Microsoft® FrontPage® Version 2002 Inside Out

Author Jim Buyens Pages 1264 Disk 1 Companion CD(s) Level Int/Adv Published 05/02/2001 ISBN 9780735612846 Price $44.99 To see this book's discounted price, select a reseller below.	More Information About the Book Table of Contents Sample Chapter Index Related Series Related Books About the Author Support: Book & CD Rate this book

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xxxix
We’d Like to Hear from You	xli
Conventions Used in This Book	xliii
PART 1 PLANNING AND ORGANIZING YOUR WEB SITE	1
Chapter 1 Presenting Microsoft FrontPage 2002	3
Using This Book	4
FrontPage Overview	4
Editing Web Pages	5
Managing Web Sites	8
Supporting FrontPage on Your Web Server	11
Introducing SharePoint Team Services	12
Installing FrontPage	13
Checking Out What’s New in Office XP	20
User Interface Features	20
Web Services	22
File Operations	23
Open and Save Dialog Boxes	23
Search Feature	24
Reliability and Robustness Features	24
Checking Out What’s New in FrontPage 2002	25
SharePoint Team Web Site Features	25
Web Components	26
HTML 4 Tags	27
Editing Features	28
Site Management Features	29
Multi-Language Handling Feature	30
In Summary…	30
Chapter 2 Editing Web Pages	31
HTML and Text Editors	31
WYSIWYG Editing in FrontPage	32
Understanding the Main FrontPage Window	32
Initializing a New Web Page	37
Entering and Formatting Text	37
Drawing Tables	38
Inserting Pictures	40
Adding a Hyperlink	43
Saving the Web Page	43
Checking Your Work	45
Opening an Existing Web Page	47
FrontPage Web Components	49
Advanced Components	55
Server-Side Scripting	55
Script Languages	56
Java Applets	57
ActiveX Controls	58
Plug-Ins	59
Design-Time Controls	59
In Summary…	60
Chapter 3 Managing Web Sites	61
Planning Your Web Environment	62
Creating a FrontPage-Based Web	63
Opening a FrontPage-Based Web	67
Working with Web Folder Lists	70
Manipulating Files and Folders	70
Choosing an Editor	73
Building a Web Site	74
Manually Building a Web Site	75
Creating a Web Site in Navigation View	75
Adding Shared Borders	76
Adding Shared Border Content	78
Applying a Theme	81
Working with Web Templates	82
Managing Appearance	86
Manually Managing Appearance	86
Using Color Masters	86
Applying Themes	88
Working with Cascading Style Sheets	89
Creating Page-Level Styles	91
Creating Shared Style Sheets	92
Using Page Templates	95
Laying Out Pages	97
Working with Tables	97
Working with Shared Borders	99
Working with Frames Pages	101
Positioning	102
In Summary…	104
PART 2 Planning and Organizing Your Web Site	105
Chapter 4 Planning and Organizing FrontPage-Based Webs	107
Defining Your Site’s Content	107
Identifying Your Message	108
Understanding the Audience	108
Identifying Content Categories	109
Defining Your Site’s Style	110
Elements of Design	110
Choosing a Visual Concept	115
Planning Your Pages	116
Achieving Effective Page Layout	117
In Summary…	120
Chapter 5 Understanding FrontPage-Based Webs	121
FrontPage-Based Webs	122
Creating Web Pages as Individual Files	122
Using Disk-Based Webs	122
Using Server-Based Webs	127
Appreciating Webs	131
Maintaining Hyperlink Locations	131
Working with Web Components	132
Creating Web Pages from Site Information	134
Deriving Site Information From Web Pages	138
Using Management and Monitoring Tools	140
Using Workgroup Version Control	142
Built-In Upload/Download	143
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Using SharePoint Team Services Collaboration Features	147
In Summary…	148
Chapter 6 Creating and Using FrontPage-Based Webs	149
Creating a FrontPage-Based Web for New Content	149
Creating a FrontPage-Based Web for Existing Content	158
Initializing a New Web from a File System Folder	159
Initializing a Disk-Based Web in Place	161
Initializing a New Web from Files on a Web Server	161
Converting a Folder to a Web	164
Converting a Web to a Folder	165
