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Marty
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      25th Jan 2004
I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how to change a site I
have from the standard buttons I am using now, to Interactive ones.

Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can I change it back
easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.


 
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Jim Buyens
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      25th Jan 2004
>-----Original Message-----
>I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how
>to change a site I have from the standard buttons I am
>using now, to Interactive ones.
>
>Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can
>I change it back easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.


As far as I know, you'd have to individually delete each
existing button, and individually create each new button.

However, FP2003 does have some very powerful new features
for searching and replacing strings in the HTML. If
you're good at regular expressions (which, I realize, is
a tall order) there's a good chance you could automate at
least part of the process.

To change buttons in Themes, of course, you have to
modify the Theme. And Theme's don't use FrontPage
Interactive Buttons; they create their own rollover
effects.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

 
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Marty
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      25th Jan 2004
I am not a programmer and so don't know anything about regular expressions.
I really like the Interactive Buttons so I guess what I need to do is delete
what I have and insert any new Interactive ones. I'm always hoping for a
"one-click" change though.
"Jim Buyens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3a6301c3e37c$676dba00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how
> >to change a site I have from the standard buttons I am
> >using now, to Interactive ones.
> >
> >Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can
> >I change it back easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.

>
> As far as I know, you'd have to individually delete each
> existing button, and individually create each new button.
>
> However, FP2003 does have some very powerful new features
> for searching and replacing strings in the HTML. If
> you're good at regular expressions (which, I realize, is
> a tall order) there's a good chance you could automate at
> least part of the process.
>
> To change buttons in Themes, of course, you have to
> modify the Theme. And Theme's don't use FrontPage
> Interactive Buttons; they create their own rollover
> effects.
>
> Jim Buyens
> Microsoft FrontPage MVP
> http://www.interlacken.com
> Author of:
> *----------------------------------------------------
> |\---------------------------------------------------
> || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> ||---------------------------------------------------
> || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> || (All from Microsoft Press)
> |/---------------------------------------------------
> *----------------------------------------------------
>



 
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Ronx
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      26th Jan 2004
You may also have problems if your buttons are in shared borders or include
pages. Now would be a good time to switch to Dynamic Web Templates.

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"Marty" <marty(nospam)@lnkstyle.net> wrote in message
news:OPA$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am not a programmer and so don't know anything about regular

expressions.
> I really like the Interactive Buttons so I guess what I need to do is

delete
> what I have and insert any new Interactive ones. I'm always hoping for a
> "one-click" change though.
> "Jim Buyens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3a6301c3e37c$676dba00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how
> > >to change a site I have from the standard buttons I am
> > >using now, to Interactive ones.
> > >
> > >Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can
> > >I change it back easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.

> >
> > As far as I know, you'd have to individually delete each
> > existing button, and individually create each new button.
> >
> > However, FP2003 does have some very powerful new features
> > for searching and replacing strings in the HTML. If
> > you're good at regular expressions (which, I realize, is
> > a tall order) there's a good chance you could automate at
> > least part of the process.
> >
> > To change buttons in Themes, of course, you have to
> > modify the Theme. And Theme's don't use FrontPage
> > Interactive Buttons; they create their own rollover
> > effects.
> >
> > Jim Buyens
> > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
> > http://www.interlacken.com
> > Author of:
> > *----------------------------------------------------
> > |\---------------------------------------------------
> > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> > ||---------------------------------------------------
> > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> > || (All from Microsoft Press)
> > |/---------------------------------------------------
> > *----------------------------------------------------
> >

>
>



 
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Stefan B Rusynko
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      26th Jan 2004
There is no 1 click or S&R solution, since FP must generate the Interactive Buttons and related scripts (especially if in the past
you were using buttons from a theme and nav view / nav bars)
- but you will find them very easy to create and customize
(See http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555010)
- and should look at using Dynamic Web templates
You can also create them on one page and copy them to other pages

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
_____________________________________________


