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To create and save a new page:
1) Open FrontPage 2000. A blank page appears in Page View.
2) Click the Normal tab at the bottom of the page.
3) Place the cursor inside the blank page and type a title or a few lines of text.
4) Click File on the Menu bar, then select Save. The Save As dialog box appears.

5) In the Save As dialog box, click the Change button to change the title of your page.
The Set Page Title dialog box appears.
6) Type a new name into the Set Page Title dialog box and click OK.

7) In the Save As dialog box, choose a file name and type it into the File name text box.

8) Click the Save button.

TIP: When you're saving a Web page, use a file name you will remember. Choose
something that describes the page - like "choir" or "grade6." This will help you to stay
organized.
To change the background color of your Web page:
1) Click Format on the Menu bar and select Background. The Page Properties dialog box
appears.
2) Click the Background tab.
3) Click the Colors Background drop-down box and select a color.

4) Click OK on the Page Properties dialog box.

TEXT

To add text to your Web page:

1) If you are not in Page View, click the Page button on the Views bar.

2) Click the Normal tab at the bottom of the page.

3) Insert the cursor into the blank page.

4) Type your text.

TIP: You can make the text bold, italic, underlined, left justified or right justified. Just
select the text with your mouse, then click the appropriate button on the Format toolbar.
Once you've put text on your page, you can change its style, color, size, and more.
To change your font style:
1) Select the text.
2) Click the arrow button next to the Font display. A drop-down list appears with various
font styles.
3) Click the font style of your choice.

To change your text color:

1) Select the text.
2) Click the arrow button next to the Font Color button. A Color menu appears.
3) Click the color of your choice from the Standard Color palette. Or, select from a larger
color palette by clicking More Colors.

To change your font size:

1) Select the text.
2) Click the arrow button next to the Font Size display. A drop-down list appears with
various font sizes.

3) Click the font size of your choice.

TIP: To undo your most recent action, click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar. This
feature gives you a chance to experiment - and Undo your changes with ease.
IMAGES

Here are a few types of digital images you can add to your Web page:
· a picture from the Internet saved on your hard drive
· a scanned photo or drawing
· a picture taken with a digital camera
· an image from a CD-ROM.
To add your own image to your Web page:
1) Place the cursor on the page.
2) Click the Insert Picture from File button on the Standard toolbar. The Picture dialog
box appears.

2) Click the Select a file on your computer button. The Select Files dialog box appears.

4) Locate the image file on your computer, then select it. The file name appears in the
File name text box.
5) Click OK in the Select File dialog box.
6) Click OK in the Picture dialog box.
To move an image from one location to another:
1) Click the image to select it.
3) Click the Cut button on the Standard toolbar. The image disappears.

3) Place the cursor where you want the image to go. Note: You can place the image on the
same page you cut it from or on a different one.
4) Click the Paste button on the Standard toolbar. The image reappears in its new
location.
TIP: You can also use the 'drag and drop' method to move an image to a different spot on
the same Web page. Just click on the image and hold down your mouse button. Drag the
image to a different spot, then release your mouse button to drop the image into place.

MORE IMAGES

You can "interlace" your GIF images to create a special visual effect. With an interlaced
image, your Web site visitors will see pictures fade into view. The image looks blurry at
first, and then it comes gradually into focus while the download is completed. Without
interlacing, the picture slowly fills in line-by-line from the top to the bottom.
To interlace an image:
1) Place the pointer on the image and right-click your mouse button. A pop-up menu
appears.
2) Click on Picture Properties. The Picture Properties dialog box appears.

3) Click the General tab.

4) Click the Interlaced check box.
5) Click OK in the Picture Properties dialog box
Animation effects can make a Web page more lively. You can animate text or images
using Dynamic HTML (DHTML) - which creates a special effect that looks like the
words or images are bouncing, slipping, or spiraling onto your Web page. Your Web site
visitors will only see this effect if they are using Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or
Netscape 4.0 or later.
To animate text or images using DHTML:
1) Select the text or image you want to animate.
2) Click Format on the Menu bar, then click Dynamic HTML Effects. The DHTML
Effects toolbar appears.

