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Welcome to QuickSite

Welcome to Site Technologies QuickSite 3.0, the most productive way to create, manage, and sell through your Web site on the World Wide Web. With QuickSite, you can create a professional-looking Web site the first time you try.

Whether you want to create a complete business presence, with forms, catalog, and advertising, or an informal personal site, QuickSite makes it easy!

Click here to access Site Technologies’ home page on the World Wide Web.

See also

The steps to Web site creation and publication

Registering Site Technologies QuickSite

Contacting Site Technologies

How to get help and updates


The steps to Web site creation and publication

To create and publish a Web site using Quicksite, follow these basic steps:

1.    Create a new project.	Using the New Project Wizard
2.    Set QuickSite preferences.	Setting and changing preferences
3.    Design Web pages with the Layout Designer, HTML Editor, or third-party editor.	Designing Web page layout Designing Web page text
4.    Optionally add a catalog.	Creating a catalog
5.    Optionally add advertising	Adding advertising
5.    Build and test the project.	Building and testing an entire Web site
6.    Publish the Web site.	Publishing on the World Wide Web
7.    Promote the Web site.	Promoting a Web site
See also

Welcome to QuickSite

How to get help and updates


About QuickSite projects

Each QuickSite project has five project files:

•	projectname.dbf

Stores project structure data, such as item titles and other properties.

•	projectname.bak

The .dbf backup file.

•	projectname.fpt

Stores project text.

•	projectname.tbk

The .fpt backup file.

•	projectname.ini

Stores configuration details about the project.

QuickSite saves the project files in a project folder with the same name as the project. For example, a project named mysite would have three files, mysite.dbf, mysite.fpt, and mysite.ini, in the mysite directory with filename path c:\qs\mysite.

Note   Only the .dbf file is listed when you open a project.

See also

Using the New Project Wizard

Opening a project


Using the New Project Wizard

For every new Web site, you must create a new project. QuickSite automatically creates a new project database for you if you use the New Project Wizard.

To use the New Project Wizard

1.	Start QuickSite.

2.	From the File menu, click New Project.

3.	Type a project name, at least three and up to eight consecutive characters. Do not include a file extension.

Do not name a project index or contents because these names are reserved for use by QuickSite. Be sure the third character of the project name is not a number.

4.	Click Create.

QuickSite creates a project folder and adds to it empty project files. See About QuickSite projects

5.	At the prompt to use the New Project Wizard, click Yes to use it; click No to create a project without the Wizard.

6.	Select a Web site structure.

7.	If in step 6, you selected a site structure from the library of predefined Web sites, just specify your e-mail address and you are done.

If you did not select a site structure from the library, do the following:

Define autodate and header/footer lines settings.

Specify your e-mail address

Select a background

Select header/footer line styles

Select bullet style

Select page title layout

8.	Click Save.

QuickSite closes the New Project Wizard and displays a QuickCue box.

9.	Click the Close button (in upper right corner) to close QuickCue and see the Project View.

See also

Creating a new project without the Wizard


Selecting the Web Site structure

The Web site structure defines the way your site is organized and how easily users can navigate pages to find the information they want. You can change any of the structures after you finish the New Project Wizard.

To select a structure

1.	In the New Project Wizard, click the radio button in front of any of the Web site structure options. Your choices are:

•	Select one of  the diagrammed Web site structures. Then click Next, enter your email address, and click Save to finish the Wizard. See Specifying your e-mail address

•	Select a template from a library of sites.

•	Select the Site Architect. The Site Architect opens with a diagram of a single page, Home Page. Right-click Home Page and click New Page to add a page to the diagram. Right-click Home Page again to add another page if you want.

Right-click any page you have added and click New Page to add a page under it or click Delete Page to delete the page.

To rename a page, double-click the page, type another page title, and click OK.  When done, from the File menu, click Save followed by Exit. You can always change the structure you defined here. See Using the Site Architect

2.	Click Next to define the home page.

See also

Defining the home page

Using the New Project Wizard


Defining the home page

The New Project Wizard asks for the home page title.

1.	Type a name for your home page or leave the default name, Home Page, for now. The title can be up to 64 characters long.

2.	Click Next.

The New Project Wizard asks you to enter introductory text for your home page.

3.	You can type the text or select a text file to import. To import, click Import and select any text (.txt) file you want to import (for example, select Welcome.txt in the QuickSite folder, then click OK.

QuickSite imports the text you selected and displays it in the New Project Wizard. Scroll up to see the beginning of the text.

4.	Click Next to define default settings for the Web pages.

See also

Defining date and line settings

Using the New Project Wizard


Defining date and line settings

By default, QuickSite selects all options in this New Project Wizard box. Selected options have a checkmark ( · ).

1.	Leaving these options set will help ensure consistent design throughout your Web site:

Autodate Each Page

QuickSite automatically informs your Web site visitors when your site last changed. The date generated appears automatically at the bottom of each page in your Web site.

Include Heading Line On Each Page

A header line appears as a horizontal rule directly below the title of each page.

Include Footer Line On Each Page

A footer line appears as a horizontal rule directly below the body of each page.

2.	Click Next to define your e-mail address.

See also

Specifying your e-mail address

Using the New Project Wizard


Specifying your e-mail address

The New Project Wizard  asks you to specify your return e-mail address. This address is linked to the Send E-Mail navigation button on every page, unless you do not include navigation buttons when you build your Web site. See Web site construction: Page Features tab

1.	Type an e-mail address where your Web site visitors can contact you, such as myname@aol.com. If you do not know your e-mail address, you can leave the address blank for now. You can always add or change the e-mail address later.

2.	Click Next to define your Web page style.

The New Project Wizard opens the first Page Style box. This same box can be accessed later through the Page Style Wizard. See Using the Page Style Wizard

3.	Click Next to select a background style.

See also

Selecting a background

Using the New Project Wizard


Selecting a background

The New Project Wizard  opens the next Page Style box, where you can select a background for your Web site. This same box can be accessed later through the Page Style Wizard to change your background choice.

You can copy your own background files into the gifs directory of your QuickSite directory (c:\qs\gifs) so they are accessible in the Page Style box.

Tip   To optimize Web page readability, select a background that contrasts with the text you are using. See Concerning text and background color combinations

To select a background

1.	Click Background.

The Select Image File box opens.

2.	Select another folder if you want.

3.	Click to select a background file, such as qs_chlk.jpg.

4.	Click Select.

The Page Style box reopens.

5.	Click Next to select header and footer line styles.

See also

Selecting header and footer line styles

Using the New Project Wizard


Selecting header and footer line styles

The New Project Wizard  opens the next Page Style box, where you can select the color of header and footer lines on your Web pages. You can also access the same box through the Page Style Wizard.

1.	In the Header Line box, scroll and click a header line color.

2.	In the Footer Line box, scroll and click a footer line color.

3.	Choose Next to select a bullet style.

Tips

•	Select a line color that contrasts with the background.

•	For consistency, select the same color for both lines.

See also

Selecting a bullet style

Using the New Project Wizard


Selecting a bullet style

The New Project Wizard  opens the next Page style box, where you can select a color style for bullet lists in your Web site. You can also access the same box in the Page Style Wizard.

Tip   The bullet color you select here is for bullets that appear next to menu links generated by QuickSite, not for bullets you add with HTML tags.

1.	In the Bullet List Item box, scroll and click a bullet color from the list.

2.	Click Next to select the page title layout.

See also

Selecting page title layout

Using the New Project Wizard


Selecting page title layout

The New Project Wizard  opens the last Page Style box and displays the Center Page Titles option. The default is to align titles on the left side of a page. You can also access the same box later in the Page Style Wizard.

1.	Optionally select or deselect the Center Page Titles option.

2.	Click Save.

QuickSite saves your New Project Wizard settings and automatically generates the project files containing the pages for your Web site.

3.	 Read QuickCue and, when done, click the Close button, [image].

See also

Using the New Project Wizard

Designing Web page layout

Designing Web page text

Adding graphics


Creating a new project without the Wizard

You can create a new project without the New Project Wizard.

1.	In the File menu, click New Project.

The Create a New Project box opens.

2.	Type a project name, up to eight consecutive characters. Do not include a file extension.

Do not name a project index or contents because these names are reserved for use by QuickSite. Be sure the third character of the project name is not a number.

3.	Click Create.

QuickSite creates the project files, then asks if you want to use the New Project Wizard.

4.	Click No to build the project without New Project Wizard assistance. To get started, you can:

•	Insert pages, components, and links from the Insert menu.

•	Use the Page Style Wizard to define page layout and appearance.

•	Click Preferences in the Edit menu to define program, project, and Web site publishing preferences.

See also

About QuickSite projects

Using the New Project Wizard


Using the Page Style Wizard

The Page Style Wizard is the same as the second half of the New Project Wizard. You can access it from the Wizards menu and use it to change background and graphic styles for your entire project.

See also

Selecting a background

Selecting header and footer line styles

Selecting a bullet style

Selecting page title layout

Using the Graphics Properties Wizard


Opening, copying, and closing projects

See the following topics for how to’s on

Opening a project

Copying a project

Closing a project


Opening a project

You can open an existing QuickSite project file to inspect or edit its contents. Any changes you make during your editing session are saved automatically.

To open a project

1.	In the File menu, click Open Project or click the Open project file icon, [image].

The Select a Project box opens and lists projects (projectname.dbf files) in the current directory.

2.	Select the Directory and File Name of the project you want to open.

3.	Click OK.

QuickSite opens and displays the file in the Project View.

See also

Opening, copying, and closing projects


Copying a project

You can copy a Web site project file by copying the entire project (project files and  graphics) to another folder and renaming  the project files with the new project name (newsite.dbf,  newsite.fpt, newsite.ini, etc.). Make sure the new project folder has the same name as the project files. See About QuickSite projects.

See also

Opening, copying, and closing projects


Closing a project

When you finish editing a Web site  project file, you close the project

To close a project and the Project View

•	From the File menu, click Close Project or click the [image] tool.

QuickSite saves any changes and closes the project file, then closes the Project View.

To close a project and keep Project View open

•	From the File menu, click Open Project.

QuickSite automatically saves and closes the current project, then opens the next one you select.

To quit your QuickSite session

•	From the File menu, click Exit.

QuickSite saves any changes, closes the project file (if you have not), then quits.

See also

Opening, copying, and closing projects


Backing up and restoring a project

You should back up your project files on a regular basis, perhaps daily or every time you make changes. This ensures recovery of your work should your original project files become damaged.

See

To back up the current project

To delete a backup file

To view the contents of a backup file

To restore the current project

See also

Maintaining your project


Compressing project files

For projects containing a large number of items, you should periodically clean up your project files (.dbf, .fpt, and .ini files) so your project builds accurately and efficiently.

If you build your Web site frequently, there is no need to compress project files. QuickSite automatically compresses project files every time you build your Web site.

QuickSite’s compression feature verifies file names and removes items you marked for deletion so unused disk space becomes available to your system and speeds up the build. It also speeds your system by compressing the size of the reorganized files.

To compress the current project

•	From the Project menu, click Compress Project File.

QuickSite compresses the project files and refreshes the Project View.

See also

Maintaining your project


Setting and changing preferences

You need to set certain preferences before you build and test your Web site. When you start a new Web project with the New Project Wizard, you set preferences. You can also change preference settings from the Edit menu.

To set preferences

1.	From the Edit menu, click Preferences.

The Preferences box opens to the QuickSite tab.

2.	Set preferences in the QuickSite or other tabs.

See

To set preferences in the QuickSite tab

To set preferences in the Project tab

To set preferences in the Publish tab

To set preferences in the Std Graphics tab

To set preferences in the Advanced tab

3.	Optionally edit or view the qs.ini file. The qs.ini file is QuickSite’s configuration file which QuickSite sets up during installation.

Note   QuickSite users normally have no need to change the qs.ini file. This feature is mainly for advanced Web builders who wish to add or edit custom capabilities in QuickSite. See Editing the Project and QuickSite INI files

4.	When done, click Save and exit.

See also

Designing Web page layout

Designing Web page text


To set preferences in the QuickSite tab

You can access Preferences from the Edit Menu. Click the QuickSite tab to set preferences that define program settings.

Primary/Secondary Web browser

Click Browse to select primary and secondary (optional) filename paths for Web browser programs (such as netscape.exe) on your computer or type the paths if you want. QuickSite needs a primary path for you to test and display your project locally (not on the Internet). If you do not select a browser, QuickSite searches your computer for one.

Select ( · ) Launch secondary browser to activate the secondary Web browser each test.

3rd Party editor

Optionally click Browse to select the /filename path for a third-party Web text editor (such as NavGold 3.0 or higher, Netscape Communicator, or any Office 97 product) or type the path.

Also type a comand line argument in Editor parameters if your third-party editor requires one to launch in edit mode. For example, NavGold 3.0 requires the -edit argument to put it in edit mode.

DOS GIF file library path

Leave DOS GIF file library path (for QuickSite-provided GIF image files) as the default setting.

Auto edit new components

Select to open the default editor automatically when you create a new page.

Auto spell check

Select to have spelling checked automatically when you save a page.

Minimize QuickSite during tests

Minimize QuickSite so you can immediately browse the site after a build.

Default page editor

Select the default editor that opens when you double-click a pge: HTML (HTML Editor), Layout (Layout Designer), or 3rd Party Editor (third-party editor). If 3rd Party Editor, select one (see above).

Show File Name in Project View

Select to add a column in the Project View that displays the HTML file name for each item.

Show Date/Time in Project View

Select to add a column in the Project View that displays the date/time each item was last saved.

See also

Setting and changing preferences


To set preferences in the Project tab

You can access Preferences from the Edit Menu. In the Project tab, set preferences that define content throughout your Web site project.

Copyright

Type your company’s name to appear in a predefined copyright statement at the bottom of each Web page. You do not need a copyright to publish a Web site.

Web author

Type your name or the name of the Web master responsible for your Web site.

URL for this Web site

Type the URL for your site, for example, http://www.mycompany.com.

Return E-Mail default

Type the default e-mail address to which user mail is directed, such as webmaster@webxxx.com.

Unix GIF file library path

The Unix path establishes where the Web site visitor’s browser looks in the FTP target directory on the Web server to find and display graphics from your GIFS library. (You set FTP target directory in the Publishing tab).

In most cases, use the default blank (no entry) setting.

blank (no entry)

gifs/ or mygifs/

../gifs/ or ../mygifs/

Edit Project INI

This button opens the .ini file for the current project. You can

•	Check variable settings for the project preferences you have set in the Preferences boxt and edit certain ones.

•	Optionally insert an [AddIns] section in the PROJECT.INI and add these variables:

AlternateGraphics Path=

CopyToPublish=

BlockFromWeb=

See Editing the project and QuickSite INI files

Check the latest README documentation for new [AddIns] section variables.

See also

Setting and changing preferences


To set preferences in the Publishing tab

You can access Preferences from the Edit Menu. In the Publishing tab, set preferences associated with the Web server on which you are publishing your Web site.These preferences vary among ISPs. Contact your ISP for the correct information.

Note   QuickSite’s Web Site Publish Wizard asks you to verify these preferences before you publish. See Publishing on the World Wide Web

User ID

User ID you use to log on the Web server. Maximum 32 characters.

Password

Password you use to log on the Web server. Maximum 32 characters.

Use passive FTP mode

If you experience problems with FTP transfer when publishing, try deselecting Passive FTP mode and try again.

Port number

Port number to connect to the Web server. Default port number: 21. Normally do not change.

FTP server address

Your ISPs Web server name. Maximum 64 characters. For example, ftp.netcom.com. Can be an Internet Protocol (IP) address as well, such as 215.79.79.255.

FTP target directory

Unix directory/filename path on the Web server that is the target for copying the HTML and GIF files to your Web site, in a format such as public_html. Maximum 128 characters. If the Web server automatically takes you to the subdirectory where you can upload your files, leave this field blank.

NetHost File-Based Intranet and Staging Support

Directory/filename path on your LAN.

See also

Setting and changing preferences


To set preferences in the Std Graphics tab

You can access Preferences from the Edit Menu. In the Std Graphics tab, optionally replace any of the default, QuickSite-provided graphics with your own by changing the .gif file names.

•	After you save Preferences, you must restart QuickSite for the graphics changes to take effect.

•	Copy the graphic files to the GIFS directory for the current project so QuickSite can find them when you build and test the Web site.

New!	New! icon.
Hot!	Hot! icon.
Home	Home Page button.
Menu	Return to Menu button.
Mail ID	Send E-Mail button.
Contents	Table of Contents button.
Index	Topic Home Page button.
See also

Setting and changing preferences

Changing Hot!, New!, and navigation buttons


Linking to related sites

You can use QuickSite to organize a complex site with a related group of subsites. This entails linking the home page of each subsite to the home page of the master (top-level) site.

Note   All sites should use the same library of commonly-used information, such as company logo, URL links defined for each site, and paragraph components containing the company mailing address. See About libraries

To link subsites to the master site

1.	Create a new project for each of the sites, including the master site. See Using the New Project Wizard

2.	For each subsite, do the following.

•	In the Project View for the subsite, click the Home Page, then click the [image] tool.

•	Click the Links tab and select Link to Master Home.

•	Type the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the master site, for example http://www.sitetech.com.

•	Type a description of the master home page. This is used as a text link when Include navigation text options is selected in the Web Site Construction Options box.

•	Click Save.

QuickSite creates an automatic link to the master home page and, when you build and test the Web site, displays a Home Page navigation button on the subsite’s home page.

See also

Creating nested menus


Creating nested menus

QuickSite supports a three-level hierarchy structure, consisting of a home page, menu pages, and text pages with their assorted page components.

If you have a complex Web site, you can use the Multi-Level Menu Wizard to nest menus in your site structure so subordinate menus are listed under higher level ones.

To create nested menus

1.	In the Project View, create the top-level (master) menu. See Inserting project components

2.	From the Wizards menu, click Multi-Level Menu Wizard.

3.	Follow the steps in the Multi-Level Menu Wizard.

Step 1 - Submenu title

Enter a name for the submenu to create a new menu page or click Project Browse to select one of the menus in your project.

Step 2 - Components

Click to select the type of component you want inserted under this submenu. Then type the number of components you want inserted.

4.	Click Save.

QuickSite closes the wizard and inserts the submenu and its components at the bottom of your project. Their page status is Hidden, meaning QuickSite does not create links to these pages when you build/test your project.

5.	Click the Hidden submenu page you just created. Then click the [image] tool and change Page Title to what you want displayed on the Web site.

6.	Repeat steps 2-5 for the remaining submenu pages you want to nest.

7.	Manually link the menu pages together. To link manually, open the HTML Editor for the master menu page.

In the HTML Editor, click the [image] tool and click Project Links to open the list of items in your project. Double-click the first submenu page to link it to the master menu. Repeat this process to link the remaining submenu pages to the master menu page. See Linking to items in your project

See also

Linking to related sites


Maintaining your project

QuickSite projects require minimal maintenance. You need to back up your project files to protect against data loss. To optimize project storage space, you should compress large project files. You can maintain your project items by creating a to-do list for each item that needs work.

See also

Backing up and restoring a project

Compressing project files

Using to-do lists


To back up the current project

1.	From the File menu, click Local Backup or Restore.

The Project Backup and Restore box opens.

2.	Click to select or deselect Include Support Files.

If you select Include Support Files, QuickSite backs up any GIF, JPG, and catalog files in your project, in addition to the project files (.dbf, .fpt, and .ini).

3.	Click Backup.

QuickSite copies the project files (.dbf, .fpt, .ini) and support files, if selected in step 2, notifies you when it is finished, and displays the location of the backup (for example, c:\mysite\backup\qs73k3b1).

The first time you use the Backup feature, QuickSite creates a Backup folder inside your project folder. After that, each time you click Backup, QuickSite creates a new folder inside the Backup directory and copies the project files to that location. The new folder has an alphanumeric name based on the date and time that QuickSite created the backup (for example, qs73k3b1).

4.	Click OK.

QuickSite closes the Project Backup and Restore box and returns you to the Project View. Next time you open the Project Backup and Restore box, QuickSite displays the backup filename, the date and time it was created, and its size.

You can create as many backups as you want for your project. QuickSite lists them in reverse chronological order, with the most recent backup file listed first.

