Easy As 1, 2, 3 Frontpage Web Creation and Hosting

A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Frances Rhea

Make Web Creation and Hosting Easy with Frontpage

The ability to design and publish Web pages for hosting is made easy with Microsoft FrontPage. With its built-in capabilities you can have your web site up and running in no time. All it takes is a little practice for the beginner but is feature rich for the advanced designer too.

Beginning web authors can create Web pages and build feature-rich Web sites without the coding in HTML or writing complex programs. The typical Microsoft interface provides a familiar environment in which to work.

Using Wysiwyg for Frontpage Creation and Web Hosting

Creating the Web pages that make up your Web site is very easy in the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) environment of the FrontPage editor. All you need to do is point and click on the icons and toolbars. They will help you generate the text, images, graphics and applications that will create your Web site. As the pages are created, your design appears in the display window exactly as it would in a browser. The HTML coding that builds Web pages is generated automatically and concealed.

Using the Html Editor for Frontpage Creation and Web Hosting

For advanced designers who are knowledgeable in HTML, FrontPage allows you to edit and compose HTML code. By clicking on the "HTML" tab at the bottom of the editor, you will be able to see the HTML source code. In this view, you can directly edit any code then see the results by switching to the normal display view.

Using Frontpage Templates

FrontPage comes packaged with templates to make the process of building Web pages even easier. To use a template, click on the File menu, point to New, and then click on Page or Web. In the New task window, select Web Templates under New From Template. FrontPage will display the different templates available.

These templates are useful if you do not have a lot of experience designing Web sites. All you need to do is fill in the content, links and additional images.

There are lots of sites that offer free and paid templates to use with FrontPage if you do not like the pre-packaged ones.

Publish Sites Directly to Your Frontpage Web Hosting Company

Publishing your Web pages is very easy. You do not need to use a separate FTP program to upload your Web site. FrontPage will publish your Web site directly to your hosting company in a few easy steps.

From the File menu, click Publish Web. In the Publish Destination dialogue box, type the location of your Web hosting server. Click OK and indicate the pages you want to publish. There is an Options tab in the lower corner where you can tell FrontPage to publish only the pages that have been changed.

Building and publishing Web pages with FrontPage really is as easy as 1, 2, 3. With the combination of templates and direct publishing, FrontPage is a great tool for creating your web site.