FrontPage Navigation

If you are using the FrontPage web-bot navigation features, the pages and the names that appear on banners and buttons/links are dependent on this feature.

Adding a Page to the Navigation Structure.

1. On the View menu, select Navigation.  You will see the navigation view.  You may have nothing in it yet.
2. On the toolbar, make sure the Folder List button has been selected. You should have the Folder List on the left hand side and Navigation Structure on the right hand side.
3. Now drag a file in the Folder List to the position in the Navigation Structure where you want it.

4. To change the title of a page, right click the page and select Rename. To delete a page, right click the page and select Delete.

5. Double click any page in the Navigation Structure. This will take you to the Page View.

Changing Your Navigation Structure.

You can move your page around the navigation structure by putting your curser on the page and moving to a new location. Be sure to check the page navigation in Page View and adjust your Navigation bar properties as required.

Changing Page Name and Navigation Button Names 

You can right click on any page and choose Rename to change the name of a Page. This will change the Title you see on the Page Banner as well as the Navigation Buttons. 

More Suggestions...

• Right-click while in Navigation View and select Zoom to zoom in and out. This is helpful when you have a large web site.
• All web sites should have a Default page. You must name this page "default.htm" (or "default.html", "index.htm", or "index.html"). FrontPage will automatically mark this page as your "Home" page.

It's All Relative:

Your home page (the one with the little house on the page icon) always sits at the Top Level.  It is the only page at the Global Level which can be shown on more than one set of buttons. Pages which sit beside the home page are considered Global Level pages.  Pages which appear on the top row of the navigation view tree can only be shown on global level buttons.

Pages which appear directly below the home page are considered Parent Level pages.  Pages below the parent level are considered Child Level pages.  Sounds pretty simple so far, doesn't it?  But wait....there's more! Navigation can also be relative.  In other words, the relationship to where you are in the site is related to which pages are above and below the page you are currently on.

If you find you need to insert your own navigation bars, or adjust the ones which are included in your template, the Link Bar Properties window gives you a good legend to follow in setting your links.  By watching the color changes, you can determine which pages you will be linking to and on which page the link bar will appear.

With a little practice, you will be setting up effective navigation structures so your visitors will be able to see all of your pages without wandering aimlessly down empty hallways or through a maze of unrelated pages.