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Buffer Overrun in SmartHTML Interpreter Could Allow Code Execution (Q324096)

Sep 26 2002-The SmartHTML Interpreter (shtml.dll) is part of the FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE), and provides support for web forms and other FrontPage-based dynamic content. The interpreter contains a flaw that could be exposed when processing a request for a particular type of web file, if the request had certain specific characteristics. This flaw affects the two versions of FrontPage Server Extensions differently. On FrontPage Server Extensions 2000, such a request would cause the interpreter to consume most or all CPU availability until the web service was restarted. An attacker could use this vulnerability to conduct a denial of service attack against an affected web server. On FrontPage Server Extensions 2002, the same type of request could cause a buffer overrun, potentially allowing an attacker to run code of his choice.
Click here for more and to download the patch.

A quick way to assign page titles in FrontPage

FrontPage's Folders view can show you a lot of information about the files in your Web--including the fact that some pages may not have titles. The text in the Title column will appear in the browser's title bar (and in search engine listings), so it's important to give your page's descriptive titles.
If no title appears for a particular page (or the title is the same as the filename), you can quickly assign a title in Folders view. To do so, select the page in question and press the [Tab] key twice. Type a new page title and press [Enter].
As you might have guessed, you can use the same technique to change the filename, as well as to add text to the Comments field. Just keep pressing [Tab] until the appropriate field is selected.

Using WordArt in FrontPage 2000

Last week's tip introduced you to FrontPage 2002's WordArt feature. If you haven't upgraded to FrontPage 2002, but do have Microsoft Word, you can still use the feature. How? Create your styled WordArt text in Word and copy it to the Clipboard. Switch to FrontPage and paste it in. When you save the page, you'll be prompted to save the WordArt text as a GIF image.
You won't be able to change the WordArt text in FrontPage, so you may want to save the Word document in a safe place.

FrontPage's double-duty toolbar buttons

With FrontPage 2000 and 2002, Microsoft has done a good job of cramming a lot of options into a tidy user interface. In fact, it may have done too good a job. Did you know that a couple of the program's toolbar buttons actually serve multiple purposes?
A good example is the second button on the Standard toolbar, which represents either Open (displaying an open file folder) or Open Web (displaying an open file folder superimposed on a globe). The Open command allows you to open an HTML document, while the Open Web command allows you to--you guessed it--open a Web.
So what do you do when you see one button but want the other? Just click the small down-arrow button to the right of the main button. A pop-up menu lets you choose either command. In the future, the button changes to match your current selection.

Forcing the browser to refresh your FrontPage page

If your FrontPage Web changes frequently, and you're concerned that visitors may not be seeing the latest version, you can configure your pages to force the browser to always load the page from the server, not the local cache.
To do so, add one of the following meta tags between each page's and tags:

(The latter tag specifies that the page expires at a certain time, forcing the browser to load the page from the server. By setting the time in the past, the page will always be expired.)

Removing unused themes from your FrontPage Web

Theme-related files are relatively compact and are always stored in their own folder within the _themes directory. Nevertheless, they clutter up your Web and can slow down the publishing process.
Fortunately, removing unused theme files (i.e., those related to a theme that was previously applied to your Web) is easy. To do so, open the Web in FrontPage and choose View | Reports | Site Summary. Double-click the Unused Themes item in FrontPage 2000 (single-click in FrontPage 2002), and then click Yes in the message box that appears. After recalculating hyperlinks, FrontPage removes any unused theme files from your Web.

WordArt comes to FrontPage

With the release of FrontPage 2002, FrontPage users now have access to the WordArt feature, which makes it easy to apply a variety of effects to text. You can access the feature by choosing Insert | Picture | WordArt.
The WordArt Gallery dialog box appears first, allowing you to choose from 30 different effects. Once you've chosen an effect, the Edit WordArt Text dialog box lets you enter your text and choose a font and type size. When you return to your page, the styled text appears, along with the WordArt palette, which lets you fine-tune the text's style.