3) Select Page Load in the On box. This means the object will be animated when your
Web site visitors load the page onto their computers.
4) Select Elastic in the Apply box. This means the object will have a special elastic effect.

5) Click the X button to close the DHTML Effects toolbar.

TIP: A little animation goes a long way! It's best to animate only one object per page - so
your Web site visitors aren't too distracted.
To "crop" an image means to cut off part of it.
To crop an image:
1) Select the image by clicking on it.
2) Click the Crop button on the Image toolbar. A crop box with eight small dots appears
on top of the image.
3) Position your cursor over one of the dots. The cursor turns into a two-way arrow.

4) Hold down your mouse button and drag the arrow to resize the crop box.
5) Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

If an image is too large, you can resize it. Resizing an image is different from cropping
because you will not be cutting off a part of it.
1) Select the image by clicking on it. Eight small dots appear at the sides and corners of
the image.
2) Position your cursor over one of the dots. The cursor turns into a two-way arrow.

3) Hold down your mouse button and drag the arrow to change the size of the image.
4) Let go of the mouse button when the image is the size you want it to be.

HYPERLINKS
Hyperlinks are like springboards that send you:
· to another location on the same Web page (great for really long scrolling pages!)
· to a different page in your site
· to a different Web site.
To make text into a hyperlink:
1) Select the text.

2) Click the Hyperlink button on the Standard toolbar. The Create Hyperlink dialog box
appears.
3) Find and click the file name of the page you want to link to. The file name appears in
the URL text box. If you are linking to another Web site, type the URL (Web address)
into the URL text box.

4) Click OK in the Create Hyperlink dialog box.

To make an image into a hyperlink:

1) Select the picture by clicking on it.
2) Click the Hyperlink button on the Standard toolbar. The Create Hyperlink dialog box
appears.
3) Find and click the file name of the page you want to link to. The file name appears in
the URL box.
4) Click OK in the Create Hyperlink dialog box.

You can create hyperlinks by using different parts of a large picture. Each separate
hyperlink within a drawing is called a "hot spot." For example, imagine you are making a
Web site for your school and you want to devote one page to each grade. You can use a
drawing of a school with many rooms - and each room can be assigned as a hot spot that
links to a page for each grade.
To add a hot spot link to an image:
1) Select the image by clicking on it.
2) Click the Polygon button on the Image toolbar.

3) Move the cursor over the image. The cursor turns into a cutting tool.
4) Trace a shape onto the image by clicking and dragging your mouse. The Create
Hyperlink dialog box appears when you complete the shape.
5) Find and click the file name of the page you want to link to. The file name appears in
the URL box.
6) Click OK in the Create Hyperlink dialog box.
TIP: Remember the Undo button. This gives you lots of chances to re-trace your hot spots
if you don't get them perfectly the first time.
You can use a hyperlink to invite your Web site visitors to send you e-mail. When your
visitors click this special hyperlink, their computer will open an e-mail window where
they can compose their message to you.
To create an e-mail hyperlink:
1) Select the text or image.
2) Click the Hyperlink button on the Standard toolbar. The Create Hyperlink dialog box
appears.
3) Click the Make a Hyperlink that Sends E-mail button.

4) Type your e-mail address into the Type an E-mail Address text box, then click OK.

5) Click OK in the Create Hyperlink dialog box.

TABLES
Tables are handy when you need to display information in columns and rows.
To create a table:
1) Place the cursor on the page.
2) Click the Insert Table button on the Standard toolbar. A drop-down grid appears.
3) Move the pointer to select the number of columns and rows you want, then click once
to accept the setting. The new table appears on the page.
To adjust the width, color, and alignment of your table's borders:
1) Place the cursor in the table.
2) Click Table on the Menu bar and select Properties, then Table. The Table Properties
dialog box appears.

3) Adjust border width by clicking the spin controls on the Border Size box. Note: To
make the Borders invisible, set the spin control to zero.

4) Adjust border color by clicking Border Color and choosing your color from the drop-
down color box.
5) Align table on your Web page by selecting an option from the Alignment drop-down
box.
6) Click OK on the Table Properties dialog box.

To add text to a table:

1) Place the cursor into the cell you where you want the text.
2) Type your text.

