How do I create my site using the Sitebuilder by CM4All? .: Netfirms 24/7 Support

The Core Features

Quickly create a website with an attractive design. You do not need any previous knowledge. HTML or programming experience is therefore not required.
A short overview of the most important steps:

Select an attractive design - Selecting a Design
Adapt the design to your requirements by changing colors, fonts and graphics - Customizing a Design
Choose the elements of your website, for example forms, multimedia-galleries and many more. - Manage Pages
Add contents such as text, images, and Flash animations - Edit Content

All functions can be used via your browser. You create and edit your website from everywhere you have access to the Internet. It is not necessary to install any software. All you need is access to the Internet.

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Creating the Website for the First Time

While you are creating your website for the first time, the new contents are not yet visible to visitors on the Internet. This means that you are free to experiment during this creation phase. When you are satisfied with your website you can publish it. Only then will your new website be visible on the Internet.

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Updating the Website

After you have first created your website you can simply change text or images at any time, insert new pages, delete pages or change the design. Updating is just as easy as the first creation.

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General Usage

The following functions are available under every main navigation item:

"Next": Changes to the following editing step

"Previous": Changes to the previous editing step

"Save": Saves the changes. This becomes active after a change was made.

"Reset": Resets the website to the last saved state. Unsaved changes are discarded.

"Help": Calls the help system

"Preview": Shows a preview of the website in a separate window: This preview shows you what your website will look like after you publish it to the Internet.

Hint: If you are inactive for too long, the session is automatically terminated for safety reasons. You can then log back in again.

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Select the Steps to change your Website

The steps can be accessed by clicking on the main navigation items: "Category", "Design", "Customize Design", "Manage Pages" "Edit Content" "Settings" and "Publish". After you first create your website the various editing steps in the main navigation are completely independent of each other. Therefore, you can change a setting under "Settings" immediately after startup. You do not have to go through all the steps in the defined order.

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Select Design

Preview

The design determines the arrangement of text, navigation and graphical elements. In this way, all pages of the Website have a uniform and professional attractive look and feel.
The preview area of the window shows the design in its original size. If you select a design from the design selection or change the color of the design or a main graphic the preview is immediately updated. An existing website is not yet changed. You first need to click on "Save" to save the changes.

Hint: In this step, you only define the appearance of your website. You cannot add your own text and images in this step. To change text or images, move to the "Edit Content" main navigation item.

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Choose a design

A design is defined by the design template and its additional characteristics such as the color, main graphic or the design details like fonts and font colors. This way you can adapt the design according to your own ideas. Due to the huge number of combination options every design is unique in its appearance.
To select the design template,

In the "Design" item, click the sub-item "Design".
You will see the design selection with minimized images of the design templates. Click on the image that represents your favorite design template. The preview pane refreshes right away.
For the design shown in the preview area you can now select more design options like color or main graphic.

Viewing additional designs:

In the selection of minimized design templates, scroll down to view additional designs
Display the subsequent design in maximized preview mode
Display the previous design in maximized preview mode
Go to the next 10 designs by selecting a different number range in the list box of the design selection

Some of the designs in the design selection are represented by one or more symbols:

Those designs are recommended for the topic you selected in the first step.

You can add your own logo to those designs. This is not possible with all designs.

The designs contain a selection of main graphics.

These designs contain Flash elements, i.e. animated effects.

Hint: You can later change your design at any time without losing the contents.

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Searching Designs

Using the "Search Designs" option you can restrict the design selection using various search criteria.
Use one or more search filters:

Click on "Search Designs" to call the filtering function.
If you have not chosen a search option yet, a new window opens: Select one or more search criteria here. For example, select the filters "Designs with image or logo upload possible" and "Designs that match chosen topic". In this way you can modify the design selection to those designs that allow you to upload a logo and that match your topic.
Click "OK".
The design selection now contains only those design templates that match your filtering criteria.

Hint: To view the entire design selection again, click in the "Show all designs" option field.

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Color and Main Graphic

When clicking on the subitem "Color", the style you've selected is shown in different colors.
The term "Main Graphic" relates to any picture or designer symbol present throughout your site and in line with your topic. The image gallery offers you a wide range of choices, to endow your style with a personal touch, tailored to your page.

Hint: The options to select colors, fonts or main graphics are always dependent on the design you have chosen.

To change the color or main graphic of the selected design:

In the "Design" item, click the sub-item "Color" or "Main Graphic".
You will see the design selection with minimized images.
Click on the image that represents your favorite color or graphic. The preview pane refreshes right away.

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Using the Design for the Live Website

If the "Preview" area shows the design as you want to use it for your live website:

Save the design currently displayed in the preview by clicking on "Save".
After the next publishing process all pages of your website are presented with the new design settings. The contents will not be lost.

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Discarding Changes

If you do not want to implement the changes you can click on "Reset" to restore the design in its last saved state.

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Customize Design

Text color, Buttons and Font

Arrange the layout of the selected design according to your requirements. The settings apply to all pages of your website.
"Text color": The section "Text color" lets you choose a color for your text. Give priority to the legibility of the text. When using a light background, choose a darker font color and vice versa to ensure that there is always contrast between text and background. The selected color will be applied throughout your site.
"Buttons": Some designs let you choose from different kinds of buttons. Select the button you feel is best suited to the style of your site. You can change your selection at any later stage.
"Font": Defines the appearance of headings and text. The font types proposed are fully supported by any browser, and particularly adapted to your design. Your choice must not be based on taste alone but must also contribute to the clarity of your page so ensure the font type matches your headings and buttons.
To change the settings:

In the main navigation item "Customize Design" click on the corresponding menu item in the submenu.
The selection of text colors, buttons and fonts is displayed.
Click on the desired option.
The design preview is updated immediately.
Click on "Save". After the next publishing the changes also take effect on the live website.

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Logo

In some designs you can insert your own logo in the place provided:

In the main navigation item "Customize Design" click on "Logo".
Click on "Upload".
Select the path to your logo and click on "Upload". The size of the logo will automatically adjust to the design selected.
Click on "Save". After the next publishing the changes also take effect on the live website.

Hint: Your logo can only be in GIF or JPG (the file must be a .gif, .jpg or .jpeg file).

Logos often have a different background color than the selected design. Assign the background color of your design to the logo:

In the main navigation item "Customize Design" click on "Logo".
Click on "Download".
The logo background is presented in a new browser window. You can download the image by selecting "Save as" from the "file" menu of your browser.
Now you can use an image editing program to edit the background and insert your logo. Do not change the size of the background image.
Then upload the newly created image as a logo.
Click on "Save". After the next publishing the changes also take effect on the live website.

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Main name

The name or the motto you enter here is presented on all pages of your website:

All you need to do is type your name just as you would like it to appear.
Click on "Apply" to insert it into your chosen site design.
If you feel adding your name is not necessary, just leave the field empty or use it to write your motto or slogan.
Click on "Save". After the next publishing the changes also take effect on the live website.

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Manage Pages

Managing Pages

The main navigation item "Manage Pages" is used for managing the pages of your website. Here you can

add pages
remove pages
configure pages with a specific page type

Additionally, you can

hide pages
rename pages
move pages
define title and meta tags
or change the page type of existing pages

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Your Pages

"Your Pages" lists all pages currently existing in your home page. Every page is displayed in your website as a menu item in the navigation bar - except for those pages that you have hidden .
Every page is displayed with its status and page type :

This page is the home page of your website.

The page has a specific page type and is not yet configured - a click on this icon opens the dialog for configuring the page.

This page is currently hidden from your navigation.

Under "Your Pages" you can:

edit the page properties: by double-clicking on the page name
configure the page or change the configuration: by double-clicking on the page type icon.
select the page on which to operate and choose an option like "Delete Page" or "Move Page Up" from the navigation: select the page by clicking once on the page name

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Our suggestions

The pages listed in the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Our suggestions" are suggestions that would match your website. You can add all or individual pages to your website under "Your Pages":

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on a page name to select the page below which you want to add the new page.
Under "Our suggestions", click on the page name to select the desired page. The selected page is highlighted.
Now click on the arrow. The page is then displayed under "Your Pages".

Or: Implement the desired page by double-clicking on the page name.
If this is a page of a specific page type (which is indicated by the icon next to it) you can configure the page immediately. You can now change the level and the position as well as the name of the page.

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Page Types

Every page has a specific page type. There are

Default Pages: these pages are edited exclusively using the main navigation item "Edit Content". There you can add text and media like, for example, images and Flash animations;
Special Pages: Pages with a special function. Each of the many types of pages serves a specific purpose. For example feedback forms, guest books and multimedia albums are special pages.

Pages of a specific type

are configured in the main navigation item "Manage Pages"
can be added text, images, and Flash animations via the main navigation item "Edit Content".

The specific page types and their functions:

Icon	Specific Page Type	Function
	Blog	Blog: Add news and press releases directly to your published website.
	Map	Map to a selected address
	Route Planner	Calculates the way to an address you specify
	Guestbook	Visitors of your website can leave comments. The guestbook entries can be managed on the published website.
	Form	Ask the visitors of your website for specific information
	Voting	Conduct a survey about a specific topic and display the results
	Media	Multimedia gallery: add videos, images and music - with slide show and comment function
	Forum	Forum: Start a new discussion about a subject you choose on your website.
	Shop	Shop: Offer your products online
	Database	Database: Add searchable tables to your website.
	Search	Full-text search: Allow all content on your website to be searched.

