Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Illustrated Complete Finalizing a Web Site

Objectives Test a Web site’s function Report broken hyperlinks Customize a Site Summary report Report file status Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Objectives Set publishing options Publish a Web site to another server Learn about your server configuration Troubleshoot FrontPage problems Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Finalizing a Web Site Once you’ve finished creating content in a Web site, you need to make sure that the Web site works as expected FrontPage includes features that automate this task Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Finalizing a Web Site (cont.) The Site Summary report provides information about every aspect of a Web site: Broken hyperlinks Unlinked files Slow pages Component errors in pages After you resolve any problems, you can publish it Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Testing a Web Site’s Function You should test a Web site using different: Browsers Browser version Monitors Monitor resolutions Operating systems Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Testing a Web Site’s Function (cont.) You should also address the following tasks: Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Testing a Web Site’s Function (cont.) You can use Tasks view to keep a running list of problems to fix Once your testing is complete, you can publish it to the WPP, and repeat testing This process ensures the site functions and looks as expected As you add new pages to a site and update pages, you should assess the Web site’s function and content Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Reporting Broken Hyperlinks You can use Reports view to learn about your Web site’s files and usage, and to help you locate potential errors A Site Summary report includes reports about a Web site’s files, hyperlinks, components, and tasks Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Reporting Broken Hyperlinks (cont.) Usage reports will help you identify your site’s visitors, their browsers and operating systems, and which pages they viewed Different usage reports might identify the domain names of the visitors of your site, such as aol.com Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Reporting Broken Hyperlinks (cont.) Site Summary report Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Customizing a Site Summary Report The Recently Added Files report uses a day or time value to list pages that were recently added to the Web site The Older Files report finds files that were added to the Web site within a specific number of days The Slow Pages report finds files that take a preset number of seconds to download You can change the default value for these report settings using the Reports View tab in the Options dialog box Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Customizing a Site Summary Report (cont.) Reports View tab in the Options dialog box Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Reporting File Status You can use other reports in Reports view to list specific details about the Web site, such as: Pages that aren’t linked to other pages in the site Pages containing external hyperlinks Pages containing components with errors Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Reporting File Status (cont.) Unlinked Files report Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Setting Publishing Options The default status for all Web pages is to publish them You can set a page’s properties to “Don’t Publish” You use the Publishing tab in the Remote Web Site Properties dialog box to select publish options Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Setting Publishing Options (cont.) Publishing tab Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Publishing a Web Site to Another Server You publish a Web site from IIS using the same steps that you use to publish a disk-based Web site to IIS You are publishing to a server’s URL, and not to the server on your computer or local network After publishing a site, you can open it from the WPP’s server by entering its URL in the site name text box in the Open Site dialog box Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Publishing a Web Site to Another Server (cont.) You will be prompted for your username and password If you have the proper permission for opening the site, it opens in FrontPage just like any other server-based Web site Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Publishing a Web Site to Another Server (cont.) Remote Web Site view Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Learning about Your Server Configuration It’s important to know how to determine which versions of software you have FrontPage can run on different computers, operating systems, and servers with different versions of the FrontPage Server Extensions and SharePoint Services Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Learning about Your Server Configuration (cont.) FrontPage identifies the following in the Site Settings dialog box: The server name and version Server Extensions or SharePoint Services version FrontPage program version You can learn about the computer you’re working on by using the Help menu Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Learning about Your Server Configuration (cont.) System Information window Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems Keep in mind that you are really working simultaneously in several software programs: FrontPage The FrontPage Server Extensions or SharePoint Services An operating system A server It’s also possible that the browser you’re using is causing the problem Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.) Problem: An older copy of a page is displayed in FrontPage or the browser Possible Solution: Click the browser’s Refresh or Reload button Possible Solution: Clear temporary files in a Web site Possible Solution: Clear the browser’s cache file Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.) Problem: The FrontPage Server Extensions or SharePoint Service aren’t installed, aren’t working properly, or the server doesn’t support these programs Possible Solution: Install the FrontPage Server Extensions from the MSDN Web site Possible Solution: If the server on which you are publishing Web sites doesn’t support the Server Extensions or SharePoint Services, you won’t be able to use features requiring them Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.) Problem: The command for a FrontPage feature that I’m trying to use is dimmed Possible Solution: Make sure your Web site is enabled for the technology required to display the feature in the Page Options dialog box Possible Solution: Check the Browsers and Browser versions settings Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.) Problem: A FrontPage feature is displayed correctly in FrontPage but not in the browser Possible Solution: Set your Web site to disable features not supported by your browse Possible Solution: Upgrade your browser to a higher version Possible Solution: Change the browser’s settings to disable certain technologies from running or being displayed Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Troubleshooting FrontPage Problems (cont.) Problem: A FrontPage feature is displayed correctly in FrontPage but not in the browser Set browser to display hyperlinks in certain colors and display text in different fonts and font sizes Check and see if the browser’s default settings have been changed Use your browser’s Help system to learn how to restore the browser’s default settings Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Summary Testing a Web site’s function Reporting broken hyperlinks Customizing a Site Summary report Reporting file status Finalizing a Web Site Unit P

Summary Setting publishing options Publishing a Web site to another server Learning about your server configuration Troubleshooting FrontPage problems Finalizing a Web Site Unit P