TIP: A "cell" is one block in a table.

To add images to a table:
1) Place the cursor inside the cell where you want the image.
2) Click the Insert Picture From File button on the Image toolbar. The Picture dialog box
appears.

3) Find and click the name of the image file. The file name will appear in the URL text
box.
4) Click OK on the Picture dialog box.

You can add additional columns or rows to a table - just in case you need to make a last-
minute addition.
To insert additional columns or rows into a table:
1) Place the cursor in the table in a cell that is next to where you want to insert the
column or row.
2) Click Table on the Menu bar and select Insert, then Row or Columns. The Insert Rows
or Columns dialog box appears.

3) To add a row, click Rows, and then click Above selection or Below selection. To add a
column, click Column, and then click Left of Selection or Right of Selection.
4) Click the Number of rows / columns spin controls to enter the number of rows or
columns you want to add.
5) Click OK on the Insert Rows or Columns dialog box
PREVIEW
Once you've started a Web site in FrontPage, it's a good idea to see how it looks in an
Internet browser.
To preview your Web site in your browser:
1) Click the Preview in Browser button on the Standard toolbar. Your computer opens a
browser with your web page in it.

BROWSER COMPATABILITY

Not everyone uses the same Internet browser. Some people use Microsoft Internet
Explorer, while others use Netscape Navigator. Some people have the latest versions of
the browser programs, while others have older versions.
FrontPage 2000 can add a lot of cool features to a Web page - but they don't work on all
browsers. Sometimes, Web pages that include certain features will not even appear in
some browser versions. It's a good idea to decide - right from the start - which version of
which browser you are developing your Web site for. Once you make your decision,
FrontPage 2000 will only include features that work with the browser you have chosen.
To choose which browser version to design your Web page for:
1) Click Tools on the Menu bar and select Page Options. The Page Options dialog box
appears.
2) Click the Compatibility tab.
3) Click the Browsers drop-down box and select a browser name.

4) Click the Browser Versions drop-down box and select a version. You can see that
certain features become disabled when you choose different versions.

5) Click OK on the Page Options dialog box.

TIP: It's easy to check which version browser you are using. Simply open your browser,
then select About from the Help menu.
SPELL CHECK
Background Spell Checking keeps the spell checker running in the background at all
times. When you make a spelling error, FrontPage 2000 places a squiggly red line under
the misspelled word. You may have seen this same feature in Word.
To correct a word that is spelled incorrectly:
1) Right-click on the word that is underlined by the red, squiggly line. A drop-down box
appears, containing correctly spelled words similar to the misspelled one.
2) Click on the correct spelling of the word.
To turn off the Check Spelling as You Type feature:
1) Click Tools on the Menu bar, and then choose Page Options.
2) Click the Spelling tab.
3) Remove the checkmark in the check-box next to Check spelling as you type.

4) Click OK on the Page Options dialog box.

WEB SITE
View Site

There are six different ways to look at your Web site in FrontPage 2000. You can change
views by using the View bar.

The six different Views are:

1) Page view - where you create and edit individual pages.
2) Folders view - where you see all the pages that make up your Web site. You also see
the names of all the graphics and files on each page.
3) Reports view - where you test the links between all the pages, graphics, and files in
your Web. You can see reports that list slow or unlinked pages, recently added files,
broken hyperlinks, and more.
4) Navigation view - where you look at how visitors will navigate your Web site. You can
create navigation bars and zoom in to work on particular parts of the site.
5) Hyperlinks view - where you see all the items that link together in your Web site. In
this view, you can see if any links are broken.
6) Tasks view - where you list tasks that need doing, prioritize them, and keep track of
who is going to do them.
ORGANIZE SITE
Navigation View shows how the pages of your Web site are linked together. The
Navigation View window is divided into two sections. On the left is the Folders List,
which lists all folders and files. On the right are boxes that represent the pages of your
Web site and how they are linked together.
A private folder is used to hide certain documents from your Web site visitor. This is
where you keep information on your Web site that you don't want anyone else to see -
like private database information. Whenever you create a new Web, FrontPage 2000
automatically includes a private folder.

