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**MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE
BULLETIN**
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This months issue
April 2000 Welcome to this month's edition of the FrontPage Bulletin. Be sure to visit us on the Web at:
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003970
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Hello Readers
This month we've got some more excellent content ranging from some interesting
free downloads for you to have a look at, to a particularly meaty set of clever
tips and tricks. There's also information on the Office 2000 Service
Release 1 which will be of interest to FrontPage users and Web site hosting
companies alike. Read on to find out more!
In this issue:
~ Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1) now available
~ FrontPage Resources on the Web
~ FrontPage Tips and Tricks from the Microsoft Knowledge base
+ Simply hover on collapsible outlines to expand and collapse them
+ Remove underlining from a single or all hyperlinks on a page
+ Add a scrolling message in the Internet Explorer status bar
~ JavaScript Source Tip: E-mail this Page
~ Editing a Single Frame from within Microsoft Internet Explorer
~ Free* HTML Tools for Microsoft FrontPage 2000
~ Free* L&H Online Language Translations
~ Free* FrontPage 2000 Video Training Lesson
~ FrontPage Showcase: Renaissance Interactive
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*** OFFICE 2000 SERVICE RELEASE 1 (SR-1) NOW AVAILABLE ***
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WHY AND HOW TO UPDATE
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003971
This planned service release for Office 2000 is soon available on CD providing
the latest product updates to the desktop suite. SR-1 may be of particular
interest to FrontPage 2000 users who obtained the Web site creation and
management tool as part of Office 2000 Premium. While some of the updates in
SR-1 are currently available separately, this service release is a
convenient way to get all of the latest updates in one place. Microsoft
recommends that all Office 2000 customers get this free update. Visit the
Web address above to install the free* SR-1 update or to order the CD.
FRONTPAGE SERVER EXTENSIONS
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003972
Web site hosting companies and administrators that want the SR-1 releases of the
FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions should visit the Web site above for information
and resources.
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*** FRONTPAGE RESOURCES ON THE WEB ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003973
If you're looking for some more FrontPage help and tips then you might like to
visit the site above. The Pollak Library at California State University,
Fullerton, provides a searchable index to Web sites devoted to FrontPage help
and tips, and they don't index sales sites unless the site also provides some
useful help pages.
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*** FRONTPAGE TIPS AND TRICKS ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003974
Well, we're getting good feedback on the tips and tricks that we supply in the
newsletters and on the above Web site but even better, we're getting some good
tips from you too. Thanks to all those of you who submitted tips recently -
we'll be publishing some of the very best ones on the Web site in the near
future. And don't forget, if you've got a hint or tip that you'd like to submit,
visit the site above and who knows, you too could win a prize!
This month, the tips and tricks that we offer in this section are all from the
Microsoft Knowledge Base, so read on and prepare to be amazed!
SIMPLY HOVER ON COLLAPSIBLE OUTLINES TO EXPAND AND COLLAPSE THEM
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Article No: Q208644
This tip describes how you can make your collapsible outlines even easier to use
- visitors to your Web site can just hover on the items in a collapsible outline
to make them expand and collapse. Here's how:
1. Create a collapsible outline as usual
2. Go to the HTML tab and find the following line of code:
<body onclick="dynOutline()">
3. Change the code so that it reads as follows:
<body onmouseover="dynOutline()" onclick="dynOutline()">
REMOVE UNDERLINING FROM A SINGLE OR ALL HYPERLINKS ON A PAGE
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Article No: Q240972
This tip describes how you can remove the underlining attribute from a single
hyperlink on a page or all of them. Here's how to remove it from
just one hyperlink:
1. Go to the HTML tab for the relevant page
2. Find the line of code that looks similar to the following:
<a href="http://www.hyperlink.com">underlinedhyperlink</a
3. Insert the style tag with the text decoration=none attribute after the anchor
tag, so that your code looks similar to the following:
<a style="text-decoration: none"
href="http://www.hyperlink.com">nonunderlinedhyperlink</a>
4. Save the page
Here's how to remove the underline from all hyperlinks on a page:
1. Go to the HTML tab for the relevant page
2. Place the following HTML code before the <BODY> tag:
<STYLE>
A {text-decoration: none;}
</STYLE>
ADD A SCROLLING MESSAGE IN THE INTERNET EXPLORER STATUS BAR
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Article No: Q213872
This tip provides a sample FrontPage Java script that displays a custom,
scrolling message in the Internet Explorer status bar. Here's how:
1. Insert the following script into the <HEAD> section of your HTML Web
page:
<script Language="JavaScript">
// Scrolling text string.
