Creating a New FrontPage Web with Your New Template

ADVICE > Creating a new FrontPage web using a web template

So you've purchased your first FrontPage template, downloaded the ZIP file, and run the install file contained in the ZIP. Now what...

What version of FrontPage are you using?

• FrontPage 2000
• FrontPage 2002
• FrontPage 2003
• FrontPage 2003 DWT

FrontPage 2000

1. In FrontPage, go to FILE > NEW > WEB

2. Choose the Web Template you wish to use from your list of Web Templates.

3. Specify the location where you want to publish your new web. This may be a local folder on your hard drive (for example, C:\My Documents\My Webs\newWebName) or you may publish directly to your server.

4. Click OK and FrontPage will create a new web for you using your template.

FrontPage 2002

1. If you do not see a taskbar on the right of your screen in FrontPage, go to File/New/Web.

2. On the taskbar to the right, choose "Web Site Templates" under "New From Template." FrontPage will also list some of your recently used Web Templates if you want to choose one of those instead.

3. Choose the Web Template you wish to use from your list of Web Templates.

4. Specify the location where you want to publish your new web. This may be a local folder on your hard drive (for example, C:\My Documents\My Webs\newWebName) or you may publish directly to your server.

5. Click OK and FrontPage will create a new web for you using your template.

FrontPage 2003

1. If you do not see a taskbar on the right of your screen in FrontPage, go to File/New.

2. On the taskbar to the right, choose "Web Site Templates" under "New From Template." FrontPage will also list some of your recently used Web Templates if you want to choose one of those instead.

3. Choose the Web Template you wish to use from your list of Web Templates. Our products install into the "My Templates" directory.

4. Specify the location where you want to publish your new web. This may be a local folder on your hard drive (for example, C:\My Documents\My Webs\newWebName) or you may publish directly to your server.

5. Click OK and FrontPage will create a new web for you using your template.

FrontPage 2003 DWT

1. Save the download (.zip format) to your computer (note the location so that you can find it!). You will need a utility such as WinZip to extract to a folder. Open the folder.
2. Run the installer. In the package you downloaded is an .exe. Double-click the exe and follow the prompts to install it for FrontPage 2003. (The package has an additional folder which you will not need if you are starting from scratch.)
3. In FrontPage 2003, go to File > New, then click More Web Site Templates.
4. Click the "My Templates" tab and look for your web template.
5. Specify the location for your new web if necessary, and click OK to build the new web.
6. You may then open pages from the Folder List and begin editing in the "editable regions." We encourage you to review the template's instructions for more information about changing your logo and using the templates.

Still have more questions? Try posting in our support forum.

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