A template is a special directory on a user’s local disk that contains prototype web content (web pages, text files, images, etc.). The files in the template directory can be uploaded to a web server and then edited and managed using FrontPage. There are three kinds of templates in FrontPage:
| template type | creates | location |
| Page | a single page | [FrontPageRoot]\pages |
| Web | several interconnected pages | [FrontPageRoot]\webs |
| Frameset | a frameset pages | [FrontPageRoot]\frames |
The designation “[FrontPageRoot]” refers to the top-level directory where you installed FrontPage, such as “C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage”.
The following section describes the easiest way to create a page template, a web template, and a frameset template, and then gives the technical details of how they work for a deeper understanding of FrontPage templates.