Change which pages are displayed on a navigation bar

You can change the hyperlinks that are displayed on a navigation bar. For example, if you have a navigation bar that displays buttons for Back, Next, and Home, you can change the navigation bar to display buttons for the top-level pages instead.

You can display the following hyperlinks on a navigation bar:

• Hyperlinks to pages on the same level as the current page
• Hyperlinks to pages under the current page (child level)
• Hyperlinks to pages above the current page (parent level)
• Hyperlinks to the child pages of the home page
• Hyperlinks to pages at the top level of your web
• Back and Next hyperlinks for browsing a sequence of same-level pages
• A hyperlink to the web's home page or to the page's parent page

1. In Page view, double-click the navigation bar.
2. Under Hyperlinks to add to page, specify the hyperlinks you want to display.

Note If you change a navigation bar in a shared border, the change will affect all pages using that shared border.

Exclude a page from navigation bars

When you add navigation bars to pages, FrontPage includes relevant pages based on the navigation structure that you set up in Navigation view. However, you can exclude a page from navigation bars. For example, you add a navigation bar that has hyperlinks to all the top-level pages in your web. If you don't want site visitors to see one of these pages, exclude it from all navigation bars.

3. In Navigation view, right-click the page you want to exclude.
4. Click Included in Navigation Bars on the shortcut menu to clear the check mark.

Note 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 check mark.

Add an external hyperlink to a navigation bar

On a navigation bar, you can add a hyperlink to a page that is not in your web (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.

5. In Navigation view, right-click the page under which you want to add the external hyperlink, and then click External Hyperlink on the shortcut menu.
6. In the URL box, type the URL to the destination page. Or, do one of the following:

• To add a hyperlink to a page in another web, navigate to the web in which the destination page is located, and then select it.
• To add a hyperlink to a page on the World Wide Web, click World Wide Web . In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited will be displayed in the URL box.
• To add a hyperlink to a page on a file system, click File . Browse to the page you want from your local network, and then select the page.

The hyperlink is added to your navigation structure and is displayed with . You can change the position of the external hyperlink in the navigation structure by clicking and dragging the hyperlink to a different location

Change the page labels on a navigation bar

When you add a navigation bar to a page, FrontPage uses the page labels displayed in Navigation view as the labels for the navigation bar. You can change the text that is displayed on a navigation bar by changing the page labels in Navigation view. For example, you change a page's title, and you want the navigation bar to match — you can change the page label on the navigation bar by updating the page label in Navigation view.

• In Navigation view, right-click the page for which you want to change the label, click Rename on the shortcut menu, and then edit the name.

Note If you change a navigation bar in a shared border, the change will affect all pages using that shared border.

 Change the orientation of a navigation bar

You can change whether a navigation bar is displayed horizontally (a row of hyperlinks) or vertically (a column of hyperlinks). For example, a navigation bar in a shared top border is displayed with buttons across the page. You can move the navigation bar to a shared left border, and change the orientation so that the buttons are displayed vertically.

1. In Page view, double-click the navigation bar.
2. Under Orientation and appearance, specify the orientation you want for the navigation bar.

Note If you change a navigation bar in a shared border, the change will affect all pages using that shared border.

Display text hyperlinks or buttons on a navigation bar

You can change the type of hyperlinks that a navigation bar displays — buttons or text hyperlinks. However, you can only display buttons when a theme is used.

3. In Page view, double-click the navigation bar.
4. Under Orientation and appearance, specify whether buttons or text should be displayed.

Note If you change a navigation bar in a shared border, the change will affect all pages using that shared border.

 Change the text format of a navigation bar

You can change the text format of a navigation bar that uses text hyperlinks. For example, you can change the color and size of the font. However, if you are using buttons, change the text format on the navigation bar by changing teh theme.

• In Page view, click the navigation bar, and format it as you would other text.

Note If you change a navigation bar in a shared border, the change will affect all pages using that shared border.  

