With Alex Conger – President of Webmajik

FrontPage 2002 Level I (Intro & Training) With Alex Conger – President of Webmajik.com

FrontPage Topics Covered FrontPage 2002/Introduction to FrontPage 2002What is FrontPage 2002?Creating new PagesPage Properties The FrontPage 2002 InterfaceFrontPage 2002 workspaceChanging Windows Creating new PagesPage Properties ToolbarsThe Standard ToolbarAdding textEditing text

Creating Bulleted lists ImagesWorking with imagesAdding imagesUsing Jpg filesUsing Gif files LinksUsing HyperlinksUsing Email Links Tables and CellsWorking with TablesWorking with Cells ProductivityWorking With Web PagesUsing text and GraphicsLinking Pages PublishingPublishing a Site

Part One:How FrontPage Works

Graphics are saved in the images folder.The index.htm file is the home page. When you create a new Web in FrontPage, it makes folders/directories and starts the structure for your Web site.

Selecting a View • You can look at a FrontPage Web site in several different views. • Page: Edit a web page • Folders: organize files and folders • Reports: analyze your web and manage its contents • Navigation: design the web site’s structure • Hyperlinks: view hyperlinks to and from any page • Task: create and manage tasks

Selecting a Mode • Double click the index.htm file in a Web to view a home page. • You are now in Page View. • Click on the HTML tab at the bottom of the screen to view the HTML source code that creates the web page. • Click on Preview tab. This option allows you to view your web pages as if they were displayed in web browser. • Click the Normal tab to return to Normal Mode which allows you to edit the web page. <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <title>Home Page</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> </head> <body> </body> </html>

Title bar Menu bar Standard bar Formatting bar Front Page Toolbars • FrontPage is a Microsoft product with Toolbars that look similar to Microsoft Word and other Microsoft programs.

Part Two: Setting Up a Simple Page It is easy, as long as you follow a few basic steps.

Create a FrontPage Web • Choose File > New > • Page or Web. • Open FrontPage • Select Empty Web from the window that appears on the right of the screen.

In the Web Site Templates window select: One Page Web. • Click in the Specify the location of the new web box and type the name of the folder for your page: • C:My Documents\MyWebs\yournameweb • Note: You can save your Web folders anywhere you want by clicking Browse and selecting the new location. • Click OKand FrontPage will create a new empty web site.

Click on Folders in the Views pane You can see the folders created for your web. • The images folder is where FrontPage can save the graphics for your pages. • The index.htm file is your first page. The index.html page is the home page for your Web site. It will open first when your Web folder is on a Web server and people go to the Web address (URL). • Double click on index.htm to open the blank page.

Give Your Page a Title Set Page Properties • Go to File > Properties • Select the General tab • Type the title of your page in the title box. The title will become the bookmark title and will show at the top of the browser page.

Set Colors & Background • Select the Background tab • Select an image for background or pick a color. • Pick colors for text • Pick colors for hyperlinks. • Use a background from another page. You can select all the colors and the background separately. OR

Select a Theme Click Format > Theme to select from themes like the example below. • Apply the Theme to: • All pages or • Selected page(s) This is a quick way to start a Web page with coordinated colors and background.

Save the Page After setting up page properties: • Click the Savebutton on the Standard toolbar. Remember to save your page frequently as you work. To quickly access Page Properties to make changes: • Right click on the page and select Page Properties

Part Three: Creating the Content What do you want to show and tell?

Create Text You can type directly into Front Page. or Use any Word processor or text editor to create content: • Microsoft Word • Notepad • Save the document, and in FrontPage select Insert > Fileand open your document. or • Use CTRL + C to copyand CTRL + V to paste the text into FrontPage Editor.

Format Text Font types Heading & Paragraph styles Bold & Italics Alignment Font color Font size Indent Bullets Numbered Lists The safest fonts to use for Web pages are Arial and Times New Roman.

