Microsoft Office Frontpage 2003

by Shelly, Gary B.; Cashman, Thomas J.; Quasney, Jeffrey J.

• ISBN13: 9780619200466
• ISBN10: 0619200464
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-26
• Publisher: Course Technology

Summary

For the past three decades, the Shelly Cashman Series® has effectively introduced computers to millions of students, consistently providing the highest quality, most up-to-date, and innovative materials in computer education. We are proud of the fact that our series of Microsoft Office 4.3, Microsoft Office 95, Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Office 2000, and Microsoft Office XP textbooks have been the most widely used books in computer education. With each new edition of our Office books, we have made significant improvements based on software changes and comments made by both instructors and students. Our Microsoft Office 2003 books continue with the innovation, quality, and reliability that you have come to expect from the Shelly Cashman Series.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
To the Student	xiv
Creating a FrontPage Web Site Using a Template
Objectives	4	(1)
What Is Microsoft Office FrontPage?	4	(1)
Project One --- Personal Web Pages	4	(2)
World Wide Web Basics	6	(4)
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)	6	(2)
Web Browsers	8	(2)
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)	10	(1)
Elements of a Web Page	10	(3)
Window Elements	11	(1)
Text Elements	11	(1)
Hyperlink Elements	12	(1)
Image Elements	12	(1)
Form, Table, Frame, and Layer Elements	12	(1)
FrontPage Web Sites	13	(3)
Starting and Customizing FrontPage	13	(3)
The FrontPage Window	16	(3)
Title Bar	16	(1)
Status Bar	16	(1)
Menu Bar	16	(1)
Toolbars	17	(2)
Speech Recognition	19	(1)
Using a Template to Create a FrontPage Web Site	19	(5)
Views	23	(1)
Opening and Modifying a Web Page in Page View	24	(15)
Opening a Web Page in Page View	24	(1)
Applying a Theme to a FrontPage Web Site	25	(3)
Editing Text on a Web Page	28	(2)
Adding New Text to a Web Page	30	(1)
Deleting Text Positioned with Tables	31	(3)
Editing a Bulleted List	34	(5)
Saving a Web Page	39	(2)
Previewing a Web Page in Preview View	41	(1)
Modifying Web Components	42	(2)
Deleting a Web Page from a Web Site	44	(3)
Managing Hyperlinks on a Web Page	47	(7)
Adding an E-Mail Hyperlink to a Web Page	52	(2)
Printing a Web Page Using FrontPage	54	(2)
Publishing a FrontPage Web Site	56	(4)
Testing the FrontPage Web Site	60	(3)
FrontPage Help System	63	(2)
Obtaining Help Using the Type a Question for Help Box on the Menu Bar	63	(2)
Closing a Web Site and Quitting FrontPage	65	(1)
Project Summary	65	(1)
What You Should Know	66	(1)
Learn It Online	67	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	68	(2)
In the Lab	70	(8)
Cases and Places	78	(4)
Adding a New Web Page to a Web Site
Objectives	82	(1)
Introduction	82	(1)
Web Page Design Criteria	83	(3)
Web Page Composition	85	(1)
Designing the Web Page	86	(1)
Adding a New Web Page to an Existing FrontPage Web Site	86	(11)
Opening an Existing FrontPage Web Site	88	(1)
Adding a New Web Page	89	(3)
Renaming a Web Page	92	(1)
Changing the Title of a Web Page	93	(2)
Changing the Page Label of a Web Page	95	(2)
Editing the Web Page	97	(6)
Changing the Theme for a Single Web Page	98	(1)
Changing the Background Color of a Web Page	99	(4)
Inserting a Table on a Web Page	103	(3)
Merging Cells in a Table	105	(1)
Undoing and Redoing Actions	106	(1)
Inserting an Image in a Web Page	106	(8)
Replacing an Image in a Web Page	110	(2)
Copying and Pasting an Image on a Web Page	112	(2)
Using Tables to Control Alignment on a Web Page	114	(6)
Adjusting Table Borders	115	(2)
Modifying Table Properties	117	(3)
Inserting a Heading in a Web Page	120	(3)
Inserting a Horizontal Rule	123	(1)
Adding Normal Text to a Web Page	124	(4)
Adding a Photo Gallery Component	128	(5)
Inserting Link Bars on a Web Page	133	(4)
Previewing and Printing a Web Page	137	(2)
Saving the Web Page and Embedded Images	139	(3)
