User Guide

Introduction
For all intents and purposes, the web production stage is winding down and it’s time to pre-
pare your web for the third phase of the web creation process—publishing. This lesson will
show you how to get your web ready, as well as how to publish it to a Web server.
We’ve all seen web pages that have spelling errors, hyperlinks that don’t work, and even pages
with missing graphics. These are all signs of a sloppy web. Before you put your web out for
the world to see, you want to make sure it’s as complete and error-free as possible. Again, the
World Wide Web is a very competitive place and if your web has problems, visitors will leave
your site to find what they want elsewhere.
TOPIC A
Creating and Managing Tasks
The first two stages of web creation (planning and production) have been reviewed. In this
topic, we will cover an essential step to prepare your web for publishing—how to keep an
up-to-date list of things you need to do in a web.
It’s crunch time. The deadline looms and it’s nearly time to open your web to the world.
You’ve got dozens of “reminder” sticky notes plastered all around your monitor, a notebook
full of to-do lists, and hundreds of “Did I already do that?” questions bouncing around your
head. “Ah, confusion!” And if you’re working on a web with another person, double that con-
fusion! How can you make sure nothing slips through the cracks? Use FrontPage’s tasks.
What is a Task?
If your cube is covered in notes to yourself, you will appreciate a useful FrontPage called
tasks. But before we can discuss tasks properly, we need to define what a task is and what it
can do.
Definition: In FrontPage terms, a task is simply a web-related chore that needs to be done.
Example: Typical tasks can include:
• Delete unnecessary files.
• Verify hyperlinks.
• Call Marketing for approval on the final language.
Ideally, tasks should be added and completed throughout the entire web cre-
ation process; however, at the very least, you should check the Tasks view
when you are putting the final touches on a web. You need to make sure that
all the tasks have been completed or, if not, then figure out if the incomplete
tasks are critical to publishing your web. If they are critical, you should com-
plete them prior to publishing the web.
LESSON 5
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