This package comes with the starter web site in .zip format. Unzip the package and start editing the pages. You may wish to keep a backup copy of the .zip in case you need to start over.
We have included a basic site structure with common pages that you may use to start with. You may rename the pages, add more pages, and add your content.
This template has been designed so that all elements are positioned and formatted using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The layout has not been created using tables. Only advanced users who are familiar with how to modify CSS files should use this template.
This template uses tables and CSS for the layout. Because the FrontPage "design view" is not as sophisticated at displaying CSS properly, the heading fonts will seem very large. This can be frustrating if you are used to getting a good "preview" of what your site looks like, but you'll find that it is almost just as easy to keep previewing your site in a browser as you make changes. You will still be able to edit your text and add content as you normally would; after you save, go to File > Preview in Browser to view your site in a browser and make sure that it really looks as it should.
Also, occasionally FrontPage's Normal/Design view may "lose" the formatting. When this happens, just press "F5" to refresh the view and the styles will return.
This template does not require FrontPage extensions.
NOTE: If you want to add FrontPage forms to your site, your web site will need to be published on a server that has FrontPage extensions. Check with your hosting provider to make sure that you can use FrontPage forms on your site.
Please e-mail llong@long2consulting.com if you have any questions about licensing.
There are no images in this template.
The tagline, navigation links and copyright area are in "include pages." Editing the include pages will update the other pages across your web site. Open them, make your changes, and save.
The include pages will look like they have no formatting applied. This is okay! Simply make your changes, then preview the other website pages in a browser.
The company name is on in the includes/companyname.htm page. Open the includes/companyname.htm page to replace the name with your own. Please note, if you end up with a two line tagline, you might need to change the font size in the style sheet. Look for the .headercontent class and change the font size to less than 36pt.
The very top header links menu is in the includes/topnav.htm page. It is made up of hard-coded text links in list format. Open the include page, edit or add to the links, and save to update the web site.
This template uses an include page that uses lists. The navigation area can be changed by changing the includes/topnavlinks.htm, and sidelinks.htm. To delete a link, remove the entire line of code for that link. To add a link, simply copy one of the existing links and then paste it where you want the new link. Enter the correct page name and title for the link. The page name is the part that has the .htm, for example index.htm is the page name for the page with the title Home. Note: don't change the page name of your home page to anything other than index.htm. This is a standard name for homepages.
The navigation links uses code similar to this:
<ul>
<li><a href="../index.htm">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="../contactus.htm">Contact
Us</a></li>
<li><a href="../sitemap.htm">Site Map</a></li>
<li><a href="../search.htm">Search</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
NOTE: When you change the navigation structure, it might not be visible until you Publish the site to your web server. Try to use File, Preview in Browser to see your changes, if they don't appear, try publishing the site to a test area on your server.
The side links menu, which appears left side of each page, is in the includes/sidelinks.htm and sidelinks_submenu pages. Each page is made up of hard-coded text links in list format. Open the include page, edit or add to the links, and save to update the web site.
If you want a page to use the sidelinks_submenu to display a submenu. You can create submenus for other areas by copying the sidelinks_submenu page and changing the bottom menu.
This template contains search engine meta tags on each page which you should fill out with the site information so the site is indexed by search engines.
<meta name="description" content="ENTER DESCRIPTION HERE"
/>
<meta name="keywords" content="ENTER KEYWORDS SEPARATED BY
COMMAS" />
<meta name="owner" content="ENTER THE SITE OWNER NAME" />
<meta name="copyright" content="ENTER TE COPYRIGHT INFO" />
<meta name="author" content="ENTER THE AUTHOR INFO" />
<meta name="rating" content="General" />
<meta name="revisit-after" content="7 days" />
Use headings to separate your content into sections. To apply a heading, place your cursor in the text and select the heading from the styles box that is located to the left of the font box.
Regular text
The footer can be edited in the includes/copyright.htm page. Modify the footer with your own company information and links.
This template uses styles defined through CSS. You will need to be comfortable with basic CSS if you want to make changes to the styles of this site.
We do not have the resources to change template images or colors for free on request. We do offer custom design services at reasonable rates for these types of template modifications, please visit our custom page at www.long2consulting.com. We do not recommend you attempt to make major changes to this template package.
We offer customer support for our products. If you have a question regarding your template, please send us an e-mail message and we'll quickly get you the answers you need.
We do NOT offer support on how to use FrontPage beyond the instructions given within this template. Please use the following sources to help you learn how to perform FrontPage tasks: