesfromScannerorCameras.2. UnderDevice,clickthedeviceyouwanttoaddagraphicfrom.3. ClickCustomInsert.4. SelectthegraphicthatyouwanttoaddandthenclickGetPictures.

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Toselectmorethanonegraphic,holddownCTRLandselectthe

graphicsyouwant.

9. Torearrangetheorderofthephotos,selectthenameofthephoto,andclickMoveUporMoveDown.

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Addaphototoaphotogallery1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthephotogallerywhereyouwanttoaddaphoto.3. ClickthePicturestab,andthenclickAdd.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addapicturefromafile

1. ClickPicturesfromFiles.2. Locateandclickthefileyouwant,andthenclickOpen.

Addapicturefromascanner

1. ClickPicturesfromScannerorCameras.2. UnderDevice,clickthedeviceyouwanttoaddagraphicfrom.3. Clicktheresolutionthatyouwant.4. Dooneofthefollowing:

Toaddthegraphicinitsoriginalform,clickInsert.Toadjustthepropertiesofthegraphic,clickCustomInsert,andthenselectthegraphicsyouwanttoadd.

Addapicturefromadigitalcamera

1. ClickPicturesfromScannerorCameras.2. UnderDevice,clickthedeviceyouwanttoaddagraphicfrom.3. ClickCustomInsert.4. SelectthegraphicthatyouwanttoaddandthenclickGetPictures.

Tip

Toselectmorethanonegraphic,holddownCTRLandselectthegraphicsyouwant.

5. Torearrangetheorderofthephotos,selectthenameofthephoto,andthenclickMoveUporMoveDown.

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Editaphotoinaphotogallery1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthephotogallery.3. Selectthenameofthephotoyouwanttoedit.4. ClickEdit,anddooneormoreofthefollowing:

Changethesizeofthephoto

1. UnderPictureSize,specifyawidthandaheightforthephotoinpixels.

Rotateorflipthephoto

UnderRotatePicture,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Torotatethephoto90degreescounterclockwise,clickRotateLeft.

Torotatethephoto90degreesclockwise,clickRotateRight.

Toturnthephotoupsidedown,clickFlipVertical .Tocreateamirrorimage,clickFlipHorizontal .

Cropthephoto

1. UnderCropPicture,clickCrop.

Acroppingboxappearsonthephoto.

2. Clickanddragthehandlestoresizethebox.3. ClickCropagaintoremovetheareaoutsideofthecroppingbox.

NoteIfyouwanttoreturnthephototoitsoriginalstate,clickReset.

Tip

Toeditthephotobeforeoraftertheoneyoujustedited,clickPreviousorNext.

Changethelayoutofaphotogallery1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthephotogallery,andthenclicktheLayouttab.3. Choosealayoutfromthelist.4. TypeorselectanumberintheNumberofpicturesperrowbox.

NoteTheSlideShowLayoutandMontageLayoutgalleriesdonotusecolumnsandrowstodisplaythegraphics,andtherefore,youdonotneedtospecifyanumber.

Changeacaptionordescriptioninaphotogallery1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthephotogallery.3. Clickthenameofthephotoyouwanttochange.4. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

IntheCaptionbox,typethenewcaption.IntheDescriptionbox,typethenewdescription.

Removeaphotofromaphotogallery1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthephotogallery.3. InthePhotoGalleryPropertiesdialogbox,clickthePicturestab.4. Clickthephoto,andthenclickRemove.

AbouthotspotsandimagemapsAhotspotcanbeashapeortextonagraphicthatisalsoahyperlink.Whenasitevisitorclickstheshapeorthetext,thedestinationofthehyperlinkdisplaysinaWebbrowser.InMicrosoftFrontPage,hotspotscanbeshapedasrectangles,circles,orpolygons.

Agraphicwithoneormorehotspotsiscalledanimagemap.Animagemapusuallygivescuesaboutwheresitevisitorsshouldclick.

Forexample,ifyouhaveaWebpageaboutyourcompany,itmightincludeapictureofyourproductthatcontainsahotspotforeachparticularaspectofthatproduct.Whensitevisitorsclickanareaoftheproduct,apageisdisplayeddescribingthataspectoftheproductindetail.

Theareasofthegraphicthatdon'thavehotspotscanbeassignedadefaulthyperlink;whensitevisitorsclickanywhereoutsideahotspot,theywillbedirectedtothedestinationyousetforthegraphic'sdefaulthyperlink.

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Addahotspottoagraphic1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphicthatyouwanttoaddahotspotto.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addahotspottoagraphic

1. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickRectangularHotspot ,CircularHotspot,orPolygonalHotspot .


2. Onthegraphic,dragtodrawarectangle,circle,orpolygon.Whenyoureleasethemousebutton,theInsertHyperlinkdialogboxopens.

3. Locatethefileyouwanttolinkto,andthenclickOK.

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Todrawapolygon,clicktoplaceeachcornerofthepolygon,andthendouble-clicktofinishit.

Addatexthotspottoagraphic

1. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickText .


2. Inthebox,typethetextyouwant.3. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Tomovethetextbox,dragtheborderofthetextboxtoanewlocation.Toresizethetextbox,dragthehandlesonthetextboxborder.

4. Double-clickanedgeofthetextbox.5. Locatethefileyouwanttolinkto,andthenclickOK.

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Changeordeleteahotspot1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphictoviewthehotspot.3. Dooneormoreofthefollowingtochangethedestinationofthehotspot:

EdittheURLofahotspotDouble-clickthehotspot,andselectthedestination.ResizethehotspotDragtheselectionhandlestonewpositions.DeleteahotspotClickthehotspot,andthenpressDELETE.MovethehotspotDragtheborderstoanewlocation.

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HighlightthehotspotsonagraphicYoucanhighlighthotspotsonagraphic.Forexample,youmightusethisfeatureifit'shardforyoutoseethehotspotoutlinesthataresuperimposedonthegraphic.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickHighlightHotspots .


4. Todisplaythegraphicwithouthighlighting,clickHighlightHotspotsagain.

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Createathumbnail1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Clickthegraphic.

3. OnthePicturestoolbar,clickAutoThumbnail .


MicrosoftFrontPagecreatesathumbnailgraphicandahyperlinktotheoriginalfull-sizegraphic.

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Setthepropertiesforthumbnails1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions,andthenclicktheAuto

Thumbnailtab.3. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Tospecifythesize,intheSetbox,clicktheoptionyouwant,andtheninthePixelsbox,typeorselectthevalueinpixels.Tospecifythebordersize,selecttheBorderthickness,andtheninthePixelsbox,enterthevalueinpixels.Tobeveltheedgesofthegraphic,clicktheBevelededgecheckbox.

Ifyouhavealsospecifiedaborderthickness,thethumbnailwillhaveabevelededgeinsideofaborder.

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Resizeathumbnailinaphotogallery1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthephotogallery.3. Clickthethumbnailphotothatyouwanttoresize.4. UnderThumbnailsize,specifyanewwidthandheightinpixels.

Moveadrawingobjectforwardorbackward1. Selectthedrawingobjectthatyouwanttomove.

NoteIftheobjectishiddenbeneathotherobjects,selectanyobject,andthenpressTABuntiltheobjectyouwantisselected.

2. OntheDrawingtoolbar,dooneofthefollowing:Tobringanobjectonelayerclosertothefront,clickDraw,pointtoOrder,andthenclickBringForward.Tobringanobjecttothefront,clickDraw,pointtoOrder,andthenclickBringtoFront.Tosendanobjectonelayerclosertotheback,clickDraw,pointtoOrder,andthenclickSendBackward.Tosendanobjecttotheback,clickDraw,pointtoOrder,andthenclickSendtoBack.

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SetdefaultstylesfordrawingobjectsYoucanusethepropertiesofanexistingAutoShapedrawingobjecttosetformattingattributesthatwillapplytoallnewdrawingobjectsinMicrosoftFrontPage.

Right-clickthedrawingobjectthathastheattributesyouwanttouseasthedefault,andthenclickSetAutoShapeDefaultsontheshortcutmenu.

AboutdrawingobjectsYoucanadddrawingobjectstoaWebpage,andthenresize,rotate,flip,color,addtext,specifylinestylesandshadowstyles,andcombineobjectstomakemorecomplexshapes.AutoShapesaredrawingobjects,locatedontheDrawingtoolbar,thatincluderectanglesandcircles,plusavarietyoflines,blockarrows,flowchartsymbols,starsandbanners,andcallouts.YoucanalsoaddobjectsfromtheClipOrganizer.

Whenyouaddtexttoadrawingobject,thetextbecomespartoftheobject,andifyourotateorfliptheobject,thetextrotatesorflipswithit.

Alldrawingobjectshaveadjustmenthandlesthatyoucanusetoadjusttheappearanceofthedrawingobject.

AsyouadddrawingobjectstoyourWebpage,theystackautomaticallyintoindividuallayers.Youcanseethestackingorderwhenobjectsoverlap,suchasthetopofoneobjectcoveringaportionofoneormoreobjectsbeneathit.

Youcanmoveindividualdrawingobjectsorgroupsofobjectsinastack.Forexample,youcanmoveobjectsupordownwithinastackonelayeratatime,oryoucanmovethembackwardorforward(toporbottom)inonemove.

Textboxesarelikedrawingobjects.Youcanformatthemtoincludecolor,fills,andborders.

Drawaline1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheDrawingtoolbar,clickLine .

IftheDrawingtoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickDrawing.

3. Dragtodrawtheline,anddooneofthefollowing:Ifyouwanttodrawastraightline,holddownSHIFTasyoudrag.Toconstrainthelinetodrawat15-degreeanglesfromitsstartingpoint,holddownSHIFTasyoudrag.Tolengthenthelineinoppositedirectionsfromthefirstendpoint,holddownCTRLasyoudrag.

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Formataline1. Tochangethecolororstyleofaline,selecttheline,andthendooneor

bothofthefollowing:

Changethecolororpatternofaline

1. OntheDrawingtoolbar,clickthearrownexttoLineColor(Auto).


Selectastandardcolor

UnderStandardColors,selectacolor.

Selectfrommorecolors

ClickMoreLineColorsandclickthecoloryouwant.

Mixcustomcolors

ClickMoreLineColorsandclickCustom,thencreatethecoloryouwant.

Selectapatternwithcolor

1. ClickPatternedLines.2. Selectapattern,andthenselectcolorsfortheforegroundand

background.

Changethestyleofaline

1. OntheDrawingtoolbar,clickLineStyle .2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Clickthestyleyouwant.

ClickMoreLines,andthenchoosetheattributesyouwantforyourlinestyle.

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AboutWordArtWordArtisagalleryoftextstylesthatyoucanaddtoyourWebpagetocreateadecorativeeffect.Forexample,youcancreateshadowed,skewed,rotated,andstretchedtext,aswellastextthathasbeenfittedtopredefinedshapes.Thesearecalledtexteffects.

Atexteffect,asshownbelow,isatypeofdrawingobject.Therefore,youcanusetheDrawingtoolbartochangeatexteffect—forexample,tofillatexteffectwithapictureorpattern.

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AddorremoveWordArt1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Dooneofthefollowing:

AddWordArt

1. OntheDrawingtoolbar,clickInsertWordArt .

IftheDrawingtoolbarishidden,ontheViewmenu,pointtoToolbars,andthenclickDrawing.

2. SelectaWordArtstyleandthenclickOK.3. IntheEditWordArtTextdialogbox,typethetextyouwant.

ChangethetextinWordArt

1. Double-clicktheWordArtyouwanttochange.2. IntheEditWordArtTextdialogbox,changethetext,andthenclickOK.

DeleteWordArt

SelecttheWordArtyouwanttoremoveandpressDELETE.

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AddapagebannerImportantBydefault,apagebannerdisplaysthepagetitleasdisplayedinNavigationview.Therefore,beforeyoucanusepagebanners,youmustsetupthenavigationstructureofyourWebsiteinNavigationview.

1. InPageview,placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddapagebanner.

2. OntheInsertmenu,clickPageBanner.3. Dooneofthefollowing:

Displaythepagebannerastext

1. InthePageBannerPropertiesdialogbox,clickText.2. InthePagebannertextbox,typethetextyouwanttodisplayinthe

pagebanner,andclickOK.3. Right-clickthepagebanner,andthenclickFontontheshortcutmenu.4. Setthepropertiesthatyouwant.

Displaythepagebannertextasapicture

Touseapicture,yourpagemustuseatheme.1. InthePageBannerPropertiesdialogbox,clickPicture.2. InthePagebannertextbox,typethetextyouwanttodisplayinthe

pagebanner,andclickOK.

NoteThepagebannerpicturethatdisplaysisthebannerthatisassociatedwiththethemeforthispage.

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Changeapagebanner1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickthepagebanner.3. Changethepropertiesofthepagebanner.

NoteWhenyouchangethetextdisplayedonapagebanner,thetitleofthepageinNavigationviewisalsochanged.

Addacomment1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddacomment.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickComment.4. Typethecomment.

NoteAcommenthasthesameattributesasthecurrentparagraphstyle,butisdisplayedinadifferentcolor.Althoughcommentscanbeviewedwhileeditingapage,theyarenotvisibleintheWebbrowserofasitevisitorwhohasbrowsedtothepage.However,theyarevisibleifthesitevisitorwantstoviewthesourceofyourpage,sousecautionwhenwritingcomments.

EditacommentonaWebpage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Double-clickandeditthecomment.

NoteSitevisitorsarenotabletoseeyourcommentswhentheyviewyourWebpageinaWebbrowser.However,theywillseethemiftheyviewthesourcecode,sousecautionwhenwritingcomments.

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SendacopyofaWebpageasane-mailmessageTousethisfeature,youmusthaveMicrosoftOutlookoranothermailprogramcompatiblewiththeMessagingApplicationProgrammingInterface(MAPI)installedonyourcomputer.

ImportantTherecipientofane-mailmessagemaynotreceiveanattachmentdependingontheattachmentfiletype.Forexample,programfiletype(.exe)attachmentsareblockedbyMicrosoftOutlook.Thesecurityleveloffiletypesis,insomecases,setbythee-mailserveradministrator.Makesuretoprovideanalternativemethodforrecipientstoaccesstheattachment.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickSend.

MicrosoftFrontPagestartsyourdefaulte-mailprogram,andthenopensanewmessagewiththeactivepageattached.

2. Selectrecipientsforthee-mailmessage,andthentypeasubject.3. Sendthemessage.

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AddanOfficeSpreadsheetcomponentSecurityUsecautionwhenyouareaddingActiveXcontrolstoyourWebpage.ActiveXcontrolsmaybedesignedinsuchawaythattheirusecouldposeasecurityrisk.Werecommendthatyouusecontrolsfromtrustedsourcesonly.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. PlacetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddaMicrosoftOffice

Spreadsheetcomponent.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.4. IntheComponenttypelist,clickSpreadsheetsandcharts.5. IntheChooseacontrollist,clickOfficeSpreadsheet.6. ClickFinish.7. IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutdesigningandusinganOfficeSpreadsheet

component,seeMicrosoftOfficeSpreadsheetComponentHelp.ToopenMicrosoftOfficeSpreadsheetComponentHelp,clickHelp onthespreadsheettoolbar.

NoteToenterordisplaydatainanOfficeSpreadsheetcomponent,yoursitevisitorsmustuseMicrosoftInternetExplorer5.01withServicePack2(SP2)orlaterandtheymusthavetheMicrosoftOfficeWebComponentsinstalledontheircomputers.

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AddanOfficePivotTablecomponentSecurityUsecautionwhenyouareaddingActiveXcontrolstoyourWebpage.ActiveXcontrolsmaybedesignedinsuchawaythattheirusecouldposeasecurityrisk.Werecommendthatyouusecontrolsfromtrustedsourcesonly.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. PlacetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddaMicrosoftOffice

PivotTablecomponent.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.4. IntheComponenttypelist,clickSpreadsheetsandcharts.5. IntheChooseacontrollist,clickOfficePivotTable.6. ClickFinish.7. Inthedocumentwindow,double-clickClickheretoconnecttodata.8. Selecttheoptionsyouwant.9. IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutdesigningandusinganOfficePivotTable

component,seeMicrosoftOfficePivotTableComponentHelp.ToopenMicrosoftOfficePivotTableComponentHelp,clickHelp onthePivotTabletoolbar.

NoteToenterordisplaydatainanOfficePivotTablecomponent,yoursitevisitorsmustuseMicrosoftInternetExplorer5.01withServicePack2(SP2)orlaterandtheymusthavetheMicrosoftOfficeWebComponentsinstalledontheircomputers.

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AddanOfficeChartcomponentSecurityUsecautionwhenyouareaddingActiveXcontrolstoyourWebpage.ActiveXcontrolsmaybedesignedinsuchawaythattheirusecouldposeasecurityrisk.Werecommendthatyouusecontrolsfromtrustedsourcesonly.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. PlacetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddaMicrosoftOfficeChart

component.3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.4. IntheComponenttypelist,clickSpreadsheetsandcharts.5. IntheChooseacontrollist,clickOfficeChart.6. ClickFinish.7. OntheDataSourcetab,dooneofthefollowing:

Todisplaynewdatathatyouenter,clickDatatypedintoadatasheet,andthenclickDataSheettoenterthedata.Todisplaydatafromanexistingdatabase,clickDatafromadatabasetableorquery,andthenclickConnectiontoselectoptionsforadatabaseconnection.TodisplaydatafromanOfficeSpreadsheetorOfficePivotTablecomponentonthesameWebpage,clickDatafromthefollowingWebpageitem,andthenclickthecomponentyouwant.

ThisoptionisavailableonlyifanOfficeSpreadsheetorOfficePivotTablecomponentisonthepage.

8. Selectanyadditionaloptionsyouwant.9. IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutdesigningandusinganOfficeChart,see

MicrosoftOfficeChartComponentHelp.ToopenMicrosoftOfficeChartComponentHelp,right-clickinsidetheOfficeChart,andthenclickHelpontheshortcutmenu.

NoteToenterordisplaydatainanOfficeChart,yoursitevisitorsmustuseMicrosoftInternetExplorer5.01withServicePack2(SP2)orlaterandtheymusthavetheMicrosoftOfficeWebComponentsinstalledontheircomputers.

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AboutOfficeWebComponentsYoucanaddinteractivespreadsheets,charts,graphs,andPivotTablestoyourWebpagesbyusingMicrosoftOfficeWebComponents.OfficeWebComponentsareMicrosoftActiveXcontrolsthatdisplaydatafromaworkbook,database,orotherdatasourcethatyouspecify.Whenthedatainthatdatasourcechanges,thecomponentdisplaysthosechanges.Thishelpstoensurethatbothyouandyoursitevisitorscanviewandinteractwithdatathatisup-to-date.

SecurityUsecautionwhenyouareaddingActiveXcontrolstoyourWebpage.ActiveXcontrolsmaybedesignedinsuchawaythattheirusecouldposeasecurityrisk.Werecommendthatyouusecontrolsfromtrustedsourcesonly.

OfficeWebComponentsincludethefollowingtypesofcomponents:

OfficeChartThiscomponentcanbealineorbargraph,apiechart,orothertypeofchartthatyouspecify.Itcandisplaydatathatyouenterintoadatasheet,existingdatafromdatabasetablesandqueries,orexistingdatafromanOfficePivotTableorOfficeSpreadsheetcomponentonthesameWebpageasthechart.YoucanuseanOfficeChartcomponenttomakeiteasyforyoursitevisitorstocomparedataandidentifypatternsandtrendsinthatdata.

OfficePivotTableThiscomponentisaninteractivetablethatcombinesandcomparesdatainaseriesofrowsandcolumns.Itcandisplaydatafromanyofseveraltypesofdatabases,includingrelationaldatabasesandspreadsheetdatabasessuchasMicrosoftExcellists.YoucanuseanOfficePivotTablecomponenttoenableyoursitevisitorstoexpandandcollapserowsandcolumnstoseedifferentsummariesofthedataandtodisplaydetailsaboutspecificdata.

OfficeSpreadsheetThiscomponentdisplayscolumnsandrowsofcellsthatcontainrelatedinformation.ItcandisplaydatafromanExcelworkbook,textandothertypesoffiles,anyofseveraltypesofdatabases,includingrelationaldatabasessuchasaMicrosoftSQLServerdatabase,anddataproviderservices.Youandyoursitevisitorscanenterdatadirectlyintothecells,sortandapplyfilterstothedata,andchangetheformattingofthedata.Yoursitevisitorscanalsoperformcalculationsonthedatabyusingformulasandfunctions.

Bydefault,sitevisitorscanbothviewandinteractwithdatainanytypeofOfficeWebComponent.However,youcanspecifyprotectionsettingsforacomponent.Thesesettingsdeterminewhethersitevisitorscanonlyviewthedatainthecomponentorbothviewandinteractwiththatdata.

SupportforOfficeWebComponents

Regardlessoftheprotectionsettingsyouspecify,yoursitevisitorsmusthavecertainprogramsinstalledontheircomputersbeforetheycanvieworinteractwithdatainOfficeWebComponents.SitevisitorsmustuseMicrosoftInternetExplorer5.01withServicePack2(SP2)orlatertoopenaWebpagecontainingcomponents.Inaddition,sitevisitorsmustinstalltheOfficeWebComponentsontheircomputers.Bydefault,theOfficeWebComponentsareinstalledwithanyoftheMicrosoftOffice2003programs.Theycanalsobeinstalledseparately,fromalocationthatyouprovide.

IfsitevisitorsinstallonlytheOfficeWebComponents,andtheydosobyusinganinstallationlocationandalicensepackagethatyouprovide,sitevisitorscanbothviewandinteractwithdataincomponents.IftheyinstallonlytheOfficeWebComponentsandtheydonothaveaccesstoalicensepackage,sitevisitorscanonlyviewthedataincomponents.IfsitevisitorsdonotinstalltheOfficeWebComponentsoranOffice2003program,theycannotvieworinteractwithcomponents.

ForinformationaboutprovidinganinstallationlocationorlicensepackagefortheOfficeWebComponents,seetheMicrosoftOffice2003ResourceKit.

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AboutcustomizingformsandviewsforSharePointServicesWhenyouuseMicrosoftFrontPagetoaddalist,survey,orlibrarytoyourWebsitebasedonMicrosoftSharePointServices,pagescontainingformsandviewsarealsoadded.Formsandviewsarewhatyoursitevisitorsusetoadd,edit,ordeleteitemsfromthelists,surveys,andlibraries.

TherearemultiplecustomizationsyoucanmaketotheseformsandviewsdependingonwhichversionofSharePointServicesyouareusing:

AboutcustomizingSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft

Basiccustomizations

Changetheorderofthefields.Removefieldsfromtheformorview.Replaceonefieldwithanotherfromthesamelist,survey,orlibrary.Changetextformattingoffields,suchasfontsizeandcolor.Modifytableformatting,suchasaddingorremovingrowsandcolumnsormergingcells.Addcustomcontent,suchastextorapicture.

Advancedcustomizations

ByusingFrontPagetoeditviewsbasedonSharePointTeamServicesv1.0,youcanenablelayoutcustomizationviewtoprovidegreatercontroloverthecustomizationoftheview,whichisdisplayedasaWebcomponent.

Byusinglayoutcustomizationview,youcanseewherefieldsareplacedinavieworformofalist,library,orsurvey.Thisprovidesawaytocontrolhowdataappearsinaviewandhowfieldsappearonaform.Inaview,wherethesamesetoffieldsisrepeatedforeveryiteminalist,themodificationsyoumakeinthesetoffieldsappearforeveryiteminthelist.

NoteOnceyouhavemodifiedavieworformwiththelayoutcustomizationviewinFrontPage,youcannolongereditthevieworformbyusingaWebbrowser.However,youcancontinuetomaintainthecustomizedversioninFrontPage.

AboutcustomizingMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices

Basiccustomizations

Changetheorderofthefields.Removefieldsfromtheformorview.Replaceonefieldwithanotherfromthesamelist,survey,orlibrary.Changetextformattingoffields,suchasfontsizeandcolor.Modifytableformatting,suchasaddingorremovingrowsandcolumnsormergingcells.Addcustomcontent,suchastextorapicture.

Advancedcustomizations

ByusingFrontPagetoeditviewsinWindowsSharePointServices,whichareWebParts,youcancontrolseveralelementsoftheappearanceoftheviews.Theseelementsincludewhetherthelistisdisplayedwithafixedorpercentagewidth,whethertheWebPartusesaright-to-leftorleft-to-rightlanguagedirection,andadvancedoptions,suchaswhetheryouwanttoallowsitevisitorstobeabletominimizethelistontheWebpage.

