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Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003: the Complete Reference

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ISBN-10: 0072229403

ISBN-13: 9780072229400

Edition: 2003

Authors: Martin S. Matthews, Carole Boggs Matthews, Erik B. Poulsen

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This guide to Microsoft's office website creation utility includes instructions for novices, new table editing features and database support, as well as notes for experienced users on making the most of the split-screen coding.
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List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 10/7/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 800
Size: 7.00" wide x 8.75" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English

Marty Matthews is the author of more than 80 books on programming and computing, including Dynamic Web Programming: A Beginner's Guide, Windows 8.1 for Seniors QuickSteps, and iPad for Seniors QuickSteps. Marty has worked as a programmer and was president of a software company.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Getting Started
Designing Quality Web Applications
The Internet
The World Wide Web
LANs and an Intranet
Internet Protocols
TCP/IP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Hypertext Markup Language
What Is a Web Page?
Designing Quality Web Applications
Gathering Requirements
Organizing Information
Structuring the Web Application
Developing a Navigation Scheme
Working with Graphics
What Are Graphics For?
What Kinds of Graphics Are There?
Where Do Graphics Come From?
Monitor Color Settings
Some Tips for Professional Looking Graphics
Laying Out Web Pages
Layout Limitations
Page Elements
Page Layout
Using Color in Page Layout
Testing, Testing, Testing
Functional Testing
Usability Testing
Keep Them Coming Back
Rich Content
Stay Fresh
Community
Do It!
Exploring FrontPage
Creating a Web
FrontPage Views
Page View
Other FrontPage Views
Distributing FrontPage Webs
Web Servers
Publishing a Web
FrontPage Server Extensions
SharePoint
Using Wizards
Web Wizards
Using the Corporate Presence Wizard
Connecting with the Database Interface Wizard
Working with the Discussion Web Wizard
Using the Import Web Wizard
Page Wizards
Themes
Assigning Themes to Web Sites
Assigning Themes to Selected Web Pages
Other Ways of Checking a Web Page Theme
Customizing Themes
Dynamic Web Templates and Shared Borders
Link Bars
Using Templates
Dynamic Web Templates
Creating the Common Areas
Defining the Common Areas
Attaching a Dynamic Web Template
Detaching, Opening, and Updating Dynamic Web Templates
Web Templates
Using the One Page Web Site Template
Applying the Empty Web Template
Creating a Personal Web
Using the Project Web Template
Applying the Customer Support Web Site Template
Teaming Up with the SharePoint Team Web Site
Page Templates
Feedback Form Template
Confirmation Form Template
Search Page Template
Table of Contents Template
Photo Gallery Template
The Web Part Pages
Creating Your Own FrontPage Templates
Types of Templates
FrontPage Folder Structure
The INF (Setup Information) File
Creating Page Templates
Opening Your Custom Template
Creating Web Sites
Creating and Formatting a Web Page from Scratch
Planning a Web
What Are Your Goals?
What Is the Content?
How Is It Organized?
What Will It Look Like?
Starting a Web
Adding and Formatting Text
Entering the Footer
Creating the Home Page Title
Listing the Current Specials
Adding the Major Categories
Building the Title for Pages 2 and 3
Entering the Offerings for a Major Category
Importing the Details of an Offering
Working with Fonts
Obtaining and Working with Pictures
Creating and Inserting Pictures
Adding Horizontal Lines
Placing Clip Art
Adding Colored Text
Adding a Background
Other Techniques with Pictures
Adding and Managing Hyperlinks and Hotspots
Adding Hyperlinks to Text and Graphics
Assigning Hyperlinks to Text
Assigning Hyperlinks to a Graphic
Managing Hyperlinks
Using Tables and Frames
Designing with Tables
Displaying Tabular Data in a Table
Building a Tabular Table
Using Tables for Page Layout
Using Tables with Pictures and Text
Using a Table to Lay Out a Page
Precision Sizing of Tables and Cells
Laying Out with Frames
Creating a Traditional Frames Page
Creating an Inline Frame
Working with Forms
Using Forms
Creating Forms with the Form Page Wizard
Building Forms from Scratch
Handling Form Input
Using Web Components
Incorporating Components in Your Webs
Date and Time Component
Comment Component
Web Search Component
Spreadsheets and Charts Component
Hit Counter Component
Photo Gallery Component
Included Content Components
Table of Contents Components
Top 10 List Components
Microsoft Site Components
Confirmation Field Component
Using Shared Borders
Assigning Shared Borders to a FrontPage Web
Assigning Shared Borders to a Web Page
Changing Shared Borders
Advanced Formatting Techniques
Customizing Existing Themes
Modifying a Theme
Changing the Colors in a Theme
Replacing the Graphics in a Theme
Applying Different Text Styles to a Theme
Creating and Using Style Sheets
Creating Embedded Style Sheets
Creating External Style Sheets
Linking to External Style Sheets
Using Style Sheets
Positioning and Wrapping Text Around Objects
Positioning Objects on a Page
Easily Choosing Web-Safe Colors
Creating Graphics within FrontPage
Using AutoShapes
Using WordArt
Additional Layout Tools
Customizing the Look of Tables
Importing and Integrating Office and Other Files
Importing Microsoft Office 2003 and Other Productivity Files
Using Text from Microsoft Word and Other Word Processors
Drag and Drop Files Into FrontPage