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Adding a Page

To add a page to your website:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on a page name to select the page below which you want to add the new page.
Click on "Create Page".
Select the page type by clicking in the appropriate option field.
A new page is added. If the page is of a specific type you can configure it now.
You can now change the level and the position as well as the name of the page.
After the next publishing process the page will be visible in your live website.

Alternatively, you can select a page under "Our suggestions" and add it to your website.

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Specifying or Changing the Page Type

The page type is specified when you are adding a new page . However, the page type you originally selected can be changed at any time:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on the page name to select the appropriate page.
Click on "Page Properties". - Or: Double-click on the page name.
Select the new page type by clicking in the appropriate option field.
Click on "OK".
The changes are applied only after you click on "Save".

Hint: If you are changing the page type of a page that already had a specific page type, like a guestbook, all configuration and page type-specific contents get lost. For example, if you convert a blog to a voting all blog entries get lost.

Hint: The contents you added in the main navigation item "Edit Content" remain intact during the page conversion.

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Starting or Changing the Configuration

Pages with a specific page type need to be configured. For the guestbook, for example, you need to define if you want to be notified whenever a new entry is added.
To configure a page or change the configuration:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on the page name to select the appropriate page.
In the sub-navigation now click on "Page configuration"
The settings you can define depend on the page type.
Finish the configuration by clicking on "OK".
The changes are applied only after you click on "Save".

Tip: Or you can start the configuration by clicking on the icon indicating the page type.

Tip: Pages that have not yet been configured can be identified by their icon Button . Double-click on the icon to start the configuration process.

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Changing the Level

You can use two levels for structuring: main items and subitems. Under "Your Pages", all pages of your website are listed. The bold entries are main structuring items. All other pages are subitems.

Hint: The home page cannot be defined as a subitem.

By changing the level, main items are converted to subitems and vice versa:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on the page name to select the appropriate page.
Then click on "Change Level".
The changes are applied only after you click on "Save". After the next publishing process the change becomes visible to the visitors of your website.

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Changing the Order

You can change the order of the pages and move pages up or down. If you move a main structuring item its subitems are moved along. To change the order:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on the page name to select the appropriate page.
Then click on "Move Page Up" or "Move Page Down", depending on whether you want to move the page up or down. You can repeat this several times until the item has reached the desired new position.
The changes are applied only after you click on "Save". After the next publishing process the change becomes visible to the visitors of your website.

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Renaming Pages and Specifying the Home Page

Page names: The names of the pages are used as the labels of the navigation buttons. The names should therefore be as concise as possible because long texts are not displayed completely on the respective navigation button. The displayable length depends on the design.
Home page: The home page is the page of your website that is displayed first when a visitor calls your website on the Internet. You can specify which of your pages is always shown as the first page.
Page names and the home page are specified under "Page Properties":

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on the page name to select the appropriate page.
Click on "Page Properties". - Or: Double-click on the page name.
Change the entry in the input field "Page Name" to rename the page.
Click on "OK".
The changes are applied only after you click on "Save". After the next publishing process the change becomes visible to the visitors of your website.

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Define page title and meta tags for search engines

You can define a title and meta tags for each page individually. These settings will override the title and meta tags you may have already defined for all pages in the main navigation item "Settings".

"Website Title": The title of a website fulfills serves serveral purposes:

It is the heading at the top of the browser window when the website is called
It is used as the bookmark when the website is set as a favorite
The visitor of your website sees it as an entry in the list of recently visited pages
Furthermore some search engines will use the title as text of the link pointing to your hompage, when displaying search results.

Meta tags are used by search engines to reference your site, but visitors cannot see them. Meta tags are usually placed between 2 tags called <HEAD> and </HEAD>. Search engines will look for keywords, descriptions etc. between these 2 tags.

"Short Description" (Meta tag): If your website is displayed as a search hit on the Internet some search engines display the summary you enter here as the description of your website. Texts that are too long are cut off.
"Keywords" (Meta tag): Some search engines analyze keywords. Somebody who is searching using these key words is then presented with your website as a search hit. Select keywords that best describe your website and often appear in the contents. Keywords must be separated by commas.

To enter the title and the meta tags:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" click on "Page Properties".
In the input fields, enter the specifications matching your website.
Click on "Save".
After the next publishing process, the title is displayed at the top of the browser and the metatags are inserted in the source text of the website.

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Removing or Hiding Pages

If you delete a page its entire contents get lost. If you only hide a page it still exists with all its contents but can no longer be called via the navigation by the visitors of the website because the page is removed from the navigation.
To hide a page from the navigation:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on the page name to select the appropriate page.
Click on "Page Properties".
Enable the "Page does not appear in navigation" checkbox.
Click on "OK".
The changes are applied only after you click on "Save". After the next publishing process the change becomes visible to the visitors of your website.

To remove a page from your website:

In the main navigation item "Manage Pages" under "Your Pages", click on the page name to select the appropriate page.
Click on "Delete Page".
Confirm the safety prompt by clicking on "Yes" if you really want to perform the deletion.
The changes are applied only after you click on "Save". After the next publishing process the change becomes visible to the visitors of your website.

Hint: The home page cannot be deleted. If you want to delete the home page you first must define another page as the start page.

Hint: A main structuring item can only be deleted if it does not have any subitems. If a main structuring item has subitems these subitems must either be moved to other main items, deleted, or changed to main items.

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Blog and Media

Blog and photo album are pages with a special function:

Blog: This page can be quickly and easily updated and is suited for placing news and press releases online. The entries will be automatically shown in chronological order. The newest entry will always be on top of the page. You can add documents for download to each entry.
Media: You can combine images, videos and music into multimedia galleries. Visitors to your website can watch videos, look at pictures and play sound files. Clicking on any media file will open an enlarged view.

Creating and Removing

Create a blog or a multimedia gallery

Create a blog or a multimedia gallery by adding a page of this type to your website.

Media;

Blog;

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Remove a blog or a multimedia gallery

Remove a blog or an album by removing the associated page in the usual way.
Please note:

Blog: If you remove a blog all blog entries and comments are permanently deleted!
Media: If you remove a multimedia show all comments on your images or other media will be lost!

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Configuring a Blog

Editing the Configuration

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Blog" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".

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Blog: General Settings

A blog is a special page, on which you can quickly and easily place current information. The newest message will always be on top of the overview page.
Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Blog" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".

Timestamp format: Every blog entry is automatically tagged with the date and the time when it was created. The date and time formats are selected in the list field.
"Login Password": You create blog entries (new messages) by accessing your published website and logging into your blog. Your chosen password will protect the editing function from unauthorized access.
"Limit displayed text on the overview page to": If you want the entries to be shown in a shortened form on the overview page you can choose the entries length in the listfield "Limit displayed text on the overview page to". Entries that are longer than the chosen number of characters will be shown in full length only on the associated detail page (permalink page).
"Visitor information" and Image: Information entered into these fields will be visible on the blog page for all visitors of your website. You do not need to fill in these fields. You can add, change or remove this information at any time. You can also add an image which will be scaled to the displayed size.
"Allow comments": Check this box if you want visitors to be able to add comments. Unsuitable comments can be deleted
"Activate RSS Feed Option": Check this box if you want your blog readers to be able to subscribe to your blog as a RSS Newsfeed.

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

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Saving the Configuration

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

Hint: If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

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Media

Edit the Configuration

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Media" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".

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Media: General Settings

"Enable password protection": Activate password protection for your multimedia album. Check this box if you want to show your multimedia album only to selected visitors.
"Your Password": Enter a password for your multimedia album. Website visitors can access the protected multimedia album only after you have told them the password.
"Note": This notice will be shown to your website visitors when they are asked to enter the password.
"Allow comments": Check this box if you want viewers to be able to add comments to each individual image, video or other media file. These comments will be visible to the following website visitors. Unsuitable comments can be deleted .

Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

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Media: Choosing Media

Choose the media files that you want to be shown in the album.

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Media". Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Under "Media" click on "Add Files".
You can only choose media files that are already part of your media database. You can now see the content of your media database under "Media". When you want to choose media files that are not yet part of your media database, first open the media database by clicking on "open media database". After that all options of the media database for managing and adding media files are available.
Click on the media files that you want to add to your album. The media files are added to the choice under "Album".
You can delete files, add futher media files and change the file order at any time.
Close the dialog by clicking on "Save".
Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

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Media: File order

In the step "Media" you choose the order the media files are shown in your album:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Media" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "Media".
All media files included in your album are listed in the order that they are shown in the album. You can adjust the order of single files by clicking on the arrow up / arrow down buttons.
Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

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Adding descriptions to media files in an album

By standard, the file name is chosen as the description. These descriptions are visible for the website visitors when they leave comments – provided that you allowed commenting on media elements (under general options). This is how you apply individual descriptions to all or only single media elements:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Media" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "Media".
All media elements included in your album are listed. The descriptions are shown in the "Description" column. Click on the pen symbol of the description you want to change.
Enter your new description in the input field and click on "Save".
Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

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Deleting media elements

In the "Media" step, you can also delete single media elements from your album:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Media" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "Media".
All media elements included in your album are listed. Click on the trash symbol next to the media elements you want to delete.
Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

Hint: The media elements are now deleted from your album, they are still available in the media database.

