Dreamweaver from Front Page

My web site is in front page and has not been updated recently because of that. I would like to convert to Dreamweaver. I understand all the inconsistencies with Front Page and realize I can't just do a import. I just want to have roughly the same thing in Dreamweaver; a simple page with navigation bars.
I have been searching in vain trying to find how-to convert-material. For example, the Adobe site has an introduction page "Customizable starter designs for beginners" (probably what I need) but the link takes me to a non-Adobe site discussing CSS.
So I am looking for some get up and go information for Front Page users to allow me to REBUILD the web site (with cut and paste of course) in Dreamweaver.
Thanks,

Hi Fred,
In the time that the experts on the forum get back to you, have a look at a similar discussion where this topic has been discussed extensively.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1297510
Thanks,
Preran

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A quick question for someone...If I build a basic website in
Dreamweaver 8 and upload it to a server, can it be edited by
someone else with Front Page, whether they download it from the
server or I give them directly the files?

I wouldn't dream of combining DW and FP on the same site.
And, if the site
has been built with templates in DW>4, FP won't know what
to do with the
template markup. Also, if you have used DW's Library items,
or Server-side
includes, FP won't know what to do with them either.
It's likely to be a long, slow, train wreck.
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>A quick question for someone...If I build a basic website
in Dreamweaver 8
>and
> upload it to a server, can it be edited by someone else
with Front Page,
> whether they download it from the server or I give them
directly the
> files?
>

Working with existing website from Front Page

ok, am giving up Front Page as I migrate totally to my Mac. How do I open pages on my site that is already up so I can make changes and apply themes??
Thanks,
Jim in Chicago

Basically, you can't. If you want to transfer your site to iWeb, then you will have to re-build it totally in iWeb by copying and pasting from your existing site.
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Can it really be true that you have removed the link to the Oracle documentation from the front page?
I sure hope it's there and I just can't find it anymore - it would demonstrate a very limited knowledge of your users' needs if you on purpose remove the most useful single link from the front page...

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Hi, thanks for taking the time to read this. I have a serious
problem with a flash applet that is front and center (actually a
little to the right) on our home page. I am paid to update the
website for our church, and have been using flash 8 successfully
until now. We've never had any problems uploading and we've been
using this same flash file for a long time now (2 years?) and I've
never experienced this problem.
Anyway, if you go to
www.livepraylove.com you
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However, when I log into my ftp server, I see it there. I even
downloaded it off the server, and ran everything offline and it
worked fine in all browsers on my pc. It just isn't working online.
Is there something wrong with the code in my index.html page?
Or could I have saved the flash file in a way that is causing this
problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, since the longer
this goes on, the more trouble I'm going to be in.
Thanks!

Shutez,
> Anyway, if you go to
http://www.livepraylove.com
you will
> see that on the right side of the page, the flash file
is completely
> not loading.
Heh ... actually, since it isn't loading, I ... I don't see
it. ;)
> It's as if it isn't even on the server.
It may simply not be in the place on the server that your
HTML says it
is.
Here's your HTML:
// inside your <object> tag:
<param name="movie" value="scrollview.swf" />
... since no path is provided, scrollview.swf must be in the
same folder as
this very HTML document, yet ...
http://www.livepraylove.com/index.htmlscrollview.swf
... doesn't lead to a SWF file.
So either the SWF is a) not on the server, b) on the server,
but in a
different location, or c) possible your host hasn't set up
the server to
recognize the SWF file type.
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
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http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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I am not quite sure what they are telling me since it has been working fine.
That means only that the errors do not affect the function or the layout in the browsers/versions in which you have tested. As far as Frontpage was concerned, when used by those unfamilar with HTML/CSS, all of its code is littered with errors.
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Convert Front Page 2003 to Dreamweaver 8

I've done my best to go through the help pages and forums and
only have found import and conversion "extensions" for Dreamweaver
MX to import / convert a Front Page site - but I have Dreamweaver
8. My Front Page site is not to complicated. Just a lot of basic
content with FP shared borders and links:
www.alfredricci.com
(click one link on the home page to see the shared borders
and links)
I have the site on my Mac Book Pro with DW8 on OSX. Please
be so kind to guide me to the best / fastest / most efficient way
to import & convert this without starting from scratch.
Much appreciated,
Alfred

