When you point to Animation on the Format menu, the animation options are not available (dimmed).
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This behavior occurs because you are editing the body section of the HTML code for the shared
border. You cannot apply animation to the shared border.
Shared borders are stored in four files located in the _borders folder (a hidden folder). The
four files are:
| • | top.htm |
| • | bottom.htm |
| • | left.htm |
| • | right.htm
|
When you apply shared borders on a page, FrontPage copies the contents of the shared border
file to the top, bottom, left or right side of the page. FrontPage copies only the contents
between the <body> and </body> tags of the shared border page. When you edit the
shared border section of a page, you are only editing the body section of the HTML code for
the shared border.
When you apply animation on a page, FrontPage writes JavaScript in the Head
section of the HTML code. This script must be in the head section, and is
needed for animation.
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To work around this, and enable animation on the shared border section of the page, you
must apply animation in the page that uses the shared border. To enable animation in shared
borders, follow these steps:
| 1. | Open the shared border file.
| a. | On the Tools menu, click Web Settings. | | b. | Click the Advanced tab. | | c. | Click to select the "Show documents in hidden directories" check
box. | | d. | Click OK. When prompted to refresh the web, click Yes. | | e. | On the View menu, click Folders. Double-click the left.htm file in
the _borders folder. |
|
| 2. | Type This is some Animation, in the
body of the page.
|
| 3. | On the Format menu, point to Animation, and then click Fly From Right.
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| 4. | Save and close the page.
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| 5. | Open a page using a left shared border.
|
| 6. | Click anywhere at the bottom of the page so that the pointer is
positioned on a blank line.
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| 7. | On the Format menu, point to Animation, and then click Fly From Right.
NOTE: You must apply animation to all pages that use the Shared
Border. On pages you do not apply animation to, you will not see any
animated contents in the shared border. |
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.
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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
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