Modify the title of a file

The title of a file — not its file name — appears in page banners and navigation bars that Microsoft FrontPage creates, as well as in the title bar of most Web browsers. You can modify the title of a file without modifying its file name.

1. In any view except Tasks view, right-click the file, click Properties on the shortcut menu, and then click the General tab.
2. In the Title box, type the title of the file that you want to appear in page banners and navigation bars.

Print the navigation structure of a web

You can print the navigation structure of the current web as it is displayed in Navigation view.

1. In Navigation view, click Print on the File menu.
2. Specify printing options, such as the printer name and number of copies you want.

Tip To see how the navigation structure will appear when printed, click Print Preview on the File menu.

Delete a navigation bar from a page

You can delete a navigation bar from a page or from a shared border on a page.

• In Page view, click the navigation bar, and then press DELETE.

Note If you delete a navigation bar from a shared border, the navigation bar will be deleted from all pages using that shared border.  

Create a site map using categories

Many Web sites use site maps to make it easier for site visitors to find the pages they need. For a personal web or other small web, a site map can be as simple as a list of hyperlinks to all the web's pages. You can create this kind of site map by using the Table of Contents component.

For a corporate presence web or other large web, a site map typically contains lists of hyperlinks to categories, or other logical groups, organized under logical headings. For example, if you sell appliances, your site map might have columns of hyperlinks for Small Appliances, Large Appliances, and Customer Service. You can create this kind of site map by using categories. Before using this procedure, you should determine the names of the categories you want to use to organize your web.

Create the categories you want on your site map.

You can skip this step if the categories you want to use on your site map have already been added to the list of available categories.

1. In any view except Tasks view, right-click any file, click Properties on the shortcut menu, click the Workgroup tab, and then click Categories.
2. In the New Category box, type the name of a category you want to appear on your site map, and then click Add. Repeat this step for each category you want to appear on the site map.

Categorize the files you want to display in the category lists on your site map.

1. In any view except Tasks view, right-click the files you want to categorize, click Properties on the shortcut menu, and then click the Workgroup tab.
2. In the Available categories list, select the check boxes of the categories you want to group the selected files in. You can select multiple categories, so a single file can appear in multiple categories on your site map.

Verify the list of files in each category on your site map.

1. On the View menu, point to Reports, and then click Categories.

Note If your web contains files located in hidden folders, those files will not be included in this report. To include files in hidden folders in your reports, click Web Settings on the Tools menu, click the Advanced tab, and then select the Show documents in hidden directories check box.

2. The Categories report lists all of the files in your web. The Category column shows the categories (if any) into which each file has been grouped.

Tip To list only the files in a single category, on the Reporting toolbar, click the category in the Report Setting list. To display the Reporting toolbar, point to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Reporting.

Add the lists of categories to your site map.

1. Create or open a page for the site map:

• To create a new page for the site map, click New Page .
• To open an existing page to which to add the site map, click Open , and then browse to the page you want to open.

1. In Page view of your site map, position the insertion point where you want to add the first category list.
2. Type the name of the category (for example, "Customer Service") as a heading for the list of files in that category.

Tip To apply a style to the category heading, in the Style box, click the heading or other paragraph style to apply to the name of the category.

3. On the Insert menu, point to Components, and then click Categories.
4. In the Choose categories to list pages by list, select the check box of the appropriate category.
5. In the Sort pages by box, click Document title to sort the list alphabetically by title, or Date last modified to sort the list by file dates.

Repeat these steps for each category list that you want to include on your site map. You can easily arrange the category lists on your site map page by placing them in tables.

Note Your site map will be updated automatically whenever you add files to, or remove files from, a category. 

Add a list of files from a category to a page

You can use categories to organize files into logical groups. For example, you might classify all of the shopping-related files in your web (for example, catalog and product pages in your root web, pictures in the Images folder, and a price database in another folder) in categories called Catalog and Products. You might further categorize your product pages into Small Appliances, Large Appliances, and Outdoor Appliances.

If you've categorized files in your web, you can add dynamic category lists to your web pages. For example, on a shopping page you might insert three lists of products in your Small Appliances, Large Appliances, and Outdoor Appliances categories; site visitors can click a product in any list to display that product's page from your online catalog. As you add or drop products from your product line and add or remove those product pages from your web, or as you recategorize files, the category lists on the shopping page are automatically updated.

1. In Page view, open the page to which you want to add a list of files in a category. On the Insert menu, point to Components, and then click Categories.
2. Under Choose categories to list pages by, select the check boxes of the categories you want to include in the list.
3. In the Sort pages by box, click Date last modified to sort the list by file dates, or Document title to sort the list alphabetically by title or file name.
4. Select any additional information to include in the list, in addition to the document titles:

• To include the dates that files were last modified, select the Date the page was last modified check box.
• To include any comments that have been added to the files, select the Comments added to the page check box.

Tips

• If you select multiple categories, the files in the list won't be grouped by category; instead, they'll be sorted together by either the date last modified or the document title. To create individual lists of files in different categories, select only one category in step 2, and then repeat this procedure to create a separate list for each category you want to include on the page.
• You can easily create columns of category lists on a page using tables. Create a two-row table with as many columns as you have categories. Type the name of each category in each cell of the header row, and then use this procedure to add a category list to each of the cells in the second row of the table.

Create a table of contents for a web

You can create an automatically generated table of contents based on the navigation structure of your web, and pages with hyperlinks that are not included in the navigation structure. A site visitor browsing your web can click any entry in the table to jump to that page or file.

1. In Page view, position the insertion point where you want to create a table of contents.

Tip You can create the table of contents on a page that contains other content, or on a page by itself. If you want to create a table of contents for a large web, you should probably create a special table of contents page containing only the table.

2. On the Insert menu, point to Component, and then click Table of Contents.
3. In the Page URL for starting point of table box, type the relative URL of the page to use as the starting point for the table of contents, or click Browse to locate the page.

Tip The starting point determines which pages are leftmost in the table of contents. Pages pointed to by hyperlinks on the starting page will be indented one level in the table of contents.

4. In the Heading font size box, select the paragraph style for the heading (the top-level entry, or starting page) of the table of contents. To exclude the starting page from the table of contents, click None.

Tip If you're creating a table of contents on the same page as the starting point for the table, the heading of the table will be a hyperlink to the same page. For example, if you're creating a table of contents on the page Index.htm, and the starting point of that table is Index.htm (the same page), the heading of the table will be a hyperlink to Index.htm. If you want to exclude such a circular hyperlink as the heading of a table of contents, click None in the Heading font size box.

Notes

• If your web includes pages pointed to by multiple hyperlinks and you want the table of contents to list each page only once, select the Show each page only once check box.
• To include pages not pointed to by any hyperlinks in your web, select the Show pages with no incoming hyperlinks check box.
• To automatically recalculate the table of contents whenever any page in your web is edited, select the Recompute table of contents when any other page is edited check box. Recalculating a table of contents for a large web can be a time-consuming process. If you select this check box, you may find that it takes longer to save pages. If you don't select this check box, you can manually regenerate the table of contents by opening and saving the page containing the table of contents.
• To create a table of contents organized by categories instead of by navigation structure, follow the procedures to categorize a file and add a list of files from a category to a page. 

Set properties for a table of contents

You can create an automatically generated table of contents based on the navigation structure of your web. A site visitor browsing your web can click any entry in the table to jump to that page or file. Use this procedure to format the table of contents — for example, to change the heading font size, or to automatically recalculate the table of contents whenever any page in your web is edited. In Page view, right-click the table of contents you want to modify, and then click Table of Contents Properties on the shortcut menu:

• In the Page URL for starting point of table box, type the relative URL of the page to use as the starting point for the table of contents, or click Browse to locate the page.

