Importing Websites In Front Page

[NextNew]

I'm new to Front Page and web design therefore I'm trying to use web
templates that I purcahsed from a online site (Template Monsters) to build
websites. I'm very fimilar with photoshop and several other graphic program
but not with a web design tool like Front Page.

I'm trying to import a full website into Front Page but have been unable to
do so. When I try to follow the steps for Importing a website from a local
drive I can not see that Html files in the folder. According to the
instructions I'm suppose to see the html files and be able to import them one
at a time.

Could you please tell me where I'm going worng?

As I understand it, I am suppose to be able to import the entire site
(folder) including the Html files and be able to edit (replace) both text and
images.

Is this correct?

I would appreciate your assistance in this matter.

James Covington
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Ronx]

Never import an entire website. Importing is for individual files only,
trying to import a complete website will often result in some files being
left behind - import will only bring in the files that are directly linked
from the Home page, as seen by the browser (ASP, PHP and other pages using
server-side scripting will not import correctly; themes, templates,
navigation and any pages linked by JavaScript will be omitted.)

If the folder containing the website is on your local hard-drive[1], open it
in FrontPage and allow FP to convert it into a web/site. Then Publish the
web to where you want it.

How are you attempting to import the web? Using File->Import you should be
able to choose between the individual files, folders or a website (not
recommended) - choosing folders you will not see the files, except as a list
queued for import, until the import process is over. Choosing Website you
will not see any files, despite what Help says, but see my opening comments.

When the import process is completed, the imported files will be in the open
web, in the folder you specified (or the folder that was active when you
invoked the import dialogue).

[1] If the folder is My Documents, or the root folder of a hard-drive, copy
the files to another folder, otherwise converting it to a web will cause a
lot of grief.

 

[Murray]

For what it's worth, I'm not impressed with the care used by Template
Monsters on their products.