BecauseviewsinWindowsSharePointServicesareWebParts,youcanuseotherWebPartfeatures.Forexample,youcancreateWebPartconnectionsbetweenSharePointlistviewsandotherWebParts.ByconnectingtheFormWebParttotheAnnouncementslist,forexample,youcanenableyoursitevisitorstoperformadditionalfilteringontheannouncementsinthelistbyusinganinterfacethatissimilartoasearchbox.

Inaddition,youcanconvertaviewtoaDataViewWebPartbyusingFrontPage.Thisenablesadditionalformattingoptions,suchasconditionalformatting.Byusingconditionalformatting,yousetaconditionorconditionsforthedatainyourlistview.Ifthoseconditionsaremet,specificformattingisappliedtotherecordsthataredisplayed.Forexample,youcouldspecifyconditionalformattingthatenablesallrecordsthatwerelastupdatedbyyouto

appearinbold,redtext,ortoshowaphotoofyounexttotheappropriaterecords.

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AboutusingDataViewsandWebsitetemplatesbasedonSharePointServicesIfyourWebsiteislocatedonaWebserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,youcanadddatafeaturesandcustomdesignandpageelementstoyoursitebyusingMicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003.Somefeatures,suchasDataViewsandspecificWebsitetemplatesareavailableonlyifyoursiteisbasedonWindowsSharePointServices.

DataViews

IfyourWebsiteislocatedonaWebserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices,youcanaddDataViewsthatextractdatafromavarietyofavailabledatasources—forexample,ExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)files,Webservices,SharePointlists,andOLEDB–compliantdatabasessuchasSQLServer,DB2,andOracle—andcreatecustomviewsofthatdataonaWebpage.WhenyouaddaDataViewtoapage,youcancustomizetheviewbyusingtheFormattingtoolbaror,formoreadvancedcustomizations,theDataViewDetailstaskpane.

WindowsSharePointServices,whichisbuiltontheMicrosoft.NETFramework,providesthecomponent-basedplatformrequiredforFrontPagedata-drivenfunctionality.Forthisreason,youcannotaddDataViewstoaWebsitethatisnotbasedonWindowsSharePointServices.

Sitetemplates

WebsitetemplatesenableyoutocreateaWebsitequicklybygeneratingpredesignedpagescompletewithformattinganddesignelements.WhenyoudesignyourWebsitebyusingtemplatesbasedonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,youcanaddawidearrayoffeaturesandtechnologiesbasedonSharePointlists,libraries,surveys,andWebParts–includingDataViews.Inaddition,youcancustomizeyoursitebyusingFrontPage.

WiththeexceptionoftheTeamSitetemplate,whichisavailableinbothSharePointTeamServicesv1.0andWindowsSharePointServices,thefollowingtemplatesareavailableonlyifyourWebsiteislocatedonaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices.

TeamSiteByusingthistemplate,youcancreateaWebsitetoorganizeandshareinformationwithothers.TheTeamSitetemplateincludesadocumentlibraryandSharePointlistssuchasAnnouncements,Events,Contacts,andQuickLinks.ThistemplateisavailableforbothSharePointTeamServicesv1.0andWindowsSharePointServices.

BlankSiteByusingthistemplate,youcancreateaWebsitebasedonWindowsSharePointServicesthatcontainsablankhomepage.ByusingFrontPage,youcanaddinteractivelistsoranyotherWindowsSharePointServicesfeaturestotheWebsite.

DocumentWorkspaceByusingthistemplate,youcancreateaWebsitebasedonWindowsSharePointServicesthatenablescolleaguestoworktogetherondocuments.DocumentWorkspaceprovidesadocumentlibraryforstoringtheprimarydocumentandsupportingfiles,aTaskslistforassigningto-doitems,andaLinkslistforresourcesrelatedtothedocument.

BasicMeetingWorkspaceByusingthistemplate,youcancreateaWebsitebasedonWindowsSharePointServicesthatcontainsthenecessarySharePointliststoplan,organize,andtrackameeting.BasicMeetingWorkspacecontainsObjectives,Attendees,andAgendalists.

BlankMeetingWorkspaceByusingthistemplate,youcancreatea

MeetingWorkspacewithoutpredefinedSharePointlistsorlibraries.ByusingFrontPage,youcanaddinteractivelistsoranyotherWindowsSharePointServicesfeaturestotheWebsite.

DecisionMeetingWorkspaceByusingthistemplate,youcancreateaMeetingWorkspacewhereyoucanreviewdocumentsandrecorddecisions.TheDecisionMeetingWorkspacetemplatecontainsthefollowingSharePointlistsandlibraries:Objectives,Attendees,Agenda,documentlibraries,Tasks,andDecisions.

SocialMeetingWorkspaceByusingthistemplate,youcancreateaMeetingWorkspacethatenablesyoutoplansocialevents.SocialMeetingWorkspacecontainsthefollowingSharePointlists,libraries,andWebParts:Discussionboard,picturelibrary,Attendees,directions,weather,image/logo,andThingstoBring.

AdministrationfeaturesforSharePointServicesForinformationabouttoolstohelpyouadministeryourWebsitebasedonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServicesorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,dothefollowing:

1. InaWebbrowser,openapagefromyourSharePointsitethatcontainsaSharePointlinkbar.

2. ClickHelponthelinkbar.

AboutsupportforSharePointServicesWhenyoudesignyourWebsitebyusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanturnsupportonoroffforfeaturesthatrequireSharePointServices(SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices).

ThefollowingWebcomponentsareavailableinFrontPageonlyifyouturnonsupportforSharePointServices:

WebSearchTop10ListListViewDocumentLibraryView

NoteListViewandDocumentLibraryViewWebcomponentsareavailableonlyforWebsitesbasedonSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.TocreateviewsofinteractivelistsanddocumentlibrariesforWebsitesbasedonWindowsSharePointServices,youcanuseWebParts.

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TroubleshootSharePointlistsandlibraries

ForaWebsiteonaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft

IcannolongereditapagebyusingmyWebbrowser.

Ifyouuselayoutcustomizationviewtomakechangestoapage,youmustuseMicrosoftFrontPagetomakeanyfurthercustomizationstothepage.

Icannoteditthepropertiesofalistforminlayoutcustomizationview.

Youmustopenalistforminlivedataviewtochangethepropertiesoftheform.

NoteChangingfromlayoutcustomizationviewtolivedataviewresetsthelayoutoftheformtothedefaultlayoutandformatting.

ThecommandsintheInsertWebComponentdialogboxforcreatinganewlist,documentlibrary,orsurveyarenotavailable.

VerifythatyouareopeningtheWebsiteonaWebserverthatisrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0.

ThefileIwanttouseasatemplateinadocumentlibraryisnotavailable.

ThetemplatemustbeintheactiveWebsite.Dothefollowing:

1. OntheFilemenu,clickImport,andthenclickAddfile.2. Locateandclickthetemplatefile,andthenclickOpen.3. ClickOK.4. InFoldersView,right-clickthedocumentlibraryfolder,andclick

Properties.5. OntheSettingstab,selecttheUseatemplatefornewdocumentscheck

box,andthenclickBrowsetofindthefileyouimportedinstep1.

WhenMicrosoftOffice2003usersworkwithmydocumentlibrary,Iwantthemtoseealistoffoldersandfiles,notaWebpage,intheOpenandSavedialogboxes.

ToturnWebViewoffforallthedocumentlibrariesinyourWebsite,dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings.2. OntheAdvancedtab,cleartheDisplayawebpageviewofavailable

documentlibrariestoOfficeuserswhoopenfromorsavetothewebcheckbox.

WhenIcreatearuleforadocumentlibrary,Igetamessagesayingthataserviceisneeded.

SomeservicesontheWebservermayneedtobeenabled.Ifyoucreatearulethatinvolveskeepingtrackoftimeorsendinge-mail(forexample,setdocumentstoexpireaftersixmonths,andsende-mailnotificationtothecreatorofthedocumentoneweekpriortoexpiration),theWebserverthatstoresyourWebsitemusthavethefollowingservicesenabled:

SharePointTeamServicesv1.0timerserviceSMTPmailservice

ContactyourInternetserviceprovider(ISP)orWebserveradministratortoensurethattheseservicesarerunningproperly.

Iupdateddocumentpropertiesthatshouldhavetriggeredaruletotakeeffect,butitlooksliketheruledidn'twork.

Youmayneedtorefreshthepageorpropertyforthechangetotakeeffect.

PressF5,orclickOKintheactivedialogboxandthenreopenthedialogboxtoseethechanges.

Sitevisitorsreportthattheycan'tgettoalist,documentlibrary,orsurvey,yetIcanseethefolderforitinFoldersview.

Thedefaultviewmayhavebeendeleted.Dooneofthefollowing:

Setanexistingpageasthedefaultview

1. InFoldersview,right-clickthedocumentlibraryfolder,listfolder,orsurveyfolder,andclickProperties.

2. ClicktheSupportingFilestab,andintheDefaultviewpagebox,selectthepageyouwant.

Createanewviewtouseasthedefault


2. Placethepointeronthepagewhereyouwanttoaddtheview.

3. OntheInsertmenu,clickWebComponent.

4. IntheComponenttypebox,clickListViewtocreateaviewofalistorsurvey,orclickDocumentLibraryViewtocreateaviewofadocumentlibrary,andintheChooseaviewstylebox,clickalayoutfortheview.

5. ClickFinish.

6. Iftheviewisofalistorsurvey,intheChoosealistbox,selectthelistorsurvey,andthenclickOK.

Iftheviewisofadocumentlibrary,intheChooseadocumentlibrarybox,selectthedocumentlibrary,andclickOK.

7. Toaddcommandsthatenableuserstoaddandedititems,clickOptions,andintheToolbartypebox,clickFulltoolbar.

NoteYoucanmakeothercustomsettingsforthisviewintheListViewPropertiesorDocumentLibraryViewPropertiesdialogbox.

8. ClickOK,andontheFilemenu,clickSavetosavethepage.

9. InFoldersview,right-clickthedocumentlibraryfolder,listfolder,orsurveyfolder,andclickProperties.

10. ClicktheSupportingFilestab,andintheDefaultviewpagebox,select

thepageyousavedinstep7.

MicrosoftFrontPagechangedthenameofmylist,documentlibrary,orsurvey.

Thenameofthelist,documentlibrary,orsurveymayincludecharactersthatcannotbeusedinURLs.IfthenameincludesacharacterthatcannotbeusedinaURL,FrontPagesubstitutesanewnameforthelistfolder,documentlibraryfolder,orsurveyfolder.Thenamechangeaffectsthefolderonly.ThenamedisplayedonWebpagesandlinkbarsisthenamethatincludesthenon-URLcharacters.

Sitevisitorsgetanerrormessagewhentheygotoapagetoaddoredititemsinalist,documentlibrary,orsurvey.

Theremightbemorethanonelistformonthepage.AWebpagecanhaveonlyoneformforalist,documentlibrary,orsurvey.Createaseparatepageforeachform.

ThedefaultvalueforaMultiplelinesoftextfielddisappeared.

SomeonemayhaveeditedthefieldusingaWebbrowser.IfaMultiplelinesoftextfieldiseditedinaWebbrowser(forexample,changingthenameofthefieldorchanginghowmanylinesoftextthefieldcanhold),thedefaultvalueisdeleted.ReenterthedefaultvaluebymakingchangestothefieldinMicrosoftFrontPage.

ForaWebsiteonaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices

Ican'tapplyathemebyusingtheWebbrowserafterMicrosoftFrontPagehasbeenusedtoapplyatheme.

IfyouapplyathemetoselectedpagesinyourWebsitebyusingFrontPage,thethemeforthosepageswillnotbeupdatedlaterifyoutrytoapplyanotherthemebyusingtheWebbrowser.TheApplythemetositeoption,ontheSiteSettingspageinaWindowsSharePointServicessite,onlyappliesthemestopagesthathavenothadthemesappliedbyusingFrontPage.

Icannolongerrundocumentlibraryrules.

ThedocumentlibraryrulesfeatureisavailableonlyonserversrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft.IfyoursitehasbeenupgradedtoWindowsSharePointServices,youwillbeunabletorundocumentlibraryrules.

IcannolongereditapagebyusingmyWebbrowser.

IfyouuseMicrosoftFrontPagetomakecertainchangestoaWebpagebasedonWindowsSharePointServices,youmightbeunabletomakefurthercustomizationstothepagebyusingaWebbrowser.

Forexample,ifyoumoveaWebPartondefault.aspxoutsideaWebPartZonebyusingFrontPage,youwillnotbeabletomovethatWebPartagainbyusingtheModifyMyPageoptioninthebrowser.YoumustuseFrontPageinstead.

WhenMicrosoftOffice2003usersworkwithmydocumentlibrary,Iwantthemtoseealistoffoldersandfiles,notaWebpage,intheOpenandSavedialogboxes.

YoucanturnWebViewoffforallthedocumentlibrariesinyourWebsite.Dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings.2. OntheAdvancedtab,cleartheDisplayawebpageviewofavailable

documentlibrariestoOfficeuserswhoopenfromorsavetothewebcheckbox.

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AboutcollectingdatausingformsAfteryoudecidewhatformfieldstoputonyourform,thenextstepistosetrulesforthewaysyouwantyoursitevisitorstoenterdatainthefields.Thesedataentryrules,alsocalledvalidation,makesurethatasitevisitorfillsouttheformcorrectly.Forexample,youcansetupanorderformforyourproducts,butunlessthecustomer'sname,address,andpaymentinformationarecorrectlyentered,heorshewon'tbeabletocompletetheorder.

Settingrulesforhowsitevisitorsenterdatainforms

Typesofrulesyoucansetforyourformfields:

Textboxvalidation

Youcanspecifythetypeofdata,aswellasothercriteria,toallowfortextboxesandtextareas.Forexample,tocollectamembernumberoraserialnumber,setupatextboxtoacceptonlynumbersanddisallowtheuseallothercharactersasappropriate.Youcanalsorequireafixednumberofcharacterssothatasitevisitordoesnotomitanumberorletterbymistake.

Optionbuttonvalidation

Youcanrequireaselectiontobemadefromagroupofoptionbuttons.Forexample,ifyourformhastwooptionbuttons,YesandNo,andasitevisitortriestosubmittheformwithoutmakingaselection,amessageisdisplayed.

Drop-downboxvalidation

Youcanrequireasitevisitortomakeachoicefromadrop-downbox,settheminimumandmaximumnumberofchoicestoallow,anddisallowthefirstchoicefrombeingselected.Forexample,youcandisallowthefirstitemfrombeingselectedifitisaninstruction,suchas"Selectanitem."

Handlinginformationyoucollectfromtheform

Aftersettingupthedataentryrules,youneedtodecidehowyouwanttheformresultstobehandled.Afterasitevisitorsubmitstheform,youmustcollectthedatathatheorsheentered—theformresults—soyoucanviewthem,displaythemtothevisitor,orworkwiththemasneeded.

Whenasitevisitorsubmitsaforminthebrowser,thevaluesofeachoftheformfieldsbetweenthe<form>and</form>tagsaresenttoaformhandler.Forexample,iftheformfieldisatextbox,thevaluesenttotheformhandleristhetextenteredinthetextbox.MicrosoftFrontPageprovidesseveralformhandlers,whichtaketheformresultsandperformvariousactions.

Savetheresultstoadatabase

Eachtimeasitevisitorsubmitsaform,FrontPagesavestheinformationtoadatabase.Forexample,ifyouuseaformtocollectcontactinformation,youcansavetheresultsdirectlytoyourcustomerdatabase.YoucansaveresultstoanexistingdatabaseorFrontPagecancreateoneforyou.

Savetheresultstoatext,HTML,orXMLfile

Eachtimeasitevisitorsubmitsaform,FrontPageattachestheresultstoafile.Youcanthenopenthefileandviewtheresults.Forexample,youcansetupaguestbookforyourWebsiteandchoosetosavetheresultstoanHTMLfile.Youcancreatealinktothefilesothatsitevisitorscanseewhatothershavewritten.InthecaseofsavingformresultstoanXMLfile,youcanusetheresultsinFrontPage,orexporttheresultsintoanyapplicationthatunderstandsXML,suchasMicrosoftOfficeExcel2003.

Sendtheresultsine-mail

Eachtimeasitevisitorsubmitsaform,FrontPagesendsyouane-mailmessagecontainingtheresultsofthatform.

Youcanalsochoosetouseyourcustomscriptstohandletheformresults.

Notes

Ifyouuseanyoftheformhandlersratherthanacustomscript,theFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindows

SharePointServicesmustbeinstalledontheserverwhereyourWebsiteislocated.

TosaveformresultstoXML,yourformmustbelocatedonaserverrunningWindowsSharePointServices.

Security

Cross-sitescriptingisasecurityvulnerabilitythatcouldaffectmanyWebsitesandsitevisitors.ThevulnerabilityistheresultofcodingmistakesinWebapplications.Formoreinformationaboutcross-sitescriptingandhowtoprotectyourWebsiteandsitevisitors,seeinformationaboutthecross-sitescriptingsecurityvulnerabilityontheMicrosoftTechNetWebsite.Usethisfeaturewithcaution.Sensitiveorconfidentialinformationcouldberevealedtootherusers.

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SpecifywhatuserinformationtocollectfromaformYoucanspecifytheinformationyouwanttogatheraboutyoursitevisitorsandtheircomputersfromtheformtheyfillout.


2. Right-clicktheform,andthenclickFormPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.3. ClickOptions,andthenclicktheSavedFieldstab.4. ThenamesofallthefieldsinyourformarelistedintheFormfieldsto

savelist.5. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Selectanyfieldthatyoudonotwantsavedintheformresults,andthenpressDELETE.Tosavethedateortimetheformwassubmittedwiththeformresults,selectformatsfromtheDateformatandTimeformatlists.UnderAdditionalinformationtosave,selectanyadditionaltypesofinformationyouwanttosaveintheformresults.

NoteTotestthefunctionalityofyourform,youmustfirstpublishyourWebsitetoaWebserverthatisrunningFrontPageServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices2.0.AskyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP)whetheryourserverisrunningoneofthesetechnologies.

CreateaformSomeofthecontentinthistopicmaynotbeapplicabletosomelanguages.

Whenyouinsertaform,MicrosoftFrontPageinsertsarectangularareaoutlinedwithadashedlinethatcontainsaSubmitandaResetbutton.Insidethisrectangulararea,youcanaddtextandformfields,suchastextboxes,optionbuttons,checkboxes,drop-downboxes,andpushbuttons.

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenselectthefieldsyouwantto

addtoyourform.

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Addatextboxtoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Addatextbox

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethetextbox.

Ifyouareinsertingaformfieldbuthavenotalreadycreatedaform,MicrosoftFrontPageautomaticallycreatesaformareaandinsertsthefieldinsidethatformarea.Theformareaappearsasadashedlinewhenyouareeditingthepage.

2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickTextbox.3. Typethelabelforthetextboxdirectlyontheform.

Setthepropertiesforatextbox

1. Double-clickthetextbox.2. IntheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythetextbox.

Foryourformtoworkcorrectly,youneedtouseauniquenameforthisformfield.

3. Ifyouwanttexttoappearinthetextboxwhenasitevisitorfirstopenstheform,typethetextintheInitialvaluebox.

4. IntheWidthincharactersbox,typeanumberindicatinghowmanycharacterswideyouwanttheboxtobe.

5. NexttoPasswordfield,clickYestoensurethatcharactersinthistextboxdonotdisplayonthescreen.

SecuritySpecifyingthisoptiondoesnotencryptdatathatistypedinthistextbox.

ClicktheStylebuttontoaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourformusingcascadingstylesheetsasaninlinestyle.

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Addacheckboxtoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .


Addacheckbox

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethecheckbox.


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickCheckbox.3. Ontheform,besidethecheckbox,typethelabel.

Youcangivethesitevisitortheabilitytoselectthecheckboxbyclickingthecheckboxlabel.

How?

1. Selectthetextandthecheckbox.2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickLabel.

Setthepropertiesofacheckbox

1. Double-clickthecheckbox.2. IntheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythecheckbox.


3. IntheValuebox,typethevaluetoassociatewiththisfield.

Whenthecheckboxisselected,thisvalueisreturnedwiththeform

results,andisdisplayedonthedefaultconfirmationpage.Ifthecheckboxhasnotbeenselected,thegroupnameisincluded,butthevalueisblank.

4. ClickCheckedifyouwantthecheckboxtobeselectedbydefaultwhenasitevisitorfirstopenstheform.

5. ClicktheStylebuttontoaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourformusingcascadingstylesheetsasaninlinestyle.

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Addadrop-downboxtoaformInPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

Addadrop-downbox

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethedrop-downbox.


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickDrop-downbox.3. Typethelabelbesideorabovethedrop-downboxontheform.

Setthepropertiesofadrop-downbox

1. Double-clickthedrop-downbox.2. IntheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythedrop-downbox.


3. ClickAddtoaddthechoicesyouwanttodisplayinthedrop-downbox.4. IntheChoicebox,typeanoptionyouwanttodisplayinthedrop-down

box.

Ifyouwantthevalueforthischoicetobedifferentfromthetextdisplayedinthedrop-downboxitself,selectSpecifyvalue,andthentypethevalueinthebox.

Forexample,achoiceinthemenucouldbeJohn,butthevaluereturnedintheformresultscouldbeme.

5. ClickSelectedunderInitialStateifyouwantthechoicetobeselectedbydefaultwhenasitevisitorfirstopenstheform.

6. ClickOK.7. Repeatsteps3through6foreachchoiceyouwanttoadd.8. Tochangetheorderinwhichchoicesaredisplayed,clickachoiceinthe

list,andthenclicktheMoveUporMoveDownbutton.9. IntheHeightbox,typehowmanylinesoftextyouwanttoshowinthe

drop-downbox.

Forexample,ifthedrop-downboxhasthreeoptions,youcansettheheightto3sothatallchoicesarevisible.

10. ClickYesunderAllowmultipleselectionsifyouwanttoallowmultipleselectionsinthedrop-downbox.IfyouclickNo,thesitevisitorwillbeabletomakeonechoiceonly.


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Addanoptionbuttontoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Foreachoptionbuttonyouwanttoaddtoaform(oragroupofoptionbuttons),dooneorbothofthefollowing:

Addanoptionbutton

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacetheoptionbutton.


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickOptionButton.3. Typethelabelfortheoptionbuttondirectlyontheform,nexttothe

optionbutton.Youcanspecifywhethersitevisitorsselecttheoptionbyclickingthebuttonoritslabel.

How?

1. Selectthetextandtheoptionbutton.2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickLabel.

Setthepropertiesofanoptionbutton

1. Double-clicktheoptionbutton.2. IntheGroupnamebox,typeanametoidentifythegrouptowhich

thisoptionbuttonbelongs.


3. IntheValuebox,typethevaluetoassociatewiththisfield.

Ifthisoptionbuttonisselected,thisvalueisreturnedwiththeformresults,andisdisplayedonthedefaultconfirmationpage.

4. BesideInitialstate,clickSelectedifyouwanttheoptionbuttontobeselectedbydefaultwhenasitevisitorfirstopenstheform.


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Addasubmitbuttontoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Dothefollowing:

Addasubmitbutton

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethesubmitbutton(pushbutton).


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickPushButton.

Setthepropertiesofasubmitbutton

1. Double-clickthebutton.2. IntheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythebutton.


3. BesideButtontypeclickSubmit.4. Bydefault,thebuttonlabeltextchangestoSubmit.Youcantypea

differentbuttonlabelintheValue/labelbox.5. ClicktheStylebuttontoaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourform

usingcascadingstylesheetsasaninlinestyle.

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Addaresetbuttontoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Dothefollowing:

Addaresetbutton

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacetheresetbutton(pushbutton).



Setthepropertiesofaresetbutton

1. Double-clickthebutton.2. IntheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythebutton.


3. BesideButtontypeclickReset.4. Bydefault,thebuttonlabeltextchangestoReset.Youcantypea

differentbuttonlabelintheValue/labelbox.5. ClicktheStylebuttontoaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourform


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Addapushbuttontoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .


Addapushbutton

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethepushbutton.



Setthepropertiesofapushbutton

1. Double-clickthepushbutton.2. IntheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythebuttonintheform

results.


3. IntheValue/labelbox,typethetextthatwillappearonthebutton.4. IntheButtontypebox,selectNormal.5. ClicktheStylebuttontoaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourform

usingcascadingstylesheetsasaninlinestyle.6. ClicktheCodebutton toviewtheHTMLofyourpagesothatyou

canwriteascriptforyourbuttontogiveitanaction.

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Addatextareatoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .


Addatextarea

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethetextarea.


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickTextArea.3. Typethelabelforthetextareadirectlyontheform.

