Working in Tasks View

Tasks view (shown in Figure 19-5) isn t the prettiest display in the world, especially if you are eager to see what your newly created Web site will look like. But Tasks view serves a useful purpose, and that s why we re exploring it here. Especially when you are new to creating Web sites, remembering what you need to do ”in what order ”can be difficult. Tasks view takes that guesswork out of Web creation, by giving you a list of tasks to complete. Once you finish them, you re done. It s that simple.

Figure 19-5: Tasks view gives you a list of items to accomplish on your way to a finished Web site.

Double-click the first task in the list. The Task Details dialog box appears (see Figure 19-6), showing you the status of the task, and information about it. Click Start Task to begin working on your new Web site. FrontPage changes to Page view, and displays the new site in the work area.

Figure 19-6: Double-click a task to change its status and assignment.

Web Lingo

The Web has brought with it a new language. The following list gives you a quick overview of what each of these terms means:

Hand-coding Using HTML codes to prepare a document for the Web. You can use any text editor (such as WordPad in Microsoft Windows XP) to hand-code Web pages. FrontPage allows you to use menus and tools to bypass coding (although you can still work with code if you like, by clicking the HTML tab at the bottom of the work area).
Home page The page of a Web site that appears when a visitor first logs on to the site.
HTML An acronym for Hypertext Markup Language, HTML is the simple coding system used to prepare documents for display on the Web.
Hyperlink Also called a link , this is a connection established between pages that enables a visitor to move from one page to another.
URL An acronym for Universal Resource Locator, the URL is the Web address of the site, often appearing in the form http://www.webaddress.com .
Web site A collection of Web pages organized around a particular topic, company, school, or group .
Web page An individual page within a Web site.