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Basic Web Page Vocabulary

editor

A program that creates files or makes changes to existing files. In FrontPage, Page view is a Web page editor, and the HTML tab in Page view is an HTML editor. You can associate files in FrontPage-based webs with external editors, so that double-clicking these files opens them in their associated editing programs. For example, you can associate picture files to be opened in your favorite image editing program, such as Microsoft Image Composer.

HTML

(Hypertext Markup Language) The standard markup language used for documents on the World Wide Web. HTML development is carried out by the World Wide Web Consortium. The HTML language uses tags to indicate how Web browsers should display page elements such as text and graphics, and how Web browsers should respond to user actions such as hyperlink activation by means of a key press or mouse click. Most Web browsers, notably Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, recognize HTML tags beyond those included in the present standard. FrontPage reads and writes HTML files and no knowledge of the HTML language is required.

home page

On the World Wide Web, an entry page for a set of Web pages and other files in a Web site. The home page is displayed by default when a visitor surfs to the site using a Web browser. The name of a home page depends on the type of Web server used to host the Web site. Some Web servers reserve Index.htm as the name for the home page, while others name the home page Default.htm.

page

A single document in a Web site written in HTML. You can use FrontPage to create and modify pages without having to know HTML.

web

A home page and its associated pages, graphics, documents, multimedia, and other files created in FrontPage and stored on a Web server or on a computer's hard drive. A web also contains files that support FrontPage-specific functionality and allow a web to be opened, copied, edited, and administered in FrontPage.

Web browser

Software that interprets the markup of files in HTML, formats them into Web pages, and displays them to the user. Some browsers can also permit users to send and receive e-mail, read newsgroups, and play sound or video files that are embedded in Web documents.

theme

A theme applies professionally designed graphics to elements of the pages in a FrontPage-based web. FrontPage offers a gallery of over 50 themes that consist of similar design elements and color schemes for bullets, fonts, graphics, navigation bars, and other page elements. When applied, a theme gives pages and navigation bars in a web an attractive and consistent appearance.

page template

A predesigned, generic Web page you can use to create new custom pages. Some of the page templates in FrontPage provide typical page content, while others provide common page layouts.

page title

A descriptive text string identifying a page.

heading

A paragraph style that is displayed in a typeface larger than normal text. The size of a heading is related to its level: Heading 1 is the largest, Heading 2, the next largest, and so on. Use headings to provide names or titles for text paragraphs or entire pages.

page banner

A section of a Web page containing a graphic element and text, such as the page title. Page banners are usually displayed at the top of a Web page.

properties

In FrontPage, the characteristics of an item in the current web, such as the title and URL of a web, or the name and initial value of a form field. You can also specify properties for page elements such as tables, graphics, and active elements.

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Graphics

picture

A graphics file that can be inserted on a Web page and displayed in a Web browser. FrontPage lets you import graphics in the following formats: GIF, JPEG (standard and progressive), BMP (Windows and OS/2), TIFF, TGA, RAS, EPS, PCX, WMF, and PNG. Imported graphics are converted to GIF format (for graphics containing up to 256 colors) or JPEG format (for graphics containing over 256 colors) when the page is saved to the current web. Also called image.

graphics file formats

FrontPage can import the following graphics file formats: BMP, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PCD, PCX, PNG, RAS, TGA, TIFF, and WMF. When you save your web, FrontPage converts these graphics (if necessary) to GIF, JPEG, or PNG file formats, based on their original color depth.

GIF

(Graphics Interchange Format) A graphics file format commonly used to display indexed-color graphics on the World Wide Web. GIF is a compressed format, designed to minimize file transfer time over standard phone lines. FrontPage can import and export GIF files.

JPEG

(Joint Photographic Experts Group) A graphics file format used to display high-resolution color graphics on the World Wide Web. JPEG graphics apply a user-specified compression scheme that can significantly reduce the large file sizes usually associated with photo-realistic color graphics. A higher level of compression results in lower quality, whereas a lower level of compression results in higher quality. FrontPage can import and export JPEG files.

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Hyperlinks

hypertext

Originally, any textual information on a computer containing jumps to other information. The hypertext jumps are called hyperlinks. On the World Wide Web, hypertext is the primary way to navigate between pages and among Web sites. Hypertext on Web pages has been expanded to include hyperlinks from text, from a picture or a graphic, and from image maps.

