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1. erm Modify Form Properties This command allows you to change the properties of an existing form in your document ges To modify form properties ALI 1 Click anywhere inside a form to modify it ELLI Insert Form 2 Click the Modify Form Properties link A pop up window will appear with the form s properties 3 Click the Modify Form Properties button to save your i changes or click Cancel to go back to the editor sti Insert or Modify Text field Note A form must be selected to use this function Modify Form Properties Insert Modify Text Field This command will insert a text field or allow you modify an existing text field in a form To insert a text field 2 1 Select desired position then click the Insert Modify Text Field icon A pop up window will appear with the following attributes Name name of text field Character width the Insert or Modify Text field width of the text field in characters Type type of text field Text or Password Initial value initial text in field and Maximum characters maximum number of characters allowed 2 Set the attributes then click the Insert Text button to insert text field or click Cancel to go back to the editor 3 To modify a text field s properties select desired text field and click the Insert Modify Text icon A pop up window will appear with the text field s attributes 4 Modify an2. testimg gif uploaded successfully ze Viewing an Image You may need to view an image to see what it will look like when displayed on your website Viewing an image doesn t change it To view an image 1 Select the desired image and click on the View link The image will be shown in a pop up window in its full size Close the window to return to the Image Manager Inserting an Image hands 6580 bytes Set background Image logo gif n View E Back Rena Delete 2 2226 bytes Once you have uploaded an image you can insert it where you need to Just select the area on your page you want the image and select browse the images to select the image you need To insert an image Click the Insert link in the image browser next to the image to be inserted There may be a certain image you have uploaded that you want to set as the background image of your web page To set an image as a background image Click the Backgd link in the image browser next to the image to be set The image will be set as the current page background image 43 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Renaming an Image or a Folder Rename Enter the new for sydnevy jpq Click OK to rename Click Cancel to return to the p OK When creating folder you may have chosen that you then decide is not appropriate or needs t
3. Fies View Edit Rename Delete Upload or Creste New Directories Change into Rename Delete or Create directories Current Working Directory contenti osos 57051 4 14 2003 3 24 53 PM C muz 83819 4 5 2003 7 23 58 PM O mw 4384 3015 2003 651 13 PM temeistet o 4 402003 25053 Temeistes 671 3 15 2003 6 51 12 PM 2809000 ren 442 4 15 2003 5 17 56 PM i comesny asp 1184 4 4 2003 3 38 14 AB contoct rest 458 3 10 2003 1 53 11 649 3510 2003 1 59 27 cookie bmp 1707 1 23 2003 4 18 28 px 21420 1206 2002 10 28 44 PM of aaaanaa rimi 925 41712003 6 94 11 py nxm 6140 3 6 2003 1239 18 PM products htm 540 12 16 2002 4 45 34 AB sunshinenews himi 8214 4 8 2003 3 32 00 testo bold htm 251 3 3 2003 2 51 14 py AB test cookie 3 1 23 2003 2 44 47 topnavcisssic him 1084 201 2003 1 29 49 PM py zzzzntni 5405 4 0 2003 4 46 14 Upload File Create New File Create Folder All folders are represented with the folder icon and files with the file icon With Files you can Upload View Delete Create Rename Copy With Folders you can Create Rename Copy Delete The Current Working Directory is located directly above the Editable Content heading on the top left of the File Manager page This will at all times reflect your current location in t
4. A Z 0 9 The underscore A dash 3 To create the file once you have entered the new file name click OK or Click Cancel to go back to the File Manager Please Note The file s extension is required unless specified by your administrator 13 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved If you entered an invalid file name the following error message will appear and you will need to enter a valid filename Invalid Name The File Hame you have specified is illegal File Name can only contain alphanumeric characters 4 valid File Name MUST contain a single dot and valid valid File Name cannot contain spaces or any other chai If you entered a filename that already exists you will get the following error message and you will need to enter another file name that doesn t already exist Create New Page fue or folder with that name already exists Once your file has been successfully created you will receive the following message Create New Page 0 test htm Created Successfully Eu 14 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Uploading a File Upload Click Browse and locate the file you wish to add Click OK to upl Add File from Local HardDrive Browse OK Cancel To upload a file 1 Click the Upload File button at the bottom of the File Manager This will take you to another screen that requires a file to upload To upload
5. Click sydney jP Cancel If you need two or more files that are similar or need to copy contents of a file or folder to make modifications you will need to copy them 1 Click on the copy link corresponding to the file or folder that you wish to copy 2 For files Enter the name of the new file you wish to copy to in the format filename extension For folders Enter the name of the new folder that you with to copy to 3 Click on Ok to copy Or Click cancel to return to the previous screen For files if the new file name you entered an invalid file name the following error message will appear and you will need to enter a valid filename Invalid Name The File Name you have specified is illegal File Name MUST contain a valid extension Biss If the new file or folder name you entered already exists you will receive the following error message and you will need to enter another name for the new file folder name Copy e 4 file or folder with that name already exists Once your file or folder has been successfully created you will receive the following message Copy sydney jpg copied to sydneycopy jpg Successfully 45 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved SHORTCUT KEY INDEX e Ctrl is the abbreviation of the control The ctrl key is situated on the bottom left of your keyboard indicates to hold ctrl down whilst pressing
6. a file to a folder make sure you are in the folder when clicking Upload File Shortcut Key to Upload File page from File Manager is ctrl F9 2 Click the Browse button to open a Choose File box that allows you to select a local file to upload 3 Once the file has been selected click OK to begin uploading the file or click Cancel to be taken back to the File Manager NB Uploads may take a minute or two depending on the speed of your Internet connection If the file is in an invalid format the following error message will appear Invalid Name The File Name you have specified is illegal File MUST contain a valid extension If the name of the file you are uploading already exists you will get the following error message and you will need rename the file before uploading it Upload File Image o Could not upload file file or folder with that name already exists 15 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Once your file has been successfully uploaded you will receive the following message Upload File Image amp about htm uploaded successfully OK Viewing a File To view a file 1 Select the desired file and click on the View link The file will be shown in a pop up window 2 Close the window to return to the File Manager Editing a File To edit a file 1 Select the desired file and click on the Edit link You will be taken to the WYSIWYG Editor s
7. d arcy_doyle2 darcy _doyle3 jpg icon_undo gif The Image Manager is similar to the File Manager the difference being it is an area where you can see your image files and image folders In the image manager you will see e The name and a preview shot of the image for quick reference e The size of your images as well as the date last modified shown for each image folder e When you put your mouse over certain text a comment will appear which tells you what clicking on the link will do Links are view insert backgd rename copy and delete Note that image files are not editable in this editor The image manager allows you to organize your image files into relevant groups of folders The Online Editor has a very simple to use yet powerful Image Manager that makes it easy to organize your image files and folders For Images you can Insert Set as background Upload View Copy Rename Delete All folders are represented with the folder icon and files image files have a small preview The Current Working Directory located directly above the Images will at all times reflect your current location in the file system relative to your document root 41 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Uploading an Image Upload Click Brovese and locate the file you wish to add Click OK to upload your file This may file and your internet connection Click to return to the previous screen Add File