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Viewing and deleting comments

When you allow your website visitors to comment on individual media elements, you can see an overview of all comments and also delete comments here:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Media" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "Comments".
All media elements with comments are listed. Click on "show comments" next to the media elements. All associated comments are shown with date and author.
Click the trash symbol next to the comment you want to delete and click "OK" in the confirmation dialog box. The comment is deleted from your website immediately.
By clicking on "back to list" you can return to the overview of all your media elements and their associated comments.

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Saving the Configuration

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Editing the Blog and the Multimedia Gallery

Writing and Deleting Blog Entries and Comments

The following entries are possible:

Blog entry with text only and without images
Blog entry with image only and without text - the image is displayed with a width of up to 300 pixels
Blog entry with text and image - the image is displayed next to the text. If the image is larger than the highest possible size it is scaled down accordingly.
Blog entry with video

This is how you can reach the functions for writing, editing and deleting blog entries and deleting comments:

Open your deployed website on the Internet and navigate to the page that includes your blog.
Login by entering the password you set when configuring the blog.
Advanced functions for posting, editing and deleting entries are shown on the website.
To post a new entry, click on "Add post".
Enter the text of your post in the text box.
To add a picture to your entry that is saved on your local machine, mark the option "Image". You can also add a picture from your media database by clicking on "Image".
After clicking on "Submit " the post is shown in your blog immediately.

Tip: You can show tips on formatting your text while writing the entry by clicking on "Tips" next to the text input box.

Tip: Videos from video portals can be added to a blog entry by using the embed tag. For this, enter the embed code provided by the video portal in the "Embed" box.

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Adding downloadable documents and external links to a blog entry

You can add links to other pages, where the visitors of your website can find additional information, to your blog. Additionally, you can add downloadable documents to blog posts:

Open your deployed website on the Internet and navigate to the page that includes your blog..
Login by entering the password you set when configuring the blog.
Advanced functions for posting, editing and deleting entries are shown on the website.
Open the details page of a blog entry by clicking on "Permalink" on the overview page of your blog, where your blog posts are shown in chronological order.
Now you can add several documents or links: to add a downloadable document that is saved on your local machine, mark the option "File". You can also choose a file from your media database by clicking on "Import from Media Database". To add a link, enter the URL that you want to link to, in the field "URL" for example: http://notmydomain.com.

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Adding More Content

In the main navigation item "Edit Content" you can add more text or contents from the media database to the pages. These contents cannot be changed in the live website later. All you add in the main navigation item "Edit Content" can only be edited or removed there.

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Email form

Creating a form

With a form you give your the visitors to your website the chance to make contact requests, orders or online registrations. You can set the fields of the form while configuring it.
To create a form, add a page with the relevant page type button

to your website .

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Configuration

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Form". Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".

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General options

When a visitor of your website fills out and sends a form, an email is sent to you. There are several options available for this process.
Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Form" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Under "General" you can define the following settings:

"Email address for contact requests": Enter the email address to which you want the email with the completed form to be sent.
"Email Subject": Enter the text that you want to be the subject of the email.
"Message on submit" Enter the text shown to the visitor of your website when the form is sent.

Adding, editing and deleting form fields

You can define which form fields the form includes under "Input Fields".
This is how you can add a new form field:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Form" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "Input Fields"
Choose the field type of your choice under "Create new field".
Then click on "Add".
Depending on the chosen form type you can define the different options for the field.
The new field is added to the end of the form in the form preview. You can now move the field to your preferred position in the form with the up and down arrows.
Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

You can

change the options of a field at any time by clicking on the pen symbol next to the field,
delete a field by clicking on the trash symbol next to the field
change the order of the fields by clicking on the up / down arrow symbols.

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Form field properties

When you create or edit a form field, you can define – dependent upon the field type – the following options:

"Description": The name of a form.
"Default text": The text that is filled into a field by default. Define a default text for input fields with one or more lines when you expect the majority of visitors of your website to fill in the same text.
"Required field": A field set to be a required field is marked with a star. The visitor of your website must fill in this field, otherwise the form can’t be sent.
"Error message": When the visitor of your website doesn’t fill in a required field, the message entered here is shown.
"Selection": With the field type "Selection" the visitor of your website chooses one option from a list of several options. To define the first two options of the list, replace the text "Select Value 1" and "Select Value 2" by your desired options. Additional options can be added by clicking on "Add option" .

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Saving the Configuration

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Adding More Content

Deleting a form

You can delete a form by deleting the form page.

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Shop

Creating a shop

In a shop you can present your products with a picture and a description. Your customers can use a product basket. Orders from your customers are sent to you via email.
You create shop by adding a page with the according page type button

to your website.

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Editing the Configuration

startConfig; "Shop" orConfig;

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General options

When a customer of your shop sends an order, you receive the order via email. There are several options available for this.
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Under "General" you can define the following settings:

"Shop Name": Will be used in the subject of the email you receive to inform you of the order
"Description": The description is helpful for you as a shop owner, to summarize important characteristics of your shop
"Email Address": Fill in the email address to which the orders are sent, here

For the creation of your product list the following settings are important:

"Products per page": For example, when you offer 30 products, you can choose that the product list is shown on a single shop page or that the number of products per page is limited. When limitation is chosen, the product list will be split into several pages and the customer has to browse through the pages. The advantage is that the loading time of the product list is decreased considerably.
"Tax type": Define the tax rate here. The setting "Global" means, that all products will be given the same tax rate. With the "Local" setting you can define a different tax rate for each product.
"Currency": Currency of the shop prices
"Your terms and conditions": Fill in the legal terms, that apply to the purchase, here. These have to be accepted by the customer before sending the order.

Payment options for shop customers

You can define one or more payment options.
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Under "Payment Settings" you define how payment has to be made. For this, click the checkboxes of the options you want to use.

Tip: By using the payment option "Paypal" you give your customers the opportunity to pay, among othes, by credit card. To use this payment method you need an active PayPal account. When you click on the "Paypal" checkbox, a field appears in which you can enter your PayPal username. If you don’t have a username yet, you can generate a new PayPal account by clicking the "Sign up" link.

Hint: When you check the payment option "Prepayment", it is necessary to enter the data of your company and your bank account!

Product list: add, hide or delete products

Under "Product List" you create a list of the products that you want to offer in your shop.
This is how you add a new product to your product list:

startConfig; "Shop" orConfig;
Under "Product List" click on "Create Product".
A form with different input fields fort he product appears. "Product name" and "Short description": this information is shown to your customers in the shop fort he single products. Enter the price and, if necessary, the tax rate. The "Long description" is shown when the customer opens the details page of a product.
It is recommended to add a picture to the product. To do this, click on "Browse" to select the picture on your computer. Then click on "upload"; the picture will be resized to the proper size automatically.
Click on "Save".
You see the product list. The new product is marked as "Activated" by default. The status "Activated" means that the product is shown in the product list.
Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

You can

Change the product properties at any time by clicking on the pen symbol next to a product,
Delete a product by clicking on the trash symbol next to it
Temporarily hide or show a product in the product list: When you delete the checkmark of the "Activated" column by clicking on it, the product is hidden. By clicking the empty checkbox the product is shown in the product list again.
Change the order of the products in the shop by using the according arrow symbols to move products up and down the list.

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Saving the Configuration

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Adding More Content

Deleting a shop

You can delete a shop button

by deleting the page with the page type "Shop".

Hint: When you delete a shop, all of your product descriptions will be lost!

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Guestbook, Forum and Voting

The guestbook, the forum and pages with a voting are pages with special functions:

"Guestbook": For your visitors to give their opinion about your site or service, you can open a guestbook. Every visitor of your website can use the guestbook to write a contribution that is visible in the guestbook to subsequent visitors of the website.
"Voting": Start your own surveys. The visitors of your website can vote and immediately see the result.
"Forum": With a forum, you give your visitors the opportunity to share and discuss opinions, information and experiences regarding a specific topic.

Creating and Removing

Creating a guestbook, voting or forum

You create a guestbook or a page including a forum or voting by adding a page with the according page type to your website.

Guestbook

Voting

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Deleting a guestbook, voting or forum

You delete a guestbook, voting or form by deleting the appropriate page type.

Hint: Please note that:

Guestbook: If you remove a page of the "Guestbook" page type, all guestbook entries will be lost!
Voting: If you remove a page with a voting the voting result will be lost!
Forum: If you remove a page of the "Forum" page type, all discussion contributions will be lost!

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Configuring

Guestbook

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Guestbook" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
You can make the following settings under "General":

"Send notification email for new entries": You can specify that you want to be notified about incoming contributions via email: Enable the checkbox "Send notification email for new entries". When the checkbox is enabled you receive an email whenever a new guestbook entry is created.
"Email address": Enter the email address that notification mails about new entries are sent to.
"Email subject": Enter the subject of the email.

