FrontPage Courses

FrontPage

FrontPage Essentials & Beyond
(1 days or 2 evenings)

General Outline
This course will show you how powerful yet easy it is to use FrontPage to create your Internet web sites. You will learn the basics behind what is meant by a web site, and the important questions you should yourself when planning your web site and its outcomes.

You will then complete exercises that show you how to add text and graphics to your web home page, and then how to create other pages that link to and from the home page. You will learn about the different design methods for navigating your web site and how to implement those into a web site.

You will learn about the basics of HTML coding to make changes to your site, and you will look at ways to maximise the presentation and navigability of your site.

The important aspects of adding graphics and hyperlinks on graphics is covered in the hands-on exercises. You will learn how to format and manipulate graphics, and you will look at the differences between JPG and GIF graphics and when to use them.

You will look at advanced formatting techniques, including adding animation and sound, and you will learn how important tables are in creating the design effect and layout you want.

The last exercise you will complete looks at how to finally test and then publish your site on the World Wide Web. You will be amazed at how easy it is to publish to the Internet ready for the whole world to see.

Main Skills Acquired

Planning a Web site

Creating the basic design

Adding text and graphics to the Web site

Adding hyperlinks to text and graphics

Setting up electronic mail hyperlinks

Adding more Web pages and linking those

Adding forms and other interactive elements

Applying special effects and animation techniques

Adding Hit Counters and Search Forms

Stating questions and problems to discuss with ISP

Previewing the Web site in a browser

Publishing the Web site on the Internet

An overview of advanced Web site features

FrontPage Advanced
(1 day or 2 evenings)

General Outline
This course takes you to next stage of web site creation. You will learn about some of the advanced design layouts of web sites, in particular how to create, edit and use frames in a web site. You will also look at some advanced site management skills that can be achieved with FrontPage Explorer.

You will look at more in-depth information with regards to JPG and GIF graphics, and you will complete some exercises on how to create backgrounds and buttons from scratch using Image Composer.

FrontPage has many built-in active elements. You will learn about what active elements are, how to use them, and the problems you need to be aware of when using them. Also, you will look at how to create forms, what they can be used for, and the sorts of problems you need to understand.

You will be taken through an introduction to Javascript and CGI programming. You will learn about what these mean, how to use them, when to use them, and what to be careful of.

Main Skills Acquired

Revising the basics of creating web site

Creating and working with frames

Creating and working with active elements

Describing problems with active elements

Creating and working with forms

Describing problems with forms

Creating graphic backgrounds and buttons

Basic use of Javascript and CGI

Describing problems with Javascript and CGI

Using FrontPage's WebBots

Describing problems with WebBots

More advanced web site management

FrontPage General Information

Previous Experience Recommended
Introductory Course: Experience with a mouse and Windows is recommended. CLASS Training's Introducton to the Internet course or some knowledge and use of the Internet is also recommended.
Advanced Course: CLASS Training's Creating Web Sites (Introduction) course, or some experience with Microsoft FrontPage, and CLASS Training's Introduction to the Internet course or some knowledge and use of the Internet are recommended.

Class Size
The number of trainees is restricted to a maximum of 10, or as required by your organisation. Each trainee is trained on a Pentium 4 PC with 17" flat-screen monitor and access to broadband Internet, printing and demonstration facilities.

What You'll Receive

Training manual: Our training manual contains hands-on exercises that are easy-to-follow, and are practical and relevant. The training manual will also serve as an excellent reference tool back at the office or home long after the course. Our training manuals are developed and produced in-house by our experienced tutors, who have used the software in real-world situations. All exercises follow a logical sequence and show you how to tackle your typical projects. A list of keyboard shortcuts and other important information is included.

Refreshments: For full-day courses, you will receive a comprehensive lunch and refreshments.

Customisation of courses: We can redesign our courses to cover other or additional outcomes and so make our courses even more relevant for you. Please inquire about this if you have any specific needs.

Support: Free unlimited phone support on the material covered is provided for all courses. The support means that you can phone us during business hours or e-mail us anytime to get answers about any specific problems you might have. If we can't solve your problem immediately we will do some research and get back to you.

Please note: This free support only covers your specific questions that relate back to the material covered in the course you attended. We can provide you with consultancy for additional help you might need beyond that.

Complimentary Follow-up: When the course is running again later and there is a seat available, you'll be invited back for a free refresher. This can be used for fine-tuning your skills or for asking any specific questions you might have. You can come for the whole course or just part of it, and it's a great way to ensure that you maintain your momentum in using the program.

Certificate: You'll receive a certificate of achievement which details the outcomes you achieved for the particular course attended.

Booking Your Place
If relevant, check with your training coordinator for availability of places and dates. Alternatively, you can check our course calendar, then book online to secure your place on one or more of these courses. You can also fax us on (02) 6041 4811 or e-mail at office@classtraining.com.au. If you have any specific queries, or would like to discuss your needs, please phone Mark or Jenny on (02) 6041 2711.

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