FrontPage 2000: Creating a Course Web Site

Updated: April 13, 2004
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Learn How To...

Create an online teaching and learning site with the Microsoft® FrontPage® Web Wizard.

Give your site a distinctive look by selecting from more than 65 already-created themes.

Add navigation bars and a site map so users can find and use information on your site quickly and easily.

Create a threaded discussion and carry on a structured, topic-based conversation on your site.

Manage your site, update pages and links, and monitor how your site is used.

Tutorial

Overview

FrontPage 2000 allows you to easily create and maintain Web pages suited to your course needs without having to know any HTML.

Use the downloadable 12-page tutorial to help you expand the possibilities for student learning: Step-by-step instructions, glossaries, tips, and annotated illustrations of Microsoft FrontPage screens help you develop a connected, collaborative learning environment for your students, wherever they may be. The accompanying instructor presentation offers a visual guide suitable for use by an instructor leading a class or for self-paced learning.

Download the Tutorial

FrontPage 2000: Creating a Course Web Site (1.5 MB Microsoft Word file)

Instructor Presentation (1.2 MB Microsoft PowerPoint file)

Demonstration Script (167 KB Microsoft Word file)

Tutorial Outline

Before You Begin 
An introduction to the Microsoft FrontPage Web site authoring and management tutorial and what you will learn.

Touring FrontPage 
Become familiar with how to access the features of FrontPage 2000 and where they appear on your screen.

Using Web Templates 
Create a new Web site in under an hour with the Web Wizard. Add pages, name them, and see your navigation structure with a few clicks of the mouse.

Using Themes 
Creative, just-right looks are easy to add to any page or your entire site with the pre-designed themes included in FrontPage.

Using Shared Borders for Navigation 
Users need to be able to find your information and feel comfortable moving through your site. Add navigation bars to your pages to make getting around easy.

Using Categories 
Create a site map to give users an overall view of your site and provide quick, one-click access to all your information.

Creating a Threaded Discussion 
Organize a topic-based discussion on your site that users can join at any time and quickly catch the thread of the conversation.

Web Site Management 
Maintain your Web site with reports that give you a bird's eye view of the health and vitality of your pages.

Getting Help 
Additional information about Microsoft FrontPage is available from several sources. Get answers to questions, product support online, news about product updates, and more.



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