8. link Visited link color the color that the link will change to once a visitor to your page has clicked on it once this is useful for visitors to your page as it allows them to keep track of which links they have already visited especially useful if there are many links Active link color the color a link turns when your mouse is clicking on it To modify page properties 1 Click the Modify Page Properties icon A pop up window will appear with page attributes Page Title title of page Description description of page Background Image The URL of the image currently set as the page background image Keywords keywords page is to be recognized by Background Color the background color of page Text Color color of text in page and Link Color the color of links in page 2 When finished modifying click the Modify Page button to save changes or click Cancel to go back to the editor Clean HTML Code This command allows you to clean out tags and messy code from your HTML to optimise your page To clean HTML 1 Click the Clean HTML Code icon This will remove any empty span and paragraph tags all xml tags all tags that have a colon in the tag name i e lt tag with colon gt and remove style and class attributes 38 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Absolute Positioning This command allows you to use absolute positioning on the text or images To position a text box or image using absolute positionin
9. suffix to the right of the dot that indicates the type of file it is For example letter doc would be a document file called letter home html would be a HTML file called home This is an example of a web page file flower jpg would be a JPG image file called flower see Images section on more information about image file types Depending on your website settings you may see files with the extensions filename php filename pl or filename asp This simply refers to either PHP files Perl files or ASP files respectively and you will be running one of these versions depending on what server you are hosting your site on These three are all programming languages You don t need to interact with these files in any way They are the files that make up the application What is a Folder A folder of computer files can be thought of as being similar to a folder for paper files A folder has a name and is a collection of related files Folders are usually used to categorize and organize a group of common files Folders can be created within folders An example of a folder used to organize related files is an images folder which contains all the images that will be used This images folder may contain folders within it such as animals plants and people where the animals folder would contain image files of animals and so on What is Uploading The general definition is to tr
10. text will appear which indicates the function and title of the icon To get information on the functionality of this icon look up the name that appears on the icon in the following section on editor commands Bi 8 MIE ER SS 4 Font Size Format Styve die 2 a 20 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Editor Commands This section will list all the icons listed in the editor toolbar You will find the command title in bold a description of the command in italic below the title followed by the icon that appears in the toolbar for that command left and a step by step outline on how to perform the particular command Some commands have shortcut keys Shortcut keys are usually a combination of holding the ctrl control key on your keyboard down with another key These are handy shortcuts for when you become more familiar with the commands and want to perform the more common ones quickly without going through the editor A full list of shortcut keys are provided in the section titled Shortcut Keys Index and you will notice the shortcut keys noted in bold in the following list of commands where applicable Save It is important to save your work at regular intervals incase there is a computer crash power failure or such that may cause your computer to shutdown In such a situation you will loose any unsaved work mi E d To save changes y
11. the character specified on the right of the plus sign Function Shortcut Keys Bold Ctrl b Copy Ctrl Cut Ctrl x Insert Image Ctrl m Insert Table Ctrl t Italic Ctrl i Paste Ctrl v Paste from Word Ctrl d Check Spelling F7 Preview 800 x 600 Ctrl F12 Redo Ctrl y Save Ctrl s Exit without saving changes Ctrl w Switch editing modes Ctrl Tab Underline Ctrl u Undo Ctrl z Insert or modify hyperlink Ctrl k Insert or modify hyperlink Ctrl k Create a New File Ctrl F10 Create a New Folder Ctrl F11 Upload a File Ctrl F9 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved 46 GLOSSARY Application Program A software program that is designed to enable the user to perform a specific task An example of an application program is a work processor Backup A copy of the original contents It is good practice to make backup copies of files Browser A program that allows you to traverse and view internet web pages Bug A computer error CD ROM A storage device that accesses compact disc based information and also plays audio CD s CDRW drives allow you to record onto these disks CPU Central Processing Unit An integrated circuit chip that processes the data flowing in and out of a PC also called a microprocessor Crash Disk drive failure Cursor An item on your screen that shows where
12. the next text character will appear or where the mouse is currently pointing Data Raw figures of information Database A program enabling users to manage view and report large amounts of data Default A command or location that the computer will assume if the user does not enter overriding information Desktop The screen on the background on which program and data windows appear in the graphical user environment Desktop PC A PC that fits on a desktop Desktop Publisher An application program used to create magazine and newspaper like publications Disk A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic material and covered by a protective jacket used primarily by computers to store data magnetically Also called a diskette Disk Drive A device that reads data stored on a magnetic or optical disk and writes data onto the disk for storage Download To retrieve data such as files from a remote location Driver Is a software routine that is able to tell windows how to communicate with specific hardware E mail Short for electronic mail is mail transferred between recipients over modems network connections and the internet Explorer The name given to the Windows utility program that enables the user to view and manage disk drives and folders Field Is an area on the screen where a user can enter information this is also called a text box File A collection of related information stored
13. 002 All Rights Reserved To Login simply 1 Enter your username and password and 2 Click the login button If you are having problems logging in Check that your CAPS LOCK key is NOT on as the login and password are case sensitive e g entering John is different to entering john and Ensure you are entering the correct username and password If you are still getting the following error message you may have to contact your administrator to re set your password Incorrect Login Password combination Please try again When you Login successfully you will be taken to the file manager File Manager features are outlined in the following sections Logging out Logging out means that you will exit the file manager and have to log back in to access your files The files will be updated to the last point where you chose the save option To Logout 1 Click the Logout link from the File Manager war It is always good practice to log out after you have completed and saved your work Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved WORKING WITH FILES amp FOLDERS What is a file A file is a collection of data is stored in a particular format for future use A file contains a name and an extension in the format filename extension Images documents and web pages are files For more information on image files see the section on Images What is a file extension A file extension is filename s
14. 2 All Rights Reserved Switch Editing Mode This command allows you to switch from the WYSIWYG editor to the HTML that the page will comprise of and back again This feature is designed for users that have knowledge of HTML and want to see how the HTML looks for specific operations or perform certain operations directly through the HTML and not through the WYSIWYG editor 1 Click the Switch Editing Mode Text WYSIWYG icon This will toggle between the editing modes Text showing all the HTML or WYSIWYG showing the To switch between editing modes Ctrl tab content of the page NB This is recommended for advanced users only Show Preview This is useful in previewing a file to see how it will look exactly in your browser before changes are saved To show a preview of the page being edited r 1 Click the Show Preview icon This will bring up a pop up window previewing the page being edited 2 Click the Show Preview drop down menu to choose from the preview sizes 800 x 600 ctrl F12 640 x 480 1024 x 768 800 x 600 Ctrlt Fil2 640 x 480 i 1024 x 756 Print This command will allow you to print out your page to your default printer If you need to print out your pages or the HTML code of your pages then this command comes in handy To print a page being edited 1 Click the print icon This will print the document you are currently editing to your default printer S
15. End User Guide Table of Contents INTRODUCTION cise 5 522 3 8 de Santoro enean uet ende eu ence nce epus eee eant vua ee on uox 3 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Iri e etm etta ne tt iet rne to tete te Er enne Ene ar ER rea Ey verae noas 4 COMPUTER BASICS eer E e e En ae ere resta su ee er tene ene Ere AR ERE 5 5 gt ieri ett ipt ERR ENIRO nU Ia nne pi irs 7 WORKING WITH FILES amp FOLDERS 9 FEATURES WITHIN THE erunt Dre Pino rh PP ca DEP ePi PvE UP PPP Ile R iP eR OPI 20 WORKING ER 40 SHORTCUT KEY INDEX QR 46 GLOSSARY 47 2 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved INTRODUCTION This guide does not require any technical knowledge and is designed for users who are beginners to the Internet and the area of Content Management This guide outlines the Online Website Editor It begins with explanations for how to use this guide and expands to a complete list of the programs features The Online Editor is all you need to create a website modify it as frequently as you require and to manage all the files pictures and information that will be displayed on your website With this software you no lon
