Creating a Web Site to Support Team Projects

Core Training for Microsoft FrontPage 2002

Using a Web Site to Track a Project

1	To begin creating a Web site, in the New Page or Web task pane, in the New from template section, click Web Site Templates.
2	To start defining the location of the Web site, in the Web Site templates dialog box, in the Options section, click Browse.
3	To specify the location of the Web site, in the New Web Location dialog box, double-click the Garden Company folder, double-click the Webmaster subfolder, click Project, and then click Open.
4	To create a Web site to track a project, in the Web Site Templates dialog box, click the Project Web icon, and then click OK.
5	To switch to Folders view and see the extensive list of files that FrontPage creates for this type of Web site, on the Views bar, click the Folders icon.
6	The Title column indicates that many of the files are merely headers and footers, and not actual Web pages.To view the full extent of the Web site, on the Views bar, click the Navigation icon.
7	To open the home page in the Page view editing window, in the Folder List, double-click index.htm.
8	To view the home page in a browser, on the Standard toolbar, click the Preview in Browser button.
9	To view the pages and text that FrontPage has created for this Project Web site, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar.
10	To browse through two other pages of the Web site, in the left section of the Web page, click Members, view the page, and then click Schedule.
11	To close the Internet Explorer window and return to FrontPage, in the upper-right corner of the browser window, click the Close button.
12	To begin defining a theme for this Web site, click the Format menu, and click Theme.
13	To apply the theme to the entire Web site, in the Themes dialog box, in the Apply Theme to section, click the All pages option button.
14	To select a theme for this Web site, in the Apply Theme to section, in the Themes list, click three times below the scroll box on the scroll bar and then click Nature.
15	To simplify the site presentation, in the Apply Theme to section, click the Active Graphics check box, and then click OK.
16	To overwrite the previous formatting of the Web pages, in the message box that appears, click Yes.
17	To save all changes, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.

Using a Web Site to Discuss a Topic

1	To begin creating a Web site, in the New Page or Web task pane, in the New from template section, click Web Site Templates.
2	To start defining the location of the Web site, in the Web Site Templates dialog box, in the Options section, click Browse.
3	To specify the location of the Web site, in the New Web Location dialog box, double-click the Garden Company folder, double-click the Webmaster subfolder, click Discussion, and then click Open.
4	To create a Web site for discussion, in the Web Site Templates dialog box, click the Discussion Web Wizard icon, and then click OK.
5	To continue creating the Discussion Web of interlinked Web pages, in the Discussion Web Wizard, click Next.
6	To accept the selected features for the Discussion Web, in the Discussion Web Wizard, click Next.
7	To enter a title for the discussion and name the discussion folder, type Soil-Borne Diseases, press the TAB key, type disc_sbd, and then click Next.
8	To specify a set of input fields for the Discussion Web, click the Subject, Category, Comments option button, and then click Next.
9	To allow visitors to post articles on the Discussion Web site, click Next.
10	To make the most recent information visible to users, click the Newest to oldest option button, and then click Next.
11	To incorporate the table of contents into the welcome page, click Next.
12	To define the information to be reported on the Search Form, click the Subject, Size, Date, Score option button, and then click Next.
13	To begin defining a theme for the Web site, on the Discussion Web Wizard, click Choose Web Theme.
14	To choose a theme for the entire Web site, in the Choose Theme dialog box, in the Apply Theme to section, in the Themes list, click Arcs.
15	To apply the selected theme to the Web site, in the Apply Theme to section, click the Active Graphics check box, click OK, and then, on the Discussion Web Wizard, click Next.
16	To configure your discussion group so that it runs in all browsers, in the Frame Options section, click Dual interface—use frames if available, or normal pages if not, and then click Next.
17	To complete the creation of the Discussion Web, click Finish.
18	To begin publishing the Discussion Web, click the File menu, and click Publish Web.
19	To begin defining the destination for publishing the Web site, in the Publish Destination dialog box, in the Enter publish destination text box, type http://, and then click OK.
20	To connect to the server, in the Connect to gardenco-dc1.gardenco.msn…. dialog box, in the User name box, type administrator, press the TAB key, type password, click the Remember my password check box, and then click OK.
21	To accept the creation of a new Discussion Web site, in the message box that appears, click OK.
22	To complete the publication of the Web site, in the Publish Web dialog box, click Publish.
23	To view the published Web site, in the Microsoft FrontPage message box, click the Click here to view your published web site link.
24	To begin testing the Discussion Web, click the Post a new article (starting a new thread) link.
25	To enter test information on the Web site, in the POST ARTICLE section, click in the Subject box, type Test, press the TAB key, type Catherine, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar, and click Post Article.
26	To return to the main page and see the new entry made, on the Confirmation page, click the refresh the main page link.
27	To view the test information, in the CONTENTS area, click the Test link.
28	To close the Discussion Web site, in the upper-right corner of the Web site window, click the Close button.
29	To complete the process of publishing the Discussion Web site, in the Microsoft FrontPage message box, click Done.

