How to Set Font Colors on a Web Page With FrontPage

Make your text stand out against a colored background or a background image. These instructions use FrontPage 97.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft FrontPage

1. Start the FrontPage program and open an existing web.

2. Choose Show FrontPage Editor from the Tools menu, or click on the FrontPage Editor icon on the toolbar

3. Open the page to be changed.

4. Click on the File menu and choose Page Properties. Click on the Background tab.

5. Check the Specify Backgrounds and Colors radio button.

6. Click on the menu next to Text. Select a color or choose Custom to create a custom color.

7. Make any other changes, such as choosing a background page color or link colors. Click OK.

8. Save the page when finished.

9. Preview the page in a Web browser by choosing Preview in Browser from the File menu. From the dialog box, choose which browser to use and what settings.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure the text color matches the rest of the page. Don't use orange text when the Web page theme is blue and white.
• Be careful when using bright, bold or splashy colors - they can distract the viewer's eye from the content of the page.