Front and Center: Saving Customized HTML Tags

A common troubleshooting step when FrontPage won't launch is to delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage Registry key. FrontPage re-creates that key when launched, and if there is corruption in that key, removing it will often resolve launching problems.

Keep in mind, however, that FrontPage stores important information in this key, and one of those things is all of your code formatting settings for individual HTML tags. These are stored in the following Registry location:

 
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\HTML\<tag> 

If you have customized the properties for HTML tags and you are going to remove the FrontPage Registry key in an attempt to troubleshoot a startup problem, you might want to first export the key containing your HTML tag customizations. You can then merge this information back in to FrontPage after FrontPage re-creates the FrontPage Registry key.

To export your HTML tag code settings, perform these steps:

  1. Open Registry Editor by selecting Start, Run, entering Regedit, and clicking OK.

  2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

  3. Click the plus sign next to Software.

  4. Click the plus sign next to Microsoft.

  5. Click the plus sign next to FrontPage.

  6. Click the plus sign next to Editor.

  7. Right-click on the HTML key and select Export.

  8. In the Filename box, enter FPTagsBackup.

  9. Click Save.

This will save a file called FPTagsBackup.reg on your Desktop. Anytime that you need to reapply your HTML tag code formatting settings, simply double-click this file and click Yes when asked to confirm that you want to merge the file into your Registry.



Special Edition Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
Special Edition Using Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
ISBN: 0789729547
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 443

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