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How to Use Frontpage 2003: The Basics

These instructions assume that you have already set up your web folders. If you have not done this yet please do so now by following these instructions.

Opening Your Web Folder in Frontpage | Working in Frontpage
Importing Files/Images | Creating an Email Hyperlink
Creating a File Hyperlink | Creating a Web Hyperlink
Adding a Picture to Your Web Page

Opening Your Web Folder in Frontpage

1.	Click on the Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft Office 2003 -> Microsoft Office Frontpage 2003. Go to File -> Open Site.
2.	On the left side of the window you will see a list of places you can look for your Web Folder. Click on My Network Places. Highlight the web folder you created previously and then click on Open.
3.	A security login prompt will appear. Type in HCC\<novell_login> followed by your Novell password. (This is the same login and password you used to set up your web folder.) Click OK. Back to the top

Working in Frontpage

1.	Frontpage has a left pane window that looks and operates much like Windows Explorer. It has a tree hierarchy and shows all the folders and files in your web space. The "Root" of your site is the top level of your site. It is shown at the top of your tree structure.
2.	When you want to open a web page to work on, simply double click the file and it will open up in the right pane window. You want to make sure you are viewing the page in Design view as shown above. This lets you view the web page as you would see it in a browser. You can work in this view as you would in Microsoft Word.
3.	You may create new folders and organize your web site any way you like. Simply highlight the folder (or "Root") that you want to make the folder in and right click it. Select New -> Folder. Generally, it makes sense to group topics and web pages under appropriately named folders and to store your image files in a folder called images. Back to the top

Importing Files/Images in Frontpage

1.	Pick the folder or Root where you would like to store the file you are importing and highlight it. Then go to File -> Import.
2.	An Import Window will open. Select the Add File... button.
3.	Browse your computer hard drive or network drive (i.e. H drive) for the file (Word or PDF document) or image* (JPG or GIF) that you want. Select it and click Open. You will then see it listed in the Import Window as shown above. You may continue to add more files or you may import them by clicking on OK. *It is recommended that you crop and resize the images you want to use before importing them so that the audience does not have to download a large image (over 150 KB). Back to the top

Creating an Email Hyperlink in Frontpage

1.	Select and highlight the text you want linked. Then click Insert -> Hyperlink.
2.	An Edit Hyperlink Window will open. Select the E-mail Address in the left side menu. The text you highlighted will display in the Text to display: field. Make sure it is correct. Then in the E-mail address: field, type in the email address you wish to link to after the mailto: text. Click OK. Back to the top

Creating a File Hyperlink in Frontpage

1.	Select and highlight the text you want linked. Then click Insert -> Hyperlink.
2.	An Edit Hyperlink Window will open. Select the Existing File or Web Page in the left side menu. The text you highlighted will display in the Text to display: field. Make sure it is correct. Then browse your web site folders to find the file you want to link to. (If the file is on your computer, you should import it first before linking to it.) Highlight the file and it will automatically fill in the Address: field.
3.	If you want that link to open up in another browser window, then click on Target Frame... button on the right side. A Target Frame Window will open and you must select the New Window option. Click OK. If you do not want the link to open in a separate browser window, then simply click OK in the previous screen. Back to the top

Creating a Web Hyperlink in Frontpage

1.	Select and highlight the text you want linked. Then click Insert -> Hyperlink.
2.	An Edit Hyperlink Window will open. Select the Existing File or Web Page in the left side menu. The text you highlighted will display in the Text to display: field. Make sure it is correct. Then type in the full URL of the web site you wish to link to in the Address: field.
3.	If you want that link to open up in another browser window, then click on Target Frame... button on the right side. A Target Frame Window will open and you must select the New Window option. Click OK. If you do not want the link to open in a separate browser window, then simply click OK in the previous screen. Back to the top

Adding a Picture in Frontpage

Place the mouse cursor in the spot on your web page where you want to insert the image. Click on Insert -> Picture -> From File...

A Picture Window will open. Browse your web folders for the image you want to insert. Generally, it should be in your images folder. (If the image is on your computer, you should import it before trying to insert it into your web page. Remember, it should already be cropped and resized so it is not a large file to download.) Highlight the filename of the image and then click Open.

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