How do I publish my Web site from the server to my local computer using FrontPage?

Summary

Publishing a Web site remotely - reverse-publish - using FrontPage.

Description

Reverse-publishing is the process of publishing a Web site from a remote server to your local computer.

To publish your Web site from the server to your local computer using FrontPage, perform the following steps:

The following steps were created using FrontPage 2000. Depending on the version you are using, the steps may be different.

From the Start menu, select Programs, click Microsoft FrontPage.

From the File drop-down menu, click Open Web.

From the Open File dialog box, in the File name box, enter your domain name.

In this example http://www.forexample-domain.com is used.

Alternatively, you can enter your IP address (e.g., 10.10.010.10).

Click Open.

From the Enter Network Password dialog box, enter your User name and Password.

Click OK.

From the Open Web dialog box, click Open.

Your Web site will open in FrontPage.

From the File menu, click Publish Web.

From the Publish Web dialog box, click Browse.

Browse to the location into which you want to publish your Web site, click Publish.

Verify the location for your Web files, click Open.

You will see a series of windows indicating that FrontPage is publishing the selected Web files.

When you receive the message Web site published successfully, click Done.

Alternatively, click Click here to view your published web site to open your Web site.

If you receive one of the following messages, "FrontPage needs to convert this folder into new Web...," or "The following pages contain Dynamic Components...," click Yes.