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Reading, commenting and deleting guestbook entries

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Guestbook" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "Entries". All guestbook entries are shown in chronological order.
Click the pen symbol to comment a guestbook entry or click the trash symbol to delete a guestbook entry.
When you confirm the safety dialog by clicking on "OK", the entry will be deleted from your live website immediately. Your comment on an entry is shown on your website immediately after clicking "Submit".
Now continue with the configuration or complete the configuration by clicking on "OK". After you click on "Save" the changes to the live website take effect.

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Voting

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Voting" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
The following settings are possible:

"Question": Delete the sample text and enter your own question.
"Options": Similarly for the reply choices: specify one reply per field. The visitor must have at least two replies to choose from. You can add as many replies as you like by pressing the "Add Further Options". To delete a reply option, click the Button "Delete" (next to the last reply created)
"Reset Poll": The voting result, the question and the answers are reset. You can now configure another voting about a new topic.
"Close Poll": The voting is finished. If website visitors call the voting page they can only see the voting result but no longer participate.

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Forum: Locking and unlocking of a forum

When you insert a page with the page type "Forum" in your website and deploy your website, the forum is active immediately by default.
You can lock a forum to block both reading and creating entries. In difference to deleting a forum the forum entries stay intact. While the forum is locked, you can control forum entries and delete unwanted entries. This is how you can lock and unlock a forum:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Forum" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "General".
To lock the forum click the empty checkbox "Lock forum". To unlock the forum, click the checkbox "Lock forum" again.
By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes. If you configure a new page that has not yet been published the configurations take effect after the next publishing. If you only change the configuration of an existing page publishing is not necessary.

Tip: Under "Edit Content", add an introduction paragraph about the topic that the visitors of your website should discuss. You can also post the first entry on your deployed website yourself.

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Viewing and deleting forum entries

Visitors of your website can post new discussion posts or answer previous posts. A first post with the according answers is called a thread. This is how you read and delete posts:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Forum" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Click on "Threads".
All threads are shown. Click the title of a thread to show the list of all posts for this thread.
To delete a discussion post click the trash symbol next to the unwanted post.
When you confirm the safety dialog by clicking on "OK", the post is removed from your website immediately.
By clicking "back to threads list" you get back to the thread overview.

Tip: To delete a complete thread and all associated posts click the trash symbol icon in the list of threads or delete the first post of a thread.

Hint: When a post is removed all answers to that post are also removed.

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Editing Pages

Adding More Content

Map and Route Planner

Creating a map or route planner

You create a map or a route planner by adding a page with the according page type to your website.

Map

Route Planner

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Removing a map or route planner

If you remove a page, all settings will be lost!

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What is the difference between "Map" and "Route Planner"?

Using the map, you create two maps for finding the selected address: one detailed map showing the details of the nearby environment and one overview. When creating the maps, larger cities close by are included automatically.
Using the route planner, you enable visitors of your website to find you more easily. The visitor enters his or her place of departure in a form and receives directions to the address you specified.

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Configuring

In order to configure a map or driving directions:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Map" or "Route Planner" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Specify the address and choose a country from the list.
Click on "Apply": the system checks that the address provided is valid. If the address is unclear, further options are provided to clarify. Select the appropriate address here.

Tip: Maps take into account motorways and major roads in the area of the address selected. You can modify the map by indicating another neighboring city. The scale of the map is modified so as to show the new city.

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Weather

Inserting a weather forecast

Insert the weather forecast for a specified region into your website. The weather forecast is always updated automatically.
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You add a page with weather forecast to your website by adding a page with the page type "Weather" and saving the changes..

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Configuration

In order to configure a weather forecast:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Weather" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Specify the address and choose a country from the list.
Click on "Apply": the system checks that the address provided is valid. If the address is unclear, further options are provided to clarify. Select the appropriate address here.

By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Search

Full-text search

With a full-text search you give the visitors of your website the opportunity to search through the entire content of your website. You can add a full-text search by adding a page with the page type

"Search" and saving the changes.
You can delete the full-text search just like you delete other pages.

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Adding More Content

Database

Creating a database

You can add a table – for example from a relational database or a table calculation program to your website with the Database page type. Visitors of your website can sort and search through the information presented as a table.
You create a database by adding a page with the page type button

"Database" to your website and saving the changes.

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Importing data

The table that you would like to add to your website must be available as a CSV file.

Tip: Every standard database and spreadsheet can be exported as a CSV file.

If you are working with an Excel spreadsheet, follow these steps:

In Excel, select the menu option "Save as" and then
Select file type "CSV" from the corresponding selection field.
Save the CSV file to a local storage medium, usually on the hard disk.

Hint: Please be sure that each column contains only the same type of information. When exporting a table, it does not make a difference whether or not column headers are included in the first line.

To add a table, follow these steps:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Database" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Behind "CSV file" click on "Change".
Choose the CSV file of your choice on your local machine by clicking "Browse".
Now click on "upload".
By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

Tip: If empty columns appear following the import, check the original table to see if there are any extra columns that may contain empty spaces.

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Optimizing data display

A table always has a given width in your design. When the table gets wider than the given space in your design by the number and width of columns, a horizontal scrollbar is added. You can change the display by changing column widths:
This is how you define a column width:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Database" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
Under "Action" click the symbol for editing. For columns to be shown with a fixed width, enter the width and activate the checkbox “line break”. Contents of a column that are wider than the column width are then shown multilined.
For columns to be shown with a variable width, deactivate the checkbox “line break“. The content of the column is then not wrapped and the column gets as wide as necessary to display a table entry in one line.
By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

Additionally the column name and the number of displayed columns can be changed:

Start the configuration from the main navigation step "Manage Pages", then choose "Your Pages" by doubleclicking the symbol "Database" Alternatively : Click on the page's name once and then on "Page configuration".
To change the column name click the editing symbol under "Action". Enter the column name in the field "Name of column". When you want to automatically to hide a column, remove the mark in the checkbox "Visible".
By clicking on "OK" you complete the configuration and by clicking on "Save" you save your changes.

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Adding More Content

Deleting a database

When you delete a page of the page type "Database" all settings are lost.

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Edit

Edit your text in the editor:

Add paragraphs, tables and lists.
Add images and flash movies.

You find all commands in the menu bar. Right click to access a contextual menu with the most important commands.

Edit using Internet Explorer v 5.5, 6 and 7

Edit mode

The operations set out here can be carried out at stage "Edit Content" where you will be asked to enter your text, pictures, and other content elements. The navigation window can either be in Edit or Preview mode.
By default, the selected page appears in edit mode. Only this mode allows you to modify text or image elements.
In your Edit window, click on the menu item of your navigation which you would like to edit. All are entered and edited directly in the browser window. If you changed to Preview mode in meantime, you can switch back by selecting the "File" menu and clicking on the "Edit Mode" item.
Finally, to help you with the layout of your page, you can use rulers in order to separate your paragraphs or tables: in "Options", just select "Paragraph rulers" or "Table rulers".

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Preview

Test your entire online appearance in the preview. Here, you can check all links and contents of your website exactly as it is published.

Tip: In the preview, please verify your headings. For technical reasons, there might be a difference between the edit view and the preview.

You can display the preview in the current or in a separate browser window. Click on the "File" menu and then on the "Preview in New Window" menu item to open another browser window. If you use the "Preview Mode" menu item in the "File" menu, the preview is displayed in the WebsiteCreator window. In Preview mode, the menu and toolbars do not have any functions for editing content. Therefore, you cannot change any contents in Preview mode. To further edit the contents, switch back to Edit mode.

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Full screen

You'll find the "Full Screen" option in the Website Creator menu bar, under the "File" main menu. Enabling this option will hide the menu bars and upper icons, leaving only the Edit menu. The "Full Screen" mode lets you have a larger overview of the different elements used to compose your page.

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Create, edit, or delete paragraphs

For this purpose, you need to be in "Edit mode" on the page where you would like to insert text. To create a new paragraph, first select the position where you would like to insert the paragraph. To do so, click on the paragraph, list, or table where to place the new paragraph. In the "Paragraph" menu, select the desired item "New Paragraph Above" or "New Paragraph Below". The cursor automatically jumps to the beginning of the new paragraph, and you can start typing immediately.

Tip: This is the fastest way to create a new paragraph below an already existing paragraph: position cursor in the paragraph under which you want to insert a new paragraph and press ["Enter"].

Tip: You can force a line break – a new line in the same paragraph – with the key combination ["Ctrl"] + ["Enter"]. The new line doesn’t have spacing to the previous line, while a new paragraph always has a spacing to the previous and following paragraph.

To delete or move a paragraph, click to select it and then in the "Paragraph" menu, click on "Delete Paragraph" or "Move Paragraph Up (or Down)" menu item.

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Using paragraph layouts

Paragraphs can be configured with different layouts. Three default layouts are always available: "Heading" "Second heading" and "My paragraph". The fonts to be used for the "Heading", "Second heading" and "My paragraph" are specified under "Customize Design" where you are offered a selection of fonts and matching your selected design.
It is possible to add your own layouts to the existing default ones.
This is how you choose a layout for a paragraph:

Position the cursor within any paragraph.
Choose "Change layout" from the menu "Paragraph".
Choose the desired layout by clicking on the round options-field.
Confirm with "OK".

