Classroom Set-up
Install Microsoft FrontPage2002 on the instructor computer and each
student workstation. The exact installation will depend on whether
you're using the stand-alone version or the version that comes with
Office XP. To be able to run all of the exercises, you'll need to install
web server software along with FrontPage. Microsoft used to provide
a free Web server, MS Personal Web Server (PWS), on their site, but
as of this writing it has been removed from the site. PWS is on the
Windows 98 installation CD and other server software may or may not
be on Windows 2000 and Windows XP CDs -- depending on your exact version
and where the CD was obtained (i.e., through a reseller or off the shelf).
If you are able to obtain Web server software it should installed before
you install FrontPage, as FrontPage will detect the server software
and configure itself appropriately.
NOTE: The FrontPage 2002 server extensions do not work with PWS,
so you'll need to install with a server software that's compatible with
the latest extensions, for information on those servers go to: http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/.
Besides the FrontPage2002 installation, the exercises depend upon a
Web browser being installed. Most of the screen captures were
taken using Internet Explorer 5.5. If at all possible, try to
install a second Web browser on the student workstations, such as Netscape
Navigator.
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. Once the file is uncompressed,
you will find two folders inside the main folder: "fp2002,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 FrontPage2002
- 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.
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