FrontPage 2000 also includes an image folder with every new Web. It's a good idea to
save all your images in this file to help you stay organized. This way, you will always
know where your images are.

EXPAND SITE
To add a new page to the site in Navigation View:
1) Click the New Page button on the Standard toolbar. The file name new_page_1.htm
appears on the Folders List and a New Page 1 box appears in the right window.
To rename the new file:
1) Right-click the new_page_1.htm text in the Folder list. A pop-up menu appears.
2) Click Rename in the pop-up menu.

3) Type in a new name, leaving the .htm extension on the end of the file. For example:
new_name.htm.
4) Press the Enter key.
TIP: When you're in Navigation View, you can double-click on a page box to open it in
Page View - where you create and edit individual pages.
EXPAND SITE WITH WORD
FrontPage 2000 is tightly integrated with the other Office 2000 programs. This means
you can create a document in another Office 2000 program - like Word, PowerPoint or
Excel - and then save it as a Web page.
To save a Word 2000 document as a page in your Web:
1) Open a document in Word 2000.

2) In Word 2000, click File on the Menu bar and then choose Save As Web Page. The
Save As dialog box appears.

3) Type a file name into the File Name box.

4) Find your Web site folder in the Save in box, and then click on it.
5) Click Save in the Save As dialog box. When you go back to FrontPage 2000, the new
page appears in the Folder List.
STYLE
ADD THEME
You can create a visual "mood" for your Web page by using a pre-designed theme.
FrontPage comes with more than 60 web-themes you can use in your Web site. Themes
like Citrus punch, Romanesque, and Industrial provide each page of your Web site with a
consistent look.
Each theme contains coordinated:
· color schemes
· bullets
· fonts
· images
· navigation bars.
To add a theme to your Web site:
1) Click Format on the Menu bar, and then choose Themes. The Themes dialog box
appears.
2) Click the All Pages radio button.
3) Choose a theme from the list.

4) Click OK on the Themes dialog box.

CUSTOMIZE THEME
You can change the features of a FrontPage web-theme after you have applied it to your
Web site. If you want to choose different colors, graphics, and styles - it's easy to do it.
To change your web-theme's background color:
1) Click Format on the Menu bar, and then choose Themes. The Themes dialog box
appears.
2) Click the Modify button. The "What would you like to modify?" bar appears.

3) Click the Colors button. The Colors dialog box appears.

4) Select the Custom tab.
5) Select Background in the Item drop-down list. Then choose a color.

6) Click OK on the Colors dialog box.

7) Click OK on the Themes dialog box.
SHARE BORDERS
A Shared Border is a part of the page that is the same on every page. For example, you
can use a Shared Border if you want to have the same line of text at the bottom of every
page - the name of your school, perhaps. When you want to edit the text of a Shared
Border, you only need to make a change on one page. FrontPage automatically applies
this change to all the other pages.
To add a Shared Border:
1) Click Shared Borders on the Format menu. The Shared Borders dialog box appears.
2) Click the All Pages radio button.
3) Click the Bottom check-box.
4) Click OK on the Shared Borders dialog box. A border appears at the bottom of your
page.
5) Place the cursor inside the border box, then type your text. The text will now appear at
the bottom of every page.

FORMS
ADD RADIO BUTTONS
You can collect information from your Web site visitors by using "forms." These special
tools allow you to conduct surveys and tests, collect names and addresses, and even sell
products over the Internet.
Radio buttons are useful when you want your visitor to choose only one option from a
list. For example, you can use radio buttons to create multiple-choice tests where
examinees are expected to choose only one answer from a list of four options.

To add radio buttons:

1) Type a question. For example: Which word means "a period of 1,000 years"? Then
press the Enter key.
2) Click Insert on the Menu bar and choose Form, then Radio Button. A radio button
appears on your page along with two larger buttons that say "Submit" and "Reset." Your
cursor is between the radio button and the Submit button.
3) Type your text for Option 1. For example: century. Then press the Enter key.

4) Click Insert on the Menu bar and choose Form, then Radio Button. A second radio
button appears.
5) Type your text for Option 2. For example: millennium. Then press the Enter key.
6) Repeat Step 4 with the text for Option 3. Then press the Enter key.