Note   QuickSite’s Backup feature does not protect against hard disk failure. It’s a good idea to copy your project to a network drive or onto a floppy disk as an additional backup. If you copy to a network — the drive where your home directory is located on the network server is a good place to store your backup files. If you copy to disk — compress the project files first, then copy them to a floppy disk. See Compressing project files

See also

Backing up and restoring a project


To delete a backup file

You can delete previous backup files that you no longer need.

1.	From the File menu, click Local Backup or Restore.

The Project Backup and Restore box opens.

2.	Click the backup file you want to delete, then click Delete.

See also

Backing up and restoring a project


To view the contents of a backup file

1.	From the File menu, click Local Backup or Restore.

The Project Backup and Restore box opens.

2.	Double-click the backup file whose contents you want to see.

QuickSite displays a list of files within the backup file, including the filename, size, and date and time of creation.

3.	Click the Close button (at top right), to close the list of files and return to the Project Backup and Restore box.

See also

Backing up and restoring a project


To restore the current project

1.	From the File menu, click Local Backup or Restore.

The QuickSite Project Backup and Restore box opens.

2.	Click the backup file that you want to use to replace your current project, then click Restore.

QuickSite replaces the files in your current project with those in the backup file you selected.

3.	Click Close to return to the Project View .

See also

Backing up and restoring a project


blank (no entry)

Default UNIX path setting, used for most Web sites. Places all files for your entire Web site, including the default (QuickSite-provided) GIFS, HTML files, image files, and any referenced files in the FTP target directory on the Web server.


gifs/ or mygifs/

Places the default GIFS in a directory under the FTP target directory and places all other files in the FTP target directory.


../gifs/ or ../mygifs/

Places default GIFS (for all projects) in one directory and each project in a separate, FTP target directory. Used for multiple sites sharing a single set of graphics.


Making Web site structure templates

You can make a Web site structure template from any QuickSite project (Version 1.0.x. 2.0.x, or 2.5) and add it to the Library of predefined Web sites in the New Project Wizard. See Selecting the Web Site structure

To make a site structure template from a QuickSite project

1.	For a QuickSite 2.0x or 1.0.x project only…first copy or move the project folder under the QuickSite 2.5 folder, c:\qs. Then open the project in QuickSite 3.0.

QuickSite automatically converts the project and its library to QuickSite 3.0 format.

2.	In Page Properties for the home page, rename the Web Site Title to the template name you want to appear in the New Project Wizard. See Defining General properties: Home page

3.	Move or copy the project folder into a folder under c:\qs\sites. This is where the site structure templates you see in the New Project Wizard live. Each of the folders in \sites is named site_x, where x is a unique site number, for example c:\qs\sites\sites_15.

4.	Rename the folder in the site_x format. For example, if the last folder in sites is site_15, rename the  folder as site_16.

5.	Rename the project files in the site_x folder to the same name, for example, site_15.dbf, and site_16.fpt. You can delete the .ini file in the site_x folder as one is not required for a template.

The project can now be used as a template in the New Project Wizard.

See also

Using the New Project Wizard


How to get help and updates

Answers to questions are at your fingertips. While working in QuickSite, you can contact Technical Support, find out about Tips and Tricks, read FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), participate in an online user group, and access other online features in Site TechnologiesTechnical Support page on the World Wide Web.You can also download updates for QuickSite and other Site Technologies products.

To get help and updates

1.	Open your Internet connection and access the World Wide Web.

2. 	In QuickSite, from the Help menu, click Site TechnologiesTechnical Support and Updates.

QuickSite automatically opens the Site Technologies Technical Support page at http://www.sitetech.com/ts.

2.	Click to select a topic from the menu.

See also

Welcome to QuickSite

The steps to Web site creation and publication


Using the Site Architect

QuickSite’s Site Architect displays your Web site structure as a hierarchical diagram, making it easy for you to define and visualize page organization. It lets see and define   actual topic paths, how  the home, menu, and text pages are linked together. In comparison, the Project View shows only relative linking of pages in a list format.

Where to access the Site Architect

•	You can select the Site Architect when you create a site through the New Project Wizard . See Selecting the Web Site structure us(New topic text goes here.)

•	You can access the Site Architect anytime from the View menu in the Project View.

Before you use the Site Architect

•	In the Web Site Construction Options box, select Include navigation text and deselect Include navigation buttons. See Web site construction: Page Features tab.

When you build the Web site, QuickSite will then automatically include text navigation bars at the bottom of the pages that reflect the hierarchical structure you defined in the Site Architect. On each page, the text navigation bars will include a link to the Home page, the  page above (parent) and all pages below (children).

•	You can optionally create customize text navigation bars by embedding ::NavBar , ::NavUp , or ::NavDown macros in any page (including those created with the Layout Designer).

Recommended placements for these navigation text macros is in the header or footer. See Customizing header and footers

To view and change the topic path structure

1.	From the View menu, click Site Architect, or click the [image] tool.

2.	Click Topic Path.

The Site Architect displays a diagram of the Web site hierarchy. It shows how pages in the site are linked together.

3.	To change the name of a page, double-click the page topic box and type another title, and click OK.

4. 	To add a new page under a page, right-click the page topic box and click New Page. Name the new topic as described in step 2.

5.	To delete a page, right-click the page topic box, click Delete Page, and click Yes.

6.	To expand or contract the view for any path, click the arrow in any of the topic boxes.

7.	From the File menu, click Save and then Exit to return to the Project View.

Tip   You can also add and delete pages and change the view (zoom, hide toolbar, print, etc.) from the Site Architect menus.

See also

Selecting the Web Site structure


Adding advertising

You can add rotating advertising banners to your Web pages. QuickSite’s AdStream feature provides the ability to create up to five linked advertising panels. Each panel is made from an ordinary text page in QuickSite and can be programmed to display for a specific number of seconds.

AdStream panels are designed to be applied to a frame page. To see how AdStream works, open the sample project, ADSTREAM, examine how it is constructed, and build and test it.

To add advertising panels

1.	Create a text page for each advertisement panel.

2.	Create a main page with at least two frames, one of which is to be dedicated to the advertising banners. See Defining frames with the Frame Designer

3.	In the Project View, right-click the frame you are using for advertising and click AdStream properties.

The AdScript box opens. You can define up to five advertising panels here. Each panel has an Adv tab.

4.	Click an Adv  tab and select one of the advertising pages you created in step 1. Also select the number of seconds you want the advertisement displayed.

5.	Do the same for the rest of the advertising panels. When done, click Save.

Tip  You can cancel the advertising by selecting Abandon AdStream Definition whenever you want. You can always turn it back on later by deselecting the Abandon AdStream Definition option.

See also

Designing Web page text


Visualizing the To Do List

The To Do List is a handy way to keep track of your Web site development tasks. Items with To Do’s are marked in the Project View. See Using to-do lists

You can also use QuickSite’s Visualizer tool to graphically view which pages have To Do’s in context with the Web site structure.

To visualize which page topics are in the To Do list

•	From the View menu, click Visualize. Then click To Do Items.

The Visualizer displays a diagram of the Web site hierarchy, like in the Site Architect. See Using the Site Architect. In addition, the Visualizer highlights pages that are in the To Do List so you can instantly see what pages need attention.

See also

About the Project View


Editing the project and QuickSite INI files

QuickSite has initialization (INI) files at both the project level and program level. When you create a Web site project, a Project INI file, projectname.ini,  is added to the project folder. The QuickSite INI, qs.ini, resides in the program folder (default c:\qs).

The INI files contain important variable settings that control the appearance and functionality of your Web site. The user typically makes many of these settings through the Edit QS.INI option in Preferences and will have no need to open the INI files to edit them. See Setting and changing preferences and To set preferences in the Project tab.

However, advanced  users may want to take advantage of the ability to change some special INI variables that provide enhanced features. These variables are listed below.

QS INI variables

UseLettersInFileNames	When set to False (default), this variable enables the use of letters and numbers in project names.  On some hosting systems, numbers are discouraged in project names, thus the importance of this variable.
LetBrowserRun	When set to True (new default ), the browser doesn’t close when you close QuickSite.
BuildUsingIndexes	This variable is set to True by default and causes QuickSite to use indexing during the build process for enhanced performance.
AlternateGraphicsPath	You can add an [AddIns] section to QS.INI to contain variables that facilitate the storage and use of additional image resources. [AddIns] presently supports one INI variable - AlternateGraphicsPath. Users can manually type in other, new variable names and path configurations as needed.  AlternateGraphicsPath identifies a path where images are searched for during the build process.    [AddIns]    AlternateGraphicsPath=c:\qs\myimages For example, if you wanted to supplement the standard GIFS folder in the QuickSite application, you could create a folder, such as MYIMAGES in the QS folder, and establish that path in the AlternateGraphicsPath variable.  QuickSite will look in this folder as well as the GIFS folder when resolving the location and need for images specified in your project.   The [AddIns] section makes it possible to provide add-in support for things like specialty libraries that contain image components and other types of externally prepared enhancements.
Project INI variables

CopyToPublish	This project-based variable allows you to specify unique file extensions that are automatically copied from the project folder to the publish folder.  The following extensions are set by default, but you may add or delete from this list to suit your particular needs. *.avi,*.mov,*.mpg,*.flc,*.au,*.ai,*.aiff, *.aif,*.mid,*.wan,*.waf,*.cl
BlockFromWeb	This project-based variable is useful in blocking certain types of files from being uploaded to your Web site everytime you re-publish. There are times when large files (offered for download on your site) need to be in publish folder for local text purposes. However, they  shouldn't be uploaded everytime you make a minor modification to your site content.   By specifying the file name or wildcard plus extension, this will prevent the files from uploading to your site. As with the CopyToPublish variable, you must separate the files or wild cards with a comma.
See also

About QuickSite projects


About the Project View

The Project View displays an outline of your Web site structure, listing project items in the hierarchy they are created for the Web site. That is, indented items are subordinate items in the structure. The top level of the structure is always the home page. The home page has subordinate pages and links to Menu pages, which can link to other subordinate pages.

•	The Project View column headings tell you information about each item in the project.

•	The item type icons in the Type and Link columns represent the type of page or component.

•	The Project View displays status icons in the unlabeled, second column from the left.

Through the Project View, you can manage and update your Web site.

See also

Moving around the Project View

Inserting project components

Changing the status of an item

Collapsing and expanding the view

Showing only certain item types

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting Items

Creating a Configuration Section


QuickCues

After installation, a QuickCue box with informative tidbits about QuickSite features appears on the screen in front of the Project View.

First-time QuickSite users should click the tabs and read the QuickCue information. When done, click the close button [image] in the upper right-hand corner of the box.

Tip   You can access QuickCues throughout QuickSite. Click the right mouse button and select a QuickCue category from the QuickCues menu.


Moving around the Project View

You can click any item in the Project View to move to it or you can use the scroll bars, menu options, or keyboard shortcuts.

To scroll through the Project View

Use the scroll bars or the following keys to scroll through items in the Project View:

•	To move up one item, press the ↑ key.

•	To move down one item, press the ↓ key.

•	To move up a page of 24 items or less, press PGUP.

•	To move down a page of 24 items or less, press PGDN.

To move to the home page

•	In the Edit menu, click Top of Project, or press the HOME key.

To move to the bottom page

•	In the Edit menu, click Bottom of Project, or press the END key.

To select an item

•	Press the up- and down-arrow keys until the item is highlighted, or click the item.

To open an item for editing

•	Double-click the item, or select it, then press ENTER.

See also

About the Project View


Inserting project components

The Insert menu in the Project View lists all pages and components (items) you can add to your project. Some components can be attached to text or menu pages only. If you try to insert a component where it should not go, QuickSite tells you where you can place the item(s).

About paragraph components

You can now insert paragraph components in home and menu pagesas well as as text pages.

You can also now use the !INCLUDE command to insert a paragraph component into any page, for example, to add insert the My Paragraph component, in the HTML Editor you would type at the point of insertion

!INCLUDE “My Paragraph”

If the paragraph text needs to be changed, you only need to change it in the paragraph component. QuickSite will automatically make the changes for you, everywhere the !INCLUDE command occurs for the paragraph.

To insert a project component

1.	In the Project View, select the page below which you want to insert a component.

2.	From the Insert menu, click the component you want to insert.

QuickSite inserts the new, untitled component below the selected item in the Project View.

3.	Double-click the component to open its designer/editor or right-click and make the appropriate selection from the shortcut menu. See Switching the default editor

To insert multiple components

1.	In the Project View, select the page below which you want to insert a component.

2.	Right-click and, from the menu, click Insert Multiple Components. Then click the type of  component you want to insert.

3.	Type the number of components and click Save.

QuickSite inserts the components in the Project View.

See also

About the Project View


Changing the status of an item

You can change the status of an item to help you keep track of your project, and to collect items to view as a group, such as all pages under construction or all hidden pages.

To change the status of an item

•	In the Project View, double-click in the status column of the item you want to change, until you see the desired page status icon, or

•	From the Edit menu, click Change Web Page Status until the desired status displays in the Project View, or

•	On the toolbar, click the Change page status icon [image] until the desired status displays.

Tip	When you change the status for a menu page, you change the status of all subordinate links to that page. If you want to change the status of a menu page without changing the status of its subordinates, use Page Properties. See Setting page properties

See also

Page Status icons

About the Project View


Marking an item

You can mark an item, move to another item, then instantly move back to the marked item.

To mark an item

1.	In the Project View, click the item you want to mark.

2.	Click the [image] tool.

QuickSite remembers this location while you work in other areas of the project.

To return to the previously marked item

•	Click the [image] tool again.

QuickSite instantly returns to the previously marked item and unmarks it.

See also

About the Project View


Collapsing and expanding the view

To see only the top level of your project structure, you can collapse the other items listed in the Project View to hide them. Later you can expand the items you collapsed so you can see the entire structure again.

See also

Collapsing sections

Expanding sections

About the Project View


Collapsing sections

In the Project View, you can collapse the home page or one or all menu pages. When you do this, you also collapse all subordinate items on the page. You might do this to view the top-level of your project or to isolate a particular menu section on which you want to work.

To collapse the entire project

1.	Click the home page in the Project View.

2.	From the View menu, click Collapse, or click the [image] tool.

The entire Project View collapses to the home page and menu pages.

To collapse a menu section

•	Double-click on the menu page icon, [image], in the Type column until the menu section collapses.

or

•	In the Project View, click a menu page or a subordinate menu item. Then from the View menu, click Collapse, or click the [image] tool.

Just the items in the selected menu page collapse.

See also

Expanding sections

About the Project View


Expanding sections

In the Project View, you can expand a collapsed Project View so it redisplays all subordinate items under the collapsed section.

To expand the entire project

1.	Click the home page in the collapsed Project View.

2.	From the View menu, click Expand, or click the [image] tool.

The entire Project View expands to show all items.

To expand a menu section

•	Double-click on the menu page icon, [image], in the Type column until the menu section expands.

or

•	In the Project View, click a menu page or a subordinate menu item. Then from the View menu, click Expand, or click the [image] tool.

Just the items in the selected menu page expand.

See also

Collapsing sections

About the Project View


Showing only certain item types

You can focus the Project View  on a particular type of item, such as menu, text, or form pages, resource files, or URL link components.

To show only menu pages

•	From the View menu, click Menu Pages.

QuickSite displays only the menu pages.

To show only text pages

•	From the View menu, click Text Pages.

QuickSite displays only the text pages.

To show only form pages

•	From the View menu, click Form Pages.

QuickSite displays only the form pages.

To show only resource file components

•	From the View menu, click File Resources.

QuickSite displays only resource file components.

To show only URL link components

•	From the View menu, click URL Links.

QuickSite displays only URL link components.

To show only hidden items

•	From the View menu, click Hidden Pages.

QuickSite displays only items with Hidden status, [image].

To show only items in construction

•	From the View menu, click Construction Pages.

QuickSite displays only items with In Construction status, [image].

See also

Showing items by a previous save date

Showing items by keyword

Reshowing all items

About the Project View


Showing items by a previous save date

In the Project View, you can show only those items that have been saved on, before, or after a specific date. For example, you might want to focus on the most recently changed pages.

To show items by a specified save date

1.	From the View menu, click By Date Last Modified.

The Filter Web Pages by Date box opens.

2.	In Include Pages That Are, scroll and click the appropriate date expression, such as Equal To, Less Than, or Greater Than.

3.	In This Date, type the save date in this format mm/dd/yy.

•	For single digit numbers, include a leading zero.

•	QuickSite automatically inserts the slashes for you.

4.	Click Filter.

QuickSite displays only the items modified on, before, or after the save date you specified.

See also

Showing only certain item types

Reshowing all items

About the Project View


Showing items by keyword

You can quickly search through your site and find all page titles and page text containing a specific word, phrase, file path, or filename. After searching, QuickSite displays only those items that match your criteria.

To search and show items by keyword

1.	From the Edit menu, click Find Web Pages, or click the [image] tool.

The Find Web Pages By Keyword box opens.

2.	In Enter Key Word, type the word or phrase you want to find.

3.	Click Search.

QuickSite searches through all items in the project and displays only those items that contain the text you entered.

See also

Showing only certain item types

Reshowing all items

About the Project View


Reshowing all items

You can instantly expand the Project View so it reshows all items.

To reshow all items

•	From the View menu, click All.

or

•	Select the home page and, in the View menu, click Expand.

QuickSite displays all items in the project.

See also

Showing only certain item types

About the Project View


Moving, copying, replacing, and deleting items

You can easily change the Web site structure through the Project View.

See

Moving items by dragging

Moving items using Cut and Paste

Copying items

Replacing items

Finding and replacing text

Deleting an item

Deleting multiple items

Undoing the most recent deletion

See also

About the Project View


Moving items by dragging

You can drag and drop to move an item to any position in the Project View.

To drag and drop an item

1.	Point to the item you want to move.

2.	While holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor to the item above the row where you want to place the moved item.

QuickSite displays a drag label to indicate you are dragging the item.

3.	Release the mouse button.

See also

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting items

About the Project View


Moving items using Cut and Paste

You can move an item from one location to another, either within the same project or in a different project.

To move with Cut and Paste

1.	In the Project View, click the item you want to move.

2.	From the Edit menu, click Cut Web Page, or click the [image] tool, or press CTRL+X.

QuickSite removes the item from the project and stores it in memory.

3.	Click the item above where you want to move the cut item.

4.	From the Edit menu, click Paste/Insert Web Page, or click the [image] tool, or press CTRL+INSERT.

QuickSite moves the item to the new position.

See also

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting items


Copying items

You can copy an item from one location to another, either within the same project or in another project.

To copy an item

1.	In the Project View, click the item you want to copy.

2.	From the Edit menu, click Copy Web Page or click the [image] tool.

2.	In the Project View, click the item above where you want to insert a new item.

3.	From the Edit menu, click Paste/Insert Web Page, ot click the [image] tool, or press CTRL+INSERT.

QuickSite copies the item to the new location.

See also

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting items


Replacing items

You can replace an item with another item that you have cut or copied from your Web site or another Web site.

To replace an item

1.	Copy or cut an item.

2.	In the Project View, click the item you want to replace.

3.	From the Edit menu, click Paste/Replace Web Page or press CTRL+V.

QuickSite replaces the selected item with the cut or copied item.

See also

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting items


Deleting an item

You can delete items you no longer need.

Tip   Instead of deleting an item you might need later, consider changing the status of the item to Suspended. Later, retrieve the Suspended item by changing its status to Active. See Changing the status of an item

To delete an item

1.	In the Project View, click the item you want to delete.

2.	From the Edit menu, click Delete Web Page, or click the [image] tool, or press Delete.

QuickSite asks you to confirm the deletion.

Note   If the item contains components, QuickSite asks you if you want to delete all attached items.

3.	Click Yes.

QuickSite marks the Web page as deleted (but retains it in the project files). If you deleted the wrong page, you can undo the deletion.

Tip   If you delete many items in your project, you should compress the project file to reduce its size and increase performance. See Compressing project files

See also

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting items


Deleting multiple items

You can delete one or more items from the Project View by marking them for deletion.

To delete one or more items

1.	In the Project View, double-click the X column to mark items for deletion.

2.	From the Project menu, click Compress Project File to delete all marked items.

QuickSite asks you to confirm the deletion.

Note   You can unmark an item for deletion before compressing the project file. Just double-click the X column of the item to remove the Delete icon.

See also

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting items


Undoing the most recent deletion

Most changes you make in the Project View are saved automatically and cannot be undone. However, if you accidentally delete an item, you can recover it as long as you do so before deleting any other items or closing the project.

To undo the last deletion

•	From the Edit menu, click Undo or press CTRL+Z.