Setthepropertiesofatextarea

1. Double-clickthetextarea.2. IntheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythetextarea.


3. Ifyouwanttexttoappearinthetextareawhenasitevisitorfirstopenstheform,typethetextintheInitialvaluebox.

4. IntheWidthincharactersbox,typeanumberindicatinghowmanycharacterswideyouwantthetextareatobe.

5. IntheNumberoflinesbox,typeanumberindicatinghowmanylinesoftexthighyouwantthetextareatobe.


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Addagroupboxtoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .


Addagroupbox

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethegroupbox.


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickGroupBox.

Setthepropertiesofagroupbox

1. Right-clickinthegroupbox,andthenclickGroupBoxPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. IntheLabelbox,typethenameofthelabelforyourgroupbox.3. IntheAlignbox,selectthealignmentyouwantforyourgroupbox

label.4. ClicktheStylebuttontoaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourform


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Addanadvancedbuttontoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Dothefollowing:

Addanadvancedbutton

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacetheadvancedbutton.


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickAdvancedButton.

Setthepropertiesofanadvancedbutton

1. Right-clickonthebutton,andthenclickAdvancedButtonPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. IntheNamebox,typeaname.


3. IntheValuebox,typethevaluethatistobesenttotheformhandler.4. IntheButtonTypebox,selectthetypeofbuttonyouwanttouse.

IfyouselectNormal,youwillneedtowriteascriptforthebuttontohaveafunction.

5. IntheButtonSizearea,select,incharacters,thewidthandheightofthebutton.


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Addapictureasasubmitbuttontoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .


Addapictureasasubmitbutton

1. Clickintheformwhereyouwanttoplacethesubmitbutton.


2. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickPicture.

Setthepropertiesofthepicturesubmitbutton

1. Right-clickthepicture,andthenclickFormFieldPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. OntheFormFieldtab,intheNamebox,typeanametoidentifythepicture.


3. OntheAppearancetab,clicktheStylebuttontoaccessotheroptionsforformattingyourformusingcascadingstylesheetsasaninlinestyle.

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Addafileuploadcontroltoaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Placetheinsertionpointwhereyouwanttoaddthefileuploadcontrol.3. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickFileUpload.

4. IntheDestinationFolderdialogbox,clickCreateNewFolder,andthentypethenameofthefolder.

5. PressENTER,andthenclickOK.6. Setthepropertiesofthefolderwhereuploadedfilesarestored.

How?

1. IntheFolderList,right-clickthefolder,andthenclickPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. CleartheAllowscriptstoberuncheckbox.3. SelectAllowanonymousuploadtothisdirectory.4. SelectAllowuploadedfilestooverwriteexistingfilenamesifyou

wantexistingfilestobeoverwritten.5. ClickOK.

Notes

Tousethefileuploadcontrol,yourWebsitemustbelocatedonaWebserverrunningMicrosoftFrontPage2002ServerExtensions,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.AskyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP)whetheryourserverisrunningthesetechnologies.SitevisitorsmustuseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4.0orlaterorNetscapeNavigator2.0orlatertouploadfilesbyusingthefileuploadcontrol.

AddahiddenfieldtoaformToaddhiddenfieldstoaform,followthesesteps:

1. Openthepagethatcontainstheform.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. Right-clickaformfield,andthenclickFormProperties.4. IntheFormPropertiesdialogbox,clickAdvanced.5. ClickAdd.6. IntheNamebox,typethenameofthenewhiddenfield.


7. IntheValuebox,typethevaluethatistobesenttotheformhandler.

NoteYoudonotneedtoenteravalueifyouareusinghiddenfieldstostoreinformation(forexample,fromonepagetoanotherinamulti-pageform),ortocollectadditionaldatafromyoursitevisitors(forexample,aloginnameoratimestamp).

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DeleteafieldfromaformYoucandeletefieldsfromaformasneeded.Everyfield—withtheexceptionofahiddenfield—canbedeletedinthesameway.



Deleteafieldthatisnothidden

Clickthefieldyouwanttodelete,andthenpressDELETE.

Deleteafieldthatishidden

1. Right-clicktheform,andthenclickFormPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. ClickAdvanced.

3. Selectthehiddenfieldfromthelist,andthenclickRemove.

DisableautomaticformfunctionalityforformfieldsBydefault,whenyouinsertaformfieldoutsideofaformarea,MicrosoftFrontPagecreatesaformareawithSubmitandResetbuttons,andtheninsertsthefieldinsidetheform.

Ifyouwanttouseformfieldswithscriptsratherthaninsideforms,youneedtofirstdisablethisfeaturebydoingthefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. OntheGeneraltab,cleartheAutomaticallyencloseformfieldswithina

formboxtodisableautomaticforms.

NowyoucanwriteascripttousewithyourformfieldsandnothavetousetheFrontPageautomaticformarea.

Setthetaborderinaform1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. Double-clickafieldtoedititsproperties.3. IntheTaborderbox,typeanumber(1-999)indicatingthetaborderfor

theselectedfield.

Ifyouspecifythesamenumberfortwoormorefields,thefieldthatisfirstonthepagewillcomefirstinthetaborder.Toremovethefieldfromthetaborder,type-1.

4. Repeatthisprocedureforeachfieldforwhichyouwanttosetthetaborder.

NoteOnlyMicrosoftInternetExplorer4.0andlatersupportacustomtaborder.OtherWebbrowsersandearlierversionsofInternetExplorerusethedefaulttaborder.

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SetakeyboardshortcutforafieldinaformOnceyouhaveinsertedaform,dothefollowing:


2. Typetextnexttothefieldtocreatealabelforit.3. Selectthetextandthefield.4. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickLabel.5. Selectaletterinthefield'slabeltouseastheshortcut.6. ClickUnderline .

Notes

ThisfeatureisenabledonlyinWebbrowsersthatsupportDynamicHTML(DHTML),suchasMicrosoftInternetExplorer4.0orlater.Useauniqueletterforeachshortcut.Youmayneedtorenameafield,orchooseanotherletterinthelabel,toensureeachshortcutisassociatedwithauniqueletter.

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TroubleshootformsWhenIclickthesubmitbutton,nothinghappens.

Makesureyouspecifiedaformhandler

1. Right-clicktheform,andthenclickFormPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

2. Fromhereyoucanconfigureyourformtosendinformationto:

Afileinaspecifiedfolder

Ane-mailaddress

Adatabase(onethatalreadyexistsorthatMicrosoftFrontPagecreatesforyou)

Acustomscriptyouwritetospecifyhowtosaveyourformresults

Makesurethebuttonissetasasubmitbutton

1. Double-clickthesubmitbutton.

2. MakesurethatButtontypeissetasSubmit,andnotNormalorReset.

WhenIclickthesubmitbutton,allthetextItypedinsidetheformdisappears.

Verifythatyoursubmitbuttonisnotsetasaresetbutton.

1. Double-clickthesubmitbutton.

2. MakesurethatButtontypeissetasSubmit,andnotReset.

HowdoIgettheresultsIsavedtoafileonmyserver?

OpentheWebsite,andthenopenthe_privatefolder.

Thisisthedefaultfolderwhereformresultsaresent.Ifyouconfiguredyourformtosavetoadifferentfolder,openthatfolder.

SecurityWhenyouareconfiguringyourformresultstobesavedtoafile,itisbesttokeepthedefaultfolderthatFrontPagesetsupforyou,_private,whichisahiddenfolderthatsitevisitorscannotopen.

IkeepgettinganerrormessagethattellsmetocontactmyWebmaster.


Verifythatyourformisconfiguredcorrectly

1. Dooneofthefollowing(dependingonwhatkindofformitis):

Right-clicktheform,andthenclickFormPropertiesontheshortcutmenu.

Double-clicktheform.

2. Checkthesettings,asappropriate.

ChecktheservertechnologyyourInternetServiceProviderisusing

ContactyourWebhostorInternetserviceprovider(ISP)andverifythateitherFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointServices(SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices)isinstalledontheserver.

Myformfieldswon'tdisplay

ChecktheservertechnologyyourInternetServiceProviderisusing

ContactyourWebhostorInternetserviceprovider(ISP)andverifythateitherFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointServices(SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoftorMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices)isinstalledontheserver.

Areyourformfieldscontainedwithinaform?

Whenyouwanttocreateaform,MicrosoftFrontPageinsertsarectangularareaoutlinedwithadashedlinewhereyoucanaddtextandformfields.Ifyourformfieldsarenotinsidethisrectangulararea,theywon'twork.

Tomoveaformfieldthatisoutsidetherectangulararea,clickit,andthendragitinsidethedashedline.

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AboutworkingwithdataByusingMicrosoftFrontPagetoauthoryourWebsite,youcanadddatafromavarietyofdatasources.ThetoolsyouusetoadddatatoyourWebsitedependonthetypesofavailabledatasources,theoperatingsystemrunningonyourWebserver,andtheservertechnology.

Youcancreateadata-enabledActiveServerPages(ASP)orASP.NETsiteoradata-drivenWebsite.

AboutactivatingyourWebsitewithdatabyusingASPorASP.NET

WebsitesbasedonASPorASP.NETcanusedesktop-basedorserver-baseddatasources—suchasMicrosoftOfficeAccess2003.

YoucanruneithertheDatabaseResultsWizardortheDatabaseInterfaceWizardtocreateWebpagesthatdisplayinteractiveviewsofdesktop-basedorserver-baseddatabyusingASPcodeorASP.NETcontrols,dependingonwhichtechnologyisavailableonyourWebserver.ContactyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP)formoreinformation.

AboutusingtheDatabaseResultsWizard

ByusingtheDatabaseResultsWizard,youcanconnecttoadatabase,createaquery,applyfilteringandsortingtotheresults,anddisplaythedataonaWebpagethatcontainsanoptionalsearchformforsitevisitorstouse.YoucanalsousethewizardtocreateanewMicrosoftAccessdatabase,useabuilt-insampledatabase,connecttoadatabaseyoucreatedpreviouslyonyourWebsite,orconnecttoadatabaseonanotherserverthatyouhavepermissiontoaccess.YoucanconnecttoMicrosoftAccess,MicrosoftSQLServer,andOracledatabases.

AboutusingtheDatabaseInterfaceWizard

ByusingtheDatabaseInterfaceWizard,youcancreateWebpageswhereyouoryoursitevisitors—dependingonthesettingsyouspecify—canedit,delete,oraddnewrecordstoadatabasebyusingaWebbrowser.Youcanconnectto

MicrosoftAccess,MicrosoftSQLServer,andOracledatabases.

ServerrequirementsforworkingwithdataonWebsitesbasedonASPorASP.NET

TouseASP,thefollowingtechnologiesarerequiredonyourWebserver:

MicrosoftWindows2000,MicrosoftWindowsServer2003,orWindowsXPProfessionalMicrosoftInternetInformationServices(IIS)5.0(orlater)ActiveServerPages(ASP)withMicrosoftActiveXDataObjects(ADO)FrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoftorSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft

TouseASP.NET,thefollowingtechnologiesarerequiredonyourWebserver:

Windows2000,WindowsXPProfessional,orMicrosoftWindowsServer2003MicrosoftInternetInformationServices(IIS)6.0(orlater)ASP.NET

AboutactivatingyourWebsitewiththedata-drivenfeaturesofWindowsSharePointServices

MicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,whichisbuiltontheMicrosoft.NETFramework,providesthecomponent-basedplatformrequiredforFrontPagedata-drivenfunctionality.

WhenyouworkwithasitebasedonWindowsSharePointServices,youcanaccessawiderangeofdatasources,includingdesktop-basedandserver-baseddatabases,ExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)files,Webservices,andSharePointlists.Whenyoucreateadata-drivenWebsite,youselectdatasourcesfromadatasourcecataloganduseDataViewWebPartstopresentdata.DataViewWebPartsrenderdatabyusingExtensibleStylesheetLanguageTransformation(XSLT).

ServerrequirementsforworkingwithdataonWindowsSharePointServices

TouseMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,thefollowingtechnologiesarerequiredonyourWebserver:

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003,StandardEdition,EnterpriseEdition,DatacenterEdition,orWebEditionMicrosoftInternetInformationServices(IIS)6.0inIIS6.0workerprocessisolationmodeASP.NET

ReducingsecurityriskswiththeDatabaseResultsandInterfacewizardsConnectingtoadatabaseoffersmanybenefitstoWebsitebuilders,butitalsoposessecurityrisks.Whenasitevisitorviews,searches,orotherwiseinteractswiththeinformationinadatabase,thesitevisitor,asananonymoususer,isessentiallybeingallowedtoruncodeinsidethedatabaseorWebserver.

SecurityriskssuchasthesecanbereducedthroughcarefulWebpagedesignanddatabaseconfiguration.MicrosoftFrontPagecreatespagesandregionsthatreducesecurityrisks,butdatabaseconfigurationisakeytohelpingsafeguardyourdata.

ThefollowinginformationisprovidedasanintroductiontodatabasesecuritytoassistyouinworkingtohelpprotectthepagesandsitesyoucreatebyusingtheDatabaseInterfaceWizardandDatabaseResultsWizard.

Disabledetailederrormessages

Ifthereisaproblemconnectingtothedatabaseorretrievinginformation,someserversdisplayinformationabouttheerrorsoitcanbefixed.Thisinformationcanassistmaliciousindividualsinattacksonyourdatabase.FrontPageDatabaseInterfacepagesandDatabaseResultsregionsdonotdisplaythisinformationautomatically.

Usearestrictedaccountforaccessingthedatabase

Byenablingandpassword-protectingseveralaccountsthataccessyourdatabase,youcanhelptopreventuserswithoutpermissionsfromgainingaccesstothedatabaseandtolimittheaccessofthosewithpermissiontotheminimumcontroltheyneed.

Notalldatabasessupportthisfeature,butyoushoulduseitforthosethatdo.Set

upaspecialaccountfortheWebpagewithstrictcontroloverallowableactions.Neveruseadministratoraccessforthisaccount.Thefollowingtableshowssufficientpermissionsforeachofthedifferentpages.

Ifyouareusing: Theaccountneedsthesepermissions:Adatabaseresultsregionorpage ReadAsubmissionform WriteEditor Read,Write,Delete(recordsonlyifpossible)

Chooseauniquepassword

Protectthedatabaseeditingpagesbyusingadifferentusernameandpasswordfromthoseusedforthedatabaseorforotherresources.Iftheeditorpasswordgetscompromised,thenyourotherresourceswillstillbesafe.

Carefullydesignandconstructyourdatabase

Specifydatatypesandfieldsizes.Thislimitsboththeabilitytoformmaliciousrequestsandhowmuchtextamalicioususercanenter.

Disable,delete,orcontrolaccesstostoredproceduresandbuilt-inmacros

Somedatabasescontainbuilt-inmacrostodeletetablesorevenentiredatabases.Makesureamalicioususercannotusethemeither.

DonotuseHTMLindatabasecolumns

DonotdisplayorallowHTMLinanydatabasecolumns.AlthoughtheDatabaseResultsWizardenablesyoutoallowHTMLindatabasecolumns,thisfeatureshouldonlybeusedinatrustedenvironment.

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UsingtheDatabaseInterfaceWizardwithASPImportantThefollowingprocedureswillnotworkonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

ByusingtheDatabaseInterfaceWizardonaWebsitehostedonaserverrunningActiveServerPages(ASP),youcancreateWebpagestoadd,edit,ordeletedatabaserecords.Youcanalsospecifyapasswordtohelpprotectthosepages.

SecurityUsethisfeaturewithcaution.Sensitiveorconfidentialinformationcouldberevealedtoothers,suchasotherauthorsofyourWebsite,orsitevisitorsontheInternetoryourintranet.

StarttheDatabaseInterfaceWizard

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. OntheNewtaskpane,underNewWebsite,clickMoreWebsite

templates.

3. Double-clickDatabaseInterfaceWizard.

SpecifyASPastheservertechnologyandadatabaseconnection

1. IntheFrontPagehasdetectedthatyourpagewilldisplaybestusingarea,makesuretoselectthecheckboxforASP,sothatyourpageswillworkcorrectlyonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningASP.

2. Specifythedatabaseconnectionyouwant.

Selectthetableorviewandwhereitwillbestored

1. IntheSelectthetableorviewyouwouldliketouseforthisdatabaseconnectionlist,clickthetableorviewyouwant.

2. IntheSpecifyalocationforthenewfilesbox,typeapathtoafolderintheactiveWebsitetostorethepagesforadding,deleting,andediting

databaserecords.

Specifythedatabasecolumnsandformfields

UnderEditformfieldtypelist,youcanadd,modify,delete,orchangetheorderofthedatabasecolumnsandthecorrespondingformfieldsusedtoeditorupdatethosefields.

Notes

IfyouclickedCreateanewMicrosoftAccessdatabasewithinyourWebsiteonthefirstpageofthewizard,thepagetospecifycolumnsandfieldswillappearsoonerinthewizard.

Someoptionsmightbeunavailable.Forexample,ifyouclickedUseanexistingdatabaseconnectiononthefirstpageofthewizard,theoptiontoaddnewcolumnsisunavailable.

Specifythepagestocreate

Selectthepagesyouwantthewizardtocreateforyou.

Notes

Whenyouselectthepagesyouwantthewizardtocreateforyou,ifyouselecteithertheSubmissionFormortheDatabaseEditorcheckbox,youcancreatepagestoadd,edit,anddeleterecords.Likewise,ifyouselecttheDon'tpasswordprotectmysubmissionformormydatabaseeditorwithausernameandpasswordcheckbox,anysitevisitorcanadd,edit,ordeletedatabaserecords.Evenifyoudopasswordprotectthispage,therearestillsecurityrisks.RefertoFrontPageHelptolearnmoreaboutdatabaseandsecuritybestpractices.

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UsingtheDatabaseInterfaceWizardwithASP.NETImportantThefollowingprocedureswillnotworkonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

ByusingtheDatabaseInterfaceWizardonaWebsitehostedonaserverrunningASP.NET,youcancreateWebpagestoadd,edit,ordeletedatabaserecords.Youcanspecifyapasswordtohelpprotectthosepages.


StarttheDatabaseInterfaceWizard

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. OntheNewtaskpane,underNewWebsite,clickMoreWebsite

templates.

3. Double-clickDatabaseInterfaceWizard.

SpecifyASP.NETastheservertechnologyandadatabaseconnection

1. IntheFrontPagehasdetectedthatyourpagewilldisplaybestusingarea,makesuretoselectthecheckboxforASP.NET,sothatyourpageswillworkcorrectlyonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningASP.NET.


Selectthetableorviewandwhereitwillbestored

1. IntheSelectthetableorviewyouwouldliketouseforthisdatabaseconnectionlist,clickthetableorviewyouwant.

2. IntheSpecifyalocationforthenewfilesbox,typeapathtoafolderintheactiveWebsitetostorethepagesforadding,deleting,andediting

databaserecords.

Specifythedatabasecolumnsandformfields

UnderEditformfieldtypelist,youcanadd,modify,delete,orchangetheorderofthedatabasecolumnsandthecorrespondingformfieldsusedtoeditorupdatethosefields.

Notes

IfyouclickedCreateanewMicrosoftAccessdatabasewithinyourWebsiteonthefirstpageofthewizard,thepagetospecifycolumnsandfieldswillappearsoonerinthewizard.

Someoptionsmightbeunavailable.Forexample,ifyouclickedUseanexistingdatabaseconnectiononthefirstpageofthewizard,theoptiontoaddnewcolumnsisunavailable.

Specifythepagestocreate

Selectthepagesyouwantthewizardtocreateforyou.

Notes

Whenyouselectthepagesyouwantthewizardtocreateforyou,ifyouselecteithertheSubmissionFormortheDatabaseEditorcheckbox,youcancreatepagestoadd,edit,anddeleterecords.Likewise,ifyouselecttheDon'tpasswordprotectmysubmissionformormydatabaseeditorwithausernameandpasswordcheckbox,anysitevisitorcanadd,edit,ordeletedatabaserecords.Evenifyoudopasswordprotectthispage,therearestillsecurityrisks.RefertoFrontPageHelptolearnmoreaboutdatabaseandsecuritybestpractices.

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UsingtheDatabaseResultsWizardwithASPImportantThefollowingprocedureswillnotworkonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

ByusingtheDatabaseResultsWizardonaWebsitehostedonaserverrunningActiveServerPages(ASP),youcancreateWebpagestoviewandsearchdatabaserecords.


StarttheDatabaseResultsWizard

OntheInsertmenu,pointtoDatabase,andthenclickResults.

SpecifyASPastheservertechnologyandthedatabaseconnection

1. IntheFrontPagehasdetectedthatyourpagewilldisplaybestusingarea,makesuretoselectthecheckboxforASP,sothatyourpageswillworkcorrectlyonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningASP.


Specifytherecordsource


Toselectthetableorviewyouwant,clickRecordSource.Tocreateacustomquery,clickCustomQuery,andthenclickEdit.

Specifythefieldstobedisplayedonthedatabaseresultspage

Youcandooneormoreofthefollowing:

Toexcludefieldsfromappearinginthedatabaseresultsregionortochangetheorderinwhichtheyappear,clickEditList.Tofilter,limit,orsortthedatabaseresults,tosetupasearchform,ortoprovidedefaultvaluesforthesearch,clickMoreOptions.

Specifytheformattingoptionsforthedatabaseresultsregion

Youcanformatthedatabaseresultsregionasatable,alist,oradrop-downlist.

Specifywhethertodisplayallrecordstogetherortosplitthemintogroups

Youcandothefollowing:

Ifyouspecifiedtodisplaytherecordsasatableoralistonthepreviouspageofthewizard,youcanspecifywhethertodisplayalloftherecordstogetherortosplitthemintogroupsofrecordswithbuttonstomoveforwardorbackwardthroughtherecords.

Additionally,ifyouspecifiedthatyouwantedtouseafieldasasearchfieldinthepreviouspageofthewizard,youcanspecifyherethatyouwanttoaddasearchformtoyourpage.

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UsingtheDatabaseResultsWizardwithASP.NETImportantThefollowingprocedureswillnotworkonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

ByusingtheDatabaseResultsWizardonaWebsitehostedonaserverrunningASP.NET,youcancreateWebpagestoviewandsearchdatabaserecords.


StarttheDatabaseResultsWizard

OntheInsertmenu,pointtoDatabase,andthenclickResults.

SpecifyASP.NETastheservertechnologyandthedatabaseconnection

1. IntheFrontPagehasdetectedthatyourpagewilldisplaybestusingarea,makesuretoselectthecheckboxforASP.NET,sothatyourpageswillworkcorrectlyonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningASP.NET.


Specifytherecordsource


Toselectthetableorviewyouwant,clickRecordSource.Tocreateacustomquery,clickCustomQuery,andthenclickEdit.

Specifythefieldstobedisplayedonthedatabaseresultspage

Youcandooneorbothofthefollowing:

Toexcludefieldsfromappearinginthedatabaseresultsregionortochangetheorderinwhichtheyappear,clickEditList.Tofilter,limit,orsortthedatabaseresults,tosetupasearchform,ortoprovidedefaultvaluesforthesearch,clickMoreOptions.

Specifytheformattingoptionsforthedatabaseresultsregion

Youcanformatthedatabaseresultsregionasadatagrid.

Specifywhethertodisplayallrecordstogetherortosplitthemintogroups

Youcandothefollowing:

Youcanspecifywhethertodisplayalloftherecordstogetherortosplitthemintogroupsofrecordswithbuttonstomoveforwardorbackwardthroughtherecords.

Additionally,ifyouspecifiedthatyouwantedtouseafieldasasearchfieldinthepreviouspageofthewizard,youcanspecifyherethatyouwanttoaddasearchformtoyourpage.

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TroubleshootdatabaseintegrationwithASPorASP.NET

MyWebpageloadswhenIclickPreviewinBrowser,butnodatashows.

YourWebsitemightbehostedonanincorrectlyconfiguredWebserver

AWebsitebasedonASPorASP.NETcandisplayinteractiveviewsofdesktop-basedorserver-baseddatabyusingASPcodeorASP.NETcontrols.


MicrosoftWindows2000,WindowsServer2003,orWindowsXPProfessional

ActiveServerPages(ASP)withMicrosoftActiveXDataObjects(ADO)

FrontPage2000ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft(orlater)orSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft

MicrosoftInternetInformationServices(IIS)5.0(orlater)


Windows2000,WindowsServer2003,orWindowsXPProfessional

ASP.NET

FrontPage2000ServerExtensions(orlater)orSharePointTeamServicesv1.0

InternetInformationServices(IIS)6.0(orlater)

ContactyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP)formoreinformation.

