At the point where this example begins, you will have created your web pages on your local machine already. If you need assistance in getting to that point, you’ll want to refer to the help documentation that came with the program. Microsoft also has an index of Frontpage help on the web: http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/techindx.htm

Open your local web, just as if you were going to edit your pages. Then click on File, and then select Publish to FrontPage web.

After clicking on Publish FrontPage web, you will be presented with a pop-up window entitled "Publish". As a side note, don’t be alarmed if your publish window looks slightly different from this example. If you’ve never used it to publish files before, your window will probably be empty. Also, not that keeping the "Publish changed pages only" box checked can be a real time saver.

The next step is to enter you domain’s web address or IP number here. For example, if you view your site by typing http://www.example.com in your browser, then you would enter www.example.com here. If you happen to know www.example.com’s IP number, you can use that as well. Enter the appropriate answer and click OK.

Now that you’ve entered the appropriate location and clicked OK, there are still a few more questions to be answered.

The answer to FTP Server Name is exactly the same information that you just entered for location; the name of the machine your account lives on, or your domains web address. The answer to Directory Path is either public_html or virtual_html, depending on which type of account you have. Type in those answers and click next.

After providing the FTP Server Name and the Directory Path, you’ll be presented with a password prompt. Enter your username (sometimes called your login name) and password. There’s no turning back from this point. Once you’ve clicked Finish, your files will begin to upload to the remote server. If you wish to make any last minute changes, you must choose cancel now. If you’re ready to proceed, click Finish.

And here you go. Your files are uploading to the server. In addition to the progress bar shown here, you’ll also see a series of informative messages display across the bottom of the FrontPage screen that lets you know exactly what it’s doing. When it’s finished, it will return you to your local web. Note the large number of files being transferred. If this is your first time publishing with FrontPage, it will upload a number of files of it’s own, in addition to those that you’ve created. Don’t be alarmed; this is its normal behaviour. These are primarily files and directories that you would need the FrontPage Server Extensions to make use of. If you’ve uploaded to a virtual_html directory, leave them alone. You’ll need them if you’ve incorporated FrontPage-specific features into your pages.

Congratulations. Your work is done now. You should be able to view your newly published files via browser.