TIP: Your form will only work after your Web site is on the Internet. It does not work
when your Web site documents are on your own computer only.
ADD CHECK BOXES
You can use check boxes when you want someone to select more than one option
from a list. For example:

To add a check box:

1) Click Insert on the Menu bar and choose Form, then Check Box. A check box appears
on the page.
2) Type your text. For example: basketball.

3) Press the Enter key.

TIP: When you add other form elements - like text boxes and check boxes - make sure
the "Submit" and "Reset" buttons are at the end of the form. All other questions and form
buttons must go above the "Submit" and "Reset" buttons. Your Web site visitors use these
buttons to send their information to you over the Internet.
ADD TEXT BOXES
A one-line text box provides a place for your visitor to enter one line of text. For
example:

To add a one-line text box:

1) Type a label for the text box. For example: E-mail address. Then press the Enter key.
2) Click Insert on the Menu bar and choose Form, then One-Line Text Box. A one-line
text box appears on the page.

A scrolling text box provides a place for your visitors to enter a comment or message.
To add a scrolling text box:
1) Type a label for the text box. For example: Comments.
2) Click Insert on the Menu bar and choose Form, then Scrolling Text Box. A scrolling
text box appears on the page.

TIP: To resize a one-line text box or scrolling text box, click on the box. Resizing dots
appear on the corners and edges of the box. Position the cursor over one of the resizing
dots until it turns into a two-way arrow. Then click and drag your mouse to resize the text
box.
DATA
SEND TO E_MAIL
After your visitors fill out your online form, they send it to you over the Internet. You can
choose how to have it delivered. One option is to have it sent to you by e-mail. Every
time a visitor completes a form, the information in the form is delivered to you in an e-
mail message.
To have visitors' data sent to your e-mail:
1) Right-click over the form in your Web page. A pop-up menu appears.
2) Click Form Properties. The Form Properties dialog box appears.
3) Click the Send To radio button.
4) Type your e-mail address into the E-mail address text box.

5) Click OK on the Form Properties dialog box.

SEND TO DATABASE
You can also create a simple database that gathers and publishes visitors' data on a Web
page.

To create a simple database:

1) Right-click over the form. A short-cut box appears.
2) Click Form Properties. The Form Properties dialog box appears.

3) Click the Send to Database radio button.

4) Click the Options button. The Options for Saving Results to Database dialog box
appears.

5) Click the Create Database button. FrontPage creates a mini database for you. A
message appears, telling you where you will find the database when you want to look at
results from your form.

6) Click OK on the Options for Saving Results to Database dialog box.

7) Click OK on the Form Properties dialog box.

TIP: When you finish creating your database, FrontPage may ask that you save your
form page with an .asp (Active Server Page) extension. To do this, select Save As from
the File menu. In the Save As dialog box, click the Save As Type box. Then select Active
Server Pages from the drop-down list. Click the Save button to accept the changes and
close the Save As properties box.

VIEW DATABASE
After your visitors have submitted data to your database, you will probably want some
way to view the data. There are two ways you can do this. You can view the data directly
by opening the database in Microsoft Access 2000. Or, you can set-up FrontPage to
present the database in a Web page.
To view data using Access 2000:
1) Click the Folders button on the View bar.

2) In the Folder list, click the folder marked: fpdb. A list of database files appears.
3) Double-click your database file in the Contents window. The file should have an .mdb
extension. If Access 2000 is already installed on your computer, Access opens the
specified database.

To present the database in a Web page:

1) Click Insert on the Menu bar, and choose Database, then Results. The Database
Results Wizard dialog box appears.

2) Click Use An Existing Database Connection. The name of your database (created in
the previous section of the tutorial) appears in the text box under Use An Existing
Database Connection.

3) Click Next.
4) Click the Record Source radio button, and select Results from the drop-down list.
5) Click Next. A list of fields displayed from each returned record appears. (Each of these
fields represents the questions you asked on your form.)
6) Click Next.
7) Select "Table - one record per row" from the drop-down list, and click on all three
check boxes below.
8) Click Next.
9) Click Display all Records together, then click Finish.

TIP: There must be data in your database for this table to display properly. (i.e. People
have submitted data to the database using an online form.)