See also

Moving, copying, replacing and deleting items


Using to-do lists

You can use QuickSite to create to-do lists for individual items in your project. In the Project View, you can see which project items have a to-do list associated with them, and you can open and edit each item’s to-do list.

To create a to-do list

1.	Double-click the to-do list column (the blank column to the right of the X (Delete) column, for the item for which you want to create a to-do list.

The To-do list text entry window opens.

2.	Create your to-do list.

3.	To save changes and close the list, click the [image] and [image] buttons.

The to-do list icon, [image], appears in the to-do list column.

4.	Later, when you have done all entries on the to-do list, reopen the To-Do list by double-clicking [image] and click the Completed checkbox.

QuickSite marks the list with a check-marked to-do list icon, [image].

Tip   In addition, if a image file is missing during the build process, QuickSite automatically marks the to-do list entry for the image component. When the problem is resolved, it unmarks the to-do list.

To view items with to-do lists

You can display only those items that have a to-do list.

1.	In the View menu, click Show Only.

2.	Click To-Do List.

See also

Maintaining your project


Importing bookmarks

You can use your Web browser’s Bookmark (or Hotlist) feature to mark your Favorite Places on the World Wide Web. You then can import these Favorite Places to your QuickSite project so they are immediately available to your Web site visitors.

To create a bookmark

1.	In the browser of choice, go to the page you want to bookmark.

2.	Select the appropriate menu option to add bookmarks according to the browser’s instructions.

•	Netscape Navigator saves the added bookmarks to the bookmark.htm file in your personal Users folder under Netscape.

•	Enhanced Mosaic saves the added bookmark in a hotlist.htm file in the c:\windows folder.

•	Internet Explorer automatically creates a URL link for the added bookmark.

3.	Close the browser or leave it open if you want.

4.	Return to QuickSite.

To import a bookmark

1.	In the QuickSite Project View, click the page above where you want to add the bookmarks.

2.	From the File menu, click Import Bookmark and, from the submenu, click to select a browser.

•	If you select Netscape Navigator or Enhanced Mosaic, select find the browser’s folder that contains the bookmark file, bookmark.htm or hotlist.htm, and click OK to import all your bookmarks. For each bookmark you import, QuickSite generates a URL link (http:// address) so users can access the page in your Web site.

•	If you select Internet Explorer, QuickSite automatically imports all bookmark URLs.

QuickSite creates a new menu page for the imported bookmark list. The page status is Suspended, [image].

3.	To insert the bookmarks into another page in your project, create a project link in the page with the [image] tool. See Linking to items in your project. Or cut and paste (or drag and drop) the bookmark to another location.

4.	Build and test the file to see the bookmark hyperlink.

See also

Importing a Web page

Importing a Web site


Importing a Web page

You can import a Web page from another source.

1.	In the Project View, click where you want to insert the page.

2.	From the File menu, click Page Import.

The Select an HTML file to Import box opens.

3.	In List files of type, select the file type (.htm or .txt) for the page.

4.	Select the drive, folder, and filename.

5.	Click OK.

See also

Importing bookmarks

Importing a Web site


Importing HTML files

You can import into your Web site project an HTML file page created by QuickSite or other source. When you import a file, you bring the entire file contents into QuickSite’s HTML Editor, where you can edit it.

Important!…An HTML file created by a third-party HTML editor might already include tags that QuickSite automatically adds, such as <HTML>, <TITLE>, and <HEAD>. You can remove extra tags with the HTML Editor.

To import an HTML file

You can import an HTML file to any home or menu page in an existing project.

1.	In the Project View, select a home or menu page to which you want to add the HTML file.

2.	From the File menu, click Page Import or click the [image] tool.

The Select an HTML File to Import dialog box opens.

3.	Select the path (drive, folder, file name) for the HTML file you want to import.

4.	Click OK.

QuickSite creates a text page and imports the selected HTML file into the page.

See also

About HTML tags

Linking to an external HTML file


Linking to files and URLs

QuickSite makes it easy for you to add hyperlinks to downloadable resource files and external HTML file pages and create URL links.

See

Linking to a downloadable file

Linking to an external HTML file

Using the URL Component Wizard

Editing a URL component

Verifying URLs


Linking to an external HTML file

You can use create hyperlinks to existing HTML files created outside your QuickSite project.

To create an external HTML file link

1.	In the Project View, click the home, menu, or text page where you want to create the file link.

2.	From the Insert menu, click External HTML Page.

QuickSite inserts an Untitled External HTML Page component below the selected page.

3.	Double-click the Untitled External HTML page component.

The External HTML Page Designer opens.

4.	Next to File Name, click Browse to find and select the HTML file name.

5.	Click Edit to edit the selected file with the third-party editor you selected in Preferences. See To set preferences in the QuickSite tab

6.	In Description (under File Name), type the name of the external HTML page hyperlink.

7.	In the Description scroll box (bottom left), optionally type a description of the file for your information only.

Tip  Right-click to bring up a menu with text editing options.

8.	In Web Page Status, optionally scroll and click to change the page status.

9.	Optionally select Display as New Topic and/or Display as Hot Topic to display the Hot! and/or New! icons.

10.	Click Save.

When you build and test your Web site, the file hyperlink appears on the page where you inserted it.

See also

About HTML tags


Linking to a downloadable file

You can use the File Resource Component Designer to create a file link that your Web users can download to their computers.

To link to a resource file

1.	In the Project View, click the menu page where you want to create the file link.

2.	From the Insert menu, click File Resource Component.

QuickSite inserts an Untitled File Resource Component below the selected page.

3.	Double-click the Untitled File Resource component.

The File Resource Component Designer opens.

4.	Next to File Name, Click Browse to find and select the file name.

5.	Optionally click Edit to view or edit the selected file with an external text editor, such as NotePad or Paint.

6.	In Resource Title, change the descriptive title to appear as a hyperlink on the Web page.

7.	In Resource Description, type text you want displayed when the user clicks the descriptive title hyperlink you entered in step 5.

8.	In Status, optionally scroll and click another status (Active or Suspended).

9.	Optionally select Display As New Item and/or or Display As Hot Item to display the New! and/or Hot! icons if you want.

10.	Under GIF File, click Browse to select a GIF image to include in the header of the file description page.

11.	Click Save.

When you build and test your Web site, the file link appears on the page where you inserted it. The description you added appears when the user clicks the descriptive resource title in the Description column.

See also

Linking to an external HTML file


Importing a Web site

You can import an entire Web site and use QuickSite to manage it.

Important!...You can import only Web sites not created with QuickSite.

To import a site

1.	Create a Web site without using the New Project Wizard.

2.	Click the home page of the project.

3.	From the File menu, click Site Import.

The Site Import Wizard opens.

4.	In Select Home Page (to import), click Browse and select the path/filename for the home page of the Web site you want to import (for example, c:\website\publish\index.htm). A Web site’s home page is usually named index.htm or default.htm.

5.	Select ( · ) or deselect the following import options.

Import all linked pages

Select to import all pages linked to the home page (recommended). If deselected, imports home page only.

Preserve original file names

Select to keep the original file names for the imported site (recommended). If deselected, file names automatically renamed by QuickSite.

6.	Click to select one of the Site Decomposition Levels to determine how QuickSite breaks down the site for analysis prior to the import.

Breakdown to components

Select to break down the site by QuickSite-type project components (links or images) by selecting one of these options:

Break down all links

Convert all HTML links to QuickSite URL components and links.

Break down all images

Convert all HTML images to QuickSite image links.

A detailed analysis that takes longer than Breakdown by pages.

Breakdown by pages

Select to break down the site by pages so each page in the original site becomes a QuickSite page. Coarser analysis. Recommended choice, especially for sites with complex pages and non-standard HTML tags.

7.	Click Import.

QuickSite imports the Web site into the Project View and displays an import completed message. URL component titles are created without a http:// prefix to avoid potential linkage problems with publication.

8.	Click OK.

See also

Importing bookmarks

Importing a Web page


Creating and using the Configuration Section

You can create a Configuration Section at the bottom of the Project View to hold non-published, support items such as scripts, templates, custom headers and footers.

To create a Configuration Section

1.	In QuickSite, open a project or create a new QuickSite project	.

2.	From the Insert menu, click Configuration Section.

QuickSite adds a Configuration Section to the bottom of the Project View. QuickSite considers all items in the Configuration Section as Suspended ( [image]), regardless of their page status setting (Active, Hidden, etc.).

3.	Create and insert items in the Configuration Section.

4.	Move Configuration Section items into the active project as needed with the QuickSite functions. Some QuickSite features automatically create a Configuration Section and insert selected items for you.

See

Creating script and using script templates

To select catalog display templates

Customizing headers and footers

See also

About the Project View


Creating a catalog

QuickSite’s Catalog Manager makes it easy to create an online product catalog from scratch, import an existing catalog, and update your catalog as needed. See About the Catalog Manager

Adding a catalog to your Web site involves these tasks:

•	Create a catalog by entering products and organizing them by category. See Adding catalog categories and products

•	Insert a link to your catalog in your Web site project. See Inserting a catalog component

•	Set properties and select catalog templates to determine how QuickSite will build your catalog. See Setting catalog properties

•	Build your catalog. Your catalog is built automatically when you build your Web site. See Building and testing an entire Web site

Note Use the Build the current Web site option, [image], when the site has a catalog.

Do not use the Build the current Web page option, [image], on a catalog component. It will reset the catalog section to appear as though some content has been deleted. If you accidentally select Build the current Web page, just rebuild with Build the current Web site and the problem will correct itself.

•	Update your catalog. You can add, edit, delete, and move products and product categories in your catalog. See Updating a catalog

•	Publish the updated catalog data. See Uploading catalog data

You can also:

•	Import a catalog from an external source. See Importing a catalog

•	Create custom templates for your catalog. See Using catalog templates

•	Maintain image files in your project directory. See Cleaning out image files

•	Establish an Internet shopping account for a commerce site. See Setting up a commerce site

See also

Overview of Web site creation and publication


About the Catalog Manager

QuickSite’s Catalog Manager lets you define a product catalog for your Web site. The Catalog Manager displays the categories and product fields that make up the catalog. You can enter fields by hand or import a catalog database from an external source, such as Microsoft Excel or Borland Visual dBase.

The catalog database is made up of product categories and products. A product category is a record that logically groups products together. A product is a record defining an item that you want to sell.

To access the Catalog Manager

•	From the Catalog menu, click Edit Catalog Database

The Catalog Manager provides the following information about each item in a catalog.

This column…	Lists…
Catalog item type (not labeled)	Category icon, [image], or product icon,..
ID	Product identification number.
Category or Product	Name of category or product.
Price	Regular price of product.
Sale Price	Discount price of product.
Effective	Start date for product to be displayed on site.
Suspend	End  date for product to be displayed on site.
Stk	if product available (in stock).
Spl	if Special Price icon displays next to product.
See also

Creating a catalog


Adding catalog categories and products

In the Catalog Manager, you add categories first, then add products to fill in your product catalog.

See

To add a product category

To add a product

See also

Creating a catalog


Inserting a catalog component

After you create your catalog, you need to insert a catalog component into your Web site project.

You can insert as many catalog components as you like and set different properties for each of them. This flexibility allows you to have different groups of products listed in different parts of your Web site.

To insert a catalog component

1.	In the Project View, click the page above where you want to insert a catalog component.

From the Catalog menu, click Insert Catalog Component.

2.	QuickSite inserts an Untitled Catalog Component.

3.	Click the Page Properties tool, [image], and in Page Title rename the catalog component. Set other page properties if you want. Then click Save. See Setting page properties

4.	Set catalog component properties to determine how your catalog will be built. See Setting catalog properties

If you want to change a catalog component to a regular menu page, click the catalog component. Then, from the Catalog menu, select Catalog Component Properties and select ( · ) Abandon Catalog Definition.

See also

Creating a catalog


Setting catalog properties

After you insert a catalog component into your Web site project, you need to set properties that determine how QuickSite builds the catalog. Catalog properties allow you to select which catalog products to include in your site and how to display them.

See

To select products by category

To select products by keyword and/or price

To select catalog display templates

To set category price discounts

To abandon catalog definition

See also

Creating a catalog


Updating a catalog

The Catalog Manager makes it easy to maintain your catalog. You can add, edit, delete, and move products and product categories in your catalog. You can also easily adjust prices, descriptions, and availability of products.

See

To edit a product category or product

To delete a product category or product

To move a product category or product

See also

Creating a catalog


Importing a catalog

You can import a catalog from an external source. The catalog you import must be a .dbf or .txt file.

If you have an existing catalog, QuickSite merges the catalog you are importing with the existing catalog. QuickSite merges import records with existing records by matching product ID fields first, then product description fields. If QuickSite can't match an import record to an existing record, it appends it to the bottom of the existing catalog.

Important!…Before you import a catalog, you should backup your project so you can restore your existing catalog, if necessary. See Backing up and restoring a project

To import a catalog

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Import to Catalog Database.

2. 	Select the source file, a .dbf or .txt file, to import and click Open. See About the source file

QuickSite matches the source file fields with QuickSite catalog fields and opens the Import box. See About the Import box

If the fields do not match, you can re-assign them. To re-assign catalog fields, in the Import box, right-click on a column and select a catalog field from the list. See Catalog fields

Tip  You don't have to assign all fields for import. If you don't want to import a field, select <unassigned> from the catalog field list.

3.	Optionally click Apply to save catalog field assignments without importing.

4.	Click Import.

QuickSite tells you when the import is complete and displays the number of source records, catalog changes, and new records.

5.	Click OK.

See also

Creating a catalog


About the source file

When you import a catalog from an external source, the file you import is called the source file.

The source file can be a comma-delimited (each field is separated by a comma) ASCII text file or a dBase .dbf file. QuickSite currently only supports dBase III+, Clipper, or FoxPro formats, with or without memo fields.

If you want to include image files in your catalog, they must be in the same folder as the source file. That way, when QuickSite imports the source file, it copies the image files into the catalog folder so the images will display when you build your catalog.

If the source file is a QuickSite catalog, category records will be imported correctly as well as product records. If you want to import category records from other source files, you can create a numeric field in the source file called "folderkey," set it to zero (0), and use it for categories.

Following is a sample partial .dbf file structure with a description item added to each field.

{{"prod_id",   "C", 12, 0, "Product ID"},;

{"prod_name", "C", 64, 0, "Product Name"},;

{"srp",       "N", 12, 2, "SRP"},;

{"price",     "N", 12, 2, "Price"},;

{"saleprice", "N", 12, 2, "Sale Price"},;

{"wholesale", "N", 12, 2, "Wholesale Price"},;

{"cost",      "N", 12, 2, "Cost"},;

{"effective", "D",  8, 0, "Effective Date"},;

{"suspend",   "D",  8, 0, "Suspend Date"},;

{"onspecial", "L",  1, 0, "On Special"},;

{"instock",   "L",  1, 0, "In Stock"},;

{"thumbnail", "C",128, 0, "Thumbnail Picture"},;

{"largepict", "C",128, 0, "Large Picture"},;

{"category",  "C", 32, 0, "Category Name"},;

{"descript",  "M", 10, 0, "Product Description"},;

{"keywords",  "M", 10, 0, "Keywords"}}

See also

Importing a catalog

Catalog fields


About the Import box

When you import a catalog into your project, the Import box displays information about catalog fields and the source file.

The first row displays each field name from the source file. If the source file is a .txt file, QuickSite automatically names the fields "FIELD_01", "FIELD_02", etc.

The second row displays the corresponding QuickSite catalog field into which each source file field will be imported. If you are importing a .txt file for the first time, all the fields will be marked "<unassigned>" and you will have to assign a catalog field to each one.

The bottom section displays a sample of what the catalog will look like after you import the source file.

See also

Importing a catalog

About the source file

Catalog fields


Catalog fields

A catalog record can have any of the fields below. To view the field names, right-click in the catalog Import box.

Field name	Description
Product ID	Product identification number. Can be alphanumeric.
Product Name	Name of product.
SRP	Suggested retail price.
Price	Regular price.
Sale Price	Sale price.
Wholesale Price	Wholesale price.
Cost	Cost to manufacturer.
Effective Date	Date the product begins to be displayed in your catalog.
Suspend Date	Date the product stops being displayed in your catalog.
On Special	Displays the sale price and the word Special on the product page.
In Stock	Marks the product with a green checkmark to indicate that it is in stock.
Thumbnail Picture	Small graphic image of product to display on the catalog menu page.
Large Picture	Large graphic image of product to display on the product page.
Category Name	Name of product category.
Product Description	Brief description of product.
Keywords	Words that reference a product when you set catalog properties.
<unassigned>	Ignores the field and does not import it.
See also

Importing a catalog


Using catalog templates

To determine how your products are displayed in your Web site, you need to select catalog templates. See To select catalog display templates

You can also create your own custom templates. See About catalog templates

•	If you want to use custom templates, you need to add them to the QuickSite library. Then, in the project where you want to use them, open the library and select them. QuickSite automatically inserts the templates in the Configuration Section of the Project View. See Using the QuickSite library

See also

Creating a custom library


To add a product category

In the Catalog Manager, create product categories first, then enter the products under each. See To add a product

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Edit Catalog Database or click the [image] tool.

The Catalog Manager opens.

2.	Click the [image] tool to add a new product category.

QuickSite opens the Untitled Category box.

3.	In Category Name, type an appropriate name for your category. For example, if you have a catalog of books, you might name a category Horror or Science Fiction.

Important!...The category name is important because it serves as a reference when you set catalog properties later. See Setting catalog properties

4.	In Description, optionally type a description for the category.

5.	In Keywords, optionally type keywords to reference this category when you set catalog properties. Put a space between keywords.

Keywords are helpful if you plan to display only products from certain categories on your Web site. For example, for a category called Children’s Games, you might enter games and children as keywords.

6.	Click Save.

7.	Repeat steps 2-6 to add remaining categories.

Tip   Use the Category navigation buttons (on the left) to move to another category.

See also

Adding catalog categories and products


To add a product

After you have created product categories in the Catalog Manager, you are ready to add products.

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Edit Catalog Database or click the [image] tool.

2.	In the Catalog Manager, click the product category, [image], where you want to add a product.

3.	Click the [image] tool to add a product.

4.	Enter or select ( · )/deselect the following product information.

Product/Service ID

Type an identifier number for the product. Maximum 12 characters.

Available

Select to display the product in the catalog when you build your site or deselect to not display the product. If selected, a green checkmark will appear in the Stk column of the Catalog Manager.

Product/Service Name

Type a name for the product. The name displays in the catalog list when you build your site. Maximum 64 characters.

Include In Site Between Dates

Type Effective and Suspend dates for the timeframe you want this product displayed in your catalog. If you leave these dates blank, the product displays all the time.

5.	In the Description tab, type a description and enter keywords for your product.

Description

Type a product description, any length. In addition to text, you can use HTML code. The description displays on the product page.

Keywords

Optionally type keywords that will reference this product when you set catalog properties later. See Setting catalog properties Keywords are helpful if you plan to display products from different categories on your Web site. Separate keywords by a space.

6.	In the Prices tab, enter dollar amounts for each type of price you want to use: price (regular price), sale price, SRP (suggested retail price), wholesale, or cost.

Tip…If the value you enter here does not display on the Web site, check to see if the product display template has a ^field tag^ for the price type. See Using catalog templates

7.	Optionally, in the Pictures tab, click the ellipse (...) to select product image files.

If you don't want to use images for your products, be sure to remove the ^field tags^ for images from your product and category templates. See Using catalog templates

Thumbnail Image

Select a GIF or JPG image file to display on the catalog menu page.

Large Image

Select a GIF or JPG image file to display on the product page.

8.	In the Promotion tab, select or deselect Special Price to display the word Special on the product page and display the sale price.

9.	Click Save.

QuickSite places the product in Catalog Manager. If you have not added a category, QuickSite creates an Untitled Category and places the new product below it. QuickSite places subsequent products below the same category. You can double-click the Untitled Category to rename it. See To add a product category

10.	Repeat steps 2-9 for the remaining products you want to enter.

Tip   After you have entered a few products, you can use the navigation buttons in the Category box to move to another product.

11.	When you have finished creating your catalog, you need to insert a catalog component. See Inserting a catalog component

See also

Adding catalog categories and products


To select products by category

You can select which categories to include in your product catalog.

1.	In the Project View, click the catalog component.

2.	From the Catalog menu, click Catalog Component Properties.

3.	Under Categories and Templates, select a Product Category.

•	To include all the products in your catalog, leave this option blank.