Hint: List entries and table contents always have the layout "My paragraph".

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Create, edit and delete tables

Tables are useful to position or align text or pictures. If grids are displayed please note that the grids will not appear in the online page. These tables are only here to help you build your page. However, if you wish the grid lines to appear in the layout stage, you can turn them on or off via the "options" menu.
To create a new table, click on the paragraph, list, or table where the new table shall be inserted. In the "Table" menu, select the "New Table Above" or "New Table Below" item. A table with two columns and two rows, i.e. four table cells is created.
You can insert one image per table cell. This means you can position several images side by side in a table. Click on the table cell in which to insert the image .
You can add new columns or rows to the table by clicking on the table row below, above or next to where you would like to insert a new column/row. Then click on the "Table" menu item and on the desired menu item, e.g. "Insert Column Right" or "Insert Row Above".
You can move table columns or rows within the table: Click on a table cell of the row/column and select the desired option from the "Table" menu.
With the menu items "Move Table Up" and "Move Table Down" from the "Table" menu you can change the position of the selected table.
When you want to delete an entire table, click somewhere in the table and select the "Delete Table" option from the "Table" menu.

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Create, edit and delete lists

To create a new list, click on the paragraph, list, or table where the new list shall be inserted.
In the menu, select the "List" item and then the desired option "New List Above" or "New List Below". In order to add new list items, click the text of the list item below or above which you would like to insert a new list item. From the "List" menu, select the option "Insert List Item Above" or "Insert List Item Below". To delete or move a list item, click to select it and then in the "List" menu, click on the "Delete Item" or "Move List Item Up (or Down)" menu item. To delete an entire list, click on a list item of the list to be deleted and select "Delete List" from the "List" menu. Using the "List On/Off" function from the "List" menu, you can convert the selected paragraph to a list item. If the paragraph is placed immediately above or below a list, it is integrated in that list. Otherwise, the paragraph is converted to the first list item of a new list. On the other hand, the List On/Off function converts a selected list item to a paragraph. .

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Bold and italic text

You can format single words or text blocks in italics or bold. For this purpose, highlight the text to be formatted. Then on the menu bar click on "Edit" and select the appropriate option, "Bold" or "Italic".

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Importing text

If you already have some text ready in text format and you wish to it, you can import it: select it and press the shortcut "Ctrl + C". Place the cursor where you want the text inserted, and click on "Ctrl + V". The text will be copied left of the cursor.

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Creating hyperlinks

Adding downloadable documents

A file you offer for download can be labelled with a symbol or a text link. The symbol shows the file type as long as it is a standard file type as, for example, PDF. When a visitor of your website clicks the symbol or the text link, the download begins and the file can be opened or saved.
This is how you add a downloadable file:

Pick the page of your website where you want to insert the downloadable file. To add a file labeled with the symbol of the file type, position the cursor at the designated spot in the paragraph, list point or table cell. To label the downloadable file with the text of your choice, write the text and select it.
In the main navigation step "Edit Content" in the menu bar click the menu item "Edit" and then on "Download link".
The media database is opened. If the file you want to insert for download isn’t yet in your media database, add the file to your media database .
Now choose the file in the media database by clicking the file name and then click "Insert download link" under "Common tasks".

Tip: You can insert the file in a paragraph, a table cell or a bullet list. It is also possible to insert several files in the same paragraph, list or table.

To remove a downloadable file from your website,

Select the downloadable file and press ["Del"]. Or: In the "Edit Content" menu choose "Link" and then "Delete".

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Editing the footer

When you activated the footer under "Settings" you can edit the footer text in the navigation step "Edit Content". For this, choose "Edit footer" in the "Edit" menu. The cursor jumps to the footer text. The text you define here is shown on all pages in an identical way. Changes to the text therefore affect all pages. Click on "Save". The changes will be immediately visible on your published website. You do not need to republish.

Tip: You can set the layout of the footer just like any other page!

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Spell checker

You can have your texts proofread by the spell checker. First select the desired language by choosing "Extras" in the menu bar, and then "Select language". Click "Extras" again, and then "Spell checker". A new window opens, specify whether the full document should be checked or only the text block right of the cursor. Click on "check document". When the spell checker comes across a term not in its dictionary, several options are proposed: if you still think your spelling is correct, click "Ignore". If you wish to use one of the proposed suggestions, click on it, and then "Modify". The spell check will then resume.

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Edit using Mozilla / Firefox

Edit mode

The operations set out here can be carried out at stage "Edit Content" where you will be asked to enter your text, pictures, and other content elements. By default, the selected page appears in edit mode. Only this mode allows you to modify text or image elements. The navigation window can either be in edit or preview mode. To switch modes you can either, click on "Edit mode" or "Preview" from the "File" menu.

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Preview

Test your entire online appearance in the preview. Here, you can check all links and contents and view your website exactly as it is published.

Tip: In the preview, please verify your headings. For technical reasons, there might be differences between the edit view and the preview.

You can display the preview in the current or in a separate browser window. Click on the "File" menu and then on the "Preview in New Window" menu item to open another browser window. If you use the "Preview Mode" menu item in the "File" menu, the preview is displayed in the WebsiteCreator window. In Preview mode, the menu and toolbars do not contain any functions for editing content. Therefore, you cannot change any contents in Preview mode. To further edit the contents, switch back to Edit mode.

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Entering text in the text window

Text can only be edited in the text window. First select the text to be modified. For this purpose, just click somewhere inside the text. You can select a paragraph, a single list item or the contents of a table cell for editing. The selected text is highlighted in another colour. From the "Edit" menu select the "Edit Text" menu item or just doubleclick on the text you would like to edit. The text window is opened. In the text window, enter the new text or delete or overwrite the existing text. Alternatively, open the text window by double-clicking a paragraph, table cell or list item.

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Creating, editing, or deleting paragraphs

To create a new paragraph, first select the position where you would like to insert the new paragraph. To do so, click on the paragraph, list, or table in which to place the new paragraph. Your selection will be highlighted in another colour.
From the Paragraph menu, select the desired item "New Paragraph Above" or "New Paragraph Below". The new paragraph already contains the standard contents "New paragraph". You can replace this text by clicking on it and then selecting "Edit Text" from the "Edit" menu. Or you double-click on the standard text to open the text window for editing.
To delete or move a paragraph, click to select it and then in the "Paragraph" menu, click on the "Delete Paragraph" or "Move Paragraph Up (or Down)" menu item.

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Using paragraph layouts

Paragraphs can be configured with different layouts. Three default layouts are always available: "Heading" "Second heading" and "My paragraph". The fonts to be used for the "Heading", "Second heading" and "My paragraph" layouts are specified under "Customize Design" where you are offered a selection of fonts and text colours matching your selected design.
It is possible to add your own layouts to the existing default ones.
This is how you choose a paragraph layout:

Position the cursor within any paragraph.
Choose "Change layout" from the menu "Paragraph".
Choose the desired layout by clicking on the round options-field.

Hint: List entries and table contents always have the layout "My paragraph".

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Creating, editing and deleting tables

Tables are useful to position or align text or pictures. The grids will not appear in the online page.
To create a new table, click on the paragraph, list, or table where the new table will be inserted. Your selection will be highlighted in another colour. From the "Table" menu, select the "New Table Above" or "New Table Below" menu item. A table with two columns and two rows, i.e. four table cells is created. By default, the first table cell contains the text "New table" which you can replace with your own text or image. The other table cells contain the number of the cell or column by default. This content can be replaced as well. In order to enter text in the table cells click on the respective table cell. In the "Edit" menu, click on the "Edit Text" menu item. You can then edit the text in the table cell using the text window. Or you double-click on the standard text to open the text window for editing.
You can insert one image per table cell. This means you can position several images side by side in a table. Click on the table cell in which to insert the image .
You can add new columns or rows to the table by clicking on the table row below, above or next to which you would like to insert a new column/row. Then click on the "Table" menu item and on the desired menu item, e.g. "Insert Column Right" or "Insert Row Above".
Likewise, you can move table columns or rows within the table: Click on a table cell of the respective row/column and select the desired option in the "Table" menu.
Using the menu items "Move Table Up" and "Move Table Down" from the "Table" menu you can change the position of the selected table.
If you want to delete an entire table, click somewhere in the table and select the "Delete Table" option from the "Table" menu.

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Create, edit and delete lists

To create a new list, click on the paragraph, list, or table where the new list shall be inserted. Your selection will be highlighted in another colour.
From the menu, select the "List" item and then the desired option "New List Above" or "New List Below". The first list item containing the stamdard text "New list" is created. You can replace this standard text by clicking on it and then selecting "Edit Text" from the "Edit" menu. Or you double-click on the standard text to open the text window for editing.
In order to add more list items to your list, click the text of the list item below or above which you would like to insert a new list item. From the menu, select the "List" item and then the desired option "Insert Listitem Above" or "Insert Listitem Below".
To delete or move a list item, click to select it and then in the "List" menu, click on the "Delete Listitem" or "Move Listitem Up (or Down)" menu item.
To delete an entire list, click on any list item of the list to be deleted and select "Delete List" from the "List" menu.
Using the "List On/Off" function from the "List" menu, you can convert the selected paragraph to a list item. If the paragraph is placed immediately above or below a list, it is integrated in that list. Otherwise, the paragraph is converted to the first list item of a separate list. On the other hand, the "List On/Off" function converts a selected list item to a paragraph. .

