yes, but then his next question will be; how come my meta data is not
updating.
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
| You're absolutely right, unless you were <u>answering the OP's
question</u>:
|
| "I would like to know how to open my disk-based web site from 'Start',
| 'Explore', 'website name' -- -- without opening Front Page first."
|
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > The way to go is; Open FP, Open Site
| >
| > --
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| > Rob Giordano
| > Microsoft MVP Expression
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | Right click the page and use "Open With". You can also designate the
file
| > | association to "Always use the selected program to open this kind of
| > file",
| > | but then **all** web pages (not just yours) will open with FP and not
IE.
| > | Right clicking and using "Open With" each time is the way to go.
| > |
| > | "Yawrood" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Thank you Ken - and yes, I know about this and am able to do this -
FROM
| > | > WITHIN FP. But my original question was how to open a website from
| > 'Start',
| > | > 'Explore', 'My Documents', etc - and have it NOT open in the
Explorer
| > | > browser.
| > | >
| > | > "Ken" wrote:
| > | >
| > | > > I'm using FP2003 and have six websites. FP opens with the last
site.
| > If you
| > | > > want to work on a different web, click on File/Open and browsed to
the
| > one
| > | > > you want to open. All my webs are stored in My Documents and every
one
| > is
| > | > > listed when I browsed to the web folder.
| > | > >
| > | > > Ken
| > | > >
| > | > > | > | > > > Thank you Steve - I did not know this. But, suppose you have 4
or 5
| > | > > > disk-based websites. They don't all show up when you open FP
first
| > then
| > | > > > select Open from the Getting Started task bar. Since I'm just
| > learning
| > | > > > Front
| > | > > > Page, I have 6 or 7 that I've created (not all intentionally)
but in
| > the
| > | > > > future I do plan to have several. Will it list every single
one?
| > And, if
| > | > > > it
| > | > > > doesn't, then I would still need to know the answer to my
original
| > | > > > question.
| > | > > >
| > | > > > Thanks again,
| > | > > >
| > | > > >
| > | > > > "Steve Easton" wrote:
| > | > > >
| > | > > >> To save your self a lot of headaches, "always" open FrontPage
and
| > then
| > | > > >> open a web to edit.
| > | > > >> there's a very specific reason for this, and that is so
FrontPage
| > can
| > | > > >> update the hidden meta data
| > | > > >> that is saved by FP so it knows what pages link to what pages,
when
| > pages
| > | > > >> were updated
| > | > > >> and much more.
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >> A web site is not like a standalone office document.
| > | > > >> --
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >> Steve Easton
| > | > > >> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > | > > >> FP Cleaner
| > | > > >>
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
| > | > > >> Hit Me FP
| > | > > >>
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >> | > | > > >> >I would like to know how to open my disk-based web site from
| > 'Start',
| > | > > >> > 'Explore', 'website name' -- -- without opening Front Page
| > first.
| > | > > >> > Every
| > | > > >> > other document/picture/file I've ever created under My
Documents
| > I've
| > | > > >> > been
| > | > > >> > able to open directly there, without first opening, say Word,
or
| > Excel
| > | > > >> > or
| > | > > >> > Publisher or Adobe.
| > | > > >> >
| > | > > >> > With Front Page, I seem to have to open Front Page first
then, in
| > the
| > | > > >> > Getting Started pane, going to 'Open', find the name of the
web
| > site I
| > | > > >> > want
| > | > > >> > and opening it there. I WANT to open whichever web site I
want
| > from
| > | > > >> > Explore.
| > | > > >> >
| > | > > >> > Please help.
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >>
| > | > > >>
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > >
| >
| >
| >
