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Welcome to this month's edition of the Microsoft(R) FrontPage(R) FanZine with a special focus on coding! And don't forget to fill in our survey. Also, visit us on the Web at:
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FRONTPAGE NEWS
ADD-IN CENTER TRAFFIC APPROACHING ONE MILLION
The Microsoft FrontPage Add-in Centre Web site, launched late last summer, helps Microsoft partners, Web developers, and others create and share add-ins within the user community. The centre has been a big hit and shown itself to be a valuable resource for the FrontPage community with traffic now rapidly approaching the 1,000,000 mark. Find out all about it out at:
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/frontpage16070222478
EVENTS
FREE MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS SEMINARS COMING TO YOU
In the office, online, 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 Microsoft Windows® XP Professional and Microsoft Office XP Professional! Discover valuable resources for maximizing connectivity and Internet resources with Microsoft Outlook®, Microsoft bCentral™, FrontPage, SharePoint Team Services, and more. For more information and a complete agenda visit:
http://www.msbigday.com/Default.asp
FRONTPAGE FANZINE SURVEY
Here's your chance to help us improve the Microsoft FrontPage FanZine. By filling in this brief survey, we can find out more about what topics interest you and what we can do to improve the FrontPage FanZine. Please take a brief moment to give us your feedback at:
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/frontpage16070222479
FRONTPAGE AND SMALL BUSINESS
LEARN HOW TO SPELL HTML
Users buy FrontPage because raw HTML code can irritate their digestive tract. Barbara Sehr, who has created Web sites since 1995, has discovered that a chunk of raw code served with generous helpings of FrontPage can actually sweeten Web development. Find out how at:
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/frontpage16070222480
CATCHING CODE
In this column, consultant and author Mark Gibbs shows you how to look under the hood of your Web pages and find out how other people do cool things on their Web sites. He even shows you how to carefully (and legally!) use those cool things on your own site at:
http://news.microsoft.co.uk/frontpage16070222481
EDUCATION/GOVERNMENT
BASIC HTML COURSE PROVIDES PROGRAMMING INTRO
Greg R. Notess, founder of SearchEngineShowdown.com and an award-winning author, consultant, and frequent conference speaker, shows you how to introduce programming and mark-up concepts to a non-technical audience by showing basic HTML coding used in a simple Web page. Check it out at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/community/columns/edcolumn02.htm
LINKING GOVERNMENT WITH ITS CITIZENRY
The missing link to connect governments with constituents might be just that—a missing link. Governments with Web sites have unlimited opportunities to communicate with residents, but sometimes the communication isn’t what it should be because the Web sites lack easy-to-use links. Bryan M. Gold, communications manager for non-profit Public Technology, Inc., writes about ways governments can provide links on their Web sites using FrontPage. For more, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/community/columns/govcolumn03.htm
WEB PROFESSIONAL
USING XML WEB SERVICES WITH FRONTPAGE
Jimco, founder of Jimco Add-ins for FrontPage, has a history of pushing FrontPage to its limits. With Microsoft’s release of Extensibility Markup Language (XML) Web Services comes the excitement of a new arena for Web developers. Jimco shows you how to use FrontPage to tap into this exciting new technology at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnfp2k2/html/odc_fpWSvc.asp
DEBUGGING FRONTPAGE 2002 SCRIPTS WITH THE SCRIPT EDITOR
Lee Wayl, who has mostly spent the last twenty years in front of a computer, shows you how to use the debugging tools built into the full featured Script Editor that comes with FrontPage 2002. Learn to trace, locate, and correct pesky errors in your Visual Basic® Script (VBScript) and JScript® code at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnfp2k2/html/odc_fpDebugScripts.asp
BEST PRACTICES WORKING WITH HTML CODE IN FRONTPAGE 2002
Microsoft FrontPage 2002 contains many improvements to support advanced Web authors. Learn how FrontPage generates HTML and meets interoperability and standards-compliance requirements, and find out more about best coding practices at:
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/MSDN-FILES/027/001/978/msdncompositedoc.xml&frame=true
FRONTPAGE SHOWCASE
FEATURED ADD-IN FOR FRONTPAGE
This add-in for FrontPage contains the Comprehensive JScript and VBScript Reference with handy blocks of information to help you explore the many different parts of the JScript and Visual Basic Scripting languages. There are even reference tutorials to help you learn how to use advanced coding methods to increase functionality on your Web site. Download it from the FrontPage Add-in Center at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/downloads/addin/searchdetail.asp?aid=149
GREAT FRONTPAGE-BASED WEB SITES
The Entertainment Department UK Ltd., an entertainment provider to 25 holiday resorts in England, Scotland, and Wales, needed to improve team communication and training. Realizing that an online solution could improve the efficiency of their operation and help them recruit new entertainers, gather feedback from their park managers and visitors, and provide marketing support for both their park teams and manufacturers across the country, they chose FrontPage to help them build a Web solution. Find out more at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/evaluation/gallery/ted.htm
Iconofile is a non-profit organization devoted to those interested in icons and icon painting while promoting preservation of the art. Early on, the founders realized that a Web site could help them accomplish their informational objectives, raise money to support the organization's future plans and activities, and create a robust online community—encouraging volunteers to donate time, money, and articles. Learn how FrontPage helped them reach their goals at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/evaluation/gallery/icon.htm
THIRD PARTY SOLUTIONS
TOOLS, TRAINING, AND TEMPLATES FROM FRONTPAGE WORLD
During the month of July, FrontPage World is offering a great collection of tools, templates, and books that can help you save development time and create professional Web sites at:
http://www.frontpageworld.com/frontpagetools/frontpagefanzine.htm
TIPS AND TRICKS
HTML FORMATTING AND OPTIONAL REFORMATTING
You can tell FrontPage 2002 how your HTML page should be formatted, from how many indents should come before each tag to whether or not to use optional tags. By default, FrontPage preserves the formatting of existing HTML, but applies new HTML formatting to content you add to the existing page. HTML formatting is viewed in the HTML pane. The formatting options you choose will apply to all pages you create in FrontPage. New in FrontPage 2002 is the ability to take a page that has been imported into your Web and reformat the page according to your preferences.
