User Guide

• Generally, all pages should have the file extension “.htm” or “.html.”
(Webs and folders don’t have file extensions.) Although there are other
permissible file extensions for pages, these two readily identify a file to a
browser as an HTML document. FrontPage automatically adds the neces-
sary file extension to every page saved, by default.
• Web servers each have their own set of rules when it comes to naming
files—especially home pages. So check with the person in charge of your
Web server to see what those rules are for the server that will host your
site. (For this course, our web’s home page will be named index.htm.)
• Ask around your company to see if there’s already a file naming conven-
tion in use. If so, follow it exactly.
Be sure to let everyone working on a site know what are considered to
be acceptable filenames so they can name files consistently too.
Rename or
Delete a
Web
If you accidentally misname a web, you can easily rename it. In the web’s
Folder List, select the uppermost folder—the web’s root folder—and choose
Tools→Web Settings. In the Web Name text box on the General tab, type a
new name for the web, and then click OK.
If you would rather not rename the web, you can start over by deleting the
web and trying again. Before you do, however, be absolutely certain that you
want to delete it—this cannot be undone! To delete a web, open it in
FrontPage and select the web’s root folder in the Folder List. Right-click on
the web’s root folder and select Delete. In the Confirm Deletion dialog box,
select Delete This Web Entirely and click OK.
Only use FrontPage to delete webs and web content. If you use Windows
Explorer to delete a FrontPage web that contains connections to other webs,
FrontPage will not be able to continue managing those connections. Only
delete webs using Windows Explorer as a last resort.
Hidden
Folders
Not all content in a web is for “public consumption.” For example, for privacy
reasons, you probably don’t want visitors to be able to browse through your
site’s registration information. FrontPage uses special hidden folders to prevent
this from happening. Hidden folders, preceded by an underscore character,
such as the _private folder, prevent visitors from directly browsing a folder’s
contents. To see a web’s hidden folders, choose Tools→Web Settings. Select
the Advanced tab and select Show Hidden Files And Folders.
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