Tips and Tricks for FrontPage 2002 

Working With the FrontPage version 2002 Application

The tips and tricks in this section have to do with using the application itself. They include such things as inserting content that's automatically updated by its source (Automatic Web Content) and working with databases.

Accessibility

Make Web Page Graphics More Accessible in FrontPage 2002 Alternative text (alt text) is a Web graphic property used by Web browsers.  Without alt text, your Web graphics are not accessible to visitors to your Web site who use screen readers. Making FrontPage Toolbars More Accessible FrontPage version 2002 includes features that make it accessible to a wider range of users, including those who have limited dexterity, low vision, or other disabilities. One such feature increases the size of toolbar buttons to make them easier to use.

Automatic Web Content
		Add Syndicated Content to Your Web from MSNBC Shows how you can add headlines from MSNBC to your Web site, and MSNBC will update them for you! Display a Banner Ad from bCentral Ad Network Shows how you can get your advertisements on other sites by including banner ads on your site. Brought to you by Microsoft bCentral.

bCentral Commerce Manager Add-in for FrontPage
		Add a Theme to your bCentral E-commerce Web Catalog in FrontPage 2002 Using FrontPage version 2002, you can change the look of your e-commerce Web product catalog by applying a Theme to the template pages in the Catalog Templates folder of your FrontPage-based Web site. Add Multiple Products to Your Product Catalog Details how to add products to the product catalog that is displayed on your e-commerce Web site. Add Shared Borders to your bCentral E-commerce Web in FrontPage 2002 With FrontPage version 2002, you can change the look of your e-commerce Web product catalog by adding shared borders to the template pages in the Catalog Templates folder of your FrontPage-based Web site. Changing the Department List Properties in Your Ecommerce Web Using FrontPage 2002 With FrontPage version 2002, you can change the way your product information is displayed in your bCentral e-commerce Web site. This article describes how to change the way your product information is displayed using Department List Properties in your bCentral e-commerce Web. Promote Your Products Across Internet Auction Web Sites Describes how you can sell products on your site and in addition, automatically list those products on popular Internet auction sites.

Copying, Cutting and Pasting
		Accessing Clipboard and Search Task Panes Shows how to quickly switch between different task areas including adding new templates and pages to your Web, Search, and special paste features of the Office Clipboard. Paste the Way You Want With Smart Tags Describes how to paste by preserving the formatting from the document you copied, use the current web page's style to change the formatting, or strip out all formatting to paste plain text.  Use Office Clip Board To Paste From Other Office Applications into FrontPage Learn how to use the Office Clip Board, which helps you copy or cut content from Microsoft® Office XP applications and quickly paste them into web pages you're creating with FrontPage.

