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Agenda
-Installing FrontPage
-Setup and Build A Web site
-Add graphics, components, Active Elements & More
-Use wizards and themes to get you started

Installing FrontPage
-Microsoft Personal Web Server
-FrontPage Server Extensions

Personal Web Server
-A program that turns your computer into a Web server
-Lets you set up and test your FrontPage-created Web sites on your own computer
-Personal Web Server Useful for small Web sites
-Local Team Editing and Testing (no more than 10 users/testers max.)
-Intranets
-Set Local Access Rights

Personal Web Server
-NO e-mail capability
-NO database access
-NO advanced security for credit card transactions

FrontPage Server Extensions
-Files that let Web servers talk to Front-Page created Web sites
-Use for including forms, search engines and FrontPage components

TWO Parts to FrontPage
-FrontPage Explorer
-FrontPage Editor

FrontPage Explorer
-Useful for setting up and managing the files in your site
-Used to perform a site-wide spell check and hyperlink check
-Used to perform TASKS
-Used to PUBLISH your Web site
-USE THE EXPLORER FIRST

FrontPage Editor
-Used to layout the Web page
-Used to insert images, multimedia, components, active elements

Web Design Tips
1. Every page needs a title

2. Set the background color FIRST

*When NO background color is chosen:
Internet Explorer: defaults to a white background
Netscape: defaults to a gray background

3.Most Web pages use TABLES to control the layout of the page

4.ALL images need an ALT label (a text-based description for an image that appears
when the user places their mouse over the image)

5.Your HOME PAGE should take no longer than 25 seconds to download with a 28.8 modem
(visitors get impatient after 25 seconds)
*Use the Download monitor to gauge download time (located in lower right-hand corner)

6.Your HOME page should be no larger than a total of 65KB

FrontPage Component
-A program that works within your FrontPage-created document.
-Components work in conjunction with the server extensions.

-Include Page: a master page that can be included on any number of pages (useful for e-mail links, logos, copyright lines)

-Schedule Include Page: a master page that can be included and updated automatically on any number of pages (useful for info. that appears for a limited amount of time; contests, seasonal events, anything that has a definite start and ending date) -

-TimeStamp (date and time site was last updated)

Active Element
-FrontPage's term for Java
(A Java applet ia a small running program that's placed inside your FrontPage-create document)

-Marquee (scrolling text within your page)

-Banner Ad Manager (useful for rotating photos or banner advertisments)
*The link option does NOT work with each individual image

Don't Use Hit Counters! (Don't use the Hit Counter component)
Use a log analyzer:a program that keeps track of your visitor's behaviour at your site
*install the log analyzer on the server with your Web pages

WebTrends
www.webtrends.com

Use FrontPage to easily insert <META> Tags
*Choose File...Page Properties. Choose the CUSTOM tab.
-Description (1-2 sentences that describe your Web site)
-Keywords (words that you think your visitors will type in to try and find a site like yours with search engines)

A Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines
www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/

Use An HTML Validator to Spell-Check Your HTML Code
DON'T RELY ON FRONTPAGE AUTMATICALLY GENERATING YOUR HTML CODE!

CSE Validator
www.htmlvalidator.com

Source: These lessons were developed especially for YOU by Debbie Berg :-)

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