Publishing Changes to an Existing FrontPage Web Site	142	(1)
Quitting Microsoft FrontPage	142	(1)
Project Summary	143	(1)
What You Should Know	143	(1)
Learn It Online	144	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	145	(1)
In the Lab	146	(6)
Cases and Places	152	(2)
Customizing and Managing Web Pages and Images
Objectives	154	(1)
Introduction	154	(2)
Image File Formats	156	(2)
GIF Image Files	157	(1)
JPEG Image Files	157	(1)
Modifying an Existing Web Page	158	(18)
Creating and Applying a Customized Theme to a Web Page	159	(4)
Changing the Style of a Link Bar	163	(2)
Expanding a Table	165	(2)
Adding a Hit Counter Component	167	(2)
Adding a Shared Border	169	(7)
Modifying the Navigation Structure of a Web Site	176	(5)
Creating a New Page in Page View	176	(2)
Modifying the Navigation Structure	178	(3)
Copy and Paste from a Word Document	181	(9)
Using Bookmarks	190	(9)
Adding a Bookmarked Location	190	(2)
Adding Bookmarked Text	192	(2)
Adding Hyperlinks to Bookmarks	194	(5)
Modifying an Image on a Web Page	199	(7)
Displaying the Pictures Toolbar	199	(2)
Creating a Transparent Image	201	(2)
Resizing and Resampling an Image	203	(2)
Using Absolute Positioning with an Image	205	(1)
Inserting an AutoShapes Drawing Object	206	(7)
Assigning a Hyperlink to an Image	211	(2)
Image Maps	213	(3)
Defining Hotspots	213	(2)
Highlighting Image Map Hotspots	215	(1)
Displaying the Hyperlinks in a FrontPage Web Site	216	(2)
Reporting on the Web Site	218	(3)
Viewing Reports on the Web Site	218	(1)
Verifying Hyperlinks	219	(2)
Quitting Microsoft FrontPage	221	(1)
Project Summary	222	(1)
What You Should Know	222	(1)
Learn It Online	223	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	224	(2)
In the Lab	226	(6)
Cases and Places	232	(1)
Table Feature Creating a Stand-Alone Web Page Using a Layout Table
Objectives	233	(1)
Introduction	233	(2)
Creating a Web Page with a Layout Table	235	(3)
Adding a Layout Table to a Web Page	235	(3)
Formatting Layout Cells with Rounded Corners, Borders, and Shadows	238	(11)
Resizing Layout Cells	239	(2)
Changing the Background Color of a Layout Cell	241	(2)
Adding Corners, Borders, and Shadows to a Layout Cell	243	(6)
Previewing and Saving the Web Page	249	(2)
Feature Summary	251	(1)
What You Should Know	251	(1)
In the Lab	252	(6)
Creating and Using Interactive Forms on the Web
Objectives	258	(1)
Introduction	258	(1)
Project Four --- Creating and Using an Interactive Form	258	(2)
HTML Forms	260	(1)
Form Handlers	261	(2)
CGI Scripts	262	(1)
Get and Post Methods	262	(1)
Designing a Form	263	(1)
Adding Web Pages	264	(4)
Adding and Renaming a Web Page in Folders View	265	(3)
Editing a New Web Page	268	(5)
Copying and Pasting Objects from Another Web Page	268	(5)
Inserting a Form in a Web Page	273	(5)
Inserting a Form in a Table	273	(2)
Inserting a Table in a Form	275	(1)
Inserting Text in a Form	276	(2)
Inserting Form Fields in a Form	278	(39)
Inserting Text Box Form Fields in a Form	278	(7)
Inserting Check Boxes in a Form	285	(6)
Inserting a Line Drawing AutoShape in a Table	291	(2)
Creating a Nested Table	293	(3)
Inserting a Drop-Down List Box in a Form	296	(6)
Inserting a Group Box and Option Buttons in a Form	302	(8)
Inserting a Text Area Form Field in a Form	310	(4)
Modifying the Properties of a Push Button Form Field	314	(3)
Choosing the Form Handler for the Form	317	(4)
Setting the Form Properties and Form Handler	317	(4)
Modifying HTML Code Directly	321	(5)
Modifying HTML Code on the HTML Sheet	321	(4)
Publishing Changes to a FrontPage Web Site	325	(1)
Quitting FrontPage	326	(1)
Project Summary	326	(1)
What You Should Know	327	(1)
Learn It Online	328	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	329	(2)
In the Lab	331	(7)
Cases and Places	338	(2)
Using Frames to Display Database Results in Web Pages
Objectives	340	(1)
Introduction	340	(2)
Project Five --- Using Frames to Display Database Results	342	(3)
Creating and Using Frames	342	(3)
Using Frames Pages	345	(1)
