Create a web site offline before putting it on the Internet or intranet

Step 1— Determine where your web site will be located

I don't have a hosting location for my web site

You need to sign up for a web site hosting account.

A web site hosting account is needed to make your web site visible to the world. A hosting service, known as an Internet service provider (ISP), or a Web Presence Provider (WPP), can provide you with a web site account.

There are many well-known web site hosting companies that let you quickly and easily publish Microsoft FrontPage and Microsoft Office documents directly to the Internet.

After getting a web site account, have the URL (HTTP location) at hand for the section called Publish your Web site.

Note   The hyperlink in this topic goes to the Web. You can switch back to Help at any time.

I do have a hosting location for my web site

Have your URL (HTTP location) at hand for the section called Publish your web site.

Note   You can test many Microsoft FrontPage features even without publishing your web site to the Internet.

Step 2 — Create your web site offline

  1. In Microsoft FrontPage, on the File menu, point to New, and then click Page or Web.
  2. In the New task pane, under New from Template, click Web Site Templates.
  3. Click One Page Web, and then in the Specify the location of the new web box, type a path on your hard drive.

    The path should be typed in the following format: C:\My Webs\MyWebSite

  4. Click OK.

  5. From Page view, make sure the Folder List is showing.

    How?

  6. In the Folder List, select Default.htm , which is the home page for your web site, and then click Preview in Browser.

  7. Personalize the page by typing in your own content, and then click Save .
  8. Click Preview in Browser .

    The home page appears in the Web browser.

Step 3 — Publish your web site

  1. On the File menu, click Publish Web.
  2. In the Publish Destination dialog box, type the location of a Web server.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Specify the pages you want to publish.

    How?

    1. In the Publish Web dialog box, click Options in the lower left corner.
    2. Click the Publish tab, and do one or more of the following:
      • Under Publish, specify whether you want to publish only pages that have changed, or all pages.
      • Under Changes, specify how you want Microsoft FrontPage to determine what pages have been changed.
      • If you want to create a log file for changes made during publishing, select that check box.
    3. Click OK.
  5. Click Publish.

Important   When you publish to the Internet, any content you have added to your web site becomes visible to the public on the World Wide Web.

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