Frontpage 2002 vs 2000 and compatibility

[linda]

Is Frontpage 2002 backwards compatible with Frontpage
2000? If I open 2000 in 2002, can I go back to 2000? Are
there big advantages to 2002? Thank you.

 

[Jim Buyens]

-----Original Message-----

Is Frontpage 2002 backwards compatible with Frontpage
2000? If I open 2000 in 2002, can I go back to 2000?

In general, yes, you can update a Web in FP2002 and then
revert to FP2000. Of course, FP2000 won't know what to do
with FrontPage components that were new in the 2002
release.

Are there big advantages to 2002? Thank you.

A few, but but upgrading to FP2003 is far more compelling.
There are lots more improvements in FP2002->FP2003 than in
FP2000->FP2002.

And yes, you can upgrade directly from FP2000 to FP2003.

And yes, you can update a Web in FP2003 and then revert to
FP2000. Of course, FP2000 won't know what to do with
FrontPage components that were new in the 2003 release.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
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|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
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[Stefan B Rusynko]

With any mixed versions do not use the features unique to the newer version if you want backward compatibility. To compare versions
See
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/compare.mspx




| Is Frontpage 2002 backwards compatible with Frontpage
| 2000? If I open 2000 in 2002, can I go back to 2000? Are
| there big advantages to 2002? Thank you.