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Getting to KnowFrontPageFrontPage 2003 is both a powerful tool for creating sophis-ticated Web sites, and fairly easy to use. This means thatyou’ll pr

12Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsFigure 1-3: The New Task PaneYour first decision is whether to create a new Web from scratch or to get helpand save tim

13Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPage✦ Discussion Web Wizard: A wizard that leads you step by step through theprocess of creating a Web site in whic

14Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsWhere to save your new WebAs mentioned earlier, you have two basic options in creating a Web. One, you cancreate your W

15Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPageIf you have a Web server, enter the Web address’s URL in the drop-down boxlabeled “Specify the location of the

16Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsFigure 1-6: A Web site can be as simple as a single page.If you created your new Web from the Empty Web template, you c

17Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPageFigure 1-7: You can chart out your Web site in Navigation view.Web design strategies are explored in much more

18Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsFigure 1-8: You can rearrange pages in Navigation view by clicking and dragging.Page titles and filenamesWeb pages have

19Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPageChanging page filenamesAlthough page names do not appear in browser title bars or as generated navigationlinks,

20Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsTo assign a theme, follow these steps:1. With your Web open, select Format ➪ Theme from the FrontPage menu. Youcan do t

21Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPagepart, as navigational tools. However, shared borders in FrontPage 2003 come withsome restrictions from previous

4Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsBefore diving into the nuts and bolts of creating a Web site, the following sectionbriefly defines some of the basic ele

22Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsFigure 1-10: Comments and shared border dividers are visible in the Normal tab of Page view.Figure 1-11: The HTML tab i

23Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPagePreview tabThe Preview tab in Page view displays your Web page similar to the way it will lookin a browser (com

24Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsTo preview your Web page in a browser, select File ➪ Preview in Browser. ThePreview in Browser dialog box enables you t

25Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPage10. If you have a browser installed on your computer, select File ➪ Preview inBrowser, and then double-click on

26Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsHere is a quick explanation of each button (from left to right) in the Page viewStandard toolbar:✦ The New drop-down li

27Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPage✦ Show All: Shows paragraph and line breaks, image anchors, and otherelements that do not display in a browser

28Part I ✦ FrontPage Essentials✦ Outside Borders: Defines borders around selected text and/or objects✦ Font and Highlight Color: Adds a background hig

29Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPage3. Click a clip art category to see a list of available pictures.4. Click a picture that you want to insert, an

30Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsYou can insert a graphic file in much the same way: use the menu, or more quicklyuse the Insert Picture button, followi

31Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPageMaking images transparentAnother useful graphic feature in FrontPage 2003 is the capability to assign trans-par

5Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPageWeb pagesWeb pages differ from other documents in that they are designed to be interpretedby Web browsers. Micro

32Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsFigure 1-19: Saving an embedded imageAs you save your page and its embedded graphic files, those graphic files areconve

33Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPage9. Enter a word in the Search Text box of the Insert Clip Art pane, and clickSearch. Click one of the resulting

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6Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsFrontPage server extensions are files that are installed not on your personal PC, buton the server on which your Web sit

7Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPageUsing FrontPage extensions can cause headaches for Web server administrators(and you folks can jump to Chapter 2

8Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsTable 1-1 (continued)New Feature DescriptionImproved Publishing FrontPage has finally given you more control over how mu

9Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPageFrontPage views are generally divided into those that let you organize your entireWeb site, and Page view, which

10Part I ✦ FrontPage EssentialsThe Clipboard pane is a helpful way to grab recently copied or cut objects. TheSearch pane is an easy way to rummage th

11Chapter 1 ✦ Getting to Know FrontPage✦ Folders view: This is a directory of the files that you create in FrontPage.FrontPage creates two empty folde