Importing Web Pages	166
Planning and Managing Folders	168
Working with FrontPage Views	170
Working with Page View	171
Working with Folders View	174
Deleting a FrontPage-Based Web	178
In Summary…	178
PART 3   CREATING WEB SITES AUTOMATICALLY	179
Chapter 7 Managing Web Structure with Navigation View	181
Working with Navigation View	181
Deciding Whether to Use Navigation View	184
Displaying Navigation View	185
Defining a Navigation View Home Page	186
Adding Child Pages to Navigation View	189
Rearranging Pages in Navigation View	193
Adding Top Pages to Navigation View	194
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Adding Custom Link Bars to Navigation View	195
Deleting a Page From Navigation View	197
Controlling the Navigation View Display	198
Using Link Bars with Navigation View	201
Creating a Link Bar with the Custom Links Component	202
Creating a Link Bar Based On Navigation Structure	206
Setting Link Bar Based On Navigation Structure Properties	208
Using Page Banners	212
In Summary…	214
Chapter 8 Creating Web Sites with Templates and Wizards	215
Understanding Templates and Wizards	216
Using Web Site Templates	219
Using the Empty Web Template	219
Using the One Page Web Template	220
Using the Customer Support Web Template	220
Using the Personal Web Template	229
Using the Project Web Template	232
Using Web Site Wizards	234
Using the Corporate Presence Wizard	234
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Using the Database Interface Wizard	240
Using the Discussion Web Wizard	248
Using the Import Web Wizard	248
Creating a SharePoint Team Web Site	248
In Summary…	251
PART 4   EDITING BASIC PAGE CONTENT	253
Chapter 9 Creating, Opening, Saving, and Deleting Web Pages	255
Creating a New Web Page	255
Editing an Existing Web Page	259
Opening a Page from Page View	259
Opening a Page in a New Window	262
Opening a Page from Tasks View	263
Opening a Page from Other Views	264
Saving Pages	264
Deleting an Existing Web Page	266
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Saving and Opening Files in SharePoint Team Web Sites	266
In Summary…	268
Chapter 10 Adding and Formatting Text	269
Word Processing Conventions Used in FrontPage	269
Copying and Pasting Text	270
Selecting Text	274
Importing Text	275
Text Conventions Unique to HTML	277
Inserting Special Text Elements	277
Inserting a Line Break	277
Inserting Horizontal Lines	280
Inserting Symbols	281
Inserting Comments	282
Searching, Replacing, and Checking Spelling	283
Searching for Text	283
Replacing Text	284
Checking Spelling	285
Using the Thesaurus	287
Formatting Paragraphs	288
Using HTML’s Basic Paragraph Styles	288
Aligning Text	290
Fine-Tuning Paragraph Properties	290
Formatting Lists	292
Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists	292
Creating Collapsible Lists	297
Using Other List Types	298
Formatting Text Fonts	299
In Summary…	304
Chapter 11 Adding and Formatting Pictures	305
Adding Pictures to a Page	305
Inserting Pictures by Dragging	307
Using the Save Embedded Files Dialog Box	310
Inserting Pictures Using the Insert Menu	312
Inserting Clip Art	314
Inserting Pictures from a Scanner or Camera	324
Inserting Video Files	324
Inserting Sound Files	329
Inserting Text On GIF Components	330
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Inserting Drawings	331
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Inserting AutoShapes	334
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Inserting WordArt	335
Modifying Picture Properties	337
Modifying Size and Placement Properties	337
Modifying General Picture Properties	341
Modifying Video Properties	346
Organizing Pictures with Thumbnails	347
Using the AutoThumbnail Feature	347
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Creating Photo Galleries	349
Editing Pictures in FrontPage	352
In Summary…	354
Chapter 12 Building Hyperlinks	355
