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Q194106: FP98: How to Edit/Delete Articles in a FrontPage Discussion Web

Article: Q194106
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta
Last Modified: 02-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows 
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 and 2002 version of this article, see Q196126.

For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see Q154675.

SUMMARY
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This article describes how to edit or delete an article (page) submitted to a
FrontPage Discussion Web in FrontPage Explorer.

MORE INFORMATION
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To delete or edit an article in a FrontPage discussion Web, follow these steps:

1. In FrontPage Explorer, open the Web.

2. On the Tools menu, click Web Settings, and then click the Advanced tab.

3. Under Options, click to select the "Show documents in hidden directories"
  check box.

4. Click Apply, click Yes, and then click OK.

5. On the View menu, click Folder. Expand the discussion Web table of contents.

6. Select the article you want to edit or delete.

  The links to the individual articles will be represented as links from the
  Tocproto.htm page. The address (URL) of each discussion group article ends
  with an eight-digit integer (these addresses are created in sequential
  order).

   - To edit the article, open it and make the changes you want.

   - To delete the article, open it and delete all the text in the article, or
     replace it with a message like Content Removed by Moderator.

     NOTE: Do not delete the article. Doing so can result in orphaned discussion
     articles.

7. Save the file without changing the URL.

8. On the Tools Menu, click Recalculate Hyperlinks.

9. On the View menu, click Refresh.

Additional query words: 98 post posting postings front page

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Keywords          : kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch _IKkbZNotKeyword4 kbFrontPage98Search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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