YourWebsitelocationstartswithC:\insteadofhttp://

TodisplayinteractiveviewsofdatabasedonASPorASP.NET,aWebsitemustbehostedonaserverthatusestheHTTPprotocol.WhenyouopenorcreateaWebsitetobeusedwithadatabase,verifythefollowing:

Ifyou'vealreadycreatedaWebsiteWhenyouopenthesiteinMicrosoftFrontPage,checktoseethatthelocationspecifiedatthetopoftheFolderListbeginswithhttp://.Anexampleofavalidlocationishttp://www.example.com/subsite1.

Ifthelocationappearstobeapathtoalocalornetworklocation—suchasC:\DocumentsandSettings\User\MyDocuments\MyWebSites\Subsite1—you'llneedtocreateaWebsiteatalocationthatusestheHTTPprotocol.AWebsiteonalocalornetworkdriveisnotavalidlocationtodisplaydatabase-enabledpages.

IfyouneedtocreateaWebsiteIntheNewdialogbox,underSpecifythelocationofthenewWeb,thelocationyoutypemuststartwithhttp://.Anexampleofavalidlocationishttp://www.example.com/subsite1.

Donotusealocalornetworklocation—suchasC:\DocumentsandSettings\User\MyDocuments\MyWebSites\Subsite1.Instead,createaWebsiteatalocationthatusestheHTTPprotocol.AWebsiteonalocalornetworkdriveisnotavalidlocationtodisplaydatabase-enabledpages.

Yourdatabasepagemightnotbesavedwiththecorrectextension

TodisplaythecontentsofadatabaseresultsregiononyourWebpage,thefilemusthaveanextensionof.aspforWebsitesrunningActiveServerPages(ASP)or.aspxforWebsitesrunningASP.NET.Astandard.htmor.htmlextensionisnotvalid.

Mydatabase-enabledpagewon'tloadwhenIclickPreviewinBrowser.

Ifyouseetheerrormessage"HTTPError403(403.1Forbidden:ExecuteAccessForbidden)"inyourbrowserwindow,thefolderstoringyourfileisnotactivatedtoallowscriptstorun.

1. IntheFolderList,right-clickthefolderyourpageisstoredin.

2. SelecttheAllowscriptstoberuncheckbox.

Ican'truntheDatabaseResultsWizardbecauseDatabaseisunavailableontheInsertmenu.

ThereareseveralreasonswhyDatabaseontheInsertmenumightbeunavailable.

You'reusingaWebsitebasedonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices

WebsiteslocatedonserversrunningonWindowsSharePointServicesuseadifferentsetoffeaturestodisplaydata.TodisplaydataonaWebsitebasedonWindowsSharePointServices,clicktheDatamenu,andthenclickInsertDataView.

You'reusingadisk-basedWebsite

WhenyouopenthesiteinMicrosoftFrontPage,checktoseethatthelocationspecifiedatthetopoftheFolderListbeginswithhttp://.Anexampleofavalidlocationishttp://www.example.com/subsite1.

Ifthelocationappearstobeapathtoalocalornetworklocation—suchasC:\DocumentsandSettings\User\MyDocuments\MyWebSites\Subsite1—you'llneedtocreateaWebsiteatalocationthatusestheHTTPprotocol.AWebsiteonalocalornetworkdriveisnotavalidlocationtodisplaydatabase-enabledpages.

YourauthoringsettingsdonotallowActiveServerPages(ASP)

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.

2. ClicktheAuthoringtab.

3. IntheFrontPageandSharePointTechnologiesarea,selecttheActiveServerPagescheckbox.

YourauthoringsettingsdonotallowAuthor-timeWebComponents

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.

2. ClicktheAuthoringtab.

3. SelecttheAuthor-timeWebComponentscheckbox.

You'renotworkinginaWebsite

Checktomakesurethatyouopenedaserver-basedWebsiteandnotjustanewpageoutsideofaWebsite.

YourWebsitemightbehostedonanincorrectlyconfiguredWebserver

DatabaseintegrationfeaturesofMicrosoftFrontPageworkwhenyourWebsiteishostedonorpublishedtoaWebserverconfiguredwithoneofthefollowing:

AWebsitebasedonASPorASP.NETcandisplayinteractiveviewsofdesktop-basedorserver-baseddatabyusingASPcodeorASP.NETcontrols.


MicrosoftWindows2000,WindowsServer2003,orWindowsXPProfessional

ActiveServerPages(ASP)withMicrosoftActiveXDataObjects(ADO)

FrontPage2000ServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft(orlater)orSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft

MicrosoftInternetInformationServices(IIS)5.0(orlater)


Windows2000,WindowsServer2003,orWindowsXPProfessional

ASP.NET

FrontPage2000ServerExtensions(orlater)orSharePointTeamServicesv1.0

InternetInformationServices(IIS)6.0(orlater)

ContactyourWebserveradministratororInternetserviceprovider(ISP)formoreinformation.

IcanruntheDatabaseResultsWizardbutcan'tfinishitbecauseoferrors.

IftheserverencountersanerrorwhentryingtoretrievearecordsourceonthesecondpageoftheDatabaseResultsWizard,youmightbeattemptingtoaccessapassword-protecteddatabasewithoutproperauthentication.

Toaddausernameandpassword,dothefollowing:

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings,andthenclicktheDatabasetab.

2. Clickthedatabaseconnectionyouwant,andthenclickModify.

TheDatabaseConnectionPropertiesdialogboxappears.

3. ClickAdvanced.

TheAdvancedConnectionsPropertiesdialogboxappears.

4. UnderAuthorization,typethecorrectusernameandpassword.

TheOKbuttonisunavailablewhenIaddadatabaseconnection.

IntheNewDatabaseConnectiondialogbox,afteryouclickanoption,clickBrowsetospecifyaURLforthedatabase.

IfyoudonotclickBrowseandthenspecifyaURL,youwillnotbeabletocompletethetaskandreturntotheDatabasetabintheSiteSettingsdialogbox.

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AboutworkingwithWebPartsAWebPartisamodularunitofinformationthatcontainsWeb-basedcontentandisthebuildingblockofaWebPartPage.AWebPartismadeupofseveralcomponentfilesthatstorethedataandinformationnecessarytorendertheWebPart.

WhenyouaddWebPartstoyourpagebyusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youhavemorecontroloverhowtheyappearthanyouwouldbyworkingwiththeminaWebbrowser.YoucanalsocreateconnectionsbetweenWebPartssothatwhenyouperformanactioninoneWebPart,itchangesthecontentsofanotherWebPart.

AboutWebPartconnections

InWebsiteslocatedonWebserversrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,thetypesofdatasourcesthatyoucanuseincludeExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)files,Webservices,andSharePointlists.Connectingsetsofdatafromdifferentdatasourcesusuallyrequiresadvancedprogrammingskills,butbyconnectingWebParts,youcanpassdatabetweenthemandsynchronizetheirbehavior.

Forexample,youcanconnectaListViewWebPart,whichcontainsacolumnwithahyperlinkdatatype,toanImageWebPart,whichcontainsapictureofanemployee.EachtimeyouselectarowintheListViewWebPart,youcanseethepictureoftheemployeedisplayedintheImageWebPart.

AlthoughyoucanestablishaWebPartconnectionbyusingtheWebbrowser,byusingFrontPage,youcanextendthefunctionalityofWebPartconnections.Forexample,youcanusetheFormWebParttofilterthedatainanotherWebPart,oryoucanestablishconnectionsbetweenWebPartsontwoWebPartPagesinthesametop-levelWebsite.

AbouttheFormWebPart

ByusingtheFormWebpartinFrontPage,youcanextendthefunctionalityof

WebPartconnectionsbyenablingsitevisitorstoenterdatathroughfamiliarforminterfaces,whichpassdataintoaWebPartconnection.

Forexample,byusingFrontPagetoconnecttheFormWebParttoanotherWebPartcapableoffilteringthroughaWebPartconnection,suchastheListViewWebPart,youcanenableyoursitevisitorstofilterthedatainthelistbyusinganinterfacethatissimilartoasearchbox.

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AddaWebParttoaWebpage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. PlacetheinsertionpointwhereyouwantanewWebPart.3. OntheViewmenu,clickTaskPane.4. Onthemenuoftaskpaneoptions,clickWebParts.

5. ClickNewWebPartZone.

AddingaWebPartzoneisusefulifyou'reworkingwithaWebPartPagethatyouwilleditlaterbyusingaWebbrowser.DataViewsworkbestwhenaddedinsideaWebPartzone.

6. IftheWebPartyouwantisnotavailable,dooneofthefollowing:

BrowseforaWebPart

AtthetopoftheWebPartstaskpane,clickthearrow,andthenclickBrowse.

ClickTeamWebSiteGallerytolookforWebPartsintheactivesite.ClickVirtualServerGallerytofindaWebPartthatispartofyourvirtualserver.ClickOnlineGallerytofindaWebPartintheonlinelibrary.

SearchforaWebPart

AtthetopoftheWebPartstaskpane,clickthearrow,andthenclickSearch.

ImportaWebPart

AtthetopoftheWebPartstaskpane,clickthearrow,andthenclickImport.

NoteIfyoucannotfindtheWebPartyouwant,theadministratorofthe

top-levelWebsitemighthaveremovedorchangedthetitleofit.TolocatetheWebPart,contacttheadministratorofthetop-levelsite.

7. IntheWebPartList,clicktheWebPartyouwant,andthendragittothepageortotheWebPartzone,ifyouaddedone.

AddaFormWebPart1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. PlacetheinsertionpointwhereyouwantanewWebPart.3. OntheInsertmenu,pointtoForm,andthenclickFormWebPart.

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WebPartconnectionsByconnectingWebParts,youcansynchronizetheirbehaviorandmanagedataindynamicandinterestingways.

ByusingtheWebPartConnectionsWizardinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcancompleteaWebPartconnectionbetweenWebPartsonthesamepageorontwodifferentpagesinyoursite.

Forexample,youcanconnectaWebPartthatdisplaysemployeedatatoaWebPartthatdisplaysimages.EachtimeyouselectarowofdataintheemployeedataWebPartthatcontainsacolumnwithapictureofthatemployee,youcanseethepicturedisplayedintheotherWebPart.

AWebPartconnectionisawaytopassdatafromoneWebParttoanotherWebPartandsynchronizetheirbehavior.

OneWebPartprovidesthedata.

Datacanbelists,rows,cells,orparametervalues.

TheotherWebPartgetsthedata.

Decidewhatdatasourcesyouwanttoworkwith

Insomecases,thedatayouwantisinanapplicationdatasourcethatisexternaltoyoursite.ByusingtheFrontPageDataSourceCatalog,youcanaccessawiderangeofdatasources,includingdesktop-basedandserver-baseddatabases,ExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)files,Webservices,andSharePointlists.

TypesofWebPartconnections

TherearemanywaystocombineandconnectWebPartsonaWebPartPage.Typically,youwillmakeseveraloftheseWebPartconnectionsonyourWebPartPage.ThefollowingscenariosdescribecommontypesofdataconnectionsbetweenWebParts.ThinkofthesescenariosasbasicbuildingblocksforWebPartconnections.

Master/Detail

Youhaveamasterlistofdata,andyouneedtodisplaydetailedinformationrelatedtothismasterlist.

Commonlyaccessedemployeedata,suchasID,name,andjobtitle,isdisplayedinaWebPart.

Tolookupemployeedetails,youselectarow.

ThedataintherowispassedtoanotherWebPart.

IntheotherWebPart,alltheemployeedetailsaredisplayedinaformview.

Summary/Detail

Youhaveasummarylistofdata,andyouneedtodisplaythedetailedinformationthatproducesthesummarydata.

Year-to-datecompensationinformationisdisplayedinaWebPart.

Youselectthethesummaryinformationaboutyouraccumulatedvacationtimeandsickdays.

ThesummaryinformationispassedtoanotherWebPart.

IntheWebPartthatdisplaysweeklydata,youverifytheweekswhenyourecordedthosedaystorefreshyourmemoryorconfirmtheiraccuracy.

Parent/Child

Youdisplayalistofdata(theparent),andforeachrowthereisoneormorerelatedrows(thechildren)thatyouwanttodisplayinanotherlist.

AlistofthemostrecentcustomerordersisdisplayedinaWebPart.

Youclicktherowcontainingtheorderyouwanttoexamine.

ThedatafromtherowispassedtoanotherWebPart.

IntheotherWebPart,allthelineitemsforthatorderaredisplayed.

Searchandfilter

Youwanttoenterdata,suchassearchorfiltercriteria,inoneWebParttodisplayresultsinanotherWebPart.

InaWebPart,youenterbookinformation,suchastitle,author,andsubject,totrytofindthebookorsetofbooks.

YouclickSubmit.

ThesearchcriteriaispassedtoanotherWebPart.

TheotherWebPartdisplaysoneormorebooksthatmatchyoursearchcriteria.

Calculations

AlthoughyoucanoftencalculatedatainsideaWebPart,sometimesyoumaywanttocombinetwoWebPartstomakeyourcalculationsmoreflexible.

YouentermortgagenumbersintoaWebPart.

YouclickGo.

ThemortgagenumbersarepassedtoanotherWebPart.

TheotherWebPartcomputesthemortgageanddisplaysthemonthlypaymentschedule.

Alternatedataviews

Viewingyourdatainseveraldifferentwayscanhelpyoutounderstandimplications,trends,andrelationships.Youcanpasslists,rows,andcells(orfieldsandparameters)fromoneWebPartanddisplaythedatainanalternateview.

Anexampleofalist

Youwanttodisplayallcompanyemployeesinahierarchychart.

TheWebPartdisplaystheemployeeID,employeename,jobtitle,andmanagerIDofeveryonewhoworksforyourcompany.

Becauseyouareusingallthedata,noselectionisrequired.

ThedataispassedtoanotherWebPart.

TheotherWebPartdisplaystheworkingrelationshipsbetweenemployeesandcandisplayalternateviewsofthishierarchy.

Anexampleofarow

Youwanttoviewarowofdemographicdatainachart,suchasapiechartorbargraph.

AWebPartdisplaysdemographicdatasuchasage,income,andheritage.

Youselectarowofdemographicdata.

ThedataispassedtoanotherWebPart.

TheotherWebPartdisplaystherowofdatainapiechartandalternativelyabargraph.

Anexampleofacell

Youwanttotracktheoverallprogressofafund-raisingdrive.

InaWebPart,eachmemberofagroupenterstheamountofmoneytheyhaveraised.

Thecurrenttotalisdisplayedinatotalfield.

ThetotalfieldispassedtoanotherWebPart.

Youcheckyourgroup'soverallprogressintheotherWebPart.

Dataenhancement

Youwanttoaugmentbasicdataaboutpeopleandplacestomakeitmoreinteresting,appealing,anduseful.

AWebPartdisplaysinformationyouneedtokeeptrackofbusinessassociates,suchasname,address,andperhapsaphoto.

Youselectacontact.

ArowofdataispassedtoanotherWebPart.

YouseeaphotoofthecontactdisplayedinanotherWebPartandlocatetheirbusinessaddressinaWebPartthatshowsamap.

CreateaconnectionbetweentwoWebPartsOpenapagethatcontainsoneormoreWebParts,andthendothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clicktheWebPartyouwanttocreateaconnectionfrom,andthen

clickWebPartConnections.

3. IntheWebPartConnectionsWizard,underChoosetheactiononthesourceWebParttouseforthisconnection,inthelist,clicktheactionyouwant.

TheoptionsinthelistwillvarydependingonthetypeofWebPartyouareworkingwith.

4. ClickNext.5. SpecifythelocationoftheWebPartyouwanttoconnecttobydoingoneof

thefollowing:TocreateaconnectiontoaWebPartonthecurrentpage,clickConnecttoaWebPartonthispage.TocreateaconnectiontoaWebPartonanotherpageintheWebsite,clickConnecttoaWebPartonanotherpageinthisWeb.

6. ClickNext.7. IntheTargetWebPartlist,clicktheWebPartyouwanttocreatea

connectionto.8. IntheTargetActionlist,clicktheactionyouwant.9. ClickNext.10. IntheColumnsfromWebPartlist,clickthenameofthecolumnyou

want.11. IntheColumnsinWebPartlist,clickthecolumnyouwant,andthenclick

Next.12. ClickFinish.

ChangetheconnectionbetweenWebPartsOpenapagethatcontainsaWebPartconnection,andthendothefollowing:

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickaWebPartthatisconnectedtoanotherWebPart.

3. IntheWebPartConnectionsdialogbox,selecttheWebPartconnectionyouwanttochange.

4. ClickModify.5. FollowtheinstructionsintheWebPartConnectionsWizard.

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RemovetheconnectionbetweentwoWebPartsDooneofthefollowing:

RemovetheconnectionbetweenWebPartsinthesamepage

1. OpentheWebpagethatcontainstheconnectedWebParts.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. Right-clickoneoftheWebParts,andthenclickWebPartConnectionson

theshortcutmenu.

4. ClicktheWebPartconnectionyouwanttoremove,andthenclickRemove.

5. OntheFilemenu,clickSave.

RemovetheconnectionbetweenWebPartsindifferentpages

1. OpentheWebpagecontainingtheWebPartthatprovidesdatatotheconnectedWebPart.

2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. Right-clickaWebPart,andthenclickWebPartConnectionsonthe

shortcutmenu.

4. ClicktheWebPartconnectionyouwanttoremove,andthenclickRemove.

5. OntheFilemenu,clickSave.

ThepagethatcontainstheotherWebPartopens.

6. SwitchtothepagethatcontainstheotherWebPart.7. OntheFilemenu,clickSave.

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AboutDataViewsByusingMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanaddDataViewWebParts—knownasDataViews—toyourWebsitethatdisplaydatabyusingExtensibleStylesheetLanguageTransformations(XSLTs).

WhenyouuseFrontPagetocreateoreditadata-drivenWebsiterunningonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,youcanaddDataViewsthatcanextractdatafromavarietyofavailabledatasources,suchasExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)files,Webservices,SharePointlists,andOLEDB–compliantdatabasessuchasSQLServer,DB2,andOracle.

YoucanalsocustomizeDataViewstocreatecustomdisplaysofyourdatainWYSIWYGformatbyusingtheFormattingtoolbar.YoucanalsoperformmoreadvancedcustomizationsbyusingtheDataViewDetailstaskpane:

StyleChooseaformattingstylefromagalleryofpredesignedlistviewstyles.Youcanalsoaddatoolbarforsitevisitorstoperformcustomfilteringonthelist.FilterSpecifycriteriatodisplayasubsetofthedataintheDataView.Sort&groupDisplayitemsinaparticularorderandoptionallygroupthemonaWebpagebeneathcollapsibleheadings.ConditionalFormattingSetconditionsforthedatainyourDataView.

WindowsSharePointServices,whichisbuiltontheMicrosoft.NETFramework,providesthecomponent-basedplatformrequiredforFrontPagedata-drivenfunctionality.

AddaDataView1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. OntheDatamenu,clickInsertDataView.

3. IntheDataSourceCatalogtaskpane,undertheheadingyouwant,clickadatasource.

Iftheheadingiscollapsed,clicktoexpandit.

4. Placeyourpointeroverthedatasourceyouwant,andthenclickthearrownexttoit.

5. Ontheshortcutmenu,clickInsertDataView.6. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,setthepropertiesyouwant.

GroupdatainaDataView1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickSort&group.4. IntheAvailablefieldslist,clickthefieldsyouwant,andthenclickAdd.

5. UnderSortProperties,clickAscendingorDescending.

6. UnderGroupProperties,clickShowgroupheader.


Toshowexpandedorcollapsedheadingsforsitevisitors,clickExpandgroupbydefaultorCollapsegroupbydefault.

Toshowafooterattheendofeachgroupthatrepeatsthegrouptitle,clickShowgroupfooter.Tohidethedetailsforeachgroup,clickHidegroupdetails.Toshowallgroupeditems,evenifthetotalexceedsthespecifiednumberofitemsdisplayed,clickKeepgroupitemstogether.

AddatoolbartoaDataView1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickStyle.4. OntheOptionstab,selectthecheckboxforShowtoolbarwithoptions

for.5. Toselecttheoptionsyouwantonthetoolbar,dothefollowing:

Toenablesitevisitorstofilterthelistbyusingoneoftheavailablefields,clickFilter.Toenablesitevisitorstosortthelistbyusingoneoftheavailablefields,clickSort.Toenablesitevisitorstogroupthelistundercollapsibleheaders,clickGroup.

RemoveatoolbarfromaDataView1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickStyle.4. OntheOptionstab,clearthecheckboxforShowtoolbarwithoptions

for.

ChangethelayoutofaDataViewWebPart1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickStyle.4. OntheGeneraltab,intheHTMLviewstyleslist,selecttheviewstyleyou

want.

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AddorremoveconditionalformattingforaDataView1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. InaDataView,specifythepageelementorfieldthatyouwanttoshowor

hidebasedontheconditioningyouspecify.

How?

Dooneofthefollowing:SelectafieldinthedataviewWhenyouapplyconditionalformatting,thefieldwillshow,hide,ordisplaycustomformattingfortherowsinyourdataviewthatmatchtheconditionsyouspecify.AddtextnexttoafieldinthedataviewWhenyouapplyconditionalformatting,thetextwillshow,hide,ordisplaycustomformattingfortherowsinyourdataviewthatmatchtheconditionsyouspecify.InsertanimagenexttoafieldinthedataviewWhenyouapplyconditionalformatting,theimagewillshow,hide,ordisplaycustomformattingfortherowsinyourdataviewthatmatchtheconditionyouspecify.

3. IntheConditionalFormattingtaskpane,clickCreate,andthenspecifytheactionyouwant.

4. Dooneofthefollowing:Toshowcontentbasedontheconditionsyouspecify,clickShowContent.Tohidecontentbasedontheconditionsyouspecify,clickHideContent.Toapplyformattingbasedontheconditionsyouspecify,clickApplyformatting.

5. Specifytheconditionsyouwant.

How?

1. IntheConditionalFormattingtaskpane,clickCreate,andthenclick

ShowContent.2. IntheConditionCriteriadialogbox,clickClickheretoaddanew

clause.3. ClicktheFieldnameboxfortheactiverow,andthenselectthefield

thatcontainsthevaluesyouwant.4. ClicktheComparisonbox,andthenselectthetypeofcomparison

youwant.5. ClicktheValuebox,andthentypeorselecttheoptionyouwant.6. ClickAdvancedifyouwanttoedittheXSLforthecondition.7. IfyouselectedApplyFormattinginstep4ofthemainprocedure,

specifytheformattingyouwant.

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ChangethefiltersappliedtoaDataView1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickFilter.4. IntheFilterCriteriadialogbox,dooneormoreofthefollowing:

Addanewclause

1. ClickClickheretoaddanewclause.2. ClicktheFieldnameboxfortheactiverow,andthenselectthefield


youwant.4. ClicktheValuebox,andthentypeorselecttheoptionyouwant.5. ClickAdvancedifyouwanttoedittheXPathpredicateforthefilter

query.TheAdvancedbuttonisonlyavailableifyourdatasourceisanXMLfile.

Editaclause

1. Clickanexistingclause.2. ClicktheFieldnameboxfortheactiverow,andthenselectthefield


youwant.4. ClicktheValuebox,andthentypeorselecttheoptionyouwant.5. ClickAdvancedifyouwanttoedittheXPathpredicateforthefilter

query.

Deleteaclause

Clicktheclauseyouwant,andthenpressDELETE.

5. ClickOK.

ChangethetextthatappearsforaDataViewwithnorecords1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickStyle.4. ClicktheOptionstab.5. IntheTexttodisplayifnomatchingitemsarefoundbox,typethe

messageyouwant.

RemovesortingoptionsfromaDataView1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. PlacetheinsertionpointinaDataView.3. OntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickSort&Group.4. IntheSortandGroupdialogbox,underSortOrder,selectthefieldyou

want.5. PressDELETE.

ShoworhideconditionalformattingcriteriaforaDataView1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataViewwithconditionalformattingapplied.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheConditionalFormattingtaskpane,underExistingConditions,

movethepointerovertheconditionyouwant,andthenclickthearrowthatappears.


ToshowallsimilarfieldsorpageelementswhentheconditionissettoShowcontentwhen,clickShow:All.

TohideallsimilarfieldsorpageelementswhentheconditionissettoShowcontentwhen,clickShow:None.

TohideallsimilarfieldsorpageelementswhentheconditionissettoHidecontentwhen,clickHide:All.

ToshowallsimilarfieldsorpageelementswhentheconditionissettoHidecontentwhen,clickHide:None.

ToapplyformattingtoallsimilarfieldsorpageelementswhentheconditionissettoApplystylewhen,clickApply:All.

ToremoveformattingfromallsimilarfieldsorpageelementswhentheconditionissettoApplystylewhen,clickApply:None.

SortdatainaDataViewWebPart1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickSort&group.4. IntheAvailablefieldslist,selectthefieldsyouwant,andthenclickAdd.

