The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Praxis

Volume 9   Issue 4 September 2005
 
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Praxis is a publication of the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Editor: Julie Middlemas
Designer: Nozomi Yokoo

619-644-7361 or 7371

julie.middlemas@gcccd.edu

http://www.grossmont.net/catl


FrontPage Shortcuts

 

Action

Keystroke

 

Document actions

Open a page

CTRL+O

New page

CTRL+N

Save

CTRL+S

Print

CTRL+P

Properties

ALT+ENTER

Refresh

F5

Spelling

F7

Thesaurus

SHIFT+F7

Line break

SHIFT+ENTER

Remove formatting

CTRL+Spacebar

 

Editing

Find

CTRL+F

Replace

CTRL+H

Insert hyperlink

CTRL+K

Spell checker

F7

Macros

ALT+F8

 

 

Action

Keystroke

 

Formatting

Select all

CTRL+A

Copy

CTRL+C

Cut

CTRL+X

Paste

CTRL+V

Undo

CTRL+Z

Redo

CTRL+Y

Bold

CTRL+B

Italics

CTRL+I

Left justified

CTRL+L

Center justified

CTRL+E

Right justified

CTRL+R

Decrease indent

CTRL+SHIFT+M

Increase indent

CTRL+M

 

 

 


   

  • FrontPage Terms

    • Hyperlink - Text or graphic hotspots that load other web pages when clicked on.
    • Pixel - The unit of measurement on the web. One pixel is approximately the size of a period (.) in 12-point Arial font.
    • URL (Universal Resource L
    •  web site. This is what is after the "http://" on the location bar on your browser.
    • Web - In FrontPage, your web site is referred to as a web.
    • To open a web you have already created, select File|Open Web... from the menu bar. Select the web folder from the list and click Open
    • Page view gives you a WYSIWYG editing environment for creating and editing web pages.
    • Folders view lists all of the files and folders in your web for easy management.
    • Reports view identifies problems with pages and links in the web including slow-loading pages, broken links, and other errors.
    • Navigation view lists the navigation order of the site and allows you to change the order that a user would view the pages.
    • Hyperlinks view allows you to organize the links in the web pages.
    • Tasks view provides a grid for inputting tasks you need to complete in your web.


Hints, Tips, Tricks, etc.

  • Background Images: Use background images with caution. Light watermarks usually work fine, but dark, busy graphics can impair the readability of the page. Solid, muted colors are usually best to use.
  • Fonts: Stick with common fonts such as Arial and Times New Roman. Although there are many fonts to choose from, if the user does not have a font you choose on their computer, a default font will be used.
  • Long Pages: Divide the information into different pages. A long and endless scrolling page is difficult to read.
  • Sound: Refrain from using sound, particularly embedded sound files, if possible. If a sound file must be included, make it a link on the page so the visitor to your page can turn it on and off. Many people surf the web with their computer speakers turned off so embedding a sound file that automatically downloads will unnecessarily increase the download time of the page.
  • Hyperlinks: Always use descriptive words for link text instead of the simple "Click Here!"
  • Page Size: While most Internet users use a screen resolution of 800X600 or higher, there are still users with monitors set to 640X480. Design your web pages so all material is viewable on this small resolution. Therefore, do not create graphics or tables wider than 620 pixels.