Communicating with Your Web Site's Visitors

Core Training for Microsoft FrontPage 2002

Updating Information Automatically

1	To begin updating information in your Web site and inserting a Web component in the specials page, on the Standard toolbar, click the Web Component button.
2	To start creating a link to the text you want to display on your Web page, in the Insert Web Component dialog box, in the Component type box, click Included Content.
3	To choose a type for the selected Web component and close the dialog box, in the Choose a type of content box, click Page, and then click Finish.
4	To select the page to be displayed, in the Include Page Properties dialog box, click Browse, and then in the Current Web dialog box, click monthly_specials.htm, and click OK.
5	To include this selected page and move to the next step, in the Include Page Properties dialog box, click OK.
6	The content of monthly_specials is inserted in the specials page. To verify that this content stays as a block and cannot be edited, in the Page view editing window, click anywhere in the body of the content text.
7	To edit the content text in the specials page and open the monthly_specials source page, in the Folder List, double-click monthly_specials.htm.
8	To replace a month name, on the upper portion of the page, to the right of the word August, between the letter s and the exclamation point (!), click once, press and hold down the SHIFT key, click to the left of the word August, release the SHIFT key, and then type September.
9	To verify that the content in the specials page reflects the changes, in the upper portion of the Page view editing window, click the specials.htm tab.
10	To begin inserting a picture that updates automatically, in the Folder List, double-click products.htm, and then in the Page view editing window, click below the body of the text.
11	To start inserting the necessary Web component, on the Standard toolbar, click the Web Component button, and then in the Insert Web Component dialog box, in the Component type box, click Included Content.
12	To choose a type for the selected component and finish inserting a picture, in the Choose a type of content box, click Picture Based On Schedule, and click Finish.
13	To start selecting a picture for display during a scheduled time, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, to the right of the During the scheduled time box, click Browse.
14	To specify the location and name of the picture file, in the Picture dialog box, in the URL box, type C:\Documents.
15	To accept the file name, in the Picture dialog box, click OK.
16	To start selecting a picture for display during times other than the scheduled time, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, to the right of the Before and after the scheduled time (optional) box, click Browse.
17	To specify the name and location of the picture file, in the Picture dialog box, in the URL box, type C:\Documents.
18	To accept the file name, in the Picture dialog box, click OK.
19	To set the starting month of the scheduled time, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, in the Starting section, click the arrow next to the second text box from the left, and click Sep.
20	To set the starting date of the scheduled time, in the Starting section, click the arrow next to the third text box from the left, point to the scroll box on the scroll bar, press and hold down the mouse button, drag the pointer up until the scroll box reaches the upper-end of the scroll bar, release the mouse button, and then click 01.
21	To set the starting time, press the TAB key on your keyboard, next to the fourth text box from the left, click the UP arrow two times.
22	To set the ending month of the scheduled time, in the Ending section, click the arrow next to the second text box from the left, and click Sep.
23	To set the ending date of the scheduled time, in the Ending section, click the arrow next to the third text box from the left, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar, click 30, and press the TAB key.
24	To insert the Web component, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, click OK.
25	To align the graphic to the right edge of the page, in the Page view editing window, click the graphic once, and then on the Standard toolbar, click the Align Right button.
26	To preview the picture that will be displayed during the scheduled time, click the Format menu, and click Properties.
27	To set the current month, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, in the Starting section, click the arrow next to the second text box from the left, click Aug, and then in the Ending section, click the arrow next to the second text box from the left, and click Aug.
28	To view the changes in a browser window, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, click OK, and then click the File menu, click Preview in Browser, and in the Preview in Browser dialog box, click Preview.
29	To close the browser window, in the upper-right corner of the window, click the Close button.