5. UnderSortProperties,clickAscendingorDescending.

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AboutusinganexistingdatabaseImportantThefollowingprocedureswillnotworkonaWebsitelocatedonaserverrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

IftheUseanexistingdatabaseconnectionoptionisunavailableintheactiveWebsite,doonethefollowing:

IfyouwanttousetheDatabaseInterfaceWizardinanewsite

1. ClickCanceltoclosetheDatabaseInterfaceWizard.2. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings.OntheDatabasetab,clickAdd.3. Configurethedatabaseconnectionthatyouwant.4. Withthecurrentsitestillopen,runtheDatabaseInterfaceWizard,

makingsuretoselecttheAddtocurrentWebsiteoption.TheUseanexistingdatabaseconnectionoptionwillbeactivated.

IfyouwanttousetheDatabaseInterfaceWizardtomanageadatabaseinanexistingsite

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings.OntheDatabasetab,clickAdd.2. Configurethedatabaseconnectionthatyouwant.3. Withthecurrentsitestillopen,runtheDatabaseInterfaceWizard,

makingsuretoselecttheAddtocurrentWebsiteoption.TheUseanexistingdatabaseconnectionoptionwillbeactivated.

FilterdatainaDataView1. OpenapagethatcontainsaDataView.2. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .3. IntheDataViewDetailstaskpane,clickFilter.4. IntheFilterCriteriadialogbox,clickClickheretoaddanewclause.5. ClicktheFieldnameboxfortheactiverow,andthenselectthefieldthat

containsthevaluesyouwant.6. ClicktheComparisonbox,andthenselectthetypeofcomparisonyou

want.7. ClicktheValuebox,andthentypeorselecttheoptionyouwant.8. ClickAdvancedifyouwanttoedittheXPathpredicateforthefilterquery.

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AboutworkingwithdatasourcesWhenyouworkwithaWebsitebasedonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,youcanaccessawiderangeofdatasources,includingdesktop-basedandserver-baseddatabases,ExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)files,Webservices,andSharePointlists.YoucanconnecttoMicrosoftAccess,MicrosoftSQLServer,andOracledatabases.YoucanmaintainthedatasourcesavailabletoyourWebsitebyusingtheDataSourceCatalogtaskpane.

YoucanfamiliarizeyourselfwiththedatasourcestructureandevenstepthroughindividualrecordsbyusingtheDataViewDetailstaskpane.Ifyouwanttoworkwithadatasource,youcanadddatafromittoaWebpagebyusingaDataViewWebPart.

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Addadatasourcetothedatasourcecatalog1. InPageview,dothefollowing:

2. OntheDataSourceCatalogtaskpane,clicktoexpandtheheadingforthetypeofdatasourceyouwanttoadd.

3. Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

AddanewSharePointlist

1. UnderSharePointLists,clickCreatenewSharePointList.2. Selectthelistyouwant.3. IntheSpecifythenameforthenewlistbox,typeanameforthelist.4. ClickOK.

AddanewSharePointlibrary

1. UnderSharePointLibraries,clickCreatenewDocumentLibrary.2. Selectthelibraryyouwant.3. IntheSpecifythenameforthenewdocumentlibrarybox,typea

nameforthelibrary.4. ClickOK.

Addanewdatabaseconnection

1. UnderDatabaseConnections,clickAddtoCatalog.2. ClickConfigureDatabaseConnection.3. IntheServerNamebox,specifytheservernamewherethedatabase

isstored.4. UnderAuthentication,specifytheauthenticationmethodtousewhen

accessingtheserver.5. Followthestepsinthewizardtocreateadatabaseconnection.

AddanewXMLfile

1. UnderXMLFiles,clickAddtoCatalog.2. IntheLocationbox,typethepathoftheXMLfile.

3. ClickOK.

IfthespecifiedXMLfiledoesn'texistinyourWebsite,MicrosoftFrontPagewillpromptyoutoimportthefileintotheactiveWebsite.

Addanewserver-sidescript

1. UnderServer-sideScripts,clickAddtoCatalog.2. IntheDataSourcePropertiesdialogbox,typethepathintotheURL

box,selectwhethertorunthescriptonaGetoraPostbyusingtheMethodoption,andclicktheAddbuttontoaddtheparameterstousewhenrunningthescriptfromaWebpage.

AddanewXMLWebservice

1. UnderXMLWebServices,clickAddtoCatalog.2. IntheServicedescriptionlocationbox,typetheURLfortheWeb

service.3. ClickConnectNow.

Changethepropertiesofadatasource1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .

2. IntheDataSourceCatalogtaskpane,clicktoexpandtheheadingforthetypeofdatasourceyouwanttochange.

3. Clickadatasource,andthenclickProperties.

4. Selectthepropertiesyouwant.

Thepropertieswillvaryaccordingtothetypeofdatasourceyouselect.

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AboutWebpackagesWebpackagesarebundledcollectionsoffilesthatyouimportorexportforuseinaWebsite.WebpackagescancontainWebpages,templates,Webcomponents,themes,graphics,stylesheets,andotherelements.

MicrosoftFrontPageincludespredesignedWebpackagesolutions,whichareself-contained,data-drivenWebsitesbasedonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.YoucanalsocreateWebpackagesbyusingfileswithinyourexistingsite.

YoucanusethepredesignedWebpackagesolutionsasastartingpointforcreatingaNewsandReviewssiteoraWebLog.YoucanalsodeploythesolutionstoextendthefunctionalityofanexistingsitebasedonWindowsSharePointServices.

PredesignedWebpackagesolutions

FrontPagecontainstwopredesignedWebpackagesolutions.

NewsandReviewssiteByusingtheNewsandReviewssite,youcandeployadata-drivennewsWebsite,enabledbyWindowsSharePointServices,thatsupportsreviews,discussions,andotherinteractiveWebsitefeatures.

WebLogByusingtheWebLogsolution,youcandeployadata-drivenWeblog,enabledbyWindowsSharePointServices,thatsupportsWeblogsearch,discussioncommentsforeachlogentry,favoritelinks,andotherreportingfeatures.

AboutcustomWebpackages

WhenyoucreateaWebpackage,youcanidentifydependencies—filesrequiredbythepackagedfiles—andaddthemautomatically.

Forexample,youcancreateaDynamicWebTemplateforyourWebsiteandthenattachittoseveralpagesinyoursite.Youcanapplyathemethatyou've

customizedtothosepages,andthenyoucanaddgraphicsthatyou'vecreatedbyusingagraphicseditingtool.YoucanthenuseWebpackagestoexportthosefiles—includingtheDynamicWebTemplate,thethemes,andthecustomgraphics—toasinglefilethatyoucanimporttoanotherWebsiteormakeavailableforotherFrontPageuserstoimport.

Security

AvoidaddingUniversalDataConnection(UDC)filestoaWebpackage.AUDCfileisanXMLfile,storedinthe_fpdatasourcesfolder,thatcontainsconfigurationinformationforadatasource.UDCfilescancontainpasswordsinplaintext.

AvoidpackagingSharePointdocumentorpicturelibrariesthatcontainfiles.WhenotherusersimporttheWebpackage,thosefileswillbeaddedtotheirWebsite.

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AddaWebpackagesolution1. OntheFilemenu,clickNew.2. IntheNewtaskpane,underNewWebsite,clickWebpackagesolutions.3. ClicktheWebpackagesolutionthatyouwant,anddooneofthefollowing:

TodeploytheWebpackageonaserverthatisrunningMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,typetheURLintheSpecifythelocationofthenewWebsitebox,orclickBrowse.ToaddtheWebpackagesolutiontothecurrentWebsite,clickAddtocurrentWebsite.

4. ToaddtheWebpackagetoaWebsitethatusesSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)forencryptedtransactions,selecttheEncryptedconnectionrequired(SSL)checkbox.

5. ClickOK.

6. IntheItemsfromWebpackagetoimportbox,clearthecheckboxesfortheitemsyoudonotwant.

NoteIfyouclearcheckboxesforessentialfiles,yourWebpackagesolutionwillnotwork.

7. ClickImport.8. IntheSecurityWarningdialogbox,dooneofthefollowing:

ClickYestocontinueimportingtheWebpackage.ClickNotocanceltheimport.ClickMoreInfotoviewthesecuritycertificatefortheWebpackage.

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ExportaWebpackage1. OntheToolsmenu,pointtoPackages,andthenclickExport.

2. IntheFilesinWebsitebox,clickthefilesorfoldersthatyouwanttoaddtoaWebpackage,andthenclickAdd.

3. Identifythedependencies,whichareadditionalfilesthattheselectedfilesrequireinordertoworkproperly.

How?

1. IftheDependencycheckinglistisnotavailable,clickShowDependencies.

2. IntheDependencycheckinglist,dooneofthefollowing:Toshowalldependentfiles,clickCheckalldependencies.Toshowalldependentfilesexceptpageslinkedbyhyperlinksorexternalfilessuchasexternalcascadingstylesheets,clickCheckalldependencies,excepthyperlinks.Tohidedependentfiles,clickDonotshowdependencies.

4. ClickAdd.

Anydependentfilesareaddedaccordingtothesettingyouchoseinthepreviousstep.

5. ClickProperties,andthendothefollowing:

IntheTitlebox,typeanamefortheWebpackage.IntheDescriptionbox,typeadescriptionoftheWebpackage.IntheAuthorbox,typethenameyouwantotheruserstoseewhentheyviewthepropertiesfortheWebpackage.IntheCompanybox,typethenameofyourcompany,ifnecessary.

NoteThepropertiesprovideinformationtousersbeforetheyimporttheWebpackage.Youmustaddthisinformationbeforeyousavethepackage.

6. ClickOK.7. IntheFilenamebox,editthedefaultnamefortheWebpackage,browseto

thelocationwhereyouwanttosavetheWebpackage,andthenclickSave.

HelpsecureyourpackageddataIfyourWebsiteislocatedonaserverrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,takethefollowingprecautions:

AvoidaddingUniversalDataConnection(UDC)filestoaWebpackage.AUDCfileisanXMLfile,storedinthe_fpdatasourcesfolder,thatcontainsconfigurationinformationforadatasource.UDCfilescancontainpasswordsinplaintext.


ImportWebpackagesonlyfromtrustedsources.IfyouimportaWebpackagethatcontainsmaliciousfiles,yoursitemaybeatrisk.

ImportaWebpackage1. OntheToolsmenu,pointtoPackages,andthenclickImport.2. LocateandclicktheWebpackageyouwant,andthenclickOpen.3. IntheDestinationbox,editthepathtospecifyafoldernameinyourWeb

site.4. IntheItemsfromWebpackagetoimportbox,clearthecheckboxesfor

theitemsyoudonotwant.5. ClickImport.6. IntheSecurityWarningdialogbox,dooneofthefollowing:

ClickYestocontinueimportingtheWebpackage.ClickNotocanceltheimport.ClickMoreInfotoviewthesecuritycertificatefortheWebpackage.

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TroubleshootWebpackagesIamunabletoimportaWebpackage.

Webpackagescannotbeimportedintothefollowinglocations:

AWebsiteonaserverrunningSharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoftAdisk-basedWebsite

NoteYoucanexportWebpackagesfromadisk-basedWebsite.

WhenIclickWebPackagesolutions,adialogboxwithstandardWebsitetemplatesappears.

ThePackagestabwillnotbedisplayedintheWebSiteTemplatesdialogboxiftheSharePointServicescheckboxisclearedontheAuthoringtabinthePageOptionsdialogbox.

SomedependentfileswerenotaddedwhenIexportedaWebpackage.

BeforeyouexportaWebpackage,makesuretospecifyadependencycheckingoptionthatenablesyoutoidentifyallrequiredfilesfortheWebpackage.IntheDependencycheckinglistintheExportWebPackagedialogbox,clickCheckalldependenciesorCheckalldependencies,excepthyperlinks.

IcheckeddependenciesbeforeIexportedmyWebpackage,butmycascadingstylesheetstillwasnotaddedtothepackage.

TheCheckalldependencies,excepthyperlinksoptionontheDependencycheckinglistalsoexcludescascadingstylesheetfiles.ToincludecascadingstylesheetswhenyouexportaWebpackage,clickCheckalldependencies.

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AboutsecuritybestpracticesThefollowingsuggestionsaredesignedtohelpyoumakeeducatedchoiceswhenworkingtoreducethesecurityrisksassociatedwithrunningaWebsite.

Bestpracticesformanagingfiles

InstallthelatestsecuritypatchesandupdatestoyourWebserver.Notifyyoursitevisitorsofthispracticeaswell.

Whenyouareconfiguringyourformresultstobesavedtoafile,itisbesttokeepthedefaultfolderthatMicrosoftFrontPagesetsupforyou,_private.The_privatefoldercannotbebrowsedonWebserversrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices.

NoteWebserversrunningothertechnologiesmightnotrecognizethisfolderasnon-browsable.UsecautionwhenpublishingfilesbyusingFileTransferProtocol(FTP)orWeb-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning(WebDAV),sincethe_privatefolderwillnotberecognizedasnon-browsableontheremoteserver.

WhenyousynchronizefilesbyusingRemoteWebSiteview,filesontheremoteWebsitewillbedownloadedtothelocalsite.IfmaliciousfileswereplacedontheremoteWebsite,thelocalWebsitemaybeatrisk.Besurethatonlytrustedusershaveaccesstotheremotesitebeforeyouattempttosynchronizefiles.

SecurityvulnerabilitiesinexternalfilesorcontrolsmayextendtoWebpagesthatusethoseitems.Forexample,externalcascadingstylesheets(fileswitha.cssextension),scriptfiles(fileswitha.jsextension),customASP.NETcontrols,orotheritemsmayposeasecurityrisk.Besureyourstylesheets,add-ins,themes,executablefiles,scripts,controls,andotherfilescomefromtrustedsources.

Filesthatposeathreattoyourserver,ortothecomputersofWebsitevisitors,maybeuploadedintentionally(bymalicioususers)or

unknowingly(bytrustedusers).Makesureyourserverisrunningup-to-dateantivirussoftwareandlimituploadcapabilitytotrustedusers.Formoredetails,contactyourWebserveradministratororWebsitehostingcompany.

BestpracticesforWebserversecurity

MakesuretouseatrustedWebsitehostingcompany.Tohoste-commercesolutionsorSSLconnections,ahostingservicemustpossessadigitalcertificate,whichisissuedbyathird-partycertificateauthority.Ifyoucan'tverifytheintegrityoftheserverownerorhostingservice,donothostyourWebsitethere.

Financialtransactionsrequireareliablee-commercesolutionhostedonaWebserverconfiguredwithSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)technology.Ifyouwanttocreateane-commercesolution,contactyourWebserveradministratororWebsitehostingcompanyformoreinformation.

Cross-sitescriptingisasecurityvulnerabilitythatcouldaffectmanyWebsitesandWebusers.ThevulnerabilityistheresultofcodingmistakesinWebapplications.Formoreinformation,visittheMicrosoftDeveloperNetwork(MSDN)Website.

IdentifythepotentialforSQLinjectionattackswhenyouprocessuserinputthatformspartofaSQLcommand.SQLinjectionistheactofpassingadditional(malicious)SQLcodeintoanapplicationwhichistypicallyappendedtothelegitimateSQLcodecontainedwithintheapplication.IfyourauthenticationschemeisbasedonvalidatingusersagainstaSQLdatabase,forexample,ifyou'reusingFormsauthenticationagainstMicrosoftSQLServer,youmustguardagainstSQLinjectionattacks.Formoreinformation,visittheMicrosoftDeveloperNetwork(MSDN)Website.

BesuretousepropersecuritysettingsonyourWebsiteandtograntaccessonlytotrustedusers.

Besurethatyourpasswordisnotreadablebyothers.Forexample,donotstoreitwhereitisreadableasplaintext,suchasinamacroortheHTMLorothercodeofapageorfileinthesite.Donotsendapasswordonthe

InternetunlessyouusetheSSLprotocol,whichencryptsdata.YoucantellwhenaWebaddressusesSSLbecausetheaddressstartswith"https"insteadof"http."

AWebsitecertificateisaverification,issuedbyanindependentcertificationauthority,thatconfirmstheidentityofaWebsite.ByusingaWebsitecertificateinyoursite,youcanhelppreventunauthorizedpeoplefromseeingtheinformationthatissenttoorfromyoursite.

Bestpracticesforpasswords

Avoidusinghard-codedpasswordsforpagesinyoursite.Ifyoumusthard-codeapassword,storeitinafolderthatisnotbrowsablebysitevisitors,suchas_private.

Whenyouneedtocreatepasswords,usestrongpasswords.Strongpasswordscombineuppercaseandlowercaseletters,numbers,andsymbols,andshouldnotcontainpatterns,themes,orwordsfoundinadictionary.

Changeyourpasswordfrequently;forexample,everyonetothreemonths.Notifyyoursitevisitorsofthispracticeaswell.

Whenyouconnecttoadatasource,besurethatyourpasswordisnotreadablebyothers.Forexample,donotstoreitwhereitisreadableasplaintext,suchasinamacroortheHTMLorothercodeofapageorfileinthesite.DonotsendapasswordontheInternetunlessyouusetheSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)protocol,whichencryptsdata.YoucantellwhenaWebaddressusesSSLbecausetheaddressstartswith"https"insteadof"http."

BestpracticesforusingWebpackages

IfyourWebsiteislocatedonaserverrunningFrontPageServerExtensionsfromMicrosoft,SharePointTeamServicesv1.0fromMicrosoft,orMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,takethefollowingprecautions:

AvoidaddingUniversalDataConnection(UDC)filestoaWebpackage.AUDCfileisanXMLfile,storedinthe_fpdatasourcesfolder,thatcontainsconfigurationinformationforadatasource.UDCfilescancontain

passwordsinplaintext.


Bestpracticesforusingcookies

UseHTTP-onlycookies.Tomitigatetheriskofathirdpartyaccessingthedatastoredincookiesonyoursitevisitors'computers,theHTTP-onlyattributespecifiesthatacookieisnotaccessiblethroughscript.ByusingHTTP-onlycookiesinyoursite,youcanhelpreducethepossibilitythatsensitiveinformationcontainedinthecookiecanbesenttoahacker'scomputerorWebsitewithscript.

NoteMicrosoftInternetExplorer6ServicePack1(SP1)supportstheHTTP-onlyattribute.

BypostinglinksforyoursitevisitorstodownloadcriticalupdatesandpatchesaswellasthelatestversionsoftheWebbrowsersthattheyuse,youcanhelpensurethatyoursitevisitorsareusingamoresecureversionoftheWebbrowseroftheirchoice.

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AboutmacrosIfyouperformataskrepeatedlyinMicrosoftFrontPage,youcanautomatethetaskwithamacro.Amacroisaseriesofcommandsandfunctions,storedinaMicrosoftVisualBasicmodule,thatyoucanrunwheneveryouneedtoperformthetask.

Forexample,youcanusemacrostocreatenewpagesandapplytemplatestothem.

TheVisualBasicEditorisaprogramdesignedtomakewritingandeditingmacrocodeeasytolearnforbeginners,anditprovidesplentyofHelp.Youdon'thavetolearnhowtoprogramorusetheVisualBasiclanguagetocreateamacro.ByusingtheVisualBasicEditor,youcancreatenewmacros,editexistingmacros,orcopymacrosfromonemoduletoanotherorbetweendifferentpages.Youcanalsorenamemacrosormodulesthatstoremacros.

Afteryoucreateamacro,youcanrunitbychoosingitfromalistintheMacrodialogbox.Tomakeamacrorunwheneveryouclickaparticularbutton,youcanassignthemacrotoatoolbarbutton.

SecurityUsecautionwhenrunningexecutablefilesorcodeinmacrosorapplications.Executablefilesorcodecanbeusedtocarryoutactionsthatmightcompromisethesecurityofyourcomputeranddata.

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Createamacro1. OntheToolsmenu,pointtoMacro,andthenclickMacros.

2. IntheMacronamebox,typeanameforthemacro,andthenclickCreate.

Macronamescannotcontainspacesorpunctuationmarks,butyoucanuseunderscores.Forexample,youcanuseMacro1orMacro_1,butnotMacro1.

3. IntheVisualBasicEditor,typeorcopyyourcodeintothemodulewindow.4. Ifyouwanttorunthemacrofromthemodulewindow,pressF5.5. Whenyou'refinishedcreatingyourmacro,clickCloseandReturnto

MicrosoftFrontPageontheFilemenu.

Editamacro1. OntheToolsmenu,pointtoMacro,andthenclickMacros.

2. Clickthemacro,andthenclickEdit.

Runamacro1. OntheToolsmenu,pointtoMacro,andthenclickMacros.

2. Clickthemacro,andthenclickRun.

SecurityUsecautionwhenrunningexecutablefilesorcodeinmacrosorapplications.Executablefilesorcodecanbeusedtocarryoutactionsthatmightcompromisethesecurityofyourcomputeranddata.

Debugamacro1. OntheToolsmenu,pointtoMacro,andthenclickMacros.

2. Clickthemacro,andthenclickStepInto.

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Aboutadd-insAdd-insaresupplementalprogramsthatextendthecapabilitiesofMicrosoftFrontPagebyaddingcustomcommandsandspecializedfeatures.Youcanobtainadd-insfromtheMicrosoftOfficeOnlineWebsite,third-partyvendors,oryoucanwriteyourowncustomadd-inprogramsbyusingMicrosoftVisualBasicforApplications.

ToconservememoryandincreasethespeedofFrontPage,it'sagoodideatounloadadd-inprogramsyoudon'tuseoften.Whenyouunloadanadd-in,itsfeaturesandcommandsareremovedfromFrontPage,buttheadd-infileitselfremainsonyourcomputerforeasyreloading.

DeveloperscanuseComponentObjectModel(COM)add-ins,whichprovideadditionalfunctionalityinavarietyofprogramminglanguages,includingMicrosoftVisualBasic,MicrosoftVisualC++,andMicrosoftVisualJ++.Asadeveloper,you'llfindinformationaboutdesigningCOMadd-insinVisualBasicHelp.Whileyouaredevelopingandtesting,youcanloadorunloadaCOMadd-ininFrontPagebeforeyouhaveaworkinginstallationprogramforyouradd-in.

NoteDonotconfuseadd-inswithplug-ins.Aplug-inisoneofasetofsoftwaremodulesthatintegrateintoWebbrowserstoofferarangeofinteractiveandmultimediacapabilities.

SecuritySecurityvulnerabilitiesinexternalfilesorcontrolsmayextendtoWebpagesthatusethoseitems.Forexample,externalstylesheets(fileswitha.cssextension),scriptfiles(fileswitha.jsextension),customASP.NETcontrols,orotheritems,mayposeasecurityrisk.Besureyourstylesheets,add-ins,themes,executables,scripts,controls,orotherfilescomefromtrustedsources.

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Addorremoveanadd-inAnadd-inisasmallprogramthatprovidesadditionalcommandsandfeaturestoMicrosoftFrontPage.

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickAdd-Ins.2. Dooneofthefollowing:

Addanadd-in

1. IntheAdd-Insavailablebox,selectthecheckboxnexttotheadd-inyouwant,andthenclickOK.

Iftheadd-inyouwantdoesnotappearintheAdd-Insavailablebox,clickAdd,locateandclickthefilefortheadd-in,andthenclickOK.

2. Ifnecessary,followtheinstructionsinthesetupprogramfortheadd-in.

Removeanadd-in

Ifyouwanttoremovetheadd-infrommemoryandkeepitintheAdd-Insavailablelist,clearthecheckboxnexttotheadd-in.Ifyouwanttoremovetheadd-infrommemoryandfromtheAdd-Insavailablelist,clicktheadd-in,andthenclickRemove.ThenexttimeyoustartFrontPage,theadd-inwillberemoved.

NoteThisproceduredoesnotremovetheadd-infromyourharddisk.Toremoveitfromyourharddisk,youmustuninstalltheadd-in.

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CheckthespellingofdifferentlanguagesImportantTocheckthespellingofdifferentlanguages,youmustinstalltheMicrosoftOffice2003MultilingualUserInterfacePackorMicrosoftOffice2003ProofingToolsforthelanguagesyouwanttouseinaWebsite.Inaddition,youmustenablesupportforeachlanguagethroughMicrosoftOfficeLanguageSettings.

Setthespellinglanguagefortext

1. Selectthetextthatyouwanttomarkasaspecificlanguage.2. OntheToolsmenu,clickSetLanguage.3. IntheMarkselectedtextaslist,clickthelanguagethatyouwant,andthen

clickOK.

SetthespellinglanguageforaWebpage

1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,clickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu,andthen

clicktheLanguagetab.3. IntheMarkcurrentdocumentaslist,clickthelanguageforthepage,and

thenclickOK.

