How to Add a Horizontal Line to a Web Page With FrontPage

Horizontal lines (also called rules) separate text, paragraphs or other components on a Web page. This tutorial uses Microsoft FrontPage 97.

Difficulty: 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 edited and position the cursor where the horizontal line will appear.

4. Choose Horizontal Line from the Insert menu.

5. Double-click on the line to change the line properties.

6. Increase the width (really the length across the page) of the line by changing the percentage or the pixels.

7. Change the height (thickness) of the line by increasing the value.

8. Choose the alignment (centered, left, right) and color of the line and click OK.

9. Save the page when finished.

10. 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

• Choose a line color that will complement the background colors and text style of the page.
• Horizontal lines are a space-saving alternative to image dividers because they use HTML and do not waste space.