FrontPage Tips

 
Add a Network Place in FrontPage:
This procedure will add your web site to the FrontPage list of My Network Places

Step ONE:
Open FrontPage.  When it opens, select “Add Network Place…” in the lower right corner of the FrontPage window.  A dialog box will open.

Step TWO:
Type the URL of your staff website in the Location box of the "Add Network Place Wizard" dialog box as indicated below.  This URL will contain "https://" (If you wish to put a link to your home page or to the home page of another staff member on one of your pages, omit the “s” from https:// when creating this link. It is only needed when setting up access to the web site files from home or school for editing purposes.  This location is secured with your userID and password.)

Step THREE:
Type a shortcut name for your web site and click Finish. Your web site will now appear on the list of My Network Places when opening a web.



Open your web page directory in FrontPage:

Step ONE:
Open FrontPage
Select File ŕ Open Web

 

 

Step TWO:
The following dialog box should appear showing all of the Network Places that you have previously created:

 

 

 

Step THREE:
Select “userID on staff.gpschools.org” and then click Open.  The dialog box will close leaving the FrontPage window.  If no files are visible, select View ŕ Folders.  You should then see a list of your existing web site files.

 

 

 

Import finished web pages (created elsewhere) into your FrontPage web:

Step ONE:

Open FrontPage

Select File ŕ Open Web.  If necessary, select View ŕ Folders to see the list of files in your web site.

 

Step TWO:

Files can be added to your web site in a variety of ways:

  • Copy the file and paste it into the appropriate folder in FrontPage content list.
  • Drag the file into the appropriate folder in the FrontPage content list.
  • In FrontPage, select File ŕ Import and follow the dialog boxes to import the desired files and folders into your web site.

Files can also be created from scratch in FrontPage

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