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Part I ✦ FrontPage Essentials
Where to save your new Web
As mentioned earlier, you have two basic options in creating a Web. One, you can
create your Web on a Web server that is accessible to the Internet or an intranet.
Or two, you can create your Web on a local computer drive (your hard drive).
Webs saved to your hard drive do not all have the advanced features available in
FrontPage, such as the capability to collect data from input forms. Nor can they be
visited by anyone else. You can, however, use your local drive to design a Web, and
then publish it to a Web server when one becomes available.
Saving to a folder on your hard drive
To create your Web on your local hard drive, enter a drive and folder location in
the drop-down box labeled “Specify the location of the new web” on the right side
of the Web Site Templates dialog box. For example, in Figure 1-5, the folder is
defined as
C:\Documents and Settings\Curt Simmons\My Webs.
Figure 1-5: Saving a Web site to a local folder
After you select a template, click the OK button to generate a local Web for your
FrontPage Web site.
Saving to an intranet or Internet Web server
If you have access to an Internet or intranet Web server, you can publish your Web
there. You need a URL (site address) from your Web administrator, and you must be
connected to the Internet or your intranet. Establishing these connections is the job of
your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your local intranet administrator. They should
provide you with the URL address to which you are publishing, and a password.
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