Preview in Browser

This is one of the most important things that you can learn in FrontPage!  Go to File > Preview in Browser. We have found that clicking on the Preview tab does not render an accurate picture of what your site will look like when published. When you first do this, you'll probably only have Internet Explorer listed. If you want to add other browsers (Netscape or Opera), you'll have to install the browser, then click the "Add" button and find the program .exe file.

2003 Note: The Preview feature has been much improved! Although you will now see style sheet formatting and other features, it is still a good idea to preview your pages in the browser.

Choose the browser you want to use. You can also choose what screen resolution to view the page at. For example, if you have a  1024x768 monitor but want to see what your site would look like in an 800x600 monitor, select the 800 x 600 option and FrontPage will automatically resize your browser window to the correct dimension. Please note: The 800 x 600 option will only resize the window and not the images, but you will be able to see if you have any horizontal scroll issues. As a rule we always have 800 x 600 resolution checked, even though we are working on a larger resolution monitor.

Click Preview. Your web page will open in a browser window!

Hint:  Keep a browser window handy.

As you make changes to your site, be sure to save often, go back to the browser window and refresh it to view your changes. Building your site in this way will save you a lot of time later because you will be able to catch your mistakes as you make them!