In Microsoft FrontPage® 2000, a web page can have three different names that identify it: file name, page title, and navigation label. This article explains where each name appears, how FrontPage sets the names when you create a new page, and how you can work with the method FrontPage uses for naming pages.

Three names and how to modify them

File names, page titles, and navigation labels each serve a unique purpose for pages in FrontPage.

File names

The file name for the page is the set of letters, numbers, and symbols that distinguish the file from all other files in a particular folder. File names also have extensions that further identify the type of file. In FrontPage, you see file names primarily in the Folder list and above each page in Page view. When you create a page, FrontPage names the file new_page_n.htm (where n is the next number in the sequence of created pages).

To rename the file, right-click the file name in the Folder list, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu. Type the new name, and then press Enter.

Page titles

The page title is a descriptive name that appears in the title bar of a Web browser when the browser is displaying that page. When you create a page, FrontPage titles the page New Page N, to match the default file name.

To change the page title, right-click anywhere on the page, and then click Page Properties on the shortcut menu. On the General tab in the Title box, type the title you want the page to have.

Navigation labels

The navigation label is a name that appears in the Navigation view, in page banners, and on navigation bars. When you create a page in Navigation view, FrontPage labels the page icon New Page N, to match the default file name and the default page title.

To change the navigation label, right-click the page icon in Navigation view, and then click Rename on the shortcut menu. Type the new name, and then press Enter.

Using views to establish names

Depending on the view you're using when you create a new page, FrontPage uses the name established in that view as the file name, page title, and navigation label. However, you can develop your own method for creating and naming pages in FrontPage. The following examples describe two ways of establishing names.

Creating pages in Page view

When you create a new page in Page view, FrontPage gives it a default file name and a page title based on the default file name. You can change the page title and rename the file when you save the page.

To change both the file name and the page title of a newly created page, click Save As on the File menu, and then click Change. In the Set Page Title dialog box, enter a new title, and then click Enter. Then, in the File name box, type a file name for the page, and click Save. The file name and page title do not need to match.

When you switch to Navigation view and then drag that newly created page into the navigation structure, FrontPage labels the page icon to match the page title you established in Page view. At this time, you can change the label on the icon to the name you want to use in Navigation view, in page banners, and on navigation bars. When you change this label, the page title and file name that you established in Page view don't change.

Creating pages in Navigation view

Alternatively, you can create a new page in Navigation view as you build your web structure. When FrontPage adds the page icon to the structure, it labels the page icon New Page N. By clicking the page icon, you can change the label to the name you want to use in Navigation view, in page banners, and on navigation bars. When you press Enter, FrontPage records the new name.

When you switch to Page view, FrontPage titles the page to match the navigation label you established in Navigation view. In the Folder list, notice that the file name of the page also matches the navigation label. At this time, you can change the page title or the file name if you want them to be different from the navigation label. When you change the page title or the file name, the navigation label that you established in Navigation view doesn't change.