Tip The starting point determines which pages are leftmost in the table of contents. Pages pointed to by hyperlinks on the starting page will be indented one level in the table of contents.

• In the Heading font size box, select the paragraph style for the heading (the top-level entry, or starting page) of the table of contents. To exclude the starting page from the table of contents, click None.

Tip If you're creating a table of contents on the same page as the starting point for the table, the heading of the table will be a hyperlink to the same page. For example, if you're creating a table of contents on the page Index.htm, and the starting point of that table is Index.htm (the same page), the heading of the table will be a hyperlink to Index.htm. If you want to exclude such a circular hyperlink as the heading of a table of contents, in the Heading font size box, click None.

• Select the Show each page only once check box if your web includes pages pointed to by multiple hyperlinks and you want the table of contents to list each page only once.
• To include pages not pointed to by any hyperlinks in your web, select the Show pages with no incoming hyperlinks check box.

Tip To automatically recalculate the table of contents whenever any page in your web is edited, select the Recompute table of contents when any other page is edited check box. Recalculating a table of contents for a large web can be a time-consuming process. If you select this check box, you may find that it takes longer to save pages. If you don't select this check box, you can manually regenerate the table of contents by opening and saving the page containing the table of contents.

Regenerate a table of contents when any page is edited

You can create an automatically generated table of contents based on the navigation structure of your web. A site visitor browsing your web can click any entry in the table to jump to that page or file. Use this procedure to automatically recalculate the table of contents whenever any page in your web is edited.

1. In Page view, right-click the table of contents you want to modify, and then click Table of Contents Properties on the shortcut menu.
2. Select the Recompute table of contents when any other page is edited check box.

Note Recalculating a table of contents for a large web can be a time-consuming process. If you select this check box, you may find that it takes longer to save pages. If you don't select this check box, you can manually regenerate the table of contents by opening and saving the page containing the table of contents.

Save changes in Navigation view

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. However, you can save changes at any time to prevent losing work.

• To save changes without switching views, right-click on the view background, and then click Apply Changes on the shortcut me

Create a hyperlink to a page or file in a web

You can create a hyperlink to a destination such as a page or file in a web. When a site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the destination is displayed in the Web browser. For example, you can create hyperlinks from your home page to the other pages in the web. Or, create a hyperlink to a GIF picture.

1. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it. For example, type and select "My Interests" to link to a page that describes your hobbies.

Or, if you want to use the title of the destination page (for example, Home Page) or location of the file (for example, http://localhost/filename) as the hyperlink text, position the insertion point where you want to insert the hyperlink.

2. Click Hyperlink .
3. Navigate to the web in which the destination page or file is located, and then select the page or file.

Tip If the destination page or file is in the current web, click the page or file in the Folder List, and then drag it to the open page where you want the

Create a hyperlink to a page or file on the World Wide Web

You can create a hyperlink to a page or file on the World Wide Web. When a site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the destination page or file is displayed. For example, you can create a hyperlink to a page or picture on another Web site.

4. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it. For example, type and select "Microsoft's Home Page."

Or, if you want to use the title of the destination page (such as "Welcome to Microsoft's Homepage") or the location of the file (such as http://www.microsoft.com/filename) as as the hyperlink text, position the insertion point where you want to insert the hyperlink.

5. Click Hyperlink .
6. Click World Wide Web .
7. In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited will be displayed in the URL box.

Create a hyperlink to an Office document

You can create a hyperlink to a Microsoft Office document, such as a document created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. When the site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the Web browser opens the corresponding application or viewer, and then displays the document. Some Web browsers display the document inside the browser window; other browsers open a separate window.

Note Before you create a hyperlink to a PowerPoint animation, you must add the Microsoft PowerPoint Animation ActiveX control, which is installed with PowerPoint.

8. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it. For example, type and select "Budget Spreadsheet."
9. Click Hyperlink .
10. Do one of the following:

• If the Office document is in the current web, locate the document and select it.
• If the Office document is on the local file system, click File , browse to the document, and then select it.

Tip If the Office document is in the current web, click it in the Folder List, and then drag it to the open page where you want the hyperlink.

Create a hyperlink to send an e-mail message

You can create a hyperlink that opens and addresses an e-mail message to the address you specify. For example, if you want site visitors to send you feedback, you can create a hyperlink that creates an e-mail message addressed to your e-mail alias.

Note Not all Web browsers support hyperlinks to e-mail addresses.

1. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it, for example type and select "Send me an e-mail message."

Or, if you want to use mailto:address as the hyperlink text, position the insertion point where you want to insert the hyperlink.

2. Click the Hyperlink button .
3. Click the E-Mail button .
4. Type the e-mail address to which you want the message sent.

Add a text hotspot to a graphic

You can add text hotspots to graphics such as pictures, animated GIFs, and videos. A text hotspot is a string of text that you have placed on a graphic and assigned a hyperlink. When a site visitor clicks the text, the destination of the hyperlink is displayed in the Web browser.

5. In Page view, click the picture.
6. On the Pictures toolbar, click Text .
7. In the text box that is now displayed on the graphic, type the text.

You can:

• Resize the text box by clicking and dragging the handles.
• Move the text box by clicking and dragging a border.

1. To set the hyperlink for the text, double-click an edge of the text box.
2. Specify the destination for the hotspot:

• If the destination is in a web, browse to the web and folder that contains the page, select it, and then click OK.
• If the destination is on your local network, click File , browse to the page you want from your local network, and then click OK.
• If the destination is on the World Wide Web, click World Wide Web . In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited will be displayed in the URL box. Click OK.
• If you want to create an e-mail message when a site visitor clicks the graphic, click E-Mail . Type the e-mail address to which you want the message sent, and then click OK.

Apply a theme to the current page

A theme is a collection of unified design elements and color schemes. You can apply a theme to the current page so that your page has an attractive appearance. The theme's styles, colors, and graphics will replace those that are currently being used.

After applying a theme to the current page rather than to the web, the page will no longer use the web's default theme setting. Therefore, any theme changes you apply to the web (the All pages option) will not affect this page, but rather only those pages that are using the default setting. To set a page to use the web's default theme setting, apply the Default theme to the page.

1. In Page view, open the page to which you want to apply a theme.
2. On the Format menu, click Theme.

Under Apply Theme to, Selected pages is selected.

3. In the list, click the theme you want to apply (to apply the web's default theme setting, click Default). A preview of the theme is displayed under Sample of Theme.

You can also select any of the following check boxes to set the appearance of the theme:

• To use a bright color scheme, select the Vivid colors check box. Clear this check box to use the normal color set.
• To use a lively set of banners, buttons, bullets, and other graphical elements, select the Active graphics check box. For example, select this check box if you want to use hover buttons instead of plain buttons. Clear this check box to use the normal graphic set.
• To use a background picture, select the Background picture check box.
• To use an external style sheet with the theme (rather than reformatting the page's HTML code to apply the theme), select the Apply using CSS check box. You should also select this check box if you are using a theme for which you have modified the styles. However, this feature is not supported in older Web browsers or on FrontPage 98 Web servers.

Note When this check box is selected, horizontal lines will not be displayed.

Remove a theme from selected pages

You can remove a theme from selected pages; this removes the theme's styles, colors, and graphics from the pages.

1. In Folders view, select the pages from which you want to remove a theme.
2. On the Format menu, click Theme.
3. Click Selected pages.
4. In the list, click No Theme.

Target a web for specific browsers

Microsoft FrontPage lets you target your web for compatibility with specific browsers and technologies. For example, you can target a web for compatibility with both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, or for compatibility with all version 3.0 browsers.

If you target a web for compatibility with specific browser technologies or versions, commands not supported by those browser technologies or versions will be unavailable (that is, they will appear dimmed) on menus in FrontPage at authoring time.