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Bold and italic text

You can format single words or text blocks in italics or bold. For this purpose, click on the paragraph, list item or table cell containing the text to be formatted. In the "Edit" menu, click on the "Edit Text" menu item. This opens the text window. Select the text passage to be formatted and then click on the appropriate icon for "bold" (B) or "italic" (I) formatting on the toolbar of the text window.

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Import text

If the text exists already in a text document, just select the text passage to be inserted and press "Ctrl + C" (Apple: "Apple + C"). Then, position the cursor where you want to insert the imported text. In the "Edit" menu, click on the "Edit Text" menu item. Or simply doubleclick on the text where you want to insert the imported text. This opens the text window. Position the cursor in the text window and press "Ctrl + V" (Apple: "Apple + V"). Finally, click on "OK" to transfer the text to your page.

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Create hyperlinks

You want to achieve the following effect: When a visitor of your website clicks on one single word, text passage or image, he or is taken to a specific jump target. For this purpose, you create a so-called link for this word or text passage. You can specify that when clicking on the link, the visitor gets taken to another page of your website (internal link), is directed to another website on the Internet (external link) or that his or her e-mail program is opened (e-mail link). To create a text link, click on the paragraph, list item or table cell with the text to be linked. In the "Edit" menu, click on the "Edit Text" menu item. This opens the text window. Select the text to be linked to the jump target. Then click the "Link" icon on the toolbar. To create an internal link, in the new Links window click on the "Internal" option and then click on "Browse". The navigation of your website is displayed containing all of your pages. Click on the page to which the link refers and then click on "OK". The corresponding link is now displayed in the Link window. Click on "OK" again, and the link is ready to be used.
For your visitors to be taken from your website to another site, or a file to download, click the "External" link in the "Link" window. Then type the full address the hyperlink must take visitors to (for instance http://www.yourdomain.com). Click "OK". If you wish to redirect the visitor to an email interface for them to write to a specific email address (for instance name@mydomain.com), select "External" and enter "mailto:" followed by the email address the visitor will be able to send a message to: i.e. mailto:name@mydomain.com.
Just like text passages, you can also link images to other pages. In the Edit mode, click on the image to be linked and select the "Link" menu item from the "Media" menu. If you want to create an internal link to a certain page of your website, click on "Internal" in the newly displayed window. The navigation of your website is displayed containing all of your pages. Click on the page to which the link shall refer. The corresponding link is now displayed in the Link window. Click on "OK", and the link is ready to be used.
You can of course create external links as well. To do so, click on the image and then select the "Link" option from the "Media" menu. Enter the full web address (e.g. http://www.mydomain.com) of the Internet page which is the target of the link and then click on "OK". Just as with text links, you can create an e-mail link for an image as well (e.g. mailto:name@mydomain.com).

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Adding downloadable documents

A file you offer for download can be labeled with a symbol or a text link. The symbol shows the file type as long as it is a standard file type as, for example, PDF. When a visitor of your website clicks the symbol or the text link, the download begins and the file can be opened or saved.
This is how you add a downloadable file:

Pick the page of your website where you want to insert the downloadable file. Click the paragraph, list point or table cell where you want to insert the download link.
In the main navigation step "Edit Content" in the menu bar click the menu item "Edit" and then on "Edit text".
To add a downloadable file labeled with the symbol of the file type, position the cursor at the desired position in the text window. To label the file with a text of your choice, write the text and select it.
Click the "Download link" symbol.
the media database is opened. If the file you want to insert isn’t yet in your media database, add the file to your media database .
Now choose the file in the media database by clicking on it and then click "Insert download link" under "Common tasks".

Tip: You can insert the file in a paragraph, a table cell or a list point. It is also possible to insert several files in the same paragraph, list point or table.

To remove a downloadable file from your website,

Double click the text area that is linked with the downloadable document. The text window is opened. Select the downloadable file and press ["Del"].

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Editing the footer

Tip: You can set the layout for the footer just like any other page!

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Format layouts

Creating and editing an own format layout

You can create your own paragraph layouts, for example, to create paragraphs with different font sizes or colors or to center a paragraph.
This is how you create a new paragraph layout:

Position the cursor in a paragraph.
In the menu "Paragraph", pick "Change layout".
Click on "Create New".
Name the new layout.
In the list field "Font family", choose the font and in the list field "Font size" choose the font size.
To pick a font color click on the field behind "Font color" and choose the preferred color by clicking in the color palette. Or: insert the color value in a hexadecimal format beginning with # in the input field. You can choose the background color the same way.
With your selection you’ve created a so-called CSS which you can now change or amend. To do this, click on "Edit CSS code". You can create creative paragraph formats in the CSS input window by entering the CSS properties for font and paragraph layout, borders and indentions.
When you like the result shown in "Preview", click on "OK".

Tip: Supported CSS properties are font and paragraph layout, borders and indents. Non-supported CSS properties aren’t saved.

This is how you change a layout:

Position the cursor within any paragraph.
Choose "Change layout" from the menu "Paragraph".
Click the pen symbol . You can then change all settings you made when creating the CSS and save changes by clicking on "OK". All paragraphs with the layout you changed are displayed with the new settings.

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Paragraph format "default"

When you create a new paragraph by pressing "Enter", the new paragraph will be in the default paragraph format "default". This is how you set a standard paragraph format:

Position the cursor within any paragraph.
Choose "Change layout" from the menu "Paragraph".
Choose the desired layout by clicking on the round options-field.
Click "Default". The chosen layout is labeled with the addition "Default" and saved as the new default layout for new paragraphs immediately.
End the process with "OK", when you want to use the layout set as "Default" for the currently chosen paragraph; or abort the process with "Cancel".

Hint: The layouts "Heading", "Second heading" can’t be set as "Default" because these formats can only be used for one-lined headings.

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Deleting paragraph layouts

This is how you delete a paragraph layout:

Position the cursor within any paragraph.
Choose "Change layout" from the menu "Paragraph".
Choose the desired layout by clicking on the round options-field.
Click the trash symbol and confirm the safety dialog.

Hint: When you delete a layout that you use for paragraphs on your website, these paragraphs are assigned the layout "default".

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Media Database

Opening the media database

In the media database you can manage the files, for example pictures, music and other files that you use on your website.
In addition, the media database contains the following tools:

An editing tool to create your own Flash movies
An image processor
An archive that contains a multitude of media which you can use directly on your Web site.

You can access the database in the step "Edit Content" by clicking the "File" menu, and then "Media database". The media database will also open every time you add or replace a picture or add a Flash movie.

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Managing media

Archiving media file in a structured way:
Open the media database. By creating folders you can sort your media for instance according to a specific topic or by the type of media. You can also create sub-folders within folders so as to create a tree structure. To create a new folder, click "Create folder" from the "Common tasks" menu.
Opening a folder:

Doubleclick the symbol of the folder you want to open.
Or mark the folder by clicking once on the folder symbol, then choose “open folder” under “folder tasks“.

Deleting media from the media database:
Open the media database and the folder that includes the media you want to delete. Pick the file by clicking on the file symbol. According to the file type, the command to delete the file is shown under the tasks for the specific file type.

Hint: Note that deleting an image or a Flash movie from your media database does not delete it from your site: the image or movie remains on the site. To delete an image from your site, refer to step "Edit Content". You also need to publish your web site.

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Media Archive

In order to use media from the media archive you must first import the respective medium from the media archive into your media database:

Open the media database.
Select the "Open media archive" task from the "Common tasks" menu.
Double-click the required folder to open it and, if necessary, any additional subfolders.
Select a medium by clicking on it.
Click "Import".
The medium has now been added to your media database.

You can now add the images and Flash movies you have imported into your media database to your Web site or you can edit them. Sounds and music can only be used for the creation of Flash movies.

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Uploading your own media

The first step is always to import your own media from your computer into your media database so that you can add them to your Web site.
When you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, uploading files is most easily done when you allow and install ActiveX in your browser options. When you are using a different browser, uploading is the most comfortable when you configure your browser to be able to use Java. Then, this is the way you upload files to your media database:

Open the media database and then the folder that you want to upload files into.
Click on "Upload file".
In the upper part you can now see all files and folders saved on your computer. In the left part you see the content as a tree structure. Click the plus symbols in front of the folders to view contained subfolders. Open a folder by clicking the name of it. The content of the currently opened folder is always shown on the right side.
When you see the files as small symbols you can change to list view by clicking "List view". When you see a file list you can change to viewing files as small symbols and pictures as thumbnails by clicking on "Thumbnail view".
Select the files you want to upload by clicking the thumbnail (in thumbnail view) or by clicking the list entry in detail view. When you press ["Ctrl"] at the same time you can select additional files. By clicking shift you can select ranges. You can also click on "Select all" and select all shown files.
The selected files have now to be brought to the lower segment of the window. You can add selected files to your choice by dragging them in the lower segment, or by clicking on "Add selected". Total file size and number of the chosen files is shown. When you decide that you do not want to upload single files, select those files by clicking on them. By clicking on "Remove selected" you delete the selected files from your choice. Once you have brought all wanted files to the lower segment click "Upload".