16. This command will allow you to choose text or image which when clicked on would open the user s default email program such as outlook and create a new message The To field would automatically contain the email address you specify and the subject field of the new email message would contain the subject entered when creating the email link This makes it easier for users that use your site and need to email a particular person or department by automating the process where the user has to go to their email program create a new message and type the email address in To create an email link 1 Select text or an image on the web page you are editing where you would like the link to appear 2 Click the Create Email Link icon 3 Inthe dialogue box type the email address for the link and the subject of the email 4 When finished click the Insert Link button to insert the email link or Cancel to close the box Insert Modify Anchor Inserting an anchor allows you to specify the place on the file where you can then reference it from another point in the document through a hyperlink you have to name each anchor This will be useful in situations where there are relating sections of information that aren t necessarily displayed in one spot or if you want users to be taken to a particular place in the page when they reach a certain point For example you could insert an anchor to the top of a file and call it top At the bottom
17. ack to the editor NN Insert or Modify Button v Insert or Modify Checkbox 36 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Insert Modify Checkbox This command will insert a new checkbox or modify an existing checkbox in a form To insert checkbox LoT 1 Select desired position then click the Insert Modify Checkbox icon A pop up window will appear with the following attributes Name name of checkbox Initial state checked Insert or Modify Checkbox or unchecked and Initial value value of checkbox 2 Set the attributes then click the Insert Checkbox button to Insert or Mody Radio Buttoni insert the checkbox or click to go back to the editor 3 To modify a checkbox properties select desired checkbox and click the Insert Modify Checkbox icon A pop up window will appear with the checkbox attributes 4 Modify any attributes desired then click Modify Checkbox button to save changes or click to go back to the editor AIST O MOUI y DULLUI I Insert Modify Radio button This command will insert a new radio button or modify an existing radio button in a form erum To insert a radio button 1 1 w p 1 Select desired position then click the Insert Modify Radio Button icon A pop up window will appear with the following Insert or Modify Checkbox attributes Name name of radio button Initial state checked or unchecked and Initial value
18. ansfer data or programs from one computer or device to a central often remote computer In the case of uploading with the online editor it will be the transfer of files from your computer or another drive eg Disk or CDROM drive connected to your computer or from another computer connected to you on a network to the server that hosts your website Uploading is useful for when you want to use your own images or HTML files In the online editor you can upload your own files to customize the look of your website with your own logos photos and information etc For more information see the section on Uploading a File Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved File Manager The File Manager is where you can see your web files and web folders You will see the size and the date last modified shown for each file and folder You will see that the row is highlighted for the file folder your cursor is pointing on You can perform general maintenance on your site from the File Manager When you put your mouse over certain text a comment will appear which tells you what clicking on the link will do Please Note File types that are not editable any file type that is NOT HTML displays a grayed out edit link The file manager allows you to organize your files into relevant groups of folders The Online Editor has a very simple to use yet powerful File Manager that makes it easy to organize your files and folders Logout File Manager
19. creen A full description of WYSIWYG editor commands can be found in the following section titled Features within the editor Editor commands NB Only HTML files can be edited Image files will have the edit field greyed out Renaming a File or Folder When creating a file or folder you may have chosen a name that you then decide is not appropriate or needs to be changed to reflect its contents or context better The rename function will allow you to easily change the name of the file or folder as you require Rename Enter the new name for about htm Click OK to rename Click Cancel to return to the pre Rename about hm 16 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved To rename 1 Locate the desired file folder and click on the Rename link This will take you to another screen that requires a new name for the file folder 2 Enter a valid name and click OK to rename or click Cancel to be taken back to the File Manager e For files the extension will be added automatically unless specified by your administrator If the new file name you entered an invalid file name the following error message will appear and you will need to enter a valid filename Invalid Name The File Name you have specified is illegal File Name MUST contain a valid extension gos e For Folders simply rename the folder to a name of your choice without any extensions If the new file or folder name you entered alread
20. ct text image to create the link on 2 Click the Create Modify HyperLink icon A HyperLink window will appear split into two sections The top section Link Information will have existing link information if the object you selected already had a link You can also type the full URL of the page you want to link to in the URL text box You can also enter the target window information optional and an anchor name if linking to an anchor optional This is if you want to reference a different section of the same file You can specify the file extension you need The bottom section contains a cut down version of the File Manager You can use this to navigate through your site s files and folders When you have found the file you want to link to click the Get Link Location link next to that page The information will be automatically updated in the Link Information portion of the page 3 When finished click the Insert Link button to insert the HyperLink you just created or click Remove Link to remove an existing link Clicking will close the window and take you back to the editor To modify an existing hyperlink select the link and click on the Create Modify HyperLink icon The HyperLink window will appear 6 Make your changes and select the Insert Link button 7 Select remove link to remove an existing link md 28 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Create Email Link
21. d portion of text and aaa aar 2 Click the Color drop down menu Bull 3 Select the desired color from the large selection in the drop down menu a EH Tofind the font color of existing text highlight the specific text and look at the font color BELLI meu The font color menu will change to indicate the font color used Baer Highlight Font This menu allows you to choose the highlight text that you specify It allows you to format the text in your page to distinguish sections that you want to stand out To highlight font 1 Select the desired portion of text and 2 Click the Highlight drop down menu 3 Select the desired color from the large selection in the drop down menu BEBE BEBO IDO 1 m m 31 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Insert Table A table can be a collection of text or images arranged in rows and columns You can add images or text to a table shade it use headings etc Each row amp column interval is called a cell You can choose to use to use a table with the cells visible on the website or invisible and only evident to you whilst editing for the sake of aiding the organization of its contents eg a company may insert a table with 3 columns and x rows to display their products The first column may contain images of the products the next column on the same row may contain the product description and the last column on the same row may contain t
22. dy Text Note this function will not work if there is no style sheet applied to the page Page Header Superscript Superscript is a character that is printed above amp immediately to one side of another eg x the superscript is 2 To convert text to superscript vertically aligned higher x 1 Select the desired portion of text and click the Superscript icon Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off 3 To find out whether existing text is superscript highlight the text with the cursor If the superscript button is indented then the text has been formatted to superscript 30 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Subscript A symbol or character written directly beneath next to amp below a letter or number eg x the subscript is X To convert text to subscript vertically aligned lower x 1 Select desired portion of text and click the subscript icon Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off 2 To find out whether existing text is subscript highlight the text with the cursor If the subscript button is indented then the text has been formatted to subscript Font Color This menu allows you to choose the color of font for the text that you specify It allows you to format the text in your page to match the style of your web page and distinguish heading from body text etc To change the color of text 1 Select the desire
