If you have never made a Web page before, it is now a simple task because most of the Office 2000 programs can save or publish Web pages.

Microsoft FrontPage® 2000 is specifically designed for creating Web pages and Web sites. But FrontPage is not the only program that you can use to create Web pages. If you don't know how to use FrontPage 2000, you can use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft PowerPoint® to create your page. And if you are familiar with FrontPage already, after you create a Web page, you can add it to a Web site by using FrontPage.

 Note   When you create a Web page, you may need to edit the page at a later time. Read Use Office to edit documents posted to the Web to learn more about modifying an existing Web page.

Using Word 2000 to create a Web page

If you work in Word on a regular basis, creating a Web page is very simple. You can save any document in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format. To turn a document into a Web page, use the Save As command on the File menu to save the document to HTML format. In the Save As dialog box, just choose Web page in the Save as type list.

Creating a Web page from a template in Word 2000  You can also create a new Web page in Word by using the New command on the File menu. Click the Web Pages tab to see some Web page templates. The templates include an HTML version of a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, a Table of Contents page, a Personal Web Page, and a few others. In addition to these templates is the Web Page Wizard, a wizard that walks you through the creation of a Web page step by step.

Using Publisher 2000 to create a Web page or a Web site

Publisher 2000 makes it easy to create a Web page or Web site. You can use a blank Web page template to build a page from scratch, or you can use the Web Site Wizard to create a Web site. The Microsoft Publisher Catalog — which appears when you first start Publisher or when you click New on the File menu — contains 45 predefined Web sites that you can customize by using the Web Sites Wizard. The catalog also contains the blank Web page template.

Creating a Web page by using a wizard  On the Publications by Wizard tab in the Microsoft Publisher Catalog, click Web Sites in the Wizards column to see the Web site templates. When you choose from this list, the Web Site Wizard is launched. Use the wizard to choose the color scheme for your site, in addition to the types of pages or forms that you would like, and other details. Publisher then builds the Web site for you, and connects all of the pages together with navigation links.

Creating a Web page by using a blank page  What if you want a simple Web page, not a whole site? In the Microsoft Publisher Catalog, click the Blank Publications tab, and then double-click Web page. You now have a simple blank publication that you can use to build your own Web page.

Saving and publishing your Web page  Regardless of which method you use to create your Web page, choose the Save as Web Page command to save and publish it. Publisher saves all the text, graphics, and other elements that make up your page, so the Web page is ready to be published on either the Internet or your company's intranet.

Using Excel 2000 to create a Web page

In Excel 2000, you can save an entire workbook as a Web page. When you do this, you can reopen the Web page into Excel for modifications after you publish it. The other publishing options available in the Save as Web Page dialog box enable you to specify options for publishing parts of the worksheet, such as ranges of cells or charts. When publishing just a part of a worksheet, you should be aware of special rules that apply to what you publish. For more information, read Saving versus publishing Web pages in Excel 2000.

Before you publish your workbook, format the data as you want it to appear in the browser. Add borders around the cells that contain values to make the cells appear as part of a table; apply the number formats that you want to use, such as a currency format or a percentages format. To display text or values in different colors, change the colors by using the Format menu. When you save the data as part of a Web page, Excel publishes the appropriate formatting codes to make the data appear correctly in the browser.

Using PowerPoint 2000 to create a Web page

With PowerPoint 2000, you can create a Web page (or a Web site, if you publish more than one slide) by making slides, or you can turn an existing presentation into a Web page.

Creating a new Web page  To create a new Web page in PowerPoint, create a slide presentation just as you would normally. One item to remember, however, is that if you create an outline for the presentation it will be used as a navigation pane on the Web page. With that in mind, be sure to use unique headings on each page.

Saving or publishing a Web page  If you want to publish an existing presentation as a Web page, or if you have just created a new presentation that you want to publish, you can use the Save as Web Page command on the File menu to save and publish your presentation. With the presentation open, select the Save as Web Page command. You can change the file name for the Web page and click Save to publish the presentation or you can click Publish to use some additional options.

When you publish the presentation, PowerPoint saves each slide as a Web page; all the pages together make up a Web site. When you view your site in a browser, you will find a set of navigation buttons displayed to help you navigate through the pages one at a time. The outline for the presentation is also available as a navigation pane. You can launch the Web site as a slide show by clicking the Full Screen Slide Show button.

The next step

Save the Web page to a Web server   After you have created your Web page, you need to store it somewhere so that others may view it. Web pages are typically saved to Web servers. Office 2000 supports Web folders, which are shortcuts to Web servers. To determine if you have access to Web servers where you can save your Web page, contact your system administrator or Internet service provider. If you do have access to a Web server, you can use a Web folder as a shortcut to the Web server. Then, you can save your Web page to the Web folder. Read Working with Web folders in Office and Web folders: A new way to share information in Office to learn more about Web folders.

Saving supporting files in a folder  When you use the Save as Web Page command, each program creates a folder with the same file name as the Web page. This folder contains supporting files such as graphics files (like .gif files) for the Web page. For example, if you save your Web page as my_Web_page.htm, a supporting folder called my_Web_page_files is saved in the same folder as the Web page itself. This folder must remain with the Web page; if you move or copy the page to another location, you must move or copy the folder as well.

More information

In the Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab for each program, type save as Web page or save as HTML, and then click Search for more information. To learn more about items in the Save as Web Page dialog boxes in the different programs, click the Help button (the question mark "?") and then click an item to read more about its purpose.

To learn more about Web folders and Web servers, type what is a Web folder in the Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window for an Office program, and then click Search.