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Reference Apply Theme Dialog Box  The Apply Theme dialog box or pane allows you to apply a theme to a page or web site. arrow
Reference Attach Dynamic Web Template  The Attach Dynamic Web Template command allows you to apply a DWT's layout design to your web page. arrow
Reference Base Target  The base target for a page sets the default target frame for all hyperlinks on that page. arrow
Reference Bookmark  A bookmark is a specific location on your web page that you have marked that can be referenced in links. arrow
Reference Borders and Shading Dialog Box  The Borders and Shading dialog box allows you to change the borders and background colors of elements. arrow
Reference Bullets and Numbering Dialog Box  The Bullets and Numbering dialog box allows you to change properties of bulleted and numbered lists. arrow
Reference Button Properties  Use this dialog box to change form push button properties. arrow
Reference Cascading Style Sheet  See Intro to Styles and Cascading Style Sheets. arrow
Reference Cell Properties
Reference Checkbox Properties  Change properties for form checkboxes. arrow
Reference Class  A custom class is a custom style defined in a style sheet. arrow
Reference Code View  In FrontPage 2003 and Expression Web, allows you to view the HTML (and other) code of a page. arrow
Reference Colspan  Describes whether or not a cell stretches across several columns. arrow
Reference Convert to Folder  This command allows you to convert a FrontPage web to a normal folder. arrow
Reference Convert to Web  This command allows you to convert a normal folder in a web site into a FrontPage or Expression Web web folder. arrow
Reference Convert Table to Text  This command allows you to convert a table into paragraphs. arrow
Reference Convert Text to Table  This command allows you to take some form of text and convert it into an HTML table. arrow
Reference Delete Cells  This command allows you to delete selected table cells. arrow
Reference Delete Frame  The Delete Frame command allows you to delete a frame from a frames page. arrow
Reference Design View  In FrontPage 2003 and Expression Web, this view allows you to see a rough approximation of what your page would look like in a browser, and allows you to make edits. arrow
Reference Detach from Dynamic Web Template  This command allows you to separate a page from its DWT. The layout is applied but the page will be independent from the DWT> arrow
Reference Disk-based Site  A disk-based web site is a web site that you first create on your local machine, then publish to a server. arrow
Reference Dropdown Properties  Change properties for form dropdown or select menus. arrow
Reference DWTIG  Dynamic Web Template Interchange Guidelines. arrow
Reference DWTIG Editable Regions  Specific names for editable regions as defined by the DWTIG. arrow
Reference Dynamic Web Template (DWT)  A Dynamic Web Template is a feature of FrontPage 2003 and Dreamweaver which allows you to create web pages that share the same underlying layout. arrow
Reference Editable Regions  An area that can be edited within a page that has a DWT attached. arrow
Reference Edit Hyperlink  Allows you to edit properties of hyperlinks. arrow
Reference Embedded Style Sheet  An embedded style sheet is another way to refer to an internal style sheet. arrow
Reference External Style Sheet  An external style sheet is a file with a .css extension that contains style definitions. arrow
Reference File Name  How a computer would reference your file. arrow
Reference Flash Movie  Any kind of animation embedded on a web page that is of .swf format. arrow
Reference Folder List  The column to the left of the page view area that displays the list of files in your web. arrow
Reference Folders View  The view that allows you to see files and folders in your web. arrow
Reference Font Dialog Box  The Font dialog box allows you to change fonts and spacing. arrow
Reference Forms Quick Reference Sheet
Reference Forms  Allow you to collect information from a web site. arrow
Reference Form Elements  Description of the different form elements. arrow
Reference Form Properties  The Form Properties dialog box allows you to specify some of the basic ways a form will behave. arrow
Reference Frames  Frames are independent sections of a web page that can load other web pages into them. arrow
Reference Frame Name  The name of a frame is what allows you to create links that target a specific frame. arrow
Reference Frame Properties  The Frame Properties window can be accessed by right-clicking within a frame on a frames page and choosing Frame Properties. arrow
Reference Frame Sizes  Frames can have sizes set as fixed pixels or relative percentages. arrow
Reference Frameset  The term frameset can be used to describe a frames page. arrow
Reference FTP (File Transfer Protocol)  File Transfer Protocol is a way of transferring files between different locations. arrow
Reference GIF (.gif)  Gif is a specific kind of graphics file format. arrow
Reference Group Box Properties  Group Box Properties allows you to change the text and alignment of the group box label. arrow
Reference Headings  Headings help you to provide an outlined structure of the content of your site. arrow
Reference Hidden Fields  Hidden Fields allow you to send additional information with a submitted form that don't require a user to fill them out. arrow
Reference HTML View  HTML View, known as Code View in FrontPage 2003, is one of the Page View options in FrontPage arrow
