FrontPage 2000 Foundation Level - Course Outline

An Introduction to FrontPage and the Internet

• What is the Internet?
• What is HTML?
• What is FrontPage?

Creating a First Web Site

• Creating A One Page Web
• Entering Text into Your New Web Page
• Basic Text Formatting
• Creating a New Web Page
• Switching betweenpages within your Web
• Simple Text Hyper-linking
• Previewing your Web Pages
• Examining the HTML code behind a Web page
• Creating Web Folders (Sub-directories)

Basic Formatting Techniques

• ng a Web within the FrontPage window
• Modifying the Background Color
• Adding a Background Picture
• Modifying Default Text and Hyperlink Colors
• Horizontal Lines
• Applying Themes

Manipulating Tables Within FrontPage

• Inserting a Table
• Modifying Table Properties
• Modifying Cell Properties

FrontPage - Pictures & Multimedia

• Inserting Clip Art
• Picture File Types - File Size & Loading Speeds
• Background Sounds
• Video Clips

Hyperlinking, Bookmarks & Image Maps

• Text Hyperlinks to Other Pages
• Bookmark Links
• Using Picture Hyperlinks
• Creating Image Map Hyperlinks
• Email Links

Introducing FrontPage "Components"

• Hover Buttons
• Adding a Scrolling Marquee
• Adding Page Transitions
• Creating Animations - DHTML

FrontPage and Frames

• Using Frames
• The Frame Set
• Creating a Frame Set
• Viewing the Frame Page HTML
• The <noframes> Tag

Managing Your Web

• Why Do You Need to Manage a Web Site?
• Deleting a Web or Pages Contained Within a Web
• Proofing Your Entire Web Site
• Using Site-Wide Text 'Search and Replace'
• Recalculating and Verifying Hyperlinks
• FrontPage Tasks

Good Site Design, Publishing & Publicizing

• Plan Your Site
• Publishing Your Web Site
• Factors Affecting the Speed of Your Web Site
• Using Relevant Text
• Listing Your Web With Search Engines
• Meta Tags

Appendix One - Importing a Web

• Importing a Web

FrontPage 2000-Hands-On Lab-Outline

This is an all day "Hands-On" session where you actually create and upload your own site.

An experienced developer is present to assist you with any technical or design questions you may have throughout the process. 

Bring your own graphics or logos along with any text ideas you would like to post to your site.  The content of your site is up to you - the benefit is that you will have someone there to guide you through the process.

We will gladly help you:

• Create a basic design that is appropriate based on your site objective.

• Add text, graphics, tables, databases, simple animations, links and more!

• Quality check the site - using the methods presented in Day One of this course.

• Upload the site and perform a second thorough quality check before you "Go Live!"

That's right!  Your site is up and running before you leave class!!  Take your files back to the office, make changes to the content and layout to your hearts content - you have Total Control Over Your Website!