Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Illustrated CompleteIllustrated Complete
Finalizing a Finalizing a Web Site Web Site
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Test a Web site’s functionTest a Web site’s function Report broken hyperlinksReport broken hyperlinks Customize a Site Summary reportCustomize a Site Summary report Report file statusReport file status
ObjectivesObjectives
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ObjectivesObjectives
Set publishing optionsSet publishing options Publish a Web site to another serverPublish a Web site to another server Learn about your server configurationLearn about your server configuration Troubleshoot FrontPage problemsTroubleshoot FrontPage problems
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Finalizing a Web SiteFinalizing a Web Site
Once you’ve finished creating Once you’ve finished creating content in a Web site, you need to content in a Web site, you need to make sure that the Web site works make sure that the Web site works as expectedas expected
FrontPage includes features that FrontPage includes features that automate this taskautomate this task
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Finalizing a Web Site (cont.)Finalizing a Web Site (cont.)
The Site Summary report provides The Site Summary report provides information about every aspect of a information about every aspect of a Web site:Web site:– Broken hyperlinksBroken hyperlinks– Unlinked filesUnlinked files– Slow pagesSlow pages– Component errors in pagesComponent errors in pages
After you resolve any problems, you After you resolve any problems, you can publish itcan publish it
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Testing a Web Site’s FunctionTesting a Web Site’s Function
You should test a Web site using You should test a Web site using different:different:– BrowsersBrowsers– Browser versionBrowser version– MonitorsMonitors– Monitor resolutionsMonitor resolutions– Operating systemsOperating systems
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Testing a Web Site’s Function Testing a Web Site’s Function (cont.)(cont.) You should also address the You should also address the
following tasks:following tasks:
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Testing a Web Site’s Function Testing a Web Site’s Function (cont.)(cont.) You can use Tasks view to keep a running You can use Tasks view to keep a running
list of problems to fixlist of problems to fix Once your testing is complete, you can Once your testing is complete, you can
publish it to the WPP, and repeat testingpublish it to the WPP, and repeat testing This process ensures the site functions This process ensures the site functions
and looks as expectedand looks as expected As you add new pages to a site and As you add new pages to a site and
update pages, you should assess the Web update pages, you should assess the Web site’s function and contentsite’s function and content
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Reporting Broken HyperlinksReporting Broken Hyperlinks
You can use Reports view to learn You can use Reports view to learn about your Web site’s files and about your Web site’s files and usage, and to help you locate usage, and to help you locate potential errorspotential errors
A Site Summary report includes A Site Summary report includes reports about a Web site’s files, reports about a Web site’s files, hyperlinks, components, and taskshyperlinks, components, and tasks
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Reporting Broken Hyperlinks Reporting Broken Hyperlinks (cont.)(cont.) Usage reports will help you identify Usage reports will help you identify
your site’s visitors, their browsers your site’s visitors, their browsers and operating systems, and which and operating systems, and which pages they viewedpages they viewed
Different usage reports might identify Different usage reports might identify the domain names of the visitors of the domain names of the visitors of your site, such as aol.comyour site, such as aol.com
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Reporting Broken Hyperlinks Reporting Broken Hyperlinks (cont.)(cont.) Site Summary reportSite Summary report
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Customizing a Site Summary Customizing a Site Summary ReportReport The The Recently Added FilesRecently Added Files report uses a day or report uses a day or
time value to list pages that were recently added time value to list pages that were recently added to the Web siteto the Web site
The The Older FilesOlder Files report finds files that were added report finds files that were added to the Web site within a specific number of daysto the Web site within a specific number of days
The The Slow PagesSlow Pages report finds files that take a report finds files that take a preset number of seconds to download preset number of seconds to download
You can change the default value for these report You can change the default value for these report settings using the Reports View tab in the Options settings using the Reports View tab in the Options dialog boxdialog box
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Customizing a Site Summary Customizing a Site Summary Report (cont.)Report (cont.) Reports View tab in the Options Reports View tab in the Options
dialog boxdialog box
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Reporting File StatusReporting File Status
You can use other reports in Reports You can use other reports in Reports view to list specific details about the view to list specific details about the Web site, such as:Web site, such as:– Pages that aren’t linked to other pages in the Pages that aren’t linked to other pages in the
sitesite– Pages containing external hyperlinksPages containing external hyperlinks– Pages containing components with errorsPages containing components with errors
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Reporting File Status (cont.)Reporting File Status (cont.)