•	To include only the products in a specific category, click the ellipse (...) and select a category.

4.	Click Save.

See also

Setting catalog properties


To select products by keyword and/or price

You can select which products to include in your catalog by keyword and/or price.

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Catalog Component Properties.

2.	In the Selection tab, define how to select products by keyword and/or price.

Note   To define options in the Selection tab, Product Category (on the left) must be blank.

Selection by keyword

In the Enter selection keyword text box, type a keyword to search for when you build your catalog. Then select ( · ) the product field (Name, Description, and/or Keywords) to determine where QuickSite will search for the keyword.

For example, if you enter the keyword games and select Name, QuickSite will search for the word games in the Name field for each product in your catalog. The products that match this search will be displayed on your Web site.

Selection by price

To include products where the price or sale price match a certain price range, click Price or Sale Price. Then, in the first text box, select a delimiter (such as Greater Than or Less Than) scroll list and enter a price. Do the same thing for the second text box, if necessary.

For example, you can display only products that have a regular price of $10.00 or less. Select Price, then select Less Than Or Equal To, and enter 10.00. Leave the second text box blank.

3.	Click Save.

See also

Setting catalog properties


To select catalog display templates

You can determine how the catalog category and product pages will be displayed by selecting the catalog templates you want to use.

To set a catalog template

1.	In the Project View, click the catalog component.

2.	From the Catalog menu, click Catalog Component Properties.

3.	Under Categories and Templates, enter the following information.

Category Display Template

To display a summary for each product on your catalog page, click the ellipse (...) and select a category template. Select the Default Category Template or create your own template. See Using catalog templates

To display each product as a link to its product page, leave this option blank.

Product Display Template

Click the ellipse (...) to select a product template. This template determines the layout for the product pages in your Web site. Select the Default Product Template or create your own template. See Using catalog templates

4.	Click Save.

QuickSite automatically adds a Configuration Section (if none) and inserts the catalog templates you selected. See Creating and using the Configuration Section

See also

Setting catalog properties


To edit a product category or product

You can edit product categories and products to update your catalog.

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Edit Catalog Database or click the [image] tool.

QuickSite opens the Catalog Manager.

2.	Double-click the product category or product you want to edit.

QuickSite opens the Category box or the Product box.

Tip   To quickly find a product category or product to edit, you can display one product category at a time. Just click the [image] tool until the desired product category displays. (Only categories that have products display this way.)

To redisplay all categories, click the [image] tool.

3.	Edit the product category or product information as desired. See Adding catalog categories and products

4.	When you have finished editing the product category or product, click Save.

See also

Updating a catalog


To delete a product category or product

You can delete a product category or product to update your catalog.

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Edit Catalog Database or click the [image] tool.

QuickSite opens the Catalog Manager.

2.	Click the product category or product you want to delete.

If you select a product category, QuickSite deletes only the category and not its products.

3.	Click the [image] tool.

QuickSite prompts you to confirm the deletion.

4.	Click Yes.

QuickSite deletes the product category or product.

See also

Updating a catalog


To move a product category or product

You can a product category or product to another place in your catalog.

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Edit Catalog Database or click the [image] tool.

QuickSite opens the Catalog Manager.

2.	Click the product category or product you want to move.

If you select a product category, only the category will be moved and not its products.

3.	Use the editing tools ( [image], [image], [image]) to move the product category or product.

See also

Updating a catalog


Cleaning out image files

You can clean out all old image files (GIF, JPG, PNG) not currently used in your catalog. The image files are stored in \catalog in your project folder, for example, c:\mysite\catalog.

To clean out image files

•	From the Catalog menu, click Clean up Catalog Images and click Yes.

Tip  You can also clean out image files while working in the Catalog Manager. Just click the [image] tool to open the Catalog Manager and click the [image] tool, then click Yes.

See also

Creating a catalog


About catalog templates

To determine how your products are displayed in your Web site, you select catalog templates. See To set the catalog display

QuickSite automatically adds the templates to the Configuration Section in the Project View. QuickSite provides two default templates, named Default Category Display Template and Default Product Display Template. You can also create templates of your own and add them to the QuickSite library. Name them anything you want. See Copying project items to a library

Category display template

Displays a summary for each product on your catalog page instead of a list of hyperlinks to each product. For example, the Default Category Display Template includes the product name, price, and a small image for each product. Double-click the template in the Configuration Section to see its content.

We recommend you use the HTML Editor to create category display templates. Category display templates should be kept simple because the information will be replicated on the catalog page for each product.

Product display template

Determines the layout for each product page in your catalog. For example, the Default Product Display Template includes the product name, price, description, and a small image for each product. Double-click the template in the Configuration Section to see its content.

We recommend you use the Layout Designer to create product display templates. You can also use the HTML Editor or a third-party Web editor.

Catalog field tags

For each category and product field in the catalog database, there is a corresponding field tag that you can use in a template. For example, the field tag ^:price:^ will display the price of a product in a Web page. Field syntax must be consistent in your template so QuickSite can locate the proper variable information.

Here's a complete list of the catalog field tags that you can use in display templates.

Field name	Field tag	Field contents
Product ID	^:prod_id:^	Text - 32 bytes max
Product Name	^:prod_name:^	Text - 64 bytes max
Suggested retail price	^:srp:^	Number - 99999999.99
Price	^:price:^	Number - 99999999.99
Sale price	^:saleprice:^	Number - 99999999.99
Wholesale price	^:wholesale:^	Number - 99999999.99
Cost	^:cost:^	Number - 99999999.99
Effective date	^:effective:^	Text - date
Suspended date	^:suspend:^	Text - date
In stock	^:instock:^	Text - Yes or No
Small image	^:thumbnail:^	IMG SRC
Large image	^:largepict:^	IMG SRC
Product description	^:descript:^	Text - unlimited in size
Tips

•	In some cases, you may want the product name to serve a dual purpose as content on the page as well as a link to the product page. You can accomplish this by using double caret field tags. Simply enclose the product name field tag with another set of carets ^^. This causes QuickSite to first evaluate the product name substitution, then substitute the product name as a link.

•	To display a caret as text on a page, add a backslash (\) in front of the caret (\^). For example, ^car will display as car, whereas \^car will display as ^car.

See also

Using catalog templates


To set category price discounts

You can set global price discounts for all regular or sale prices in a selected product category. This allows you to adjust prices without having to change each individual price.

1.	In the Project View, click the catalog component.

2.	From the Catalog menu, click Catalog Component Properties.

3.	Under Categories and Templates, click the … button next to Product Category and select a product category.

4.	In the Discounts tab, optionally select the percent discount for all regular price or sale price entries in the product category.

5.	Click Save.

See also

Setting catalog properties


To abandon catalog definition

You can abandon the catalog component settings you have made in the Catalog Component Properties box and, if the selected catalog component is the only one, the catalog database.

1.	In the Project View, click the catalog component.

2.	From the Catalog menu, click Catalog Component Properties.

3.	Select ( · ) Abandon Catalog Definition.

4.	Click Save.

The catalog component converts to a regular menu page. If you decide later to reinstate the catalog component, you will have to insert a new one and redefine it . See Inserting a catalog component

See also

Setting catalog properties


Uploading catalog data

You can instantly publish updates to your catalog database by uploading them to the Web server.

To upload catalog data

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Upload Catalog Data or, in the Catalog Manager, click the [image] tool.

The Catalog Publish Wizard opens. This is the same wizard that you can access through Preferences in the Edit menu.

2.	Fill in the publish information as described by the wizard. See To set preferences in the Advanced tab

3.	Click Apply to save the preferences and publish the data currently in catalog database or click Publish to save preferences but not publish the data.

See also

Creating a catalog


Setting up a commerce site

It’s easy to set up a secure and busy commerce site on the Internet with QuickSite’s Commerce Partners, such as the OrderEasy shopping cart service on the The Internet Mall. For information on catalog hosting and full commerce support with QuickSite, see http://www.sitetech.com/oe/docs. FAQs on small business commerce are available at http://www.sitetech.com/oe/oefaqs.

To set up your commerce site

1.	From the Catalog menu, click Commerce Partner Setup and Maintenance.

QuickSite automatically links you with its Commerce Partners on the Internet.

2.	Sign up with these commerce services or establish links with other services.

See also

Creating a catalog


To set preferences in the Advanced tab

You can access Preferences from the Edit menu. Click the Advanced tab to set preferences that set you up to publish your catalog through a shopping cart service.

1.	In the Advanced tab, click Configure.

The Catalog Publish Wizard opens.

2.	Fill in the publish requirements. Please contact the shopping cart service for particulars.

3.	Click Publsih to save the preferences and publish (upload the catalog data to the shopping cart service) or click Apply to save and close the tab without publishing.

See also

Setting and changing preferences

Uploading catalog data


Designing Web page text

The HTML Editor, previously called Page Designer, can be used alone or in addition to the Layout Designer. See Designing Web page layout

Overview About the HTML Editor  Switching the default to HTML Editor Opening and using the HTML Editor  Changing HTML Editor toolbar views  Converting layout objects to HTML code  Basic HTML Editor functions Importing text  Cutting, copying, and pasting text  Selecting paragraph and font formats  Selecting/deselecting word-wrap  Hiding paragraph and table titles on pages  Adding content from Layout Designer  Checking spelling Finding and replacing text  Setting page properties	Working with HTML Embedding HTML tags Customizing the HTML tags list  Validating HTML tags  Highlighting HTML errors Getting Help with HTML  Linking to project and library items Linking to items in your project  Adding QuickSite library links  Using library content as a template  Scripting, styles, and other features Creating script and using script templates Using the Table-Based Menu Wizard Using the Text Style Wizard  Using the !Include command  Using page macros  Defining macro variables  Customizing header and footers  Adding scrolling content


Verifying URLs

QuickSite’s URL checker verifies the URL links in your project file. You can check the entire project or limit the scope of the check.

Before you verify…

You need to have a live connection to the Internet.

To check URLs

1.	If you want to check only a certain page or menu section, click to select the page or page within the menu section.

2.	From the Project menu, click URL Check, then click one of these options:

Current Component Only - Verifies URLs in the selected component only.

Current Page with Components - Verifies URLs in the selected page component including all its components.

Current Menu Section - Verifies URLs in the menu section where the selected component resides.

Entire Project - Verifies URLs in the entire project.

QuickSite checks the selected pages for URLs. If it does not find any, it issues a message that none were found. If it does, it asks whether you want to verify the URLs.

3.	Click Yes to verify URLs.

The URL Browser box lists the following information for each URL link found:

URL - Gives the URL path, such as http://www.sitetech.com.

Status - The Status column tells you status of the URL link. The URL Status icons are:

Green - URL link verified.

Red - Verification failed.

White - Status unknown.

Yellow - URL link moved.

Type - The page component type where the link is located.

Title - The name given to the URL link component in the Project View .

4.	Click any these tools to perform the desired function:

	Close tool	Click to close URL Browser.
	Check URL tool	Click to verify a selected URL.
	AutoCheck tool	Click to automatically check all URLs.
See also

Designing Web page text


Cutting, copying, and pasting text

In the HTML Editor, you can cut, copy, and paste text the same as you do with a text editor or word processing program.

To cut or copy text

1.	In the Project View, open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the text entry window, select (highlight) the text you want to cut or copy.

3.	To cut, click the [image] tool; to copy, click the [image] tool. Or, from the Edit menu, click Cut or Copy.

QuickSite cuts or copies the text.

To paste text

1.	In the text entry window, click to mark the position where you want to paste the text you last cut or copied.

2.	To paste, click the [image] tool or, from the Edit menu, select Paste.

2.	QuickSite pastes the text.

See also

Finding and replacing text


Finding and replacing text

You can find and replace text in a page, menu section, or the whole site.

1.	Select the page or menu section where you want to replace text.

2.	From the Edit menu, select Find and Replace.

3.	In the Find and Replace box, click a radio button to select the scope of the search: page, section, or site.

4.	Select one or more areas you want to search:

Project area	Item searched
Title	Title of the page
Text Regions	All text in the page
E-Mail Reference	E-mail addresses
To-Do List	To-do lists for an item
Backgrounds	File names of backgrounds for pages
Header GIFs	File names for GIF files in header region
Footer GIFs	File names for GIF files in footer region
Menu GIFs	File names for GIF files in menu links
5.	Type the word or phrase to search for, then type the word or phrase to replace it.

Tip   To delete all occurrences of a particular word or phrase, type the text in the Search box and leave the Replace box blank.

6.	Click Replace.

QuickSite searches and replaces all occurrences of the search text with the replacement text and reports the results in a message.

7.	Click OK to close the message.

See also

Cutting, copying, and pasting text

About the Project View


Checking spelling

QuickSite's Spell Check helps you publish your Web pages free of spelling errors. You can check the spelling of single or multiple pages. The Spell Check dictionary contains HTML tags so you can quickly check Web pages without being asked about every tag.

See

To check spelling in a single page

To checking spelling in multiple pages

See also

Designing Web page text


To check spelling in a single page

1.	In the Project View, click a page and click the [image] tool or double-click the page and click [image] in the HTML Editor.

Spell Check checks the spelling. If it cannot find a word, the Word Not Found box opens.

2.	Click any of these options in the Word Not Found box:

•	OK confirms spelling is correct as is.

•	Skip Once tells Spell Check to allow spelling as is for this word only.

•	Skip All tells Spell Check to skip all occurrences of this word.

•	Add Word tells Spell Check to add this word to the Spell Check dictionary so it does not prompt for changes to the word again.

•	Cancel tells Spell Check to cancel spell checking and close the Word Not Found box.

3.	Continue until the spelling check is complete.

See also

Checking spelling


To checking spelling in multiple pages

1.	In the Project View, click the first page you want to check.

2.	From the Project menu, click Spell Check and click one of these options:

•	Current component only - Check selected page or component only.

•	Current page with components - Check selected page and all its components.

•	Current menu section - Check entire menu section with current page or component.

•	Entire project - Check all pages and components in the project.

Spell Check checks the spelling. If it cannot find a word, the Word Not Found box opens.

3.	Click any of these options in the Word Not Found box:

•	OK confirms spelling is correct as is.

•	Skip Once tells Spell Check to allow spelling as is for this word only.

•	Skip All tells Spell Check to skip all occurrences of this word.

•	Add Word tells Spell Check to add this word to the Spell Check dictionary so it does not prompt for changes to the word again.

•	Cancel tells Spell Check to cancel spell checking and close the Word Not Found box.

4.	Continue until the spelling check is complete.

See also

Checking spelling


Importing text

The Import Text tool allows you to import text from text (*.txt) files outside your project.

1.	From the Project View, double-click a page to open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the text entry window, click to mark the position where you want to import the text.

3.	Click the [image] tool.

4.	In the Select a Text File to Import box, select the .txt file you want to insert and click OK.

The imported text appears in the text entry window.

5.	To save and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

When you build and test the project, the text appears on the page where you imported it.

See also

Designing Web page text


About HTML tags

HTML works by telling the Web browser how to display text, images, and sounds. HTML does this with tags.

You can easily add custom formatting through the HTML Editor with the HTML tags tool, [image]. The HTML tags tool provides an extensive list of HTML tags. You just select a tag from the list and the HTML Editor automatically embeds it at the insertion point in your text. If you wish, you can type your own HTML code.

Tip   You can see what the HTML code looks like for any Web site. In Netscape Navigator, just click the Document Source option in the View menu to display the behind-the-scene HTML code. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can view HTML code by right-clicking on the Web page.

Here are some ways you can increase your knowledge of HTML:

•	Consult the W3C HTML 3.2 Reference Specification at http://www.w3org/TR/REC-html32.html.

•	Buy an HTML reference book.

•	Browse World Wide Web sites devoted to HTML.

See also

Embedding HTML tags


Embedding HTML tags

You can embed HTML tags in the text you type (or import) in the HTML Editor. Some tags, such as those for bold (<B></B>), require beginning and ending tags that surround the text to be displayed in bold. Other tags, such as the Line Break tag (<BR>), require only one tag at the desired position in the text.

To embed HTML tags

1.	Open the HTML Editor and click the [image] tool.

2.	In the HTML Editor text entry window, select (highlight) the text or position the insertion point where you want to embed the tag.

3.	In the tool bar, optionally change tag categories by repeatedly clicking the [image] tool.

4.	Scroll and double-click to select a tag from the HTML tags list.

See

Using the Body Tag Wizard

Using HTML tag wizards to embed dynamic objects

Embedding META tags

In the HTML Editor text entry window, QuickSite embeds the tag.

5.	Repeat adding tags as needed.

6.	To save changes and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

When you build and test the site, QuickSite displays the text as it will appear in your Web site. If the effects are not what you want, you can always go back to the HTML Editor and change the tags.

See also

About HTML tags

Importing HTML files

W3C HTML 3.2 Reference Specification


Using the Body Tag Wizard

Use the Body Tag Wizard to select the following colors for the current page:

BGCOLOR	Color for the background of the Web page

TEXT	Color for body text on the Web page

LINK	Color for hypertext link

VLINK	Color for links that have been "visited"

ALINK	Color for active links, the color that briefly flashes when the link text is clicked.

To set Web page colors

1.	Click in the HTML Editor to place the cursor at the point where you want to insert the HTML body tags.

2.	Click the button for the color you want to set, such as BGCOLOR.

The Color picker opens.

3.	In Basic colors, select the color you want to use, and click OK.

QuickSite inserts the HTML color code, in #rrggbb format, next to the button you clicked in the Body Tag wizard.

Note   Some browsers may not support these color attributes.

4.	Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each color you want to select.

5.	When done, click Save.

The Body Tag Wizard closes and the appropriate HTML code appears in the HTML Editor.

See also

Embedding HTML tags


Linking to items in your project

QuickSite makes it easy to change internal linking in your project.

To link project items

1.	From the Project View, double-click a page to open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the text entry window, click to mark the position to insert a link to another project.

3.	Click the [image] tool, then click Project Links.

QuickSite lists all the items currently in your project that you can link to. The left column displays the item types.

4.	Double-click the item you want to link to the page.

QuickSite adds the selected link with caret notation in the text entry window.

5.	To save and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

When you build and test the Web site, a hyperlink or image appears where you inserted the project link on the page.

See also

Hiding paragraph and table titles on pages

Adding QuickSite library links


Adding QuickSite library links

You can add interest to a page by adding one or more graphics, URL links, or other items that QuickSite provides in its library file, library.dbf.

In addition to using the QuickSite library file, you can create a library of your own custom graphics and other items, or you can add to the QuickSite library. See Creating and using libraries

To add library items to a page

1.	In the Project View, click a page to open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the text entry window, click to mark the position where you want to insert a graphic or link from the QuickSite library.

3.	Click the [image] tool, then click Library Links.

QuickSite lists all items in the QuickSite library. The left column displays the tem type icons.

4.	Double-click the item you want to insert in the page.

QuickSite inserts the selected library item with caret notation in the text entry window. For example, if you select Gold Star from the library, QuickSite identifies it as ^Gold Star^ in the text entry window.

5.	To save changes and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

When you build and test the file, the selected library item appears on the page.

See also

Using library content as a template

About libraries


Using library content as a template

You can get a head start on Web page design by adding predefined QuickSite templates for text, graphics, and forms to your Web pages.

To add templates

1.	In the Project View, double-click a page to open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the text entry window, click to mark the position where you want to insert a graphic or link from the QuickSite library.

3.	Click the [image] tool, then click Library Templates.

QuickSite lists all templates in the QuickSite library. The left column displays icons for the item types.

4.	Double-click the template you want to insert in the page.

QuickSite inserts the selected template directly in the text entry window.

5.	To save changes and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

When you build and test the file, the selected template will appear on the page where you inserted it.

Tip   Try the GuestWorld template, a new addition to the QuickSite library, which allows guests to sign and view a guestbook. To use and deploy this template, you will have to visit the GuestWorld site to get your owner ID. The owner ID must be inserted into the GuestWorld template. For more details, see http://www.guestworld.com.

See also

Adding QuickSite library links

About libraries

Opening an add-in library


Using the URL Component Wizard

Use the URL Component Wizard to create a URL link to another Web site.

To create a URL link

1.	In the Project View, double-click the page where you want to insert a URL link.

2.	Open the HTML Editor and click where you want to insert the link.

3.	Click the [image] tool, then click URL Component Wizard.

The URL Wizard opens.

