FrontPage 2000 Tutorial

Peter Kitson

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Definitions

These words are used often in these tutorials, so learn them now!

• Hyperlink - Text or graphic hotspots that load other webpages when clicked on.
• Pixel - The unit of measurement on the web. One pixel is approximately the size of a period (.) in 12-point Arial font.
• Shortcut menu - As with all PC programs, access popup shortcut menus by right-clicking on objects with the mouse.
• URL (Universal Resource Locator) - The address of a web site. This what is after the "http://" on the location bar on your browser.
• Web - In FrontPage, your web site is referred to as a web.

FrontPage Screen Layout

Below is a diagram of the default page layout in FrontPage.  You can change the view by selecting a different View Option.

Views

• Page view gives you a WYSIWYG editing environment for creating and editing web pages.
• Folders view lists all of the files and folders in your web for easy management.
• Reports view identifies problems with pages and links in the web including slow-loading pages, broken links, and other errors.
• Navigation view lists the navigation order of the site and allows you to change the order that a user would view the pages.
• Hyperlinks view allows you to organize the links in the web pages.
• Tasks view provides a grid for inputting tasks you need to complete in your web.

Creating a Web Using the Web Wizard

1. Open FrontPage and select File|New|Web... from the menu bar or click the small down arrow next to the New button on the standard toolbar and select Web....
   
2. Select the type of web you want to create. It is usually best to create a simple One Page Web which you can add additional blank pages to as you need them. Enter a location for the web in the box provided beginning with "http://". This is the location where you can preview the web on your computer. It will need to be copied to the server to be viewed to the world on the WWW.
   
3. Click OK and wait for FrontPage to finish creating the web.
4. Now, explore your web. Click Folders view to see the initial page (default.htm) that was created and two folders. The "images" folder is where you will place all your graphics and photos. While it is not imperative that the images be placed in a separate folder, it keeps the web organized.
5. Click on Reports view to see a list of reports for the site. As you construct your web, this page will be much more useful. From here, you can identify and correct broken hyperlinks and fix large pages that take a long time to load.
6. View the navigation layout of the web by clicking Navigation view. Right now, there is only one page - the home page - listed. As more pages are added, this page becomes helpful to see how all your pages are linked together.
7. Hyperlinks view allows you to manage the links on your pages.
8. Optional - in Tasks view, list the tasks that need to be accomplished to create the web. Select Edit|Task|Add Tasks to add a task. Or click the down arrow beside the New button on the standard toolbar.
9. Make pages and save them, marking them as completed in the task view.
10. Click Folders view to locate the open the next page to work on.
11. When you are ready to publish your web on the FGCU server, copy the folder to the server.

Creating a Web Page from a Template

FrontPage provides many individual page templates that can be added to any web. Follow these steps to add a template to a web page.

1. Select File|New|Page... and choose a template.
   
2. Select a template and click OK.
3. Replace the place-holding body text with your own text and photos with images you would like on your web page.