Importing Files Into A FrontPage Web

The most important idea to keep in mind as you begin to bring generic web pages into Microsoft® FrontPage® is that pages of a web site are really nothing more than text files with a .HTM extension. Opening text files, .rtf files, or even MSWord files with FrontPage automatically converts them into .HTM format. When these files are saved they are automatically transmitted (by FrontPage) to the Acme servers.

Here are the series of steps to follow:

1. Using FrontPage Explorer and with your <Root Web> open choose File -> Import
2. You'll see a dialog similar to this:
   
   
   
3. If the page you want to import is on your hard drive choose the Add File button, then navigate to it's location using the directory list that pops up next. The Add Folder button allows you to import all files of the selected directory.
   
4. The From Web button is a powerful option. It will let you import any page that exists anywhere on the WWW. Even better, after you insert the URL of the page you want to import, FrontPage offer these options:
   
   

Using the settings on this dialog will allow you to import every page that is linked to your original...and every page linked to that page....and to that one....and so on. Caution: This can get huge. If you aren't sure how many pages are linked to your original it's safer to change the default of 5 levels to 2 or 3 levels. You can always import more later if necessary.

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