4.	Fill in responses to each of the URL Wizard steps.

1.	Enter an appropriate title for this URL component.

Type a meaningful name for the URL component in the Project View.

2.	Enter the address for this new URL component.

Type the URL address, for example, http://www.sitetech.com. You can also type another Internet protocol, such as file:// or ftp:// if appropriate.

3.	Enter a constant name for this component. (optional)

Optionally type a constant value to create a URL component inside an HREF (Hypertext REFerence) tag.

4.	Select enhanced displays for this component. (optional)

Optionally select New! or Hot! icons to display next to the hotspot link text.

5.	To create this URL component, select the Save button.

Click Save to create the URL link and return to the HTML Editor.

When you build and test your project, the URL link appears on the page, with the URL link icon [image] in the link.

See also

Editing a URL component

Linking to files and URLs


Editing a URL component

You can use the URL Component Designer to fill in or change information for URL components you have added to your project with either the Insert menu or the URL Component Wizard.

To edit a URL component

1.	In the Project View, double-click the URL component you want to edit.

The URL Component Designer opens.

2.	In URL, type the URL address .

3.	In Description, type the title for the URL component that is displayed on the Web page.

4.	In Constant, optionally type a constant value to create a URL component inside an HREF (Hypertext REFerence) tag.

5.	In Comments, type additional information about the URL. QuickSite does not display these comments. They are for your own information.

6.	In Web Page Status, change the status for the component if you want.

7.	Optionally select Display As New Topic or Display as Hot Topic.

8.	Click Save.

When you build and test your project, the URL links appear on the menu page. QuickSite automatically inserts the URL link icon, [image], in front of the link.

See also

Linking to files and URLs


Adding content from Layout Designer

By default, content (text and graphics) you add through HTML Editor appears before any content you add through Layout Designer to the same page. You can override this default and place Layout Designer content anywhere on the page.

To place content from Layout Designer

1.	Open the HTML Editor and click an insertion point.

2.	In the HTML tags scroll list, [image], click Layout Object.

QuickSite inserts a --QUICKSITE LAYOUT OBJECT-- marker where the content from Layout Designer will appear on the page when you build and test the Web site.

See also

Designing Web page text

Designing Web page layout


Opening and using the HTML Editor

You can access the HTML Editor for any page type (home, menu, text, and form page, and paragraph component ), or configuration component.

To open the HTML Editor

1.	In the Project View, insert the page or component you want to design. See Inserting project components

2.	Right-click the page and click HTML Editor, or double-click the page if HTML Editor is the default. See Switching the default editor

You can also open the HTML Editor from the Edit menu, by clicking Designers, then HTML/Script Editor.

To use the HTML Editor

1.	In the HTML Editor, right-click to open a menu with text editing options (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste) or use the options in the Edit menu.

2.	Click any of the tools in the HTML Editor toolbar to access additional features.

3.	To save changes and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

See also

Designing Web page text

Adding graphics


Switching the default editor

You can make the HTML Editor, Layout Designer, or a third-party editor (Notepad, HotDog, HotMetal, etc.) the default text editor when you double-click a page. No matter which is the default editor, you can access the other two anytime by right-clicking a page or selecting the Designers option from the Edit menu.

The only time you cannot access these editors at all is when frames are defined and the Frame Designer becomes the default editor. See Defining frames with the Frame Designer

To make HTML Editor the default

1.	From the Edit menu, click Preferences.

2.	In the QuickSite tab, next to Default Page Editor, click HTML editor.

The next time you double-click a text-based page, HTML Editor opens.

To make Layout Designer the default

1.	From the Edit menu, click Preferences.

2.	In the QuickSite tab, next Default Page Editor, click Layout Designer.

The next time you double-click a text-based page, Layout Designer opens.

To make a third-party editor the default

1.	From the Edit menu, click Preferences.

2.	In the QuickSite tab, next to Default Page Editor, click 3rd party Web editor,

3.	Next to 3rd party Web editor (on the left), click Browse to select the external text editor you want to use.

4.	In Editor Parameters, type a command line as required by the third-party editor.

The next time you double-click a text-based page, the selected third- party editor opens.

See also

Designing Web page text


Changing HTML/Script Editor toolbar views

You can change which mini-toolbars are visible while you are working in a HTML (or Script) Editor. In its default state, the HTML/Script Editor displays these toolbars: File toolbar, HTML toolbar, and Project toolbar and Color selector bar.

All are floating toolbars, that is, you can drag them anywhere you want on the QuickSite window. You can even transform a horizontal bar to a vertical one by dragging it to the left or right edge of the window and releasing the mouse button.

The toolbars change back to the default view the next time you open the HTML Editor.

To change toolbar view

You can temporarily add and remove toolbars from the view.

•	From the View menu, click to select/deselect the toolbar you want to view or not view.

See also

Designing Web page text


Selecting paragraph and font formats

QuickSite’s HTML Editor lets you select HTML tags for a full array of paragraph and font formats, including paragraph styles, font types, font styles, sizes, and colors.

See

To select paragraph style

To select font type

To select font style

To change font size and color

See also

Designing Web page text


Selecting/deselecting word-wrap

In the HTML Editor you can select or deselect the option to wrap words to the next line. The default is word-wrap selected ( · ).

1.	In the Edit menu of the HTML Editor, click to deselect (uncheck) the WordWrap option.

2.	Click again to reselect the option.

See also

Designing Web page text


Validating HTML tags

QuickSite validates HTML tags for these HTML versions: Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and HTML 3.2.

To validate HTML tags

1.	Open the HTML Editor.

2.	From the Project menu, click Validate HTML or click Ctrl +K.

QuickSite checks all HTML tags in the text entry window. A Validate HTML box lists error(s) detected with an explanation of each.

3.	Correct the indicated error(s).

4.	Click Close to close Validate HTML.

5.	Revalidate until no errors are detected.

HTML error message	Error example	Error fixed
Unmatched "greater than" symbol	<font>>	<font>
Unmatched "less than" symbol	<<font>	<font>
Invalid keyword for <tag name>	<a hrf="index.html">	<a href="index.html">
Warning:  <tag name> is obsolete; substitute with current tag	<listing>	<pre>
<tag name> is not a valid tag	<font>	<font>
<tag name> is missing a matching start tag	text</font>	<font>text</font>
<tag name> is missing a matching end tag	<font>text	<font>text</font>
Tip   You can change the validation table that controls what QuickSite checks for when it checks HTML tags. In Windows Explorer, open the qsalias2.exe file to make changes to the table.

See also

Designing Web page text


Creating script and using script templates

You can use JavaScript or VBScript to add a professional flair to your Web pages. Scripting allows you to create custom, dynamic effects, such as calculators, spreadsheets, scrolling banners, and event-driven reactions.

You can add script directly to any text-based page or you can insert a Script component and enter the script there. Either way, you use the Script Editor to do the scripting. The Script Editor has the same functions as the HTML Editor. You can enter script by hand or make use of an extensive library of script templates.

To enter and edit script

1.	In the Project View, open the Script (HTML) Editor for the page or script component.

2.	In the text entry window, click to mark an insertion point and type the script.

3.	Use any of the text editing tools in the toolbar to help design your script.

4.	To save changes and close the Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

To use a Script template

You do not have to type the entire script by hand. A list of script templates is available.

1.	In the HTML (or Script) Editor, click the [image] tool.

The templates list opens.

2.	To change the template category, click the [image] tool repeatedly.

3.	Scroll and double-click the appropriate template.

QuickSite embeds the selected template at the point you marked in the text entry window.

4.	Fill in and edit the Script template as needed.

5.	To save changes and close the Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

See also

Customizing the Script templates list

Creating and using the Configuration Section

Designing Web page text


Customizing the Script templates list

You can add, delete, and edit your own script templates.

To customize the Script templates list

1.	Access the Script templates list. See Creating scripts and using script templates

2.	Scroll and click to highlight the Script template category or menu you want to change.

3.	Use any of Script templates list tools. See Script templates list tools

4.	To edit the template, click the Edit category or menu option tool; or right-click the template in the list. In the Edit Menu Item box, select and fill in these options:

Type of Menu Item

Click Category or Option to change selected Script templates list item to a template category or menu option.

Menu Option Text

Change the select category or menu option name.

Beginning Text

Type the beginning script code(s) for the template you are changing. See To add quotes to a Script template

Ending Text

Type the ending script code(s) for the template you are changing.

On selection, move cursor to the right n spaces.

Number of spaces to position insertion point to the right after you save changes.

5.	Click Save to save your changes and close the Script templates box.

See also

Designing Web page text


About the HTML Editor

In the HTML Editor, you can write HTML code entirely by hand or select pre-coded HTML tags from a list of templates. The HTML Editor provides a full array of editing and style tools, including cut, copy, and paste, paragraph styles, font styles and colors, and a spell-checker. You can link to projec and library items and insert graphics and templates.

The HTML Editor has an easy-to-use text entry window where you can type in text. Above the text entry window is the toolbar with a variety of designer tools, each represented by an icon.

See also

Designing Web page text

Embedding HTML tags


Highlighting HTML errors

You can select or deselect a feature that highlights errors in HTML tags while you are typing them. For instance, a tag might be missing one of its brackets(<>) ,equal sign (=), front slash (/), or other delimiter. Also, the tag code might be misspelled and considered invalid.

To highlight HTML errors

1.	Open the HTML Editor.

2.	From the View menu, select ( · ) Validate HTML errors.

The next time you type an invalid tag, QuickSite underscores the invalid characters with a red line. When you correct the error, the line disappears.

See also

Designing Web page text

Embedding HTML tags

Validating HTML tags


Using page macros

You can incorporate page macros in your Web site project. To use a page macro, you simply type the macro in a Web page. During the build process, QuickSite interprets the macro.

You can add page macros through HTML Editor and in text and image objects through the Layout Designer.

See

To add a page macro in HTML Editor

To add a page macro to a Layout Designer text object

To add a page macro to a Layout Designer image object

Page macros you can add


To type the URL address

If you type http://www.sitetech.com/, you tell the Web browser to use the HTTP service to transfer across the Internet to Site Technologies’ home page on the World Wide Web.

To automatically add the protocol, such as http://, file://, or ftp://, to the URL without having to type it, first scroll the http:// box, and click the appropriate protocol.

If you are not sure of the address, check with the owner of the Web site.

See also

Editing a URL component


Customizing the HTML tags list

You can add, edit, and delete HTML templates in the HTML tags list.

To change the HTML tags list

1.	Open the HTML Editor,, then click the [image] tool.

2.	In the HTML tags list, scroll and click to highlight the HTML tag category or menu option you want to change.

3.	Use the tools to add, edit, and delete categories and menu options. See HTML tags list tools

4.	To edit the template, click the Edit category or menu option tool; or right-click the template in the list. The Edit Menu Item box opens with these options:

Type of Menu Item

Click Category or Option to change selected templates list item to a template category or menu option.

Menu Option Text

Change the select category or menu option name.

Beginning Text

Type the beginning HTML code(s) for the template you are changing.

Ending Text

Type the ending HTML code(s) for the template you are changing.

On selection, move cursor to the right n spaces.

Number of spaces to position insertion point to the right after you save changes.

5.	Click Save to save your changes and close the HTML templates box.

See also

Embedding HTML tags

Designing Web page text


Getting Help with HTML

For up-to-date information on HTML, consult the W3C HTML 3.2 Reference Specification on the World Wide Web.

See also

About HTML tags

Embedding HTML tags

Designing Web page text


Embedding META tags

QuickSite now automatically generates META tags for search engines for every page. These automatically-generated tags provide basic identification and information on the nature of the site construction.

You can also manually embed Meta tags through the HTML Editor. Users should continue to embed Meta tags to define keyword and description Meta tags for your Web site.

To embed META tags

1.	In the Project View, click the text page where you want to attach META tags and, from the Edit menu, click Meta Tags or right-click the page and click Meta Tags.

2.	The META tags selection box opens.

3.	In the text entry area, type in META tags or click the [image] to open the META tags list.

4.	In the META tags list, click to select the appropriate template.

Example: To add an author search keyword, select AUTHOR... from the list. The template appearing in the text entry area is:

<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="">

5.	Add the appropriate text to the CONTENT variable.

Example: To add the keyword “Smith” to the AUTHOR template:

<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="Smith">

6.	To save changes and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

When you build and test the Web site, you can view the META tags in the page’s document source code. See About HTML tags

See also

Embedding HTML tags

Automatically generating Meta tags


To select paragraph style

You can select predefined paragraph styles ( Heading1, Heading2, etc.) in the HTML Editor.

1.	Open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the text entry window, select (highlight) the text you want to assign a paragraph style.

3.	Scroll the HTML tags list in the toolbar, [image], scroll through the list, and click the style you want. Or access the full HTML tags list by clicking the [image] tool. See Embedding HTML tags

QuickSite inserts the HTML tags for the paragraph style.

See also

Selecting paragraph and font formats


To select font type

If you have trouble reading the type in the HTML Editor, you can change the font type. The default font type (suitable in most cases) is Fixed Font. Changing the font type does not effect what type is displayed on the Web browser.

1.	Open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the View menu, click Font.

3.	Click the font type: Fixed Font, GUI Font, or OEM Font.

QuickSite automatically changes the font type in the text editing window. If unsure, try the different font choices before you decide.

See also

Selecting paragraph and font formats


To select font style

In the HTML Editor you can add HTML tags that change font styles (bolding, italics, underlines).

1.	Open the HTML Editor.

2.	Select (highlight) the text you want to change.

3.	In the toolbar, click the appropriate font style tool ( [image] l, [image], [image]).

QuickSite brackets the selected text with the HTML font style tag.

See also

Selecting paragraph and font formats


To change font size and color

In the HTML Editor you can add HTML tags that increase or decrease font size and define font color.

1.	Open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the View menu, click to select ( · ) Character Toolbar. See Changing HTML Editor toolbar views

3.	Select (highlight) the text you want to change.

4.	In the Character toolbar, click the tool to change font size or font color.

Select this tool…	To insert these tags…
	<font size=+1>selected text</font>
	<font size=-1>selected text</font>
	<font color=>selected text</font>
5.	To increase or decrease font size further, replace the number in the <font size=+1> tag. For example, if you change <font size=+1> to <font size=+2>, you increase font size by 2 instead of 1.

6.	To specify font color, click the [image] tool, then with the insertion point after <font color=, click a color in the Color Selector bar.

The HTML code for the color appears in the font color tag, for example, code for red would look like

<font color=#ff0000>selected text</font>

See also

Selecting paragraph and font formats


Script templates list tools

Tool	Tool name	Function
	Select menu category	Selects another category in the Script templates list. Repeat click to change categories.
	Edit category or menu option	Opens a box to change a selected category/ menu and edit a template. Click Save to save changes.
	Add new category or menu option	Opens a box to add a new category/menu and tag to the Script templates list. Click Save to save the addition.
	Delete category or menu option	Opens a box to delete a category/ menu Script templates list. Click Yes to delete.
	Cut current template option	Cuts selected (highlighted) menu template.
	Copy current template option	Copies selected menu template.
	Paste current template option	Pastes cut or copied template.
	Display Help text	Displays online Help.
See also

Customizing the Script templates list


To add quotes to a Script template

You can type QuickSite’s special code for double quotes, cQuote +, in the code. For example, a message alert might be coded as:

Beginning Text: “MsgAlert(“ + cQuote

Ending Text: cQuote + “)”

See also

Customizing the Script templates list


To add a page macro in HTML Editor

You can type a page macro in HTML Editor.

1.	Open the HTML Editor.

2.	In the text entry area, click an insertion point and type the page macro. See Page macros you can add

3.	To save changes and close the HTML Editor, click the [image] and [image] tools.

When you build and test the Web site, the macro performs its function.

See also

Using page macros


To add a page macro to a Layout Designer text object

You can add a page macro to a text object in Layout Designer.

1.	Open Layout Designer and insert a text object. See Creating customized text

2.	Type the page macro in the text object See Page macros you can add

3.	Click OK.

The macro appears in the text object.

See also

Using page macros


To add a page macro to a Layout Designer image object

You can add a page macro to an image object in Layout Designer.

1.	Open Layout Designer and insert an image object. See Adding graphics to a custom layout

2.	Double-click to open the Image Properties box.

3.	Click the Misc tab.

4.	Select ( · ) Link.

5.	Under Link, type the page macro. See Page macros you can add

The macro appears in the image object.

See also

Using page macros


Page macros you can add

Page macros you can add

You can currently insert the following page macros in your Web site project.

::SiteTitle

::PageTitle

::DefaultEMail

::EMailAddress

::EMailTo

::Ext

::HtmlName

::HtmlDate

::HtmlTime

::HomePage

::LastPage

::NextPage

::PrevPage macro

::FirstMenu macro

::NextMenu

::PrevMenu

::LastMenu

::SmartMarkDate

::NavBar

::NavTop

::NavDown

See also

Using page macros


HTML tags list tools

Tool	Tool name	Function
	Select menu category	Selects another template category in the HTML Tags list. Repeat click to cycle through the categories.
	Edit category or menu option	Opens a box to change a selected category/ menu option and edit a tag. Click Save to save changes.
	Add new category or menu option	Opens a box to add a new category/menu option and tag to the HTML Tags list. Click Save to save addition.
	Delete category or menu option	Opens a box to delete a category/ menu from the HTML Tags list. Click Yes to delete.
	Cut current template option	Cuts selected (highlighted) menu template.
	Copy current template option	Copies selected menu template.
	Paste current template option	Pastes cut or copied template.
	Display Help text	Displays online Help
See also

Customizing the HTML tags list


Using HTML tag wizards to embed objects
Using HTML tag wizards to embed dynamic objects

The HTML tags list in the HTML Editor has several wizards that guide you through the creation of dynamic marquee, plug-in, audio clip, and video clip objects.

To use the dynamic object wizards

1.	In the HTML Editor, click the [image] tool.

2.	In the Special Markup category of the HTML tags list, click to select the Marquee Wizard, Plug-In Wizard, Audio Wizard, or Video Wizard.

3.	Fill in and select appropriate options.

See

Marquee Wizard options

Plug-In Wizard options

Video Wizard options

Audio Wizard options

4.	Click Save.

The HTML tags list closes and the HTML code for the object appears in the HTML Editor.

See also

Embedding HTML tags


Marquee Wizard options

Marquee Title	Title for marquee (scrolling text banner).
Marquee Text	Text in marquee.
# times to play	Number of times marquee is to loop.
Behavior	Marquee action.
Direction	Direction of action.
Align	Alignment on page.
Height	Height of marquee, in pixels.
Width	Width of marquee, in pixels.
BGColor	Background color, select from palette.
For more information, see MARQUEE tag at http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/authot/newhtml/htmlr020.htm.

See also

Using HTML tag wizards to embed objects


Plug-In Wizard options

Name	Plug-in title.
URL	URL.
Units	Unit of measure, in pixels or en.
Height	Height of plug-in, in unit of measure.
Width	Width of plug-in, in unit of measure.
Background	Background color, select from palette.
Foreground	Foreground color, select from palette.
Autostart	Select ( · ) to start automatically.
Playback	Select to allow playback.
For more information, see EMBED tag at http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/authot/newhtml/htmlr020.htm.

See also

Using HTML tag wizards to embed objects


Video Wizard options

Video File	Video file name (.avi).
Height	Height of video object, in pixels.
Width	Width of video object, in pixels.
Autoplay	Select ON or OFF to start automatically or not.
Start	Event that starts video action.
# of times to play	Number of times to loop.
For more information, see EMBED tag at http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/authot/newhtml/htmlr020.htm.

See also

Using HTML tag wizards to embed objects


Audio Wizard options

Audio File	Audio file name (.wav, .au, or MIDI).
Alternate Text	Text to display if browser does not produce sound.
Hidden Sound	Hides sound control object, but sound still plays.
Background Sound	Sound that plays when page loads.
# of times to play	Number of times to loop.
For more information, see EMBED tag at http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/authot/newhtml/htmlr020.htm.

See also

Using HTML tag wizards to embed objects

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Automatically generating Meta tags

QuickSite automatically generates Meta tags for every page. The QS.INI variable, GenDefMeta, is enabled by default. See Setting and changing preferences for how to access the qs.ini file.

Meta tags generated by default are:

<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Site Technologies QuickSite Version 3.0">

<META NAME="QuickSite Border" CONTENT="tlb, default">


Adding scrolling content

Open Cube is the maker of Smooth Scroll II Java applet. QuickSite automatically generates code that supports this applet.

