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Some nice Front Page Resources:
A great resource site: www.frontpage2002.com  This same site has a nice Front Page 2003 tutorial with topics.

HOW TO INSERT AN INVISIBLE HIT COUNTER
In FrontPage 2000 and higher you can place invisible hit counters in your Web pages. These hit counters can't be seen by visitors, but you can use them as a Web site reporting tool. Here's how at: Microsoft's Web site.
 

Microsoft has a nice selection of FrontPage Add-Ins. --Check out the site here.

SUGGESTED FONTS

Most web developers recommend using Verdana, Geneva or Arial for fonts on web sites. These fonts are much more readable than most fonts.

NEW: WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER ADD-IN FOR FRONTPAGE
The Microsoft Windows Media Add-in for FrontPage is here! It works with FrontPage 2000 or 2002 and makes adding streaming media to your FrontPage-based Web site super easy. Now you can make your Web site more compelling by adding streaming media without all the hand coding needed to embed the Windows Media. Want to put a playlist of songs or videos onto your Web site? Just use the Windows Media Add-in wizard to embed the player, create the playlists, and manage the media files in your Web. Best of all it's free. Download it from the FrontPage Add-in Center at: Microsoft's Website  For Front Page 2000 and 2002
 

FREE TEMPLATE FOR FRONTPAGE INCLUDES FLASH TECHNOLOGY
PixelMill (www.pixelmill.net) and Vivid Office (www.vividoffice.com), developed by Advantrics LLC, provide a number of templates for FrontPage that include Flash technology. Designed by independent artists and developers, they contain embedded Flash or Swish movies that complement the layout. Download it from the FrontPage Add-in Center at: Microsoft's Site  This site also offers some free templates: http://www.myfreetemplates.com 

For additional themes: Theme-Pak
 

WORKING WITH DATABASES AND FRONTPAGE

"Database Power with Microsoft FrontPage version 2002" shows how to easily integrate database functionality in multiple ways to perform key database tasks using FrontPage at: http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/content/ARTICLES/dbpower.html

"FrontPage 2000 Database Resource Center" lists the most common Knowledge Base articles that discuss database-related topics in Microsoft FrontPage 2000 at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q301986

http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/using/fordevelopers.htm#dbAndAsp

"Servin' It Up" addresses various aspects of ASP technology, with a focus on server-side components at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnserv/html/server05222000.asp

Themes

One way to quickly apply a common look or design to your Web site is to use themes:

1. On the Format menu, click Theme.
2. Click a theme from the available list, and choose whether you'd like to apply the theme to all pages or just selected pages.
3. Click OK, and the theme will be applied to your Web site.

You can change a theme or create your own theme by clicking the Modify button in the Themes dialog box when you click Format, and then click Theme on the menu bar. Once you've modified a theme, click Save or Save As to give the new theme its own name. You can find more information about themes as well as view a sample of the different themes available with FrontPage at:

AUTOMATING WEB PROCESSES AND WORKFLOW WITH DATABASES
In this column, Microsoft MVP and software applications developer Kevin Spencer removes the mystery that surrounds databases and walks you through how to organize and deliver content by using a database. His insights can help you save both time and money. Check it out here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnfp2k2/html/fp_AutoWkDB.asp
 

FEATURED ADD-IN FOR FRONTPAGE
The AWeber Autoresponder Add-in for FrontPage can deliver information and personalized messages to your customers, as well as follow up with them automatically. This add-in will maximize your marketing efforts, keep you organized, and save time. Download it from the FrontPage Add-in Center at:
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/downloads/addin/searchdetail.asp?aid=197
 

FrontPage best security practices can be found on this Microsoft site.

Sample FrontPage sites:

Here are some multimedia standouts:
http://www.webits.co.uk/client.html
http://www.artistsoflongisland.com/start_flash.htm
http://www.kahntact.com/indexf.htm
http://www.lamc.org/
http://www.shakespearefestivalla.org/
http://www.foodnfun.com -clean, no-nonsense, data-enabled interface. http://www.questb2b.com -provides rapid access to a large volume of data in a consistent and logical way.
http://www.netfingers.com -fast, robust Web site, directly links users to thousands of businesses and services.

Free FrontPage stuff

More Free FrontPage stuff

PixelMill and Bac Web design and vividoffice offer some nice designs and add-in's