Microsoft FrontPage Bulletin- February 2002

Welcome to the Microsoft^® FrontPage^® Bulletin with a special focus on Web Interactivity! Last chance to check out our $80 Rebate for the Complete Web Solution in our Special Offers Section. Also, visit us on the Web at:

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FRONTPAGE 2002 SCORES 5 OUT OF 5 STARS
About.com’s Robert Dominy recently reviewed FrontPage version 2002 in his Focus on JavaScript column and gave it a 5 out of 5 positive rating! Dominy has used FrontPage for awhile as a Web management and deployment tool and enjoys the built in tools that FrontPage offers, such as DHTML features like rollovers and the Microsoft Script Editor. He goes on to say the Microsoft Script Editor, included in FrontPage 2002 is a “gem” and “makes the price of FrontPage 2002 worth buying even if you use it for nothing but the Script Editor.” Furthermore, Dominy really enjoys the server extensions as they allow anyone “to build sophisticated web applications with no programming effort.” He feels FrontPage 2002 is very well suited for “Web Creation for Beginners and Heavy Scripters”. Read the review at:
http://javascript.about.com/library/reviews/
aaprfrontpage.htm

NEW FRONTPAGE WEB GALLERY
The Web sites in this new gallery are a sampling of the many outstanding sites on the Web today, built and managed with Microsoft FrontPage version 2002. Some of these sites were created by users with no previous Web design or development experience, while others are the work of professionals. Many use a number of the exciting new or enhanced features of FrontPage 2002. We are launching this exciting new Web Gallery that at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/evaluation/gallery.htm

JOIN US AT MICROSOFT TECH ED 2002
The definitive Microsoft conference for building integrated solutions will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana April 9-13, 2002. If you're a developer, DBA, systems architect, or an IT professional designing and building leading-edge solutions for today's business needs, then Microsoft Tech.Ed is for you. And don’t forget to drop by the SharePoint booth to learn about how FrontPage 2002 and SharePoint Team Services can be used together to create a customized intranet or extranet team Web solution. More at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/teched/

FREE MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS SEMINARS COMING TO YOU
In the office, on-line, or on the road – experience the tools and technology to increase productivity at your business. Learn how to improve the way you manage your business using Windows XP Professional and Office XP Professional! Discover valuable resources for maximizing connectivity & the Internet with Outlook, bCentral, FrontPage, SharePoint, and more. For more information and a complete agenda visit:
http://www.msbigday.com/Default.asp.

MAKE YOUR SITE MORE INTERACTIVE
Interactive Web pages add interest and important functionality to any small business online presence. This article discusses how Web authors can use FrontPage 2002 to add a wide variety of interactive elements such as Discussion groups, Interactive calendars, WMP video, Pop-up Menus, Picture rotator/Ad manager, and Image Swaps to grow their business at:
http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/content/ARTICLES/
MakeWebInteractive.html

TUTORIAL: CREATING DYNAMIC ONLINE SURVEYS
“Creating Online Surveys Using FrontPage 2002” was written by William C. Jeansonne, senior systems consultant and technical trainer for TechLecture, a Microsoft registered FrontPage Web Presence Developer. The tutorial focuses on how the Form Page Wizard and the Database Results Wizard in FrontPage 2002 can be used to achieve the desired results of collecting survey data online, submitting it to a database, and then publishing it back to the Web for participants and other interested parties to view. Learn all about it at:
http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/usingfp/
surveyTutorial/index.html

CASE STUDY: PR21 COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE
In the world of public relations, media tracking used to mean mailing a packet of newspaper clippings to your clients up to a month after they were published. With Microsoft® FrontPage, PR21’s Competitive Intelligence Services has been able to lead the industry by providing dynamic HTML e-mail reports—complete with embedded hyperlinks and streaming broadcasts—the
same day to their customers. Find out how at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/evaluation/
casestudies/PR21.htm

BUILDING INTERACTIVE COURSES USING LRN 3.0
LRN 3.0 is a tool that enables you to assemble course content for electronic distribution. Because LRN 3.0 supports most file formats, you can create course material using your favorite tools, including Microsoft FrontPage, Word, PowerPoint^®, and Microsoft Windows Media™. LRN 3.0 creates learning resources with a structure that is easy to change by adding, removing, and rearranging the content, so you can reuse the resources in new classes as you need them. After learning how resources are created and manipulated, you can create a learning resource from a FrontPage Web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/?ID=LRN2Tutorial