Quickly creating oversized tables in FrontPage

FrontPage's Standard toolbar includes an Insert Table button, which lets you quickly put a table on your page. When you click this button (which resembles a small table), FrontPage displays a grid that lets you specify the size of the table you want, up to four cells by five cells. Just move the mouse over the grid to indicate the dimensions of the table you want. When you click the mouse again, FrontPage inserts�a table of the size you indicated.
But there's a way to create a larger table. Instead of just moving the mouse over the grid, hold down the button and drag. As you push against the lower edges of the grid, FrontPage extends the grid to any size that will fit on your screen. The dimensions of your selection display at the bottom of the grid window. Release the mouse button and FrontPage creates the table you selected.

Establish passwords that protect

If your FrontPage web server is on a network, you'll probably want to use the Explorer Tools menu's Permissions... command to establish passwords that protect your webs from intruders. However, you may not be aware that the permissions you set in FrontPage can be easily sidestepped by anyone who knows the network path to your web documents (and they aren't hard to find).
An intruder can simply use the Other Location tab in the Editor's Open File dialog box to navigate to and access an HTML page without ever opening a FrontPage web. Therefore, it's imperative that you ask your system administrator to set up substantial network password protection for your web resources.

Identifying orphan files in FrontPage

So you've been reviewing the files in your FrontPage Web and you've come across a file you don't recognize: newlogo.jpg, for example. How can you tell whether this file is an orphan file, one that you can safely remove?
In FrontPage 2000, you can use the Unlinked Files report. Here's how: Click on the Reports button on the Views bar; then, double-click on Unlinked Files. FrontPage generates a report listing all the files in your Web that can't be accessed by following links from your home page.
FrontPage 98 doesn't offer such a report, but you can get the same result by using the All Files view. Click on the All Files button on the Views bar in FrontPage 98 Explorer. Then, click on the Orphan header to sort the list by that column. All the files labeled "Yes" may be orphans.
From either list, you can select a file and press [Delete] to remove it. Be careful, however, because not all orphans are created equal. For example, theme files, images only accessed through scripts, and HTML pages you've intentionally left disconnected will be incorrectly listed as orphans. So double-check each file before pressing [Delete].

Triggering FrontPage 2002's Save Embedded Files dialog box

Last week's tip explained how some image settings have been moved in FrontPage 2002 from the Picture Properties dialog box to the new Picture Options dialog box, which you can only access when you save an image into your Web.
So what do you do if you want to make changes to an image that's already in your Web? All you have to do is trick FrontPage into resaving the image. To do so, select the image and click the Flip Horizontal button on the Pictures toolbar twice. This leaves the image unchanged but makes FrontPage think it's been changed and needs to be resaved.

Accessing Clipboard and Search Task Panes in FrontPage 2002

Multiple Task Panes in Microsoft FrontPage version 2002, allow you to quickly switch between different task areas including adding new templates and pages to your Web, Search, and special paste features of the Office Clipboard.
To use these Task Panes in FrontPage 2002, do the following:

From the View menu, select Task Pane. The Task Pane will appear as a window on the right hand side of your screen.
To switch between Task Panes, click the down arrow in the upper right hand corner of the Task Pane and select another pane.
To Close the Task Pane, click the X in the upper right hand corner of the Task Pane.

Tip: To quickly display the Office Clipboard Task Pane use the following keyboard shortcut: hold down the Ctrl key and press the C key twice (Ctrl+C+C). You can then switch to Search or New Page or Web.

Accessing Folder List and Navigation Panes in FrontPage 2002

Accessing Folder List and the Navigation Pane features from the main user interface in Microsoft FrontPage version 2002 is quick and easy. Now, you can continue to edit pages in Page view while you alternate between managing files and folders or managing how your Web pages link to each other.
To flip between Folder List and Navigation Pane, open a new or existing Web in FrontPage 2002 and do the following:

In Views, click Page view.
On the View menu, click Folder List.
To switch between Folder List and the Navigation Pane, click either Folder List or Navigation Pane, at the bottom of either pane.