You can open the OpenCube project, in your QuickSite program folder (default drive:\qs) to demonstrate the Smooth Scroll II Java applet.

OpenCube is the maker of the Smooth Scroll II Java applet. QuickSite 3.0 automatically generates applet code that supports this applet. A sample project named "OpenCube" has been included that demonstrates this unique capability. To see this feature in action, simply open the sample project, build and test it. If the scrolling box is empty, you'll need to download a demo of the Smooth Scroll II applet from OpenCube's Web site.

To use the Smooth Scroll II applet

Follow these basic steps to build scrolling features into your Web page.

1.	Create a text page component in your QuickSite project (with hidden status) to be the scrolling content page. See Changing the status of an item

Add to the page the content you want to scroll in the OpenCube applet. It must include the text and scroll commands which provide the applet with parameters that determine font size, attributes, delay times, and linking instructions. Here's a sample of the text that would be entered into the HTML portion of the scrolling content page.

/s18/b/d5::Smooth Scroll Applet
/s8::
/s14::The Smooth Scroll applet from OpenCube provides a wonderful capability for scrolling content on your Web site.

The various instruction tags at the leading edge of each line behave as follows:

/s18/b/d5::  Set the font to 18 points, bold, and delay this section for 5 seconds.

/s8::  Set the font to 8 points and insert a blank line.

/s14::  Set the font to 14 points.

2.	Insert a QuickSite macro into a layout component or text page that references the scrolling content page created in the first step. The macro syntax includes three arguments - width, height, and page title of the page that contains the content.

::ScrollMessage(220,210,Scrolling Content Page)

When QuickSite's publishing engine encounters the ::ScrollMessage macro, it absorbs the content of the referenced page and interprets it into the appropriate OpenCube applet code which is generated into the Web page in place of the macro.

To register and deploy Smooth Scroll II

If you decide to use the Smooth Scroll II applet on a production Web site, you need to purchase a server license for the applet which is available from OpenCube in various packages starting at just $39.00. The code generated for demo use is slightly different than the code required for production use. When you purchase a license for this applet, you need to change the QuickSite INI preference named OpenCubeReg so that it includes your registration number as denoted by the "nnnnn" in the sample INI variable below.

[Preferences]

OpenCubeReg=(c) 1997, OpenCube Technologies, Registered nnnnn


Defining macro variables

A macro variable defines a value for a macro that can be inserted in any number of pages. The macro variable is defined in the QuickSIte INI (qs.ini) or Project INI (projectname.ini) file.

The value assigned to a variable is automatically transposed in a page wherever the macro is encountered by the QuickSite publishing engine.

The advantage to using macro variables is they only have to be defined in one place, the INI file. When redefined, the macro variable value is automatically updated everywhere it is inserted in a QuickSite macro in the site

To create a macro variable

1.	Open the INI file through Preferences. See Setting and changing preferences or To set preferences in the Project tab.

2.	Add a section named [Macros] to the appropriate INI file.

2.	Under [Macros], enter the macro variable name and value, such as

[Macros]

CompanyName=Site Technologies

where CompanyName is the macro variable and Site Technologies is the value.

3.	Save the INI file and exit it.

To insert the macro

•	Anywhere you want the macro variable value to be automatically inserted on an HTML page, type the QuickSite macro in this format:

<!QSMACRO:variable-->

for example, using CompanyName as the variable, the macro would be

<!QSMACRO:CompanyName-->


::SiteTitle macro

The ::SiteTitle macro provides a way to dynamically insert the Web site title (the name you gave your project) into the page content. This macro makes it easy to insert the Web site title in any of the project pages. If you change the title of your Web site, QuickSite updates all occurrences of the Web site title automatically.

Description

Returns a string containing the Web site project title.

Syntax

::SiteTitle

Page macro example

This page is called QuickSite Macros. While visiting the ::SiteTitle Web site, take a moment to give us your comments.

Web display example

This page is called QuickSite Macros. While visiting the QuickSite Macros Web site, take a moment to give us your comments.

See also

Using page macros


::PageTitle macro

The ::PageTitle macro inserts the current Web page title you gave the page via Page Properties.

This macro is helpful in documents that need to reference the topic of the page one or more times within the page itself. If the page topic title changes, the title content is automatically updated.

Description

Returns the web page title from the project file.

Syntax

::PageTitle

Page macro example

You are currently looking at the Web site named ::PageTitle.

Web display example

You are currently looking at the web site named QuickSite Macros.

See also

Using page macros


::DefaultEMail macro

The ::DefaultEMail macro automatically inserts the default e-mail address specified for the site. This e-mail address is defined via Preferences in the Edit menu. See To set preferences in the Project tab

This macro lets you easily maintain frequently changed e-mail references automatically. By changing the e-mail address in the Project Preferences, all web pages with the ::DefaultEMail reference will be updated automatically.

This macro retrieves only the site e-mail address stored in the Project Preferences. A custom e-mail address can be defined at the page level. If there is a custom e-mail address defined for a particular page, it will affect the automatically generated email button at the bottom of the page, but not this macro command.

Description

This macro returns the Return E-Mail Default value from Project Preferences.

Syntax

::DefaultEMail

Page macro example

To contact me, address your E-mail to ::DefaultEMail.

Web display example

To contact me, address your E-mail to myaddress@myserver.com.


::EMailAddress macro

The ::EMailAddress macro allows you to reference the e-mail address of the current page. This macro does not create a live hyperlink. It simply enters the text of the email address into the Web page.

Description

Returns the e-mail value of the current page as specified in Page Properties.

Syntax

::EMailAddress

Page macro example

You may reach us at ::EMailAddress.

Web display example

You may reach us at webmaster@sitetech.com.

See also

Using page macros


::EMailTo macro

The ::EMailTo macro automatically inserts a live e-mail address hyperlink. This macro is similar to the ::EMailAddress macro, except it creates a live link instead of static text. When the user clicks on this link, a new e-mail form will be brought up, preaddressed to the appropriate e-mail address.

Description

Returns a formatted MailTo hot link.

Syntax

::EMailTo

Page macro example

Click ::EMailTo to send me a message.

Web display example

Click webmaster@sitetech.com to send me a message.

See also

Using page macros


::Ext macro

The ::Ext macro provides the proper extension for the HTML file based on the preference you have specified. QuickSite can automatically build files with either .htm or .html extension. This feature enables you to be compatible with a variety of Web servers.

Because QuickSite can generate files with .htm or .html extensions, hard-coding file extensions into file references should be avoided.

Description

Returns the generated file extension based on the file extension preference setting for the project that you can reset when you build and test the Web site. See Web site construction: Page Features tab

Syntax

::Ext

Page macro example

<A HREF = webfile::Ext> </A>

Web display example

webfile.htm

See also

Using page macros


::HtmlName macro

The ::HtmlName macro provides a way to dynamically display the name of the file (without extension) that the HTML code will generate. This macro coupled with the ::Ext (see above) enables the full name of the output file to be displayed on the Web page.

Description

The generated HTML file name without a file extension.

Syntax

::HtmlName

Page macro example

::HtmlName alone –

<A HREF = ::HtmlName>Click Here!!!</A>

::HtmlName with ::Ext, where file extension in Preferences is .html –

<A HREF = ::HtmlName::Ext>Click Here!!!</A>

Web display example

::HtmlName alone –

ma02018.htm Click Here!!!

::HtmlName with ::Ext –

ma02111.html Click Here!!!

See also

Using page macros


::HtmlDate macro

The ::HtmlDate macro provides a way to dynamically display the date the current page was last edited.

Description

Returns date the page was last edited.

Syntax

::HtmlDate

Page macro example

The current date is ::HtmlDate.

Web display example

The current date is 11/01/96.

See also

Using page macros


::HtmlTime macro

The ::HtmlTime macro provides a way to dynamically display the time the current page was last edited.

Description

Returns time the page was last edited.

Syntax

::HtmlTime

Page macro example

The current time is ::HtmlTime.

Web display example

The current time is 14:36:15.

See also

Using page macros


::HomePage macro

The ::HomePage macro dynamically generates a HTML file name for the home page of the current project.

Function

Generates the complete HTML file name of the home page for the current project, including the extension. This macro is sensitive to the preferences that you made with regards to the file extension. If you chose to generate files with the *.html file extension, it will return the home page filename with the *.html extension. You can change the filename extension preferences when you build and test the Web site. See Web site construction: Page Features tab

Syntax

::HomePage

Page macro example

<A HREF = ::HomePage> </A>

Web display example

my00123.htm

See also

Using page macros


::LastPage macro

The ::LastPage macro tells QuickSite to generate the HTML file name for the last page in the project.

Function

Returns the generated HTML file name of the last page of the current project.

Syntax

::LastPage

Page display example

<A HREF = ::LastPage> </A>

Web display example

ma02033.htm

See also

Using page macros


::NextPage macro

The ::NextPage macro tells QuickSite to generate the HTML file name for the next page in the project.

Function

Returns the generated HTML file name of the next page of the current project.

Syntax

::NextPage

Page macro example

<A HREF = ::NextPage> </A>

Web display example

ma02667.htm

See also

Using page macros


::PrevPage macro

The ::PrevPage macro tells QuickSite to generate the HTML file name for the previous page in the project.

Function

Returns the generated HTML file name of the previous page of the current project.

Syntax

::PrevPage

Page macro example

<A HREF = ::PrevPage> Click here!!! </A>

Web display example

ma11107.htm Click here!!!

See also

Using page macros


::FirstMenu macro

The ::FirstMenu macro tells QuickSite to generate the HTML file name for the first menu in the project.

Function

Returns the generated HTML file name of the first menu page of the current project.

Syntax

::FirstMenu

Page macro example

The filename for the first menu item is sz010000.htm –

<A HREF = ::FirstMenu></A> Click here to go to the next menu.

Web display example

sz010000.htm Click here to go to the next menu.

See also

Using page macros


::NextMenu macro

The ::NextMenu macro tells QuickSite to generate the HTML file name for the next menu in the project.

Function

Returns the generated HTML file name of the next menu page of the current project.

Syntax

::NextMenu

Page macro example

The filename for the next menu item is is sz030000.htm –

<A HREF = ::NextMenu></A> Click here to go to the next menu.

Web display example

sz03000.htm Click here to go to the next menu.

See also

Using page macros


::PrevMenu macro

The ::PrevMenu macro tells QuickSite to generate the HTML file name for the previous menu page in the project.

Function

Returns the generated HTML file name of the previous menu page of the current project.

Syntax

::PrevMenu

Page macro example

The filename for the previous menu item is ma02031.htm –

<A HREF =::PrevMenu></A>

Web display example

See also

Using page macros


::LastMenu macro

The ::LastMenu macro tells QuickSite to generate the HTML file name for the last menu page in the project.

Function

Returns the generated HTML file name of the last menu page of the current project.

Syntax

::LastMenu

Page macro example

The filename for the last menu page is ma05031.htm –

<A HREF =::LastMenu></A>

Web display example

ma05031.htm

See also

Using page macros


::SmartMarkDate macro

A SmartMark is a unique way to alert Internet users of changes or updates to your Web pages. The ::SmartMarkDate macro creates a SmartMark in the proper NetScape Bulletin format.

Function

Returns a NetScape Bulletin tag complete with all arguments.

Syntax

::SmartMarkDate

Page macro example

::SmartMarkDate

Web display example

Bulletin-Date = "Mon, 19-Aug-96 08:12:23"

See also

Using page macros


::NavBar macro

The ::Nav Bar macro generates a full text navigation bar with home page, parent (page above), and children (page below) links. Only works when Site Architect mode is active. See Using the Site Architect

Before building, select Include navigation text and deselect Include navigation buttons. See Web site construction: Page Features tab.

Recommended placements for this macro are the header or footer. See Customizing eader and footers

Function

Returns a full navigation text bar at point of insertion.

Syntax

::NavBar

Page macro example

::NavBar

Web display example

See the NAVEXAMP project (from the File menu, click Open Project).

See also

Using page macros


::NavTop macro
::NavUp macro

The ::NavUp macro generates a navigation bar with home and parent (page above) links. Only works when Site Architect mode is active. See Using the Site Architect

Before building, select Include navigation text and deselect Include navigation buttons. See Web site construction: Page Features tab.

Recommended placements for this macro are the header or footer. See Customizing eader and footers and sample project, NAVEXAMP (from the File menu, click Open Project).

Function

Returns a partial navigation text bar at point of insertion.

Syntax

::NavUp

Page macro example

::NavUp

Web display example

See the NAVEXAMP project (from the File menu, click Open Project).

See also

Using page macros


::NavDown macro

The ::NavDown macro generates a navigation bar with children links. Only works when Site Architect mode is active. See Using the Site Architect

For a example of this macro, see NAVEXAMP project (from the File menu, click Open Project).

Before building, select Include navigation text and deselect Include navigation buttons. See Web site construction: Page Features tab.

Recommended placements for this macro are the header or footer. See Customizing eader and footers

Function

Returns a partial navigation text bar at point of insertion.

Syntax

::NavUp

Page macro example

::NavUp

Web display example

See the NAVEXAMP project (from the File menu, click Open Project).

See also

Using page macros


Designing Web page layout

QuickSite’s exciting, new Layout Designer puts custom page design at your fingertips. The Layout Designer’s WYSIWYG and OLE-compatible interface lets you see what your page is going to look like as you design it.

Overview

About the Layout Designer

Opening the Layout Designer

Switching the default editor

Changing Layout Designer views

Layout Designer basics

Creating customized text

Adding graphics to a custom layout

Changing color in a custom layout

Dragging and dropping data and text

Adding a table to a custom layout

Creating links in the Layout Designer

Adding horizontal and vertical rule lines

Adding dynamic objects

Inserting form objects

Inserting an ActiveX object

Inserting a Java object

Inserting an audio clip object

Inserting a video clip object

Inserting a plug-in object

See also

Designing Web page text


About the Layout Designer

Layout Designer features a WYSIWYG canvas where you can see what your page is going to look like as you lay it out. The Layout Designer makes it possible for you have total control over Web page layout and create special headers/footers and other special text and graphic content for your pages. You can insert text objects, image objects, form fields, and special objects, such as ActiveX, Java applets, and audio/video clips.

•	The canvas is the main work area where you compose text and add graphics.

•	Floating, horizontal and vertical toolbars give you access to Layout Designer features.

•	A preview box lets you preview fonts.

•	Menus provide alternative access to Layout Designer features.

Some things you should know…

By default, QuickSite places content you add in the Layout Designer above any text or graphic you import or enter on the page through the HTML Editor. You can control where the text is inserted in the HTML Editor by applying a special Paragraph Style, called Layout Object, at the desired point in the text where you want to add the header text. See Adding content from Layout Designer

If you are creating custom header text or graphics, you most likely will want to hide the page title and elect not to include a header line. In the Project View, just click the Page Properties tool, [image], and in the General tab of Page Properties, select ( · ) Hide Title. Then, in the Layout tab, deselect Include Header Line. See Setting page properties

See also

Opening the Layout Designer

Designing Web page layout

Converting layout objects to HTML code


Opening the Layout Designer

To open the Layout Designer

You can open the Layout Designer from the Project View by any of these paths:

•	Click the page you want to design and, from the Edit menu, click Layout Designer.

•	Right-click the page and then click Layout Designer.

•	If the default page editor is Layout Designer, double-click the page. See Switching the default editor

See also

Designing Web page layout


Adding color to a custom layout

In the Layout Designer, you can add color to the text or background of a custom layout. You can do this to a text object, a graphic object, or a rule line.

To add text or background color to a text object

1.	From the Text properties box, click to select ( · ) Allow cell background color.

2.	Click the text color tool on left or background color tool on right.

3.	Select a color from the color palette (or define a custom color).

4.	Click OK.

To add background color to a graphic object

1.	From the Image properties box, select the Misc tab.

2.	Click to select ( · ) Cell background color.

3.	Click the blank button.

4.	Select a color from the color palette (or define a custom color).

5.	Click OK.

To add background color to a rule line

1.	From the Rule properties box, click to select ( · ) Use cell background color.

2.	Click the blank button.

3.	Select a color from the color palette (or define a custom color).

4.	Click OK.

See also

Creating customized text

Adding graphics to a custom layout

Adding horizontal and vertical rule lines


Adding graphics to a custom layout

You can use the Layout Designer to add graphic image objects to your customized page layout. See About the Layout Designer

To add an image object

You can design the style, alignment, color, and size of a graphic object and insert it where you want on the page.

1.	Open the Layout Designer.

2.	Click the [image] tool or, from the Insert menu, click Image.

3.	On the canvas, drag the mouse to form a rectangle around the area where you want to insert the graphic object and release the mouse button.

The Image Properties box opens.

4.	Select a GIF or JPEG file by either of these methods: Click Browse and select a file or click the gifs or Project tab to select a file there.

5.	Click OK to close the Image Properties box.

6.	In the Size tab, click to select ( · ) the desired graphic sizing option. See Image sizing

7.	In the Align tab, under Horizontal Alignment and/or Vertical Alignment, click to select the alignment button (Right, Center/Middle, or Right) to align the graphic in the rectangle area. You won’t see the alignment until you exit the Image Properties box.

8.	In the Misc tab, add custom touches to the image. See Custom image options

9.	Click OK to close the Image Properties box.

10.	Examine the graphic on the canvas.

To perform this task…	Do this…
Reopen Image Properties	Double-click the image object.
Resize graphic object	Place the cursor on the appropriate handle around the object and drag. Corner handles proportionately scale the object; the other handles change height or width only.
Change image alignment within object border	Use the alignment tools in the Text toolbar.
11.	Click the [image] tool or, from the File menu, click Save. Then, from the File menu, click Exit.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Changing Layout Designer views

You can define which screen elements (toolbars, color palette, grid, etc.) the Layout Designer displays.

To change the display

1.	Open the Layout Designer.

2.	From the View menu, click to select ( · ) or deselect any or all of the display options:

Select this option	To display…
Toolbar	Layout Designer toolbar.
Colors	Color bar (Color button function).
Text	Text style bar (Text button function).
Status bar	Status bar at bottom of Layout Designer.
Grid	Grid marks on canvas. Invisible on Web page.
Object borders	Borders around text and graphic objects. Invisible on Web page.
Images	Image selection box (Images button function).
Scale	Horizontal and vertical scale bars to measure pixels.
Layout Designer instantly changes the display to reflect the option(s) you selected or deselected.

3.	To change the view back, click the option again.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Creating customized text

In the Layout Designer you can design the style, alignment, color, and size of a text object and insert it where you want on a page. See About the Layout Designer

To design and insert a text object

1.	Open the Layout Designer.

2.	Click the [image] tool.

3.	On the canvas, drag the mouse to form a rectangle around the point on the canvas where you want to insert the text, then release the mouse button.

A text object with six selection handles appears.

4.	Type text in the text object.

5.	Examine the text you have placed on the canvas.

To perform this task…	Do this…
Resize the text object	Place the cursor on the appropriate selection handle and drag. Corner handles proportionately scale the object, the other handles change height or width only.
Move text	Use the Cut [image], Copy [image], and Paste [image] tools in the horizontal toolbar.
Change the text and background color	See To change text or background color in a text object or table cell
Change text style on-the-fly	Select a text object and click the Tool button in the vertical toolbar to display and use the text style tools (B, I, U, etc.).
Check spelling	With the text object selected, click the [image] tool. The spell-checker works the same as in the HTML Editor. See Checking spelling
Further edit text	Double-click the text object to open the Text Properties box, where you can type and use tools to change font, style, alignment, text and background color, and font size. Click OK when done. Tip   You can make background color transparent by deselecting Allow cell background color.
6.	When done with the Layout Designer, click the [image] tool or, from the File menu, click Save; then click Exit.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Adding a table to a custom layout

The Layout Designer lets you add custom tables to your Web page layouts.

To insert a table object

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the Table object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Table Properties box opens.

3.	Select table format properties (number of columns or rows , spacing, caption, etc.) as desired and click OK to close the box.

The table object appears on the canvas.

4.	To resize the table, use the selection handles

5.	Fill in and edit the table.

To fill in and edit a table

1.	With the table selected (selection handles visible), click a table cell (row/column area).

2.	Type directly in the table cell and use the Text tools in the vertical toolbar to directly add custom text. See Creating customized text

Or double-click the table cell to open the Text Properties box, which is the same as for text objects.

3.	To change table format properties, click outside the table, then double-click in the table. In the Table Properties box, change settings and click OK.