Designing the Frames Page	345	(1)
Using Frames in a FrontPage Web Site	346	(12)
Importing Files into an Existing FrontPage Web Site	346	(4)
Using the Database Results Wizard	350	(8)
Using Frames Page Templates	358	(6)
Creating a Frames Page Using a Frames Page Template	358	(3)
Saving the Frames Web Page	361	(3)
Setting an Initial Page to Appear in a Frame	364	(8)
Using an Existing Web Page as the Initial Page in a Frame	364	(2)
Modifying the Size of a Frame	366	(1)
Creating a New Web Page for the Initial Page in a Frame	367	(2)
Saving the Initial Page for a Frame	369	(3)
Modifying Properties of Frames and Frames Pages	372	(4)
Modifying the Properties of a Frame	372	(2)
Modifying the Properties of the Frames Page	374	(2)
Setting Targets for Hyperlinks in Frames	376	(7)
Creating Hyperlinks to Pages in Frames	377	(2)
Creating a Hyperlink to a Whole Page	379	(4)
Displaying the No Frames View	383	(2)
Printing Web Pages in Frames	385	(5)
Quitting FrontPage	390	(1)
Project Summary	390	(1)
What You Should Know	391	(1)
Learn It Online	392	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	393	(1)
In the Lab	394	(6)
Cases and Places	400	(2)
Using Subsites, the Database Interface Wizard, and Source Control
Objectives	402	(1)
Introduction	402	(1)
Project Six --- Using Subsites and the Database Interface Wizard	402	(3)
Starting FrontPage and Opening an Existing Web Site	404	(1)
Creating a Folder and Converting It to a Subsite	405	(5)
Creating a Folder in an Existing Web Site	405	(3)
Converting a Folder to a Subsite	408	(2)
Working with Subsites	410	(12)
Opening a Subsite for Editing	410	(1)
Setting an Existing Page as the Home Page	411	(1)
Creating a Navigation Structure for a Subsite	412	(3)
Inserting a New Image from a File	415	(4)
Using the Default Home Page as a Hyperlink Target	419	(3)
Creating Database Editor Pages Using the Database Interface Wizard	422	(17)
Modifying Database Connection Properties	422	(4)
Creating Database Editor Pages Using the Database Interface Wizard	426	(8)
Applying a Theme to a Subsite	434	(5)
Publishing a Web Site and Subsite	439	(1)
Using and Reporting on Source Control	440	(9)
Enabling Source Control	441	(3)
Checking Files In and Out Using Source Control	444	(2)
Viewing the Checkout Status Report	446	(1)
Checking a File In Under Source Control	447	(2)
Quitting FrontPage	449	(1)
Project Summary	449	(1)
What You Should Know	449	(1)
Learn It Online	450	(1)
Apply Your Knowledge	451	(1)
In the Lab	452	(4)
Cases and Places	456	(1)
Layout Feature Using a Tracing Image to Create a Web Page
Objectives	457	(1)
Introduction	457	(2)
Creating a Web Page with a Tracing Image	459	(7)
Setting a Tracing Image for a Web Page	459	(4)
Laying Out a Web Page Using a Tracing Image	463	(3)
Using an Inline Frame to Lay Out a Web Page	466	(3)
Adding an Inline Frame to a Web Page	466	(3)
Using Interactive Buttons	469	(6)
Adding Interactive Buttons to a Web Page	470	(5)
Previewing and Saving the Web Page	475	(1)
Layout Feature Summary	476	(1)
What You Should Know	476	(1)
In the Lab	477
Appendix A Microsoft FrontPage Help System
Using the Microsoft FrontPage Help System	1	(1)
Navigating the FrontPage Help System	2	(6)
The Office Assistant	6	(1)
Help Buttons in Dialog Boxes and Subsystem Windows	7	(1)
Other Help Commands on the Help Menu	8	(1)
Use Help	9	(2)
Appendix B Speech and Handwriting Recognition
Introduction	11	(4)
The Language Bar	11	(1)
Buttons on the Language Bar	12	(1)
Customizing the Language Bar	12	(3)
Speech Recognition	15	(4)
Getting Started with Speech Recognition	16	(2)
Using Speech Recognition	18	(1)
Handwriting Recognition	19	(4)
Writing Pad	19	(2)
Write Anywhere	21	(1)
On-Screen Keyboard	22	(1)
Appendix C Publishing FrontPage Web Sites to a File System	23	(7)
Appendix D Changing Screen Resolution and Resetting the FrontPage Toolbars and Menus
Changing Screen Resolution	24	(2)
Resetting the FrontPage Toolbars and Menus	26	(4)
Appendix E FrontPage Web Design Tips	30
Index	1	(1)
Quick Reference Summary	1