To apply your HTML formatting preferences to a Web page, open it in FrontPage 2002 and do the following:
1. On the Tools menu, click Page Options, and then click the HTML Source tab.
2. Click Reformat using the rules below.
3. Under Formatting, select the options you want.
For example, if you want all tags to appear as lowercase instead of uppercase, select Tag names are lowercase.
4. Under Tags, select the tag and attributes you want.
For example, select Body, and then change indent to 12 spaces.
FrontPage will change the HTML pages you create in FrontPage to use these formatting rules.
For more Tips and Tricks, visit:
http://search.office.microsoft.com/assistance/producttask.aspx?p=FrontPage
JOIN THE WPD PROGRAM
BE AN INTERNATIONAL WEB PRESENCE DEVELOPER FOR MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE
Now
the Web Presence Developers (WPD) Program for Microsoft FrontPage has expanded
world wide. This program helps Microsoft's customers all over the world find
professionals to help them create and manage FrontPage-based Web sites. To learn
more and apply for membership, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/wpdapp.htm
FRONTPAGE ADD-IN CENTER
The
Microsoft FrontPage Add-in Center provides a place where millions of people
using FrontPage can download and submit add-ins. Check it out at: http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/downloads/addin/default.asp
USER COMMUNITIES
NEW FRONTPAGE ONLINE COMMUNITY
The new FrontPage Community is your launching pad for communicating online with other users and pros about FrontPage and Web sites. Visit regularly, as there will be great new information and events you won’t want to miss. Come be a part of it today at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/community/
FRONTPAGE USER GROUPS
Find out about user groups and get some pointers on how to start your own at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/using/usergroup.htm
FRONTPAGE NEWSGROUPS
To find out more about or get help accessing a FrontPage newsgroup, check out:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=prod_office&slcid=us
SPECIAL OFFERS
IT'S EASY TO CREATE SOPHISTICATED WEB SITES AND SAVE $20 US
Now you can easily create attractive, dynamic, and interactive Web sites with FrontPage 2002 and save $20. If you acquire a copy of FrontPage 2002 Standard or upgrade between July 7, 2002 and September 14, 2002 you may qualify for a $20 mail-in rebate. Visit the FrontPage site to get all the details and download the $20 rebate coupon. Find out more at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/rebate.htm
TRY FRONTPAGE 2002 FOR FREE
Get the FrontPage 2002 30-Day Trial for free and discover how to create dynamic Web sites with the new Database Interface Wizard, add interactivity with the Microsoft Script Editor, quickly set up an ad-hoc team Web site for the intranet or Internet with SharePoint Team Services™ from easily create a Photo Gallery, and add e-commerce with the bCentral™ Commerce Manager Add-in–all for free. With FrontPage 2002, you can create exactly the Web site you want, control and manage your Web sites with confidence, as well as cultivate productivity and teamwork. Get your free trial copy at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/evaluation/trial.htm
GET FREE SETUP & ONE MONTH FREE HOSTING FROM AIT
For a limited time, FrontPage 2002 users receive free Setup & One Month free on a new AIT Virtual Server Account. Become a part of the AIT Hosting family today and benefit from the technology in FrontPage 2002 today by visiting:
http://www.ait.com/fp/
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FRONTPAGE BULLETIN COMMENTS
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fpcommnt@microsoft.com
SUBMIT YOUR FAVORITE SITE
Would you like to get the chance to get your Web site featured in our new Web Gallery? Send us the address of a great Web site that's built and managed with FrontPage version 2002. We're especially interested in those that are using FrontPage 2002 features in a unique way to create a great-looking Web site. Please place "Site Submission" in the subject line, tell us what features you are using and how you are using them, and include the site address (URL) in the body of the message. E-mail to:
FPTIPS@microsoft.com
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