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This months issue June 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/FP2006005125

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Hello Readers!

Welcome to another issue of the FrontPage newsletter.  This month we direct you to some useful information on topics such as Office 2000 SR-1a and Personal Web Server, as well as useful Web sites to help you get even more out of FrontPage.  And, as usual, we've finished it off with an interesting selection of tips and tricks - read on to find out more!

In this issue:
~ Office 2000 SR-1a Available Soon
~ Microsoft Windows 2000 and Personal Web Server
~ Share Your FrontPage Tips and Tricks
~ Quick Tips
~ New Tips from ScreamDesign
~ JavaScript Source Tip: Using Cookies to Redirect Visitors
~ Applying Dynamic HTML Effects to Text in Shared Borders
~ Outfront.net: Resource Web Site
~ Buystream Architect for FrontPage 2000
~ ScanSoft Paper Converter
~ FrontPage Showcase: NetConsult Site Solutions
~ Find Out More About Microsoft Visio 2000


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*** OFFICE 2000 SR-1a AVAILABLE NOW  ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005126

The Office 2000 Service Release 1a (SR-1a) update is available for download on the Office Update Web.  The update includes the original Office 2000 SR-1 update and adds to it the functionality of the Office 2000/Windows 2000 Registry Repair Utility - and this is the only difference between the two.  Microsoft recommends that all users of Office 2000 install the SR-1a update. 

For the latest information and to download, check out the address above.


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*** MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 AND PERSONAL WEB SERVER ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005127

Some of you who are now using Microsoft Windows 2000 have asked how to use the Personal Web Server (PWS) with it.  PWS does not run on Windows 2000, so you will need to use Internet Information Services (IIS) instead, which is included in Windows 2000 Professional.  For more information and how to install IIS see the Knowledge Base article at the Web address above.


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*** SHARE YOUR FRONTPAGE TIPS AND TRICKS ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005128

If you have a FrontPage or other Office 2000 tip or trick you would like to share with your fellow FrontPage and Office users, send them to us; you could win a prize and be published on our Web site!


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*** QUICK TIPS ***
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This month we have a handful of quick tips to make working with FrontPage even easier.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
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If you want to know exactly what's going on behind the scenes on a page but the thought of looking at the HTML code isn't an attractive one, then try out these two keyboard shortcuts.  Use Ctrl Shift 8 if you want to see the non-printing characters that you've used - Returns and Shift Returns, for example.  Alternatively, if it's formatting you're more interested in, use Ctrl / to see the HTML tags that have been applied.  Both of these keyboard shortcuts are toggles and should be used in Normal view.

A QUICK LOOK
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If you regularly preview your pages in the browser then you might find the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Shift B a quick alternative to clicking on the Preview in Browser toolbar button.

SHOW ME THE PROPERTIES!
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The properties for any item on a page are important things, controlling as they do the overall look of an item.  If you have an item selected then pressing Alt Enter will quickly display the properties for that selection.
 

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*** NEW TIPS FROM SCREAMDESIGN ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005129

This month, ScreamDesign, a major online resource for Web design knowledge and tools, gives users of FrontPage three great new tips. Visit their Web site at the address above and read tips on the following:
- adding permissions to a Web page
- creating tables within tables
- using the Script Editor to add scripts to a Web page


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*** JAVASCRIPT SOURCE TIP: USING COOKIES TO REDIRECT VISITORS 
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005130

This easy-to-implement code allows you to set up a Web page that redirects your visitors to different pages based on the value of a stored cookie.  If no cookie is found, the available items are displayed, users make their choices, and then a cookie is set for their next visit.  The demo code can easily be modified to fit your needs - simply change and use the cut-and-paste code found at the address above.


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*** APPLYING DYNAMIC HTML EFFECTS TO TEXT IN SHARED BORDERS 
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You'll find if you've ever tried to apply dynamic HTML effects to text in a shared border that the options on the Dynamic HTML Effects toolbar aren't available.  However, there is a way around this if you know the following trick.  First of all, open the appropriate shared border file (ie top.htm, left.htm, right.htm or bottom.htm) in the _borders folder.   Then select the text and the Dynamic HTML effects will now be available to apply.  If you don't see the _borders folder in your folders list, go to the Tools menu, select Web Settings, click the Advanced tab, and make sure the check box labelled "Show documents in hidden directories" is selected.


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*** OUTFRONT.NET: RESOURCE WEB SITE ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005131

Outfront.net is an online learning and resource community for users of Microsoft FrontPage.  This free site includes animated tutorials about lots of essential tasks you'll need to carry out in FrontPage, some helpful articles on tables, and an entire section dedicated to using databases with FrontPage.  There's tips and information on both FrontPage 98 and FrontPage 2000 so it's well worth a visit to the address above.


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*** BUYSTREAM ARCHITECT FOR FRONTPAGE 2000 ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005132

FrontPage makes it easy to build a Web site - add Buystream Architect and it's easy to enhance your Web site to ensure that visitors have the best possible experience when they visit it. 

Every Web site visitor brings with them detailed information about their technical capabilities and with Buystream Architect you can find out visitors' screen sizes, colour depth, language, plug-ins and more.  In addition, you can get tips to improve your site and keep visitors coming back.  Annual subscription is priced at 13 pounds per month and to purchase or find out more, check out the link above.


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*** SCANSOFT PAPER CONVERTER ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005133

In as few as 3 clicks, ScanSoft's Paper Converter turns paper and electronic files into fully-editable, HTML-ready pages for posting to your intranet or the Internet.  And there is no need to learn a new product because it works from within FrontPage.  Visit the address above for more details and an exclusive offer.


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*** FRONTPAGE SHOWCASE: NETCONSULT SITE SOLUTIONS ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005134

This month we highlight FrontPage-based Web sites created by NetConsult Site Solutions. Since 1998 NetConsult has been providing small and medium-sized businesses with professional Web sites. Since its inception, the firm has created well over 50 sites, more than half of which are commerce-enabled. NetConsult uses FrontPage exclusively, hosts all of its sites with the registered WPP IMC Online, and enables sites to engage in e-commerce with the StoreFront development tool for FrontPage by LaGarde. See the sites they have created at the address above.

For the next few months, we will be highlighting professional Web design firms in the FrontPage Bulletin. 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.


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*** FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MICROSOFT VISIO 2000 ***
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http://news.microsoft.co.uk/FP2006005135

Every day business workers like you are learning that visuals can help get a point across to customers and co-workers.  We communicate using one of three methods - words, numbers or pictures. In business we generally only communicate our words and numbers using text documents and spreadsheets - so what about the pictures?

With Visio, drawings that were created with pen and paper can now be easily edited and shared within all Office applications.  Visio 2000 will help you create diagrams to make an impact, such as flowcharts, organisation charts, timelines and even a mind map of your thoughts, which you can share with others. 

Microsoft Visio 2000 is the newest member of the Office family and to find out more, visit the site above.

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