OTS is pleased to offer the following PDF publications and Flash movie tutorials as
self-help technology resources for the Towson University community. (For other non-profit use please refer to our copyright information.) To open a publication or play a movie tutorial, click on its title. If your browser does not properly display the publication, you may need to install a free copy of Adobe Reader. If your browser does not properly display the movie, you may need to install a free copy of Adobe Flash Player. To search this page for a specific word or phrase, press Ctrl-F.
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Transition Central: A Web Page for Those Transitioning from FrontPage to SharePoint Designer
If you are a FrontPage user making the transition---enthusiastically or otherwise---to SharePoint Designer, this page is for you. Open it for access to the FPSE Alternatives page and other useful resources. |
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Opening Your Student Web Site in SharePoint Designer 2007
This twelve minute video shows the steps necessary to connect to your web files either by mapping a drive to Tiger (both on and off-campus) or connecting directly through SharePoint Designer. It will also show you how to begin the creation of your website. |
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File & Folder Management with SharePoint Designer 2007
This program demonstrates how to work safely and efficiently with the files and folders that comprise a student website using Microsoft SharePoint Designer. The video covers locating, opening, and closing files; creating pages and folders; renaming, deleting, moving, and copying files and folders; importing files; recovering deleted files; and making "working copies" of important pages. |
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Page Development & Hyperlinking in SharePoint Designer 2007
This program demonstrates how to build a web page using Microsoft SharePoint Designer. The video covers inserting and formatting text, image and hyperlinks. |
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Moving Beyond Microsoft FrontPage: Transitioning TU from FrontPage to SharePoint Designer
What's up with FrontPage? Why are we moving to SharePoint Designer? Will SharePoint Designer do everything FrontPage did? Open this brief document for answers and advice on how best to continue your web publishing activities beyond FrontPage. |
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Web Publishing from MS SharePoint Designer for Faculty/Staff
Learn how to publish, open and edit your site on the faculty/staff Web server Pages using Microsoft Sharepoint Designer (the heir apparent to FrontPage at TU). |
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Web Publishing from MS SharePoint Designer for Students
Learn how to publish, open and edit your site on the student Web server Tiger using Microsoft SharePoint Designer (the heir apparent to FrontPage at TU). |
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Creating Hyperlinks in SharePoint Designer
This document will show you how to add links to your website both to other pages in your site and to outside websites. In addition, it will show you how to add anchor links and remove a link. |
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Adding an Email Link in SharePoint Designer
Learn how to add an email link in your website. |
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Adding a Hotspot in SharePoint Designer
This document will show you how to add a hotspots in your web pages so you can have multiple links on the same image. |
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Creating Folders in SharePoint Designer
This document will show you how to create a new folder, move a folder and delete a folder in your website in order to keep your files organized. |
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Working with Tables in SharePoint Designer
Learn how to insert and format a table, format cell properties and how to delete a table in this document. |
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Creating New Pages in SharePoint Designer
This document will show you how to create new pages, set a page title, rename a page, move a page and delete a page. |
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Working with Text in SharePoint Designer
Learn how to add and change text, format text and format spacing in SharePoint Designer. |
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Working with Pictures in SharePoint Designer
This document will show you how to insert an image, format an image and some best practices and useful resources. |
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Publishing Your Web Page to Pages
Learn how to publish, open and edit your site on the faculty/staff Web server Pages using Microsoft FrontPage 2003 |
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Web Publishing Pitfalls
Become aware of the most common Web publishing pitfalls and learn how to avoid them. |
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Safe Practices for Live Web Editing
Enjoy the convenience, portability and intuitive operation of live Web site editing without the worry. Make these safe practices personal habits for trouble-free Web editing. |
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Restricting Access to a FrontPage Web site on Pages
A restricted-access Web is a site that can viewed by specific users only. This document provides step-by-step instructions on using FrontPage 2003 to set up a restricted access Web site on the Pages server. |
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FrontPage 2003: Basics
This document covers the basics of using FrontPage software to create a Web page. |
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 FrontPage Basics
Learn
how to open your FrontPage Web site and add
basic features like clip art, pictures,
tables and links. |
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FrontPage 2003: Online Forms
Learn how to make an online form using FrontPage 2003. |
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FrontPage 2003: FAQ
This document covers some Frequently Asked Questions when using FrontPage software to create a Web page. |
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FrontPage 2003: Web Components
Learn how to use the Web Components feature in FrontPage that includes tools like Dynamic Effects, Hit Counters, Photo Gallery, Spreadsheets and charts, MSNBC weather and more... |
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FrontPage 2003: Behaviors
This document covers how to add "Behaviors" which are scripting options that add interactivity or functionality to objects on your Web page. |
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FrontPage 2003: Group Web Sites
This document covers how to request and tips on using a group Web site. |
