Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Illustrated Complete Creating a Web Site on a Web Server

Objectives Locate a Web presence provider Create a new Web site Check browser compatibility Create an executable Web folder Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Objectives Open an Office document from a Web site Check out a Web page Check in a Web page Troubleshoot server problems Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Creating a Web Site on a Web Server You can create a Web site directly on a Web server Use the HTTP protocol to access pages Updates are immediately available Developers use this option to test a Web site locally before publishing it Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Locating a Web Presence Provider A Web presence provider (WPP) might be an Internet service provider (ISP), a commerce service provider (CSP), or another Web hosting service Make sure you understand the terms of service and services the WPP provides Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Locating a Web Presence Provider (cont.) Microsoft’s Web page for locating a Web presence provider Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Web Presence Provider Questions Do you support FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions or SharePoint Services? If you do not support FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions or SharePoint Services, do you supply code samples to use for processing forms and other objects that require these programs? Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Web Presence Provider Questions Do you supply a secure server? How much Web space do you provide, can I increase the amount of space available, and what fees can I expect to incur for creating an account and hosting the site? Do I need to sign a contract, or can I purchase space on a month-to-month basis? Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Web Presence Provider Questions Do you provide domain name registration services? What kind of technical support services do you offer? Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Creating a New Web Site Use the HTTP protocol to specify the Web site’s location and transfer pages Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Creating a New Web Site (cont.) Folders view of the mortgage Web site Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking Browser Compatibility Use FrontPage to locate and understand any potential problems our site’s users might encounter You can specify which browsers and browser versions to check FrontPage checks the HTML documents in the site and produces a printable report that identifies any pages that contain unsupported HTML tags Testing pages is critical Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking Browser Compatibility Browser Compatibility dialog box after checking the site’s pages Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Creating an Executable Web Folder Server-based Web sites often contain small programs, called scripts, that are displayed by a browser but processed on the server Some Web servers prevent scripts from running A Web folder that allows scripts to be run is called an executable Web folder Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Creating an Executable Web Folder (cont.) Properties dialog box for a Web site Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Opening an Office Document from a Web Site When you import pages that ere created in other programs into a Web site, you can set those pages to open in the program that created them rather than in Design view The user must have the program associated with the imported file (Excel, Word, or PowerPoint) on his or her computer to open, edit, and save the file Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Opening an Office Document from a Web Site Word document opened in a browser Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking Out a Web Page To ensure that only one person works on a Web page at a time, FrontPage lets you set a Web site so that users must check out pages before being granted access to edit them When you set a Web site to prevent authors from editing files simultaneously, you are enabling the Web site to use source control Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking Out a Web Page Message box that opens after enabling source control Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking Out a Web Page Message box that opens when you access a file under source control Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking In a Web Page After you have finished working with a Web page that you checked out, you must check in the Web page to make it available to other authors for editing You can check in the page or undo the check out Checking it in permanently saves all changes made and saved in the Web page Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking In a Web Page (cont.) Undoing the check out restores the page to its original state before you edited and saved it If you decide to disable source control, make sure that all files are unlocked (closed and checked in) before turning off source control Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Checking In a Web Page, (cont.) Folders view shows a file checked out for editing Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Troubleshooting Server Problems Test the site using different browsers, operating systems, monitors, and monitor resolutions Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Troubleshooting Server Problems (cont.) If you experience problems when testing a Web site that is stored on a WPP, do the following: Make sure that your WPP runs Web site with FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions or SharePoint Services Make sure that your WPP uses the latest version of the FrontPage Server Extensions or SharePoint Services Make sure that scripts for a Web site are stored in an executable Web folder Consider choosing another theme or different pictures if your pages take a long time to download the first time you view them Consider using objects that do not require browser plug-ins if your site’s visitors cannot view your Web site’s dynamic content Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Troubleshooting Server Problems (cont.) Worksheet for testing a Web site on a server Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Summary Locate a Web presence provider Ask the appropriate questions to understand the WPP terms and services Create a new Web site Check browser compatibility Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I

Summary Create an executable Web folder Open an Office document from a Web site Check out a Web page Check in a Web page Troubleshoot server problems Creating a Web Site on a Web Server Unit I