Recently we have released a new set of
template designs in both Dynamic Web Templates (DWTs can only be used in
FrontPage 2003) and FrontPage Web Template (FPWT) forms. We recommend the
use of DWTs in web development for many reasons, but if you are using
FrontPage 2000 or 2002, you can use FrontPage Web Templates to update the
look of your web. This tip will overview this process.
This tip assumes that you already have a web site
developed that you want to update the look of. If you would like to make a
new web, see the FrontPage help file regarding the creation of a new web
using a FrontPage Web Template.
Step 1: Backup your Web
As with any major update, its important to have access to the original
data in case a mistake is made. We strongly recommend that you work on the
copy of the web as this conversion process will take a significant amount
of time.
Step 2: Setup a Master Page Template in your Web
First select the File->New Page or Web... item. The "New Page or Web"
panel will appear. Press the "Page Templates..." link and the Page
Template dialog will appear.
Page Template dialog
Select the page template you would like to
use on your web and then press the OK button. The page template will
appear in the FrontPage Editor. If required, use the "Format->Themes..."
and the "Format->Shared borders..." menus to turn off the theme and shared
borders settings for the new page.
Press the control-s key sequence to save
the page. Name the page blank1.htm and press the OK button. Another dialog
will appear asking you if you want to save the embedded files of the new
page.
Save Embedded Files dialog
Press the change folder button to setup the
saving of the images into the images folder. Press the OK button to the
save the images to your Web. Now the blank page template is ready to use
for page next step.
If you need other page designs in the
update of your Web, follow the steps above to bring those template pages
into your Web as well.
Step 3: Update each page in the Web
In this step the following steps are done for each page in the web to be
updated:
