How to Create a Style Sheet for a Web Page With FrontPage

A style sheet allows you to easily maintain a consistent look (fonts, colors, background images, margin spacing and so on) throughout a Web site. These instructions use Microsoft FrontPage 97.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft FrontPage

Creating the Style Sheet Using the FrontPage Editor

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 tool bar.

3. Select New Page from the File menu or click the New button on the tool bar.

4. Choose Page Properties from the File menu.

5. Title the page "Web Style Sheet" to differentiate it from the others.

6. Use the Background tab to specify the background properties you want for your Web site, including background colors or page text.

7. Change the margins, if necessary, using the Margins tab. Click OK.

8. Choose Save As from the File menu. Save the file as "webstyle.htm" and click OK.

9. Follow the directions in the dialog boxes to save any images or attachments to the web.

Applying the Style Sheet to Web Pages

10. Open the FrontPage Editor and create a new Web page, or open an existing Web page.

11. Choose Page Properties from the File menu and select the Get Background and Colors From Page radio button.

12. Click the Browse button and locate the style sheet (webstyle.htm). Click OK. The settings you created on the style sheet page are applied to the new page.

13. Save the page when finished.

14. 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.