Databases
		Changing Database Results Field Labels When a database results region is formatted as a table, the table column headings are called Field labels. This article describes how to rename or format the field labels.  Using the Database Interface Wizard The Database Interface Wizard in Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002 generates everything you need to add database functionality to your website including a database, the forms, and Web pages required. Using the Database Results Wizard for Information Filtering This article shows how to use the Database Results Wizard to help you build a query to filter database results on your Web site.
Drawing & Graphics
		Positioning Text in Shapes Using Cell Properties This article describes how to control the position of text in AutoShapes. Using 3D Lighting Effects Describes how to add or change a 3-D lighting effects to AutoShapes and Word Art objects. Using PowerPoint-like Drawing Features Use enhanced drawing tools like auto-shapes, drop shadows, Word Art, and text boxes for attention-getting effects on your web pages.   Working with AutoShapes Describes how to make a text balloon or "callout" using PowerPoint-like drawing tools new in FrontPage version 2002.
Find & Replace
		Using Find and Replace Enhancements Use enhanced find and replace in FrontPage version 2002 to not only search all the files or HTML in your web to quickly find and replace content or even HTML, but now you can search multiple files, selecting only the ones you want to look at. You can also tab between Find and Replace.
Formatting
		Flexible Formatting of Hyperlinks Using CSS Describes how to create a hyperlink without an underline. Use AutoFormat for Fast and Easy Tables Table AutoFormat allows you to quickly and easily format tables in professional-looking styles. Using the Border Dropdown Tool The Border Dropdown Tool Button in Microsoft FrontPage version 2002 allows you to quickly and conveniently add borders to text or graphics.
Frames
		Using Inline Frames in FrontPage 2002 Inline frames allow you to embed another Web page and its contents in an existing page.
HTML and ASP Editing Features
		HTML Formatting and Optional Reformatting You can tell FrontPage how your HTML page should be formatted, from how many indents should come before each tag, to whether or not to use optional tags. HTML Tools Add-In The HTML Tools Add-In allows you to quickly access and modify Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags directly while you're editing a page in Normal Page view. Using Reveal Tags View With FrontPage 2002 you can troubleshoot Web pages by using the Reveal Tags View.  Reveal Tags allows you to see the HTML code while still in Normal view. View ASP Pages without Disturbing the Code Active Server Page Source Code Preservation allows users to edit content in pages containing ASP code without disturbing the ASP code itself.
Handwriting Recognition
		Using Advanced Handwriting Recognition in FrontPage 2002 Describes how to use handwriting recognition to enter text into Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002-based Web pages by writing instead of typing.
Navigation
		Add and Modify New Pages Using the Navigation Pane Shows how to use the new Navigation Pane in FrontPage version 2002 so you can see how your pages link together while you’re still editing a page. Build Custom Link Bars to Navigate to Pages On or Off Your Site Explains how to create a single button or collection of buttons on a Web page. Quickly Change Navigational Elements From Text To Buttons Describes how to quickly change text links into buttons in a FrontPage or SharePoint Team Services-based Web site.
Photo Gallery
		Create a Photo Gallery to Display Images or Photos How to quickly and easily create a Photo Gallery to display personal or business photos or images.  Create Hyperlinks in Photo Gallery Captions Describes how to create captions or descriptions below your images and make hyperlinks in them. Fine Tuning Photo Gallery Layouts Describes how you can fine-tune your Photo Gallery layout by adjusting thumbnail sizes and reordering the images themselves using Photo Gallery Properties. Setting Picture Options in a new Photo Gallery You set picture options in your Photo Gallery to  convert images on the fly either to JPEG or GIF format, choose how quickly they will display, or control their file size.
Scripting
		Using the Microsoft Script Editor You can quickly launch the Microsoft Script Editor from within Microsoft FrontPage® 2002, to add text, edit HTML tags, and add or edit any Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) or JavaScript on your web site.
Speech Recognition
		Using Advanced Speech Recognition Use advanced Speech Recognition technology to automate common tasks by using your voice to tell FrontPage what you want it to do.
Themes
		Customizing Themes Themes apply consistent fonts and other formatting across a single page or all pages in your site. There are many new Themes and the rest have been updated. Each has its own look and feel, including coordinated bullets, buttons, background, page banner, horizontal line, and font styles. Find out how to create your own custom Theme. New Themes Lists the new Themes in FrontPage version 2002.
User Interface
		Accessing Folder List and Navigation Panes Now, you can continue to edit pages in Page view while you alternate between managing files and folders or managing how your Web pages link to each other. Use Page Tabs to Navigate Page Tabs make it easier to edit many pages at once. New in Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002, Page Tabs allow you to open several pages and switch from page to page with just a click on the tab that represents that page. Use the Task Pane Feature to Get Quick Access to Frequently Used Commands The Task Panes in Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002, allow you to have easy access to frequently used commands like Open Page, new Empty Web, Web Site Templates, and Add Network Place.
XML
		Reformat HTML Pages to Make Them XML-Compatible Use the "Apply XML Formatting Rules" to automatically take an HTML page and reformat its HTML tags to make them XML-compliant. Back to Top

Working With FrontPage version 2002-based Webs

The tips and tricks in this section have to do with using the features of FrontPage to build your Web pages.

 