Creating and Managing Hyperlinks	356
Creating Hyperlinks with Drag-and-Drop	356
Creating Hyperlinks with Menus	358
Linking to an Existing File or Web Page	360
Linking to a Place in the Current Document	364
Linking to a New Document	364
Linking to an E-Mail Address	365
Modifying Hyperlinks	366
Setting and Using Bookmarks	367
Creating and Using Hotspots	369
Using the Link Bars Component	371
Creating URLs	372
Coding URL Protocols	372
Coding URL Computer Names	375
Coding URL Port Numbers	375
Coding URL Folder Names	376
Coding URL File Names	378
Coding URL Bookmarks	381
Using Relative Locations	382
Coding URL Fields for Executable Programs	384
In Summary…	384
PART 5   PUBLISHING AND MAINTAINING WEB SITES	385
Chapter 13 Publishing Your FrontPage-Based Web	387
Web Publishing Fundamentals	387
Publishing to a Server-Based Web	389
Publishing to a Non-Extended Web Server	392
Publishing to a Disk-Based Web	395
Controlling the Publish Operation	396
Monitoring the Publish Operation	401
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Publishing Single Files	404
How Web Publishing Works	404
In Summary…	408
Chapter 14 Keeping Your Web Up-to-Date	409
Moving, Renaming, and Reorganizing Pages	409
Finding and Replacing Text	411
Checking Spelling in Your Web	418
Re-Indexing Your Web	421
Checking Links in Your Web	422
Testing Your Web	422
Working with Reports View	424
Viewing the Site Summary Report	426
Interacting with FrontPage Reports	427
Viewing File Reports	431
All Files	431
Recently Added Files	431
Recently Changed Files	432
Older Files	433
Viewing Problem Reports	433
Unlinked Files	433
Slow Pages	433
Broken Hyperlinks	435
Component Errors	438
Viewing Workflow Status Reports	439
Review Status	439
Assigned To	441
Categories	441
Publish Status	442
Checkout Status	443
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Viewing Usage Reports	444
Usage Summary	446
Monthly, Weekly, and Daily Summary Usage	446
Monthly, Weekly, and Daily Page Hits	448
Visiting Users	449
Operating Systems	450
Browsers	451
Referring Domains	451
Referring URLs	452
Search Strings	453
Using Hyperlinks View	454
In Summary…	456
PART 6   STRUCTURING INDIVIDUAL WEB PAGES	457
Chapter 15 Using Page Templates	459
Creating Pages with Templates	459
Selecting General Templates	462
Using Static Templates	462
Using Component Templates	465
Using Form Templates	466
Using SharePoint Team Services Templates	469
Selecting Frames Page Templates	470
Selecting Style Sheet Templates	470
Creating Custom Templates	471
In Summary…	474
Chapter 16 Using HTML Tables for Page Layout	475
Creating and Editing Tables	475
Creating a New Table	476
Drawing a Table with the Mouse	476
Using the Insert Table Button	478
Inserting a Table Using Menus	478
Converting Text to a Table	481
Pasting Tabular Data	482
Using the Table AutoFormat Feature	482
Modifying an Existing Table	484
Adding Rows and Columns to a Table	487
Adding and Removing Table Cells	488
Adding a Table Caption	490
Adjusting Cell Properties	491
Using Tables for Page Layout	495
Grid Layout Principles	496
HTML Tables as Layout Grids	497
HTML Frames as Layout Grids	497
Table Layout Mechanics	498
Using Transparent Pictures for Page Layout	503
In Summary…	503
Chapter 17 Using Frames for Page Layout	505
Creating and Editing Frames	506
Understanding Frame Fundamentals	506
Creating and Modifying Frames Pages	509
Scripting Frames and Frames Pages	518
Reloading Two Frames with One Mouse Click	519
Loading a Frames Page with Non-Default Targets	521
Reloading a Stand-Alone Page with a Frames Page	524
Helping Visitors Set Up Shortcuts	526
Assessing Frames	528
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Using Inline Frames	529
Modifying the Properties of an Inline Frame	529
Design Tips: Using Frames	531
Problems Using Frames	531
In Summary…	533
PART 7   FORMATTING YOUR WEB PAGES	535
