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How to Do Everything with FrontPage 2000

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ISBN-10: 0072125756

ISBN-13: 9780072125757

Edition: 2000

Authors: David N. Plotkin

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Written for beginners, Dan Plotkin's guide shows how to use FrontPage 2000 to create a customised Web site and maintain and manage it over the Internet or over a commercial intranet.
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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 584
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Build Web Pages
Navigate in FrontPage 2000
Understand the Interface
The Menu Bar
The Toolbars
The Views Bar
The Main Window Area
The Folder List Bar
Use Page View
Normal Page View
HTML Page View
Preview Page View
Make Use of Other Views
Examine Files with the Folders View
View Reports
Navigate the Structure of Your Web Site
Use Hyperlinks View
Manage Your Web Site with Task View
Configure the Editors
Work with Toolbars
Configure the Toolbars
Customize the Toolbars
Create a New Toolbar
Build a New Web Page
Create a New Web Page
Use General Templates to Create a Web Page
Import Files and Folders
Add Text to a Web Page
Format Text
Adjust the Text Style with the Formatting Toolbar
Format Text with the Font Dialog Box
Apply Paragraph Styles
Format Paragraphs with the Paragraph Dialog Box
Set Up Borders and Shading
Configure the Borders
Configure Shading
Choose More Colors
Add Graphics, Sound, and Modify Your Web Page with Editing Tools
Add Graphics to a Web Page
Comprehend Graphic Formats
Find Graphics
Store Graphics on Your Web Site
Add Graphics from a File
Insert Clip Art and Sound
Set the Picture Properties
Set the General Properties
Set the Appearance Properties
Incorporate Special Breaks to Coordinate Graphics and Text
Modify an Image Using FrontPage's Graphics Tools
Flip and Rotate a Graphic
Adjust the Brightness and Contrast
Crop an Image
Make Transparent Images
Convert an Image to Black and White
Use the Wash Out Button
Bevel the Image Borders
Make an Image Larger or Smaller with Resample
Restore the Image with the Restore Button
Work with Lists
Create a Bulleted List
Change the Bullet Style
Create Nesting Lists
Create a Numbered List
Change the Numbering Format
Specify a Picture Bullet
Remove the List Format
Set Up a Collapsible Outline
Add Horizontal Lines
Clean Up Your Content with the Text Editing Tools
Correct Spelling with the Spell-Checker
Find and Replace Text
Pick the Right Word with the Thesaurus
Save Your Web Page
Create Your Own Templates
Format the Page
Set Page Properties
Set the General Properties
Specify the Background
Set Up Page Margins
Manage Your Pages with Workgroup Properties
Work with Themes
Apply Themes to Pages or a Site
Set Theme Options
Modify the Properties of a Theme
Add Page-Based Elements
Title Your Page with a Page Banner
Add Comments
Add a Date and Time
Transition Between Pages
Work with Tables
Understand Basic Table Concepts
Insert a Table
Insert a Table from the Standard Toolbar
Insert a Table from the Table Menu
Draw a Table
Add Content to Cells
Select Parts of a Table
Work with Rows and Columns
Add Rows and Columns
Size Rows and Columns
Distribute Rows and Columns Evenly
Work with Cells
Split and Merge Cells
Add Cells to the Table
Adjust Cell Size with AutoFit
Set Cell Properties
Align the Cell Contents
Span Rows and Columns
Add Header Cells
Specify the Minimum Cell Width
Suppress Word Wrap
Modify the Border Colors and Background
Set Table Properties
Add a Table Caption
Convert Text to Tables
Convert Tables to Text
Create a Table from a Word Table
Create a Table from an Excel Spreadsheet
Build Web Sites
Build an Initial Web Site
Understand Disk-Based and Server-Based Web Sites
Create a Web Site
Import an Existing Web Site
Open an Existing Web Site
Open a Disk-Based Web Site
Open a Server-Based Web Site
Delete an Existing Web Site
Build Hyperlinks and Shared Borders
Understand and Use Hyperlinks
What Are Hyperlinks?
Add Text Hyperlinks to Pages in Your Web Site