var strText="This is a scrolling message!";
// Length of the text
var intText=strText.length;
// Speed of the scroll
var intSpeed=25;
// Width of the scrolling area.
var intWidth=100;
var intPos=1-intWidth;
function
scroll()
{
// Initialize the string to be printed.
intPos++;
var strScroll="";
// Move to the right in the string.
if (intPos==intText)
{
// Start over if the string is done.
intPos=1-intWidth;
}
// Scrolling
if (intPos<0)
{
// Add spaces to beginning if necessary.
for (var i=1; i<=Math.abs(intPos); i++)
{
strScroll=strScroll+" ";
}
strScroll=strScroll+strText.substring(0, intWidth-i+1);
}
else
{
strScroll=strScroll+strText.substring(intPos,intWidth+intPos);
}
window.status = strScroll;
setTimeout("scroll()", intSpeed);
}
</script>
2. Modify the <BODY> tag so that it looks like this:
<BODY onload="scroll()">
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*** JAVASCRIPT SOURCE TIP: EMAIL THIS PAGE ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003975
Do you want to allow your site visitors to email a Web page to a friend?
If you want to add this functionality to your site, check out the link above for
the code you'll need and some easy-to-follow instructions. Now your
visitors will be able to enter a friend's name and e-mail address and the friend
will receive a link to the current Web page address in an e-mail
message, courtesy of freedback.com.
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*** EDITING A SINGLE FRAME FROM WITHIN MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER
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Many users of FrontPage may edit their Web pages from within Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.0 or later using the Edit button on the toolbar. When you try to do
this with a frames-based page, however, FrontPage opens the entire frameset. To
edit a specific frame, open the entire frameset page in FrontPage, right click
in the frame you want to edit and then select the
"Open Page in New Window" option. FrontPage will then allow you to
edit only the frame you want.
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*** FREE* HTML TOOLS FOR MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE 2000 ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003976
Do you need to quickly access and modify HTML tags directly while you're editing
a page in FrontPage's WYSIWYG view? Microsoft FrontPage HTML Tools allows you to
do just that - it's like having X-ray vision for your Web pages. Download this
tool for free* from the Web site above.
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*** FREE* L&H ONLINE LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003977
Internet users around the globe can access your site so why not welcome them
with text in several languages? If languages aren't your thing, visit the Web
site above for a free* translation service. Simply type your message in the form
box provided, choose your language, and click Translate. You can translate
messages from English to French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, and
vice-versa.
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FREE* FRONTPAGE 2000 VIDEO TRAINING LESSON ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003978
Are you new to FrontPage 2000, or just interested in learning more about what it
has to offer? WinStruct.com is offering a video training lesson called
"Learn! FrontPage 2000: Creating Your Own Web Site!" In less than two
hours you'll learn how to design a professional-looking Web site and publish it
onto the Web. For your free lesson, visit the site above.
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FRONTPAGE SHOWCASE: RENAISSANCE INTERACTIVE ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003979
Web developers and Web design firms everywhere are using FrontPage to create
great looking Internet and intranet sites. Our Showcase section aims to show you
the work of some of these design firms and this month, Renaissance Interactive
is our highlighted Web design firm. This US-based company specializes in adding
e-commerce solutions to their FrontPage sites that can then be updated and
maintained by their clients. Judging by the firm's client list, it is a
strategy that works well. Here are a just few of the firm's clients using
FrontPage to maintain their Web sites.
Siemens Office Solutions Group
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003980
Sonoco
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003981
Wachovia
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP1804003982
To find out more about Renaissance Interactive and to see a portfolio of their
work, visit the Web site above.
Note: professional Web design firms may submit a request to be included in this
bulletin by sending an email to fptips@microsoft.com
with "Professional Design Firm" in the subject line. Please
include a list of the FrontPage-based Web sites you have created in your email.
*Connect-time charges may apply.
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