Designing Web Pages with FrontPage 2000, Part 3

Course Specifications Course Name: Designing Web Pages with FrontPage 2000, Part 3   Courseware Version Number: 1.0   Course Length: 1 day

Classroom Set-up Install Microsoft FrontPage2000 on the instructor computer and each student workstation.  The exact installation will depend on how you obtained FrontPage2000.  There is a stand-alone version and a version that comes with Office2000.  There is one very important difference between them:  the stand-alone version does not come with the Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS).  The PWS is needed for some of the more advanced features, such as forms and FrontPage Components.  Also, without PWS, the students won't see "http://<nameofthepc>" when viewing pages, instead it will default to C:\My Webs.  If you installed earlier versions of FrontPage, then you most likely already have PWS installed.  If not, it is on the Windows98 CD or can be obtained from http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ie/pws/default.htm Besides the FrontPage2000 installation, the exercises depend upon a Web browser being installed.  Most of the screen captures were taken using Internet Explorer 5.0.   See Lesson 3, FrontPage Overview, for more information on installing the software. If at all possible, try to install a second Web browser on the student workstations, such as Netscape Navigator.  If you plan on covering Appendix A:  Introduction to Image Composer, you'll need to install that application as well.  NOTE:  Image Composer only comes with the stand-alone version of FrontPage, the Office 2000 version assumes you'll use PhotoDraw. There are two types of support files for this course: individual files and Webs. A few of the exercises depend upon opening or inserting files that reside in a folder called "Fp3". Other exercises have the students open existing FrontPage Webs for them to work on. Download the support file, which contains both types of files. That file is compressed and must be uncompressed using WinZip 6.2 (or later) for Windows95. Once the file is uncompressed, you will find two folders inside the main folder: "fp2000,part3". One is the "Fp3" folder containing the individual files. The second folder is called "Webs" and contains the student FrontPage Webs. Simply copy the "Fp3" folder to each student's workstation (the exercises assume it will be in the root directory: C:\Fp3). The Webs must be imported (i.e., you can not just copy them to the student workstation to open them in FrontPage) into FrontPage. Here is how to import the Webs: Copy the "Webs" folder to each workstation or if you have a networked classroom, set up access to that folder from one PC. Open FrontPage2000 Click File > New > Web.... Select Import Web Wizard. Type Net News for the name of the Web and click OK. Browse to or type in the folder where the Webs reside and locate the "netnews" folder. For example, if you installed the files on the hard drive you would go to: C:\fp2000,part3\netnews . Check the "Include subfolders" box (very important), then click Next. Click Next to have all of the files imported. Click Finish to import the Web.     Instructor Tips Lesson 1: You'll likely want to experiment with many of the styles.  The manual shows how to implement the main types, but in the style dialog box are many more properties you can apply.  If you don't plan on covering Image Composer, here is where you can spend much more time experimenting. The pages under "Features" on the home page can be useful for applying extra properties as they are not changed much during this or the other exercises. Lesson 2: Have students insert the time and date on pages by choosing Date and Time... from the Insert menu.  This is another FrontPage Component that uses JavaScript to accomplish the timestamping. Lesson 3: You may want to go back through the Wizard several times and keep changes options to see their effect.  It's fairly quick to get through the Wizard. Appendix A: This used to be Lesson 4 in the FrontPage98 manual, but was moved to an appendix because Image Composer only appears on the stand-alone version of FP and is completely optional. You might want to have students save the file much sooner than is covered in one of the exercises in case there are any "accidents."  The whole saving process is not covered until the end because there are so many options, but you might explain that they are going to save the file in Microsoft Image Composer format (.MIC) and more will be explained later about saving. Have fun!  There is so much you can do with Image Composer that after the students insert a few images have the students play with the effects.  You might suggest that they use the flower clipart to apply special effects..