how to make a new web using this web template...

1. Go to File/New/Web (2000) or File/New/Page or Web (2002).
2. In 2002, you will need to click "Web Template" in the right side taskbar.
3. Choose the "Online Flower Store" web template, and specify the location you want to publish to.
4. Click "OK" and wait for FrontPage to create your new web.

how to make a new page

1. Open a page with a layout that you want to use for your new page.
2. Go to File > Save As.
3. Enter a new file name (no spaces or special characters) and change the Page Title, then click OK.
4. Switch to Navigation View. Drag your new page into the navigation structure to add it to link bars.
5. Open the page. You will now need to configure the Flash page banner. Please see below for more information.
6. You may now edit the page as desired.

about the "special occasion" pages

This template comes with "special occasion" pages. The basic layout is essentially the same as the Catalog Layout - what's different are the images.

You can delete the existing text image and replace it with your own text or custom designed image on these pages.

about the menu bars

• The home/view basket/help menu is actually made up of custom-designed graphics. You will not be able to modify these, although you may delete the ones you don't want by opening "includes/top.htm."
• The top horizontal menu bar (catalog layout, etc.) is an ideal place for listing your catalog pages (such as "flowers," "gifts," "plants," etc.). This particular menu bar is generated by FrontPage, based on the "child pages under home" level of the navigation structure. Follow the instructions below for editing this link bar.
• The second horizontal menu bar (special occasions...) is an include page with manually inserted links. To edit the links, simply open "includes/specials.htm" and change the links. (If you use FP2002, you may insert a "custom link bar" to make it easier to edit.)
• The bottom menu bar (near the copyright) is generated by FrontPage, based on the "top level" pages of the navigation structure. Follow the instructions below for editing this link bar.
• The various vertical menus that you see throughout the site are FrontPage-generated based on the navigation structure. See the instructions below for how to edit them.

Adding New Pages to Your Web/Link bars

Open a page that has the layout the way you want it, then go to File/Save As. Save the page under a new name - be sure to change the page title as well! Then, go to Navigation View and drag your new page into the navigation structure into the same level as the other pages on the link bar.

Deleting Pages from Your Web

Right-click on the pages you wish to delete in your Folder List, in Folder View, or in Navigation View, then select "Delete."

Renaming Pages

If you would like to use an existing page but want to rename it, you may easily do this in Folders View. Right-click on the file name and/or the page title and choose "Rename" to rename your file.

about the catalog pages

Please note that this template does not come with ecommerce capability. You will have to find a third-party provider (such as PayPal). This template does come with suggested layouts for catalog pages. If you'd like to keep within the suggested layouts, make sure your thumbnail images are 95x107 pixels and your larger images are 225x255 pixels.

about other aspects of this template

Editing the include pages

The logo and copyright statement are in include pages for your editing convenience. By opening "includes/top.htm," "includes/specials.htm," or "includes/copyright.htm," you can make edits, save, and FrontPage will automatically update all the pages in your web site.

Your Logo Here Image

Delete the "Your Logo here" image and replace it with your own logo image! Open "includes/top.htm" to edit the logo area.

Changing Layout

We have formatted the tables so that this page will look good and resize in Netscape and Internet Explorer. If you wish to change the layout, please follow these instructions.

About this page layout
This page has been very carefully formatted with different nesting tables so that it resizes both vertically and horizontally. Do not drag on any table lines - you may "freeze" the page so that it no longer resizes properly.

Adding other columns to the page
We suggest that you do not directly add columns to this layout, as you may accidentally "freeze" the page so that it no longer resizes. Instead, delete the page template content, then go to Table/Insert/Table to add your own table in the center area. You may click within a table and go to Table > Select > Table to get a better idea of the table structure of this page.

FrontPage 2000

If you're using FrontPage 2000, the link bars with vertical lines separating the text links will not work. You may either choose to use the default text style navigation bars, or open the includes/menu.htm page and manually type out links.

see other page layouts...