Unlinked Files reportUnlinked Files report
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Setting Publishing OptionsSetting Publishing Options
The default status for all Web pages The default status for all Web pages is to publish themis to publish them
You can set a page’s properties to You can set a page’s properties to “Don’t Publish” “Don’t Publish”
You use the Publishing tab in the You use the Publishing tab in the Remote Web Site Properties dialog Remote Web Site Properties dialog box to select publish optionsbox to select publish options
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Setting Publishing Options Setting Publishing Options (cont.)(cont.) Publishing tabPublishing tab
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Publishing a Web Site to Publishing a Web Site to Another ServerAnother Server You publish a Web site from IIS using the You publish a Web site from IIS using the
same steps that you use to publish a disk-same steps that you use to publish a disk-based Web site to IISbased Web site to IIS
You are publishing to a server’s URL, and You are publishing to a server’s URL, and not to the server on your computer or local not to the server on your computer or local networknetwork
After publishing a site, you can open it After publishing a site, you can open it from the WPP’s server by entering its URL from the WPP’s server by entering its URL in the site name text box in the Open Site in the site name text box in the Open Site dialog boxdialog box
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Publishing a Web Site to Publishing a Web Site to Another Server (cont.)Another Server (cont.) You will be prompted for your You will be prompted for your
username and passwordusername and password If you have the proper permission for If you have the proper permission for
opening the site, it opens in opening the site, it opens in FrontPage just like any other server-FrontPage just like any other server-based Web sitebased Web site
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Publishing a Web Site to Publishing a Web Site to Another Server (cont.)Another Server (cont.) Remote Web Site Remote Web Site
viewview
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Learning about Your Server Learning about Your Server ConfigurationConfiguration It’s important to know how to It’s important to know how to
determine which versions of software determine which versions of software you haveyou have
FrontPage can run on different FrontPage can run on different computers, operating systems, and computers, operating systems, and servers with different versions of the servers with different versions of the FrontPage Server Extensions and FrontPage Server Extensions and SharePoint ServicesSharePoint Services
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Learning about Your Server Learning about Your Server Configuration (cont.)Configuration (cont.) FrontPage identifies the following in FrontPage identifies the following in
the Site Settings dialog box:the Site Settings dialog box:– The server name and versionThe server name and version– Server Extensions or SharePoint Server Extensions or SharePoint
Services versionServices version– FrontPage program versionFrontPage program version
You can learn about the computer You can learn about the computer you’re working on by using the Help you’re working on by using the Help menumenu
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Learning about Your Server Learning about Your Server Configuration (cont.)Configuration (cont.)
System Information windowSystem Information window
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Troubleshooting FrontPage Troubleshooting FrontPage ProblemsProblems Keep in mind that you are really working Keep in mind that you are really working
simultaneously in several software simultaneously in several software programs:programs:– FrontPageFrontPage– The FrontPage Server Extensions or The FrontPage Server Extensions or
SharePoint ServicesSharePoint Services– An operating systemAn operating system– A serverA server
It’s also possible that the browser you’re It’s also possible that the browser you’re using is causing the problemusing is causing the problem
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Troubleshooting FrontPage Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.)Problems (cont.)
ProblemProblem: An older copy of a page is : An older copy of a page is displayed in FrontPage or the browserdisplayed in FrontPage or the browser
Possible Solution: Click the browser’s Possible Solution: Click the browser’s Refresh or Reload buttonRefresh or Reload button
Possible Solution: Clear temporary files Possible Solution: Clear temporary files in a Web sitein a Web site
Possible Solution: Clear the browser’s Possible Solution: Clear the browser’s cache filecache file
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Troubleshooting FrontPage Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.)Problems (cont.) ProblemProblem: The FrontPage Server Extensions : The FrontPage Server Extensions
or SharePoint Service aren’t installed, aren’t or SharePoint Service aren’t installed, aren’t working properly, or the server doesn’t working properly, or the server doesn’t support these programssupport these programs
Possible Solution: Install the FrontPage Possible Solution: Install the FrontPage Server Extensions from the MSDN Web siteServer Extensions from the MSDN Web site
Possible Solution: If the server on which you Possible Solution: If the server on which you are publishing Web sites doesn’t support the are publishing Web sites doesn’t support the Server Extensions or SharePoint Services, Server Extensions or SharePoint Services, you won’t be able to use features requiring you won’t be able to use features requiring themthem
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Troubleshooting FrontPage Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.)Problems (cont.) ProblemProblem: The command for a FrontPage : The command for a FrontPage
feature that I’m trying to use is dimmedfeature that I’m trying to use is dimmed Possible Solution: Make sure your Web Possible Solution: Make sure your Web
site is enabled for the technology required site is enabled for the technology required to display the feature in the Page Options to display the feature in the Page Options dialog boxdialog box
Possible Solution: Check the Browsers Possible Solution: Check the Browsers and Browser versions settingsand Browser versions settings
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Troubleshooting FrontPage Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.)Problems (cont.) ProblemProblem: A FrontPage feature is displayed : A FrontPage feature is displayed
correctly in FrontPage but not in the browsercorrectly in FrontPage but not in the browser Possible Solution: Set your Web site to disable Possible Solution: Set your Web site to disable
features not supported by your browsefeatures not supported by your browse Possible Solution: Upgrade your browser to a Possible Solution: Upgrade your browser to a
higher versionhigher version Possible Solution: Change the browser’s settings Possible Solution: Change the browser’s settings
to disable certain technologies from running or to disable certain technologies from running or being displayedbeing displayed
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Troubleshooting FrontPage Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.)Problems (cont.) ProblemProblem: A FrontPage feature is : A FrontPage feature is
displayed correctly in FrontPage but not in displayed correctly in FrontPage but not in the browserthe browser
Set browser to display hyperlinks in certain Set browser to display hyperlinks in certain colors and display text in different fonts colors and display text in different fonts and font sizesand font sizes
Check and see if the browser’s default Check and see if the browser’s default settings have been changedsettings have been changed
Use your browser’s Help system to learn Use your browser’s Help system to learn how to restore the browser’s default how to restore the browser’s default settingssettings
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SummarySummary
Testing a Web site’s functionTesting a Web site’s function Reporting broken hyperlinksReporting broken hyperlinks Customizing a Site Summary reportCustomizing a Site Summary report Reporting file statusReporting file status
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Setting publishing optionsSetting publishing options Publishing a Web site to another Publishing a Web site to another
serverserver Learning about your server Learning about your server
configurationconfiguration Troubleshooting FrontPage problemsTroubleshooting FrontPage problems