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While
we do support the FrontPage extensions on our site, we
regret we are unable to offer assistance for questions
related to the operation of the FrontPage program itself.
If your question is related to our hosting service, an
example of this would be if the FrontPage extensions in
your account became corrupted, please do contact us if
the question is not answered in this page, otherwise please
consider visiting the following sites and/or contacting
the Microsoft Technical Support at the numbers listed
in your FrontPage manual.
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| I
want to use FrontPage. How do I set it up for my account? |
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If
you did not request FrontPage Server Extensions when
your account was setup, they are not installed. Please
contact worldindia Support to setup FrontPage support. |
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I
am running into a lot of problems with the FrontPage extensions.
I am editing the files on my computer and then uploading
them through FTP. What am I doing wrong? |
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site created with FrontPage should NOT be uploaded through
FTP or some of the features will not work. Please
be aware that FrontPage maintains index and configuration
files on the remote site. If you add web pages to the
site with plain FTP, the changes will not be recorded,
and FrontPage may begin to function abnormally thereafter.
It is recommended that you use only FrontPage to modify
a FrontPage site.
Here
is the correct way to do it:
| 1. |
Connect to the Internet |
| 2. |
Start FrontPage (Explorer). The getting started
window will pop up. |
| 3. |
Select <Open FrontPage Web> |
| 4. |
Click <More Webs...> |
| 5. |
Type
the name of your domain in the box entitled "Select
a Web server or disk location", for instance
your-domain.com |
| 6. |
Click
<List Webs>, select the <Root Web> or
the web you wish to edit, then input the username
and password for your account. |
| 7. |
You
can now start creating your site by using the example
webs or by creating new pages yourself. |
Note:
If you follow the above process, the <Publish FrontPage
Web...> option is not required. The site is saved and
updated automatically on the Web Server when changes are
made. |
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| There
are a bunch of weird files and directories in my account.
Can I delete them? |
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If
you log in to your site with plain FTP and find some
directories (for example, _vti* ) and files (for example,
.htaccess ) that you did not upload, do not delete them.
They belong there, and you will damage the FrontPage
extensions if you remove them. |
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| My
FrontPage Web Site is generating error messages and cannot
find certain pages. How do I fix this? |
| 1. |
Open
your FrontPage Web as described here |
| 2. |
In FrontPage, click on the Tools Menu and select
<Re-calculate Hyperlinks> |
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you have a UNIX account, you can perform the same
operation by: |
| 1. |
Telnet
to your account |
| 2. |
Type: fixweb your-domain.com |
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| I
already have the files for my site in a directory on my
hard disk. How do I upload them? With an FTP program? |
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| If
you are using a FrontPage Web, you should NOT have to
use an FTP program at all. To upload files from your hard
disk, open your web as described at here, then go to File,
<Import...> from the pull-down menu in FrontPage
(Explorer). Click on the <Add File> button to add
files from your hard disk. |
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| How
do I publish my FrontPage Web Site to my worldindia account? |
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You
only have to publish your FrontPage Web if you are creating
the site offline using the personal web server. If you
are creating/editing your site while connected to the
Internet.
If
you are have created your Web Site offline, follow these
steps to publish it on your Web Server:
| 1. |
In
FrontPage (Explorer), click on the File menu and
select <Publish FrontPage Web...> |
| 2. |
Check the <Publish changed pages only> box
if you are re-publishing a FrontPage web. This will
only send pages that have been edited since the
last time you published the FrontPage Web. |
| 3. |
Check
the <Include child webs> button to publish
all child webs within the Root Web Site. This option
only appears if you are publishing a <Root Web>. |
| 4. |
For
the <Publish FrontPage Web to:> field either
select the destination Web Server from the list
or click on <More Webs...>. |
| 5. |
If
you clicked <More Webs...>, type in location
of the Web Server in the field entitled <Please
specify the location to which you want to publish
your FrontPage web:> (for example, http://www.your-domain.com/).
Make sure you type http:// before your domain; omission
of the http:// prefix has caused problems in the
past.
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| 6. |
Click
OK, and wait for FrontPage to upload the new Web
Site to the Web Server. |
| 7. |
Open
up your browser (Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet
Explorer, etc.) and view your new FrontPage Web
Site.
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How
do I add a FrontPage Hit Counter to a Web Page? |
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| 1. |
Open your FrontPage Web as described |
| 2. |
Click on the <Folders> icon in the View Menu
(left vertical menu) |
| 3. |
Double-click on the file you want to add the FrontPage
counter to |
| 4. |
Wait for the Page to load up under the FrontPage
Editor |
| 5. |
Click on
the Insert Menu, select <Active Elements>
and click on <Hit Counter...> |
| 6. |
Customize
your Hit Counter Properties and click OK. |
| 7. |
Note: It is normal to see the words [Hit Counter] displayed
in the FrontPage Editor. |
| 8. |
On
the File menu click <Save> |
| 9. |
Load
the web page in your favorite browser (Netscape
Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.) to
display the hit counter |
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I
am trying to preview my page in FrontPage and instead
of a Hit Counter I see the words
[Hit Counter]. What is
wrong? |
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| The
counter and other "WebBots" will only start
working when your Web Site is on the Web Server. You can
then see them by viewing your FrontPage Web Site (eg,
your-domain.com) with a browser (Netscape Navigator, Microsoft
Internet Explorer, etc.) |
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