For a few weeks, you may have noticed my "theme" of web design software (with the Lutherans Online one thrown in just for fun). I took a break last week, but we'll finish off talking about some of the main web design software by mentioning FrontPage.

FrontPage is a Microsoft program, so it may take the least amount of time to learn for people used to using Microsoft programs. The downside is it's meant to be "user-friendly" which means that it is, if you're doing what it wants you to do. It's a little harder to spread your designing wings with this program than some others.

Some helpful tools that I've found while using FrontPage are in the "View" menu. You can view things like which pages you have linked to on a give page or what other pages are linked to the one you're on. You can also get helpful reports like what pages are not linked to at all (meaning you can probably delete them). If you have a large site, these can be particularly helpful.

If you have questions about using FrontPage, ask away (add your comment and other readers, check back to see if you can answer anyone's questions). This is the program I'm most familiar with, so you can also ask me at butler@semnsynod.org, 507-280-9457 or 800-426-6376 (MN only).