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How to get subwebs created on your account*

Subwebs allow you to get all the functionality of a Root Web (the main web site) but contained to an individual directory on the site. (i.e., You can have a new theme applied to a subweb, but it will appear in that entire subweb). Subwebs are for advanced users of FrontPage and are usually for those that wish to section off their web site for multiple people to publish to it, but to their own section of the site. You can limit one's access to a particular subweb on your web site on a Unix hosting account.

In order to get a subweb created on your Unix hosting account, you will need to contact our Technical Support department with your account information and the name of the subweb. Subwebs can only be one level away from the Root Web. (i.e., They can be http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]/dir but not http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]/dir1/dir2)

On an NT hosting account, you can convert a directory to a subweb in FrontPage 2000 by:

1. Log into the web that will contain the subweb, whether that be directly on the site or on your PC.
2. Go to File, New > Web...
3. Select Empty Web (or another web according to your preferences).
4. Specify the location of the new subweb. (i.e., http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]/subweb).
5. No need to check any additional boxes.
6. Click Ok.
7. You will then be put into the subweb.

How do I convert a directory to a FrontPage subweb?

To get a directory converted to a subweb on your Unix hosting account, you will need to contact our Technical Support department with your account information, the name of the directory, and let us know it is to be converted to a subweb. Subwebs can only be one level away from the Root Web. (i.e., They can be http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]/dir but not http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]/dir1/dir2)

On an NT hosting account, you can convert a directory to a subweb in FrontPage 2000 by:

1. Log into the web that will contain the subweb, whether that be directly on the site or on your PC. (Instructions for how to log directly onto the site).
2. Go to File, New > Web...
3. Select Empty Web.
4. Specify the location of the directory (that already exists on your site). (i.e., http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]/directory).
5. No need to check any additional boxes.
6. Click Ok.
7. You will then be put into the subweb.

On an NT hosting account, you can convert a directory to a subweb in FrontPage 98 by:

1. Log into the web that will contain the subweb, whether that be directly on the site or on your PC. (Instructions for how to log directly onto the site).
2. Go to File, New > FrontPage Web
3. In section 1, select Import an Existing Web.
4. In section 2, give your enter in the name of the directory (this is case and spelling sensitive).
5. Click Ok.
6. In the new window that has appeared, type your domain name and the directory name (i.e., http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]/dir).
7. Click Next.
8. Click Finish. You will then be put into the subweb.

Connecting live to your site*

This is only for advanced users of MS FrontPage. (And if you do make changes while connected live, make sure to back them up to your PC as outlined in the "Backing up your FrontPage 2000 web site" section).

1. Connect to the Internet. (Do this before opening FrontPage. If FrontPage is already open close it down, connect, then reopen it).
2. If you don't already have FrontPage open, open it.
3. On your toolbar in FrontPage you will see a little yellow file folder with an arrow pointing down to its right. Click on the arrow and choose Open Web...
4. If you've published to your web before, you will see it in the window that pops up. Double-click it to enter. If you have not published to the web before, then enter in the complete URL in the location field (i.e., http://www.[insertyourdomain.com]). Click Open after doing so.
5. If you've published to your web before, your login information might already be saved in the application. Click okay to accept the information. If you have not published to the web before, then enter in both the username and password exactly as they were sent to you. Our web servers are case sensitive.
6. Once FrontPage is logged into the web, the web's directories and/or subwebs will appear. Click on the Open button to enter the main directory of the web.
7. Now you are viewing all the content in your web directly on the web server. Any changes you make to files are immediate upon clicking Save. When done, make sure to back up these changed files to your PC by reading the next section "Backing up your FrontPage 2000 web site."

1. Follow steps 1 through 6 in the "Connecting live to your site" section above.
2. Go to File, Publish Web...
3. Click the Browse button.
4. Click the Personal view (clickable on the left-hand side of the FrontPage window)
5. Double-click on the web that you'd like to publish to. (You might only have one. If so, double click on it).
6. Click Open.
7. Click Options. From there decide what parts of your web you'd like to back up to your PC.
8. Then click Publish.
9. When your files are done downloading to your workstation, FrontPage will inform you.
10. Note: If you prefer to back up your web to a disk drive or somewhere else on your PC, just browse to the proper location after step 3.