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Happy belated birthday to Andrew Brisbane, our friendly neighborhood FrontPage Addin Developer of http://frontpagegeeks.com (Hey, Andrew, you were not signed up for the
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HORN TOOT Last but not least [wink} If you can't toot your own horn in your own ezine where can you? This month, Editor Tina Clarke had her site mentioned on Tech TV linking to one of her tutorials on her FrontPage Resource site,
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Next, our Editor, Tiffany K. Edmonds, is creating quite a cyber-scrapbook. Please take a look at the site review featured in WebPro News in June. (Smile) http://anyfrontpage.com/rd/webpronews.htm
Finally Fran delighted us with this quote for her http://n-etiquette.com site, which is all about cyber manners... "Hello Netty, We are fans of your helpful Web site. It is now
listed as a "Favorite Link" on Kare Anderson's web site which gets an average of 3,000 visitors per week. See this section at: http://www.sayitbetter.com/fav_links.html
Also, Kare's 32,000 e-zine subscribers will hear about this updated Web site section in the July issue."
If your visitors experience pop-ups asking for a username and password, check to make sure that you have not put inserted graphics on those pages into the _private folder. This will cause a username/password to be asked for. If so,
simply move them to the images folder, and FrontPage will update the links for you. Recalculate hyperlinks (located under tools), and publish your site again.
Ian Haynes
Data Insite http://www.data-insite.co.uk
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Have you ever wanted a quick way to preview your pages at 800x600? You can do so using a simple JavaScript trick.
To resize your browser to 800x600 type javascript:resizeTo(800,600);moveTo(0,0); into your browser's Address text box. When you press [Enter], the window changes to the new size.
You can also add the command to IE's Links bar. To do so, point to the white space just to the left of the command (where a favicon or IE icon would appear) and drag to the Links button. A message box warns you that you're adding a
potentially unsafe link. Click Yes.
Of course, you can enter other dimensions, such as 640x480, in the code.
VISUAL APPEAL IN WEBSITE DESIGN by Ghost-n-Cricket
Actual site "content" continues to be essential to the success of a website. More often than not though, visual appeal is the determining factor as to whether or not a client or customer will remain on a site long enough to actually see
the product or service the business is providing.
Research continues to show that consumers will purchase what they "want" far more rapidly than what they "need". Most of us will admit to having, at some point, delayed purchasing something that we needed, so that we could buy something
that we "wanted" today. Visual appeal can, and does, play a significant role in creating a desire to purchase a product or service today.
For many years, it seemed that designers on the net were either expert at creating websites or expert at designing graphics. Rarely did you see an individual that was competent in both skills. Microsoft's FrontPage has truly leveled
the playing field.
More and more graphic designers are turning to FP to display and market their services because of the ease of creating professional sites without being expert at coding. Webmasters are becoming more inclined to add invaluable graphics
because of the built-in features that make even an amateur look like a pro! FP does an excellent job displaying graphics quickly and easily. Graphic designers are notorious for slow loading pages due to graphic intense sites, and are
often terrible at optimizing their sites, but FrontPage has changed all that.
a.. Automatic Thumbnails - These are available at the click of a button without special coding knowledge. They allow the designer to display large images without significantly reducing page load time. Simply right click on any image and
choose "auto thumbnail". The link to the larger graphic is created automatically. Fine-tuning preferences for thumbnails is done by going to page properties > auto thumbnails. You can also choose to have the graphic open in a new window
by adjusting the hyperlink properties. (choose target new window)
b.. Optimization Of Graphics - No matter how great your graphics are, if they don't load rapidly, people won't stick around long enough to see them on your site. With FP this process can be accomplished, without purchasing separate
programs, simply by changing the picture options. When a page is saved, a window called "Saved Embedded Files" opens up, provided any images have been added to the page since the last time it was saved. When this window opens, click on
"Picture Options". First you will need to choose JPEG or GIF. JPEG is almost always best for photos while GIF is designed for computer generated graphics or transparent images. JPEG options are set for quality of the photo and the number
of progressive passes that are made before the completed photo shows on the page. This allows your page to show a low quality photo quickly while gradually increasing the quality. Most graphics can be reduced to 70% quality without any
noticeable difference in appearance, yet a tremendous difference is seen in load time. The only time these options are available are while the picture is being saved. If for some reason you decide to change picture options at a later
time, simply make a minor change to the graphic. This will cause it to be re-saved so that you can choose to make additional changes.