Tip: You can quickly open a Web page in either Folder List or the Navigation Pane by double clicking it.

AutoFiltering Web Site Reports in FrontPage 2002

With Microsoft FrontPage version 2002, you can now use AutoFilter in your reports to easily pinpoint important information about your Web site such as finding oversize image files. This kind of information can help you identify ways to optimize your Web site. By filtering lists in your reports, you can display only the data that you want to see. AutoFilter for FrontPage 2002 works just like AutoFilter for Microsoft Excel, and is available for all reports in FrontPage, except the Site Summary report.
To use AutoFilter in your reports to quickly find oversize image files, open an existing Web site in FrontPage 2002, and do the following:

On the View menu, select Reports, Files, and then click All Files.
In the Type column, filter the Type list by clicking the down arrow and selecting GIF from the drop-down list
In the Size column, filter the Size list by clicking the down arrow and selecting (Custom.) from the drop-down list.
In Custom AutoFilter under Show rows where:, select the down arrow in the box on the left and click is greater than.
In the box on the right, click the down arrow and select the largest file size you consider acceptable (example: 45KB) and click OK.

Tip The filter settings are saved when you close the Web site, or when you close FrontPage. If you can't find files in a new report, you may have left filters turned on from a previous session. To quickly clear filters for an entire report, right-click anywhere on the report, and click Remove Filters on the shortcut menu.

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Create Online Surveys Using FrontPage 2002

Use Microsoft FrontPage version 2002 to create and insert dynamic online surveys, complete with easy-to-add radio buttons, dropdown menus, and check boxes. Visitors can respond to surveys from their browsers, and can choose to see results in automatic graphs. You can simplify your survey creation with template choices, or create your survey in only seconds with the New Survey Wizard. Dynamic online surveys are made possible through SharePoint Team Services.
To create a dynamic online survey using the New Survey Wizard, open a SharePoint team Web site with FrontPage 2002 and edit it directly on the server as follows:

In Folder List view, select the Lists directory.
From the File menu, point to New, and click Survey.
In New Survey, select New Survey Wizard and click OK.
Click Next and enter a name and description for your new survey.
Click Next, select the Add button to add questions, information type, and input choices to the survey and click Finish for each question.
Repeat step 5 until all the survey questions are entered, then click Next.
Select read, edit, and modify permissions as well as display and input options, and then click Finish.

Tip You can create your new survey pages in any location in your SharePoint team Web site by selecting the location in Folder List view before starting the New Survey Wizard. Because surveys are a type of list, your new survey will automatically be linked to the SharePoint team Web site, Lists page regardless of where it is saved.

Fine Tuning Photo Gallery Layouts

After you create a Photo Gallery with Microsoft FrontPage� version 2002 to display photos or images on your Web site, you can fine-tune the layout at any time. When using one of the four different types of photo gallery layouts available, FrontPage saves you time by automatically sizing the layout's thumbnail images and placing them in the order they were added. You can fine-tune your layout by adjusting thumbnail sizes and reordering the images themselves using Photo Gallery Properties.
To fine-tune your layouts using Photo Gallery Properties, open a new page and create a new photo gallery or open a page with an existing gallery in FrontPage 2002, and do the following:

Right-click anywhere on the photo gallery in Normal view and select Photo Gallery Properties.
To resize an image's thumbnail, select the image in the list under the Add button.
Click in the Width: box under Thumbnail size: and enter a new value or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the width of the thumbnail. If the Maintain aspect ratio box is checked, it is unnecessary to change the Height: value. It is automatically adjusted when you click that box or perform any other changes in Photo Gallery Properties.
To reorder images in your layout, select the image you want to work with and use the Move Up or Move Down buttons.
When your fine-tuning is complete, click OK and select Preview.
To undo your changes, return to Normal view and on the Edit menu, select Photo Gallery Properties. To keep your changes, save the page.

Tip To force all the thumbnail images in your layout to be the same size, select Set as default size: and then select each image in the list of images, one at a time, to apply the new thumbnail size.