Bringing Files from Other Productivity Applications
Using Legacy Files on an Intranet
Looking at Imported Files in a Browser
Importing Hyperlinks
Working Behind the Scenes
Working with HTML
Introducing HTML
Using Basic Tags
Using Color
Setting Paragraph Styles
Applying Character Styles
Displaying Special Characters
Style Sheets
Working with Images and Image Maps
Adding Hyperlinks and Bookmarks
Defining Forms
Creating Tables
Incorporating Frames
Using Multimedia
Understanding FrontPage-Generated Code
How to Look at FrontPage Code
Looking at the HTML Example
Looking at Your Chapter 5 Web
Adding Capability to a FrontPage Web with HTML Code
How to Add HTML Code to FrontPage
Inserting HTML to Modify a Table
Code Authoring Tools
HTML Authoring Resources
Using Dynamic HTML
Dynamic HTML
Event Handling
Animating Text with DHTML
Collapsible Lists
Form Group Box
Adding a Border to a Graphic
Clickable Form Field Labels
Page Transitions
Positioning
Extending DHTML in FrontPage
Behaviors Task Pane
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
What Is XML?
XML Data Is Highly Structured
XML Data Describes Itself
XML Data Is Application Independent
XML Data Structures
Elements
Attributes
Entity References
Processing Instructions, Comments, and CDATA Sections
Syntax
Formatting XML
CSS
XSL
Document Type Definitions (DTD)--Valid XML
Stand-Alone Documents
Document Type Declarations
Entity Abbreviations
Additional XML Resources Online
Web Scripting Languages
JavaScript
Form Validation with JavaScript
The JavaScript Form Validation Script
VBScript
The Microsoft Script Editor
Active Server Pages (ASP) .NET
ASP.NET Overview
ASP.NET Is Compiled, Not Interpreted
ASP.NET Is Multilanguage
ASP.NET Is Browser and Device Independent
ASP.NET Is Control Driven
ASP.NET Configuration and Security Models Are Portable
The ASP.NET Application
ASP.NET Prerequisites
ASP.NET Web Forms
ASP.NET Server Controls
Web Server Controls
Rich Controls
ASP.NET Resources
Working with Databases
Understanding Databases on the Web
Microsoft Access
Microsoft SQL Server
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
How the Web Server Handles a Request
Data Source Name (DSN)
The FrontPage Database Interface Wizard
Formatting a Database Interface Page
Writing to a Database
Working with SharePoint Web Parts
The OLEDB Connection
The SharePoint Data Source Catalog
Adding and Formatting a Data View
Activating Your Webs
Active Browser Features
Adding a Scrolling Marquee
Java
Object-Oriented Programming
Banner Ad Manager Component
Creating an Interactive Button
Finding Java Applets
The Sun Java Development Kit
Compiling Java Applets
ActiveX
ActiveX and FrontPage
Extending Your Web Site
Adding Multimedia to Your Web Site
Capturing the Sound
The Sound Source
Connect the Sound Source to the Sound Card
Record the Sound Digitally
Using Nonstreaming Audio Files
Using Standard WAV Files
Compressing the WAV File with MP3
Using Streaming Audio Files
How RealAudio Works
Creating a RealAudio File
HTTP Streaming vs. Network Streaming
Creating a RealAudio Metafile
Linking to the Metafile
Live RealAudio
Security on the Web
Security Needs
Controlling Access
Limiting Access to a Web Site
Setting Permissions
Controlling Access to a Web Server
Limiting Access to an Intranet Site
Securing Transmission
Private Key Encryption
Public Key Encryption
Combined Public and Private Key Encryption with SSL
Implementing SSL
FrontPage and SSL
Authenticating People, Servers, and Data
What's Coming for Internet Security
Bibliography
Doing E-Commerce
Factors Important to E-Commerce
Security
Payment
Web Design Tips for a Web Store
E-Commerce Sites Using a Form
Building a Form-Based Store with FPSE
Building a Form-Based Store with SharePoint 2
Shopping Cart Stores
E-Commerce Packages
Low-Mid Priced E-Commerce Software
Higher-Priced E-Commerce Software
Marketing Your Web Store
Keep Them Coming Back
The E-Commerce Future
Setting Up an Intranet Web Site
What Is an Intranet?
Why Have an Intranet?
Communication
Productivity
Cost Reduction
Employee Involvement
What Do You Put on an Intranet?
Conducting a Needs Analysis
Types of Intranets
Decentralized Intranets
Centralized Intranets
Getting Buy-In from Users
Building Your Infrastructure
Setting Up and Configuring Your Environment
Installing TCP/IP on Your Network
Configuring TCP/IP
Using Your FrontPage-Created Intranet
Security and Firewalls
Building Your Intranet
Overview
Creating an Intranet
Adding Content to Your Intranet
Managing Content on Your Intranet
Using a SharePoint Team Site
Adding and Managing Members
Adding and Managing Content
Customizing a Team Web Site
Publishing and Promoting Webs on the Internet
Publishing Your Web Pages
FrontPage Server Extensions
Identifying Which Pages to Publish
Publishing to a Server with FPSE or WSS
Publishing to a Server Without FPSE or WSS
Promoting Your Web Site
Being Found by a Search Engine
Making Your Web Search-Engine-Friendly
Other Promotional Steps You Can Take
Case Study: Promoting the BookBay
Appendices
FrontPage 2003 Installation
What You Need to Install FrontPage 2003
Installing FrontPage 2003
Using the Default Installation
Performing a Custom Installation
Connecting to the Internet
Installing a Local Web Server
Installing Internet Information Services
Installing STS and FPSE
Installing FrontPage Server Extensions by Themselves
Installing WSS
FrontPage's Shortcut Keystrokes
File Menu Keystrokes
Edit Menu Keystrokes
View Menu Keystrokes
Insert Menu Keystrokes
Format Menu Keystrokes
Tools Menu Keystrokes
Table Menu Keystrokes
Help Menu Keystrokes
Other Keystrokes
Code View Keystrokes
Constructing Web Templates
Importing the Template Files
Copying Files to Create a Web Template
Working with the INF and MAP Files
Index