SetthedefaultspellinglanguageforaWebsite

1. OntheToolsmenu,clickPageOptions.2. OntheGeneraltab,intheDefaultspellinglanguagelist,clickthedefault

spellinglanguageforthecurrentsite.

Setthelanguageofapage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,clickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu,andthen

clicktheLanguagetab.3. IntheMarkcurrentdocumentaslist,clickthelanguageforthepage.

NoteSettingthelanguageofapageenablesMicrosoftFrontPagetoautomaticallyloadthecorrectspellingdictionary.ForFrontPagetoloadthecorrectspellingdictionary,youmustfirstinstalltheMicrosoftOffice2003MultilingualUserInterfacePackortheMicrosoftOffice2003ProofingToolsforthelanguagesyouuseonapage.

EncodeatextfileWarningDependingonthecontenttype,ifyoureloadorsavethetextfileasadifferentencoding,youcanlosethecontentsofthefile.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickOpen.2. Locateandclickthetextfilethatyouwant,andthenclickOpen.

Beforeyouencodeatextfile,itisrecommendedthatyousaveabackupcopy.

3. Right-clickthedocumentwindow,andthenclickEncodingontheshortcutmenu.

4. Dooneofthefollowing:Toreloadthefile,intheReloadthecurrentfileasbox,clickadifferentencoding,andthenclickReload.Tosavethefile,intheSavecurrentfileaslist,clicktheencodingyouwant,andthenclickSaveAs.

EncodeanXMLfileWarningDependingonthecontenttype,ifyoureloadorsavetheXMLfileasadifferentencoding,youcanlosethecontentsofthefile.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickOpen.2. LocateandclicktheXMLfilethatyouwant,andthenclickOpen.

BeforeyouencodeanXMLfile,itisrecommendedthatyousaveabackupcopy.

3. Right-clickthedocumentwindow,andthenclickEncodingontheshortcutmenu.

4. Dooneofthefollowing:Toreloadthefile,intheReloadthecurrentfileasbox,clickadifferentencoding,andthenclickReload.Tosavethefile,intheSavecurrentfileaslist,clicktheencodingyouwant,andthenclickSaveAs.

SetthedefaultpageencodingforaWebsite1. OntheToolsmenu,clickSiteSettings,andthenclicktheLanguagetab.2. IntheDefaultpageencodinglist,clickthepageencodingthatyouwantas

adefaultsettingfortheactiveWebsite.3. IfyoudonotwantMicrosoftFrontPagetoverifythattheencodingmatches

yourkeyboardsettings,selecttheIgnorethekeyboardwhendecidingtheencodingofnewpagescheckbox.

WarningSettingthedefaultpageencodingto<none>isnotrecommendedbecauseuserswouldhavetosetthepageencodingforeachindividualnewpage.Otherwise,specialcharactersnotcontainedinthebasicASCIIcharacterset,suchastheeurocharacter,mightnotdisplaycorrectly.

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Settheencodinglanguageforsavingorloadingapage1. InPageview,atthebottomofthedocumentwindow,clickDesign .2. Right-clickthepage,clickPagePropertiesontheshortcutmenu,andthen

clicktheLanguagetab.3. UnderHTMLencoding,dothefollowing:

IntheSavethedocumentaslist,clicktheencodingthatyouwanttosavetheactivepagein.Iftheactivepageisnotdisplayingcorrectly,intheReloadthecurrentdocumentaslist,clicktheencodingthatyouwanttoloadtheactivepagein.

WarningIftheactivepagedisplaysincorrectly,thefilemaybecomecorruptifyousavethepageovertheoriginalversion.

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Forpagescontainingmorethanonelanguage,youcanuseUnicode.ThisencodingcontainsthebasicRomancharacterset,pluscharactersfromlanguagesthroughouttheworld.UnicodecorrespondstotheMultilingual(UTF-8)option.Todisplaytheeurocharactercorrectly,youmustsetyourpageencodingtoeither,US/WesternEuropeanorUnicode.

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Findandreplacespecialright-to-leftcharactersThisfeatureisavailableonlyifyouhaveenabledsupportforright-to-leftlanguagesbyusingMicrosoftOfficeLanguageSettings.Ifyouhaveenabledthistypeofsupport,youcanfindandreplaceright-to-lefttextthatcontainsdiacritics,kashidas,andalefhamzas.

1. OntheEditmenu,clickReplace.2. IntheFindwhatbox,typetheright-to-lefttextincludingcharacterssuch

askashidas,alefhamzas,ordiacritics,andthenpressCTRL+rightSHIFT.

MakesureyoupresstheSHIFTkeyontherightsideofyourkeyboard.

3. IntheReplacewithbox,typethereplacementright-to-lefttext,andthenpressCTRL+rightSHIFT.

4. UnderSearchoptions,selecttheoptionsyouwant.

Tomatchright-to-lefttextwithcharacters,underAdvanced,selectoneormoreofthecheckboxes,includingMatchdiacritics,Matchkashida,andMatchalefhamza.


Findandreplaceright-to-lefttextinthecurrentWebpage


Tomanuallyreplaceeachoccurrenceoftextinthecurrentpage,clickFindNext,andthenclickReplace.Toreplacealloccurrencesoftextinthecurrentpageatonetime,clickReplaceAll.

Findandreplaceright-to-lefttextinaWebsite


Tosearchfortextinonlythosepagesthatarecurrentlyopen,clickFind.TosearchfortextinonlyselectedpagesorinallpagesofaWebsite,clickFindinSite.

WhenyousearchfortextinthepagesofaWebsite,MicrosoftFrontPagedisplaysalistthatcontainsoccurrencesofthetextyousearchedfor.

2. TogotothefirstoccurrenceofthetextintheWebsite,selectedpages,oropenpages,double-clickapageinthatlist.

Notes

FortheArabiclanguage,FrontPagesupportsfindingandreplacingdiacritics,alefhamzas,andkashidas.FortheHebrewlanguage,FrontPagesupportsfindingandreplacingdiacritics.

GlossaryA B C D E F GH I J L M NO P Q R S T U VW X

ABacktotop

absoluteURLThefullInternetaddressofapageorotherresourceontheWorldWideWeb.AnabsoluteURLincludesaprotocol,suchas"http,"anetworklocation,andanoptionalpathandfilename.Forexample,http://www.example.com/isanabsoluteURL.

accessibilityThequalityofasystemincorporatinghardwareorsoftwarethatmakesitusablebypeoplewithoneormorephysicaldisabilities,suchasrestrictedmobility,blindness,ordeafness.

activehyperlinkAhyperlinkthatasitevisitorisclickinginaWebbrowser.Forexample,ahyperlinkisactivebetweenthetimeasitevisitorpressesandreleasesthemousebutton,whenclickingthathyperlink.

ActiveServerPage(ASP)Aserver-sidescriptingtechnologyforcreatingdynamic,interactiveWebapplications.AnASPfileisadocumentthatcontainsscriptsthatarerunbyanASP-compatibleWebserver.Afterrunningthosescripts,theWebserversendstheresultingpagesandfilestotheWebbrowser.

activeWebpageInFrontPage,theWebpagethatiscurrentlyopen.

activeWebsiteInFrontPage,theWebsitethatiscurrentlyopen.

ActiveXAsetoftechnologiesthatallowssoftwarecomponentstointeractwithoneanotherinanetworkedenvironment,regardlessofthelanguageinwhichthecomponentswerecreated.ActiveXisusedprimarilytodevelopinteractivecontentfortheWorldWideWeb,althoughitcanbeusedin

desktopandotherprograms.ActiveXcontrols

ReusablesoftwarecomponentsthatincorporateActiveXtechnology.ActiveXcontrolscanbeembeddedinWebpagestoproduceanimationandothermultimediaeffects,interactiveobjects,andsophisticatedprograms.Theycanbewritteninavarietyofprogramminglanguages,includingC,C++,Java,andVisualBasic.

ActiveXDataObjects(ADO)Adataaccessinterfacethatallowsclientprogramstoaccessandmanipulatedatainafile-orserver-baseddatabase.

ADOSeeActiveXDataObjects

AdvancedStreamingFormat(ASF)AstreamingfileformatforusewithWindowsMediaPlayer.Thisfileformatcanincludeaudio,scripts,ActiveXcontrols,andHTMLdocuments.ASF-formatfileshavean.asffilenameextension.

AmericanStandardCodeforInformationInterchange(ASCII)Acodingschemeusing7or8bitsthatassignsnumericvaluesto255characters,includingletters,numerals,punctuationmarks,controlcharacters,andothersymbols.ASCIIisastandardfortransmittingdatabetweendifferenttypesofhardwareandsoftwaresystems,anditisbuiltintoallpersonalcomputers.

anchorSeebookmark

animatedGIFAfilecontainingaseriesofGIF-formatgraphicsthataredisplayedinrapidsequence,givingtheappearanceofamovingpicture.

anonymousFTPTheabilitytoaccessaremotecomputersystem,byusingtheFileTransferProtocol(FTP),onwhichonedoesnothaveanaccount.UsershaverestrictedaccessrightswithanonymousFTPandusuallycanonlylist,view,orcopyfilestoorfromapublicdirectoryontheremotesystem.Tohelpmaintainsecurity,manyFTPsitesdonotpermitanonymousFTPaccess.

anti-aliasingThesmoothingofjaggededgesingraphicalelementsandtext.Anti-aliasingsoftensjaggedlinesorcurvesbyshadingadjacentpixels.

AppleQuickTimeSeeQuickTime

applet

SeeJavaappletarticle

AmessageorpostinginadiscussiongrouporanInternetnewsgroup.Anarticlecanbearesponsetoanotherarticle.Anarticleisalsocalledapost.

ASCIISeeAmericanStandardCodeforInformationInterchange.

ASFSeeAdvancedStreamingFormat

ASPSeeActiveServerPage

ASP.NETAsetoftechnologiesintheMicrosoft.NETFrameworkfordevelopingWebprogramsandXMLWebservices.WebserversthatarecompatiblewithASP.NETcanhostWebservicesandrunWebprograms.BecauseASP.NETcancreateHTML,XML,andothertypesofdocumentswhenprocessingprogramsandservices,sitevisitorscandisplaytheresultsinaWebbrowser.ASP.NETprogramsandservicescanbewritteninany.NET-compatiblelanguage,includingVisualC#.NET.

ASP.NETcontrolsComponentsthatrunonanASP.NET-compatibleserverandencapsulateuser-interfaceandotherrelatedfunctionality.TheyareusedinASP.NETpagesandinASP.NETcodeclasses.

aspectratioIncomputerdisplaysandgraphics,theratioofthewidthofapictureorpictureareatoitsheight.Forexample,anaspectratioof2:1indicatesthatthepictureistwiceaswideasitishigh.Theaspectratioisanimportantfactorinmaintainingcorrectproportionswhenapictureisincorporatedintoanotherdocument,suchasaWebpage.

AudioVideoInterleave(AVI)AmultimediafileformatforusewithWindowsMediaPlayer.Thisfileformatcanincludesoundandvideo,anditadherestotheResourceInterchangeFileFormat(RIFF)specification.AVI-formatfileshavean.avifilenameextension.

authenticationTheprocessofverifyingthatanentityorobjectiswhoorwhatitclaimstobe.Forexample,ausernameandpasswordmaybeusedtoauthenticateauser.

authenticationdatabaseAdatabaseonaserverthatverifiesthatanentityorobjectiswhoorwhatit

claimstobe.Forexample,anauthenticationdatabasecanmatchusernamestopasswords.

autostretchInFrontPage,anoptionforsettingallorpartofalayouttabletoafixedwidth.Aftersettingpartofalayouttabletoafixedwidth,theotherpartofthelayouttableautomaticallystretchestoadjusttothesizeoftheWebbrowserwindow.Seealsolayouttable,layoutcell.

AVISeeAudioVideoInterleave

BBacktotop

backgroundsoundAnaudiofileassociatedwithaWebpage.WhenasitevisitoropensthepageinaWebbrowser,theaudiofileplayseithercontinuouslyorthenumberoftimesthatthecodeintheWebpagespecifies.

bannerSeepagebanner

baselocation,baseURLAURLthatyoucanspecifyforaWebpageinordertoconvertallrelativeURLsonthatpagetoabsoluteURLs.AbaseURLshouldendwitheitherafilename,suchashttp://www.example.com/sample.htm,oratrailingslash,suchashttp://www.example.com/subdir/.

BehaviorsScriptingoptionsthataddinteractivityorincreasedfunctionalitytotextorotherelementsinaWebpage.

bevelAthree-dimensionaledgeeffectappliedtotheborderofagraphic.

bitmap(BMP)Apictureconsistingofaseriesofsmalldots,muchlikeagridwithcertainsquaresfilledintoformshapesandlines.BitmapisastandardgraphicsfileformatonWindows-basedcomputers.Itsupports24-bitcolorandcanbesavedforWindowsorOS/2systems.BMP-formatfilestypicallyhavea.bmpfilenameextension.

bookmarkAnamedlocationonaWebpagethatcanbethetargetofahyperlink.Abookmarkcanbeappliedtoastringofcharactersorexistonapage

separatelyfromanytext.Bookmarksallowyoutolinktoaspecificsectionofatargetpage.Abookmarkisalsocalledananchor.

brokenhyperlinkAhyperlinkthatpointstoanincorrectURLoramissingpageorfile.

browserSeeWebbrowser

browser-safepaletteAcolortablecontainingonly216ofapossible256colors,usedtopreciselymatchanddisplaycolorsingraphics.Theremaining40colorsareomittedbecausetheycandisplaydifferently,dependingonthecolor-qualitysettingsofthecomputersthatdisplaythem.

CBacktotop

cascadingstylesheet(CSS)AnHTMLspecificationdevelopedbytheWorldWideWebConsortiumthatdefineshowauthorsofWebpagescanattachstylesheetstoWebpages.StylessheetsdefinetheappearanceandformattingofcontentonWebpagesandallowyoutohavemorecontroloverhowcontentdisplaysinWebbrowsers.

categoryInFrontPage,aclassificationforlabelingandgroupingWebpagesandfilesbycommoncriteria,suchaspagecontents,filetypes,orsimilardistinction.

cellpaddingTheamountofspace,inpixels,betweenthecontentsandinsideedgesofatablecell.

cellspacingTheamountofspace,inpixels,betweencellsinatable.Cellspacingisthethicknessofthewallssurroundingeachcell.

certificateAdigitallysigneddocumentthatisissuedbyacertificationauthorityonbehalfofauser,acomputer,oraservice.CertificateshelptoensurethatnootherWebsitecanassumetheidentityofasite.Thishelpsmakesensitiveonlinetransactions,suchasshopping,moresecurebypreventingunauthorizedaccesstoinformationsenttoorfromasite.

CGISeeCommonGatewayInterface

characterencodingAone-to-onemappingbetweenasetofcharactersandasetofnumbers.CharacterencodingsallowWebbrowserstointerpretthecharactersinaWebpageanddisplaythosecharacterscorrectly.

charactersetAgroupofalphabetic,numeric,andothercharactersneededtodisplaytextinaspecificlanguage.

childWebsiteSeesubsite

classselectorIncascadingstylesheets,anameidentifyingauser-definedstyle.Dependingonhowit'sdefined,aclassselectorcanbeusedwithasingletypeoftagorwithanyHTMLtaginsidetheBODYelement.

clientOnanetworkortheInternet,acomputerthataccessessharednetworkresourcesprovidedbyanothercomputer.Seealsoserver.

client-sideimagemapAnimagemapthatdirectlyencodesinaWebpagethedestinationURLofeachhotspotinthatimagemap.Client-sideimagemapsdonotrequireprocessingfromaserverwhenasitevisitorfollowsthehyperlinksintheimagemap.

client-sideprogramOntheInternet,aprogramthatisrunonaclientcomputerratherthanonaservercomputer.

codesnippetInFrontPage,oneormorelinesofHTMLorothercodethatyoucansaveanduseagain.

CodeviewInFrontPage,aviewthatdisplaystheHTMLandothercodeofaWebpageorafile.

commentInFrontPage,textthatyoucanviewinPageview,butthatdoesnotappearinaWebbrowser.CommenttextappearspurpleinPageviewandisusedtoinsertnotestoauthorsandeditorsduringthedevelopmentofthepage.AlthoughcommenttextdoesnotappearinaWebbrowser,sitevisitorscanviewitbyviewingthesourceHTMLofthepage.

CommonGatewayInterface(CGI)AstandardmethodofextendingWebserverfunctionalitybyrunningprogramsorscriptsonaWebserverinresponsetoWebbrowserrequests.A

commonuseofCGIisinformprocessing,wheretheWebbrowsersendsformdatatoaCGIscriptontheserver,andthenthescriptintegratesthedatawithadatabaseandreturnstheresultsasaWebpage.

componentInFrontPage,abuilt-inobjectthatisevaluatedandrunwhenyousaveaWebpageor,insomecases,whenasitevisitorbrowsestothepage.ComponentsinFrontPageincludesearchforms,whichallowsitevisitorstosearchfortextinaWebsite,andformhandlers,whichgatherinformationfromaform.

compressionTheprocessofreducingthesizeofafilebychangingitsformatsothatitrequireslessstoragespaceortakeslesstimetotransfer.Seealsodecompression.

confirmationpageAWebpageconfirmingthatdataenteredintoaformhasbeensuccessfullysubmittedbyasitevisitor.

CSSSeecascadingstylesheet

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DAOSeeDataAccessObjects

DataAccessObjects(DAO)AdataaccessinterfacethatcommunicateswithMicrosoftJetandODBC-compliantdatasourcestoconnectto,retrieve,manipulate,andupdatedataanddatabasestructures.

dataconnectionAconnectionthatspecifiesthename,type,location,and,optionally,otherinformationaboutadatabasefileorserver.

datasourceAstoredsetofinformation.Adatasourcemightbeadatabase,anXMLfile,aWebservice,oralistonaWindowsSharePointServicesWebsite.

datavalidationAsetofrulesthatyoucanapplytoformfieldsandothertypesoffieldstorestrictthetypeofinformationsitevisitorscanenterintothosefields.

DataView

InFrontPage,acustomizabledisplayofdatathatcanbepopulatedbyavarietyofdatasources.

databaseAfileorservercontainingrecordsofinformationthatareorganizedandpresentedtoserveaspecificpurpose,suchasthefacilitationofsearching,sorting,andcombiningdata.DatabasescanbepublishedontheWorldWideWebtoletsitevisitorssearchforinformationoraddnewinformationtothedatabase.

databaseresultsregionInFrontPage,anareaonaWebpagethatcanbedynamicallypopulatedwiththeresultsofadatabasequerywhenasitevisitoropensthepageinaWebbrowser.

DAVSeeWeb-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning(WebDAV)

decompressionTheprocessofreversingtheprocedurethatisrunbycompressionsoftware.Duringdecompression,thecompresseddatareturnstoitsoriginalfilesizeandformatsoitcanbeaccessedorplayed.Seealsocompression.

defaulthyperlinkInanimagemap,thehyperlinkthatsitevisitorsfollowwhentheyclickanareaofthegraphicwheretherearenohotspots.

DesignviewInFrontPage,aviewthatdisplaysanapproximatedWYSIWYGversionofaWebpage.YoucanuseDesignviewtoinserttext,forms,graphics,components,andotheritemsinapage.

design-timecontrolAnActiveXcontrolthatisusedwhiledesigningoreditingaWebpage.Design-timecontrolsareinstalledontheclientcomputer.SeealsoActiveX.

DHTMLSeeDynamicHTML

discussiongroupAWebsitethatsupportsinteractivediscussionsbetweensitevisitors.Visitorssubmittopicsorresponsesbyenteringandthensubmittingtextinaform.Visitorscansearchthegroupbyusingasearchformoraccessarticlesbyusingatableofcontents.

domainnameAnaddressofanetworkconnectionthatidentifiestheownerofthataddress,suchasserver.organization.type.Forexample,www.microsoft.comidentifiesaWebserveratMicrosoftCorporation,whichisacommercial

organization.Seealsonetworklocation.DynamicHTML(DHTML)

AnextensionofHTMLthatallowsyoutoaddinteractivityandgraphicalinteresttoWebpages.WebpagesthatuseDHTMLcanchangeandupdatedynamicallyinresponsetositevisitoractions,withoutbeingdownloadedfromaserveraftereveryaction.

DynamicWebTemplateAnHTMLfiletowhichyoucanattachotherHTMLfilesthatsharethesamelayout.WhenyouupdateaDynamicWebTemplate,allpagesthatarebasedonthattemplatearealsoupdated.DynamicWebTemplateshavea.dwtfilenameextension.

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e-mailAnabbreviationforelectronicmail.Theexchangeoftextmessagesandfileattachmentsbetweencomputersoveracommunicationsnetwork,suchasanetworkortheInternet.

embeddedfilesInFrontPage,graphics,sounds,andothertypesofmultimediafilesthathavebeeninsertedinaWebpage.Whenyousavethepage,youarepromptedtosavetheembeddedfileswiththepage.

embeddedstylesheetAcascadingstylesheetthatispartofaWebpage.Stylesinanembeddedstylesheetcanbeappliedonlytothepagecontainingthestylesheetandeitherextendoroverridestylesdefinedinanyexternalstylesheetthatthepagelinksto.AnembeddedstylesheetisstoredinaSTYLEtaginaWebpage.

EncapsulatedPostScript(EPS)AnextensionofthePostScriptgraphicsfileformatdevelopedbyAdobeSystemsIncorporated.EPSformatisahigh-resolutionformatthatisoptimizedforprintingbyPostScriptprinters.IfanEPS-formatgraphicisprintedbyanyothertypeofprinter,analternate,lower-resolutionversionofthegraphicisprinted.EPS-formatfileshavean.epsfilenameextension.

encodingSeecharacterencoding

encryption

Theprocessofencodingdatatopreventunauthorizedaccess,especiallyduringtransmissionovertheInternetoranetwork.

EPSSeeEncapsulatedPostScript

executablefolderAfolderinaWebsitefromwhichscriptsandexecutableprogramscanberun.Serveradministratorsmayprohibittheuseofexecutablefolders.

ExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)AsubsetofStandardGeneralizedMarkupLanguage(SGML),alanguageforcreatingcustomizeddatastructuresthatallowforthedefinition,transmission,validation,andinterpretationofdatabetweenprograms,servers,andorganizations.

ExtensibleStylesheetLanguage(XSL)AnXML-basedlanguageforcreatingstylesheetsthattransformXMLdocumentstoothertypesofdocuments,suchasHTML,andthatdefinetheformatorpresentationofthedataintheresultingdocument.

ExtensibleStylesheetLanguageTransformations(XSLT)AlanguagefortransformingXMLdocumentsintootherXMLdocuments.ItisasubsetofExtensibleStylesheetLanguage(XSL).

externalhyperlinkAhyperlinkpointingtoapageorfilethatisnotpartoftheactiveWebsite.

externalstylesheetAcascadingstylesheet(CSS)inafilewitha.cssfilenameextension.The.cssfilecontainsstylerulesinvalidCSSsyntax,withoutanysurroundingHTMLtags.BydefiningstylesinoneormoreexternalstylesheetsandlinkingthemtopagesinyourWebsite,youensureaconsistentappearancethroughoutthosepages.Ifyouchangeastyleintheexternalstylesheet,thechangewillbereflectedinallofthepageslinkedtothatstylesheet.

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fileAnamedcollectionofinformationthatisstoredonacomputer.Also,anInternetprotocol(file://)thatreferstofilesonadiskornetwork.

filenameextensionThecharactersthatfollowaperiodinafilenameandindicatethefile’sformatortype.Forexample,thefileImage.gifusesthe.giffilename

extension,whichindicatesthatthefileisaGIF-formatgraphic.fileserver

Acomputerrunningonanetworkthatstoresfilesandprovidesaccesstothem.Afileserverisalsocalledaserver.SeealsoWebserver.

FileTransferProtocol(FTP)AprotocolforcopyingfilestoandfromremotecomputersystemsonanetworkortheInternet.FTPsitesarefrequentlyusedontheInternetformakingfilesandfolderspubliclyavailable.

filetypeTheformatofafile,commonlyindicatedbyitsfilenameextension.

filterAsetofcriteriaappliedtodatainordertodisplayonlyasubsetofthatdataortosortthatdata.

firewallAcombinationofhardwareandsoftwarethathelpssecureanetworkorcomputersystem.Afirewallcanhelppreventunauthorizedaccesstoaprotectednetwork,whileenablingtheprotectednetworktoaccessnetworksoutsideofthefirewall.

FlashAvectorgraphicanimationtechnology,byMacromedia,Inc.,forcreatingmovies,animations,presentations,andmore.Flashcontentcanplayonanytypeofcomputer,iftheFlashplug-inisinstalledonthatcomputer.Seealsoplug-in.

folderAnamedstorageareaonacomputercontainingfilesandotherfolders.