Creating Forms for Visitors

1	To open the New Page or Web task pane and start creating a form, click the File menu, point to New, and then click Page or Web.
2	To create a form using a template, in the New Page or Web task pane, in the New from template section, click Page Templates.
3	To select a template, in the Page Templates dialog box, on the General tab, in the display pane on the left, click Feedback Form (first row, last template from left), and then click OK.
4	To assign a name to the new page containing the feedback form, on the Standard toolbar, click Save, and then, in the Save As dialog box, in the File name box, type feedback.htm.
5	To assign a new title to the page, in the Save As dialog box, click Change title, and then, in the Set Page Title dialog box, in the Page title box, type Feedback, and click OK.
6	To save the page with the new name and title, in the Save As dialog box, click Save.
7	To view the navigation structure of the Web site and fit the site onto the screen, on the Views bar, click the Navigation icon, and then on the Formatting toolbar, click the Portrait/Landscape button.
8	To add the feedback page to the navigation structure of the site, in the Folder List, point to the feedback.htm file, press and hold down the mouse button, drag the pointer to the right into the Navigation view window until the outline of the page is positioned above the home page, and then release the mouse button.
9	To verify the change in the appearance of the feedback page, on the Views bar, click the Page icon.
10	To start editing the feedback page, click once below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, in the the drop-down box that displays Web Site, double-click the words Web Site.
11	To start adding a new entry to the drop-down box, in the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, click Add.
12	To give a caption to the entry, in the Add Choice dialog box, in the Choice box, type choose one..., in the Initial state section, click the selected option button, and then click OK.
13	To display choose one... as the default selection in the drop-down box, in the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, click Move Up once.
14	To ensure that the form cannot be submitted when the choose one... option is selected, in the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, click Validate, and then, in the Drop-Down Box Validation dialog box, click the Disallow first choice check box, and click OK.
15	To finish adding the new entry and close the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, in the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, click OK.
16	To view the result of the modifications, in the lower-left corner of the Page view editing window, click Preview, click once below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, and click the arrow next to the drop-down box that now displays choose one...
17	To save the page, in the lower-left corner of the Preview pane, click Normal two times, and then, on the Standard toolbar, click Save.
18	To start creating another form accompanying the feedback form, click the File menu, point to New, and click Page or Web.
19	To create the form using a template, in the New Page or Web task pane, in the New from template section, click Page Templates.
20	To select a template, in the Page Templates dialog box, on the General tab, in the display pane on the left, click Confirmation Form (first row, third template from left), and then click OK.
21	To assign a name to the new page containing the confirmation form, on the Standard toolbar, click Save, and then in the Save As dialog box, in the File name box, type confirmation.htm.
22	To save the page and view the navigation structure of the Web site, in the Save As dialog box, click Save, and then on the Views bar, click the Navigation icon.
23	To add the confirmation page to the navigation structure of the site, in the Folder List, point to the confirmation.htm file, press and hold down the mouse button, drag the pointer to the right into the Navigation view window until the outline of the page is positioned above the home page, and then release the mouse button.
24	To verify the change in the appearance of the confirmation page, on the Views bar, click the Page icon.

Adding Ways to Find Information

1	To add a page so Web visitors can find information, in the New Page or Web task pane, in the New from template section, click Page Templates.
2	To open a page template, in the Page Templates dialog box, click the Frequently Asked Questions page template (second row from top, second template from left), and then click OK.
3	To assign a name to the new page, on the Standard toolbar, click Save, and then, in the Save As dialog box, in the File name box, type faq.htm.
4	To assign a title to the page, click Change title, and then, in the Set Page Title dialog box, in the Page title box, type Common Questions, and click OK.
5	To save the page and view the navigation structure of the Web site, in the Save As dialog box, click Save, and then, on the Views bar, click the Navigation icon.
6	To include the faq page in the navigation structure of the site, in the Folder List, point to the faq.htm file, press and hold down the mouse button, drag the mouse to the Navigation view window until the outline of the page is placed between the Specials page and the Search Page, and then release the mouse button.
7	To start editing the faq page, on the Views bar, click the Page icon, and then, in the Page view editing window, click once below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar.
8	To replace an existing question, in the Page view editing window, in the Table of Contents section, click to the left of the text How do I ... ?, press and hold down the SHIFT key, at the end of the text, click to the right of question mark (?), and then release the SHIFT key.
9	To add a new question, type What can I.
10	To view the faq page in HTML format, in the lower-left corner of the Page view editing window, click the HTML button.
11	To view the questions and the answers, in the HTML pane, point to the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, press and hold down the mouse button, drag the pointer down until it reaches the middle of the scroll bar, and then release the mouse button.
12	To start replacing a bookmarked answer, next to the tag <a href="#how">, click to the left of the text What can I do about verticillium wilt?, press and hold down the SHIFT key, click to the right of the text, and then release the SHIFT key.
13	To copy the selected text, on the Standard toolbar, click the Copy button.
14	To replace the bookmarked answer, next to the tag <a name="how">, click to the left of the text How do I ... ?, press and hold down the SHIFT key, click to the right of the text, release the SHIFT key, and then, on the Standard toolbar, click the Paste button.
15	To start replacing the bookmark of the question, in the tag <a href="#how">, between the number sign (#) and the letter h, click to the left of the text how, press and hold down the SHIFT key, at the end of the text, click between the letter w and the quotation mark ("), and release the SHIFT key.
16	To replace the selected bookmark with a new bookmark, type verticillium_wilt.
17	To open the Normal pane and start adding an answer to the new question, in the lower-left corner of the HTML pane, click the Normal button.
18	To specify a location for the answer, in the Page view editing window, click to the left of the opening bracket ([) in the text [This is the answer to the question.], press and hold down the SHIFT key, at the end of the text, click to the right of the closing bracket (]), and release the SHIFT key.
19	To add the new answer, type Verticillium wilt is.
20	To save the changes to the faq page, on the Standard toolbar, click Save.
21	To open the New Page or Web task pane and start adding a search page, click the File menu, point to New, and then click Page or Web.
22	To open a page template, in the Page Templates dialog box, click once below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, click the Search Page page template (third row from bottom, second template from left), and then click OK.
23	To assign the name, title, and location of an existing page to the new page, on the Standard toolbar, click Save, in the Save As dialog box, double-click the search file, and in the alert box that appears, click Yes.
24	To view the changes to the new page, click the View menu, and click Refresh.