How to Create Custom Templates in FrontPage Editor

This article describes how to create custom templates that can be used in Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows or Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows.

FrontPage 97

To create a template, do the following:

1. Open an existing Web or create a new Web in FrontPage Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Show FrontPage Editor.
3. On the File menu, click New.
4. In the New Page dialog box, select Normal Page, and then click OK.
5. Design the page the way you want it to look.
6. On the File Menu, click Save As.
7. In the Save As dialog box, click As Template.
8. In the Save As Template dialog box, type the title, name, and description you want, and then click OK.
   
   If the page contains any images, you will be asked to save them to the Web. Click Yes To All.

You can now access your new template by clicking New on the File menu.

FrontPage 98

To create a template, do the following:

1. Open an existing Web or create a new Web in FrontPage Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Show FrontPage Editor.
3. On the File menu, click New.
4. In the New Page dialog box, select Normal Page, and then click OK.
5. Design the page the way you want it to look.
6. On the File menu, click Save As.
7. In the Save As dialog box, click As Template.
8. In the Save As Template dialog box, type the title, name, and description you want, and then click OK.
   
   If the page contains any images, you will be asked to save them to the Web. Click Yes To All.

You can now access your new template by clicking New on the File menu.