Reference HTTP  HTTP is one of the ways that computers can communicate with each other and is designed to transfer documents over the internet. arrow
Reference Hyperlinks  A hyperlink is a section of content that is clickable and brings you to another place, or performs some action, when you click it. arrow
Reference Hyperlink Properties  Hyperlink Properties allows you to change the attributes of a link. arrow
Reference Hyperlinks View  Hyperlinks View is one of the View options/ arrow
document Image Alignment  Image alignment is a phrase used to describe the position of an image with respect to other text or content. arrow
Reference Image Properties  The Image Properties dialog box allows you to control the height, width, alignment, and other properties of an image. arrow
document Import  The Import command allows you to import files into your web site. arrow
Reference Include Pages  An include page is a FrontPage component that allows you to take the contents of one page and insert them other page, making it easy to have repeated content that is editable in one place. arrow
Reference Initial Page  An initial page for a frame is the web page that will initially show up in the frame when the frames page is loaded. arrow
Reference Inline Style  An inline style describes the use of the style attribute within a tag. arrow
Reference Insert Caption  The Insert Table Caption command allows you to insert a caption for a data table. arrow
Reference Insert Form  The Insert Form command allows you to insert a form and form elements. arrow
Reference Insert Hyperlink  The Insert Hyperlink command allows you to insert a link. arrow
Reference Insert Picture  The Insert Picture command allows you to insert a picture. arrow
Reference Insert Rows or Columns  The Insert Rows or Columns command allows you to add more rows or columns to a table. arrow
Reference Insert Table  The Insert Table command allows you to insert a table. arrow
Reference Internal Style Sheet  An internal style sheet is a section on an HTML page that contains style definitions. arrow
Reference JPEG (.jpg)  Jpeg is a specific kind of graphics files format. arrow
Reference Label  The text on a page that describes a form field or the HTML code that relates the text label to the input field. arrow
Reference Link Bars  A FrontPage component that generates a list of links that are used for navigating a web site. arrow
Reference Link Bar Properties  The Link Bar Properties dialog box allows you to change the display style and the level of pages displayed on a link bar. arrow
Reference Lists  You may have bulleted, numbered, or lettered lists. arrow
Reference List Types  There are different types of bullets and numbers available for bulleted and numbered lists. arrow
Reference Local Web  The local copy of a disk-based web site on your computer. arrow
Reference Merge Cells  The Merge Cells command allows you to take a selected group of cells and merge, or combine, them into one. arrow
Reference More Colors  The More Colors option allows you to specify a specific color. arrow
Reference Navigation Bar  The term Navigation Bar can refer to a FrontPage Link Bar, or can refer to a more generalized concept of a list of links used to navigate a web site, usually consistent across many pages. arrow
Reference Navigation Buttons  Navigation buttons may refer to the individual links within a Navigation Bar. arrow
Reference Navigation Structure  Navigation Structure describes the relationship of pages within a website, shown visually in Navigation View in FrontPage. arrow
Reference Navigation View  Navigation View is one of the view options in FrontPage and shows the Navigation Structure of your website. arrow
Reference New Task Pane  The New Task Pane is available in FP2002 or FP2003 and gives you options for creating new pages or webs. arrow
Reference Non-Editable Region  A Non-editable Region describes the layout areas of a Dynamic Web Template that are not defined to be Editable Regions. arrow
Reference Normal View  Normal View, known as Design View in FrontPage 2003, is one of the Page View options in FrontPage. It allows you to edit your site in a view that is approximately what the page will look like in a browser. arrow
Reference Open Site  The Open Site or Open Web command allows you to open a FrontPage or Expression Web web site. arrow
Reference Page Banner  The Page Banner is a FrontPage component which displays the page title on a page. arrow
Reference Page Template  A FrontPage Page Template allows you to create multiple pages with a predesigned layout, to which you may then add your content. arrow
Reference Page Title  Page Title can refer to the text in the TITLE tags in the HTML code, or it can refer to the text displayed for a page in Navigation View. arrow
Reference Page View  Page View is one of the View options. This view allows you to edit pages and switch between Page View options. arrow
Reference Paragraph Dialog Box  The paragraph dialog box allows you to change alignment, indentation, and spacing of paragraphs. arrow
Reference Position Dialog Box  The Position dialog box allows you to change the positioning and wrapping styles of objects, including images, tables, and even paragraphs, and even allows you to layer objects. arrow
Reference Preview in Browser  The Preview in Browser command allows you to view your web site within an actual browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape. arrow
Reference Preview View  Preview View is one of the Page View options in FrontPage and gives a quick preview similar to a web browser. arrow
