CMPS 1023 – FrontPage - A Beginning
** There will be a short quiz at the beginning of each lab, covering the material discussed in the
previous lab. No make-up quizzes are given. **
** Read the first 3 chapters in your lab text (through page 94) ASAP. **
Before we begin, define a folder on your storage media for the web pages.
Note that the menus are consistent with other Microsoft Applications, but there are variations
in meaning.
Chapter 1: Very general, ideas and overview – Web Planning Tips (p. 11)
Chapter 2: Basics of FrontPage
P. 16 – diagram of DESIGN screen (17+ gives brief description of the menus)
Web site vs. Web Page (P. 37 – 43)
Open a new website – use template “Personal Web Site”
1) File – new
2) “blank document”
NOTE: Right side of screen, Task Pane (under View)
Page selection tabs/ Page view tabs
Web site - give Navigation view, double click on page to get the page (tab appears)
Different Views - at bottom of screen – Hyperlinks, Folders
Can switch views at will to see what is happening
Toolbars: View, Toolbars – lots of them – P. 25 – 32 – turn on and off as you need them
Frames: Only available when in HTML window
Saving: Must save each new page as it is created. NOTE: file name and page name can be
different. Default names not good, rename each one. Can do it from file view. Page name
can change from Navigaton.
Create a new web page. (Navigation) – then look at folders, from Navigation, open the page,
then save the page. When SAVE AS or Changing name, must add extension “.htm”.
Moving a Page: Left Click & Drag – links will be updated (sort of)
Adding a Link: Notice that there is not necessarily a link to the new page on its parent. Add
one. Insert, Hyper Link
BE SURE TO SAVE EACH PAGE TO WHICH A CHANGE WAS MADE! OPEN then SAVE .
LAB WORK: See handout in class.