How do I create a text link to a page or email address?
How do I insert Meta tags for description or keywords?
How do I change a Page Banner title?
How do I change a revision date?
What
is the proper title format for my pages?
Do I have to have a: link to the Meramec home page on each
page, the proper title, and footer information on each page?
I lost my FrontPage and/or FTP tutorial sheets. Can I get an additional copy?
I want a user directory. Can I get one? How long will it take?
Can you work with me on creating a new website design?
I have other questions not addressed in this FAQ. How do I contact you?
Create your new page in FrontPage. Save the page. In the Folder List, drag the file to the Navigation window and place it where you would like the link to be created within the navigation structure.
You can also create it a different way. In the Navigation view, right click on the page you want your new page linked on. Select New>Page. The new page will have to be renamed from “New Page (#)” and it would help if you renamed the file itself to something that identifies the content, for example “calendar.htm”.
If you would like to create an external link, right click on the page you want the link and select New>Add Existing Page. In the popup box, you will enter the URL (address) in the Address field in the format: http://yourlink.com
How do I create a text link to a page or email
address?
Highlight the text you wish the link to feature. At the top, there is a menu for Insert>Hyperlink, or a button in the toolbar that shows a globe with a chain link on it. Under the Address field, either select the page in your site you want linked or insert the URL in the address.
If you want to link an email address, select “Email Address” on the left side of the popup window. It will then ask you to input the email address. Do this and click “OK” and the link will be created for you.
How do I insert Meta tags for description
or keywords?
File>Page Properties> and click the Custom tag. Under User Variables, either select the Meta tag you wish to edit, or click Add to add a new one. For example, if you wanted to add a Meta tag for “Content Provided By”, in the Name field you would type “Content provided by” and in the Value field, you would add the name(s) of the person(s) responsible.
For Keywords, make sure you put a comma (,) after each search term. For example, you may have “St. Louis, Community, College, Community College”, where St. Louis, Community, College, and Community College are all separate terms.
How do I change a Page Banner title?
Right click on the Page Banner (the header) and rename the title. Make sure the title will fit on the link button, as that is where its information comes from. Generally, you can fit 20-25 characters (including spaces) in a banner that will also work for a navigation button.
Insert>Picture>From File. Make sure that your picture file is located within your website structure. You can also click the “Insert Picture From File” from the menu bar.
How do I change a revision date?
You don’t. The template automatically does that for you.
What is the proper title format for my
pages?
St. Louis Community College at Meramec – Your Department – Your Page
Also acceptable:
Your Department Your Page at St. Louis Community College at Meramec
Do I have to have a: link to the Meramec
home page on each page, the proper title, and footer information on each
page?
Yes. This information is mandatory for all pages throughout the campus.
I need a document converted to an Adobe
Acrobat (PDF) file. Can you show me how to do this? Do I need Acrobat?
Can you do this for me?
If you are in need of a Word document, such as a checklist or flyer, converted to an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file, please call me for a consult at X 7972 or email me at cmcpherson@stlcc.edu. We will discuss whether it should be a PDF file or a web page link, what parameters should be followed, and what the next step should be.
I lost my FrontPage and/or FTP tutorial
sheets. Can I get an additional copy?
Yes. E-mail me with your office address and I will get one in the campus mail ASAP.
I want a user directory. Can I get one?
How long will it take?
Yes. Since we are using a different tool to assign permissions to user directories, it may take up to a week, although that process should be shortened significantly in the upcoming weeks. Please call me to schedule an informal training process on using FTP if you are not familiar with the process already.
Can you work with me on creating a new
website design?
Yes I can. Each site will be handled as a project in coordination with Community Relations. As a group, we will meet to discuss your needs, wants, and if the resources are available for the project.
I have other questions not addressed
in this FAQ. How do I contact you?
You can call me on campus at X 7972 or email me at cmcpherson@stlcc.edu. Due to my schedule, I am often not at my desk, so please telephone or email me before you drop by. I ask this of you because I don’t want you to waste your valuable time by walking to my office and me not being there.