Microsoft FrontPage #3



*1.  FOR A GOOD TIME, ANIMATE 

February 5th, 1999

Want leaves to swirl across your Web page or snowflakes to 
fall? No problem: All you have to do is animate your page, 
using this easy three-step process: 

- 1. From the FrontPage Editor, click the image or text you
     want to animate. 
- 2. Choose Format + Animation and select an animation from the
     list of options. 
- 3. Click FrontPage Editor's Preview tab to see your animation
     in motion. 

Keep in mind your visitors need Internet Explorer 4.0 (or 
higher) to view these animations, which use a Microsoft 
specific version of DHTML (Dynamic HTML). Users of other 
browsers will see a static image or text. 


*2.   ANIMATION RULES! 

February 9th, 1999 

A little suggestion for adding animation to your page. If you 
add an animated object too far down the page, your visitors 
might miss it. Your animated image will load (and do its 
animation stuff) before anyone ever scrolls far enough down the 
screen to see it. Add animations at the top of the page instead 
so that everyone can appreciate them. 


*3.   NEXT SCENE 

February 10th, 1999 

More animation effects: Here's how to add a cool movie-like 
transition (the page appears to dissolve in when loaded, for 
example) from one page to another. 

- 1. Choose the page where you want the transition; then choose
     Format + Page Transition. 
- 2. In the Page Transitions dialog box, choose the timing of
     the event from the Event pop-up list: Page Enter, Page
     Exit, Site Enter, and Site Exit. 
- 3. Under Transition effect, indicate what type of effect you
     want: Circle Out, Wipe Up, and so on. (You can always
     change the effect later if you don't like it.) 
- 4. In the Duration (seconds) text box, indicate the number of
     seconds you want the transition to take and then click OK. 
- 5. To see the effect, click the Preview tab in
     FrontPage Editor. 

Keep in mind that your visitors need Internet Explorer 4.0 (or 
higher) to view these animations, which use a Microsoft 
specific version of DHTML (Dynamic HTML). Visitors with other 
browsers will see all the page's elements,
but without animation. 


*4.   FONT FACTS--PART 1 OF 4 

February 11th, 1999 

You may specify a font style on your Web page, but if your 
visitors don't have that font loaded on their machines, they'll 
simply see the default font style for their browser. You can, 
however, have a little more control over what font your 
visitors see by choosing a back-up font. 

- 1. In FrontPage Explorer, highlight the text you want to edit.
- 2. Right-click the highlighted text and choose
     Font Properties. 
- 3. Click the Style button and then select the Font tag. 
- 4. Under Primary Font, choose the font you want to use
     (unless it's already selected). Then choose a back-up type
     style under Secondary Font. We recommend that you choose a
     common back-up font (like Arial). 
- 5. Click OK; then click OK again to close the Font Properties
     dialog box. 


*5.   FONT FACTS--PART 2 OF 4 

February 12th, 1999 

Want to know everything there is to know about fonts? Well, if 
you're willing to risk a high rating on the geek-meter, check 
out this site: 

http://www.rz.go.dlr.de:8081/info/faqs/fonts/fonts-faq.1.html 

Here, you get basic info on fonts, along with facts about the 
different fonts on various operating systems. 


*6.   FONT FACTS--PART 3 OF 4 

February 16th, 1999 

Several ways exist to change font styles on your Web page:

- Highlight the text and then go to the Font drop-down list in
  the toolbar to pick the font you want. 
- Highlight the text that you want to change, choose Format +
  Font, and then select the font from the dialog box
  that appears. 
- Right-click the text that you want to change, choose Font
  Properties, and then select the font from the dialog box
  that appears. 

There's one big advantage to choosing the second or third 
option: You can see what the font looks like before you make 
the change. 


*7.   FONT FACTS--PART 4 OF 4 

February 17th, 1999 

If you can't keep all the font choices straight and you want to 
make your life easier, prepare a little cheat sheet: 

- 1. In your word processor, type a phrase that includes
     lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and numbers. 
- 2. Copy the phrase, changing the font each time you make a
     copy, making sure that you choose font options that are
     also available in FrontPage. 
- 3. Type the name of the font style at the beginning of
     each phrase. 
- 4. Print your font masterpiece so that you can refer to it
     when you design your page. 


*8.   LOOKING AT ALL THE OPTIONS 

February 18th, 1999 

Because you want your page to look good to anyone who pays a 
call, take a look at your site with different browsers before 
you make it public. 

- 1. Choose File + Preview in Browser. 
- 2. Click the Preview button. 

Obviously Navigator and IE are two musts, but you should also 
to try other browsers, like the Opera browser. 


*9.   PERSONAL WEB SERVER: WHAT GIVES? 

February 19th, 1999 

When you try to open a web from within FrontPage (choose File + 
Open FrontPage Web, select a web, and click OK), you may notice 
the program hangs and then gives the following error message: 

There is no server at port 80. 

What's up? 

In order for FrontPage do its thing, the Personal Web Server 
needs to be running: 

- 1. Before starting FrontPage, click the Start menu and
     choose Settings + Control Panel. 
- 2. Double-click the Personal Web Server icon. A dialog box
     with the server properties appears. 
- 3. Click the Startup tab and, under Web Server State,
     click the Start button. 
- 4. Click OK to close the dialog box and get to work. 


*10.   PERSONAL WEB SERVER: FAST ON THE DRAW 

February 22nd, 1999 

When you start FrontPage, the Personal Web Server needs to be 
running; otherwise, you get an error message. To speed things 
up a bit, try creating a shortcut to the server on your desktop:

- 1. Choose Start + Settings + Control Panel; then right-click
     the Personal Web Server icon. 
- 2. Drag the icon to your desktop and release the mouse button.
- 3. From the pop-up menu that appears, select Create
     Shortcut(s) Here. 

Now, before you start FrontPage, double-click the PWS icon you 
just created on your desktop to avoid unnecessary hang-ups. 