Tip   You can directly drag the row and column borders to change row height and column width, change settings for vertical and horizontal alignment, and specify column and row spanning for a selected cell.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Inserting form objects

You can insert a number of form objects through the Layout Designer without knowing HTML.

See

To insert a pushbutton object

To insert a radio button object

To insert a checkbox object

To insert a select box object

To insert a text area box object

To insert an edit box object

See also

Designing Web page layout


Inserting an ActiveX object

You can insert ActiveX objects through the Layout Designer.

To insert an ActiveX object

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the ActiveX object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Select Control box opens.

3.	Under Controls, click to select the ActiveX control type, then click OK.

The Object Properties box opens with a list of ActiveX control elements.

4.	In the right column, change element values.

5.	Click OK to save changes and close the Object Properties box or click Apply to save changes and continue working in the box.

The ActiveX object appears at the insertion point on the canvas. You will see the object in action when you build and test the Web Site.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Inserting a Java object

You can add Java applets in the Layout Designer to embed active content in your Web pages.

To insert a Java applet

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the Java object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Java Applet Properties box opens.

3.	Under Java Class, click Browse to select the Java Applet.

4.	Under Parameters, edit Applet control parameters (name/value pairs) as needed. Names are in the left column: values in the right column.

5.	Under Name, type the Java Applet object name.

6.	Click OK.

The Java applet object appears at the insertion point on the canvas. You will see the object in action when you build and test the Web Site.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Inserting an audio clip object

You can insert objects in the Layout Designer that produce sound when clicked by a Web site visitor.

To insert an audio clip

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the audio clip object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Audio Properties box opens.

3.	Under Audio File, click Browse to select the audio file.

4.	Under Alternate Text, type text that will display if browser does not produce sound.

5.	Click OK.

The audio clip object appears at the insertion point on the canvas. You will see the object in action when you build and test the Web Site.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Inserting a video clip object

You can insert an object in the Layout Designer that displays a video clip when clicked by a Web site visitor.

To insert a video clip

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the video clip object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Video Properties box opens.

3.	Under Video File, click Browse to select the video file.

4.	Under Alternate Text, type text that will display if the browser does not show video.

5.	To include user controls with the object, select ( · ) Include Controls.

6.	Next to Loop, select the number of times the video is to loop before it stops or click Infinite for the video to continue until the Web visitor leaves the page.

7.	In the Start On box, scroll and click the event that will start the video.

8.	Click OK.

The video clip object appears at the insertion point on the canvas. You will see the object in action when you build and test the Web Site.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Inserting a plug-in object

You can add plug-ins that allow Web visitors to access special applications.

To insert a plug-in

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the Insert plug-in tool, [image].

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the plug-in object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Plug-In Object Properties box opens.

3.	Under Plugin File, click Browse to select the plug-in file.

4.	Under Parameters, edit the plug-in parameters as needed.

5.	Under Alternate Text, type text that will display if the browser does not accommodate plug-ins.

6.	Click OK.

The plug-in object appears at the insertion point on the canvas. You will see the object in action when you build and test the Web Site.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Changing color in a custom layout

You can change the color of text or background in a custom layout. You can do this to the text and background of text objects and table cells and the backgrounds of graphic and rule line objects.

See

To change text or background color in a text object or table cell

To add background color to a graphic object

To add background color to a rule line object

See also

Designing Web page layout


Dragging and dropping data and text

You can easily copy existing data and text into Layout Designer from MicroSoft Office software or any other OLE-compliant application that supports drag and drop. All you have to do is select items of interest and drag and drop them onto the Layout Designer canvas.

To drag and drop from Excel

1.	With Layout Designer open, launch Microsoft Excel and select a range of cells.

2.	Position the Excel window so that you can see the QuickSite Layout Designer window behind it.

3.	Click and hold on the border of the selected cells in Excel, drag it over the Layout Designer window, and release the mouse button.

The QuickSite layout designer inserts a table containing the contents of the Excel selection.

To drag and drop from Word

1.	With Layout Designer open, launch Microsoft Word and select some text.

2.	Position the Word window so that you can see the QuickSite Layout Designer window behind it.

3.	Click and hold on the text selection in Word, drag it over the Layout Designer window, and release the mouse button.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Defining frames with the Frame Designer

Frames let you present multiple pages within a single browser window. QuickSite’s Frame Designer lets you create frames with ease—and without the worry of missing a link to a framed document.

To set up frame layout

1.	Create or open a project that has at least two text pages that you want to frame.

2.	To use the Frame Designer, right-click the home page or a menu page where you want to set up the frames and click Frame Properties.

Tip   Home and menu pages are the only pages where you can define frames.

3.	In Frame Style, scroll and click to select a frame style.

4.	In Frame Spacing, scroll and click the pixels space between frames.

5.	Optionally, in AutoLinks and Target Frame, scroll and click to select frames for autolinking.

AutoLink - Identifies the frame [1, 2, 3, or 4] in which autolinks will be listed. Autolinks in frames are the same as the hyperlinks found in any menu page or home page. For example, a frame with autolinks in the home page will list links to all the menu pages beneath the home page. If the frame is defined at the menu level, all text-based pages will be listed as automatic links.

Target Frame - Identifies the frame you want the page to be displayed when the Web visitor clicks an autolink in the AutoLink frame.

To define each frame

You can define up to four frames.

1.	Click a Frame tab.

2.	Under URL or QuickSite Page, click Browse to select project pages for the frames. Or type the page name or a URL address to a page outside the project.

3.	To make a new page and select it for a frame, type the new page title and click Create. QuickSite adds the new, empty page to the Project View. You need to fill the page in after you are done with the Frame Designer.

4.	Click to select ( · ) any of these frame properties: Frame Border, Scrollable, or Resizable.

5.	Repeat for each frame. When done, click Save.

When you build and test your site, you will see the results.

To remove frames

Once frames have been applied to a menu or home page, the Frame Designer will be the default editor until you remove the frames.

•	To remove the frames, click Abandon Frame Definitions.

You can then access the pages from the HTML Editor, Layout Designer, or a third-party editor. See Opening and using the HTML Editor

See also

Designing Web page layout

Designing Web page text

Switching the default editor

Adding advertising


Dragging and dropping images

You can drag and drop images in Layout Designer.

To drag and drop an image from a list

You can rapidly drag and drop an image from the Images pick list.

1.	Open Layout Designer and click the Images button in the vertical toolbar.

2.	In the Projects or Gifs tab, click an image file, drag it to the layout canvas and release the mouse button.

By default, the gifs tab is active. The gifs tab lists image files that reside in the gifs folder within the QuickSite folder. If you have added some images to your site, they will be listed under the Project tab.

3.	Reposition the image as desired by clicking and dragging it.

To drag and drop an image from Windows

You can drag and drop an image from anywhere in Windows, such as Windows Explorer or your Desktop.

1.	In Windows, drag an image file to Layout Designer.

2.	Release the mouse button to drop it.

To drag and drop an image from a browser

From any Web browser that supports drag and drop, you can insert an image directly from a Web site.

1.	Launch the browser and go to a Web site that contains images you would like to place in your layout.

Tip   Most images on the Web are protected by copyrighted. You should only use images in your site for which you have rights.

2.	Position the browser window so you can see the Layout Designer window behind it.

3.	Click and drag the desired image from browser to the Layout Designer canvas and release the mouse button.

The image appears on the canvas and QuickSite automatically places the file in your project directory.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Creating links in the Layout Designer

The Layout Designer lets you create links to items in your current project, the QuickSite library, or catalog component.

To create a link

1.	Use the [image] tool to insert a text object. See Creating customized text

2.	With the text object selected, click the Projects, Library, or Catalog button in the vertical toolbar.

A list opens with items you can link to. For example, if you click Projects, the lists contains items in the project.

3.	Double-click an item in the list.

The item appears with caret notation in the text entry area of the Text Properties box. When your page is built, QuickSite automatically substitutes the HTML code necessary to create a link to the appropriate item.

See also

Designing Web page layout


Adding horizontal and vertical rule lines

You can use the Layout Designer to add horizontal and/or vertical lines to your customized page layout.

To add ruler lines

1.	Open the Layout Designer.

2.	From the Insert menu, click Horizontal Rule, Vertical Line, or Horizontal Line, or click the appropriate tool,.

3.	On the canvas, drag the mouse to form a rectangle around the area where you want to insert the ruler line and release the mouse button.

4.	A rule line object appears at the insertion point on the canvas.

To add color, double-click the rule line object, and click to select ( · ) Use cell background color. Then click the button, select a color from the color palette (or define a custom color), and click OK.

See also

Designing Web page layout


To insert a pushbutton object

You can insert a pushbutton object that Web visitors can click to perform some action while reading a form.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the Insert pushbutton tool, [image].

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the pushbutton object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Form Button Properties box opens.

3.	Under Control Name, type the object name, for example, you might name a pushbutton Submit if it’s going to be used to process incoming data. A unique name is required for each form object. The name will not be visible on the Web page. It is used to identify the object for scripting applications.

4.	Under Value, type the object’s value, for example, the value for a submit pushbutton might be Send Message. The value is processed when the Web visitor clicks the button. It also appears as a title on the pushbutton.

5.	Click to select the pushbutton type: Submit or Reset.

6.	Click the Form properties button and define the form properties:

Action - The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script that processes the form data, for example, http://formaction.cgi.

EncType - Data encoding type. Generally, leave as the default value. If you do not know specifically the type is different, do not change it.

Event Statements - Script statements that define what to do when an event happens, for example, OnSubmit=functionname will excite a function with given name when the Submit button is pressed.

Method - Determines what is to be done to the object specified by the URL. Click Get or Post. Get tells the server to get the object from the server; Post tells the server to post data to an object on the server. Consult your ISP for the preferred method.

Tip   If you have multiple form objects (pushbutton, radio button, check box, etc.) on a page, you only have to specify form properties for one of the form objects.

7.	Click OK to close the Form Properties box.

8.	Click OK to close the Form Button Properties box.

The pushbutton appears on the canvas. The functions you specified will work when you build and test the page.

See also

Inserting form objects

Designing Web page layout


To insert a radio button object

Web visitors click a radio button to select an option.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the radio button object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Radio Button Properties box opens.

3.	Under Control Name, type the object name. If it is a new object, give it a unique, easy-to-remember name.

4.	Under Value, type the value attached to the radio button if the button is selected when the form is submitted, for example, On.

5.	Under Caption, type the object name. Web visitors will see this name next to the button.

6.	To specify additional form properties, click Form Properties and fill in the boxes as in To insert a pushbutton object.

7.	Click OK to close the Form Properties box.

8.	Click OK to close the Radio Button Properties box.

The radio button appears on the canvas and will be active when displayed on the Web page.

See also

Inserting form objects

Designing Web page layout


To insert a checkbox object

Web visitors click a checkbox to select an option.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the checkbox object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Check Box Properties box opens.

3.	Under Control Name, type the object name. If it is a new object, give it a unique, easy-to-remember name.

4.	Under Value, type the value attached to the object if the checkbox is selected.

5.	Under Caption, type the object name. Web visitors will see this name next to the checkbox.

6.	To specify additional form properties, click Form Properties and fill in the boxes as in To insert a pushbutton object.

7.	Click OK to close the Form Properties box.

See also

Inserting form objects

Designing Web page layout


To insert a select box object

Web visitors can select one or more items from a form selection box.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the form select box object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Select Properties box opens.

3.	Under Control Name, type the object name. If it is a new form, give the object a unique, easy-to-remember name.

4.	Under New Item, type the name for an item to be listed in the form select box and click Add. Repeat for other list items, if there are multiple items.

5.	If the box has multiple items, click the item to be automatically selected (highlighted) by default and click Set Default.

The item name appears in the Default Selection box (on the left).

Tip   If you don’t reset the default, the first item in the list will be selected.

6.	In Lines to Display, scroll and click the number of items in the list to display.

7.	Optionally select ( · ) Allow multiple selection to allow users to use Shift-Click and Control-Click to select more than one item from the scroll box.

8.	Click OK to close the Select Properties box.

The scroll box object appears on the canvas. You will not see the box in action until you build and test the Web Site.

See also

Inserting form objects

Designing Web page layout


To insert a text area box object

A text area box is a special form object that visitors can scroll through to read and enter or edit text.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the text area box object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Text Area Properties box opens.

3.	Scroll and click Rows and Columns to define the number of rows and columns in the text area.

4.	Under Default Text, type the text you want to initially appear in the box.

5.	Click Form Properties to specify additional properties as described in To insert a pushbutton.

6.	Click OK to close the Text Area Properties box.

The text area box object appears on the canvas. Build and test the Web site to see the box in action.

See also

Inserting form objects

Designing Web page layout


To insert an edit box object

An edit box is a place where Web visitors can enter or edit text. Such a box is commonly used to enter names or short pieces of data.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and click the [image] tool.

2.	Click the point on the canvas where you want to insert the edit box object.

A red rectangle appears at the insertion point and the Text Edit Properties box opens.

3.	Under Control Name, type the edit box name.

4.	Under Initial Text, type the text you want to initially appear in the box.

5.	Under Maximum Length, type the maximum number of characters the box can contain. Type 0 for no maximum.

6.	In size, type the box size, the number of characters wide.

Tip   Box widths vary when displayed on different browsers, so what you enter here may not be displayed exactly.

7.	Optionally select ( · ) Hidden to hide the object.

8.	Click Form Properties to specify additional properties, as described in To insert a pushbutton object.

9.	Click OK to close the Text Edit Properties box.

The edit box object appears on the canvas. Build and test the Web site to see the box in action.

See also

Inserting form objects

Designing Web page layout


Concerning text and background color combinations

Some browsers, such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, can display background colors other than white. Others cannot. Consider this before selecting any color combination with white type, as the white text will be invisible if the browser’s background display capability is limited to white.

This limitation should lessen, and eventually be eliminated, as more browsers provide enhanced background color display capabilities.

See also

Changing color in a custom layout

Selecting paragraph and font formats


To change text or background color in a text object or table cell

Layout Designer’s drag and drop feature makes it easy to add colors.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and select the text object or a table cell.

2.	Click the Colors button to bring up the color palette.

3.	Drag and drop a color from the palette to the text or background. When the tip of the cursor is pointed directly on the text or background, release the left mouse button.

The color automatically changes.

Tip   Changing the color of text can be a little tricky if the text is small. If you have trouble pointing the cursor directly on the text when you drag and drop, use the alternate method below.

Alternate method

Double-click the text object or table cell.

1.	In the Text Properties box, select (highlight) the text.

2.	Click the Text color tool, [image], or the Background color tool, [image].

3.	Select a color and click OK.

4.	Optionally make the text object background transparent by deselecting (unchecking) the Allow cell background color option.

5.	Click OK again to return to the canvas and view the color change. See Concerning text and background color combinations

See also

Changing color in a custom layout


To add background color to an image object

You can add color to the background of an image object.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and double-click the image object.

The Image Properties box opens.

2.	Click the Misc tab.

3.	Click to select ( · ) Cell background color, then click the adjacent button.

4.	Select a color from the color selector and click OK.

5.	Click OK again to return to the canvas and view the color change.

See also

Changing color in a custom layout


To add background color to a rule line object

You can add color to the background of a horizontal or vertical rule line object.

1.	Open the Layout Designer and double-click a rule line object.

The Rule Properties box opens.

2.	Click to select ( · ) Use cell background color, then click the adjacent button.

3.	Select a color from the color selector and click OK.

4.	Click OK again to return to the canvas and view the color change.

See also

Changing color in a custom layout


Image sizing

In Layout Designer, you can resize images in the Size tab of the Image Properties box. See Adding graphics to a custom layout

Select this option	To size the image…
Use original image size	Width (X) and height (Y) dimensions unchanged.
Fit to layout rectangle	Expand to fit the rectangle area you drew before opening Image Properties.
Specify X and Y separately	Stretch X or Y dimension to fit rectangle area while leaving the other dimension original size.
See also

About the Layout Designer


Custom image options

In Layout Designer you can customize images in the Misc tab of the Image Properties box. See Adding graphics to a custom layout

To perform this task…	Do this…
Put a border around the graphic image when the page is displayed	Click Border.
Select an ImageMap on the Web server	Click Is map (server side map) and type ImageMap file path in box below.
Select an ImageMap on your computer	Click Use map (client side map) and type the ImageMap file path.
Create a URL link	Click Link and type the URL path, for example http://www.sitetech.com.
Add a page macro	Click Link and type a macro. See Using page macros
Enter text that will display in place of or in addition to an image (browser-dependent)	Type text in Alternate Text.
Define the object’s background color	Click Allow Background color and click the color button. See To add background color to a graphic object
See also

About the Layout Designer


Converting layout objects to HTML code

You can convert Layout Designer-created, object-based pages to HTML code that you can edit in the HTML Editor.

To convert page layout to HTML

1.	In the Project View, click a Layout Designer page that you want to convert. Layout Designer pages have a [image] icon in the third column from the left.

2.	From the Edit menu, click Convert Layout Objects to HTML Code.

QuickSite asks if you want to go ahead with the conversion (it cannot be undone).

3.	Click Yes or No.

If Yes, QuickSite converts the page to HTML code and places a [image] icon in the third column from the left to indicate the page can be changed in HTML Editor.

See also

Designing Web page text

Designing Web page layout


Setting page properties

Each Web page you create with QuickSite has a group of properties associated with it that control the page’s general characteristics (title, status, and HTML file name), page layout, links to other pages, and graphic styles (headers, footers and bullets).

Page property options differ somewhat depending page type selected.

To set page properties

1.	In the Project View, click a page, then click the [image] tool; or right-click a page and click Page Properties.

2.	Click a tab in the Page Properties box.

3.	Select or fill in any of the properties relevant for the page you are working on. Type information where required and/or select ( · ) options by clicking the checkboxes in front of them.

4.	Click another tab to select more options.

5.	When done, click Save.

See also

Defining General properties: Home page

Defining General properties: Menu, text, form, and catalog  pages

Defining General properties: Script component

Defining General properties: Paragraph component

Defining General properties: Table component

Defining Layout properties: Home, menu, text, form, and catalog pages

Defining Layout properties: Paragraph component

Defining Layout properties: Table component

Defining Link properties: Home, menu, text, form, and catalog pages

Defining Graphics properties: Home, menu, text, form, and catalog pages

Using the Graphics Properties Wizard


Defining General properties: Home page

In Page Properties, the General tab for the home page has these options:

Web Site Title

Type the title for the Web site here. This title, which can be the same as the Home Page Title, is not displayed by the browser but is embedded in the HTML code of each Web page to facilitate browser functions. Do not make this title blank, as it is listed when you open a project in QuickSite.

Home Page Title

Type the home page title here.

Hide Title

Select ( · ) to hide the title on the Web page display.

Center Title

Select to center the title on the Web page display.

Response E-Mail Address

Type the e-mail address where you want to receive Web user responses.

Tip   Through Preferences (in the Edit menu), you can also add a default e-mail address to be used if one is not specified here.

Page Status

Scroll and click to change the page status.

Tip   You can also change page status by double-clicking the Status column in the Project View or selecting Change Web Page Status in the Edit menu.

HTML File Name

Type another HTML file name for the home page. Do not type a file name extension (.htm) or (.html) here. If you need to change the file name extension, do so in Preferences (in the Edit menu).

Tip   QuickSite automatically names the HTML file the same as the project name. Normally you should leave the HTML file name for the home page alone.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining General properties: Menu, text, form, and catalog pages

In Page Properties, the General tab for menu, text, form pages  and catalog components has these options:

Page Title

Type the page title here.

Shortcut tip   In the Title column of the Project View, Ctrl+right-click a title. In the Change Page or Component Title box, type another title and click Save. Do the same for any project item.

Hide Title

Select ( · ) to hide the title on Web page display.

Center Title/Graphic

Select ( · ) to center the title/graphic header on the Web page display.

Response E-Mail Address

Type the e-mail address where you want to receive Web user responses.

Tip   In Preferences, you can add a default e-mail address to be used if one is not specified here.

Page Status

Scroll and click to change the page status.

Tip  You also can change page status by double-clicking the Status column in the Project View or selecting Change Web Page Status in the Edit menu.

Page Type

Scroll and click to change the page type.

HTML File Name

Change the HTML file name for the page. Do not type a file name extension (.htm) or (.html). If you need to change the file name extension, do so in Preferences (in the Edit menu).

QuickSite automatically names pages for you when the HTML file is generated. The HTML file name should be changed only under certain circumstances, for instance, when you intend to share the page.