Toolbar Features Insert a component Save the file & click on Preview to see how the page will look on the Web. Create a table Check spelling Insert an image Copy & paste a format style Undo Create a hyperlink to another Web site or a specific Web page

Insert Images • Place the cursor where you want the image • On the menu, click Insert > Picture > From File. • Find the image file and click Insert. • To insert Clip Art in your page, click on Insert > Picture > Clip Art

Adjusting Images • Click on the picture in your Web page to select it. • Black boxes appear at the edges. • You can reposition or resize the picture right on the page • Right click on a picture & choose Picture Properties to open the Picture Properties window for more options for adjusting images.

Picture Properties - General • FrontPage accepts many different types of graphic files but Web browsers can use 2 types:gif &jpeg • FrontPage converts image file types automatically for you when the page is saved. • Here you can manually select the type you prefer for a picture.

Picture Properties - Appearance Click on the Appearance tab for the following: • Set Text Wrapping & Alignment • Put a border around an image • Change the size of an image. When you adjust picture size manually in the Web page, these numbers will automatically change.

Rotate & Flip Contrast & Brightness Crop Thumbnail Make transparent Saving Your Page w/ Images When you select a picture by clicking on it in your page, an expandedPicture Toolbarappears. After adjusting an image, it is very important toResamplethe image. FrontPage reduces the file size and resaves your image. (If you choose not to , you will have a small image that could be 2 megs)

Embedding Images Part 1 When you save a page for the first time after adjusting and resampling images, the Save Embedded Files window appears. • Click on Change Folder • Select the images folder

Embedding Images Part 2 FrontPage should remember to save all your page’s embedded images in the images folder from now on when you work on this Web page

How to save images from the web • Find the image that you like. • Right click on the image. • Click on Save Image As.. • Navigate to a folder on your computer. • Rename the image if needed and Save.

Insert a horizontal line • Place the cursor where you want the line. • Go to Insert > Horizontal Line. • The horizontal line is a nice way to separate parts of your web page.

3 Ways to select a background graphic Find a graphic saved on your hard drive.or Look for a graphic on the Web. Type the URL (Web address) here:or Search for a background graphic in Clip Art. Click on OK

Part Four: Creating Links Make connections to target areas on your pages, other Web sites, and email addresses.

Make Web Links • Create a Text Link • Type the text to identify what the link is and highlight it. • Click on the Link icon on the Toolbar. • Select Existing File or Web Page • Locate the path to the file or copy the URL of your link. • Click OK. Save the file and click on Preview to test the link.

Create Email Links • Type the name of the person or the email address in the Web page and selectit (highlight). • Click on the Link icon on the Toolbar. • Select Email Address and type the email address. • FrontPage adds the mailto: part of the address automatically. • Click OK When the link is clicked on the Web page, an email message box will pop up.

Set Internal Links - Targets • Create a Target/Bookmark • Place your cursor where you want the link to go to. • On the Insert menu, Click Bookmark. • Give the bookmark a name. • Click OK. • Create an Internal Link • Go to the text for your link and highlight it. • Click on the Link icon. • Select Place in This Document • Click on the drop down menu for Bookmarks and select in the list. • Click OK.

Part Five: Inserting Tables Tables can help control the alignment of images and text on a Web page.

Set up a Table Place the cursor where you want the table and click on Table on the toolbar. • Select the number of rows and columns. • Right click inside the table and select Table Properties. • Select Layout Alignment. • Set Cell spacing & padding • Choose a border width or 0 for no border. • Set table width (how much of the page it will cover). • Select a color or image for Table background if desired. width.

Change Cell Properties You can change the settings for all the Table, a Row, or an individual Cell. • Put the cursor inside the Table, Cell, or Row you want to change and right click. • Select Table properties. • Click on the correct tab – Table, Row, Cell and make the changes You can select a background color for individual cells.

Part Six: Special Features FrontPage has many additional features to help make creating Web pages easier

Templates When you click on File > New > Page or Web, you can select from a variety of FrontPage Page Templates or Web Site Templates

Components Click on Insert > Component to see a list of advanced items to add to your pages.

In Conclusion…I think you will agree that although FrontPage is not the only editing tool available, it is a fast and easy way to add and manage web content. Alex Conger For Phone Support: (208) 870-4332Toll Free: 1-866-441-8018

With Alex Conger – President of Webmajik