Front Page Support

    Microsoft FrontPage® is an easy to use Windows HTML editor. It is a great tool if you want to create a web page or edit an already existing page. It is very full featured and has lots of extras for the personal publisher - especially if you post your pages to a server with Microsoft extensions enabled. Make sure you enable FrontPage® Support via your Web Community account:
  1. Login in to your Community 101 and click on "FrontPage® Support" on the left navigation menu;
  2. Main section of the page will display "Activate" button, Please click on it to activate.
How do I use FrontPage® to publish my website?
Before you can publish a page to your web site with MS FrontPage® , you must either have a page already created, or create a page.

To Create a Page with FrontPage® , Follow These Simple Steps:
  1. Begin by clicking on the Windows "Start" button, selecting "Programs" and locating the link to MS FrontPage® . (Often it will be in a Microsoft Office folder, or it may be in a Multimedia folder.) Once MS FrontPage® is running, a blank web page will appear ready for composing if not
  2. Choose File --> New
  3. Type in whatever text you wish to appear on your website.

  4. From the menu bar, choose File --> Save As
  5. Name the html file. (If this file is to be your homepage, be sure to name it index.html)

  6. Once you have saved the file to your hard drive, you are ready to publish the file.
Now to Publish Your Web Page:
  1. From the menu bar, choose File --> Publish Site
  2. In the pop up box, specify the location to publish your site: Enter the full URL for your site (i.e. http://www.ptci.net/username)

  3. Enter your account username and password.

  4. Click the "Publish" button.

  5. FrontPage® will then publish your site.
To Edit a Web Page that Already Exists
  1. Begin by clicking on the Windows "Start" button, selecting "Programs" and locating the link to MS FrontPage® . (Often it will be in a Microsoft Office folder, or it may be in a Multimedia folder.).
  2. Open your FrontPage®
  3. From File menu click Open Site
  4. When the system prompts you to enter Site Name, type the full address of your site (i.e. http://www.ptci.net/username)

  5. If the system asks you for username and password, please enter your username and password.
  6. Locate the file you want to edit (usually they will have htm or html extensions) and double-click on it to open.

  7. Make necessary changes and then save.