Directions for using
Microsoft Front Page Editor
Please open Microsoft Front Page by
going to Start--Programs--FrontPage
There are three "views" in FrontPage: Normal, HTML and Preview. You will use the first one to write and the last view to see how it looks on the Internet if published.
Step 1: MAKING TABLES AND CELLS
Go to the word Table on the top and click on it and then move to
insert table.
Write in the number 1 for row and 1 for columns.
For width write in 100 percent
Go to Table again.
Go down to table properties.
Choose a background color using custom or colors already
there. Make sure the colors are light so dark print shows
up.
Put the cursor inside this table and hit enter several times to
enlarge the table.
To make another table inside this main table, place your cursor
inside the first table and repeat .
To make a new table put your cursor under the first table.
Make the second with 3 columns and one row.
Make the next table with two columns and 4 rows.
Step 2: WRITING YOUR TEXT
Click on format to change the font. Then place the cursor where you want to type inside the table.
You can also paste from a Microsoft Word file.
Step 3: INSERTING PICTURES FROM THE INTERNET
Open Internet Explorer (a browser) or Netscape Navigator
Go to theweb site by typing in the address space THE URL-
http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnet-lab/fklane/pmaslow/
Position your arrow on the picture and click with the right side
of the mouse.
Select save picture as and send it to your 3 1/2 floppy drive or
H drive folder. Save it as any name you choose, but keep it
short.
Go back to your FrontPage program and put the cursor in the
cell where you want the image.
Click INSERT--PICTURE--FROM FILE
The dialog box select file appears. Select the picture file e
saved on your disk.
You can center the picture or reduce it by going to cell or table
properties.
Step 4. CREATING HYPERLINKS
Highlight the words that you want to link.
Select the button INSERT--HYPERLINK
EDIT HYPERLINK dialog box appears. In the space URL, type the URL
and then click OK .
Within the page you can create a hyperlink by highlighting words
that you want to go to on the page.
Select INSERT-BOOKMARK
Name the bookmark and click okay.
Go to the top and highlight the first words.
Select INSERT-BOOKMARK
Name the bookmark, and click okay.
Highlight these words again and go to INSERT-HYPERLINK.
Select the place where you want the link to go and type it
in also. ( You will have to find the correct dialog box
first.)
Step 5: SAVING THE PAGE
Click on the SAVE AS and
save the document on your floppy drive A. Or, save it on the H
drive. Make sure when you write a short name for the file
you also put your initials such as "macbethpm."
Step 6: ADDING DIFFERENT FEATURES
Go to FORMAT-THEME and select a theme. Try several themes.
Click SAVE
Insert HORIZONTAL LINE
Click SAVE.
Step 7: VIEWING YOUR PAGE
Close your FrontPage program
Go to MY COMPUTER and then to 3 1/2 floppy drive
Select the file INDEX and double click on it
Click on the hyperlink to see if it works.
To edit your page again with FrontPage, open FrontPage Program
again, and click on FILE--OPEN WEB.
Select 3 1/2 floppy drive and click OK
Wait to see the files and folders on the right side. Click on the
INDEX file to open and edit your main page.
Step 8: CREATING A FEEDBACK FORM
You should be in FrontPage, normal view
Go to FILE-NEW-PAGE
Select Feedback form and click OK.
You may edit the text and/or different questions
Save the page
Create the link from your index page to your feedback form
See how the page looks by clicking on the preview or going to the
floppy drive and clicking on your index page.