Reference Publish  Publishing a web site is a term used to describe the process of copying your web site files to another location. arrow
Reference Radio or Option Button Properties  The Radio or Option Button Properties dialog box allows you to group radio buttons together. arrow
Reference Remote Web Site Properties  The Remote Web Site Properties box allows you to set the publish location and options for a web site. arrow
Reference Remote Web Site View  Remote Web Site View is one of the View options in FrontPage 2003 and Expression Web. This view allows you to publish your web site and set publishing options. arrow
Reference Reports View  Reports View is one of the View options in FrontPage and Expression Web. This view allows you to see facts about your web site. arrow
Reference Rowspan  Rowspan is an attribute of table cells and describes whether or not a cell stretches across several rows. arrow
Reference Save  The Save command allows you to save changes to a page. arrow
Reference Save Frames Page As  This command allows you to save a copy of a page that is within a frame on a frames page. arrow
Reference Select Cell  This command allows you to select the cell that your cursor is in. arrow
Reference Select Table  This command allows you to select the table that your cursor is in. arrow
Reference Server-based Site  A server-based web site is a web site that is created directly on a server, allowing saved changes to be immediately seen by other people. arrow
Reference Frontpage Server Extensions  Some FrontPage components require that your server has FrontPage Extensions or Windows SharePoint Services installed. These also allows you to open your site live with FrontPage or Expression Web. arrow
Reference Site Map  A site map is a page in your web site that lists and links to all the pages in your web site, usually organized by section so that viewers can easily see the structure of your web site. FrontPage has a Site Map component that creates a site map for you. arrow
Reference Specifying the Location for a New Web  When creating a new web, you may specify it to be a local or server-based web site. arrow
Reference Split View  Split View is one of the Page View options in FrontPage 2003 and Expression Web. It displays a split pane with the Code View in the top pane and the Design View in the bottom pane. arrow
Reference Split Cells  The Split Cells command allows you to divide an existing table cell into rows or columns. arrow
Reference Split Frame  The Split Frame command allows you to add more frames onto a page. arrow
Reference Style Dialog Box  The Style Dialog box allows you to define styles. arrow
Reference Style Sheet  See Intro to Cascading Style Sheets. arrow
Reference Style Sheet Links  The Style Sheet Links command allows you to link external style sheets to web pages. arrow
Reference Sublist  A sublist is a list within a list. arrow
Reference Subsite  See subweb. arrow
Reference Subwebs  A subweb is a FrontPage or Expression Web site within a web site. arrow
Reference Swish Movie  Swish is a third-party program that creates animations and movies and outputs into .swf format. arrow
Reference Tables  Tables allow you to display information in columns and rows. arrow
Reference Table Caption  A table caption is text that labels a table in FrontPage. arrow
Reference Table Cells  A table cell is one box within a table. arrow
Reference Table Cell Properties  The Table Cell Properties dialog box allows you to change the properties of table cells. arrow
Reference Table of Contents  The Table of Contents option allows you to create a site map based on your navigation structure. arrow
Reference Table of Contents Properties  The Table of Contents Properties dialog box allows you to change the properties of the Table of Contents component. arrow
Reference Table Properties  The Table Properties dialog box allows you to change the properties of a table, such as size, space within and between cells, alignment, and more. arrow
Reference Tab Order  The tab order can be specified for fields in a form to control in what order the user can tab through a form. arrow
Reference Target Frame  The frame that will have a new page loaded when a link is clicked that has the target defined. arrow
Reference Tasks View  Tasks view allows you to create and manage tasks associated with your web site. arrow
Reference Text Area Box Properties  The TextArea Box Properties dialog box allows you to set properties associated with text areas in forms. arrow
Reference Text Box Properties  The Text Box Properties dialog box allows you to set properties associated with text input fields in forms. arrow
Reference Theme  A FrontPage Theme is a collection of images and information that help to define a look for a web site. Themes are available in FrontPage 2000, 2002, and 2003. arrow
Reference Theme Graphics Reference  If you're creating your own theme, this reference shows you what graphics you need to create. arrow
Reference URL  Uniform Resource Locator. arrow
Reference View Options  View options allow you to switch to different types of tasks. Page View options allow you to view your page in different ways. arrow
Reference Views Bar  The Views Bar allows you to switch between different View Options. arrow
Reference Web  Any folder can hold web site folders. FrontPage recognizes a specific type of web folder, called a Web. arrow
Reference Web Site Tab  The Web Site tab in FrontPage 2003 allows you to access the View Options. arrow
Reference Web Template  A FrontPage Web Template allows you to create starter web sites. arrow

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