Getting Started

Before you start creating your website read and print this entire document. Reading this document will help you get started on the right track and answer many questions you may have.

If you have questions you can contact us by email at or by phone at 661-391-0853.


Create a New Website Template
1. FP 2000: Go to File > New > Web.
FP 2002: Go to File > New > Page or Web. Click on "Web Site Templates" in the right column.
FP 2003: Go to File > New. Click on "More Web Site Templates" in the right column.
2. This will bring up the available templates you can create. Choose the template that you purchased from the list of web templates. (In FP2003, it's possible that this template is listed under the "My Templates" tab.)
3. The dropdown menu shows the location of where your new web will be created. Yours will probably be in your "My Webs" folder and will be called "myweb1" or something similar. You may choose a different location if you want.
4. Click OK. FrontPage will now create your new web. Do not disturb FrontPage while it is creating the new web. You can see FrontPage copying files, applying the theme, and performing other tasks in the lower left status bar. When it stops, you are ready to begin editing your new web.

Change a Current Link Name
1. Go to Navigation View (View > Navigation).
2. Select the page you want to rename within the navigation structure.
3. Right click and select Rename.
4. Go to View > Page and your changes will be made.
OR
1. Go to the page you want to change.
2. Go to File > Properties.
3. Under Title, delete what is currently there and add the title of your new page.
4. Click the Ok button.

Delete a Navigation Link
1. Go to Navigation View (View > Navigation)
2. Select the page you want to delete in the navigation area and hit delete on your keyboard.
3. In the new window that pops up select the radio button that says: "Remove this page from all navigation bars".
4. Click the Ok button.

Create and Add a New Page
1. Open an existing page that you would like to copy, such as contact_us.htm.
2. Go to File > Save As, and then a window will pop-up.
3. To the right of "Page tile:" click on the "Change" button and type in the Title of your new page.
4. Under "File name" insert the name of the new page you want to create. It is important that you don't have any blank spaces in the file name. For example, if you want to create a page called "our services" your need to type in "our_services" or "ourservices".
5. Click Ok.

Note: Once you have created a new page you will want to add it to your navigation. Follow the steps below.

6. Go to Navigation View (View > Navigation).
7. In the folder list, select or highlight the new page and drag it into the navigation area.
8. Make sure the page is in the navigation area where you want it to go.

Delete a Page
1. In your Folder List find the page you want to delete.
2. Right-click on the page and select delete.

Adding Your Logo or Business Name
There are two options for adding your business name and logo, which are explained below.

Option 1. If you already have a logo you want to use, just go to the header.htm page and delete the current logo. Then insert your own. Make sure that the logo you use is no larger than 550 pixels in width.

Option 2. If you send us your order number along with your business name we will create the logo for you. We will then email your new logo to you, which will be in the same font style as the example logo. Please email this information to .

Logo and Footer Page
This template uses a header and footer page. Use the header.htm page to add your logo and to add more top links. Use the footer.htm page to add your company information. The header and footer page is included in each page using the includes component in FrontPage. This allows you to modify one page to make changes to your entire site.

Adding a Navigation Bar for Sub Pages
If you have sub pages you can create a navigation bar for them by going to Insert>Navigation Bar and choosing the correct level you want to display.

You can add an extra navigation bar in many different places. You can add them under the current navigation bar, in a info box, or you can add a navigation bar where the main text is located. For an example of how a sub navigation bar can be used go to the Catalog Page.

Location of the Extra Graphics
If you would like to use the e-commerce buttons, shipping icons, credit card icons, or the extra web bullets, they are located in the extra-graphics folder under the images folder.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
This template uses cascading style sheets or CSS to make it easy for you to change the main font sizes font and colors. To change the font size in the footer (.footer), info box (.infobox), and others, modify the style.css file.
 For Example, if you wanted to change the font size of the text in the info boxes find the ".infobox " code in the css file and to the right change the "11px" to the size you want.
*Do not delete the CSS file.

For more information about cascading style sheets visit http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp. 

Other Resources:
You can also get tutorials and documentation at http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/

Additional Help
For additional help email us at or give us a call at 661-391-0853.