Extend the Power and Reach of Your Web Site: With Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Windows Server 2003 connected to FrontPage 2003, you can modify and present live data from a range of sources, including XML, to build rich interactive data-driven Web sites in a WYSIWYG editor.
FrontPage used a 'what-you-see-is-what-you-get' design philosophy with a Word-like interface to mask the details of hypertext markup language necessary for Web design and to make it easier for people without programming skills to design pages. Templates and themes gave a starting point for customization that helped maintain design consistency throughout a website.
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Tables and layers enabled simple manipulation and layout of elements, and common chores such as interactive button creation were integrated. FrontPage supported Macromedia Flash to include video and animated content. HTML code was still fully available for programmer-level editing, assisted by features such as IntelliSense technology, which monitored a variety of code entry formats and suggested statement completion consistent with current code. FrontPage supported split screens, so that programming changes could be viewed in design mode simultaneously.
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Coding languages besides HTML could also be opened and edited, many with IntelliSense support. Windows Server databases could be connected and edited through FrontPage as well, enabling two-way active data sharing through a FrontPage designed website. Although FrontPage 2003 remains an effective Web authoring tool, Microsoft no longer supports it with updates or technical assistance. The Microsoft Expressions products are undergoing the same fate, except for some purchased or subscribed versions, although Expression Web 4 can be downloaded free and is supported by the Microsoft community forums.
At the time of publication, Microsoft recommended Visual Studio and Blend for Visual Studio as the most effective and powerful replacements for FrontPage, but they require some programming knowledge.
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