23. eceive the following message Create Folder directory newtest Created Successfully ok Changing into a folder You may need to change into a folder to view edit copy or delete the files that are in that folder To change into a folder 1 Select the desired folder and click on the folder s underlined name The Current Working Directory located just on top of your folder and file listing will change to reflect your current folder Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved 12 Creating a New File Create New Page Enter a name for the new page Click OK to create the file Click Cancel to return to the previous screen Click Preview to preview the template you have chosen Create New file Select Template None Preview blank html blue left classic html centered html classic_top_nay htm columns cool _site html corporate htm funky htm left nav html zl Save New File as OK Cancel Preview To create a new file 1 Click the Create File button at the bottom of the File Manager This will take you to another screen that has a drop down menu of templates you can use on a file Shortcut Key to Create File page from File Manager is ctrl F 2 Athumbnail sized preview of the templates available appears on the right for you to select from Once you have selected a template enter a name for the new file Valid file names can only contain Alphanumeric characters a z
24. enter icon Align Right This command enables you to align existing sections of text or text being written to a defined right border of the page or cell This formatting can be used for headings and body text To align to the right 1 Make a selection in the document and click the Align Right icon 27 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Align Justify This command enables you to align existing sections of text or text being written to a defined left and right border of the page or cell This formatting is usually used for body text To align justify 1 Select the location to insert the line and click the Align Justify icon Create Modify HyperLink A hyperlink is a reference or link from one particular point in a web page file to particular point in another file OR another place in the same file When a user clicks on the link in your web page with the mouse the browser will display the target of the link This feature is useful for when you want to sort your website into different sections or pages and reference them easily or if you want your website to contain links to other pages in other sites A URL is used to reference a section of another web page a section of another website or an anchor see the anchor command After entering a hyperlink you may then need to modify it for example if the target link address changes The modify operation allows you to modify the chosen hyperlink To create a hyperlink 1 Sele
25. esired portion and click the Copy icon keyboard shortcut ctrl c Or 2 Click the right mouse button on the desired portion and choose copy If you want to copy multiple items that can t be highlighted together with the cursor then hold down the control key and highlight the areas you need copying with the mouse cursor Paste ctrl V This command allows you to paste the last copied item or items to the position of your cursor To paste a portion that has already been cut or copied 1 Click where you want to place the desired portion on the page and 2 Click the Paste icon keyboard shortcut ctrl v or 3 Click the right mouse button on the desired portion and choose paste Paste from 5 Word Ctrl D Paste from Microsoft Word ctrl D When copying from Microsoft word tags are added that you don t need When you copy an item from Microsoft Word and paste using this command all unnecessary formatting is removed To paste from Microsoft Word Click the Paste dropdown and select Paste from MS Word This will remove the tags that Microsoft Word automatically places and removes any of the formatting as well all in the one action 23 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Find amp Replace You may want to replace all instances of one word or a phrase by another word or phrase This function allows you to search for each instance of the word phrase and replace it with the new
26. ethod called FTP For more information on installation see the Installation Guide Systems Software determines how hardware will operate and how your computer responds to commands System software is any program that supports application software such as the Windows UNIX and Linux operating systems Systems software is usually built into the computer or installed on your computer already Web Software also referred to as Internet software is application software that uses or interacts with the Internet This online editor is web software It enables users to use an application to create and update websites Web software involves the interaction of users the application and the Internet Creating websites and other general internet based tasks were once only limited to people with technical and programming skills but web software has enabled all users to perform such tasks WHAT IS AN INTERNET BROWSER A browser is program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet or World Wide Web in an easy to use interface Examples of two commonly used browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator You use a browser to access the files in the online editor and to view your website To use the online editor you need to have Internet Explorer version 5 5 or above See Requirements and settings section for more information WHAT IS A URL An Internet address for example http www yourname com con
27. f font used Courier New Georgia 29 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Font Size This menu allows you to choose the size of font for the text that you specify To change the size of text 1 Select the desired portion of text and click the Size drop down menu 2 Select the desired size text size 1 7 To find the font size of existing text highlight the specific text and look at the font size menu The font size menu will change to indicate the size of the font used Format Using the format command allows you to format your text according to specific predetermined and standard design or layout This allows you to be able to quickly arrange your documents with consistent sizes for headings To change the format of text Normal 1 Select the desired portion of text and click the Format drop down menu 2 Select the desired format choose from Normal and H1 H6 Normal Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3 Heading 4 Heading 5 Heading 6 Style The values in this box are predefined styles that are called from a stylesheet This allows you to keep styles for your site on hand to be reused throughout your website for consistency P To change the style of text images form objects tables table cells etc ody Tex Body T 1 Select the desired element and click the Style drop down menu which will display None all styles defined in the style sheet Select the desired style from the menu Top Nav Bo
28. from Local HardDrive Browse OK Cancel You may want to upload an image to keep it handy in image manager for inserting into your web pages You can upload an image for later use or to insert into your pages as many times as needed Your uploaded images can be viewed as thumbnails smaller versions of the actual image for easy browsing To upload an image 1 Click the Upload Image button at the bottom of the Image Browser This will take you to another screen that prompts for an image to upload 2 Click the Browse button to open a Choose File box that allows you to select a local image to upload 3 the file has been selected click OK to begin uploading the file or click Cancel to be taken back to the Image Manager Upon successful upload of the image you will be taken back to the Image Manager If the image is in an invalid format the following error message will appear Invalid Name The File Name you have specified is illegal File Name MUST contain a valid extension If the name of the image you are uploading already exists you will get the following error message and you will need to rename the image before uploading it Upload File Image x Could not upload file A file or folder with that name already exists 2 42 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Once your image has been successfully uploaded you will receive the following message Upload File Image
29. g select the absolute positioning icon and click and drag an image or text box to the location you would like it to reside within the active window Turn show hide guidelines on if you cannot see the textbox outline Show Hide Guidelines This command allows you to view that sections of your page are within tables and within forms It is handy for grouping and ungrouping your contents and for viewing the organization of your page s contents To show or hide guidelines ES Click the Show Hide Guidelines icon This will toggle between displaying table and form guidelines and not showing any guidelines at all Tables and cells will have a broken gray line around them forms will have a broken red line around them while hidden fields will be a pink square when showing guidelines Note that the status bar at the bottom of the window will reflect the guidelines mode currently in use 39 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved WORKING WITH IMAGES Images on the web Images are used to add photos and animations such as your company s logo and product pictures to your web pages There two main types of image files you will use gif and jpeg jpg GIF is an acronym is for Graphics Interchange Format created so that images could be exchanged regardless of which operating system you were on The file format is known for its compression and the fact that it can store and display multiple images for animat