When you are using Internet Explorer and don’t allow ActiveX for security reasons or when you are using a different browser without Java, you can upload files this way:

Open the folder in that you want to upload files.
Click on "Upload file".
Click on "Browse". A window is opened where you can browse through the files stored on your local machine. Choose the file you want.
Click "Upload"

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Edit pictures

In the media database, it is also possible to edit your pictures. Click on the picture to be edited. This will select it. In the "Image tasks" section, select "start image editor". You can cancel the last action applied by clicking "undo" in the "file" menu. Clicking "revert" will cancel all changes since the last save. The "save" function saves all changes. "Save image as" allows you to save the file under a different name and therefore create a new picture file.
The image editor presents the following features:

Greyscale: transforms a colour photograph into a black and white photograph (reduce the palette to 256 shades of grey maximum)
Tinting: allows you to reduce the colour range of a picture to a selected colour. The "Old" tint for instance gives your picture the sepia colour of an old picture. .
Invert: All colours are reverted. Revert twice and you'll go back to the original picture. .
Brightness and contrast: sharpens or reduces a picture's contrast and brightness. The higher the number, the brighter and more contrasted the photograph.
Red eyes: The pupils of people looking at a camera lens are often red. The "red eyes" function allows you to tint red pupils. Place the pointer on the pupils, and click.
Emboss: Creates a 3-D impression.
Blur: enables you to soften sharp contours by reducing the contrast between different points in the picture.
Sharpen: increases contrast between different points in the picture, making edges
Find edges: makes a sketch of the objects/people in the picture by selecting their contours.
Image size: enables you to enlarge or scale down a picture. Size is given in pixels. You can modify the width or height of a picture. The "Keep aspect ratio" option enables you to reduce or increase height and width proportionally.
: Crop: Cuts part of the picture according to your specifications
Rotate: Rotates picture by 90, 180 or 270 degrees.
Mirror: reflects the picture along a vertical or horizontal axis.
Restore: Restores the picture after the "Cancel - Undo" function has been used.

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Creating and Editing Flash Movies

To create a Flash movie

In the "Common tasks" menu, click on "Create movie".
Enter a name for the new movie.
The MovieCreator now opens. This is the editor you use in order to create the Flash movie. Additionally you can use it to incorporate various effects, music and images into your movie.
Compile the contents of you Flash movie using the tasks from the "Content" menu.
Then modify the appearance of the various content elements using the tasks from the "Layout" menu.
Add special movement effects using the tasks from the "Effects" menu.
Save your settings by selecting "Save Flash movie" in the "File" menu. Remember to save the changes before closing the Flash Editor.

Updating the preview:
Click on Apply after you have performed a change in order to update the preview. In this way, for example, you can check the color selection or effects.
The "Contents" menu of the MovieCreator provides the following options:

Text: You can enter up to ten text blocks. Each field may contain one or several words. The individual text blocks will appear one after the other in the animation. The display and readability of the individual elements depend on the settings you choose regarding the movie and font sizes.
Images: Gif or JPG files from the media database can be inserted as background images. Photos from the media archive can also be used once they have been imported into the media database. In this case you can modify the size and position of the image individually so that it fits into the size of the movie or that only a section of it will be displayed. Please note: If you use the "Adapt to movie sizes" function, the page proportionality will not be preserved which means that the image will probably be slightly compressed or stretched.
Sounds: You can integrate an MP3 fie into your movie to be played in the background of the animation. This can be any MP3 file you have previously uploaded into your media database. MP3 files from the media archive must first be imported into the media database in order to integrate them into the Flash movie.

The "Layout" menu of the MovieCreator provides the following options:

Movie size: You can choose between predefined size settings and an individual one. Note that a general width of 400 pixels cannot be exceeded.
: Here you can define the font and background colours individually.
Font: You can choose between different fonts and font sizes. The size set here is the default size that is always displayed unless it is changed in the text effects menu (scaling). In addition, you can set a cast shadow with various parameters.

The "Effect" menu of the MovieCreator provides the following options:

Text effects: Determine the movement, rotation and alignment of the text blocks. You can move, rotate and change the size of texts from the start and end positions, which means that a multitude of dynamic sequences is available. For example, a little rotating text block can move from the left to the right of your screen and grow to become 10 times its original size.
Special effects: You can include predefined animations and adapt them using various parameters such as size, position, rotation, etc. The "Rotation" parameter cannot be used for all animations. The special animations can be simultaneously used and combined with background images.

The "Flash preview" menu of the MovieCreator provides the following options:

You can choose between several preview sizes. Note that this only affects the preview size and not the actual output size. In most cases the preview in original size is the most appropriate one. An increased preview of 200% is recommended, if you have defined a very small movie size. For movie sizes of more than 220 pixels in height it can be useful to adapt the preview to the preview pane in order to view the entire movie without having to scroll.

Hint: The Flash movies are intended for use within WebsiteCreator only and cannot be exported.

All movies created with the editor can be edited at any time. To do this:

Click on a movie to select it.
In the "MovieCreator" menu, click on "Edit movie".
Perform the steps for creating a new Flash movie.

Hint: Flash movies imported from the media archive or uploaded to the media database cannot be edited in MovieCreator.

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Adding images to the Web site

You can insert pictures in any "standard" paragraph or a table cell. However you cannot do this in headings and lists.
In "Edit" mode, select the page to be inserted. Place your cursor where you wish to insert the picture. If you don't wish to insert the picture in an existing paragraph but in a new one, create a new paragraph. Then from the "Media" menu, select "insert image". The media database opens: open the folder containing your image, select the image to insert by clicking once. If the image you wish to use is not yet in the media database, you must upload it first. Then click on "insert image in text". The media database is then closed.
Once an image is inserted, you can shift it left or right. To do so, click on the picture, then choose the "Image properties" in the "Media" menu. In "Image properties", select "left" or "right". Click "OK" to confirm. If you click on "Cancel", the image is not shifted.
All that is left for you to do is decide on a caption that will appear as "speech bubble" on the inserted picture. Visitors with a text-only browser will only see the caption.
To add a caption to an image, select the picture, and in the "Media" menu, click on "Image properties". Then click on "Caption" and enter a short description. Click "OK" to confirm. If you do not wish the changes to be taken into account, click "Cancel".

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Exchanging images on the Web site

To replace an image, in Edit mode just click on the image to be replaced. On the menu bar, click on "Media" and then on "Replace Image". The media database opens. Then you perform the same steps as for inserting an image.
You can remove an image from a page at any time. This process is independent of the media database. Even though you delete the image from the contents, it still continues to exist in the media database. To delete an image, in Edit mode click on the image to be deleted. On the menu bar, click on "Media" and then on "Remove Image", or on the toolbar click on the "Remove Image" icon.

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Adding Flash movies to the Web site

To add a Flash movie,

Select the respective page in step "Edit Content".
Click into the paragraph above which the Flash movie is to be inserted.
Then from the "Media" menu, select "insert movie". The media database opens.
Open the folder containing your Flash movie.
Select the Flash movie to insert by clicking once. If the movie you wish to use is not yet in the media database, you must upload it first or create a new movie.
Then click on "insert movie". The media database is then closed.

In the edit mode the Flash movie is represented by a grey brick. In order to check how the Flash movie will be displayed on your published website select the "Preview in new window" entry from the "File" menu.

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Removing media from the Web site

You can remove an image or Flash animation from a page at any time. Deleting a medium from the website does not affect the media database. Even though you delete the image or Flash animation from the contents, it still continues to exist in the media database. To delete an image, in Edit mode click on the image to be deleted. On the menu bar, click on "Media" and then on "Remove Image", or on the toolbar click on the "Remove Image" icon.
To remove a Flash movie from your website, click the "Remove Flash" button in the grey brick that represents the Flash movie you want to delete. If necessary, you can use the "Preview in separate window" command in the "File" menu to identify the exact position of the Flash movie.

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Settings

Live Data

An overview of all the pages of your website on which your visitors can be interactive is shown under " Live Data". Here you have access to, among other things, your comments and guestbook:

In the main navigation step "Settings" click on " Live Data".
Click the entry of your choice under "Page Type". The page type is only clickable when your visitors have made actions on the specific page.
Now you get the same functions as under "Page configuration" in the main navigation step "Manage Pages".
By clicking "back to overview" you get back to the overview.

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Counter

The counter is shown on the home page. The counter indicates how often your website has been called.
To insert the counter on your home page:

In the main navigation item "Settings" click on "Counter".
Enable the "Activate" checkbox.
Specify the settings for the counter.
Save your changes.
After publishing, the counter is displayed on the home page of your website.

