FrontPage Tutorials
Previewing in different / multiple browsers
Previewing your pages in different browsers is an important part of the design process. With modern browsers the differences you will see are hopefully small, but they may be critical to your design and need attention.
FrontPage 2000 and 2002 allowed previewing of pages in different browsers. FrontPage 2003 takes this to a new level and allows you to launch a page in multiple browsers at the same time. So, how do we add new browsers to the FrontPage 2003 settings? Easily is the fortunate reply.
First download them an install them on your PC. Then add them as illustrated in these examples, Flash or Static.
JavaScript Rollovers
Versions of FrontPage prior to 2003 used Java rollover buttons. These were often slow to load and would only be visible to users with Java installed on their PCs.
FP2003 takes the more normal approach of using JavaScript rollovers, which are far quicker to load (instantaneous for most users) and usable in all modern browsers unless JavaScript is turned off for some reason.
The simple example here shows how we added the 'FP Examples' rollover to the menu above.
Running a website from a CD
Not specifically a FrontPage topic but here's how. Provided the site is plain html and doesn't use any forms with FP Extensions or database driven content, it can be run off a CD as if it were a normal site. (Database content can be run off a CD but this is beyond the scope of this example).
To autorun the CD when it's inserted into a drive, download this zip file and extract the two files, autorun.inf and shelexe.exe into the web folder you're working with.
Open the web in FP and then open the autorun.inf file. It's set to open the website from the 'default.htm' page. You may need to change this to index.htm or whatever your home page is named. Save any change you make.
Now burn all the files in the web to a CD using your normal CD creation software. When loaded into a drive the CD should open the website in your default browser.
Tip: If you need to include a form, use one that the user prints out, or one that points to an external website (which will only work when the user has an active internet connection).