c.. Picture Properties & Alt Tags - Alt tags are vital for accessibility issues and have become popular with search engine optimizing. This can be a time consuming process to code by hand, but even without special coding skills this
can be done quickly and easily with FrontPage simply by making adjustments to the picture properties. Right click on a graphic and choose "Picture Properties". Start with the "Appearance" tab. Choose the wrapping style desired for the
graphic. This allows your preference for the text to "wrap" around the picture or to keep the graphic in it's own space. Under layout, choose the alignment desired for the exact location of the photo on the page. Then adjust vertical and
horizontal spacing as desired. Borders are usually best accomplished with an outside graphics editor but a basic border can be added by adjusting border thickness. If an unwanted border is showing on your graphic, verify that border
thickness is set to -0-. Next, insert a checkmark in "Specify Size". FrontPage will choose the correct size for you. (Make sure to specify pixels or percentages, and verify that "keep aspect ratio" has a checkmark in it also.) This
process will keep your graphic from "jerking" on the page while it's deciding where it needs to be.
Next, choose the general tab for preferences and skip down to where it says "text". Type in a simple descriptive statement of what the graphic is. This process will automatically create an alt tag in your coding that will address
accessibility issues on your site. In many browsers, this also has the added advantage of showing as a visual title tag on your site when the mouse slides over the area. Also, in many browsers, this will show as alternative text in the
space if, for any reason, the graphic fails to load. Another added benefit to this, is that search engines "see" this text, so it can be an invaluable way to include a few keywords, by choosing the descriptive text wisely. Finally, you
can save a bit of time here if you plan on hyperlinking the picture because it can all be completed from the picture properties box. Although this may sound like a long drawn-out process, it won't be long at all before you are able to do
the entire process in seconds!
d.. Photo Editing - available at the click of a button for those last minute finishing touches. Although generally speaking, you will want to use a different photo editor for creating quality graphics, this feature is great for minor
detailing at the final stage. First of all, you need to locate the picture toolbar. Click on toolbars on the View menu, and then click Pictures. The picture toolbar will be added to the top of your work areas along with your other
toolbars. Hold your mouse over each button to determine the functions of each. Most features such as contrast are very basic and a matter of trial and error. The most valuable of features on this toolbar though, is the resampling button,
because of the time it can save. Perhaps you have already inserted a graphic and then realize it's not quite the right size. With this feature it's not necessary to go back to the drawing board. First change the size of the graphic by
returning to the picture properties box and clicking on the appearance tab. In the area that says "specify size" simply change the size by adjusting either the pixel or percents measurements and click OK. Now, on the picture toolbar,
simply click on the resample icon. (It's the button that looks like a miniature "insert picture from file" icon with a small arrow pointing at each corner.) FrontPage will now automatically change the graphics pixel size to match its
current display size.
e.. Photo Gallery - When a large number of pictures need to be added to a site with as much ease as possible, the photo gallery can't be beat. Choose insert > picture > new photo gallery, and in a matter of minutes you can create a
professional gallery of your photos including titles, captions, and many other personal preferences. This is also a tremendous benefit to beginners who may not yet understand creating tables. Everything is done automatically. When this
feature is implemented, an additional page is saved, which is named real.htm. As you become more comfortable with the program you may want to edit your real.htm pages to "tweak" the appearance of the gallery. Please note though, that
once edited, these pages can't be edited again at a later time.
All in all, even a beginner can create professional sites, designed to visually appeal to the public, by spending a minimal amount of time experimenting with the graphics features available in this program.
One of the greatest features of FrontPage is the help files. Click your F1 key and you will find clear and precise help at the press of a button!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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Ghost-n-Cricket Of GNC Web Creations http://www.gnc-web-creations.com
Cricket is one half of the award winning GNC Web Creations, Specializing in Web Graphics and Design, GNC offers full service - right through the SE submissions. ******************************
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