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Menus of the Page Window

File

The File pull-down menu. You use it to operate on Pages either locally or remotely over the network.

New MiniWeb
Creates a new MiniWeb.
New Page
Creates a new, empty page window.
Open...
Starts the Open dialog that lets you browse (either locally or remotely on a NaviServer) for files or allows you to specify the URL directly. You may also choose how you want the file manipulated (e.g., you can open an HTML page as a Text page and see the tags).
Close
Closes the Page window. Prompts if you have unsaved changes.
Save
Saves the current Page.
Save As...
Invokes the Save As dialog, to save the Page either locally or on the network. Lets you choose formats and various options.
Import...
Invokes the Import dialog, to import a file as text or HTML into the current page.
Copy
Copy a file from one location to another, either local or remote.
Delete...
Invokes the Delete dialog, to let you browse through the directory system and delete URLs.
Print
Invokes the Print Setup dialog, to let
Setup...
Lets you specify printers and their characteristics.
Print
Invokes the Print dialog, to let you send the Page to a printer.
Exit
Exits NaviPress. Prompts if you have unsaved changes.

Edit

The Edit pull-down menu. You use it to modify your Page.

Undo
Undoes the last editing operation (some operations, like Insert File, may not be undone). There is no limit to the number of Undo's, so in theory you can to keep Undoing until you return to your original page.
Redo
Reverses the last Undo.
Cut
Saves the selection to the clipboard and then deletes it.
Copy
Saves the selection to the clipboard.
Paste
Transfers the contents of the clipboard to the current Page, either at the current insertion point or deleting the selection. If the clipboard contains an URL from a Copy URL command and there is a selection when Paste is chosen, the selection becomes a link to that URL.  If there is no selection when Paste is chosen then a link to that URL is inserted with the title of the page as the anchor.
Clear
Deletes the selection without saving it.
Select All
Selects the entire page.
Copy URL of Page
Saves the URL of the current page (or if the selection contains a link then the URL in the link) into the clipboard in such a way that pasting it yields a link.
Paste URL
Equivalent to Paste, except the URL is pasted and the selection (if there is one) becomes the anchor to a hyperlink. If there is no selection, then the title of the URL becomes the new anchor.
Find/Replace
Invokes the Find/Replace dialog. This has lots of options to find and replace text.
Find Next
Repeats the last Find without presenting a dialog.

Element

The Element pull-down menu. You use it to add special features to your Page.

Get Attribute
Invokes the appropriate dialog for manipulating the selection (i.e., Link dialog for a link, Image dialog for an image, etc.)
Horizontal Rule
Adds a horizontal line at the insertion point.
Forced Line Break
Forces a line break at the insertion point.
Link...
Invokes a dialog that lets you attach links to a selection. If the selection contains an existing link, shows whatever the link points to and allows you to alter or remove it.
Anchor...
Invokes a dialog that allows you to attach a name to a point in the page. This name may be used in links to move to that point in a page.
Image...
Insert an inline image into the page. Invokes a dialog allowing you to pick a picture to insert and provide alignment information.
Image Map...
If the selection contains an image, invokes a dialog that allows you to make a clickable image and helps you develop a map file for it.
Unlink
Removes the current link.
Special Character...
Inserts a non-ASCII character into the page. Invokes a document showing the characters that are not ASCII and that map into the native character set and allows you to pick one. (Unix only-Windows and Macs have a better mechanism.)

Format

The Format pull-down menu. You use it to add structure and appearance to your Page.

Format menu selection in the Page menu (short menu on right)

Exit List Format
Creates a new paragraph outside the current format item (e.g., list, form, heading, preformatted paragraph, etc.) and puts the cursor there.
Remove List Format
Removes the current formatting. If the cursor is in a list, heading, ... it undoes the formatting of the entire list, heading, etc.
Type Style
Invokes another pull-down menu that shows the various emphases defined by HTML and allows you to pick one to apply to the selection.
Heading
Invokes another pull-down menu that lets you to turn the selection into one of six levels of headings.
Paragraph
Invokes another pull-down menu that lets you create one of several types of paragraphs, including paragraph alignment.
List
Invokes another pull-down menu that lets you create one of three types of lists-Numbered, Unnumbered, Definition. It also lets you reverse terms and definitions in a Definition list.
Form...
Insert a form. This requires that you give the URL of a Tcl, C, or CGI script on your server that runs when the form is submitted.
Show Borders
Draws a border around forms and lists so you can see where they end. If the border exists, command changes to Hide Borders.
Boly Attributes
Invokes a dialog that allows you to specify the background color or image, as well as text, link, and visited link colors.
Style Sheet...
Invokes a dialog allowing you to change the mapping between HTML elements and the screen format.

