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Online Help

This button "toggles" between the WYSIWYG view (the default view) and HTML view where you see the code.

These are your cut and paste tools, use these to:

  • Cut (ctrl + X) or deletes the highlighted item,
  • Copy (ctrl + C) the text and
  • Paste (ctrl + V) the selected item.

Using these key commands you can quickly and easily copy text from your favorite word editor directly into your page.

Undo or Redo the last task.

Find - This button brings up a search box so you can search your document for specific words.

Visible Borders -

Details - click this button to see the HTML tags you have on your page, click again to turn off.

Lock Element -

Make Absolute -

Snap to Grid -

Table -Tables are an extremely powerful tool for laying out data and images on an HTML page. They provide you with a way to add vertical and horizontal structure to your page. To insert a table:

  • Click where you want the table to appear
  • click the Table button
  • Specify the number of rows
  • Specify the number of columns
  • Cell Padding, specify the number of pixels between the cell content and the cell wall
  • Cell Spacing, specify the number of pixels between each table cell
  • Width, specify the width of the table as a number of pixels ("550") or as a percentage ("75%") of the browser window.

Changing Tables - Once you have created a table, these buttons will allow you to change the tables configuration.
  • Add or Delete a row, these buttons add a row to the bottom of the table
  • Add or Delete a Column, These buttons will add a column to the right of your table
  • Add or Delete an individual cell
  • To merge cells click in the cells you want to merge, holding down the shift key (the cells must be adjacent to each other).
  • Click the Merge Cells button to combine selected cells, rows, or columns, creating one cell
  • To Split cells Click in the cell you want to split
  • Click the Split Cell button to divide a cell, creating two cells.

Link - To add a link to a page

  • Highlight the text you want to link from
  • Click the link button
  • Select the page from the list on your server
  • If the link is to a page that is not on your server, simply type the address in starting with http://www.
  • Select the Target, this is how the new page will be displayed. Your options are:
    • Same Page - The new page will replace this page (the most typical option)
    • Top of Page - loads the linked document in the full browser window, removing all frames
    • New Window - loads the linked document in a new, browser window (like a pop-up window)


E-mail link - To create a link so your visitors can send you an e-mail

  • Highlight the text
  • Delete the http in the link box
  • type mailto:yourname@comapny.com

Images - You can add images to your web pages from the files on your server:

  • Click on the page where you want the image to be placed
  • Click the image button
  • Browse to the images on your server
  • Click to see a preview
  • Select your options:
  • Alternate text - Enter a description of the image (this is very helpful to those who rely on a voice to read your pages to them)
  • Hyperlink Text - If you want the image to be a link to a new page, type in the address here (http://www. ) Then select the target (see link above).
  • Layout - Now you can adjust how your image is placed on the page:
    • Alignment - This is how your image relates to the other elements on your page; for example the text. Do you want your image to the (left, right, top middle or bottom) of the text?
    • Borders - Here you can add a border around your image. Borders are measured in pixels.
    • Spacing - Here you can adjust distance from the top or edge of your page to your image. This is measured in pixels.

Upload - This is where you can upload images or files to your server so you can include them in your web pages.

  • Click the button,
  • Select the destination (for images, you probably want to upload them to your "image" directory)
  • Browse your computer to find the file you want.
  • Click upload. It may take a few minutes to upload large files.

To set or change font characteristics

You can change the look, size and color of your text. The first step is to select and highlight the text you want to format.

Heading - these are predefined text styles

  • Normal - standard text
  • Heading 1 - 6 (1 = large, 6 = small)
  • Address - Italic
  • Formatted - Preformatted text

Font Style - Select the font style from the drop down box.

Font Size - Select the size of the font
(1 = smaller, 7 = larger)

Special Style - Select:

  • Bold
  • Italic
  • Underline

Font & Background Colors - Here you can select the font color and a background color.

[Please note: the background color is only behind the text and is not viable in Netscape]

Alignment - This aligns the selected text to the:

  • Left
  • Center
  • Right

Lists - You can select either an ordered list or just a bulleted list. Once you start a list, every time you hit enter on your keyboard, a new item or bullet is added. Hit enter twice to end the list.

Indent - These buttons allow you to indent your text. If you are creating a list, you can create an outline format:

  • This
    • Is an
      • Indented List