5. On the Tools menu, point to Page Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.
6. In the Browser box, select the specific browsers you want.

Tip To target specific technologies or features instead of browsers, click Custom, and then in the Technologies area, select or clear the check boxes of the specific technologies or features you want to enable or disable.

7. In the Browser versions box, select the specific versions of browsers that you want.

Tip To target specific technologies or features instead of browser versions, click Custom, and then in the Technologies area, select or clear the check boxes of the specific technologies or features you want to enable or disable.

Notes

• The following table lists the default technologies and features supported for each browser compatibility combination. If you override the default and enable a technology or feature not supported by a specific browser or version, your pages might not be displayed properly, or they might contain errors.
• You can also target a web for specific serves  when creating a web.

• If you choose Netscape Navigator only, Both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, or Microsoft Web TV in the Browsers box, the following commands and settings will be unavailable:
• Marquee (Insert menu, Component submenu)
• Video (Insert menu, Picture submenu)
• Table background picture (Table menu, Properties submenu, Table command)
• Cell borders and background (Table menu, Properties submenu, Cell command)
• If you choose Microsoft Internet Explorer, Both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, or Microsoft Web TV in the Browsers box, the following setting will be unavailable:
• Blink check box (Format menu, Font command)

Enable or disable VBScript

You can use Microsoft VBScript in your web for everything from forms to database queries. However, some Web browsers don't support VBScript, so pages containing VBScript might not be displayed properly or might contain errors when viewed by some site visitors.

Microsoft FrontPage lets you target your web for compatibility with specific browsers and technologies. If you enable or disable VBScript, or if you target a web for compatibility with a browser that doesn't support VBScript, the commands for inserting or using VBScript will be unavailable (that is, they will appear dimmed) on menus in FrontPage at authoring time.

1. On the Tools menu, click Page Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.
2. To enable or disable VBScript, select or clear the VBScript check box.

Note If you target your web for compatibility with Netscape Navigator only, Both Internet Explorer and Navigator, or Microsoft Web TV in the Browsers box, VBScript is automatically disabled by default. If you override the default and enable VBScript, your pages might not be displayed properly, or they might contain errors.

Enable or disable JavaScript

You can use JavaScript in your web for everything from animation to applications. However, some Web browsers don't support JavaScript, so pages containing JavaScript might not be displayed properly or might contain errors when viewed by some site visitors.

Microsoft FrontPage lets you target your web for compatibility with specific browsers and technologies. If you enable or disable JavaScript, or if you target a web for compatibility with a browser that doesn't support JavaScript, the commands for inserting or using JavaScript will be unavailable (that is, they will appear dimmed) on menus in FrontPage at authoring time.

3. On the Tools menu, click Page Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.
4. To enable or disable JavaScript, select or clear the JavaScript check box.

Note If you target your web for compatibility with Microsoft Web TV in the Browsers box, JavaScript is automatically disabled by default. If you override the default and enable JavaScript, your pages might not be displayed properly, or they might contain errors.

Enable or disable Java applets

You can use Java applets in your web for everything from animation to applications. However, some Web browsers don't support Java applets, so pages containing Java applets might not be displayed properly or might contain errors when viewed by some site visitors.

Microsoft FrontPage lets you target your web for compatibility with specific browsers and technologies. If you enable or disable Java applets, or if you target a web for compatibility with a browser that doesn't support Java applets, the commands for inserting or using Java applets will be unavailable (that is, they will appear dimmed) on menus in FrontPage at authoring time.

5. On the Tools menu, click Page Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.
6. To enable or disable Java applets, select or clear the Java applets check box.

