MS FrontPage

2003

What is Microsoft

FrontPage?

Microsoft FrontPage is a WYSIWYG HTML editor and web site administration tool from Microsoft for the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems.

It was branded as part of the Microsoft Office suite from 1997 to 2003. Microsoft FrontPage has since been replaced by Microsoft Expression Web and Sharepoint Designer, which were first released in December 2006.

Views

Microsoft FrontPage provides four views for working with web pages.Views Purpose

Design Provides a WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get - view for editing

Split Allows you to view both the Design and Code views.

Preview Allows you to preview the page as it will appear in a web browser.NOTE: This tab appears only if you have Internet Explorer 3.0 or later installed on your computer.

Code Allows you to edit, delete, add, or customize HTML code.

To switch between views:

With your file open, in the lower corner of the window, click the desired viewing option

Opening a MS

FrontPage

1. Click the Start button.2. Point to All Programs > Microsoft Office.

3.. Click Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003.

4.. The program opens.

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Creating a New Web

Page

To create a new, blank web page, use the following instructions:

To create a blank page, on the Standard toolbar, click CREATE A NEW NORMAL PAGE

To create a new page from an existing Microsoft template,

a) On the Standard toolbar, click the next to CREATE A NEW NORMAL PAGE» select Page...The Page Templates dialog box appears.

b) Select the desired templatec) Click OK

Creating a New Web

Page: Menu Option

• From the File menu, select New...The New task pane appears.

To create a blank page, click BLANK PAGE

To create a new page from an existing Microsoft template,a) Under New page, click MORE PAGE

TEMPLATES...The Page Templates dialog box appears.

b) Select the desired templatec) Click OK

Adding or Modifying a

Title

The title of a web page is used to identify browser bookmarks, is used by search engines to locate pages, and makes pages more accessible for all users.

Stepsa) From the File menu,

select Properties...The Page Properties dialog box appears.

b) Select the General tabc) In the Title text box, type the

desired titled) Click OK

Saving a

Web Page

To save a web page, you must give the page a filename. The filename is the name of the page as it appears in your operating system. Web pages require an .htm or .html file extension. This is essential for the web browser to identify your file as a web page. For more information, refer to Naming Files & Understanding URLs in the UWEC Web Development Tools series.

From the File menu, select Save As...The Save As dialog box appears.

If necessary, change the save location

In the File name text box, type the desired filename NOTE: The filename must have an .htm or .html extension.EXAMPLE: Type mydoc.html

Click SAVE

Steps

Exiting FrontPage

When you are finished using FrontPage, simply exit the program. If you have not saved recently, a dialog box may appear, asking if you want to save before closing the program.

From the File menu, select Exit ORIn the upper right corner of the window, click the X A dialog box may appear, asking if you want to save your changes to any open documents.

To save changes and exit FrontPage, click YES

To discard changes and exit FrontPage, click NO

To continue working in FrontPage, click CANCEL