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Clean up your FrontPageTempDir and *.web files
From Kathleen Anderson's Blog : " Steve Easton, a FrontPage MVP , has created a new tool called FPCleaner that will delete the temporary files that may get left behind when you exit FrontPage. It will also delete the *.web files (the cached copies of...
Replace lost Office product keys
Every so often we get a request for help from someone who has lost their product key. To obtain a new product key for your Office program in the United States, call 1-800-936-5700 and speak to a Microsoft customer service representative. For more information...
I uploaded my web pages but why are the changes not showing on my Web site?
You must clear your browser's cache first (Temporary Internet Pages). Internet Explorer To clear the cache: Open Internet Explorer Click on Tools and Select Internet Options. Next, click on the Delete Files button to eliminate the cached Internet files...
HTTP Error 404 Submitting Form w/Save Results Form Handler
When you click the Submit button on a form, the following error message appears in the Web browser: 404 Not Found. The requested URL /nortbots/_derived/nortbots.htm was not found on this server. NOTE: The error may be different depending on which type...
How do I remove an Add-in in Frontpage?
On the Tools menu in FrontPage 2000/2002, click Add-ins . Select the add-in you would like to uninstall. Click Remove . Click OK . If it was added to the toolbar: On the Tools menu, click Customize . With the Customize dialog box displayed, click the...
Adjusting your site for different Screen Resolutions
Have you ever spent hours trying to get your site to look just right and then viewed it on another PC at a different screen resolution? If I design a site, I want to be sure that it stays the way I wanted it to look no matter what screen resolution the...
Creating a Favorites Icon for your Web Site
Have you ever visited a site and noticed that there was a small icon (image) next to the URL in your address bar or bookmarked a site and saw that it had an icon next to it? This is done by creating a 16x16 pixel icon (.ico) file with a standard graphics...
Disabling Right-Click
One question that I get a lot of is people wanting to know how to disable the right-click menu in a user's browser so they can't download images and graphics from their site. This also goes hand-in-hand with the questions about preventing users from stealing...
How to convert a folder to a web (subweb)
In FrontPage you can easily convert any folder in a web into a subweb . Because each subweb can have its own set of permissions for who can author, browse, or administer it, you can set up individual subwebs with different levels of permissions and different...
How do I set up my server to send email when using FrontPage forms?
In order to send email from a FrontPage form you need to configure the FrontPage Server Extensions to send email. In Internet Information Server: Right-click on your web and choose Properties . Click on the Server Extensions Tab. For FrontPage 2002: Click...
I get a No Catalog error when using the FrontPage search
This error means that your Internet Services Provider (ISP) or Web Presence Provider (WPP) is running Index Server. To correct the problem, contact your ISP or WPP and ask them to either: Create a "Catalog" for your site. Turn off Index Server on your...
What is the difference between a disk-based and server based web?
By default, FrontPage creates disk-based webs when you choose the File, New Web option from the menu. A disk-based web is a web that has not been published to a web server. Disk-based webs are accessed by selecting a folder location on your Hard Drive...
Why do my images appear as red x's on my page?
In order to insure that all of your links work properly, make sure to import all of your files and images into your web before linking to them. Change to Folder View . Click on the folder where you want to import your images to. Choose File , Import from...
Why are my links pointing to my Hard Drive?
In order to insure that all of your links work properly, make sure to import all of your files and images into your web before linking to them. Change to Folder View . Click on the folder where you want to import your files to. Choose File , Import from...
How do I get text to wrap around my images?
Although FrontPage does not have all the power of a traditional desktop publishing program, there are a few ways you can accomplish this. Method #1: Right-click on your image. Choose Picture Properties from the menu (in FrontPage 98 this will be called...
How do I remove the blue border around my images?
You can do this from the picture properties dialog box. Right-click on your image. Choose Picture Properties (in FrontPage 98 this will be called Image Properties ) from the menu. Click on the Appearance Tab. Set the Border thickness to 0 (zero). Click...
Why are certain options on my menu grayed out or unavailable?
FrontPage provides the ability to create cross-browser compatible web sites. In order to do this, you can set the Compatibility options for the browser and version you are designing for. If a browser (ex. Netscape) doesn't support a particular feature...
FrontPage won't start or it keeps crashing on me
There are three things that might cause this behavior: Corrupted preference file. Do a search for cmdUI.prf and delete the file. Note: When you do this, any custom toolbars you had will be lost and you'll need to re-create them. Corrupted meta data. You...
How do I "redirect" a user to another page?
You can use the following method to redirect a user to another page on YOUR site, another site or simply to refresh the current page. This is accomplished using the META tags. There are two methods: Switch to HTML View . in the <head> section of...
How do I remove the underlines from my hyperlinks?
Switch to HTML View . in the <HEAD> section of your code, put: <STYLE> <!-- a{text-decoration:none} //--> </STYLE>