Microsoft® Office FrontPage® 2003: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course number: 084952
Software: Microsoft® Office FrontPage® 2003
Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description

As you begin this course, you should have the skills you need to work with Microsoft® Office System applications, especially Microsoft® Word. This includes the ability to create and edit documents that contain text, tables, and images. Now you're ready to use a graphical application to create Web sites and Web pages. In this course, you will use Microsoft® FrontPage® 2003 to design, develop, and deploy Web sites that can be viewed on any Web-enabled computer around the world.

Course Objective: You will create and publish a Web site using Microsoft® FrontPage® 2003.

Target Student: The target student for this course is someone who wants to create Web pages and Web sites in a graphical application. It is a prerequisite for taking the Microsoft® FrontPage® 2003: Level 2 course.

Prerequisites: To ensure the successful completion of Microsoft FrontPage 2003: Level 1 , we recommend prior completion of the following Element K courses (or equivalent knowledge):

• Microsoft Word 2003: Level 1

• Microsoft Word 2003: Level 2

• Internet Explorer 6.0: Introduction

• Windows XP: Introduction

In addition, it may be helpful if a student has completed HTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 1 (Second Edition) or has equivalent knowledge from another source.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Hardware Requirements

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components:

• A 233 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows XP Professional as your operating system (300 MHz is recommended).
• A 133 MHz Pentium-class processor if you use Windows 2000 Professional as your operating system.
• 128 MB of RAM.
• A 6 GB hard disk or larger.
• A floppy disk drive.
• A mouse or other pointing device.
• A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor.
• Network cards and cabling for local network access.
• Internet access (see your local network administrator).
• A printer (optional).
• A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.

Platform Requirements

• Windows

Software Requirements

• Either Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or higher, or Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4.
• Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2003.
• Microsoft® FrontPage® 2003.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a Web site that includes new and existing Web pages.
• add images to Web pages.
• add links to Web pages.
• add and format tables.
• format a Web page.
• design layouts for your Web pages.
• use Navigation view to structure a Web site.
• publish a FrontPage web.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Web
Topic 1A: Overview of Web Development
Topic 1B: Create a New Web Site
Topic 1C: Create and Format Web Page Text
Topic 1D: Create Pages
Topic 1E: Import Web Pages

Lesson 2: Adding Images
Topic 2A: Add a Picture to a Web Page
Topic 2B: Edit a Picture
Topic 2C: Add a New Drawing
Topic 2D: Add a Photo Gallery
Topic 2E: Modify a Photo Gallery

Lesson 3: Creating Links
Topic 3A: Add Hyperlinks
Topic 3B: Add Bookmark Links
Topic 3C: Link from an Image

Lesson 4: Adding Tables
Topic 4A: Insert a Table
Topic 4B: Set Table Properties
Topic 4C: Set Cell Properties
Topic 4D: Edit a Table's Structure
Topic 4E: Split Tables
Topic 4F: AutoFormat a Table

Lesson 5: Formatting a Web Page
Topic 5A: Apply a Theme
Topic 5B: Customize a Theme
Topic 5C: Create and Format with Styles
Topic 5D: Set the Background
Topic 5E: Test in Multiple Browsers

Lesson 6: Designing Your Web Pages
Topic 6A: Design a Web Page Layout
Topic 6B: Lay Out a Web Page with Tables
Topic 6C: Create and Apply a Dynamic Web Template

Lesson 7: Structuring a Web Site with Navigation View
Topic 7A: Create a Navigation Structure
Topic 7B: Modify a Navigation Structure
Topic 7C: Remove a Web Page from a Web's Navigation Structure

Lesson 8: Publishing a Web
Topic 8A: Prepare Your Web Site for Publishing
Topic 8B: Publish Your Web
Topic 8C: Publish a Web Site from One Location to Another