How do I declare a default DOCTYPE in my new web pages?
In Microsoft FrontPage, there is a file on your computer
that is used as the 'template' for the new_page_1.htm that's created
either when you open your web or when you hit the "New Page"
button. The file is called "Normal.htm".
In a normal install of FrontPage 2003, this file
is in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\PAGES11\normal.tem\
In a normal install of FrontPage 2000 and 2002,
this file is in C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Templates\1033\Pages\normal.tem\
You can open this file in FrontPage and edit it like you
would any other web page. Navigate to the directory where the file is
located, open the file and choose File | Properties. You can add things
that you want to be common to all the new web pages you create from this
point on in all your webs, like Meta tags and DOCTYPE.
Here's a DOCTYPE statement that you can copy and paste
into the template, it goes before the <html> tag (in Code/HTML View).
The DOCTYPE statement must be at the very beginning of your page. To see
what I mean, do a View | Source on this page.
When you've added it, do a File | Save As Normal.htm
(Yes, you want to overwrite the file). From that point on, every new
page you create will have a valid DOCTYPE declaration.
Known exceptions:
- When you create a new web and a home page is created for that web
(either index.htm or Default.htm), the Normal.htm is not used as a
template for that page.
- In FrontPage 2002 and 2003, there are several wizards you can use to create
a new web - these wizards do not use the Normal.htm file as a
template when creating the new web.
For more information:
A List Apart: Fixing
Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE
Choosing
a DOCTYPE
Using
the Right DOCTYPE by Eric Meyer
The Art of Reading a DTD
Strict
Document Type Definition
Transitional
Document Type Definition
Frameset
Document Type Definition
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