30. ger need someone else to create or manage your website you specify and personalize the style content and updates of your own site You may want to create a website for displaying or sharing information or for your business needs Either way you will need your website to look interesting and professional without the hard work of having to learn technical skills and programming With the editor and this guide you can create a professional looking website in a short period of time You can then update information and modify your site directly from just about any computer that has Internet access so you can make changes from a PC or laptop anytime and anywhere Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE This guide combines all the information you need to get you started with creating modifying and managing your websites with the online website editor The guide is divided into five main sections containing information that gives you a complete outline of specific topics Screenshots of the application and possible error messages you may encounter are included in each section corresponding to the features outlined The Computer Basics section gives you an overview of the main components of your computer that will be involved with getting you started with the online editor The Getting Started section provides all the step by step information you will need to get the software up and running The Features section outl
31. he file system The 10 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved current folder you are in The Current Working Directory helps you to keep track of where you are in the file system as you navigate your way through folders If you are allowed to go back up a folder you will see a Up One Level link Select this link to go back up a folder If you do not see this link then you are in your home directory Creating a New Folder Create New Folder Enter a name for the new folder Click OK to create a folder with t Create New Folder New Folder OK Cancel To create a new folder 1 Click the Create Folder button at the bottom of the File Manager page This will take you to another screen that prompts you to enter a name for the new folder Shortcut Key to Create Folder page from File Manager is ctrl F11 2 Enter the name you want to call your folder and click OK or click Cancel to go back to the File Manager Valid folder names can only contain Alphanumeric characters a z A Z 0 9 The underscore A dash A single optional dot in the If the name of the folder you are creating already exists you will get the following error message and you will need choose another name for the folder Create Folder e file or folder with that name already exists ie 11 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Once your folder has been successfully created you will r
32. he internet and with the most major Microsoft packages Keyboard A frequently used input device with alpha numeric and special characters that you type to get data into your PC License A right to run a software application Linux An operating system a trademark for an open source version of the UNIX operating system Media Paper disks tapes and other items on which data can appear Memory Storage Multimedia Relating to an application that can combine text graphics full motion video and sound into an integrated package Netscape Navigator A internet web browser Network 2 or more computers that are joined together for file or peripheral sharing Online The status of being connected to an online service or to the internet Operating environment The environment where the operating system works with its users Path pathname A specific location of a file Peripheral device A device such as a floppy disk drive printer or monitor that gets data to and from a PC s CPU Program Is a set of instructions stored in a file with a filename that tells a computer what to do Programmer A person who write computer programs Programming A computer language used by a programmer to write a program language Root The top level folder Software Consists of programs data and applications Subfolder A folder that resides in another folder System A set of related part
33. he product price In the editor the following attributes have the following properties Row allows you to specify how many rows are required in your table Column allows you to specify how many columns are required in your table Width allows you to specify what percentage of the page section the width of the table will span Bgcolor allows you to specify the background color of the table Cell spacing allows you to specify the size of the spacing between each cells Cell padding allows you to specify the size of the space that will be left clear between the wall of the cell and the contents of the cell Border allows you to specify the width of the border mnl To insert a table Insert Table Ctrl T 1 Select the desired location and click the Insert Table drop down icon Modify Table Propetties ctrl t Modify Cell Properties A new window will pop up with the following fields Rows number of rows in table Columns number of columns in table Width width of Insert Column to the Right table BgColor background color of table Cell Padding padding around Insert Column to the Left cells Cell Spacing spacing between cells and Border border around cells Insert Row Above 2 Fill in table details then click the Insert Table button to insert table Insert Row F or click Cancel to go back to the editor To access any of the following table features either click on the table drop dow
34. ines all the features available to create modify and manage your website Screenshots of the toolbar and icons from the software are listed for easy reference The Shortcut Keys Index outlines the features and respective shortcuts available to allow you quick access to the most commonly used functions in the program The Glossary explains terms used in the guide that may be industry specific or that would normally require IT knowledge Please Note If some of the features mentioned in this document are not available in the application then your administrator may have disabled them If this is the case please contact your administrator for further information Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved COMPUTER BASICS WHAT IS SOFTWARE Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices Software is often divided into application software systems software amp web software Application software are programs that users work with such as this software application Application software is used to perform specific tasks like word processing desktop publishing or in the case of this software application Website development and content management You can install applications using floppy disks CD ROMS by transferring them from other computers on a network to your computer or in the case of this software application it is installed directly on your server using a file transfer m
35. ion The major drawback to GIF is that images that images are displayed with less colors than JPEG files which doesn t make GIF s the best choice for photographic images You would choose the GIF format for e Images with a transparent background e Animated graphics e Less complex images containing 256 colors or less JPEG JPG is an acronym for developed by theJoint Photographic Experts Group This file format is the Internet standard for presenting photo realistic images It has the capability to compress large images down to very small file sizes while retaining the overall photographic quality of the image You would choose the JPG format for e Photographs e More complex images e When you can get better quality AND a smaller file size using a method called compression Like HTML files image files also have a filename extension For example smile jpg is a JPEG a compressed digital image file format named smile laugh gif is a GIF a graphics file format named laugh 40 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Image Manager Image Manager Images View Insert Rename Delete or Upload Directories Rename Delete or Create directories My Images and Folders Current Working Directory content1 test 125 4 8 2003 3 02 28 PM Rename Delete 1x1 gif bullet1 gif d arcy doyle1 jpa View View Insert Insert Rename Rename Copy Copy Delete Delete 43 bytes 60 bytes 9204 bytes
36. iple cells Insert Row Above Insert Row B Insert Row Above You may find that after creating a table you need to add an additional row Instead of creating another table from scratch you can add a row where you need To insert row above p 1 Click inside cell above which to insert a row 2 Click the Insert Row Above icon Insert Row Above Insert Row Below Each consecutive click will insert another row above the selected cell Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected Insert Row Below You may find that after creating a table you need to add an additional row Instead of creating another table from scratch you can add a row where you need r3 To insert row below 1 Click inside cell below which to insert row TIENES 2 Click the Insert Row Below icon Each consecutive click will insert another row below the selected cell Delete Row Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected Delete Row You may find that after creating a table you need to delete row from a table that is no longer needed r3 To delete a row 1 Click inside cell which is in the row to be deleted 2 Click the Delete Row icon iai e ave Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected D elete Column 33 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Insert Column to the right You may find that after creating a table you need to add an additional column Instead
