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This
tutorial will guide you step-by-step through configuring
Microsoft FrontPage to exchange files between your
computer and your web site.
In
order to follow along with us, you'll need to have
Microsoft FrontPage installed, and you'll need to
be connected to the internet via your Internet service
provider
Create
a Simple Page
Before
you can publish an html file to your web site with
FrontPage, you must either have a page already created,
or create a page. To create a page with FrontPage,
follow these simple steps:
1.
With FrontPage open, choose File --> New.
2.
Type in "This is a simple test"
3.
From the menu bar, choose File --> Save As.
4.
Name the html file.
(If this file is to be your homepage, be sure to name
it index.html)
Once
you have the file saved to your hard drive, you are
ready to publish the file.
Publish
Your Web Page.
1.
From the menu bar, choose File --> Publish Web
.
You'll
get a dialog box like this:
2.
Click on the Options button
You
will see a dialog box like this:
3.
In box below Specify the location to publish your
site to: enter the full URL for your site.
4.
If this is the first time you are publishing your
site, select Publish all pages...
5.
Select Include subwebs.
You
should now have a dialog box that looks like this:
Obviously,
you will have put your real domain name instead of
'mydomain.com'
6.
Click the Publish button.
You
should now see a dialog box like this one:
7.
Enter your username and password.
If
you have entered all the details correctly, FrontPage
2000 will then publish your site.
You will see a dialog box like this one when it has
finished:
8.
Click Done.
Further Microsoft FrontPage Support
If you need further assistance using FrontPage,
go to http://builder.com/Authoring/FrontPage98/
and http://support.microsoft.com/directory/
The
most common asked question users ask when using FrontPage
is:
The default page still shows up even after I have
uploaded my index page.
SOLUTION: You MUST DELETE the default page
before your index page will show up.
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