Notes

• If you target your web for compatibility with Microsoft Web TV in the Browsers box, Java applets are automatically disabled by default. If you override the default and enable Java applets, your pages might not be displayed properly, or they might contain errors.
• If you disable Java applets, or choose a browser compatibility option that disables Java applets, the following commands will be unavailable:
• Java Applet (Insert menu, Advanced submenu)
• Banner Ad Manager (Insert menu, Component submenu)
• Hover Button (Insert menu, Component submenu)

Enable or disable frames

A frames page is a special kind of HTML page that divides the browser window into different areas called frames, each of which can display a different page. However, some Web browsers don't support frames, so frames pages might not be displayed properly when viewed by some site visitors.

Microsoft FrontPage lets you target your web for compatibility with specific browsers and technologies. If you enable or disable frames, or if you target a web for compatibility with a browser that doesn't support frames, the commands for inserting or using frames will be unavailable (that is, they will appear dimmed) on menus in FrontPage at authoring time.

1. On the Tools menu, click Page Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.
2. To enable or disable frames and frames pages, select or clear the Frames check box.

Notes

• If you target your web for compatibility with Microsoft Web TV in the Browsers box, frames are automatically disabled by default. If you override the default and enable frames, your frames pages might not be displayed properly.
• If you disable frames, or choose a browser compatibility option that disables frames, the Frames Pages tab won't appear in the New dialog box (File menu, New submenu, Page command) when you are creating new pages.

Enable or disable specific versions of CSS

Cascading style sheets (.css files) were enhancements first added to HTML version 3.0 for improving control over design elements and adding wider accessibility support to Web pages. CSS version 1.0 introduced the concept of cascading style sheets to store design information that could be applied to entire webs. CSS version 2.0 introduced effects such as position boxes and the ability to layer page elements on top of or behind one another. However, some Web browsers don't support certain versions of CSS, so pages containing CSS references or information might not be displayed properly or might contain errors when viewed by some site visitors.

Microsoft FrontPage lets you target your web for compatibility with specific browsers and technologies. If you enable or disable a specific version of CSS, or if you target a web for compatibility with a browser that doesn't support a specific version of CSS, the commands that utilize CSS will be unavailable (that is, they will appear dimmed) on menus in FrontPage at authoring time.

1. On the Tools menu, click Page Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.
2. Select or clear the CSS 1.0 (formatting) check box to enable or disable commands that use CSS version 1.0, such as adding space before or after a paragraph.

Note If you clear the CSS 1.0 (formatting) check box, FrontPage automatically disables the CSS 2.0 (positioning) check box, and, thus, commands that use CSS version 2.0.

3. Select or clear the CSS 2.0 (positioning) check box to enable or disable commands that use CSS version 2.0, such as position boxes or send-to-front.

Notes

• Specific versions of CSS are automatically disabled or unavailable for some browser compatibility options. If you override the default and enable a specific version of CSS, your pages might not be displayed properly, or they might contain errors.

• If you disable CSS 1.0 (formatting), or choose a browser compatibility option that disables CSS 1.0 (formatting), the following commands will be unavailable, in addition to any commands listed under CSS 2.0 (positioning), below:
• Borders and Shading (Format menu)
• Style (Format menu)
• Style Sheet Links (Format menu)
• Modify Style dialog box
• Highlight Color button (Formatting toolbar)
• Apply using CSS check box (Format menu, Theme command)
• If you disable CSS 2.0 (positioning), or choose a browser compatibility option that disables CSS 2.0 (positioning), the following commands will be unavailable:
• Position Box (Insert menu)
• Position (Format menu)
• Bring Forward button (Pictures toolbar)
• Send Backward button (Pictures toolbar)
• Format Border (Format menu, Style command, New Style dialog box)
• All commands on the Positioning toolbar

Enable or disable Dynamic HTML (DHTML)

Dynamic HTML (DHTML) is a Microsoft enhancement to HTML version 4.0 that lets you create special effects such as text that flies off the page one word at a time, or rotating billboard-style transition effects between pages. However, some Web browsers don't support DHTML, so pages containing DHTML might not be displayed properly or might contain errors when viewed by some site visitors.