HTTP

(Hypertext Transfer Protocol) The Internet protocol that enables Web browsers to retrieve information from World Wide Web servers.

hyperlink

A pointer from text, from a picture or a graphic, or from an image map to a page or file on the World Wide Web. On the World Wide Web, hyperlinks are the primary way to navigate between pages and among Web sites. Also called link.

domain name

The address of a network location in the format that identifies the owner of that address in the format: server.organization.type. For example, www.whitehouse.gov identifies the Web server at the White House in the United States, which is part of the U.S. government.

URL

(Uniform Resource Locator) A string that supplies the Internet address of a Web site or resource on the World Wide Web, along with the protocol by which the site or resource is accessed. The most common URL type is http://, which gives the Internet address of a Web page. Some other URL types are gopher://, which gives the Internet address of a gopher directory, and ftp://, which gives the network location of an FTP resource.

bookmark

A named location on a Web page that can be the target of a hyperlink. A bookmark can be applied to a string of characters or exist on a page separately from any text. Bookmarks allow authors to link to a specific section of a target page. In a URL, a bookmark is preceded by a the pound sign (#). Also called anchor.  Click here to return to the bookmark tutorial page.

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Tables

table

One or more rows of cells on a page used to organize the layout of a page or arrange data systematically. In FrontPage, you can place anything in a table cell, including text, graphics, and forms.

cell padding

The space between the contents and inside edges of a table cell.

cell spacing

The amount of space between cells in a table. Cell spacing is the thickness, in pixels, of the walls surrounding each cell.

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Making A Web

web structure

The set of relationships among the pages in a FrontPage-based web as defined in Navigation view. A well-defined structure gives a site visitor a sense of position in a web. When a navigation bar is inserted on a page that is part of a web's structure, FrontPage automatically creates hyperlinks to the pages that are below that page in the structure (child level), above that page in the structure (parent level) and equal to that page in the structure (same level). 

parent page

In FrontPage, a page in a web that is part of the navigation structure of the web and is linked to one or more pages on the child level. A page on the child level is accessed from its parent page by following a link from a navigation bar on the parent page.

shared borders

Page regions reserved for content that you want to appear consistently throughout your pages. Shared borders usually contain navigation bars — hyperlinks to the other pages in the current web. When you create a web in Navigation view in FrontPage, shared borders and navigation bars are automatically created and updated, even when you add, move, or delete pages from the web's structure.

navigation bar

In FrontPage, a collection of graphical or textual buttons containing hyperlinks to pages that are part of the same web structure.

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Views

Views bar

The vertical bar at the left of the FrontPage application window. The buttons on the Views bar let you switch to different views of your web, such as Folders view or Hyperlinks view. Views provide different ways of looking at the information in your web, so that you can effectively manage your site.

Page view

The view in FrontPage you use for creating, editing, and previewing Web pages. Page view displays web pages as they will appear in a Web browser. Views in FrontPage provide different ways of looking at the information in your web, so that you can effectively manage your site.

Folders view

In FrontPage, the view of a web that shows how the content of the web is organized. Similar to Windows Explorer, you can create, delete, copy, and move folders in Folders view. Views in FrontPage provide different ways of looking at the information in your web, so that you can effectively manage your site.

Reports view

The view in FrontPage that allows you to analyze a web's contents. You can calculate the total size of the files in your web, show which files aren't linked to any other files, identify slow or outdated pages, group files by task or person they're assigned to, and so on. Views in FrontPage provide different ways of looking at the information in your web, so that you can effectively manage your site.

Navigation view

The view in FrontPage that is used to create, display, print, and change the navigation structure of a web. Navigation view includes a folder-like view, from which you can drag and drop pages into your site structure. Views in FrontPage provide different ways of looking at the information in your web, so that you can effectively manage your site.

Hyperlinks view

A view in FrontPage that shows the status of the hyperlinks in your web. The list includes both internal and external hyperlinks, and graphically indicates whether the hyperlinks have been verified or whether they are broken. Views in FrontPage provide different ways of looking at the information in your web, so that you can effectively manage your site.

Tasks view

The view in FrontPage that maintains a list of the tasks required to complete or maintain a web. Views in FrontPage provide different ways of looking at the information in your web, so that you can effectively manage your site.