Chapter 18 Controlling Overall Page Appearance	537
Specifying Page-Level Attributes	537
General Page Properties	538
Background Page Properties	540
Margin Page Properties	543
Custom Page Properties	544
Language Page Properties	545
Workgroup Page Properties	547
Configuring HTML Header Properties	548
Using the REFRESH System Variable	548
Rating Your Web’s Content	548
Providing Information for Search Engines	549
Making an Icon Appear in the Favorites List	550
Understanding RGB Color Values	551
Using FrontPage Color Dialog Boxes	552
Achieving Accurate Rendition—Safe Colors	556
Design Tips for Choosing Colors	558
Choosing Page Colors	558
Emotional Dimensions of Color	560
Examining Classic Color Schemes	561
Controlling Color Contrast	563
In Summary…	566
Chapter 19 Using FrontPage Themes	567
Introducing Themes	567
Using Existing Themes	569
Creating and Modifying Themes	573
Modifying Theme Colors	574
Modifying Theme Graphics	578
Modifying Theme Text	581
Saving Modified Themes	582
Distributing Themes	583
Distributing by Copying Files	584
Distributing over the Web	584
Using Themes in Real Life	585
In Summary…	587
Chapter 20 Managing Appearance with Cascading Style Sheets	589
Introducing Cascading Style Sheet Concepts	591
Understanding Style Sheet Terminology	593
Coding Style Sheet Rules	594
Locating Style Sheet Styles	595
Assessing Browser Compatibility	598
Formatting Individual Page Elements	598
Coding Inline Styles	601
Formatting Single Web Pages	602
Choosing Style Sheet Selectors	604
Modifying Web Pages to Use Shared Classes and IDs	605
Formatting Multiple Pages	607
Adding a Style Sheet File to Your Web	608
Adding Rules to a Style Sheet File	610
Linking Style Sheet Files	611
Assigning Style Sheet Properties	613
Assigning Style Sheet Fonts	613
Assigning Style Sheet Paragraph Properties	618
Assigning Style Sheet Borders	622
Assigning Style Sheet Numbering	626
Assigning Additional Style Sheet Properties	628
Positioning Content with Style Sheets	629
Introducing Style Sheet Positioning	629
Controlling Position in FrontPage	632
Using the Positioning Dialog Box	633
Using the Positioning Toolbar	634
Using Positioning Wisely	638
Specifying Style Sheet Measurements and Colors	638
Specifying Style Sheet Measurements	639
Specifying Style Sheet Colors	640
Design Tips—Typography	641
In Summary…	646
PART 8   CREATING AND EDITING WEB PICTURES	647
Chapter 21 Editing Pictures in FrontPage	649
Adding Text to Pictures	649
Saving Changes to Picture Files	651
Creating Thumbnail Pictures	652
Setting AutoThumbnail Properties	653
Positioning Pictures	654
Rotating and Flipping Pictures	656
Controlling Contrast and Brightness	656
Cropping and Resizing Pictures	657
Setting Transparency	657
Applying Monochrome and Washouts	659
Beveling Edges	660
Resampling Pictures	660
Restoring Pictures	660
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Creating Line Art Within FrontPage	660
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Creating AutoShapes	660
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Creating Drawings	662
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Creating WordArt Objects	664
Formatting and Modifying WordArt	664
Formatting and Modifying Line Art	666
Displaying Line Art in the Browser	668
In Summary…	668
Chapter 22 Using FrontPage Photo Galleries	669
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Creating a New Gallery	669
Adding Pictures from Files	671
Adding Pictures from Scanners or Cameras	672
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Editing Picture Properties	674
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Editing Photo Information	675
Editing Picture Captions and Descriptive Text	675
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Controlling Gallery Layout	676
In Summary	678

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