Hi gang – today’s post from my SBS 2003 purple book is a good one – it relates to creating a Web page in an SBS world. As you may know, each day I am posting up pages unitl SBS 2008 ships!
enjoy…harrybbbb
Harry Brelsford, CEO at smb nation www.smbnation.com
Microsoft Small Business Specialist SBSC, MBA, MCSE, MCT, MCP, CNE, CLSE, CNP
PS – did u know I host an annual conference in Seattle each october for SBSers and SMB consultants? This year we help launch SBS 2008 and Essential Business Server (EBS) between October 4-6!
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Creating a Web Page in SBS 2003 |
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In this section, you’ll create a Web site using FrontPage 2003, learn about hosting a Web site externally using Microsoft bCentral, and then understand how to use Internet Explorer to visit a Web site related to SBS. |
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Obtaining and installing FrontPage 2003 |
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You can obtain FrontPage 2003 two ways. It is part of SBS 2003 premium edition, where you receive a one-license version of this Web page development application (which is what FrontPage 2003 is). You may also purchase it separately for $199 USD as a standalone application. |
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BEST PRACTICE: There is yet a third way to acquire FrontPage 2003: an Action Pack subscription. Action Pack, fully defined at www.microsoft.com/partner, is available to Microsoft Partners who aren’t certified but otherwise are bona fide consultants, resellers, and system builders. Action Pack sells for $299 USD and includes over $25,000 USD worth of Microsoft server, client, and application software. |
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You will need to install FrontPage 2003 at this time to continue (this is a “normal” Microsoft application installation procedure). |
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BEST PRACTICE: Be sure to learn more about FrontPage 2003 at www.microsoft.com/office and select the FrontPage 2003 link. |
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Creating a Web Site |
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You will now create the Web page for SPRINGERS. |
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1 Log on to the client computer PRESIDENT as NormH with the password Purple3300. 2 Click Start, Programs, Microsoft FrontPage. 3 A blank Web page appears in the default view of Microsoft Front Page. Type and format the following text, shown in Table 10-1, such that it appears similar to Figure 10-8. |
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Visit www.microsoft.com/technet for the latest updates for any Microsoft product. |
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Table 10-1: Text input for SSL intranet Web page. |
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Figure 10-8 |
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SSL Web page after entering Table 10-8 information. |
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4. Let’s take a moment to save the file we’re working on. Click File, Save and accept the default file name (springer_spaniels_ |
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limited.htm). Click the Save button. |
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5. Click OK when the Save Embedded Files dialog box appears. |
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6. Click on the Preview tab. Your SPRINGERS Web page should look similar to Figure 10-9. If this is the case, proceed to the next section. Otherwise, make sure you haven’t overlooked a step above in the creation of this Web page. |
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Figure 10-9 |
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Your SPRINGERS Web site should now look similar to this. |
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BEST PRACTICE: Clearly this example isn’t intended to make you a great Web master. Rather, you are introduced to FrontPage 2003. You will want to retain a Web master to properly build a Web page worth its salt! |