"Marty" <marty(nospam)@lnkstyle.net> wrote in message news:OPA$(E-Mail Removed)...
| I am not a programmer and so don't know anything about regular expressions.
| I really like the Interactive Buttons so I guess what I need to do is delete
| what I have and insert any new Interactive ones. I'm always hoping for a
| "one-click" change though.
| "Jim Buyens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:3a6301c3e37c$676dba00$(E-Mail Removed)...
| > >-----Original Message-----
| > >I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how
| > >to change a site I have from the standard buttons I am
| > >using now, to Interactive ones.
| > >
| > >Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can
| > >I change it back easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.
| >
| > As far as I know, you'd have to individually delete each
| > existing button, and individually create each new button.
| >
| > However, FP2003 does have some very powerful new features
| > for searching and replacing strings in the HTML. If
| > you're good at regular expressions (which, I realize, is
| > a tall order) there's a good chance you could automate at
| > least part of the process.
| >
| > To change buttons in Themes, of course, you have to
| > modify the Theme. And Theme's don't use FrontPage
| > Interactive Buttons; they create their own rollover
| > effects.
| >
| > Jim Buyens
| > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| > http://www.interlacken.com
| > Author of:
| > *----------------------------------------------------
| > |\---------------------------------------------------
| > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| > ||---------------------------------------------------
| > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| > || (All from Microsoft Press)
| > |/---------------------------------------------------
| > *----------------------------------------------------
| >
|
|


 
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Marty
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      26th Jan 2004
I know the DWT is new in 2003. I don't know much about it yet. If I put the
nav bar in a DWT region could I then switch from one DWT to another and and
thus change the "look" of the nav bar without changing the actual navigation
of the site?
"Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> There is no 1 click or S&R solution, since FP must generate the

Interactive Buttons and related scripts (especially if in the past
> you were using buttons from a theme and nav view / nav bars)
> - but you will find them very easy to create and customize
> (See http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555010)
> - and should look at using Dynamic Web templates
> You can also create them on one page and copy them to other pages
>
> --
>
> _____________________________________________
> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> _____________________________________________
>
>
> "Marty" <marty(nospam)@lnkstyle.net> wrote in message

news:OPA$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | I am not a programmer and so don't know anything about regular

expressions.
> | I really like the Interactive Buttons so I guess what I need to do is

delete
> | what I have and insert any new Interactive ones. I'm always hoping for a
> | "one-click" change though.
> | "Jim Buyens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> | news:3a6301c3e37c$676dba00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | > >-----Original Message-----
> | > >I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how
> | > >to change a site I have from the standard buttons I am
> | > >using now, to Interactive ones.
> | > >
> | > >Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can
> | > >I change it back easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.
> | >
> | > As far as I know, you'd have to individually delete each
> | > existing button, and individually create each new button.
> | >
> | > However, FP2003 does have some very powerful new features
> | > for searching and replacing strings in the HTML. If
> | > you're good at regular expressions (which, I realize, is
> | > a tall order) there's a good chance you could automate at
> | > least part of the process.
> | >
> | > To change buttons in Themes, of course, you have to
> | > modify the Theme. And Theme's don't use FrontPage
> | > Interactive Buttons; they create their own rollover
> | > effects.
> | >
> | > Jim Buyens
> | > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
> | > http://www.interlacken.com
> | > Author of:
> | > *----------------------------------------------------
> | > |\---------------------------------------------------
> | > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> | > ||---------------------------------------------------
> | > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> | > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> | > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> | > || (All from Microsoft Press)
> | > |/---------------------------------------------------
> | > *----------------------------------------------------
> | >
> |
> |
>
>



 
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Stefan B Rusynko
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      26th Jan 2004
Actually you would put it in a non-editable region of the DWT, and then when you change the .dwt page (and update pages using it),
the appearance on all pages would change

Note:
The DWT automatic update is currently only supported on Disc Based webs and under WSS
For Sites using the FP SE you need to open each page using the DWT to update it

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
_____________________________________________