37. lder 1 Click on the copy link corresponding to the file or folder that you wish to copy 2 For files Enter the name of the new file you wish to to in the format filename extension For folders Enter the name of the new folder that you wish to copy to 3 Click on Ok to copy Or Click cancel to return to the previous screen For files if the new file name you entered an invalid file name the following error message will appear and you will need to enter a valid filename Invalid Name The File Hame you have specified is illegal File Name MUST contain a valid extension ies If the new file or folder name you entered already exists you will receive the following error message and you will need to enter another name for the new file folder name Copy Dx 4 file or folder with that name already exists OK Once your file or folder has been successfully created you will receive the following message Copy amp company htm copied to profile htm Successfully 29 19 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved FEATURES WITHIN THE EDITOR The Editor Toolbar The tool for editing your web pages is the editor The editor has a toolbar this is a row of icons on along the top of the editor page and each activates different commands or functions when clicked Some have drop down lists which allows you to view all the functions associated with the icon When moving your mouse over each icon you will notice that
38. ll appear with the following attributes Insert or Modify Hidden Field iy Name name of hidden field Initial value initial value of hidden field 2 Set the attributes then click the Insert Hidden button to insert the hidden field or click to go back to the editor 3 To modify a hidden field s properties select desired hidden field and click the Insert Modify Hidden Field icon A pop up window will appear with the hidden field s attributes 4 Modify any attributes desired then click Modify Hidden Field button to save changes or click Cancel to go back to the editor J Insert or Modify Button Insert Modify Button This command will allow you to insert a new button or modify an existing button in any form M To insert a button 1 Select desired position amp click the Insert Modify Button icon A pop up window will appear with the following attributes Name name of text area Type type of button Submit SEL or MOI PUM Reset or Button and Initial value initial text on the button 2 Setthe attributes then click Insert Button to insert button or click Cancel to go back to the editor 3 To modify a button s properties select desired button and click the Insert Modify Button icon A pop up window will appear with the button s attributes 4 Modify any attributes desired then click Modify Hidden Field button to save changes or click Cancel to go b
39. n menu or click the right mouse button ensuring that the mouse cursor is within the table Modify Table Properties This command allows you to change the properties that were specified when the table was first created r1 To modify table properties Insert Table Ctrl T 1 Select a table or click anywhere inside the table to modify then click the Modify Table Properties icon A pop up window will appear with the table s properties Modify Cell Properties 2 Click the Modify Table Properties button to save your changes click to go back to the editor Modify Table Properties sy Insert Column to the Right Insert Column to the Left Note this function will not work if a table has not been selected Insert Row Above Insert Row 32 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Modify Cell Properties This command allows you to modify the properties the cell of the table selected To modify cell properties r3 fy cell prop Insert Table Ctrl T 1 Click inside the cell to modify then click the Modify Cell Properties Modify Table Properties icon A pop up window will appear with the cells properties Modify Cell Properties 2 Click the Modify Cell Properties button to save your changes or click Cancel to go back to the editor Insert Column to the Right Insert Column to the Left Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected and does 2 not work across mult
40. nce redo it It is essentially the opposite of an undo To redo the last change Cal 1 Click the Redo icon keyboard shortcut ctrl y Each consecutive click will repeat the last change to the document 24 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Remove Text Formatting This command allows you to select a specific portion of text and remove any of the formatting which it contains leaving it with font style Times New Roman format Normal and font size 3 To remove any text formatting to the default Times New Roman Normal size 3 font 1 Select the desired portion of text and 2 Click the Remove Text Formatting button Bold Bolding text makes it stand out from normal body text It increases the thickness of the lettering For example edit is not bold and edit is bold You can bold text that you want to stand out such as headings and keywords To bold text B 1 Select the desired portion of text amp click the Bold icon keyboard shortcut ctrl b Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off find out whether existing text is bold highlight the text with the cursor If the bold button is indented then the text has been formatted to bold Underline Underlining places a line under the selected text Like bold this is also a way to make text stand out more and can be used on text that you want to stand out more such as headings and keywords eg edit is
41. nction on and off 26 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Decrease Indent This command enables you to indent or tab portions of text by equal units in consecutive left spaces This allows text to be organized into sections and look tidier and aligned To decrease indent of a paragraph 1 Click the Decrease Indent icon 2 Highlight the portion of text needing indenting and click the icon Each consecutive click will move text further to the left Increase Indent This command enables you to indent or tab portions of text by equal units in consecutive right spaces This allows text to be organized into sections and look tidier and aligned To increase indent of a paragraph 1 Click the Increase Indent icon 2 Highlight the portion of text needing indenting and click the icon Each consecutive click will move text further to the right Align Left This command enables you to align existing sections of text or text being written to a defined left border of the page or cell This formatting can be used for headings and body text To align to the left 1 Make a selection in the document and click the Align Left icon Align Center This command enables you to align existing sections of text or text being written to the center of the page or cell This formatting can be used for and body text but is mainly used for headings To align to the center 1 Make a selection in the document and click the Align C
42. nitor exactly as it displays on the page The editor used to create and modify your website in this application is a WYSIWYG example Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved GETTING STARTED Requirements and settings To create edit or maintain your website using the online editor you must be on a PC not a Macintosh and have Internet Explorer Version 5 5 or above If you don t have a current version of Internet Explorer you can download it free from Microsoft s website http microsoft com windows ie default htm NB You don t need this browser to visit and see your site anyone can see it You just need this browser to edit it Logging in To start creating your website you need to log into your account The main reason you need to login is so that only you can access your files Generally each user is given their own username and password Your username may be or contain your name or any other sequence of characters A username is required so that the program knows who you are if there are multiple users and is able to let each user access their corresponding files Other users may know your username but you should keep your password confidential so as to not enable anyone else to access your files You need to type in the URL of your website address You will then be prompted to enter in your username and password Login Login with your username and password opin Username Password Login Copyright 2
43. nside cell who s span is to be increased 2 Click the Increase Column Span icon Delete Column Each consecutive click will further increase the column span of selected Increase Column Span cell Decrease Column Span Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected 34 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Decrease Column Span After the table is created you can decrease the span of a specific column s with this command ml To decrease column span j 1 Click inside cell who s span is to be decreased 2 Click the Decrease Column Span icon Velete column Each consecutive click will further decrease the column span of the Increase Column Span selected cell Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected Decrease Column Span Insert Form This button gives you access to the web form tools in the editor These allow you to insert amp modify forms To insert a form use the insert form link from the form menu our 1 Select desired position then click the Insert Form icon A new 2 pam window will pop up with the following fields Name name of 2 x form Action location of script that processes the form and t Modify Form Properties Method post get or none Shortcut key is Ctrl m Fill in the form details or leave blank for a blank form When finished click the Insert Form button to insert form or click to go back to the editor
44. o be changed to reflect its contents or context better The rename function will allow you to easily change the name of the file or folder as you require To rename 1 Select the desired image or folder and click on the Rename link This will take you to another screen that requires a new name for the image folder 2 Enter a valid name and click OK to rename or click Cancel to be taken back to the Image Manager Valid image names consist of Alphanumeric characters a z A Z 0 9 The underscore or a dash MUST have a single dot and be followed by an extension Valid image extensions are specified in the configuration file Deleting an Image file or Folder p You may no longer have a need for a certain file or folder 92 Are you sure you wish to delete You can choose to keep it or if you are sure it doesn t need to be used again you can PERMANENTLY delete it Only use the delete function if you are sure you do not need the j file folder and its contents To delete 1 Select the desired image or folder and click on the Delete link You will be prompted for confirmation of the deletion 2 If you are sure you wish to delete the selected image folder click OK Clicking on Cancel will take you back to the Image Manager 44 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Copying a Image file or Folder Copy Enter the new name of the file you wish to copy sydney Click OK to copy
