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FrontPage 2003 Web site Backup
Use the Publish Site command from the File menu to create a disk-based copy of the Web site. Use a CD
recording program to copy the disk-based version to a CD.
To backup your Web site, follow these steps:
1. Start FrontPage 2003, then open the Web site.
2. On the File menu, click Publish Site.
3. In the Remote Web Site Properties dialog box, click File System under Remote Web server type and use one of
the following procedures:
Method 1: Type the location of the remote Web site that you want to publish folders and files to.
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For example, type C:\My_Website, or type \\MyNetworkShare\My_Website if the location is on a file
server.
Method 2: Click Browse to locate a folder on your hard disk or on a file server.
4. To configure the properties of the Web site, use either of the following methods:
Method 1: To remove specific types of code from Web site pages as they are being published, click the
Optimize HTML tab, and then select the options that you want.
Method 2: To change the default options for publishing, click the Publishing tab, and then select the
options that you want.
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5. Click OK.
6. If you are prompted to create a new Web site, click Yes.
7. Start your CD/DVD recording program, and then copy the Web site to a recordable CD/DVD if you wish to
backup to these removable media types.
NOTE: You may also be able to use Windows Explorer to copy the Web site to a recordable CD, depending on
the software that you are using. For more information about how to do this, see the documentation that came
with your CD recording software.
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