Making HTML Pages XML-Compatible

Use the "Apply XML Formatting Rules" to automatically take an HTML page and reformat its HTML tags to make them XML-compliant. This is especially useful when you need your pages to interact with an XML-based publishing system because the rules governing the syntax of XML tags are stricter than those for HTML. A missing tag or incorrectly formatted attribute in an XML document renders the file useless.
When you select the Apply XML formatting rules option, Microsoft FrontPage version 2002 searches the XML code for missing or incomplete tags and applies the correct tags.
To apply XML Formatting Rules to a Web page, open it in FrontPage 2002 and do the following:

In Page view, click the HTML button
In the HTML pane, right-click anywhere on the page.
Select Apply XML formatting rules.

View ASP Pages without Disturbing the Code

Active Server Page Source Code Preservation allows users to edit content in pages containing ASP code without disturbing the ASP code itself. New in Microsoft FrontPage version 2002, ASP Source Code Preservation will always open the ASP page in the Normal View, regardless of whether the ASP code violates convention (such as multiple , or tags).
Tip: If you have an .asp page on your computer, you can open the page from File, Open, location or URL and view it in Normal View for editing.

Prevent FrontPage 2002 from Opening the Last Web You Edited

By default, when you launch Microsoft FrontPage� 2002, the last web you were working on will automatically open. You can prevent this from happening by doing the following:

On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General tab, and clear the Open last Web automatically when FrontPage starts check box.

Single Page Publishing in FrontPage 2002

In Microsoft FrontPage version 2002, Single Page Publishing helps you publish only the content you want to, when you want to, and it's easy to do. With just a right-click on a file in the Folder List view, you can instantly publish it directly to the web server.
To use Single Page Publishing, open a new or existing Web in FrontPage 2002 and do the following:

Go to Folder List view (if Folder List view is not open, from the View menu, click Folder List).
Right-click on the page you want to publish.
From the drop down menu, select Publish Selected Files.
In Publish Destination, enter or select a destination Web in Publish selected files to:.
Click OK.

Tip: To multiple select more than one Web page or file to publish, press the control key and left-click (CTRL+Left-click) on each file then Right-click on the selected files and follow steps 3 through 5, above.

Use Page Tabs to Navigate in FrontPage 2002

Page Tabs make it easier to edit many pages at once. New in Microsoft FrontPage� version 2002, Page Tabs allow you to open several pages and switch from page to page with just a click on the tab that represents that page.
To try out Page Tabs do the following

On the File menu, click Open Web.
In Folder List view, double-click one of the pages to start editing it.
Repeating step 2., open one or more additional pages.
To instantly flip between any of the pages now open, click their respective page tabs (similar to Spreadsheet tabs in Excel).

Tip: For another quick way to navigate between Web pages open for edit, use the keyboard shortcut: CTRL+TAB.

Using PowerPoint-like Drawing Tools in FrontPage 2002

Now with Microsoft FrontPage 2002, you can use enhanced drawing tools like auto-shapes, drop shadows, Word Art, and text boxes for attention-getting effects on your web pages. These drawing tools are as easy to use in FrontPage as they are in Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint�. The effects look great when viewed on a variety of browser brands and versions. This also means that you can easily paste any shapes you create in other Office applications, directly into FrontPage.
To create a new drawing, open a new or existing page in FrontPage 2002 and do the following:

In Page view, select Picture from the Insert menu, and then select New Drawing, (or select the Drawing icon from the main toolbar).
Add AutoShapes, Text Boxes, Word Art, or drop shadows just like you would from within Microsoft Word.

Using the Database Interface Wizard in FrontPage 2002

The Database Interface Wizard in Microsoft FrontPage version 2002 generates everything you need to add database functionality to your website including a database, the forms, and Web pages required. With a Web front-end to your data, specific users can edit or delete records from the database through a web page that's created with this wizard. And you can allow visitors to add new records and view existing ones as well as filter the data to more quickly find what they are looking for.
To add database functionality to your Web site using FrontPage 2002, do the following:

From the File menu, select New then Page or Web.
From the Task Pane, select Web Site Template.
Click on Database Interface Wizard.
Check the Add to current Web box and click OK, then let the wizard walk you through database and page setup.