Create Links to External Web Sites
Build a Graphic Hyperlink
Create and Link to Bookmarks
E-mail from a Hyperlink
Modify and Delete Hyperlinks
Create Hyperlinked Text Buttons
Build Image Maps
Understand and Use Shared Borders
What Are Shared Borders?
Add Shared Borders to a Site
Customize Shared Borders Content
Enable Navigation Bars
Work with the Navigation View
Set the Navigation Bar Properties
Insert a Navigation Bar without Shared Borders
Insert a Navigation Bar with Existing Shared Borders
Collect Data with Forms
What Are Forms?
Build a Form with the Form Page Wizard
Add Questions to the Form
Specify the Fields to Capture
Add Your Own Questions
Specify the Presentation Options
Save the Results
Finish Up with the Form Page Wizard
View the Form Page Results
Build Custom Forms
Create the Form
Save the Results
Add Fields to a Form
Add a One-Line Text Box
Add a Checkbox
Add Radio Buttons
Add a Drop-Down Menu
Add a Push Button
Add a Picture Field
Add a Form Label
Add a Search Form
Add a Search Form Page
Add a Search Form Component
Build a Form Using the Forms Templates
Add a Confirmation Form
Add a Feedback Form
Build a Guest Book
Set Up User Registration
Build a Frames Page
What Are Frames?
Frame Design Considerations
Create a Frames Page
Choose and Populate a Template
Save the Frameset
Edit the Frameset
Adjust the Frame Size
Delete a Frame
Rename the Frames Page
Modify the Frame Properties
Understand Target Frames
Set the Page Default Target Frame
Direct Hyperlinks to Common Targets
Define a Hyperlink Target Frame
Incorporate Additional Pages into a Frameset
Save a Custom Frameset as a Template
Use FrontPage's Frame Templates
Set Up No Frames Support
Advanced Web Tools
Use Components, Positioning, and Dynamic HTML
What Are Components?
Place Components
Place a Banner Ad Manager
Adding a Hit Counter
Place a Hover Button
Place a Marquee
Place an Include Page
Place a Scheduled Picture
Place a Scheduled Include Page
Place a Table of Contents
Place a Substitution
Work with Dynamic HTML Effects
Understand Events
Build a DHTML Effect
Edit the DHTML Effects
Specify Position on the Page
Differences in Positioning on the Page
Layer Items
Set Page Options and Web Settings
Set Up the Page Options
Set the Options in the General Tab
Set Up Compatibility and Web Page Technologies
Color Code HTML Source
Set the Default Font
Format HTML Source
Specify the Web Site Settings
Change the Web Site Name
Add Parameters
Set the Scripting Language
Delete Temporary Files
Set the Navigation Options
Set the Server Message Language
Build Specialized Web Sites
Understand Special-Purpose Web Sites
Build a Corporate Presence Web Site
Choose What to Include in the Site
Choose the Information for Your Home Page
Choose the Information for the What's New Page
Decide How Many Products and Services to List
Choose Information for Each Product and Service
Choose the Customer Information for the Feedback Form
Set the Options for the Table of Contents Page
Choose the Information Shown on Each Page
Choose Whether to Use Under Construction Signs
Enter the Name And Address of Your Company
Complete the Contact Information
Choose a Theme for Your Web Site
Choose Whether to View the Task List
Finish the Corporate Presence Web Site
Build a Discussion Group Web Site
Set Up the Discussion Group Web Site
Post to the Discussion Group Web Site
Delete Articles from a Discussion Group Web Site
Build a Customer Support Web Site
Welcome Page
What's New Page
Frequently Asked Questions Page
Bugs Page
Suggestions Page
Download Page
Discussion Page
Search Page
Build a Project Web Site
Home Page
Members Page
Schedule Page
Status Page
Archive Page
Search Page
Discussion Page
Use Java Applets and ActiveX Controls
Automate Your Web Site with Java Applets
Find Java Applets
Add a Java Applet to a Page
Configure the Java Applet
Automate Your Web with ActiveX Controls
Find ActiveX Controls
Add ActiveX Controls to the Page
Configure the ActiveX Control
Manage Your Web Site with Tasks and Reports
Keep Track of the Work with Tasks
What Are Tasks?
Add New Tasks
Manually Adjust Task Properties
Perform Tasks
Check Your Site with Web Site Reports
