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Microsoft Frontpage Template Editing Instructions

Thank you for choosing this faculty web page template.

Note:  In order to use this template and all it's features you must use Microsoft Frontpage 2003 web page editing program. 

 

Applying a template to an existing document

1. Open the Web page you want to attach a Dynamic Web Template to.

   To attach the Dynamic Web Template to more than one page, select the pages you want.

2. On the Format menu, point to Dynamic Web Template, and then click Attach Dynamic Web Template.
3. Locate and click the Dynamic Web Template you want to attach, and then click Open.

   If the body of a selected Web page contains content, the Choose Editable Regions for Content dialog box appears. The dialog box displays the default settings for mapping content from the body of the Web page to editable regions specified by the Dynamic Web Template. The Old column lists content in the body of the Web page. The New column lists editable regions specified by the template.

   In the Choose Editable Regions for Content dialog box, do one of the following:

   • To move all of the content in the body of the Web page to the default editable region, click OK. If the default editable region contains content, that content is replaced with the content on the Web page.
   • To move all of the content in the body of the Web page to a specific editable region, click (Body), and then click Modify. In the New Region list, click the editable region you want to move the content to. If you click (none), the content is removed from the Web page.
   • To maintain all of the content and structure of the Web page, click Skip Current Page. The template is not attached to the page

 

About editing content in template-based documents

Frontpage templates specify regions that are locked (uneditable) and others that are editable for template-based documents.

In pages based on templates, template users can edit content in editable regions only. You can easily identify and select editable regions to edit content. Template users cannot edit content in locked regions

Note: If you try to edit a locked region in a document based on a template when highlighting is turned off, the mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can't click in a locked region.

Template users can also modify properties and edit entries for a repeating region in template-based documents

 

Editing text and other content in a template-based document

This template contains several areas/regions editable by users.  These areas are surrounded by a box containing text descriping the kind of content that should be placed in the region and a tab in the upper-left-hand corner of the box with the regions name.

Text

Delete the default content in each editable region of the document:

1. Select the descriptive text within the region you intend to edit.
2. Delete the text by pressing the Backspace or Delete key.

Add text to each editable region of the document:

1. Type text directly into the editable region of the Document window.
2. Copy text from another application, switch to Dreamweaver, position the insertion point in the Design view of the Document window, and select Edit > Paste or Edit > Paste Special. When you select Edit > Paste Special, you can select several paste formatting options.

Images

To Insert images do the following:

1. Click Insert > Picture > From File
2. In the window that appears locate the image you wish to add.  If the image does not appear in the folder contents window click the Look in: drop-down menu at the top of the window and navigate to the folcer containing the image.
3. Once you've found the folder containing the image you wish to add select the image by clicking on it.
4. Click the Ok button.

To add an image to the head shot area at the top of the page do the following:

1. Select the text within the Head shot editable region at the top of the page.
2. Delete the text by pressing the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard.
3. Perform steps 1 - 4 from above.

Links

Add navigation links within main body copy

To add navigation links within the main body of the page (i.e. text within this area of the page) do the following:

1. Select the text you wish to convert to a link.  If you wish to create a link without a pre-defined name place the cursor where you want the link to reside in the text.
2. Select Insert > HyperLink
3. In the new window that appears type in the links name within the Text to display: input box. This will be the name of the link and will appear on the page.
4. In the window below the Look in: drop-down menu box select the file to link to (e.g. index.html or foo.html).  If the file is located in another directory do the following:
   1. Click on the Look in: drop-down menu.
   2. In the menu that appears navigate to the directory which contains the file.
   3. Once you've navigated the directory containing the file locate the file within the window below the Look in: drop-down menu box.
   4. Select the file you're linking to. If the file resides outside of your main website directory (e.g. your C:\ or H:\ drive) you will have to move the file to your main website directory. Otherwise the outside public will not be able to access the file.
5. Click the OK button.

Create e-mail links

To create an e-mail link do the following:

1. Place the cursor at the point where the e-mail link will reside in the text.
2. Select Insert > HyperLink
3. In the HyperLink action window locate the Link to: selection box along the left-hand side of the window.
4. Select the E-mail Address item.
5. Type the links name into the Text to display: input box
6. Type the e-mail address into the E-mail address: input box. Leave the Subject: input box empty.
7. Click the OK button.

Editing the your_email_address@auburn.edu link

To add your e-mail address to the contact information area at the bottom of the page do the following:

1. Select the text your_email_address@auburn.edu
2. Select Insert > HyperLink.
3. In the HyperLink action window locate the Link to: selection box along the left-hand side of the window.
4. Select the E-mail Address item.
5. Type your full AU e-mail address (e.g. AUusername@auburn.edu) into the Text to display: input box.
6. Type mailto: along with your full AU e-mail address (e.g. mailto:AUusername@auburn.edu) into the E-mail address: input box. Leave the Subject: input box empty.
7. Click the OK button.

 

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