45. of a page you could insert a hyperlink called go to top of page If someone viewing your website had to scroll down the page and at the bottom of the page came across go to top of page then they could click on it and get taken to the point of the anchor which was placed at the top of the page When inserting a hyperlink you can choose from the anchors you have inserted from a drop down menu of anchors you have placed if applicable To insert an anchor 1 Select a desired spot on the web page you are editing and click the Insert Modify Anchor icon In the dialogue box type the name for the anchor 2 When finished click the Insert Anchor button to insert the anchor or Cancel to close the box 3 To modify an anchor select the Anchor displayed as small yellow box when Guidelines are switched on 4 Click the Insert Modify Anchor icon 5 Make your changes and hit the Modify Anchor button or click Cancel to close the window Font This menu allows you to choose the style of font for the text that you specify To change the font type of text 1 Select the desired portion of text and click the Font drop down menu 2 Select the desired font choose from Default Times New Roman Arial Sara Verdana Tahoma Courier New Georgia Tahoma To find the type of font of existing text highlight the specific text and look at the vera font menu The font menu will change to indicate the type o
46. of creating another table from scratch you can add a column where you need m To insert column after 1 Click inside cell after which to insert a column 2 Click the Insert Column After icon Insert Column to the Right Each consecutive click will insert another column after the selected cell Insert Column to the Left Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected Insert Column to the left You may find that after creating a table you need to add an additional column Instead of creating another table from scratch you can add a column where you need r3 To insert column before 1 Click inside cell before which to insert a column c 2 Click the Insert Column After icon Insert Column to the Right Insert Column to the Left 1 Each consecutive click will insert another column before the selected cell Insert Row Above Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected Delete Column You may find that after creating a table you need to delete column from a table that is no longer needed To delete a column 1 Click inside cell which is in the column to be deleted 2 Click the Delete Column icon Delete Row pe Note this function will not work if a cell has not been selected Increase Column Span Increase Column Span After the table is created you can increase the span of a specific column s with this command m To insert column span 1 Click i
47. on a drive Filename The name that is given to a file Filename extension The suffix after the filename that indicates the type of the file Floppy disk See disk Floppy disk drive A device that reads data stored on a magnetic disk and writes data onto the disk for storage Folder A collection of related files and folders Format The layout design arrangement of a document page or a file FTP An acronym for File Transfer Protocol FTP Graphical User Interface GUI An interface for issuing commands to a computer utilizing a pointing device such as a mouse that manipulates and sets in motion graphical images on a monitor Hardware The physical components that make up your PC Header The part of an email message or news article that precedes the body of a message It can contain among other things the sender s name and e mail address and the date and time the message was sent Home page The first web page to appear when you connect to an internet website HTML An acronym for Hypertext Markup Language The language behind internet web pages Icons Pictures usually small that represent data program windows file types and commands Installation The procedure that needed to put software onto a PC server Internet A world wide system network of interconnected computers 47 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Internet explorer A Web browser made by Microsoft provided free of charge from t
48. ou have made to a file without exiting you can either Click the Save icon or Use the save drop down and choose save or Use a shortcut to save ctrl s Save amp ext R t NB Once you have saved a document you cannot undo any changes prior to the save ever E 5 To save changes you have made to a file and exit Click the Save drop down Save C Choose save and exit 949 file will be saved and you will be taken back to the File Manager Revert mj E To discard changes and revert to the last saved version of the file the Save drop down Choose revert You will be asked Are you sure you want to discard changes and revert to the last saved file Save amp Exit Answering Ok will take you back to the last saved version of the file answering Cancel will not discard your changes Save E Cancel without Saving If you make changes to a file and then decide that you do not want to save the changes then you will need to cancel without saving To cancel changes without saving X 1 Click the Cancel Without Saving icon A dialog box will appear asking for confirmation You will be asked Are you sure you want to cancel without saving changing Answering Ok will take you back to the file manager without saving any changes Answering Cancel will keep you in the file and will not discard your changes ou 21 Copyright 200
49. pell check F7 This feature allows you to check spelling in your document To check spelling select the text you would like to spell check if you do not select the text iu then your whole document will be checked Click on the spell checker icon or right click on the mouse and scroll down to Check spelling You will be taken to the first incorrectly spelled word You can then choose to Change the incorrectly spelled word with the suggested words provided Ignore the incorrectly spelled word i e not make any changes to it To check spelling of a single word highlight the word and right click on the mouse to get a selection of suggested replacements To replace the miss spelt word with one of the suggested words simple select one of the replacements 22 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Cut If you need to remove a section of text either to paste somewhere else or delete you would use this feature To cut a portion of the document image or text d 1 Highlight the desired portion and click the Cut icon keyboard shortcut ctrl X or 2 Click the right mouse button on the desired portion and choose cut Copy If you want to copy of a certain section of text and you don t want to re write it or if you want a copy of an image that is already on the page and don t want to go through the process of inserting it then you can use the copy command To copy a portion of the document 1 Highlight the d
50. r if you click the enter key it will take a new paragraph or a new bullet point To simply take a new line in the same bullet point you should press shift enter To cancel a bullet point line simply place your cursor on the start of the line and press the backspace key In the following example the document comes in two formats filename doc filename pdf doc and pdf can be highlighted and a numbered list inserted to create where a number prefixes each listed item the document comes in two formats 1 filename doc 2 filename pdf To start a numbered text list 1 Click the Insert Numbered List icon If text has already been selected the selection will be converted to a numbered list Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off Insert Bullet List As in the previous command the highlighted consecutive items are sorted into a list Text being typed is inserted into a bulleted list In the previous example they were sorted with numbers in this command they are numbered with bullets which are defining dots that prefix each listed item From the previous example inserting a bulleted list would produce the document comes in two formats filename doc filename pdf To start a bullet text list 1 Click the Insert Bullet List icon If text has already been selected the selection will be converted to a bullet list Each consecutive click will toggle this fu
51. right 2002 All Rights Reserved Insert Horizontal Line This command enables you to separate sections of the page with the insertion of a horizontal line SENE To insert a horizontal line 1 Select the location to insert the line and click the Insert Horizontal Line icon Insert Special Characters You may find that you need to insert some characters that are not available on your keyboard yet are commonly used You can choose from a selection of special characters that are available in this drop down menu To insert a special character 1 Click the Insert Special Character icon A pop up window will appear with a list of special characters 2 Click the icon of the character to insert 3 Click the Insert Character button to insert or click Cancel to go back to the editor Modify Page Properties This command allows you to modify the properties of your web page Title the title of the web page not the filename this will appear at the top of the users browser window Description a short description that outlines what the page displays contains Keywords the keywords that are contained in the page Background color choose a color from the drop down list that will be set as the background color of the page Text color the default text color of the page Link color the color that the links on the page will appear The link color needs to be distinguished from other text so that visitors to your site will know that it is a