Creating a SharePoint Team Web Site

1	To begin creating a Sharepoint team Web site, in the New Page or Web task pane, in the New from template section, click Web Site Templates.
2	To start defining the location of your Web site, in the Web Site Templates dialog box, click in the Specify the location of the new web text box, and type http://.
3	To create a SharePoint team Web site, in the Web Site Templates dialog box, click the SharePoint-based Team Web Site icon, and then click OK.
4	To expand the folders and see the contents of the TeamSite Web site, in the Folder List, click the plus signs (+) to the left of Lists, Announcements, Contacts and Events, in that order respectively.
5	To begin opening the TeamSite Web site in the Web browser, on the Standard toolbar, click Preview in Browser.
6	To browse through the TeamSite Web site, in the upper-left corner of the page, on the navigation bar, click Documents.
7	To view how discussions will take place on the TeamSite Web site, on the navigation bar, click Discussion Boards, then, on the Discussion Boards page, click New Discussion Board.
8	To start a discussion on the TeamSite Web site, type Cathy, press the TAB key, type Test Discussion, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar, and then click Create.
9	To join the discussion initiated by Cathy, in the Test Discussion section, click New Discussion.
10	To enter text for the discussion, type Garden Plants, press the TAB key, type Spring flowering plants, and then, below Cathy: New Item, click Save and Close.
11	To browse through the Create page and observe the scope of the TeamSite Web site, on the navigation bar, click Create.
12	To view the undisplayed options, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar.
13	To browse through the TeamSite Web site Help file, click once above the scroll box on the scroll bar, and on the navigation bar, click Help.
14	To view the How do I… options of the Help file, in the Site Help section, click How do I.
15	To see the contents of the Help file, at the bottom of the page, on the navigation bar, click Contents.
16	To close the Help window, and return to the TeamSite Web site, in the upper-right corner of the Help window, click the Close button.

Adding and Customizing a SharePoint Team Web Site

1	To begin customizing a SharePoint team Web site, on the navigation bar, click Documents.
2	To add a new document library to the site, on the Document Libraries page, click New Document Library.
3	To name and describe the new document library, in the Name and Description section, in the Name text box, type Pacific NW Landscaping, press the TAB key, and type General.
4	To indicate that the default document type is a Web page, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar, in the Document Template section, click the arrow next to the Template Type box, and click Blank Microsoft FrontPage Document.
5	To begin creating the new document library and locate it on the site’s Quick Launch bar, click Create.
6	To create a new item in the Pacific NW Landscaping library, click Upload Document.
7	To add information from an external file to the document library, on the Upload Document page, to the right of the File Name box, click Browse.
8	To locate the external Word document, in the Choose file dialog box, double-click the Garden Company folder, double-click the Webmaster subfolder, click Landscape, and then click Open.
9	To return to the Pacific NW Landscaping page that features the new addition, click Save and Close.
10	To view the Landscape document, in the File Name section, click Landscape.
11	To open the file and view it in the Web browser, in the File Download dialog box, click Open.
12	To return to the TeamSite Web site, on the Standard toolbar, click Back.
13	To view the Contacts page on the TeamSite Web site, on the navigation bar, click Lists, and then, on the Lists page, click Contacts.
14	To add new contact information to the TeamSite Web site, click New Item, in the Last Name text box, type Turner, press the TAB key, and in the First Name text box, type Catherine.
15	To save the new contact in the contact list, on the Contacts: New Item page, click Save and Close.
16	To observe the layout of contact information, on the Contacts page, in the Last Name section, click Turner.
17	To begin adding a new link to the TeamSite Web site, on the navigation bar, click Lists, and then, on the Lists page, click Links.
18	To specify a URL for the new link, on the Links page, click New Item, in the URL box, press the RIGHT arrow key, and type www2.
19	To save the new link to the Links list, on the Links: New Item page, click Save and Close.
20	To change the name of the TeamSite Web site, on the navigation bar, click Site Settings, and then, on the Site Settings page, in the Web Site Settings section, click Change site name and description.
21	To rename the Web site, in the Name and Description section, in the Web Site Name text box, click to the left of Team, and type The Garden Company, and then press the SPACEBAR key.
22	To enter a description of The Garden Company Team Web site, in the Name and Description section, click the Description box, and type This is.
23	To return to the Site Settings page and modify the home page layout, click OK, and then, on the Site Settings page, in the Web Site Settings section, click Customize home page layout.
24	To reposition the Contacts list, in the left column, position the mouse pointer over Contacts, press and hold down the mouse button, drag the pointer below Events in the center column until a large insertion point appears, and then release the mouse button.
25	To view the various additions to the Web site as displayed on the home page, click once below the scroll box on the scroll bar, and then click Save.

Maintaining Version Control over Web Site Files

1	To modify the security settings of a Web site, click the Tools menu, and click Web Settings.
2	To allow only one user to modify the pages and files in the current Web site at a particular time, on the General tab of the Web Settings dialog box, click the Use document check-in and check-out check box, and then click OK.
3	To accept the change for the source control of the Web site, in the message box that appears, click Yes.
4	The green dots before the file names indicate that the files are checked in. To check out a file, in the Folder List, click specials.htm, click the Edit menu, and click Check Out.
5	To open the specials.htm file in the Page view editing window, in the Folder List, double-click specials.htm.
6	To enter some information on the specials.htm page, type Test Check Out.
7	To save the changes and close the specials.htm page, in the upper-right corner of the Page view editing window, click the Close button, and then click Yes.
8	To discard the changes made to the file since it was checked out, in the Folder List, click the specials.htm file, click the Edit menu, and click Undo Check Out.
9	To restore the most recently checked in version of the specials.htm file and discard all changes since the file was checked out, in the message box that appears, click Yes.
10	To view the effect of a file that is checked in, in the Folder List, double-click search.htm.