Microsoft FrontPage 2003

 

     To help you create a Web site more quickly, you can use the Microsoft FrontPage templates (template: A set of predesigned formats for text and graphics on which new Web pages and sites can be based. After a page or site is created using a template, you can customize it.)and wizards (wizard: A feature that asks questions and then creates an item, such as a form or Web page, according to your answers.)When you use one of these tools, FrontPage does most of the structural work for you, leaving you free to concentrate on the content of the site. You can use templates and wizards to help you create anything from a bare bones Web page to a complex, multi-page, interactive Web site.

 

Create a webpage.

 

1.       On the File menu, click New.

2.       In the New task pane, under New page, do one of the following:

Ø       To create a Web page from a blank page, click Blank page.

Ø       To create a Web page from a dynamic Web template that you’ve created, click From existing page, locate and click the template, and then click Create new.

Ø       To create a Web page from a template included with Microsoft FrontPage, click More page templates, click the tab for the type of template you want, and then click a template.

 

Web Page Backgrounds

 

     You can use color and pictures to create a more interesting background for your Web pages. The brief overview below describes the available background options.

 

Note  Find links to more information about working with backgrounds in the See Also section, which is visible when you are connected to the Internet.

 

Color - Whenever you select a color for a page, Microsoft FrontPage displays color palettes appropriate for your page. Color palettes include standard colors, which are those colors in the 16-color (Web-safe) palette, and document colors, which are those colors that the current page already specifies.

If the palettes do not display the color you want, you can create a custom color that you can use for backgrounds, fonts, and so on. Any custom colors you define are saved and will be available the next time you use FrontPage.

1.       In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image.

2.       Right-click the page, and then click Page Properties on the shortcut menu.

3.       Click the Formatting tab.

4.       Under Colors, click the color you want in the Background list.

 

Pictures - You can set a background picture for a page, and all page elements, such as text and graphics, that will appear on top of the background picture. You can use pictures from a Web site, a file system, the World Wide Web, or clip art.

1.       In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image.

2.       Right-click the page, and then click Page Properties on the shortcut menu.

3.       Click the Formatting tab.

4.       Select the Background picture check box, and then click Browse.

5.       Locate and click the file that contains the background picture you want, and then click Open.

 

Layers

 

     A layer is a container in a Web page that holds page elements, such as text and graphics. Layers can be used to create animations, flyout menus, or page layouts.  You can overlap, nest, and show or hide layers on a page. You can also animate layers by using Behaviors, which add script to any element in a page.

     You can create layers using the Insert menu, and move layers by clicking and dragging them. You can also fine-tune the exact placement and stacking order of layers by using the Layers task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to use these commands while still working on your files.).

 

Add a Marquee.

 

1.       In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image.

2.       Click where you want to add the marquee, and then type and select that text.

3.       On the Insert menu, click Web Component.

4.       Under Component type, click Dynamic Effects.

5.       Under Choose an effect, double-click Marquee.

6.       Set the properties that you want for the marquee.

 

Create a hyperlink to an email address.

 

1.       Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

2.       On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.

3.       Under Link to, click E-mail Address.

4.       Type the e-mail address you want in the E-mail address box, or select an e-mail address in the Recently used e-mail addresses box.

5.       In the Subject box, type the subject of the e-mail message.

 

Note  Some Web browsers and e-mail programs may not recognize the subject line.

 

Create a hyperlink to a page or file on the world wide web.

 

1.       Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

2.       If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

3.       On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.

4.       Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page, and then, to the right of the Look in box, click the Browse the Web icon Button image.

5.       In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want to link to, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited is displayed in the Address box.

 

Create a hyperlink to an existing page or file.

 

1.       Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

2.       On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.

3.       Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page.

4.       Select the page or file you want to use as a destination.

 

Adding interactive buttons.

 

1.       In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image.

2.       Place the insertion point where you want to add the button.

3.       On the Insert menu, click Interactive Button.

4.       On the Button tab, in the Buttons list, click a button style.

5.       In the Text box, type the text that you want to appear on the button.

6.       Next to the Link box, click Browse.

7.       Locate and click the file, URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet. For example: http://www.example.com/.), or e-mail address that you want the button to link to, and then click OK.

 

Note  When you save the Web page, Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 will prompt you to save the images associated with the button.

How-to information    Find links to information about using pictures or other graphics to link to a destination in the See Also box, which is visible when you are connected to the Internet.

 

Create a photo Gallery.

 

1.       In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image.

2.       Place the insertion point where you want to add a photo gallery.

3.       On the Insert menu, click Web Component.

4.       In the Component type list, click Photo Gallery.

5.       In the Choose a Photo Gallery Option list, click the layout you want.

6.       Click Finish.

7.       To add a photo to the photo gallery, click Add.

8.       Do one of the following:

 

Add a picture from a file

 

1.       Click Pictures from Files.

2.       Locate and click the file you want, and then click Open.

 

Add a picture from a scanner

 

1.       Click Pictures from Scanner or Cameras.

2.       Under Device, click the device you want to add a graphic from.

3.       Click the resolution (resolution: The fineness of detail in an image or text produced by a monitor or printer.) that you want.

4.       Do one of the following:

Ø       To add the graphic in its original form, click Insert.

Ø       To adjust the properties of the graphic, click Custom Insert, and then select the graphics you want to add.

 

 Add a picture from a digital camera

 

1.       Click Pictures from Scanner or Cameras.

2.       Under Device, click the device you want to add a graphic from.

3.       Click Custom Insert.

4.       Select the graphic that you want to add and then click Get Pictures.

 

Tip - To select more than one graphic, hold down CTRL and select the graphics you want.To rearrange the order of the photos, select the name of the photo, and click Move Up or Move Down.

 

Add the Date and Time.

 

     The Date and Time component will display the date and/or time that a page was originally created or last saved.

1.       In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image.

2.       Place the insertion point where you want to add a date and/or time stamp.

3.       On the Insert menu, click Date and Time.

 

Add a Hit Counter.

 

1.       In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image.

2.       Place the insertion point where you want the hit counter (Hit Counter component: A component in FrontPage that keeps track of the number of visitors to a World Wide Web site.).

3.       On the Insert menu, click Web Component.

4.       Under Component type, click Hit Counter.

5.       Choose an existing counter style.

 

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