FP98: Style Formatting Definitions Show as Text in FP Editor

Formatting definitions that are enclosed within a <style>...</style> element appear as text in the FrontPage Editor.

NOTE: Web browsers that do not support the <style>...</style> element also interpret the formatting definitions as text.

FrontPage Editor interprets the instructions within the <style>...</style> element as text.

To ensure that the formatting definitions are not displayed as text when you view your page in the FrontPage Editor or a Web browser that does not support the <style>...</style> element, place the formatting definitions inside a comment (<!-- -->) tag. For example, to hide the font formatting in this code: change your code so that it looks like this:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

The comment (<!-- -->) element does not prevent the formatting instructions from being used by a Web browser that supports the <style>...</style> element. When you place formatting definitions inside a comment (<!-- -->) element within a <style>...</style> element, you ensure that this information is not interpreted as text by a Web browser that does not support the <style>...</style> element.

Problems produced by editing the HTML which FrontPage generates will not be resolved by Microsoft Technical Support. This HTML code sample is provided as a convenience for authors seeking to extend FrontPage capabilities. For more information on writing HTML, see