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Managing Your Website
Working with Word Documents and PDF Files
Sometimes you may want to link to a Word document or PDF file for users to
download an application or registration form. Follow these simple step-by-step
instructions for working with linking to files using MS Frontpage.
| 1. Open the "documents" Folder in Your Website In
MS Frontpage |
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In MS Frontpage, double-click on the "documents" folder as shown below to
open the "documents" folder. You may see a list of existing
documents in that
folder. If you don't already have a documents folder, you can create
one. Although you can put documents anywhere, it's best to put them all
in a separate "documents" folder.
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| 2. Find Your Document on Your Computer |
| Open Windows Explorer and locate the document you'd like to put on your
website. In this example, I'm locating my MS Word Conference
Registration Form document with the file name register.doc on my Desktop.
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| 3. Upload Document |
| With both MS Frontpage window and Windows Explorer window open
side-by-side, drag the document you want to upload from Windows Explorer
(your computer) to MS Frontpage (the web server) in the "documents" folder as
shown below.
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| 4. Open Web Page |
| In MS Frontpage, open the page in which you'd like to place a link
to your document. In this example, I've opened the test page. Highlight
the text where you want to link to the document, right click and click
"Hyperlink".
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| 5. Link to Document |
| In the Hyperlink box, browse to the document you just uploaded (mine
was in the "documents" folder and is called register.doc). Then, click
on the file name and click OK.
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| 6. Open Document in a New Window (optional) |
| If you want the document to open in a new window, click the "Target
Frame" button and in the "Target Frame" box, select "New Window" and
click OK.
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| 7. Save Your Changes / Upload to The Web |
| Click File > Save to save your changes.
If you're editing your files directly on web, your changes are
instantly shown online.
If you're editing your files locally, you'll need to upload your
files to the web for the public to see the changes.
To learn more about putting your files on the web, see our
tutorials. |
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