A Web Page Template

Downloading the template:

1. Click this link (it will open a new page in a different window so you can return for the rest of the instructions)
2. In the new window go to File -> Save As
3. This will bring up a dialog box, move through the harddrive until you find the location where you want the file saved
4. Once you find the location press the Save button
5. Your file is now saved and ready to use

Opening the template:

1. Go to the start menu and find the Microsoft FrontPage editor
2. After the application loads go to File -> Open
3. Locate the file on your computer
4. Click the icon of the file and then click "OK"

Modifying the template:

There are several things to modify in the template to use it for your own web page.

1. Every Page should have a title this title should replace the text "The Title Of Your Page Goes Here"
2. This text should also go in the titlebar of your page to do this:
   • Right Click in the Page
   • Select and click "Page Properties"
   • In the field labeled "Title" Change the text to the title placed in the body of your page
3. Next you should change the banner image on the page
   • Right click on the square border
   • Select and click "Image Properties"
   • Press the Browse button to locate the image file on your computer
   • Once you find it click the icon and press "OK" then press "OK" again in the image properties box
4. Now add a link to the "Return to the Homepage" text.   Highlight the text and click the link button. Now enter the address for your homepage ex:"http://www1.union.edu/~smithj/" and press "OK"
5. Finally customize the signature, by changing the links
   • First change the "Your Department" link. Change the text to something appropriate ex:"Math Deprtment Homepage" then highlight the words and add a link to your department homepage. If you dont know what it is click Here to find it.
   • Next change the text to your name next to "Last Revised By:"
   • Now highlight the words "INSERT TIMESTAMP HERE" and delete them. With the cursor in the same position go to Insert -> Timestamp. This will bring up a dialog box. Select the format you like and click "OK"
   • Lastly change the e-mail address. Change the "youremail" text to your college email address ex: For Professor John Smith it would read "smithj@union.edu"
   • Now change the link on the email. Highlight the address and click the link button. The link should read "mailto:youremail@union.edu" replace this as you did with the plaintext, so for our example the link would read "mailto:smithj@union.edu"

Your template is now customized. Keep a spare copy of this file because you can now use it as the template for all of your new webpages. All you will have to do is change the title of the page and its body.