Before doing anything else, take a couple of weeks to
gothrough the DW
tutorials, and also to study HTML and CSS. The more you know
about those,
the easier your transition will be. DW expects alot more from
you than FP
did, and as a result, you may find it much more frustrating
to have the raw
reality of web development staring you in the face rather
than the wizards
of FP.
> Is there a way to convert a Frontpage site into a
> Dreamweaver site
1. I'd define a Dreamweaver site that points to a location on
your hard
drive for the local site's root, and to the current FP site
on the web as
the remote site
2. I'd use Dreamweaver (if your host supports FTP
connections) to download
the remote site to the root of the site you just defined on
the hard drive.
This will pick up all the pages *after* webbot action so that
shared borders
and all are already present in the page HTML. This will also
pick up all of
the server scripting. Note - in the event that you are not
able to connect
using FTP since some FP hosts block that protocol, you will
have to use a
third party 'site copier' like Black Widow, QuadSucker, or
WebCopier, (or
even the DW extension called SiteAssist from WebAssist) to
connect and
download using http protocols. Doing it this way will *not*
retrieve any of
your server-script code, if any (unless you have used the
WebAssist
extension).
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"shared
border"
effect you had in FP.
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template child
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identifiable
nomenclature that is distinct from what was used on the FP
site (since you
are saving the new child pages into the same local site as
the FP pages).
5. When the basic site is completed, I'd upload the new DW
pages to some
staging area/webspace, and by using the browser, I'd verify
that the site
(as it now exists remotely) is complete.
6. Then I'd create a *new* DW site in a new location on the
hard drive, and
connect to and download all the files from the staging site.
7. You can now delete the original FP site from your local
system if you
want.
You now have a complete site (minus any of the FP extension
server-side
code) that has no FP footprint.
If you have used any FP server extension functions on the
original FP site
(form processing, guestbooks, tables of contents, etc.), you
will have to
recreate those functions in DW using 3rd party scripts, or
scripts that you
write yourself.
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"Chosen 1" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I've done my best to go through the help pages and
forums and only have
> found
> import and conversion "extensions" for Dreamweaver MX to
import / convert
> a
> Front Page site - but I have Dreamweaver 8. My Front
Page site is not to
> complicated. Just a lot of basic content with FP shared
borders and links:
> www.alfredricci.com
> (click one link on the home page to see the shared
borders and links)
>
> I have the site on my Mac Book Pro with DW8 on OSX.
Please be so kind to
> guide me to the best / fastest / most efficient way to
import & convert
> this
> without starting from scratch.
>
> Much appreciated,
> Alfred
> https://alfredricci.com
http://alfredricci.com
>

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We have developed quite few HTML and Gef files in Front Page
and wondering how much work is involved if we want to use
dreamweaver now.
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> but I don't believe there was much left
> of this in the 2003 version.
Sure there was. It was central to all of FP's enhanced
capabilities.
> won't be editable.
It's much more than not being editable. They will be broken
if you FTP
files to the FP site.
> Pretty much all you have to do is set up a site
definition and point it to
> your current files and you should be good to go.
Technically correct, but woefully understated.
From FrontPage to Dreamweaver (With CD-ROM) by Joseph Lowery
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789726882/qid=1013348638/sr=1-10/ref=sr_1_10/002-5 917334-6040854
(watch the wrap!)
Before doing anything else, take a couple of weeks to
gothrough the DW
tutorials, and also to study HTML and CSS. The more you know
about those,
the easier your transition will be. DW expects alot more from
you than FP
did, and as a result, you may find it much more frustrating
to have the raw
reality of web development staring you in the face rather
than the wizards
of FP.
> Is there a way to convert a Frontpage site into a
> Dreamweaver site
1. I'd define a Dreamweaver site that points to a location on
your hard
drive for the local site's root, and to the current FP site
on the web as
the remote site
2. I'd use Dreamweaver (if your host supports FTP
connections) to download
the remote site to the root of the site you just defined on
the hard drive.
This will pick up all the pages *after* webbot action so that
shared borders
and all are already present in the page HTML. This will also
pick up all of
the server scripting. Note - in the event that you are not
able to connect
using FTP since some FP hosts block that protocol, you will
have to use a
third party 'site copier' like Black Widow, QuadSucker, or
WebCopier, (or
even the DW extension called SiteAssist from WebAssist) to
connect and
download using http protocols. Doing it this way will *not*
retrieve any of
your server-script code, if any (unless you have used the
WebAssist
extension).
3. I'd create a DW template for the pages, that captures the
"shared
border"
effect you had in FP.
4. I'd copy and paste content from each FP pages to a new
template child
page and then save the new child page with an easily
identifiable
nomenclature that is distinct from what was used on the FP
site (since you
are saving the new child pages into the same local site as
the FP pages).
5. When the basic site is completed, I'd upload the new DW
pages to some
staging area/webspace, and by using the browser, I'd verify
that the site
(as it now exists remotely) is complete.
6. Then I'd create a *new* DW site in a new location on the
hard drive, and
connect to and download all the files from the staging site.
7. You can now delete the original FP site from your local
system if you
want.
You now have a complete site (minus any of the FP extension
server-side
code) that has no FP footprint.
If you have used any FP server extension functions on the
original FP site
(form processing, guestbooks, tables of contents, etc.), you
will have to
recreate those functions in DW using 3rd party scripts, or
scripts that you
write yourself.
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> Well you should be able to open and edit all of the
documents. You might
> just
> have trouble if you used FP Extensions, but I don't
believe there was much
> left
> of this in the 2003 version. And some other functions
like that which are
> specific to FP won't be editable.
>
> Pretty much all you have to do is set up a site
definition and point it to
> your current files and you should be good to go. If you
have specific
> examples
> of things that you are afraid might not work, post them
for people to
> evaluate.
>