The following settings are possible:

"Design": Defines the appearance of the counter. The design "Hidden Counter" means that the counter on your website is not visible to the visitors. This is how you can register the number of visitors without displaying the number on the website.
"Number of Digits": defines the width of the counter and the maximum number of visitors that can be counted via the counter.
"Current Count": Here you can read the current counter status of your website. If you use a counter with the design "Hidden Counter" this is the only place where you can read the number of visitors.
"Set Counter": If the counter is not to start at 1 you can set any number as the first number. By clicking on "Apply" you can update the preview

Hint: To remove a counter disable the "Activate" checkbox. Then save and publish.

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Flash intro

The Flash animation is an intro that is shown before the home page and welcomes your visitors.
The following settings can be specified under "General":

Design: You can specify the appearance of the Flash intro by clicking on one of the small images. The color of the animated moving elements cannot be changed. The background color of the Flash intro depends on the background color of the currently selected design of your website.
"Header": The text that is entered for the heading is displayed in a larger font than the slogan. Texts that are too long are cut off.
"Colors": In this selection, you specify the colors of heading and slogan. You can select from the fonts that are available for your currently selected website design.

To add a Flash intro to your website:

In the main navigation item "Settings" click on "Flash intro".
Enable the "Activate" checkbox.
Under "General", specify the settings for the Flash intro and check the result under "Preview".
Save your changes.
After the next publishing the Flash intro will be displayed.

You can insert an image in the Flash intro:

Click on "Change image/logo" to open your media database from which you can now select the image. If the image is not yet included in your media database you can now add it by clicking on "Upload".
Select the image by clicking on it and confirm your selection by clicking on "OK". By enabling the "Include image/logo" checkbox you insert the image in the Flash intro.
Check the result in the "Preview" tab and click on "Save".

Hint: To remove the Flash intro disable the "Activate" checkbox, save and publish.

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Newsticker

The news ticker shows the latest news as a running text on the home page of your website.
To insert the news ticker on your home page:

In the main navigation item "Settings" click on "Newsticker".
Enable the "Activate" checkbox by clicking on it.
Select a design for the news ticker.
Enter the news text in the "Text" input field. To check the changes of the text in the preview, click "Apply". The preview will show the text as it would be on your site.
Save your changes.
After the next publishing the news ticker is displayed.

Hint: The text message can be changed at any time. The modified text will replace the current text as soon as you click "Save". Publishing is not necessary.

Hint: To remove the newsticker, uncheck the box "Activate" and click "Save". After the next publishing the news ticker is no longer displayed.

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Title / Favicon

"Website Title": The title of a webpage serves several purposes:

It is the heading at the top of the browser window when the website is called
It is used as the bookmark when the website is set as a favorite
The visitor of your website sees it as an entry in the list of recently visited pages
Furthermore some search engines will use the title as text of the link pointing to your website, when displaying search results.

To add the title:

Click "Title / Favicon" under "Settings".
Fill in your data in "Title".
Click "Save".
After the next publishing the title is shown at the top of your browser.

Hint: The text defined here is used for all pages of your website. It is recommended, but more complex to define a title for every single page of the website . When you only add a custom title to some pages then this title is used for all pages that you don’t give a custom title.

The Favicon is prefixed to the title as a graphic symbol (not supported by all browsers). This is how you design a favicon:

Click "Title / Favicon" under "Settings" and then click "Edit favicon".
When you have your own symbol available as a graphic file (of type GIF, JPG or PNG) you can search for this file by clicking on searchWin;. By clicking "Submit" the file is shown in the preview. The symbol is always brought to the same size. Pictures to obig are scaled down, pictures too small are sized up.
You can now use the paint function to change the icon, or create a completely new icon with it.
You can finish composing by clicking "Submit".
You can save the favicon by clicking "Save"

Painting functions:

Choose painting color: Pick the desired color in the color selection by clicking the corresponding color spot. You can also take over a color of the favicon preview. For this, click on the pipette and then on the point with the color you want to use in the favicon.
Painting points or lines: click on the pencil . Then click on the pixel points in the painting area to set single color dots or draw a line by holding the mouse button while moving the mouse.
Filling an area: You can fill separated areas with a color by first clicking the paint bucket symbol and then clicking on the area.
Erasing: Changes added with the painting functions can be erased with the eraser .

This is how you add the favicon to your website and respectively delete it:

Check the empty checkbox "Use favicon" to add the favicon. Unmark the checkbox to delete it.
Save your changes by clicking "Save".
The favicon is shown after the next time you publish your website.

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Footer

You can add a footer and a timestamp to your pages. The footer includes the same text on every page. The timestamp shows the time a page was last edited and therefore differs from page to page.
This is how you add a timestamp:

In the main navigation step "Settings" click "Footer".
Mark the empty checkbox "Activate timestamp".
Now make the desired settings for the timestamp format.
Click on "Save". The changes will be immediately visible on your published website. You do not need to republish.

This is how you delete the timestamp:

In the main navigation step "Settings" click "Footer".
Unmark the checkbox "Activate timestamp".
Click on "Save". The changes will be immediately visible on your published website. You do not need to republish.

This is how you add a footer:

In the main navigation step "Settings" click "Footer".
Mark the empty checkbox "Activate footer text".
Click on "Save". The changes will be immediately visible on your published website. You do not need to republish.
A default text is now displayed on your website that can be changed in the main navigation step "Edit Content".

This is how you delete a footer:

In the main navigation step "Settings" click "Footer".
Unmark the checkbox "Activate footer text".
Click on "Save". The changes will be immediately visible on your published website. You do not need to republish.

Hint: When you delete the footer the custom text set under "Edit Content" is lost!

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SEO Options

The settings you make here help search engines find your pages. The information that is needed to find your pages differs greatly from search engine to search engine. It is therefore advisable to read the criteria on the Internet.
Meta tags are used by search engines to reference your site, but visitors cannot see them. Meta tags are usually placed between 2 tags called <HEAD> and </HEAD>. Search engines will look for key-words, descriptions etc. between these 2 tags:

"General" / "Short Description" (Meta tag): If your website is displayed as a search hit on the Internet some search engines display the summary you enter here as the description of your website. Texts that are too long are cut off.
"General" /"Keywords" (Meta tag): Some search engines analyze key words. Somebody who is searching using these key words is then presented with your website as a search hit. Select key words that best describe your website and often appear in the contents. Key words must be separated by commas.

Hint: Entries in "Short Description" and "Keywords" apply to all pages of your website It is advisable, but more complicated, to set metatags for every single page of your website . When you only want to describe a part of the pages individually with metatags , then the metatags set here are used for all pages that are not described individually.

The following additional information can be used by some search engines, Google for example:

Sitemap / "Generate sitemap.xml file on publish" : Do you want to provide a sitemap in XML format to the search engine? Mark the empty checkbox. A kind of content directory is created at the deploy stage of your website.
Sitemap / "rate:" : How often is your website updated? Pick the appropriate value. This tells the search engine how often your website has to be analyzed.
Sitemap / "Use server date" : the date and time of deploy is put in the XML sitemap. When you want the server time to be used mark the empty checkbox.
Sitemap / "Include hidden pages" : Include hidden pages in the XML sitemap – mark the empty checkbox when the XML document should also include hidden pages.
Sitemap / "Upload verification file" : A special file. Some search engines, Google for example, ask for a verification file when you want to list your page. This is the way the search engines check if you really are the site owner. Prepare the file according to the specifications given by the search engine provider in HTML format. Click on "Upload verification file". Choose the prepared file on your local machine and click "Upload", to upload the file to your webspace.
Statistics / Add tracking code : Analyze the behavior of your visitors – when you create analyses on the behavior of your visitors with a special software, from Google for example, it i soften required to insert HTML code in your website. If this is needed and what kind of code you have to use can be found out by asking the provider of the analysis software.

Hint: The settings only become active when you save your settings and deploy your website.

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Accessibility

When you create your website in accessible mode your website is deployed in two versions with the same content but with two different designs. The accessible version features a very simple design with the possibility to change font size and contrast. The design, navigation and the HTML source code of the accessible version is optimized for W3C standard so that the website can also be used by people who use other utilities instead of a monitor and a mouse, e.g. a screen reader. Both versions of the website are linked by text links so that a visitor can change between both versions. This is how you deploy an accessible version:

In the main navigation step "Settings" click "Accessibility".
Mark the empty checkbox "Activate publishing your website in an additional W3C compliant accessible format".
In the list field, choose at which position the link for switching between both versions is displayed.
"Link text (to accessible version)"Enter the text for the text link which takes the website visitor from the normal version to the accessible version.
"Link text (to normal version):"Enter the text for the text link which takes the website visitor from the accessible version to the normal version.
Click on "Save". After the next publishing the changes also take effect on the live website.

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Publish

Publishing the Website

Once you have created your website you can publish it. By publishing it, you put your website live on the Internet. Only after you publish it will the new contents be visible to your visitors. To publish your website:

Click on the main navigation item "Publish".
Check your website by clicking on "Preview".
Click on the "Publish" button.
If it has been successfully published you receive the message "Your website was successfully published on the Internet".

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