How to Create a Text Navigation Bar in FrontPage

Place important links on every page in your site to make sure viewers can find their way around easily. Using a text-only navigation bar saves space and is easy to add. This tutorial uses 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 edited and position the cursor where the navigation bar will appear.

4. Open the Table menu choose Insert Table.

5. Set the table definition at one row and four columns. Set the default as Center and the Width box at 75 percent. Click OK.

6. Position the cursor in the first cell. Choose Hyperlink from the Insert menu or click on the Insert Hyperlink button on the toolbar. Select the home page from the existing web. Change the link name, if desired.

7. Insert a slash mark (/) after each link to provide a visual separation from the remaining links.

8. Position the cursor in the second cell and repeat, inserting the link to a different page.

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

• Change the background of the table by choosing Table Properties from the Table menu and selecting the color. Click OK.
• Verify the hyperlinks in the FrontPage Explorer.
• Use the navigation bar as a header or footer to place it on every page. See "How to Add a Footer to a Web Page in FrontPage" and "How to Add a Header to a Web Page in FrontPage" in the Related eHows.