I have hidden unwanted books from the purchased area of the iBooks store, but they're are still appearing on the front page of iOS as cloud downloads, is there a way to remove these from iBooks without using the hide iCloud books button?

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Let me explain a little more. I had downloaded a lot of free books in the past as a trial when iBooks was first released and since then I have decided I no longer want them, because of this I hid them from the purchased section of the iBooks store. The 5 books left are ones I decided to keep as seen in the following picture.
This is how it appears in iBooks on my mac. There are 4 books downloaded and 1 book that I have decided not to download at this time. I would still like to keep this book available in the cloud incase I want to download it again in the future. You’ll notice that hide iCloud books is not selected, if I wanted to hide the book that I have chosen to keep in the cloud, but have not downloaded yet I could.
This is exactly how I think this feature should work. If you have hidden a book from your purchases it should not show up in the mac Ibooks app. (I am aware you can never actually delete a purchase, just hide them and that hidden purchases can be restored to your account from within the account management section of the iBooks store).
The iOS app is working differently for me. Here is a picture of the purchased tab on the iBooks store in iOS Ibooks. Again notice that pictures of Lilly is still yet to be downloaded. This is how I expected it to look.
If we visit the front page of iOS iBooks the view is very different from what I expected. Here we can see the 4 books I wanted to keep on my device and have downloaded. We can also see the 1 book I wanted to keep, but did not want to store locally on the device and left in iCloud (Pictures of Lilly). However we can also see all the books I had hidden from the purchased section of my iTunes account and which I believe should no-longer be visible, Dracula, frankenstein etc…
I am aware of the hide iCloud books button within the iOS app, but I did not need to use this to hide the books I had removed from the my purchased section of the iBooks store on the mac, why are they still appearing in iOS?
I’m still not sure if this is a software glitch or not. This article suggests to me that books can be hidden, but I had already completed these steps.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201322
A browse of google also suggests people may have been able to hide past purchases from the front page of iBooks on iOS in the past.
In case there was an issue with syncing I tried logging in and out of my iTunes account via settings in iOS. Force closing the app, disabling automatic downloads and removing my device from iTunes in the cloud. Syncing with iTunes on the mac did not correct the issue either.
Interestingly I have the same issue on my iPhone 6 running iOS 8.3 as I do on my iPad mini suggesting that this might be an issue either with my account or with iOS iBooks software in general.
If there is a way to remove the already hidden iBooks in your account from the front page of iBooks on iOS without using the hide iCloud downloads button? Please help community!