Access the Reports
Set the Report Parameters
Details of the General Reports
Repair Broken Hyperlinks
Details of the Site Management Reports
Change the Publish Status
Publish Your Web Site
Test and Review Your Site
Spell-Check and Read the Site Contents
Find Errors with Reports
Publish Your Web Site to a WPP Host Server
Publishing to a Server with FrontPage Server Extensions
Publish to an FTP Server
Advanced Format and Outside Tool Integration
Integrate FrontPage with Other MS Office Applications
Create Web Pages from Word Documents
Create a New Document from a Web Page Template
Create a Document Using the Web Page Wizard
Save a Word Document as HTML
Add and Modify Hyperlinks
Use the Tools in the Web Toolbar
Use the Tools in the Web Tools Toolbar
Move Items from Word to FrontPage
Create Web Pages from Excel Spreadsheets
Save a Worksheet to the Web Site
Publishing Interactive Excel Data to a Web Site
Move Items from Excel to FrontPage
Add Hyperlinks in Excel
Create Web Pages from PowerPoint Presentations
Publish a PowerPoint Presentation to a Web Site
Move Items from PowerPoint to FrontPage
Create Hyperlinks in a PowerPoint Presentation
Export Web Pages from Access
Create Web Pages from Access Documents
Publish Interactive Access Data to the Web
Insert an Office Spreadsheet
Insert a Microsoft Office File into a Web Page
Insert a Text File
Route Form Results to a Database
Why Use a Database?
Store Data in a Table
Basics of Database Connections
Connections on the Web Server
Save Form Results to a New Access Database
Send Results to a Different Table
Change the Field-To-Column Mapping
Delete a Form Field
Add a Form Field
Add and Delete Form Field Mappings
Connect to a Database
Create a Connection to a File or Folder in the Current Web
Create a Connection Using a System Data Source on a Web Server
Create a Connection Using a Network Connection to a Database Server
Create a Connection Using a Custom Definition
Modify or Remove a Database Connection
Verify a Database Connection
Present Database Contents Using the Database Results Wizard
Perform Initial Setup
Configure the Database Results Wizard
Create the Initial Web Page
Specify the Data to Display
Select the Columns to Display
Establish Filtering Criteria
Specify the Record Sort Order
Establish Defaults for Search Form Fields
Limit the Number of Returned Records
Specify the No Records Message
Select the Results Format
Finish with the Database Results Wizard
Work with the Database Results Web Page
Modify the Layout
View the Results
Format Your Site with Cascading Style Sheets
Understand Style Sheets
Determine Browser Compatibility
Look at Style Sheet Syntax
Write Syntax for Embedded Styles
Write Syntax for Inline Styles
Write Syntax for Linked Style Sheets
Write Syntax for Class-Based Styles
Create Style Sheets with FrontPage
Create an Embedded Style
Create and Apply Styles Using Classes
Generate an Inline Style Using Dialog Boxes
Set Up Linking and Importing of Style Sheets
Create a Style Sheet for Linking or Importing
Link a Style Sheet to a Web Page
Import a Style Definition
CSS Attributes Supported by Browsers
Appendixes
Design User-Friendly Web Pages
Common Web Site Problems
Hints for a Good Web Site
Focus on the First Page
Avoid Unnecessary Graphics
Don't Overdo the Fonts
Avoid Long Blocks of Scrolling Text
Use White Space on a Text-Heavy Page
Give Your Page an Informative Title
Write Clearly
Make Your Navigation Controls Consistent
Open Hyperlinks to Other Sites in a New Window
Test Each Page with Different Browsers
Always Use Alternative Text for Graphics
Avoid Hyperlinks that Don't Give an Idea of Where They Go
Don't Overdo Hyperlinks
Keep the Hyperlinks Short
Don't Change Hyperlink Colors
Don't Overdo Special Effects
Make Your Image Maps Obvious
Avoid Wide Graphics
Use Tables to Align Contents
Keep Forms Brief
Keep Your Web Site Secure
General Considerations
Setting Permissions
Install Microsoft Personal Web Server
Obtain the Microsoft Personal Web Server
Install Microsoft Personal Web Server
Install the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions
Index