52. s working together to accomplish a specific goal The personal computer is a set of components that make up a system System program A program that is able to manage other programs eg able to manage operating systems Taskbar A row of buttons or graphical controls on a screen that represent open programs among which the user can switch back and forth by clicking on the appropriate one Thumbnail sketches A small preview of eg Of a picture or a printed page Toggle any instruction that works first one way and then the other it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time Undo A feature enabling the user to reverse a recent activity within a program Uniform Resource Locator URL Location of a specific Web page Unix A trademark name used for a computer disk operating system Wallpaper The graphical background on the desktop Web An internet system made up of graphical screen pages that display graphics text and other controls also called WWW the World Wide Web Windows A trademark name used for a computer disk operating system Word processor A software application that allows the user to run and create documents WYSIWYG Is the acronym for What You See on the screen Is What You Get on paper Zip A type of high capacity removable disk drive 48 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved
53. tact html usually consisting of the access protocol http the domain name www yourdomain com and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server contact html which in this case is a page that displays all the requirements that must be met for the software to be installed successfully The URL is typed into the address field in your browser Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved WHAT IS A SERVER A server is a computer that provides some service for other computers connected to it Your server may be connected to your office network of computers or you may pay an Hosting Service Provider website host to host your website on their server WHAT IS HTML HTML is a language used to structure text and multimedia documents and to set up hypertext links between documents it is used extensively on the World Wide Web It is the language used to display web pages This application has a HTML editor so you don t need to have knowledge of HTML The files you create and edit will be saved as HTML files WHAT IS A WEBSITE A website is a collection of connected web pages which usually includes a homepage and links different associated pages A Website can be created and maintained as a collection of information by an individual group or organization WHAT IS A WYSIWYG EDITOR WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get It is a term used to describe software programs that display information on the mo
54. underlined amp edit is not To underline text U 1 Select the desired text amp click the Underline icon keyboard shortcut ctrl u consecutive click will toggle this function on and off To find out whether existing text is underlined highlight the text with the cursor If the underline button is indented then the text has been formatted to underline Italic Making text italic makes the letters of the selected text slant to the right E g edit is italic edit is not To convert text to italic Fi 1 Select the desired portion of text and click the Italic icon keyboard shortcut ctri i Each consecutive click will toggle this function on and off find out whether existing text is italic highlight the text with the cursor If the italic button is indented then the text has been formatted to italic 25 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Strikethrough Strike through is text that has a horizontal line through the middle in a horizontal fashion To format text as strike through 1 Select the text you want formatted by highlighting it amp select the Strike through icon 2 Each consecutive click will toggle this feature on and off Insert Number List This command is useful when you have rows of print in sections and you need to number and list them Text being typed is inserted into a bulleted list Tips for bullet lists In the edito
55. value of radio button 2 Set the attributes then click Insert Radio Button to insert the radio button or click Cancel to go back to the editor 3 To modify a checkbox properties select desired checkbox and click the Insert Modify Radio Button icon A pop up window will appear with the checkbox attributes 4 Modify any attributes desired then click Modify Radio Button button to save changes or click to go back to the editor Insert or Modify Radio ms Insert Modify Image This command allows you to browse the images you have available and insert them into a particular section of the page you are editing This means that you can display any of the images available to you on your web page This will open the Image Manager See the section titled Image Manager for more information Insert Textbox This command allows you to insert a textbox into your page To add a text box anywhere within the page select the location where you want the text box to reside in the active window and click on the insert text box icon that will place a text box where you have specified To resize the text box click on the text box frame turn show hide guidelines on if you cannot see the textbox outline Then click on side corner of the frame you wish to resize from and drag to a size you require The text you type will be contained within the text box and will stretch to the size of the text box 37 Copy
56. word place To find and replace words or phrases within the text 1 Select the search and replace feature 2 Enter the word or phrase you wish to replace and type it in the Find what field 3 Select the new word or phrase you wish to replace the searched text with in the Replace with field 4 You can choose to find next which allows you to manually replace instances of the searched text or you can choose replace all which allows you to replace all instances of the selected text e Selecting the optional Match Case tab allows you to search for a word or phrase with exactly the same upper or lower case spelling of the word or phrase entered in Find What Not selecting this option means that a word entered in the Find what field with upper case characters will return a search of upper and lower case matches of the same word e Selecting the optional Match whole word only tab allows the search to only display the words that are an exact match of the word or phrase entered in the Find What field Undo This command allows you to undo the last operation you performed unless it s a save This is useful if you have performed an incorrect operation or one that you don t want to save To undo the last change 1 Click the Undo icon keyboard shortcut ctrl z Each consecutive click will undo the previous change to the document Redo This command allows you to undo your last undo he
57. y attributes desired then click the Modify Text Field button to save changes or click Cancel to go back to the editor H Insert or Modify Text Area 35 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Insert Modify Text Area This command lets you create a text area or modify an existing text area in a form To insert a text area Emm 1 Select desired position then click the Insert Modify Text Area m Meicli s icon A pop up window will appear with the following Ul INSEL Or MOUI y ICAL HCIO a H attributes of text area Character width the Insert or Modify Text Area width of the text area in characters Initial value initial text An in area and Lines number of lines allowed in the text area dai 2 Set the attributes then click the Insert Text Field button to insert the text area or click Cancel to go back to the editor 3 To modify a text area s properties select desired text area and click the Insert Modify Text Area icon A pop up window will appear with the text area s attributes 4 Modify any attributes desired then click Modify Text Area button to save changes or click Cancel to go back to the editor Insert Modify Hidden Field This command will insert a hidden field in a form To insert a hidden field 0 bow 1 Select desired position amp click Insert Modify Hidden Eti HUICI Ul MOUI I CAL mi cd icon ss A pop up window wi
58. y exists you will receive the following error message and you will need to enter another name for the new file folder name Rename x 4 file or folder with that name already exists ze Once your file or folder has been successfully created you will receive the following message Rename Q about htm renamed to company htm Successfully 17 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Deleting a File or Folder You may no longer have a need for a certain file or folder You can choose to keep it or if you are sure it doesn t need to be used again you can PERMANENTLY delete it Only use the delete function if you are sure you do not need the file folder and its contents Delete about htm Deleted Successfully Zee To delete a file or folder 1 Locate the desired file or folder and click on the Delete link You will be prompted for confirmation of the deletion 22 Are you sure you wish to delete Cancel 2 If you are sure you wish to delete selected file folder click Clicking on Cancel will take you back to the File Manager Copying a File or Folder Copy Enter the new name of the file you wish to copy Click OK to copy Click Copy company htm 18 Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved If you need two or more files that are similar or need to copy the contents of a file or folder to make modifications you may need to copy them To copy a file or fo
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