Tip: To view the data once you set up the connection and complete the steps in the Database Interface Wizard, your web site must be hosted or published on a web server configured with:

Active Server Pages (ASP)
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions (or later) or SharePoint Team Services

Ask your Internet service provider (ISP) or web server administrator whether your web server is configured with these options.

Using the Enhanced Publishing Feature in FrontPage 2002

The new Enhanced Publishing Dialog in Microsoft FrontPage version 2002 makes publishing simpler by allowing you to see both the pages and files on the source Web and the pages and files on the destination web at the same time. Now, you can easily drag, drop, or delete files in either location.
To use the Enhanced Publishing Dialog, open a new or existing Web in FrontPage 2002 and do the following:

From the File menu, click Publish Web.
Under Enter publish destination:, enter a URL (see Tip:) or click Browse to select a destination Web.
In the Publish Web dialog, click the Show>> button to show the contents of the server you're publishing to.
Click and drag files from the source to the destination, or you can click Publish to publish all new or changed pages.

Tip: Type the destination Web URL in the form- http://servername/ directory (where servername is the name of the server you want to publish to, and directory is the directory you want it placed in).

Using the Task Pane Feature in FrontPage 2002

The Task Panes in Microsoft FrontPage version 2002, allow you to have easy access to frequently used commands like Open Page, new Empty Web, Web Site Templates, and Add Network Place.
The Task Pane opens whenever you choose New and then Page or Web from the File menu or you can open the Task Pane in FrontPage 2002, by doing the following:

On the View menu, select Task Pane. The Task Pane will appear as a window on the right side of your screen.
Choose from Open a page, New, New from existing page, New from template or access Microsoft FrontPage Help.
To Close the Task Pane, click the X in the upper right corner of the Task Pane.

Tip: As you use different commands such as adding the Frequently Asked Questions page template, these commands are automatically added to the New Page or Web Task Pane.

Changing FrontPage's default settings for tables

Choose Table | Insert | Table to access the Insert Table dialog box. In the Layout section of this dialog box, select your preferences for table alignment, border size, cell padding, cell spacing and table width.
Now, if you're using FrontPage 98 or 2000, simply click OK to store your choices. (You can delete the table that FrontPage creates this time.) From now on, the Insert Table button on the toolbar will create tables using your preferred settings. If you're using FrontPage 2002, first enable the Set As Default For New Tables check box; then click OK.
Setting table defaults is much easier than creating a table and then changing the settings. It also helps you keep all your tables consistent.

Adding Back and Forward buttons to FrontPage 2000 and 2002

FrontPage offers several built-in ways to move between open documents. But there's a more visible way. Just add Back and Forward buttons to a FrontPage toolbar.
To do so, choose Tools | Customize | Commands. In the Categories scrolling list, choose View. Scroll down to the bottom and drag the Back and Forward buttons one at a time up to the Standard toolbar -- or wherever you want them to appear. (Be sure the mouse pointer displays a plus sign, not an X, before you release the button.) Now, whenever you have multiple windows open, you can flip back and forth through them with the Back and Forward arrows.

FrontPage's double-duty toolbar buttons

With FrontPage 2000 and 2002, Microsoft has done a good job of cramming a lot of options into a tidy user interface. In fact, it may have done too good a job. Did you know that a couple of the program's toolbar buttons actually serve multiple purposes?
A good example is the second button on the Standard toolbar, which represents either Open (displaying an open file folder) or Open Web (displaying an open file folder superimposed on a globe). The Open command allows you to open an HTML document, while the Open Web command allows you to--you guessed it--open a Web.
So what do you do when you see one button but want the other? Just click the small down-arrow button to the right of the main button. A pop-up menu lets you choose either command. In the future, the button changes to match your current selection.

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