Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 in 24 Hours

Rogers Cadenhead is a Web developer and Linux Magazine columnist. He has written 16 books on Internet-related topics, including Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days and How to Use the Internet, Eighth Edition. He's also a Web publisher whose sites receive more than seven million visits a year. He maintains this book's official World Wide Web site using FrontPage 2003 at http://www.frontpage24.com.

Introduction.
I. CREATING YOUR FIRST WEB PAGES.

Hour 1. Create a Web Page.


Start Using FrontPage 2003. Create a Page from a Template. Create and Save a New Page. Add Text to a Page. Create a Headline. Choose a Font and Color. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 2. Organize a Page with Links, Lists, and Tables.


Add a Hyperlink to a Web Page. Create a List. Organize a Page with Tables. Line Up Text in a Table. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 3. Display Graphics and Photos on a Page.


Work with Graphics in Different Formats. Add a Graphic to a Page. Layout Graphics with Text. Add a Hyperlink. Add a Caption. Add Clip Art to a Page. Change the Size of a Graphic. Save a Page with New Graphics. Find More Clip Art to Use. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 4. Lay Out a Page with Tables.


Arrange Elements of a Page. Add a Layout Table to a Page. Add and Remove Table Rows and Columns. Make Adjustments to Page Layout. Summary. Q&A.

II. DESIGNING AN ENTIRE WEB SITE.

Hour 5. Create a New Web Site.


Build a New Web Site. Explore the New Site. Add a New Page to a Site. Import Files into a Site. Delete a Site. Use Word Documents on the Web. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 6. Develop a Site Quickly with Templates.


Select a Web Site Template. Create a New Web Site. Customize Your New Web Site. Explore the Personal Web Site Template. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 7. Make Your Site Look Great with Themes.


Give a Site Personality. Select a Theme. Change to a New Theme. Create a Custom Theme. Delete a Theme. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 8. Let FrontPage Create a Site for You.


Open a Site-Creation Wizard. Import an Existing Site into FrontPage. Create a Corporate Web Site. Summary. Q&A.

III. IMPROVING YOUR SITE'S APPEAL.

Hour 9. Collect Information from Your Visitors.


Collect Feedback from Your Visitors. Call on the Form Page Wizard. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 10. Make a Site Look Great with Graphics.


Edit an Existing Graphic. Reshape a Graphic. Add Text to a Graphic. Make Part of a Graphic Transparent. Share Your Digital Photos in a Photo Gallery. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 11. Offer Animation, Video, and Games.


Add a Scrolling Marquee. Use Animation and Other Special Effects to a Page. Create Page Transition Effects. Animate Page Elements with Dynamic HTML. Copy Formatting from One Place to Another. Add Video to a Page. Add Flash and Java Content. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 12. Use Web Components to Jazz Up a Site.


Add Components to a Web Site. Put MSNBC Features on a Page. Link to Maps on Expedia. Add a Link Bar. Put a Banner on a Page. Create Dynamic Web Templates. Summary. Q&A.

IV. MAKING YOUR NEW SITE A SUCCESS.

Hour 13. Publish Your Site.


Find a Server to Host Your Site. Publish Your Site for the First Time. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 14. Attract the Widest Possible Audience.


Cope with a Diverse Audience. Make Your Web Compatible with Multiple Browsers. Preview a Page with Different Browsers. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 15. Promote a New Site.


Let Search Engines Know About a New Site. Submit the Site to Web Directories. Exchange Links with Similar Sites. Join a Web Ring. Add a Weblog to Your Site. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 16. Learn More About Your Site's Audience.


Explore a Web Server's Logging Capability. View the Usage Reports for Your Site. Add a Hit Counter to a Site. Share Usage Reports with Your Visitors. Summary. Q&A.

V. ENHANCING YOUR SITE.

Hour 17. Add a Search Engine to Your Site.


Make Your Web Site Searchable. Customize How Results Are Displayed. Add an MSN Search. Add a Site Map. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 18. Turn Your Site into a Community.


Create a Discussion Site with a Wizard. Maintain a Discussion Site. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 19. Connect a Database to Your Site.


Make Use of Existing Database Files. Add an Existing Database to a Site. Display Database Records on a Page. Save Information to a New Database. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 20. Use Your Site to Gather Information.


Create a Form by Hand. Add Elements to a Form. Receive Information from a Form. Create a Confirmation Page. Summary. Q&A.

VI. CREATING WEB SITES LIKE A PRO.

Hour 21. Create and Edit Pages Using HTML.


Get Started with HTML. Tag a Page with HTML Commands. Leave Existing HTML Untouched. Clean Up the HTML on a Page. Add HTML to a Web Page. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 22. Format Your Site with Cascading Style Sheets.


Use Styles to Design a Site. Create a Style Sheet. Edit a Style Sheet. Apply a Style to a Web Page. Match HTML Tags with FrontPage Features. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 23. Share Information with XML.


View and Edit XML Files. Save Forms as XML. Display XML Data with a Data View. Summary. Q&A.

Hour 24. Divide a Page into Separate Frames.


Create a Frame. Work on a Framed Page. Add an Inline Frame. Summary. Q&A.

VII. APPENDICES.

Appendix A: FrontPage Internet Resources.


Web Sites and Discussion Groups.

Glossary.
Index.