FrontPage FAQ
1. FrontPage Page Templates
A "page template" is a special folder containing one HTML file and
related graphic files, plus some FrontPage information files. FrontPage
uses these files to help a user create as many new pages as they want
with the layout specified.
2. FrontPage Web Templates
A "web template" is a special folder collection of HTML pages,
related graphic and other files, plus some FrontPage information files.
FrontPage uses these files to help a user create a new FrontPage web --
or as many webs as they want. The initial new web has the pages and
files -- and even navigation structure -- specified by the developer,
but the user can then modify the web by adding or deleting pages,
changing text, and changing the navigation structure.
Web templates are a great solution for people who know how to use
FrontPage, but don't know how to use imaging programs and HTML to build
their own web site. You get a great layout and ease-of-use in one
package, and all you have to do is add your own content.
First, click on the Preview tab on the bottom or go to File
| Preview in Browser. Chances are that your page just looks
funny in Normal View. If you see small gaps in between
images in Normal View, don't worry! If the page template
uses tables to lay out the images, Normal View pushes the
pictures around slightly to make room for the table
guidelines. They will disappear and fit nicely when you look
at the page with a browser.
This is because you need to use the included Page or Web
Template along with the Theme. Please
go to this page to find out how to use a web template to
create a new web site. You will then need to add your
content from your old site into your new site.
You may see something like [Add this page to the
Navigation View to display hyperlinks here] or
[Change the properties of this Navigation bar...]. In
the first case, you will need to add your page to navigation
view. Click on Navigation in the left Views column, then
drag your page from the Folder List column into the
navigation structure.
In the second case, right-click on the [Change the properties...]
text and select Link Bar Properties. Look at what kind of navigation has
been selected. It's possible that there are no pages for that kind of
navigation -- for example, if you have "Child Pages" selected, but the
page has no child pages, then the navigation bar will not display. (Read
more about editing Link Bars.)
Save your changes and go to File | Preview in Browser to make
sure everything worked.
The theme is probably not applied. Go to
Format | Theme and you will probably find that "No
Theme" is selected. Select your theme and this should fix
the problem.
You may also want to check the Navigation Bar
Properties (right-click on the Navigation bar) and make sure that
"Buttons" is selected under "Orientation and Appearance."
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