Format
List
Table
Color Chooser
Images
Hyperlinks
Image Mapping
Forms
Style Sheets
Context Menu
 JavaScript 
ASP
Libraries

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Format

   The Format menu has the most common HTML
commands such as bold, italics, break, etc..

The format menu works in both edit and source modes
with the exception of the unlink command which only works in edit mode.

List

   To create unordered and ordered lists use the OL and UL buttons on the
right toolbar, just select where you want to start the list, click the OL button and
start typing your list (once the OL button is clicked you need not click for every
list item just hit the Enter key). After you are finished with your list click it once more
and the editor will stop making list elements.  If you have existing text that you wish
to turn into a list highlight it then press the appropriate list button.  The above applies to both
the OL and UL functions.

Table

   The table menu is functional in edit mode only but, the table wizard button on the right
toolbar will create tables in source mode.  To create a table in source or edit modes click 
or choose the table wizard feature then enter the number of columns and rows that you would
 like in your table(don't worry if you are not sure how many to enter because you can easily add
or remove more later).  Next enter the table attributes i.e.cellpadding, cellspacing, border etc...
After this step has been completed enter your cell attributes i.e.bgcolor, valign, align etc...

After you have created a new table from the table menu you can easily change the table by adding
rows and columns, deleting rows and columns, splitting and merging cells.  If you decided to
not to have any borders in your table and discovered that you cannot see the table in edit mode
choose show table borders in the table menu doing this will put a faint line around the borders of the
table while you are in edit mode for easy editing.  A very powerful feature is the ability to drag and drop a table anywhere in your existing document. To do this right click anywhere on your tables border when the context menu pops up choose Make 2D then you can drag the table anywhere in your page. There also is the ability to drag and drop data from cell to cell, even table to table. To do this select the data then click on it once and drag to the desired cell.
For more on this please read Context Menu, keep in mind that not all browsers may be compatible with absolute positioning with 2D elements.

Color Chooser

  To change colors in your page such as font, background, link color, visited link color and active linkcolor click the color picker on the right lower toolbar.  There you can choose a button then change the color of it's respective element. The color chooser works in both source and edit modes.

Images

   Insert image works in both source and edit modes.  To insert an image first select where you would like the image to be in your page then click the insert image button on the lower right toolbar.  Simply browse your directories until you find your desired image then click open.  Keep in mind that you may have to change the image path to suit your directories on your server.  Images also can be made 2D by right clicking on thier borders, then is possible to drag and drop them anywhere on the screen for more about this please see Context Menu and or Style Sheets.

Hyperlinks

   The insert hyperlink button can be used in both edit and source modes and is equally as effective in either.  To insert a hyperlink(edit mode) select the text or image that you would like to be your link then choose the hyper button on the lower right toolbar, insert the URL to the site or page that you want to link to.

To insert a hyperlink(source mode) select where you would like the link to be in your document then click the hyper button fill in the URL and thats it.

Image Mapping

   Image mapping works in both source and edit modes and the process is the same for both.  First select where in your document you would like the map to be placed then click the image map wizard button on the lower right toolbar.  When the select image dialog appears select the image that you would like to map.  After the image is loaded click the select region button then click in the top left corner of the region that you would like to make,  while still holding the mouse down drag the box until you have your desired region then click one time.  Next enter a URL that the region will be linked to and an alternate text that would be displayed. Continue this until you have finished creating all regions then click finish, next enter a name for your map then you are done.

Forms

  The form creation menu is only available in edit mode.  To create a form or form elements select where in your document you would like the element then select the desired element from the form menu.  Enter the elements name and if necessary it's value. Form elements can be placed in or out of a form.

Style Sheets

    Style sheet wizards and features are only available in edit mode.  To create a new style class select create style class from the Style menu. When the style dialog appears enter the style name and select it's top margin, font family, font size and color.  After your style class has been created it is possible to create div's and span's using it's class name thus saving time by writing individual styles for each div or span.  To do this select div or span enter an id for it then enter the class name for the appropriate class.  Once an element is dynamic it is possible drag and drop it anywhere on the page it is also possible to stack or layer dynamic elements. To do this select the element that you wish to manipulate then from the Style menu you can bring it forward, bring it all the way to the front, send it backwards or send it all the way to the back, you can also put the element under or above text.  Also, because some browsers do not support absolute positioning it is also possible to turn absolute positioning off for selected elements.  To do this select the element then from the style menu select absolute positioning.

Context Menu

    The context menu is a very handy tool but is only available in edit mode, it gives the ability to make items 1 and 2 dimensional,  change font, font color, background color.  It also has table features such as adding and deleting rows and columns. With the quick ability to insert images, cut, copy, paste and select all.

To make a element 1 or 2 dimensional right click anywhere on it's borders then select make 1 or 2D. 

JavaScript

   There are two Javascript wizards available currently and only the rollover wizard is available in edit mode.  To use the Events Wizard change to source mode select in your document where you would like the event to occur i.e.body tag, submit button etc....  Then select Event Wizard from the Javascript menu.  A list of events will show up on the left of the dialog box and a list of functions from your document will appear on the right select the the desired event then select the function you want it to call then press finish.

To use the Rollover Wizard to create mouse rollovers for images, first select where in your document you would like the rollover to occur i.e. where the images would be.  Next select the Rollover Wizard from the Javascript menu and select images that you would like for the rollover(hint: if you are new this you must have an even number of images for this to work). Then press create rollover.  AT RELEASE TIME THERE IS CURRENT WORK BEING DONE ON A MORE SOPHISTICATED ROLLOVER WIZARD THAT SUPPORTS IMAGES AND DYNAMIC ELEMENTS.  THIS UPGRADE WILL BE FREE TO REGISTERED USERS, PLEASE SEE OUR UPDATES PAGE AT OUR SITE FOR UPGRADES.

ASP

   The ASP menu is only available in source mode.  To use the snippets select where in your document you would like the snippet to appear then simply choose it from the menu. SEE ALSO LIBRARIES FOR ASP SCRIPTS.

Libraries

   There is a huge library of images, javascript and ASP snippets available to registered users.  To access them click on the Image & Script Library menu from there you can choose between images or scripts.  PLEASE CHECK OUR UPDATES PAGE FOR FRQUENTLY ADDED SCRIPTS AND IMAGES FREE TO REGISTERED USERS.