Microsoft Frontpage 98

by Catapult, Inc.

• ISBN13: 9781572316362
• ISBN10: 1572316365
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-01
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

Readers will discover all about how to build Web pages quickly and easily--it's FrontPage news. This "Step by Step" guide provides a procedural, personal training system for those who want to get up and running on Microsoft FrontPage. The CD-ROM includes practice files and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.

Table of Contents

QuickLook	xi	(4)
Finding Your Best Starting Point	xv	(6)
Finding Your Best Starting Point in This Book	xv	(3)
New Features in FrontPage 98	xviii	(1)
Corrections, Comments, and Help	xix	(1)
Visit Our World Wide Web Site	xix	(2)
Using the Microsoft FrontPage 98 Step by Step CD-ROM	xxi	(4)
Using the Practice Files	xxii	(2)
Need Help with the Practice Files?	xxiv	(1)
Conventions and Features in This Book	xxv
Conventions	xxv	(1)
Other Features of This Book	xxvi
Part 1 Planning and Creating a Web Site	3	(66)
Lesson 1 Planning a Web Site	3	(20)
What Is the World Wide Web?	4	(4)
Planning Your Web Site	8	(6)
Viewing a Web Site in FrontPage	14	(2)
Managing a Web Site by Using FrontPage Explorer	16	(4)
One Step Further: Working on Several Web Pages at the Same Time	20	(2)
Lesson Summary	22	(1)
Lesson 2 Creating a Web Site	23	(22)
Establishing the Foundations of a Web Site	24	(1)
Naming a Web Site	25	(3)
Building Your Home Page	28	(3)
Inserting Files into a Web Page	31	(1)
Saving Your Work	32	(1)
Creating an Additional Web Page	32	(3)
Adding Existing Web Pages to Your Web Site	35	(1)
Organizing Files	36	(1)
Using Navigation View	37	(2)
Deleting a Web Page	39	(1)
One Step Further: Creating a Marquee	40	(3)
Lesson Summary	43	(2)
Lesson 3 Connecting Web Pages	45	(18)
Connecting Web Pages Through Text Hyperlinks	46	(4)
Creating Hyperlinks Using a Bookmark	50	(2)
Creating Hyperlinks to Receive Electronic Mail	52	(1)
Removing a Hyperlink	53	(1)
Manipulating Shared Borders	54	(4)
One Step Further: Creating a Hyperlink by Dragging and Dropping	58	(2)
Lesson Summary	60	(3)
Part 1 Review & Practice	63	(6)
Part 2 Enhancing Web Pages	69	(52)
Lesson 4 Formatting and Laying Out Web Pages	69	(24)
Changing the Look of a Web Page	70	(6)
Editing Text on a Page	76	(1)
Arranging Information on a Page	77	(8)
Applying Themes	85	(4)
One Step Further: Splitting Table Cells	87	(2)
Lesson Summary	89	(4)
Lesson 5 Adding Multimedia to Web Pages	93	(22)
Planning the Images to Use on Your Web Pages	94	(2)
Adding Multimedia Elements to Your Web Page	96	(4)
Adding Animated GIFs to a Web Page	100	(1)
Specifying Alternate Text for an Image	101	(1)
Creating an Image Map	102	(2)
Adding Hover Buttons to Your Web Pages	104	(1)
Adding Sounds to Your Web Page	105	(3)
Adding a Movie to Your Web Site	108	(2)
One Step Further: Providing an Alternate Low-Resolution Image	110	(2)
Lesson Summary	112	(3)
Part 2 Review & Practice	115	(6)
Part 3 Generating Web Sites and Web Pages with Automation Tools	121	(68)
Lesson 6 Creating Forms	121	(22)
Saving the Information Gathered from Readers	135	(2)
Saving the Form as a Web Page	137	(1)
One Step Further: Creating a Search Form	138	(2)
Lesson Summary	140	(3)
Lesson 7 Creating Frames Pages	143	(16)
Organizing Information Using Frames	144	(8)
Using FrontPage Components to Simplify Tasks	152	(3)
One Step Further: Creating Subscriber Information	155	(2)
Lesson Summary	157	(2)
Lesson 8 Creating Intranets	159	(24)
Understanding Intranets	160	(2)
Using Wizards to Automate Web Creation	162	(1)
Defining the Content of Your Intranet Web	163	(4)
Customizing the Corporate Presence Web	167	(4)
Restricting Web Access to Registered Users	171	(8)
One Step Further: Adding the Banner Ad Manager	179	(2)
Lesson Summary	181	(2)
Part 3 Review & Practice	183	(6)
Part 4 Publishing and Maintaining Your Web	189	(36)
Lesson 9 Performing Web Site Maintenance	189	(12)
Checking and Updating the Information on Your Web Pages	190	(2)
Viewing the Components of Your Web Site in All Files View	192	(4)
One Step Further: Registering Your Web Site with Search Engines	196	(2)
Lesson Summary	198	(3)
Lesson 10 Testing and Publishing Your Web Site	201	(18)
Testing Your Web Site	202	(4)
Managing Your Web Site	206	(6)
Publishing Your Web Site	212	(3)
One Step Further: Import a Web Site	215	(1)
Lesson Summary	216	(3)
Part 4 Review & Practice	219	(6)
Appendixes	225	(24)
Appendix A If You're New to Windows 95, Windows NT, or Microsoft FrontPage	225	(14)
If You Are New to Windows 95 or Windows NT	225	(8)
Getting Help with Windows 95 or Windows NT	233	(5)
What Is Microsoft FrontPage 98?	238	(1)
Appendix B Matching the Exercises	239	(10)
Installing Windows 95, Windows NT, or FrontPage Components	240	(1)
Using the Default Windows 95 or Windows NT Settings	240	(1)
Display hidden files	240	(3)
Installing Networking Software	243	(1)
Installing Microsoft Personal Web Server for Windows 95	243	(1)
Installing Microsoft Peer Web Services for Windows NT	244	(1)
Installing Microsoft FrontPage 98	244	(1)
Installing Internet Explorer 4.0	245	(1)
Configuring the Server to Work with FrontPage	246	(3)
Glossary	249	(10)
Index	259