FoldersviewInFrontPage,theviewofaWebsitethatshowshowthecontentoftheWebsiteisorganized.SimilartoWindowsExplorer,youcancreate,delete,copy,andmovefoldersinFoldersview.

followedhyperlinkAhyperlinkonaWebpagethatasitevisitorhasactivatedbyusingamousedevice,keyboard,orothertypeofdevice.

formAsetofdata-entryfieldsonaWebpage.Thedataissenttotheserverwhenasitevisitorcompletesandsubmitstheform.

formfieldAdata-entryfieldinaform.Asitevisitorsuppliesinformationinafieldbyeithertypingtextorselectinganoption.

formhandler

Aprogramonaserverthatrunswhenasitevisitorsubmitsaform.frame

AnareaofaWebbrowserwindowdefinedbyaframespage.AframeappearsinaWebbrowserasoneofanumberofdifferentareasinwhichpagescanbedisplayed.Aframemaybescrollableandresizable,andmayhaveaborder.

framespageApagethatdividesaWebbrowser'swindowintodifferentareas,calledframes,whichindependentlydisplaydifferentWebpages.Aframespageisalsocalledaframeset.

framesetSeeframespage

FrontPageServerExtensionsAsetofprogramsandscriptsthatsupportauthoringinFrontPageandextendthefunctionalityofaWebserver.TheFrontPageServerExtensionsareavailableforInternetInformationServices(IIS)andotherWindows-basedWebservers,aswellasUNIX-basedWebservers.

FTPSeeFileTransferProtocol

functionAnactionoroperationperformedbyascript.Afunctionmayreturnavalueorotherresult.

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gatewayscriptSeeCommonGatewayInterface

GIFSeeGraphicsInterchangeFormat

graphicAnimageorpicturefilethatcanbeinsertedinaWebpage.

GraphicsInterchangeFormat(GIF)Arastergraphicsfileformatcommonlyusedtodisplayindexed-colorgraphicsontheWorldWideWeb.GIFisacompressedformat,whichisdesignedtominimizefiletransfertimeovertheInternet.GIF-formatfileshavea.giffilenameextension.SeealsointerlacedGIF.

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headingAparagraphstylethatdisplaystextinafontthatislargerthannormaltext.Thesizeoftextinaheadingrelatestoitslevel:Heading1isthelargest,Heading2isthenextlargest,andsoon.

hexadecimalAbase-16numbersystemrepresentedbythedigits0through9andtheuppercaseorlowercaselettersA(equivalenttodecimal10)throughF(equivalenttodecimal15).HexadecimalvaluesarecommonlyusedinHTMLcodetoidentifycolors.

hiddenfieldAformfieldthatisinvisibletoasitevisitorbutsuppliesdatatoaformhandler.

hiddenfolderInFrontPage,afolderwithanunderscore(_)atthebeginningofitsname—forexample,_hidden.AhiddenfoldertypicallycontainssupportingfilesforaWebsite.YoucanspecifywhetheryouwanttoshoworhidethesefoldersintheFolderListandsomeviews.

hitInWebsiteusagereports,avalueindicatingthenumberoftimesaWebpageorfilehasbeenaccessed.Seealsovisit.

homepageTheentrypageforasetofWebpagesandotherfilesinaWebsite.ThehomepageopensbydefaultwhenasitevisitorbrowsestoasitebyusingaWebbrowser.

hostSeeserver

hotspotAnareainagraphicthatcontainsahyperlink.Agraphicwithoneormorehotspotsiscalledanimagemap.Seealsoimagemap.

HTMLSeeHypertextMarkupLanguage

HTMLattributeAvalueusedwithinanHTMLtagtoassignadditionalpropertiestotheelementbeingdefined.

HTMLtagAtextstringenclosedinanglebrackets(<>)thatspecifiesapageelement's

type,format,andappearance.HTTP

SeeHypertextTransferProtocolHTTPS

SeeHypertextTransferProtocolSecurehyperlink

Apointerfromtext,agraphic,orotherpageelementtoaWebpageorfile.OntheWorldWideWeb,hyperlinksaretheprimarywaytobrowsebetweenWebpagesandWebsites.Ahyperlinkisalsocalledalink.

HyperlinksviewInFrontPage,aviewthatshowsthestatusofthehyperlinksinaWebsite.Thelistincludesbothinternalandexternalhyperlinks,andgraphicallyindicateswhenahyperlinkisintactorbroken.

HypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML)ThestandardmarkuplanguagefordocumentsontheWorldWideWeb.HTMLisasubsetofStandardGeneralizedMarkupLanguage(SGML).ItusestagstoindicatehowWebbrowsersshoulddisplaypageelementssuchastextandgraphics,andhowWebbrowsersshouldrespondtoactionssuchastheactivationofalinkbyakeypressormouseclick.

HypertextTransferProtocol(HTTP)AprotocolthatallowsWebbrowserstoretrieveWebpagesandinformationfromserversontheWorldWideWeb.

HypertextTransferProtocolSecure(HTTPS)AprotocolthatallowsWebbrowserstoretrieveWebpagesandinformationmoresecurelyfromserversontheWorldWideWeb.HTTPSprovidesfortheencryptionandtransmissionofinformationthroughaspecialport.

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IDselectorInacascadingstylesheetstyledefinition(orstylerule),aselectorthatisusedtodefineastyleforanindividualpageelement,usuallyasaninlinestyle.

imagemapAgraphiccontainingoneormoreinvisibleregions,calledhotspots,thatlinktoapageorfile.

imagetracing

InFrontPage,theprocessofusingagraphicalmock-upofaWebpageasavisualguidefortracing,therebycreating,theWebpagedesign.

initialpageThepagethatinitiallyappearsinaframewhenasitevisitorbrowsestoaframespagecontainingthatframe.

inlinestyleAcascadingstylesheetrulewhosepropertiesandvaluesapplyonlytoaspecificelementonaWebpage,suchasatableoragraphic.ThestylesheetruleispartoftheHTMLtagforthatelement.

interlacedGIFApictureinGraphicsInterchangeFormat(GIF)formatthatgraduallydisplaysinaWebbrowser,showingincreasinglydetailedversionsofthepictureuntiltheentirefilehasfinisheddownloading.

internalhyperlinkInFrontPage,ahyperlinkpointingtoanyWebpageorfileintheactiveWebsite.

internalWebsiteAWebsitecreatedwithinanorganizationandavailableonlyontheintranetforthatorganization.AninternalWebsiteisaccessibleonlytomembersofthatorganization.

InternetTheworldwidecollectionofcomputers,networksandgatewaysthatuseTCP/IPprotocolstocommunicatewithoneanother.

InternetaddressAuniqueaddressthatidentifiesthelocationofapage,file,orothertypeofresourceontheInternet.AnInternetaddresstypicallyincludesfourelements:theprotocolforaccessingtheresource,suchashttp://;theservertype;theservername,whichisoftenthenameoftheorganizationthatmaintainstheresource;and,asuffix,whichtypicallyidentifiesthetypeoforganizationthatmaintainstheresource.AnInternetaddressisalsocalledaUniformResourceLocator.

InternetProtocol(IP)ATCP/IPprotocolthatdividesdataintopackets,routespacketsfromasendertoadestinationnetworkandstation,andreassemblesthepacketsintotheoriginaldata.

InternetServerApplicationProgrammingInterface(ISAPI)AnapplicationprogramminginterfacedesignedspecificallyforWebserversrunningInternetInformationServer(IIS).WhenaWebbrowsersendsorrequestsinformationfromaWebserver,ISAPIprocessesthe

informationbyrunningscriptsandotherprocesses,andthensubmitstheinformationtotheWebserver.ISAPIthenretrievestheresultsfromtheWebserverandsendsthemtothebrowserasaWebpage.

Internetserviceprovider(ISP)AbusinessthatsuppliesInternetconnectivityservicestoindividuals,businesses,andotherorganizations.

intranetAnetworkwithinanorganizationthatusesInternettechnologiesandprotocolsbutisavailableonlytocertainpeople,suchasemployeesofacompany.Anintranetisalsocalledaprivatenetwork.

IPSeeInternetProtocol

IPaddressAnabbreviationforInternetProtocoladdress.AstandardforidentifyingacomputerthatisconnectedtotheInternet.AnIPaddressisfourgroupsofnumbersfrom0through255,eachseparatedbyaperiod—forexample,123.432.154.12

ISAPISeeInternetServerApplicationProgrammingInterface

ISPSeeInternetServiceProvider

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JavaAnobject-orientedprogramminglanguagedevelopedbySunMicrosystems,Incorporated.ProgramswritteninJavaareplatform-independent,whichmeanstheycanrunonanytypeofcomputer.

JavaappletAprogramwrittenintheJavaprogramminglanguagethatcanbeincludedinanHTMLpage.JavaappletscanbedownloadedandrunbyaWebbrowsercapableofinterpretingJava,suchasInternetExplorerorNetscapeNavigator.

JavaVirtualMachineAprogramthatrunsJavaappletsandprograms.TheJavaVirtualMachineisincludedwithmostWebbrowsers.

JavaScript

AscriptinglanguagethatcanbeusedtoaddfunctionalitytoorenhancethelookofaWebpageoraWebsite.JavaScriptscriptscanrunonanytypeofclientorservercomputer.

JointPhotographicExpertsGroup(JPEG)Arastergraphicsfileformatfordisplayinghigh-resolutioncolorgraphicsontheWorldWideWeb.JPEGgraphicsapplyauser-specifiedcompressionschemethatcansignificantlyreducethefilesizesofphoto-realisticcolorgraphics.Ahigherlevelofcompressionresultsinlowerquality,whereasalowerlevelofcompressionresultsinhigherquality.JPEG-formatfileshavea.jpgfilenameextension.SeealsoprogressiveJPEG.

JPEGSeeJointPhotographicExpertsGroup

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layerAcontainerinaWebpagethatholdspageelements,suchastextandgraphics.Youcanoverlap,nest,andshoworhidelayersonapage.YoucanalsoanimatelayersbyusingBehaviors,whichaddscripttoanytaginapage.

layoutcellAcellinalayouttable.

layouttableApredefinedlayoutthatdefinesthestructureofaWebpageasatable.Alayouttablecanalsoincludeformattingsuchasroundedcorners,borders,andvisualeffects.Seealsoautostretch.

linkSeehyperlink

linkbarInFrontPage,acollectionofgraphicalortextualbuttonscontaininghyperlinkstoWebpages.

listmembersValidcodeelements,suchasproperties,methods,andevents,foraspecificobjectreference.

liveWebsiteAWebsitethathasbeenpublishedtoaWebserverandcanbebrowsedbysitevisitors.SeealsostagingWebsite.

localWebsiteWhenpublishingfilesfromonelocationtoanotherbyusingFrontPage,theWebsitethatiscurrentlyactive,oropen,inFrontPage.SeealsoremoteWebsite.

loopTheprocessofplayingasoundrepeatedlyaspecificnumberoftimesorendlessly.

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MacromediaFlashSeeFlash

mailtoTheInternetprotocolforsendingelectronicmail.

METAtagAnHTMLtagintheHEADportionofaWebpage.METAtagscontaininformationaboutapage,suchasthecharacterencodingforthepage.

MIME(MultipurposeInternetMailExtensions)typeAmethodusedbyWebbrowserstoassociatefilesofacertaintypewithprogramsthatdisplayfilesofthattype.

MovingPictureExpertsGroup(MPEG)Afamilyofstandardsforcodingaudio-visualinformation,suchasmovies,video,andmusic,inadigitallycompressedformat.MPEGfilesaretypicallysmallerthanmostvideoformats,butprovidethesamequality.MPEG-formatfileshavean.mpegoran.mpgfilenameextension.

MPEGSeeMovingPicturesExpertsGroup

multi-hostingTheabilityofaWebservertosupportmorethanoneInternetaddressandmorethanonehomepage.Multi-hostingisalsocalledmulti-homing.

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name-valuepairThenameofaformfieldandthevalueofthefieldwhentheformissubmitted.Eachfieldinaformcanhaveoneormorename-valuepairsand

theformitselfcanhaveoneormorename-valuepairs.navigationbar

SeelinkbarNavigationview

InFrontPage,theviewforcreating,displaying,printing,andchangingthenavigationalstructureofaWebsite.Navigationviewincludesafolder-likeview,whereyoucandraganddropWebpagesinthenavigationalstructureofaWebsite.

networklocationInaURL,auniquenamethatidentifiesanInternetserver.Anetworklocationhastwoormoreparts,separatedbyperiods—forexample,www.example.com.AlsocalledhostnameandInternetaddress.

newsTheInternetprotocol(news://)forretrievingfilesfromanInternetnewsgroup.

NTLM(NTLanMan)TheWindowsNTChallenge/Responseauthenticationprotocol.Thisprotocolusesencryptiontohelpprotectthesecurityofpasswordsduringtransmission.

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ODBCSeeOpenDatabaseConnectivity

OLEAprogram-integrationtechnologyfortransferringandsharinginformationbetweenprograms.OLEletsanauthorinvokedifferenteditorcomponentstocreateadocumentthatembedsorlinkstoanotherdocument.

OpenDatabaseConnectivity(ODBC)Astandardmethodofsharingdatabetweendatabasesandprograms.ODBCdriversusestandardStructuredQueryLanguage(SQL)togainaccesstoexternaldata.

optimizedHTMLHTMLcodethatdoesn’tcontainunnecessaryformattingortags.ByusingFrontPage,youcanoptimizetheHTMLinyourWebpageswhenyoupublishthemtoaWebsite.

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pagebannerAsectionofaWebpagecontainingagraphicalelementandtext,suchasthepagetitle.PagebannerstypicallyappearatthetopofaWebpage.

pagetemplateApredesignedWebpagethatyoucancustomize.Pagetemplatesmightincludelayouttables,styles,formatting,graphics,orotherpageelements.

pagetitleDescriptivetextthatidentifiesapage.ApagetitleappearsinthetitlebaroftheWebbrowserwindowwhenapageisopen.

PageviewInFrontPage,theviewforcreatinganddesigningWebpages.

parentWebsiteInahierarchicalstructure,theWebsitethatcontainstheactivesite.

parent-levelpageInFrontPage,apageinaWebsitethatispartofthenavigationalstructureofthesiteandlinkstooneormorepagesonthechildlevelofthesite.Seealsolinkbar,Websitestructure.

passwordThestringofcharactersenteredbyausertoverifyhisorheridentitytothenetwork.Thesystemcomparesthecodeagainstastoredlistofauthorizedpasswordsandusers.Ifthecodeislegitimate,thesystemallowstheuseraccessatwhateversecuritylevelhasbeenapprovedfortheownerofthepassword.Ideallyapasswordisacombinationoftext,numbers,andpunctuationorothercharactersthatcannotbeguessedatoreasilycrackedbyintruders.

pathTheportionofaURLthatidentifiesthefolderscontainingafile.Forexample,intheURLhttp://www.example.com/hello/world/top.htm,thepathis/hello/world/.

PCPaintbrush(PCX)Agraphicsfileformatthatcompressesthegraphic'sdatawithRLE-typecompression,usedbyearlyversionsofWindowsPaintbrush.PCX-formatfilesareatypeofbitmapgraphicandtheyhavea.pcxfilenameextension.

PCDSeePhotoCD

PCX

SeePCPaintbrushPhotoCD(PCD)

AgraphicsfileformatdevelopedbyEastmanKodakCompany.PhotoCD-formatfileshavea.pcdfilenameextension.

pictureSeegraphic

plug-inAprogramthatallowsWebbrowserstoaccessandexecutefilesthatareembeddedinHTMLdocumentsandareinformatsthatbrowserstypicallywouldnotrecognize,suchasmanyvideoandaudioformats.Forexample,theWindowsMediaPlayerplug-inallowsInternetExplorertoplaymoviesinthebrowserwindow.

PNGSeePortableNetworkGraphics

Point-to-PointProtocol(PPP)AnInternetstandardfortransmittingdataoverseriallinksbetweencomputers.

portOneofthenetworkinput/outputchannelsofacomputerrunningTCP/IP.OntheWorldWideWeb,theportusuallyreferstotheportnumberaserverisrunningon.AsinglecomputercanhavemanyWebserversrunningonit,butonlyoneservercanberunningoneachport.ThedefaultportforWebserversis80.

PortableNetworkGraphics(PNG)Afileformatforcompressedbitmapgraphics,similartotheGIFformat.PNGsupportsvariabletransparencyofimages(alphachannels)andcontrolofimagebrightnessondifferentcomputers(gammacorrection).PNG-formatfileshavea.pngfilenameextension.

PPPSeePoint-to-PointProtocol

PreviewviewInFrontPage,aviewforviewingWebpagesastheywillappearinaWebbrowser.

progressiveJPEGAnenhancementtotheJPEGgraphicsfileformatthatgraduallydisplaysaphoto-realisticgraphicinaWebbrowser,showingincreasinglydetailedversionsofthegraphicuntiltheentirefiledownloads.AlthoughsimilartotheinterlacedGIFformat,theprogressiveJPEGformatretainshighquality,24-bitcolorandoffersthesamecompressionasstandardJPEGformat.See

alsointerlacedGIF.protocol

Asetofrulesandstandardsthatallowcomputerstocommunicate.proxyserver

Acomputerthatactsasagatewaybetweenanetworkprotectedbyafirewallandothernetworks.Forexample,aproxyserverpassesarequestforanInternetaddressfromaWebbrowserintheprotectednetworktoanoutsideserverandthenreturnstheresults.

publishTheprocessofmakingaWebsiteavailableontheWorldWideWeboranintranetbycopyingitspagesandfilestoaWebserverthatisconnectedtotheInternetornetwork.

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QuickTagEditorInFrontPage,awindowthatallowsyoutoinsert,wrap,andeditHTMLtags.

QuickTagSelectorInFrontPage,atoolbarinthedocumentwindowthatallowsyoutoselectspecificsetsofHTMLtags.

QuickTimeAmultimediatechnologythatisbuiltintotheAppleMacintoshoperatingsystem.MacintoshprogramsthatsupportaudioandvideocontentuseQuickTimetechnologytoplaythatcontent.AMicrosoftWindows-basedcomputercanalsoplayQuickTimefiles,iftheQuickTimeplug-inisinstalledonthatcomputer.

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rastergraphicsImagescreatedasacollectionofsmall,independentdots,calledpixels,whicharearrangedinrowsandcolumns.Seealsovectorgraphics.

RDBMSSeerelationaldatabasemanagementsystem

record

Inadatabase,agroupofrelatedfieldsofinformationthataretreatedasasingleunit.Recordsarethelogicalequivalentsofrowsinatable.InFrontPage,agroupofrecordsisreferredtoasarecordset.

referringdomainOntheInternetandintranets,theaddressofanetworklocationfromwhichsitevisitorsfollowahyperlinktoanotherWebsite.

registereduserAWebsitevisitorwhosenameandpasswordhasbeenrecordedwithintheWebsite.

relationaldatabasemanagementsystem(RDBMS)Adatabasesystemthatorganizesdataintorelatedrowsandcolumnsasspecifiedbyarelationalmodel.MicrosoftSQLServerandOracleareexamplesofrelationaldatabasemanagementsystems.

relativeURLTheInternetaddressofaWebpageorotherWorldWideWebresourcerelativetotheInternetaddressoftheactivepage.ArelativeURLgivesthepathfromtheactivepagetothedestinationpageorresource.

remoteWebsiteWhenpublishingfilesfromonelocationtoanotherbyusingFrontPage,theWebsiteonthedestinationserver.SeealsolocalWebsite.

RemoteWebSiteviewInFrontPage,aviewforpublishingfoldersandfilesinaWebsitetoaWebserver.Youcanalsosynchronize,ormergechangesbetween,filesintwoormorelocationswhenyoupublishthem.

ReportsviewInFrontPage,aviewforanalyzingthecontentsofaWebsite.Forexample,youcancalculatethetotalsizeofthefilesinyoursite,andidentifysloworoutdatedpages.

resampleTheprocessofchangingthepixeldimensionsofagraphicafterchangingitssize.Agraphiccanberesampleddown,whichdecreasesthenumberofpixelsinit,orresampledup,whichincreasesthenumberofpixelsinthegraphicbymatchingthecolorvaluesoftheexistingpixels.

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script

Atypeofcomputercodethatsendsasetofinstructionstoaprogram,suchasaWebbrowser.Ascriptisrundirectlybyaprogramthatcaninterpretthelanguageinwhichthescriptiswritten.OntheWorldWideWeb,scriptsarecommonlyusedtocustomizeoraddinteractivitytoWebpages.

SecureSocketsLayer(SSL)Astandard,developedbyNetscapeCommunications,forencryptinginformationandtransmittingitovertheInternetmoresecurely.

selectorInacascadingstylesheetstyledefinition(orstylerule),theHTMLelementlinkedtoaparticularsetofstylepropertiesandvalues.

separatorcharacterAcharacterthatindicateswhereyouwantnewrowsorcolumnstobeginwhenyouconverttexttoatable.

serverOnanetwork,acomputerthatprovidesaccesstofilesandotherresourcesthatarealsopartofthenetwork.OntheWorldWideWeb,acomputerthathostsWebpagesandrespondstorequestsfromWebbrowsers.

server-sideimagemapAnimagemapthatpassesthecoordinatesofthemousepointertoaCGIhandlerroutineontheserver.Server-sideimagemapsrequiretheWebservertocomputethetargetURLofthehyperlinkbasedonthemousepointercoordinates.Seealsoimagemap.

SGMLSeeStandardGeneralizedMarkupLanguage

sharedborderInFrontPage,aregionofaWebpagethatiscommontooneormorepagesinaWebsite.Asharedbordermaybearegionatthetoporbottomofapage(similartoapageheaderorfooter),attheleft,orattheright.Usesharedborderstoplacethesamecontentonmultiplepagesinonestep,ratherthaneditingeachpage.

slowpageAWebpagethatrequiresaninordinateamountoftimetoopeninaWebbrowser.

SplitviewInFrontPage,aviewthatcombinesCodeandDesignviewsbydisplayingeachviewinaseparatepaneofthedocumentwindow.OnepanedisplaysthesourcecodeoftheWebpageandtheotherpanedisplaysanapproximatedWYSIWYGviewofthatpage.

SQL

SeeStructuredQueryLanguageSSL

SeeSecureSocketsLayerstagingWebsite

AWebsitethatismaintainedonaprivatefileorWebserver.StagingsitesallowauthorsandworkgroupstochangeandreviewWebpagesorfilesbeforepublishingthosepagesorfilestotheWorldWideWeboracompanyintranet.SeealsoliveWebsite.

StandardGeneralizedMarkupLanguage(SGML)Alanguagefororganizingandtaggingelementsanddatainadocument.SGMLitselfdoesnotspecifyanyparticularformatting;rather,itspecifiestherulesfortaggingelements.Tagscanthenbeinterpretedtoformatelementsindifferentways.

StructuredQueryLanguage(SQL)Adatabasequeryandprogramminglanguagewidelyusedforaccessing,querying,updating,andmanagingdatainrelationaldatabasesystems.ByusingSQL,youcanretrievedatafromadatabase,createdatabasesanddatabaseobjects,adddata,modifyexistingdata,andperformother,morecomplexfunctions.WithSQL,youcanalsochangetheserverconfiguration,modifydatabaseorsessionsettings,andcontroldataandaccessstatements.

styleAsetofformattingcharacteristicsfortextorotherpageelements.Seealsocascadingstylesheet.

subsiteAnamedsubdirectoryofaWebsitethatisalsoacompletesite.

synchronizeWhenpublishingfilesbyusingFrontPage,theprocessofidentifyingdifferencesbetweentwoormoreversionsofafileandresolvingthosedifferencesbymergingthecontentintoasingleversionofthefile.

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tableOneormorecolumnsandrowsofcellsthatorganizethelayoutofapageorarrangedatasystematically.

tag

SeeHTMLtagTaggedImageFileFormat(TIFF)

Ahigh-resolution,tag-basedfileformatcommonlyusedforthescanning,storage,andinterchangeofgray-scalegraphics.TIFF-formatfileshavea.tiffor.tiffilenameextension.

Targa(TGA)Aphotorealistic,rastergraphicsfileformatdevelopedbyTruevisionIncorporatedanddesignedforsystemsthathaveaTruevisiondisplayadapter.TGA-formatfileshavea.tgafilenameextension.

targetframeThenameofaframeinwhichthetargetofahyperlinkisdisplayed.Typically,ahyperlinkfromoneframeonaframespagewillsupplyasitstargetframeanotherframeontheframespage.Seealsoframe,framespage.

TasksviewInFrontPage,aviewthatlistsboththetasksrequiredandthetasksyouchoosetotrackwhencompletingormaintainingaWebsite.

