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**MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE
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This months issue
Oct0ber 2000. Welcome to this month's edition of the FrontPage Bulletin.
Be sure to visit us on the Web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/
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Hello Readers!
It's that time again - welcome to our FrontPage newsletter! This month,
there's a bias towards hints and tips; many of you tell us that it's your
favourite part of the newsletter and we're always happy to share some more of
our FrontPage tricks. And don't forget, we enjoy receiving YOUR tips and
tricks, so check out the link in the "Get More FrontPage Tips" section
and get emailing!
In this issue:
~ Making Frames Behave: Setting Frame Properties
~ Create a Banner Ad That Uses the IFRAME Tag
~ Tip: Saving Changes in Navigation View
~ Tip: Excluding a Page from the Navigation Bars
~ Tip: Adding an External Link to the Navigation Bars
~ Get More FrontPage Tips
~ FrontPage Showcase
+ Belgian Federal Treasury
+ Reflective Images.com
~ Build an E-Commerce Site with the PDG Software Suite of Products
~ Free 90-Day Trial of Buystream Architect for FrontPage 2000
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*** MAKING FRAMES BEHAVE: SETTING FRAME PROPERTIES ***
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http://www.screamdesign.com/html/frontpage/tips/fptip99.html
If you use frames and would like to have a little more control over them, then
check out the link above for some tips and ideas on how to make your frames do
what they're supposed to do!
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*** CREATE A BANNER AD THAT USES THE IFRAME TAG ***
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http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q272/2/46.asp
The IFRAME tag is an HTML tag that allows Web authors to insert a frame in the
middle of a Web page. This KnowledgeBase article explains how to use this
tag to create alternative "banner advertisements" that work with
Microsoft Internet Explorer. Follow the instructions in the article at the
link above.
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*** TIP: SAVING CHANGES IN NAVIGATION VIEW ***
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When you make changes to your web's navigation structure in Navigation view -
for example, adding or deleting a page from the structure, or creating a new
page - those changes are saved automatically when you switch to another view,
such as Page view. Although it's very useful that these changes are saved
automatically, you can save changes at any time without switching views; just
right click on the view background, and then choose Apply Changes.
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*** TIP: EXCLUDING A PAGE FROM THE NAVIGATION BARS ***
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When you add navigation bars to pages in your web, FrontPage includes relevant
pages based on the navigation structure that you set up in Navigation view.
However, if you need to, you can exclude a certain page from the navigation
bars. For example, you may have added a navigation bar that has hyperlinks
to all the top-level pages in your web but you don't want site visitors to see
one of those pages. It's easy to exclude the page; in Navigation view,
right click the page you want to exclude and select Included in Navigation Bars
on the shortcut menu to clear the tick.
Note that all pages under the excluded page (that is, all child-level pages)
will also be excluded by default. If you want to change this setting,
right click a child-level page, and then click Included in Navigation Bars on
the shortcut menu to add the tick.
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*** TIP: ADDING AN EXTERNAL HYPERLINK TO THE NAVIGATION BARS
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On a navigation bar, you can add a hyperlink to a page that is not in your web,
known as an external hyperlink. For example, your navigation bar could
include a hyperlink that goes to a search page such as Yahoo! or to another Web
site's home page.
In Navigation view, right click the page on which you want to add the external
hyperlink, and choose External Hyperlink from the shortcut menu.
In the URL box, type the URL to the destination page and click OK. You'll
see the link added to the structure of your web.
You can change the position of the external hyperlink in the navigation
structure by clicking and dragging the hyperlink to a different location, and
can change the words that are displayed in the link within the navigation bar by
changing the title of the external hyperlink page.
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*** GET MORE FRONTPAGE TIPS ***
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http://www.microsoft.co.uk/office/tipfile/
If hints and tips are your thing then visit the address above to see details of
hundreds of Office tricks. We update the Top Ten list weekly and we've
recently added a new searchable database so that you can find tips of interest
that have been published over the last year. And, of course, if you've got
a tip you'd like to share, then we'd love to hear from you! We don't want
to bribe you, but there ARE prizes on offer...!
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*** FRONTPAGE SHOWCASE ***
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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 some of the sites around the world that have been created using
FrontPage and this month we feature two very different sites that are well worth
a look.
BELGIAN FEDERAL TREASURY
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http://treasury.fgov.be/interthes/
FrontPage is being used around the world to create multilingual Web sites for
diverse audiences. The Belgian Federal Treasury has taken advantage of the
versatility found in FrontPage to build and maintain its site, which is
translated into four different languages. View this FrontPage site at the
address above.
REFLECTIVE IMAGES.COM
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http://www.reflectiveimages.com/
Reflective Images.com is dedicated to the preservation of our environment
through photography and education. With more than 720,000 visitors last
year, this Web site is fast becoming a valuable resource for nature and wildlife
photography. View this FrontPage site at the address above.
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BUILD AN E-COMMERCE SITE WITH THE PDG SOFTWARE SUITE OF PRODUCTS
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http://www.pdgsoft.com/
Each application provided in the PDG Software Suite features a FrontPage plug-in
component that directly enhances Web site development, without the need to hard
code HTML. The suite consists of a wide range of e-commerce solutions,
including PDG Shopping Cart, PDG Shopping Mall, PDG Distributor, PDG Auction,
and PDG Commerce.
CHOCOLATE BEAR SITE
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http://www.chocolatebear.com/
To see some of these products in action, visit the Chocolate Bear site, created
and maintained with FrontPage 2000 and PDG software. This site complements
Chocolate Bear's San Francisco-based retail shops selling custom-made chocolates
to corporate clients. Even though it features more than 1,200 products,
the site cost less than $2,000 US to develop.
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*** FREE 90-DAY TRIAL OF BUYSTREAM ARCHITECT FOR FRONTPAGE 2000
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when you can know for sure? Buystream Architect gives you everything you
need to build the perfect site for the majority of your visitors. See
real-time reports that reveal visitors' screen sizes, browser types, language
preferences, plug-ins, and more. Visit the address above to sign up to
begin your free 90-day trial.
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