FrontPage World Tips and Tricks

How can I make sure that my site works on ALL browser versions? 

New to FrontPage 2000, and sadly not well documented, is the ability to choose the browser type and version as well as the server type that you wish to design your site for.  It isn't a perfect solution, but it is a great step in the right direction.  

To use this tool, open the Compatibility Tab of the Page Options Dialog Box as seen below:

The Browsers drop down menu lets you choose between NetScape, IE, and WebTV, and combinations of the three.  

The Browser Version drop down menu obviously lets you pick the browser version type.

The Server drop down menu lets you pick the type of server you are designing the site for.  The button below it is very powerful if you aren't going to be working on a machine that supports FrontPage extensions.

Below that is a number of Technologies that are either going to be supported or not (depending on if the box is checked).  You can check/uncheck any of these items.

If an item is unselected, you will not be able to create anything that uses that functionality.

Not all browser types use the technologies on this dialog box.  If you want to make sure that your site is as viewable on as my types of browsers as possible, deselect all of the fancy options.  It isn't as fun, but it works - and that is what counts.

It is important to note that this feature won't prevent you from entering anything that uses these types of functions directly into the HTML - so be careful.