Publishing
		Deleting Pages in Your Local Web and on the Destination Server with FrontPage 2002 Using the new Enhanced Publishing Dialog, there are 2 ways you can synchronize deletes between your published and local sites. Single Page Publishing Single Page Publishing helps you publish only the content you want to, when you want to, and it's easy to do. Track All of Your Publishing Activities Publishing Log Files to help keep track of all your publishing activities in an easy to view list. You can review precisely what was published when on your Web site. You also can sort the log file to look at specific information such as Confirmations and Warnings.  Use the Enhanced Publishing Feature to Drag and Drop Files Wherever You Want The new Enhanced Publishing Dialog in Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002 makes publishing simpler by allowing you to see both the pages and files on the source Web and the pages and files on the destination web at the same time. Now, you can easily drag, drop, or delete files in either location.
Reports
		AutoFiltering Web Site Reports to Find Oversize Files Use AutoFilter in your reports to easily pinpoint important information about your Web site such as finding oversize image files. This kind of information can help you identify ways to optimize your Web site. How to Print Reports With Microsoft FrontPage® 2002 users can generate reports about their websites including special usage analysis reports. This article describes how to print the reports.
Server Extensions
		Features Requiring FrontPage version 2002 Server Extensions Your web site will have the best Microsoft FrontPage functionality when it is published to a Web server that has installed the Microsoft FrontPage® 2002 Server Extensions or SharePoint™ Team Services. This article lists features and components requiring the new server extensions as well as those requiring specific, earlier versions.
Shared Borders
		Apply Background Colors or Images to Shared Borders Shared borders are like headers and footers because you only have to modify content in one place to update many pages. With improved Shared Borders, you can apply background colors or background images to shared borders. Using WordArt in Shared Borders Describes how to insert WordArt into shared borders.
Substitution Web Component
		Adding New Values to the Substitution Web Component The Substitution Web Component helps you quickly insert repetitive information in your web pages. This article describes how to add your own Substitution components such as a company email address.
Usage Analysis
		Fine-Tune Usage Analysis Settings Usage Analysis Reports help you track who visits your Web site by providing a variety of site traffic information. You can specify when, how often, and for how long usage information is collected and kept. Insert a Top 10 List Linking to Your Most Popular Pages You can quickly insert Top 10 Lists that link to the Top 10 most frequented pages on your site. Create lists by number of visited pages, referring domains, referring URLs, search strings, visiting users, and more. These lists are automatically refreshed when the user comes to the page. Use the Top 10 List on Internet or intranet sites. Setting Up Usage Analysis Describes how to set up and use the Usage Analysis Reports feature, which helps you track who visits your Web site by providing a variety of site traffic and site use information. Top Ten List Referring URLs You can quickly insert a Top 10 List that links to the Top 10 most frequent referring URLs. Referring URLs represent where your visitors are coming from when they browse your site. Track How Visitors Access and Use Your Web Site with Usage Analysis Reports Learn more about how Usage Analysis Reports can help you understand how visitors learn about and use your Web site. Back to Top

Working With SharePoint Team Services

The tips and tricks in this section have to do with using the SharePoint Team Services team Web site solution from Microsoft. 

 

Calendar
		Make Calendar View the Default View You can make the calendar view the default view for the Events page. Then, when you click on the Events heading, the Calendar view will show you all of the events for this month instead of the original All Events view.
Discussions
		Adding Discussion Threads to Documents The Web document discussion feature in Microsoft SharePoint™ Team Services can be used to add a discussion thread to a document on your SharePoint Team Services-based team Web site.
Document Libraries
		Add Rules To a Document Library In a SharePoint™ Team Services-based Web site, you can manage documents in your document library by using rules to automatically perform actions based on document properties. This article describes how to use the Rules Wizard templates as a starting point for creating your own rules.
Fonts
		How to Change Fonts in Cascading Style Sheet SharePoint™ Team Services-based Web sites use an external Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), ows.css, to apply consistent style information across your Web site. This article describes how to modify the ows.css in your SharePoint Team Services-based Web site.
Graphics
		Change a Logo Describes how to replace the SharePoint Team Services logo on the home page with your own logo using FrontPage version 2002.
Lists
		Changing List Style Layouts With List Properties Describes how to change list layouts with one of 14 list layout styles. Customizing List Interactive Layouts You can create new lists or edit and customize existing lists from within the browser. You can further customize these lists using Layout Customization View in FrontPage version 2002.
Management
		Managing a Large Web Site Describes how subwebs can help make managing a large Web site easier.  Remotely Administer a Web Using Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002 and SharePoint™ Team Services, it is easy to set up remote administration by adding a user account with Administrator role permissions.
Navigation
		Customizing Link Bars in a SharePoint Team Services SharePoint™ Team Services-based default sites offer pre-made Link Bars for site-wide navigation. One link bar is in the top shared border of the home page. With Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002, you can customize these link bars by editing or adding and removing links.
Shared Borders
		Add a Header Using Shared Borders Using shared borders in a SharePoint™ Team Services-based Web site, you can place a header at the top of every page in your web site. For example, you may want to quickly add your company name to every page on your SharePoint™ Team Services-based Intranet Web site.
Surveys
		Create Online Surveys To Gather Important User Information Use Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002 to create and insert dynamic online surveys, complete with easy-to-add radio buttons, dropdown menus, and check boxes. Visitors can respond to surveys from their browsers, and can choose to see results in automatic graphs. View the Results of a Survey You can view the results of SharePoint Team Services-based surveys and see how each team member responded or see a compilation of responses.
Themes
		Add Complimentary Themes from FrontPage 2002 Themes are used to quickly apply consistent styles and formatting across your Web site. This article describes how to apply a Theme to a SharePoint Team Services-based site.
Views
		Add or Remove Fields in a SharePoint Team Services List View Describes how to add or remove fields from a list.