© K. Bruce Lane
Go to Start button
Scroll to Programs
Find Internet Explorer
Click on Front Page Express
All web pages have titles and you don't need to know HTML to create one. Follow the steps below:
Congratulations! Your web page has a title!
In order for people to see your web page on the Windows NT network, you need to call your main page default. Follow the steps below:
To speed up the process, type a short paragraph about yourself. Tell where you live, where you teach, what grades you teach and, if you like, a hobby or interest.
When you have finished typing the paragraph, we will format it.
Changing the Font (style of lettering)
Highlight the paragraph
Click on the second rectangle ... probably says Times New Roman
Pick a different font ... this one is Comic Sans.
Changing the colour of the Font
Highlight the paragraph
Find the button which has an A and a painter's palette
Click it
Choose a different colour
Changing the size of the font
Highlight the paragraph
Find the button which has an A and arrow pointing up
Click it
The font gets bigger
Click a couple of times ...
Next to that button is one with an A and an arrow pointing down
Click it a couple of times ... the words get smaller
Making Text Bold
Higlight a word
Click on the B .. the selected text is bold
Making Text Italics
Higlight a word
Click on the I .. the selected text is now in italics
Underlining Text
Higlight a word
Click on the U .. the selected text is underlined
Right Click on the Page
Choose Page Properties
Click on the Background Tab
Click on Background
Choose a colour
You will notice that your background changes colour.
TIP: If you choose a dark background, you need to have light coloured text. If you have a light colour in the background, you need dark text. Next we need to learn to download a background image from the WWW.
Right Click on this Page
Choose Save Background As
Find your WWW folder
Click on the Save button
Right Click on the Page
Choose Page Properties
Click on the Background Image
Click on Browse
Double click on the Image file
You will notice that your background changes to a texture.
TIP: As you surf the WWW, you will see lots of backgrounds that you may like to use. Make a habit of saving them into your WWW folder. Then you can use them when you like. If you visit Mary Queen of Peace Web Site, you will find a Backgrounds Button. Click it and you will find about 100 backgrounds. I have created a folder called Backgrounds and save backgrounds there.
Saving a picture is the same process as saving a background as done above.
Right Click on the photo
Choose Save Image As
Find your WWW folder
Click on Save
Find the Image Icon ... Looks like a mountain sun and yellow sky
Click on the Icon
Choose From File... the Browse
Double Click on the file name ... the photo appears on your page
Click once on the photo ... you will notice that six little squares appear on the photo - one on each corner and one in the middle of each side
Click on the Center Icon ... the photo moves to the centre ... you can move the image around your page by pressing the mouse button down and keeping it down when the cursor is over it.
Follow the steps above to save the email graphic above. Make sure you save it in your WWW folder.
Click on the Insert Image icon
Choose From File
Double Click on the Mail file
Click once on the graphic
Click on the Create or Edit Hyperlink icon ... looks like a globe with a chain link
Click on Hyperlink Type
Choose mailto:
Type in your email address
Click OK
Congratulations! You have just created your first web page.
Lines like the one above can be used to break your web page into different parts. This is very easy.
Place cursor where you want to put a line
Click on the Insert Menu (word menu on top of screen)
Click on Horizontal Line
You will notice that a line has been placed on your web page.
Lines can be edited. Follow the steps below to chane the way your line looks.
Insert a line on your web page
Choose Horizontal Line Properties
Change % to 50
Change width to 4
Change colour
Click OK
Links to other web sites or other pages within your own web site are an important component for any web page. The process is relatively simple.
Type the word ICEBERGS on your page
Highlight the word
Click on the Link icon (looks like a globe with a link of a chain)
Click on Hyperlink type and choose http:
In the URL rectangle type http://www.lanephotography.com/iceberg3.htm
Click OK
Tables are efficient ways of presenting data, photos and information. FrontPage Express makes it very easy to create and edit tables.
Place cursor where you want to put a table
Click on the Table icon (or Table word menu on top of screen)
Choose 1 cell for this exercise
You will see a small rectangle appear on the left side of your screen
Right Click on the rectangle
Choose Table Properties
Choose Alignment and Center
Choose Border of 3
Choose Padding of 10 (type 10)
Choose Spacing of 5
Click OK
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