Microsoft FrontPage lets you target your web for compatibility with specific browsers and technologies. If you enable or disable DHTML, or if you target a web for compatibility with a browser that doesn't support DHTML, the commands that utilize DHTML will be unavailable (that is, they will appear dimmed) on menus in FrontPage at authoring time.

1. On the Tools menu, click Page Options, and then click the Compatibility tab.
2. To enable or disable DHTML, select or clear the Dynamic HTML check box.

Notes

• The following table lists the browser compatibility options for which DHTML is automatically disabled or enabled. If you override the default and enable DHTML, your pages might not be displayed properly, or they might contain errors.

• If you disable DHTML, or choose a browser compatibility option that disables DHTML, the following commands and settings will be unavailable:
• Dynamic HTML Effects (Format menu)
• Page Transition (Format menu)
• Enable collapsible outlines check box (Format menu, Bullets and Numbering command)
• Enable hyperlink rollover effects check box (File menu, Properties command, Background tab)

Enable or disable Active Server Pages (.asp)

You can enable or disable the use of Active Server Pages (files with the .asp extension) in a web.

• On the Tools menu, click Page Options, click the Compatibility tab, and then select or clear the Active Server Pages check box.

Notes

• If you target your web for compatibility with Apache server in the Servers box, Active Server Pages are disabled by default. If you override the default and enable Active Server Pages, your pages might not be displayed properly, or they might contain errors.
• If your web already uses a database and you disable Active Server Pages, the Results and Column Value commands (Insert menu, Database submenu) will be unavailable.

Convert a disk-based web to a server-based web

If you configured your computer as a server after you installed Microsoft FrontPage, you can use the following procedure to convert your disk-based webs to server-based webs.

• Open your disk-based web in FrontPage, and then publish the web using HTTP, specifying the URL of your server as the location you want to publish to.

View information about your server

If you're working on a server-based web, you can view information about the server software. You can also see if the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions have been installed on the server, and, if so, what version.

• On the Tools menu, click Web Settings, and then click the General tab.

Use your computer as a server

When you install Microsoft FrontPage, it checks to see if you have a Web server installed on your computer. Previous versions of FrontPage installed a Web server by default, so if you have a previous version of FrontPage installed, you probably have a Web server installed as well.

If you have installed a Web server or a previous version of FrontPage or the server extensions, FrontPage automatically updates the server extensions and, if necessary, guides you through the process of configuring your server to use the server extensions. By default, all of the webs you create will be server-based.

If you don't have a Web server installed on your computer, FrontPage installs the server extensions, but does not configure them. By default, all of the webs you create in FrontPage will be disk-based. Use the following procedure to configure your computer as a server and use FrontPage to create server-based webs.

1. Install server software, such as Microsoft Personal Web Server.

• If you have Windows 98 or Windows NT installed on your computer, you can install the Microsoft Personal Web Server from the product CD.
• If you have Windows 95 installed on your computer, you can install the Microsoft Personal Web Server from the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack. You can download the Option Pack from the Microsoft Web site.

1. After you've installed a server on your computer, run Fpsrvadm, the FrontPage Server Extensions administration utility, to configure your server to use the server extensions. If your server is Windows NT Internet Information Services (IIS), you can use the FrontPage Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in instead.

Notes

• Once you complete this procedure, FrontPage will create server-based webs by default. You can continue to open and save any disk-based webs you may have created prior to configuring your computer as a server. To convert a disk-based web to a server-based web, publish the disk-based web to the URL of your server.
• For information about how to install and administer the FrontPage Server Extensions, see the FrontPage Server Extensions Resouces Kit. . If the FrontPage Server Extensions are installed on your computer, you can also access the resource kit by default at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\40\Serk\nnnn\Default.htm. (The nnnn folder has a numerical name based on the language in which you installed the FrontPage Server Extensions. For example, in a US English installation, the path is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\40\Serk\1033\Default.htm.) 

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