"Marty" <marty(nospam)@lnkstyle.net> wrote in message news:uy6g4$(E-Mail Removed)...
| I know the DWT is new in 2003. I don't know much about it yet. If I put the
| nav bar in a DWT region could I then switch from one DWT to another and and
| thus change the "look" of the nav bar without changing the actual navigation
| of the site?
| "Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
| > There is no 1 click or S&R solution, since FP must generate the
| Interactive Buttons and related scripts (especially if in the past
| > you were using buttons from a theme and nav view / nav bars)
| > - but you will find them very easy to create and customize
| > (See http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555010)
| > - and should look at using Dynamic Web templates
| > You can also create them on one page and copy them to other pages
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| > "Marty" <marty(nospam)@lnkstyle.net> wrote in message
| news:OPA$(E-Mail Removed)...
| > | I am not a programmer and so don't know anything about regular
| expressions.
| > | I really like the Interactive Buttons so I guess what I need to do is
| delete
| > | what I have and insert any new Interactive ones. I'm always hoping for a
| > | "one-click" change though.
| > | "Jim Buyens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > | news:3a6301c3e37c$676dba00$(E-Mail Removed)...
| > | > >-----Original Message-----
| > | > >I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how
| > | > >to change a site I have from the standard buttons I am
| > | > >using now, to Interactive ones.
| > | > >
| > | > >Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can
| > | > >I change it back easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.
| > | >
| > | > As far as I know, you'd have to individually delete each
| > | > existing button, and individually create each new button.
| > | >
| > | > However, FP2003 does have some very powerful new features
| > | > for searching and replacing strings in the HTML. If
| > | > you're good at regular expressions (which, I realize, is
| > | > a tall order) there's a good chance you could automate at
| > | > least part of the process.
| > | >
| > | > To change buttons in Themes, of course, you have to
| > | > modify the Theme. And Theme's don't use FrontPage
| > | > Interactive Buttons; they create their own rollover
| > | > effects.
| > | >
| > | > Jim Buyens
| > | > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| > | > http://www.interlacken.com
| > | > Author of:
| > | > *----------------------------------------------------
| > | > |\---------------------------------------------------
| > | > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| > | > ||---------------------------------------------------
| > | > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| > | > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| > | > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| > | > || (All from Microsoft Press)
| > | > |/---------------------------------------------------
| > | > *----------------------------------------------------
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|


 
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Marty
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      26th Jan 2004
Thanks. I'll try it out.
"Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Actually you would put it in a non-editable region of the DWT, and then

when you change the .dwt page (and update pages using it),
> the appearance on all pages would change
>
> Note:
> The DWT automatic update is currently only supported on Disc Based webs

and under WSS
> For Sites using the FP SE you need to open each page using the DWT to

update it
>
> --
>
> _____________________________________________
> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> _____________________________________________
>
>
> "Marty" <marty(nospam)@lnkstyle.net> wrote in message

news:uy6g4$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | I know the DWT is new in 2003. I don't know much about it yet. If I put

the
> | nav bar in a DWT region could I then switch from one DWT to another and

and
> | thus change the "look" of the nav bar without changing the actual

navigation
> | of the site?
> | "Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> | news:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | > There is no 1 click or S&R solution, since FP must generate the
> | Interactive Buttons and related scripts (especially if in the past
> | > you were using buttons from a theme and nav view / nav bars)
> | > - but you will find them very easy to create and customize
> | > (See http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555010)
> | > - and should look at using Dynamic Web templates
> | > You can also create them on one page and copy them to other pages
> | >
> | > --
> | >
> | > _____________________________________________
> | > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> | > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> | > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> | > _____________________________________________
> | >
> | >
> | > "Marty" <marty(nospam)@lnkstyle.net> wrote in message
> | news:OPA$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | > | I am not a programmer and so don't know anything about regular
> | expressions.
> | > | I really like the Interactive Buttons so I guess what I need to do

is
> | delete
> | > | what I have and insert any new Interactive ones. I'm always hoping

for a
> | > | "one-click" change though.
> | > | "Jim Buyens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> | > | news:3a6301c3e37c$676dba00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | > | > >-----Original Message-----
> | > | > >I just upgraded to 2003 and like it. I'm wondering how
> | > | > >to change a site I have from the standard buttons I am
> | > | > >using now, to Interactive ones.
> | > | > >
> | > | > >Can this be done easily? If I don't like the result can
> | > | > >I change it back easily, or will I have a mess? Thanks.
> | > | >
> | > | > As far as I know, you'd have to individually delete each
> | > | > existing button, and individually create each new button.
> | > | >
> | > | > However, FP2003 does have some very powerful new features
> | > | > for searching and replacing strings in the HTML. If
> | > | > you're good at regular expressions (which, I realize, is
> | > | > a tall order) there's a good chance you could automate at
> | > | > least part of the process.
> | > | >
> | > | > To change buttons in Themes, of course, you have to
> | > | > modify the Theme. And Theme's don't use FrontPage
> | > | > Interactive Buttons; they create their own rollover
> | > | > effects.
> | > | >
> | > | > Jim Buyens
> | > | > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
> | > | > http://www.interlacken.com
> | > | > Author of:
> | > | > *----------------------------------------------------
> | > | > |\---------------------------------------------------
> | > | > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> | > | > ||---------------------------------------------------
> | > | > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> | > | > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> | > | > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> | > | > || (All from Microsoft Press)
> | > | > |/---------------------------------------------------
> | > | > *----------------------------------------------------
> | > | >
> | > |
> | > |
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>



 
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