REPORTS
BROKEN LINKS
You'll need to make sure all your hyperlinks work before your Web site goes live on the
Internet.
To check and fix broken links:
1) Click the Reports button on the View Toolbar. The Site Summary page appears.
2) On the Reports toolbar, click the Verify Hyperlinks button. FrontPage checks
hyperlinks that you have made to other Web sites. (Note: FrontPage may prompt you to
connect to the Internet so it can verify outside links.)

3) In the Name column of the Site Summary table, locate the Broken hyperlinks row. If
you have broken links, a number appears in the Count column. If you don't have any
broken links, the number "0" appears in the Count column.
4) Double-click the Broken hyperlink row. The Broken Hyperlinks page appears.
5) To fix a broken link, double-click the broken hyperlink. The Edit Hyperlink dialog box
appears.
6) Type the correct hyperlink into the Replace Hyperlink With box. You can also click the
Browse box and select a file.

7) Click the Change in All Pages radio button.

8) Click the Replace button.

SLOW PAGES
When a Web page contains a lot of pictures and effects, it may take a long time for it to
download onto your visitor's computer. If you have a slow page, you may want to take
out some of the graphics - because, otherwise, your visitors may not want to wait.
To check for slow pages:
1) Click the Reports button on the View Toolbar. The Site Summary page appears.
2) In the Name column of the Site Summary table, locate the Slow pages row. If you have
slow pages, a number appears in the Count column. If you don't have any slow pages, the
number "0" appears in the Count column.

3) To identify which page is slow, double-click the Slow pages row. The Slow Pages table
appears.
TIP: In general, any page that takes longer than 30 seconds to download (with a 28.8
modem) is considered a slow page. If you want to change this criteria, say to 20 seconds,
select a new time-setting from the Reports toolbar.
RECENTLY ADDED FILES
It's a good idea to make sure your most recently added files are included in your site.
To check for recently added files:
1) Click View on the Menu bar and choose Reports, then Recently Added files. A list of
recently added files appears in Reports View.

TIP: FrontPage automatically defines "a recently added file" as one that was added to
your site within the last 30 days. You can change this number of days. You can also
change FrontPage's definition of an older page, a slow page, and the modem connection
speed you assume your visitors will have.
To change the definition of Recently Added Files:
1) Click Tools on the Menu bar and choose Options. The Options dialog box appears.
2) Click the Reports View tab.
3) Type a number in the Recent Files Are Less Than box. For example: 10.

4) Click OK on the Options dialog box.

PUBLISH
GO LIVE
You need to "publish" your Web site before other people can see it on the Internet.
While you were creating your site, you saved your Web documents on your own
computer. To "publish" your site means to transfer these same documents onto a Web
server. A Web server is a high-powered computer that places Web site files onto the
Internet. Once your files are on the Web server, other computers can 'connect' to the Web
server and retrieve your files for viewing.

Publishing your Web site not only allows you to share it with the public, but it also lets
you check out how your forms and databases work.
Your school may have its own Web server. If not, you'll have to find an Internet Service
Provider (ISP) that will publish your Web site on its server. An ISP is a company that
provides Internet access and rents space for people's Web site files.

PUBLISH TO SERVER
Ask your ISP or your school's network administrator if your Web server has FrontPage
Server Extensions. Server extensions are like special mini-programs. You can publish
your Web site even if your server does not have these extensions - but you just need to do
it a little differently.
To publish your Web site to a server with FrontPage Server Extensions:
1) Click File and choose Publish Web. The Publish Web dialog box appears.
2) Type in the location you want to publish your Web to. The location will look
something like this: http://ISPname.com/~yourfolder/. Your ISP or your school's
network administrator will give you this location information.

3) Click Publish. FrontPage prepares to publish your Web site to the server.
To publish your Web site to a server without FrontPage Server Extensions:
1) Click File and choose Publish Web. The Publish Web dialog box appears.
2) Type the FTP server location. The location will look something like this:
ftp.ISPname.com/~yourfolder/. Your ISP or your school's network administrator will
give you this location information.

3) Click Publish. FrontPage prepares to transfer your files to the Web server.