TCPSeeTransmissionControlProtocol

templateAsetofpredesignedtextformatting,graphics,andlayoutsettingsforaWebpageorsite.Afteryoucreateapageorsitebyusingatemplate,youcancustomizeit.SeealsoDynamicWebTemplate.

TGASeeTarga

themeInFrontPage,asetofcolorschemes,graphics,andotherpageelementsthatyoucanapplytooneormorepagesinaWebsite.

threadIne-mailandInternetnewsgroupsconversations,aseriesofmessagesandrepliesthatarerelatedtoaspecificsubject.

thumbnailAsmallrepresentationofapictureonaWebpage,usuallycontainingahyperlinktoafull-sizeversionofthegraphic.

TIFFSeeTaggedImageFileFormat

top-levelWebsiteTheuppermostfolderinahierarchyofWebsitefolders.Atop-levelWebsitecanbehostedonaWebserver,avirtualservernetwork,oralocalcomputerharddisk.Atop-levelWebsiteisalsocalledarootWebsite.See

alsosubsite.TransmissionControlProtocol(TCP)

InternetnetworkingsoftwarethatcontrolsthetransmissionofpacketsofdataovertheInternet.Amongitstasks,TCPchecksforlostpackets,arrangesthedatafrommultiplepacketsintothecorrectorder,andrequeststhatmissingordamagedpacketsbesentagain.ComputersmustrunTCPtocommunicatewithWebservers.

TWAINDevelopedbyaconsortiumofimaginghardwareandsoftwaremanufacturers,TWAINisacross-platforminterfaceforsharinggraphicsbetweencomputersandTWAIN-compliantscanners,digitalcameras,andstill-framevideocaptureboards.

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UniformResourceLocator(URL)SeeInternetaddress

UNIXAmulti-user,multitaskingoperatingsystemthatexistsinvariousformsandimplementations,typicallyusedonproprietarycomputerworkstations.ManyWebserversrunonUNIXsystems.

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VBSeeVisualBasic

VBASeeVisualBasicforApplications

VBScriptSeeVisualBasicScriptingEdition

vectorgraphicsImagesgeneratedfrommathematicaldescriptionsthatdeterminetheposition,length,anddirectioninwhichlinesaredrawn.Vectorgraphicsarecollectionsoflinesratherthanpatternsofindividualdotsorpixels.Seealsorastergraphics.

VectorMarkupLanguage(VML)

AnXML-basedlanguageforcreatingtwo-dimensionalvectorgraphicsinanHTMLorXMLdocument.VMLusesXMLtagsandcascadingstylesheetstocreateandplacegraphics,suchascirclesandsquares,inadocument,suchasaWebpage.Thesegraphicscanincludecolorandcanbeeditedinseveralgraphicsprograms.

virtualserverAcollectionoffileandotherhostingservicesthatappearstobeaseparateserver,butisnotassociatedwithaspecificserver.EachvirtualserverhasitsowndomainnameandIPaddressandappearsasanindividualWebsite.AWebserverthatsupportsvirtualserversiscalledamulti-hostingWebserver.

visitInWebsiteusagereports,avaluethatindicatesthatasitevisitorhasaccessedyourWebsiteandviewedoneormorefilesbeforefollowingahyperlinktoanothersiteorclosingthebrowser.Seealsohit.

visitedhyperlinkSeefollowedhyperlink

VisualBasicAnobject-orientedprogramminglanguage.VisualBasicwasdevelopedbyMicrosoftforbuildingWindows-basedprograms.

VisualBasicforApplications(VBA)AsubsetoftheMicrosoftVisualBasicprogramminglanguage.VBAisusedforprogrammaticallyaccessingWindowsprogramsandissupportedbyseveralMicrosoftOfficeprograms,includingFrontPage.

VisualBasicScriptingEdition(VBScript)AscriptinglanguagethatcanbeusedtoaddfunctionalitytoaWebpageoraWebsite,ortoenhancethelookofone.VBScriptisoptimizedforWeb-relatedprogramming,anditisasubsetoftheMicrosoftVisualBasicprogramminglanguage.

VMLSeeVectorMarkupLanguage

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W3CSeeWorldWideWebConsortium

watermark

AgraphicthatappearsonthebackgroundofaWebpage.Unlikebackgroundpictures,watermarksdonotscrollwiththeotherelementsonaWebpage.

WebbrowserAprogramthatinterpretsHTMLfiles,formatsthemintoWebpages,anddisplaysthem.YoucanuseaWebbrowsertojumpfromoneWebpagetoanotherbyfollowinghyperlinks,todownloadfilesfromtheInternettoyourcomputer,andtoplayaudioorvideofilesthatareembeddedinaWebpage.

WebPartAmodularunitofinformationthatcontainsWeb-basedcontentandisthebuildingblockofaWebPartPage.AWebPartismadeupofseveralcomponentfilesthatstorethedataandinformationnecessarytorendertheWebPart.

WebsiteAsetofassociatedWebpages,graphics,documents,multimedia,andotherrelatedfilesthatarestoredinashareddirectoryonaWebserver.

WebsitestructureInFrontPage,thesetofrelationshipsbetweenthepagesinaWebsite.Seealsolinkbar,Navigationview.

Web-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning(WebDAV)AnapplicationprotocolrelatedtoHTTP1.1thatallowsauthors,usingdifferentcomputers,topublishandmanagefilesontheWorldWideWeb.WebDAVprovidessupportforstoringvarioustypesofinformationaboutafile,suchastheauthorofafile.Byusingthisinformation,youcanbothviewandchangeinformationaboutthecontentofafileanditsproperties,withoutoverwritingchangesthatsomeoneelsemighthavemadetothatfile.

WebDAVSeeWeb-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning

well-formedXMLdocumentAnXMLfileinwhichthereisonlyonerootelementandalltheelements,delimitedbystart-andend-tags,nestproperlywithineachotherandaresyntacticallycorrect.

WindowsMetafileFormat(WMF)AvectorgraphicsfileformatforWindows-basedcomputers.Thisformatistypicallyusedwhenworkingwithgraphicsinawordprocessingprogram,suchasMicrosoftWord.WMF-formatfileshavea.wmffilenameextension.

WMF

SeeWindowsMetafileFormatWorldWideWeb

Thegraphical,multimediaportionoftheInternet.ThemostcommonfilesontheWorldWideWebareHTMLdocuments,whicharealsoknownasWebpages.EachWebpage,aswellasothertypesoffiles,ontheWorldWideWebhasanaddress,calledaUniformResourceLocator(URL),whichuniquelyidentifiesit.

WorldWideWebConsortium(W3C)AconsortiumofcommercialandeducationalinstitutionsthatoverseesresearchandpromotesstandardsinallareasrelatedtotheWorldWideWeb.

WYSIWYGAnacronymfor"WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouGet."WithaWYSIWYGview,youcanseehowyourWebpageordocumentwillappearinthefinalproduct.Youcanalsodirectlyeditthetext,graphics,andotherelementsinadocumentwhileusingaWISYWIGview.

XBacktotop

XMLSeeExtensibleMarkupLanguage

XSLSeeExtensibleStylesheetLanguage

XSLTSeeExtensibleStylesheetLanguageTransformation

DesignyourWebsite

What'snewhome

MicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003hasanimproveddesignenvironment,newlayoutanddesigntools,templates,andimprovedthemes—allcreatedtohelpyourealizeyourWebsitevisionwithoutrequiringanyknowledgeofHTML.

Improvedworkenvironmentandlargerdesignarea

FrontPage2003centralizesalloftheWebdesignfeaturesandgivesyouapanoramicviewofyourentireWebsite,makingsiteandpagedesigneasierthanever.Thelargerdesignareaalsoreducesscrolling.

Layouttablesandcells

Youcancreateprofessional-lookingWebpagelayoutsbyusinglayouttablesandcells.Alayouttableistheframeworkyoucreateforyourpage.Layoutcellsareregionswithinthatframeworkthatcontainthecontentinapage,includingtext,images,Webparts,andotherelements.Youcanselectfromalistofpredefinedlayoutsoryoucandrawyourown—andyoucantryavarietyoflayoutsbeforeyoumakeyourfinaldecision.

Thelayouttabletoolsarelocatedinaneasilyaccessibletaskpane.Youcanusethetoolstoapplyadditionalformatting,suchasroundedcorners,borders,autostretch,andothervisualeffects.

ImageTracing

Whenyouuseimagetracing,youcreateamock-upimageofaWebpageinagraphicsprogramandthenuseitasavisualguidetocreateortracetheWebpagedesigninFrontPage.Youcanshoworhidetheimage,setitsopacity,andchangeitsposition.

DynamicWebTemplates

YoucanquicklycreateHTMLpagesthatsharethesamelayoutbyattachingDynamicWebTemplatestothem.Youcanspecifythatcertainregionswithinatemplateareavailableforediting,whilealloftheotherregionsremainprotected.Thismeansthatyoucanallowotherstoaddandeditcontent,yetpreservethelayoutofthepagesandthetemplateitself.

YoucanuseanynumberofDynamicWebTemplatesinaWebsite,andyoucanattachaDynamicWebTemplatetoasmanypagesasyoulike.YoucanalsosaveDynamicWebTemplate(.dwt)filestoanylocation.IfyouchoosetodetachaDynamicWebTemplatefromoneormorepagesinasite,youdonotremovethecontentfromthosepages.Youremoveonlytheformattingprovidedbythetemplate.

Pagerulersandlayoutgrid

Precisiondesignandplacementisasnapwithhelpfulpositioningguides,suchaspagerulersandthebackgroundlayoutgrid.Youcancustomizetherulersorthegridbychoosingaunitofmeasurement,linestylesandcolors,andspacingoptions.

Design-timelayers

InFrontPage2003,layerscancontainHTMLelements,suchastextandgraphics.IntheLayerstaskpane,youcanviewanitemizedlistofallthelayersonyourWebpage.Youcanoverlap,nest,andshoworhidelayersonapage.YoucanalsoanimatelayersbyusingtheBehaviorstaskpane,whichenablesyoutoaddDynamicHTML(DHTML)scripttoanyelementonaWebpage.

Improvedthemes

FrontPage2003usescascadingstylesheetsratherthanHTMLtoapplythemes,soyourfilesaresmaller,moretransparent,andeasiertocontrolandmodify.Additionally,pageswithHTMLthemesappliedinpreviousversionsretaintheirsettingsinFrontPage2003.

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DevelopyourWebsite

What'snewhome

MicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003hasanimprovedauthoringenvironment,newgraphicfeatures,powerfulcodingtoolstohelpyouapplyandincreaseyourknowledgeofvariouscodinglanguages,andtoolstohelpyoucreateinteractivescripts.Inaddition,FrontPage2003generatesefficientandcleanHTMLandgivesyoumorecontroloverthecode.

Webpageviews

YoucanworkwithyourWebpagesinanyofthefollowingPageviews:

DesignviewDesignandeditWebpagesinDesignview.ThisviewprovidesanapproximatedWYSIWIGauthoringexperienceasyoucreateyourWebpagesbyusingthedesigntools.

CodeviewView,write,andedittheHTMLtagsyourself.WiththeoptimizedcodefeaturesinFrontPage2003,youcancreatecleanHTML,anditiseasierforyoutoremoveanycodethatyoudonotwant.

SplitviewReviewandeditWebpagecontentinasplit-screenformatthatoffersyousimultaneousaccesstoboththeCodeandDesignviews.

PreviewviewApproximatehowthepagewilllookintheWebbrowserwithouthavingtosaveyourpage.UsethisviewtocheckchangesyoumakeasyoucreateyourWebpage.

Graphicstools

Improvedgraphicsupport

Workingwithgraphicsfromotherprogramsiseasierthanever.NewinterfacesclearlyexplainthedefaultbehaviorswhenyouimportimagesintoyourWebsiteandwhatbehaviortoexpectwhileyoueditthoseimages.Thisgivesyoumorecontroloverhowimagesaredisplayedandsaved.

Multiple-editorconfiguration

Choosewhicheditortousefordifferenttypesofcontent.Forexample,ifyouhaveanumberofGIFformatfiles,someofwhicharephotosandsomeofwhicharediagrams,youcaneditthephotosinAdobePhotoShopandworkwiththediagramsinMicrosoftOfficeVisio2003.

MacromediaFlashsupport

ToenhanceandupdateyourFrontPageWebsite,youcannowaddMacromediaFlashcontent,includingmovies,repetitiveaudio-enhancedanimations,andpreviouslyrecordedpresentationsorcourses.Youcansetoptionsforautomaticplayback,suchasplayingashortanimationonetimewhenthesitevisitorfirstloadsthepageorloopingthecontenttoplaycontinuously.

Scriptingandcodingtools

Behaviors

BehaviorsarescriptingoptionsthatenableyoutoquicklyaddinteractivityorincreasedfunctionalitytotextorotherelementsofyourWebpage.Forexample,youcanaddabehaviortoanimagesothatitdisplaysdifferentlywhenasitevisitormovesthepointeroverit.YoucanalsoviewandeditthescriptsassociatedwiththecurrentpagebyviewingalistintheBehaviorstaskpane.

InteractiveButtons

Youcanaddprofessional-lookingbuttonstoyourWebpagebyselectingthemfromalist.Afteryouselectabutton,addbuttontext,choosethefontandbuttoncolor,definealink,andsettheimageandtextsettingsfororiginal,hover,andpressedstates.

QuickTagTools

UsetheQuickTagSelectortoquicklyselectanytaginyourWebpage.UsetheQuickTagEditortoinsert,wrap,andeditHTMLtags.

Professionalcodingtools

IntelliSense

FrontPage2003nowprovidesIntelliSensetechnologyinCodeviewtoreduceerrorsincode.IntelliSenseincludesstatementcompletionandshowstheparametersavailableforthecodeyou'rewriting,justasyouwouldseeinMicrosoftVisualStudio.IntelliSenseisavailableforHTML,ExtensibleStylesheetLanguage(XSL),ECMAScriptasdefinedbythespecificationoftheEuropeanComputerManufacturersAssociation—suchasJScriptorJavaScript—MicrosoftVisualBasicScriptingEdition(VBScript),andASP.NET.

Typingaids

FrontPage2003offersanumberofhelpfultoolstospeedupthecode-writingprocess,includingwordwrap,linenumbers,automaticindentation,tagcompletion,bookmarks,andadvancedcodeselection.

Codesnippets

InFrontPage,codesnippetsareoneormorelinesofHTMLorothercodethatyoucansaveanduseagain.Youcanstoreblocksofcodeandinserttheminpagesfromalibraryofcodesnippets.CodesnippetscancontainanythingyoucaninsertinCodeview—HTML,CSS,andsoforth.

ASP.NETcontrols

ASP.NETisasetoftechnologiesintheMicrosoft.NETFrameworkfordevelopingWebprogramsandXMLWebservices.WithFrontPage2003,youcannowpreview,reposition,andresizeASP.NETcontrols.IntelliSensesupportforscriptinghelpsyoutohookup,tailor,orevencreatenewASP.NETintrinsiccontrols.

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Developadata-drivenWebsite

What'snewhome

MicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003extendsthepowerofyourWebsitetoconnectwithpeopleandinformationinnewways.UseMicrosoftWindowsServer2003withMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServicestoconnectto,edit,andpresentlivedatafromavarietyofdatasources—includingWindowsSharePointServicesdata,XML,Webservices,orOLEDBdatasources—tobuildrich,interactivedata-drivenWebsitesinaWYSIWIGeditor.

Datasources

DataSourcecatalog

FrontPage2003letsyoueasilyinsertdataviewsintoyourWebpage.ThecatalogcontainsdatasourcesthatarealreadypartofyourWebsite—suchaslistsinWebsitesbasedonWindowsSharePointServicesandanyXMLfilesintheWebsite—anditallowsyoutoconfigureanyotherdatasourcesthatyouwanttoworkwithinWYSIWYGformat.Supporteddatasourcesinclude:

WindowsSharePointServicesdataXMLfilesWebservicesorURLsthatreturnXMLOLEDBdatasources

DataSourceDetailsview

TheDataSourceDetailsviewinFrontPage2003allowsyoutoseethedatastructureofadatasourceandevenwalkthroughindividualrecords.Ifyouareunfamiliarwiththedatasource,youcanseeitsstructureandcontentsbeforeinsertingaviewintoapage.

WebParts

WebPartpagesandzones

WiththeWebPartstaskpane,youcanaddoneormoreWebPartstoapage.WhenyouconnectWebParts,changestodataorformattinginoneWebPartarereflectedintheothers.Thisallowsyoutocreatesophisticatedmasterdetailviewsofyourdata,wherethesitevisitorcanselectcategoriesfromoneWebPartandseethedetailsforthatcategoryinanother.YoucanalsodefineWebPartzonesthatsitevisitorscanaddWebPartstobyusingaWebbrowser.

DataViewWebPart

YoucanusetheDataViewWebParttoauthordataviewsonlivedata,directlyinFrontPage2003Designview.Whenyouinsertadataview,youareactuallyaddingaDataViewWebParttoyourpage.ThisWebPartistransparentinbothDesignandCodeviewsandlooksjustlikeregularFrontPagecontent,butyoucanmanipulatethedatainanew,WYSIWIGway.Youcanformatthedatabyusingthestandardformattingtools.ThisformattingisautomaticallyappliedtoallofthedatapointsatthesameleveloftheXMLtree(orinthatcolumnofthedatabase).Nospecialcontrolsarerequiredtoformatthedata.YousimplyselectthetextandapplyformattingjustasyouwouldformatregularHTMLtext.

Whenyouformatyourdata,FrontPageauthorsanExtensibleStylesheetLanguageTransformation(XSLT)toapplythatformattingtoyourpage.TheXSLTispresenteddirectlyinlineintheHTMLfileandcanbeeditedintheCodeorSplitviewsinFrontPage2003.

CustomizedDataViews

InFrontPage2003,youcanquicklychangetheoveralllookofdata—eitherbymanuallyformattingthedataorbyapplyingaprebuiltDataViewstyle.Applyingastylepreservesanyapplicablemanualformattingyouhavealreadydone,andyoucanapplyadditionalmanualformattingafteryouspecifythestyle.YoucanalsocustomizetheDataViewtosuityourneeds.

Webpackages

FrontPagehelpsyoutopackageWebsolutionsanddistributeandsharethemwithothers.YoucanusetheWebPackagestemplatetopackageaportionofyourWebsitebasedonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServicesintoamodulethatotherscanaddtotheirsites.Forexample,youcanpackageaservicesolutionthatisspecifictoacertaintypeofbusiness.Youcanthenconvertthatfunctionalityintoaconvenientsinglefileformat(acabinetfilewithan.fwpfilenameextension).

WhenyouexportorimportWebpackagesfromWebsitesbasedonMicrosoftWindowsSharePointServices,FrontPage2003makessurethatalldependentfilesareincluded,sothedeployedpackageworksseamlesslyonthenewWebsite.

XMLsupport

YoucanuseExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)tocomplement,ratherthanreplace,youruseofHTML.Youcanvieworeditfiles,applystandardformattingtothestructureofcodeinXMLfiles,viewtheXMLstructure,andcreatecustomdisplaysofXMLdataonWebpages.Forexample,youcanuseFrontPagetocreateaWebpagethatdisplaysdatafromanXMLfile,andthenyoucanapplyfiltering,sorting,andconditionalformattingtodisplaythedatathewayyouwant.

PublishyourWebsite

What'snewhome

RemoteWebsiteview

ThenewRemoteWebSiteviewinMicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003helpsyoupublishentireWebsitesandindividualfilesandfolderstoanylocation—anextendedWebserver,aWebserverthatsupportstheFileTransferProtocol(FTP)orWeb-basedDistributedAuthoringandVersioning(WebDAV),oralocationinyourfilesystem.

RemoteWebSiteviewdisplaysthefilesinboththelocalWebsiteandtheremoteWebsite.Iconsanddescriptivetextindicatethestatusofyourfilesandfolders,andthesynchronizationfeaturehelpsensurethatyoudon'toverwriteanyfilesorfoldersaccidentally.

ConnectingtoremoteWebsites

ThenewremoteWebsitedialogboxallowsyoutospecifyconnectionsettings,andithelpsyoutomanageconnectiontypesandprotocols—includingSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)orpassiveFTP.

PublishtoFTPandWebDAVservers

Workwithothersbyusingthenewsite-buildingtoolsfoundinFrontPage2003.FilelockingisprovidedonWebDAVserversusingWebDAVfilelocking.OnFTPservers,filelockingissupportedthroughtheuseof.lckfiles.ThesefilesarefullycompatiblewiththoseusedbyMacromediaDreamweaver,soyoucanworkwithDreamweaverusersonanFTPserverwithoutaccidentallyoverwritingeachother'schanges.

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MaintainyourWebsite

What'snewhome

MicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003offersnewcompatibilityandHTMLtoolstohelpyoumaintainyoursite.

Compatibilitytools

Browserandresolutionreconciliation

Targetspecificbrowsersorresolutions,orseehowyoursitewilllookinvariouscombinationsofbrowsersandresolutions—includingsimultaneouspreviewingofmultiplebrowsers.

Accessibilitychecking

UsetheAccessibilityCheckertoselecttheguidelines(includingU.S.governmentSection508guidelines)youwanttofollowinyourWebsite.Suggestionstoimproveaccessibilityareshowninalist,andyoucanjumpbackandforthbetweenthatlistandyoursitetoaddresstheissues.

HTMLtools

Smartfindandreplace

FrontPage2003providesbasicfindandreplacefunctionality,aswellasarulesengineforHTMLsearches.Youcanquicklysearchandreplaceattributesortagsacrossyourentiresiteoronspecificpages.Youcansaveyourqueriesforlateruseandyoucansharethemwithotherauthors.ThisallowsyoutoupdateyourWebsitequicklywithgreataccuracy.

Edittextfiles

FrontPage2003allowsyoutoeditfiletypesotherthanHTMLdirectlywithinFrontPage.Youcanopenandedittextfiles,filesthatcontainECMAScriptasdefinedbythespecificationoftheEuropeanComputerManufacturersAssociation—suchasJScriptorJavaScript—XMLfiles,andXSLTs.Textfilesareformattedasplaintext,whilescriptfiles,XMLfiles,andXSLTfilesaredisplayedwithcodeformattingapplied.Inaddition,whenyoueditXMLandXSLTfiles,theXMLViewtoolbarprovidesadditionaloptionsforformattingyourcode.

OptimizeHTML

YoucangeneratecleanHTMLcodeinfilesandfoldersoneitheryourlocalWebsiteorwhenyoupublishpagestoyourremoteWebsite.Thismeansthatyoucanreducethesizeofapagebyremovingunnecessaryformattingandtags.WebdesignersusewhitespacetomakeHTMLmoreattractivetoview,butitisnotrequiredforthepagetofunctioncorrectly.Youcanremoveemptytags,whitespace,redundanttags,unusedandemptystyledefinitions,andevencertaintagsthatyouspecify.

MorenewfeaturesinOffice

What'snewhome

NewlookforOffice

MicrosoftOffice2003hasanewlookthat'sopenandenergetic!NewandimprovedtaskpanesincludeGettingStarted,NewPageorWeb,Help,andSearchResults.

MicrosoftOfficeOnline

MicrosoftOfficeOnlineisbetterintegratedinallMicrosoftOfficeprogramssothatyoucantakefulladvantageofwhatthesitehastoofferwhileyouwork.YoucanvisitMicrosoftOfficeOnlinedirectlyfromwithinyourWebbrowser,oryoucanusethelinksprovidedinvariousMicrosoftOfficeFrontPage2003taskpanesandmenustoaccessarticles,tips,clipart,templates,onlinetraining,downloads,andservicesthatenhancehowyouworkwithOfficeprograms.ThesiteisupdatedregularlywithnewcontentbasedondirectfeedbackandspecificrequestsfromyouandotherswhouseOffice.

Improvingqualityforthecustomer

Microsoftstrivestoimprovethequality,reliability,andperformanceofMicrosoftsoftwareandservices.TheCustomerExperienceImprovementProgramallowsMicrosofttocollectinformationaboutyourhardwareconfigurationandhowyouuseMicrosoftOfficeprogramsandservicesinordertoidentifytrendsandusagepatterns.Participationisoptional,anddatacollectioniscompletelyanonymous.Additionally,errorreportinganderrormessageshavebeenimprovedsothatyouareprovidedwiththeeasiestapproachtoreportingerrorsandthemosthelpfulinformationaboutalertsatthetimeyouencounteraproblem.Finally,withanInternetconnection,youcangiveMicrosoftfeedbackaboutanOfficeprogram,Helpcontent,orMicrosoftOfficeOnlinecontent.Microsoftiscontinuallyaddingandimprovingcontentbasedonyourfeedback.