CREATING A COURSE WEB SITE
Learn how to create a new online teaching and learning site with the Microsoft FrontPage Web Wizard. Then give your site a distinctive look by selecting from more than 65 already-created themes and add navigation bars as well as a site map to improve your site’s ease of use. Provide a threaded discussion to provide structured, topic-based conversations and manage your site, update pages, check links, and monitor how your site is used. Find out how at:
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/?ID=FrontPageTutorial

ACCESSIBILITYWATCH FROM HISOFTWARE
AccessibilityWATCH from HiSoftware (Hiawatha Island Software Company, Inc.) monitors the accessibility of your Web site or Web-based application from outside your firewall, letting you know if your Web site is in compliance with US W3C and/or US Federal government Section 508 Standards. Their service offers various levels of subscription allowing monitoring of one Web site to an unlimited number of sites with the ability for scheduled automated reporting, on-demand accessibility reports, Web based administration, report configuration and more. FrontPage Bulletin subscribers will receive a 50% discount on AccessibilityWATCH set-up fees between now and May 31, 2002. To find out more, including a free trial of the service, visit:
http://www.accessibilitywatch.com/msbasic.html

HIGH-END SCRIPTING IN FRONTPAGE VERSION 2002
Many people have no idea that you can quickly launch the Microsoft Script Editor from within FrontPage to add text, edit HTML tags, and add or edit any Microsoft Visual Basic^® Scripting Edition (VBScript) or JScript^® on your Web site. Many high-end developers are very excited when they find out that the script editor also has a complete set of references for DHTML, HTML, and CSS as well as language references and tutorials for JScript and VBScript. Read this white paper to get started using the many powerful features of the Microsoft Script Editor in FrontPage 2002:
http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/content/ARTICLES/
HighendScriptinFP02.html

BUILD POP-UP MENUS USING DHTML & JSCRIPT
A pop-up menu using Dynamic HTML and JavaScript can be a key navigational element to effectively provide Web site-wide navigation. For example, pop-up menus, used to display a list of articles for each section of a site, can help your Web visitors by saving them time and effort in their search for useful information. This article describes how the pop-up menu works, provides all the example code, and discusses considerations necessary to adapt it to your site. Find out how at:
http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/content/ARTICLES/
popup_menus.html

DHTML RESOURSES
With these resources on DHTML, learn how to create visually outstanding HTML documents that interact with the user without the burden of relying on server-side programs or complicated sets of HTML pages to achieve special effects.
“Introduction to Dynamic HTML” at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop
/author/dhtml/dhtml.asp
“HTML and DHTML Overviews and Tutorials” at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop
/author/dhtml/overview/dhtml_overviews_entry.asp

NEW: FEATURED ADD-IN FOR FRONTPAGE
With the J-Bots Plus 2002 Trial add-in for FrontPage, you can select from dozens of components to enhance your forms, create cool image effects, and use cookies. J-Bots write and place the Jscript code on the page for you. No programming skills are needed. This version also features 37 new components most requested by FrontPage users, like drop down state/country menu, logo mark, digital clock, and much more at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/downloads/addin/
searchdetail.asp?aid=79

FRONTPAGE GALLERY FEATURED WEB SITE
The eCommunityGuide Web Site is a resource offering recreational, local activities, event, historical, municipal and business information about communities in the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. The eCommunity site features a great interactive Community Calendar. Check it out at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/evaluation/gallery/
ecommunity.htm

INTERACTIVE BUTTONS & MOUSEOVERS
How to Create DHTML Buttons Using Table Cells and Style Sheets
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q221214
Creating Hover Effects for Form Buttons using DHTML and CSS
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q222949
How to Create Designer Hyperlinks by Using Cascading Style Sheets
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q288784

OPENING CUSTOM WINDOWS FROM IMAGE MAPS USING DHTML
This article describes how to use Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHTML) to open a custom browser window from an Image Map hotspot.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q286015

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