My apologies for the lack of photos, here is my post again with photos.
I have hidden unwanted books from the purchased area of the iBooks store, but they're are still appearing on the front page of iOS as cloud downloads, is there a way to remove these from iBooks without using the hide iCloud books button?
Let me explain a little more. I had downloaded a lot of free books in the past as a trial when iBooks was first released and since then I have decided I no longer want them, because of this I hid them from the purchased section of the iBooks store. The 5 books left are ones I decided to keep as seen in the following picture.
This is how it appears in iBooks on my mac. There are 4 books downloaded and 1 book that I have decided not to download at this time. I would still like to keep this book available in the cloud incase I want to download it again in the future. You’ll notice that hide iCloud books is not selected, if I wanted to hide the book that I have chosen to keep in the cloud, but have not downloaded yet I could.
This is exactly how I think this feature should work. If you have hidden a book from your purchases it should not show up in the mac Ibooks app. (I am aware you can never actually delete a purchase, just hide them and that hidden purchases can be restored to your account from within the account management section of the iBooks store).
The iOS app is working differently for me. Here is a picture of the purchased tab on the iBooks store in iOS Ibooks. Again notice that pictures of Lilly is still yet to be downloaded. This is how I expected it to look.
If we visit the front page of iOS iBooks the view is very different from what I expected. Here we can see the 4 books I wanted to keep on my device and have downloaded. We can also see the 1 book I wanted to keep, but did not want to store locally on the device and left in iCloud (Pictures of Lilly). However we can also see all the books I had hidden from the purchased section of my iTunes account and which I believe should no-longer be visible, Dracula, frankenstein etc…
I am aware of the hide iCloud books button within the iOS app, but I did not need to use this to hide the books I had removed from the my purchased section of the iBooks store on the mac, why are they still appearing in iOS?
I’m still not sure if this is a software glitch or not. This article suggests to me that books can be hidden, but I had already completed these steps.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201322
A browse of google also suggests people may have been able to hide past purchases from the front page of iBooks on iOS in the past.
In case there was an issue with syncing I tried logging in and out of my iTunes account via settings in iOS. Force closing the app, disabling automatic downloads and removing my device from iTunes in the cloud. Syncing with iTunes on the mac did not correct the issue either.
Interestingly I have the same issue on my iPhone 6 running iOS 8.3 as I do on my iPad mini suggesting that this might be an issue either with my account or with iOS iBooks software in general.
If there is a way to remove the already hidden iBooks in your account from the front page of iBooks on iOS without using the hide iCloud downloads button? Please help community!
iPhone 6, iOS 8.3, Also an issue on my iPad mini iOS 8

Viewing new template in dreamweaver cs3 reverst to front page ??

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From their website:
" Adobe Flash (version 8 or higher) is required to edit the
FLA file.
- Use the source codes at your own risk after downloading and
flashmo.com is
not responsible for any bugs or errors caused by
ActionScripts."
Do you own Flash? Are you familliar with action scripts? If
not, then you
probably want to start with a plain html template and learn
how to code html
and CSS. Flash sites look nice but they are not friendly for
Search Engines
or users who don't have flash player installed on their
system.
Here are some on-line tutorials to help you get started with
html and CSS
code:
www.w3schools.com (free)
www.Lynda.com (pay videos)
Adobe help - "Getting Started"
--Nancy O.
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> I am a first-time user of DreamWeaver and am currently
learning how to
build a
> website with the Adobe HTML article that they have.
However, I found a
flash
> template that I downloaded as it is exactly what I want
to use for my
website.
> My problem is, I don't know how to make it work.
>
> The template is located at
http://www.flashmo.com/home
and it is the one
on
> page 5 called "037 Wooden". If anyone can tell me what
to do to get this
to be
> my website, I would really appreciate it.
>

Dreamweaver CS6 edits to old Front Page site display in preview browser but NOT on live server site.

Howdy Folks,
My Dreamweaver CS6 edits to old Front Page site changes display in preview browser OK …But will NOT display on live server site.
To anyone who can step up to the microphone and speak “solution” I will be much grateful?
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Could you post a screen capture of your expanded files window, showing the remote server and local file structures?
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A good question for the Creative Suites Forum.
http://forums.adobe.com/community/creativesuites
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What Michael said. At some point there may have been a competitive sidegrade offer (ands I seem to have some vague memory of that indeed), but you are using a legacy version and whatever that offer may have included is long past its due date. Other than that simply download the DW CS5.5 trial. It can even clean up the mess that FrontPage code usually is with some automated commands....
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