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Speed Up Front Page

To speed up FrontPage, periodically clear the temporary files located in C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\FrontPageTempDir. This works best when Front Page is closed. Deleting the files via Tools | Web Settings | Advanced | Delete Temp Files doesn't always work.

Speed Up Front Page

To speed up FrontPage, get rid of the HTML view plugin

Element K Tips

Element K tips give good tips on a variety of software, and are delivered to your email box on a weekly basis

URL:   http://www.elementkjournals.com/zdtips/

Setting Focus on a form field

This web pages explains how to allow the cursor to appear in a search box on a page when the page loads.

URL:   http://www.boogiejack.com/howx030.html

Where Can I Buy Front Page Books?

The K-State Union usually has several texts on hand, and will special order. Try the Microsoft Web Site, Amazon or Borders ...

What Web Authoring Tools are supported by Oznet?

Microsoft FrontPage '98, FrontPage 2000, and FrontPage 2002 are supported by OzNet. FrontPage is considered a mid-range web editor, suitable for beginners and professional designers. It is low cost and integrates extremely well with our server. Available

How can I use an image to be a button form field?

If the standard button form field is just not jazzy enough for you, use an image instead! To display your image as a button form field, do the following: Create the form Place the cursor where you want your image to appear. Select Insert | HTML Markup

How do I play a sound in my web page?

You can use the <EMBED> tag for both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator browsers. Example: <EMBED SRC="ding.wav" height=1 autostart=true hidden=true> Hint: Place the <EMBED> tag as the last entry before the </BO

How can I redirect a browser to another page automatically?

The browser can be redirected to another page using the <meta> html tag. You must specify two parameters: number of seconds to pause before the switch(refresh), and the URL of the new page to load. Using front page you can include the follo

Keep FrontPage from compressing jpegs

I learned from one of those previously mentioned monthly Tips magazines that Frontpage automatically compresses jpeg images - by default - by 25%. That might be the cause of some of the images getting distorted when posted. How to avoid the com

URL:   http://www.elementkjournals.com/mfp/

Bookmarklets

"Imagine owning a software application that can eliminate Web site ads, change fonts, kill a background image, and even edit the HTML of the page you are on—all with one click. Now imagine that this software is totally cross-platform, open sour

URL:   http://www.bookmarklets.com/

Cutting and pasting word processor

I learned from one of those previously mentioned monthly Tips magazines that Frontpage automatically compresses jpeg images - by default - by 25%. That might be the cause of some of the images getting distorted when posted. How to avoid the com