Table

Create Table...
Brings up a dialog which allows you to specify how big you want your table to be, and gives up some control over its lay-out.
Alter Table...
Brings up the Create Table dialog, but this time it will change an already existing table (the one which contains the cursor most directly).
Split Cell
If the table cell containing the cursor is a merged cell, then this will split it up into its original componants.
Merge Cell...
Brings up a dialog which allows you to specify how many rows/columns you want this cell to span.
Normal Cell
Makes the cell containing the cursor be a normal cell (as opposed to a heading cell).
Header Cell
Makes the cell containing the cursor be a header cell (centered, bold text)
VAlign Row |>
This menu lets you specify how you want the text within various cells in the current row aligned vertically..
VAlign Cell |>
Lets you specify how you want the text within the current cell to be aligned vertically.

Tools

The Tools pull-down menu. You use it to show information in your Page and customize NaviPress.

Show HTML...
Brings up a small window showing the HTML text for the current page.
Check Links...
Invokes a dialog that runs through all the links in the current page and checks to make sure the URLs they reference exist.
NaviLink Page...
Invokes a dialog that asks you for a server. It then searches the server to find other pages that are related to the current page and suggests links to them.
Search Server...
Invokes a dialog that lets you query a server. It brings up an HTML page with a list of all the search methods available on the server. Clicking on a link brings up a search form.
Administer Server
Invokes a dialog that lets you administer a server. After you select the server, NaviPress launches an HTML page with links to the administration functions for the server.
Administer Page
Invokes a submenu consisting of:
Pricing...
Brings up an HTML page with a form that allows you to control the "cost" of retreiving the current page from the current server (you will probably be prompted for a username and password before being allowed to do this).
Permissions...
Brings up an HTML page with a form that allows you to control who can access the current page on the current server (you will probably be prompted for a username and password before being allowed to do this).
Archive Versions...
Brings up an HTML page showing a list of all the archived versions of the current page on the server and allows you to select one to look at.
Describe Page...
Brings up a dialog asking for a server. It then brings up an HTML page with a form which allows you to add meta-data descriptions for the current page (note the current page need not be on the server).
Preferences
Invokes a submenu consisting of:
General
Allows you to set various things that refer generally to NaviPress.
Network
Insert information about your network or firewall for improved performance.
Extensions/MIME...
This associates a MIME type to a filename extension. These only refer to files read locally from the disk or to files retrieved by some access method other than HTTP.
MIME / Viewer...
If NaviPress does not know how to display a file then it will look through this list, which associates MIME types to programs. If it finds an appropriate entry,  it will run that program to display the given file.
Save Filters...
This allows you to specify a program to be run to perform a translation from html into some other format. All these translation types will be displayed along with the default ones (HTML, TEXT) in the Save As dialog box. (Not supported on the Mac).
MiniWeb Icons...
This allows you to associate an icon with a MIME type. The icon will be displayed in the graphical miniweb view to indicate a file with the given MIME type.
NaviServers...
The search, NaviLink and publish commands all need a server to publish to. This provides one way to enter that information. It is probably more convenient to get it by loading the appropriate link, but that is not always possible.
Animation
Configure your animation by selecting which animation file you want to play during page download.
Configure Toolbar
Define your own toolbar and determine which icons/commands should be available on the top of your page menu.

Browse

The Browse pull-down menu. You use it to efficiently find and display new or old Pages.

Backward
As you follow hyperlinks in the Web, a history of Pages is built up. Lets you traverse backward through the history.
Forward
Walks forward through the window history.
Stop
Aborts any outstanding read requests controlled by this window.
Reload Page
Reloads the current page (and all images in it) from the server.
Global History...
Invokes a dialog showing all pages you have looked at in this session. You choose to view one by double-clicking on it.
Hot List...
Invokes a dialog of pages you have thought important enough to stash their URLs in a list. You choose to view one by double-clicking on it or pressing Fetch.
Add to Hot List
Adds the current Page's URL to the Hot List.

Window

This menu appears in MS Windows only. With these commands you can arrange the Page and MiniWeb windows in your workspace.

Tile
Arranges your Page or MiniWeb windows so that they are visible side-by-side or bottom-to-top.
Cascade
Arranges your Page or MiniWeb windows so that they overlap and their Titles are visible.
Arrange Icons
Arranges icons of minimized Page or MiniWeb windows.

Help

Help menu selection in the Page menu

Contents...
Shows a hyperlinked table of contents to the NaviPress documentation.
Search for Help...
Invokes a dialog that lets you search the documentation on key words.
Templates...
Shows templates of several page types, available for your use with NaviPress.
FAQ...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Tech Support...
Shows e-mail addresses and telephone numbers for technical support. Clicking the mail link activates a dialog to send us a mail message.
About NaviPress...
Shows marketing information about NaviPress, plus the version number of your copy.

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