Shortcut tip   In the File column of the Project View, Ctrl+right-click a file name. In the Change Generated File Name box, type another file name and click Save. Do the same for any project item.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining General properties: Script component

In Page Properties, the General tab for a script component has these options:

Script Title

Type the script title here.

Script Status

Scroll and click to change the script status. You can set the status to Active or Suspended.

Tip  You also can change the status by double-clicking the Status column in the Project View or selecting Change Web Page Status in the Edit menu.

Constant

Type a constant value.

Function Call

Type the function call you want to use.

See also

Setting page properties

Inserting project components


Defining General properties: Paragraph component

In Page Properties, the General tab for a paragraph component  has these options:

Paragraph Title

Type the paragraph title here. This title appears at the top of the paragraph.

Hide Title

Select ( · ) this box to hide the paragraph title on the Web page.

Center Title

Select this box to center the title on the Web page.

Show title in page contents list

Select this option to show the paragraph hyperlink in the contents list for the page containing the paragraph. This is useful if the page contains long paragraphs that require scrolling to access.

For a short paragraph, you might want to deselect (uncheck) this option to hide the hyperlink.

Paragraph Status

Scroll and click to change the paragraph status. You can set the status to Active or Suspended.

Tip  You also can change the status by double-clicking the Status column in the Project View or selecting Change Web Page Status in the Edit menu.

Page Type

Scroll and click to change the page type.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining General properties: Table component

In Page Properties, the General tab for a table component has these options:

Table Title

Type the table title here.

Hide Title

Select ( · ) to hide the title on Web page display. Different from hiding the hyperlink. See Show title in page contents list below.

Show title in page contents list

Select this option to show the table hyperlink in the contents for the page containing it. This is useful if the user needs to scroll to access the table.

For pages with less information, you might want to deselect (uncheck) this box so the hyperlink will not show directly above the table.

Table Status

Scroll and click to change the table status. You can set the status to Active or Suspended.

Tip  You also can change the status by double-clicking the Status column in the Project View or selecting Change Web Page Status in the Edit menu.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining Layout properties: Home, menu, text, form, and catalog pages

In Page Properties, the Layout tab has the same options for home, menu, text, form pages, and catalog components:

Show As New Topic

Select to display the New [image] icon next to any hyperlinks to this page.

Tip   You can also display the New! icon by double-clicking the New! column in the Project View.

Show As Hot Topic

Select to display the Hot!  icon next to any hyperlinks to this page.

Tip   You can also display the Hot! icon by double-clicking the Hot! column in the Project View.

Include Header Line

Select to display a header line on the page.

Tip   You can select the header and footer line styles from the Graphics tab of the Page Properties box. Initially you can choose to display a header line and the header line style through the New Project Wizard  or the Page Style Wizard.

Auto Date Page

Select to display the date the page was last saved. The date displays at the bottom of the page.

Include Footer Line

Select to display a footer line on the page. See Include Header Line above.

Lock Text Format

Select to lock text in the format you specified for this page in the HTML Editor. Locking text prevents Web browsers from inadvertently wrapping text and rearranging your layout when the browser window is resized. This retains the look you created.

Tip   We recommend not locking text unless you have page formatting that must not be changed, such as source code or intricate text formats.

Custom Header/Footer

Click Browse and select a custom header or footer for the page. QuickSite looks for the custom/header in the Configuration Section. See Creating and using the Configuration Section.

Or type in a new header/footer title and click Create for QuickSite to add the name to the browse list and insert a new, empty header/footer in the Configuration Section when you save Page Properties.

Optionally select Cascade to cascade the selected header or footer.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining Layout properties: Paragraph component

In Page Properties, the Layout tab contains these options for paragraph components:

Show As New Topic

Select to display the New [image] icon next to any hyperlinks to this paragraph.

Tip   You can also display the New! icon by double-clicking the New! column in the Project View.

Show As Hot Topic

Select to display the Hot!  icon next to any hyperlinks to this paragraph.

Tip   You can also display the Hot! icon by double-clicking the Hot! column in the Project View.

Lock Text Format

Select to lock text in the format you specified for this page in the HTML Editor. Locking text prevents Web browsers from inadvertently wrapping text and rearranging your layout when the browser window is resized.

Tip   We recommend not locking text unless you have page formatting that must not be changed, such as source code or intricate text formats.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining Layout properties: Table component

In Page Properties, the Layout tab contains these options for table components:

Show As New Topic

Select to display the New [image] icon next to any hyperlinks to this page.

Tip   You can also display the New! icon by double-clicking the New! column in the Project View.

Show As Hot Topic

Select to display the Hot!  icon next to any hyperlinks to this page.

Tip   You can also display the Hot! icon by double-clicking the Hot! column in the Project View.

Lock Text Format

Select to lock text in the format you specified for this page in the HTML Editor. Locking text prevents Web browsers from inadvertently wrapping text and rearranging your layout when the browser window is resized. This retains the look you created.

Tip   We recommend not locking text unless you have page formatting that must not be changed, such as source code or intricate text formats.

Border Size

Scroll and select a border size in points for the table. Zero indicates no border; 9 indicates the largest border.

Alignment

Scroll and select a page alignment for the table: Left, Center, or Right.

Width

Type a width for the table.

Height

Type a height for the table.

Tip   The width and height measurements represent the ratio of width to height. The actual dimensions are based on the browser.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining Link properties: Home, menu, text, form, and catalog pages

In Page Properties, the Links tab specifies how a Web page links to other pages in this and other projects. Links tab options vary for the different page types. Paragraphs and tables do not have a Links tab.

Link to Master Home

Select to create a link to the master home page for multiple sites.

URL

If this home page is one in a group of multiple sites, specify the full URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address for the master home page on the World Wide Web, in http: address format, such as http://www.mycompany.com. Enter up to 128 characters.

Desc:

If this home page is part of a group of related sites, type a descriptive label for the master home page. It appears on Web pages when the Include navigation text option is selected in when you build your site. See Web site construction: Page Features tab

Link to Project Home

Select to create a link for this page to the project’s home page.

Link to Menu Page

Select to create a link for this page to the menu page above it.

See also

Setting page properties


Defining Graphics properties: Home, menu, text, form, and catalog pages

In Page Properties, the Graphics properties tab for home, menu, text, form pages, and catalog components has these options.

Header Line Style

Scroll and click on a header line color. Default contrasts with background (dark on light, or light on dark).

Footer Line Style

Scroll and click on a footer line color. Default contrasts with the background.

Bullet List Item

Scroll and click on a bullet color. Default contrasts with the background.

Background

Click Background to open the Select a Background box, select a .jpg , .gif, or .png file, and click OK.

Header GIF

Click Header GIF to insert a graphic in the header of this page. In the Select a Page Header box, select a .gif, .jpg, or .png file and click OK.

Footer GIF

Click Footer GIF to insert a graphic in the footer of this page. In the Select a Page Footer box, select a .gif, .jpg, or .png file and click OK.

Menu GIF

Click Menu GIF to insert a small graphic, such as a gold star, in place of the bullet in front of the menu page hyperlink on the home page. The graphic you select also appears to the left of the menu page title.

See also

Setting page properties


Adding tables

With QuickSite, you can easily design and add table components to your Web pages. Tables are an important addition to any Web site. They organize otherwise unmanageable data into an easy-to-read structure that gives impact to your presentation.

See also

Inserting and opening a table

Filling in a table

Setting table properties

Hiding paragraph and table titles on pages

Using the Table-Based Menu Wizard


Inserting and opening a table

You can use the Table Designer to build a table component for the home page or any menu or text page. First insert a table component, then define table properties and fill in the table contents.

To insert a table

1.	In the Project View, click the page where you want to insert a table.

2.	From the Insert menu, click Table Component.

QuickSite inserts an Untitled Table Component under the selected page.

3.	Double-click the Untitled Table Component.

The Table Designer opens.

The table grid looks like a spreadsheet with rows and columns. The intersection of a row and column is a cell. You use the scroll bars and arrow keys to move to different cells in the table grid.

See also

Filling in a table

Setting table properties


Filling in a table

After you insert a table, you can enter information in any of the table cells.

To add table information

1.	Insert a table component and double-click to open the Table Designer. See Inserting and opening a table

2.	In the Table Designer, double-click on a cell.

The Table Cell opens, showing the row and column number of the cell.

3.	Type text in the text entry area.

Tip   Right-click to bring up a shortcut menu with text editing options.

4.	Use the HTML Editor tools to import and manipulate text, add links, graphics, and HTML formatting. See Designing Web page text

5.	To save and close, click the [image] and [image] tools.

The Table Cell box closes and the table grid displays the cell information you entered.

6.	In the Table Designer, repeat steps 1-5 to enter text in the remaining table cells.

•	QuickSite will generate the table only if it contains data in at least one cell.

•	Each table is limited to 12 columns.

•	Numeric values and dollars are right-justified in the Web site display.

•	You do not have to delete extra rows and columns. QuickSite automatically adjusts the number of rows and columns at build time.

7.	To save and close the table, click the [image] tool.

QuickSite lists the table component by its table name in the Project View. When you build and test the Web site, the table appears on the page.

See also

Inserting and opening a table

Setting table properties


Setting table properties

Once you have created a table, you can set its properties.

1.	In the Project View, click the table component, then click the [image] tool.

The Table Component Properties box opens.

2.	In the General Tab, type a name for the table component.

3.	Optionally select ( · ) any of these options:

Hide Title

Hides the table title on the Web page.

Show title in page contents list

Creates a hyperlink to the table component on the same page that has the table.

4.	In Table Status, scroll and click another page status if you want.

5.	Click the Layout tab and optionally select any of these options:

Show as New Topic/Show as Hot Topic

Adds a New! or Hot! icon next to the table and the table hyperlink (if displayed).

Lock Text Format

Locks the table format so it cannot be changed when the site is published.

6.	In Border Size, scroll and click the table border size, from 0 (no border) to 9 pixels.

7.	In Alignment, select left, center, or right to align the table on the Web page.

8.	Width and Height are table size adjustments, in pixels. When blank, table remains at its current size. Especially the first time you create a table, skip Width and Height.

9.	Click Save.

QuickSite saves the properties and closes the Table Component Properties box.

See also

Filling in a table


Adding graphics

QuickSite supports these types of graphics:

•	Static graphics.

•	Clickable GIFs.

•	ImageMaps.

QuickSite refers to graphics as image components.

To add graphics to your pages

You can use any of these methods to add graphics:

•	Open the Layout Designer and insert image objects. See Adding graphics to a custom layout

•	Open the HTML Editor and click the [image] tool. See Adding graphics with the Image Wizard

•	Insert an image component in the Project View, then double-click to open the Image Component Designer. See Using the Image Component Designer

See also

Using the Graphic Properties Wizard

Changing Hot!, New!, and navigation buttons


Adding graphics with the Image Wizard

You can use the Image Wizard to create a new image component in the Project View  and add a static graphic, clickable graphic or ImageMap to it.

1.	In the Project View, open the HTML Editor for the page where you want to add a graphic.

2.	Click to mark the insertion point and click the [image] tool.

4.	Answer the Image Wizard's prompts to add a graphic to the page.

1. Enter an appropriate title for this image component.

Type a title for the image component graphic.This title is not displayed on the Web page.

2. Click the Browse button to select a GIF, JPG, or PNG file.

Click Browse and select the GIF, JPG, or PNG file you want to include in the page.

3. Enter the URL for this image if you want it to be a clickable image. To define an imagemap, leave this field blank, then use its designer to add the map regions.

To make a clickable graphic, type the URL where you want the user to jump to.

If you are adding a static graphic, leave the address box blank.

If you are adding an ImageMap, leave the address box blank and use the Image Component Designer to add hotspots. See Creating a clickable graphic or ImageMap

4. Select the desired positioning for this image.

Select the position where you want the image aligned on the page: Left, Center, or Right.

5. Select a border size for this image. Select zero to disable the border.

Scroll and click the graphic border size (from 0-9 pixels). Select Border=0 for no border.

6. Select the desired pixel adjustments for width and height.

In most cases, skip this step to keep the graphic its original size. A change in image size, in pixels, can be typed in Width and Height. When blank, no size adjustments are specified.

7. To create this image component, select the Save button.

Click Save to save your selections and close the wizard.

QuickSite inserts the image name in the HTML Editor and brackets it with carets.

5.	To save and close, click the [image] and [image] tools.

In the Project View, the new image component appears below the page to which it is linked. QuickSite copies the graphic into your project once -- the first time you build and test your project. If the graphic changes, you must add it again with the Image Wizard or Image Component Designer. See Using the Image Component Designer.

To edit the image

•	Double-click the image component and, in the Image Component Designer, make changes.

See also

Adding graphics


Using the Image Component Designer

The Image Component Designer lets you add and define static graphics, clickable graphics, and ImageMaps.

See

Adding static graphics

Creating a clickable graphic or ImageMap


Adding static graphics

You can add a static graphic from the QuickSite library or another source. You can use the Image Wizard or add the graphic through the Image Component Designer.

To add a static graphic with the Image Wizard

See Adding graphics with the Image Wizard

To add a static graphic with the Image Component Designer

1.	From the Project View, click the page where you want to attach the graphic.

2.	In the Insert menu, click Image Component.

QuickSite inserts an Untitled Image Component.

3.	Double-click the image component or right-click and click Image Component Designer.

4.	In Image Description, type a unique name for the image component. This name will not display on the Web page. Make the name unique to not confuse QuickSite when it looks for image components.

5.	Next to GIF file, click the Browse button. Select a GIF, JPG, or PNG file.

6.	Leave the URL or ImageMap box blank.

7.	In Status, scroll and click to select the page status. Default is Active.

8.	In Border, scroll and click to select the border size, in pixels.

9.	In Alignment, click Left, Center, or Right.

10. To change image size, enter a pixel value for Width and/or Height. The default setting (blank) keeps the graphic its original size. We recommend not changing image size until after you have built and test the Web site.

11.	Click Save to save the image.

The image component appears in the Project View under the page where you inserted it.

12.	Important!...Link the image component to the page. See Linking an image component to a page

See also

Creating a clickable graphic or ImageMap


Linking an image component to a page

If you added a graphic by inserting an image component, you must link the new image component to the page where you want it displayed.

Tip   You can link a graphic to more than one page. If the graphic changes, you must add it to your project again. QuickSite updates the graphic on all pages to which it is linked.

To link an image component to a page

1.	In the Project View, open the HTML Editor for the page.

2.	In the HTML Editor, click to mark the insertion point for the graphic.

3.	Click the [image] tool, then click Project Links and double-click the image component name.

4.	QuickSite inserts the image name in the HTML Editor and brackets it with carets.

Tip   To reposition the image, use the HTML Editor cut and paste tools.

5.	To save and close, click the [image] and [image] tools.

QuickSite returns you to the Project View. When you build and test the Web site, the graphic appears on the page where you inserted it.

See also

Adding Graphics


Creating a clickable graphic or ImageMap

You can add a hotspot to a static graphic to make it a clickable graphic or create an ImageMap.

See

To create a clickable graphic

To add an ImageMap

To add an ImageMap

Use the Image Wizard to add a linked, hotspotless ImageMap graphic and add hotspots to it in the Image Component Designer or insert an image component, do the entire ImageMap creation process in the Image Component Designer, and link the ImageMap to a page.

1.	Create a graphic to make into an ImageMap. See Adding static graphics

2.	Double-click the image component to open  the Image Component Designer if not open.

3.	In GIF File, select a GIF or JPG file if one not selected.

4.	Select an map definition file or define one.

•	To select a map definition file, next to URL or ImageMap, click Browse, and select the .map file associated with the graphic image.

•	To define a map definition file, click Design Image Map. This starts MapThis, a third-party ImageMap definition program included with your QuickSite installation. Use MapThis to define hotspots for the GIF file you selected. Consult MapThis Help for instructions.

5.	Click Save.

6.	Link the image to a page if you created the ImageMap entirely through the Image Component Designer. See Linking an image component to a page

See also

Adding graphics


Using the Graphics Properties Wizard

Use the Graphics Properties Wizard whenever you want to quickly apply particular graphic settings to a page, menu section, or entire site.The Graphics Properties Wizard lets you set the same properties as do the New Project Wizard, Page Style Wizard, and the Graphics tab in Page Properties.

To use the Graphic Properties Wizard

1.	In the Project View toolbar, click the [image] tool.

2.	Select properties.

3.	Click Save.

See also

Adding static graphics


Changing Hot!, New!, and navigation buttons

QuickSite provides default graphics for Hot! and New! icons, and navigation buttons. You can replace the defaults with your own graphics.

To change default graphics

1.	From the Edit menu, select Preferences.

2.	In Preferences, click the Std Graphics tab.

3.	Type new GIF file names for graphics you want to change. See Setting graphics preferences in the Std Graphics tab

4.	Click Save.

See also

Adding graphics


To create a clickable graphic

You can create a clickable graphic through the Image Wizard or Image Component Designer.

1.	Add the graphic and enter the .htm filename or URL to where you want the Web site visitor to jump. For example,

•	Type the .htm filename for a page in your project, such as mysite.htm or mysite.html, or

•	Type the full URL, such as http://www.mywebsite.com.

See Adding graphics with the Image Wizard or Adding static graphics

2.	Click Save.

3.	Link the image to a page if it was inserted as an image component. See Linking an image component to a page

See also

Creating a clickable graphic or ImageMap


To add an ImageMap

To create an ImageMap, you can add a static graphic through the Image Wizard and define the hotspots in the Image Component Designer or you can do the entire ImageMap creation process through the Image Component Designer.

1.	Follow the steps to add a static graphic.

2.	In addition, select an map definition file or define one.

•	To select a map definition file, next to URL or ImageMap, click Browse, and select the .map associated with the graphic image.

•	To define a map definition file, click Design Image Map. This starts MapThis, a third-party ImageMap definition program included with your QuickSite installation. Use MapThis to define hotspots for the GIF file you selected.

Here are some mapping rules:

- The map name must have eight characters, the last three characters map.

- The GIF file for the image must have no more than five, unique characters; for example, sweep would be OK, but a second image map in the same project with the name sweep2.gif would not.

- The MAP NAME tag in the image component map source code must have exactly the same name as the image component, but with map as the last three characters.

Consult MapThis Help for further instructions.

3.	Click Save.

4.	Link the image to a page if inserted an image component through the Project View. See Linking an image component to a page

See also

Creating a clickable graphic or ImageMap


Creating and using libraries

You can use libraries to store and retrieve project items you plan to reuse later for other Web site projects.

See also

About libraries

Using the QuickSite library

Creating a custom library

Using a custom library

Editing a library

Copying project items to a library


About libraries

QuickSite comes with a library of reusable graphics, pages, forms, URL links, calendars, style sheets, and so on. Rather than creating items from scratch, you can easily transfer items between the QuickSite library and your project.

You can also

•	Add your own materials to the QuickSite library.

•	Create one or more custom libraries of your own.

If you have multiple libraries, you can store each one in a separate folder, for example, you might have a central library stored in the QuickSite folder and individual libraries stored in separate project folders.

Each library is stored just like any QuickSite project, in two data files with .dbf and .fpt extensions. The Quick Site library files are named library.dbf and library.fpt. You can work with libraries just like you would any QuickSite project, except you do not typically build a Web site from a library.

See also

Creating and Using Libraries


Using the QuickSite library

You can use the QuickSite library to add selected library information from the library to your current Web site project.

The QuickSite library files, library.dbf and library.fpt, are in the QuickSite program folder (default drive:\qs). QuickSite looks first in the current project folder to open the library files, library.dbf and library.fpt. If it cannot find library files in the project folder, it searches the QuickSite folder.

To use the QuickSite library

1.	In the Project View, click the item above where you want to add a library item.

2.	From the Library menu, click Open Library.

QuickSite lists the library items.

3.	In the library list box, scroll and double-click the library item you want to add.

QuickSite adds the selected library item, including all its properties, to the Project View.

4.	When done selecting library items, click the close button, [image], in the top right-hand corner of the library list box.

See also

Creating and using libraries


Creating a custom library

You can create a new library that you store and maintain it apart from the QuickSite library. You can access the library as an add-in library. See Opening an add-in library .

To create a library

1.	From the Library menu, click New Library.

The Create a new library file box opens.

2.	Select the drive and folder whereever you want Quicksite to create the library. However, to later access it as an add-in library it must be in the QuickSite program folder (default drive:\qs). If you don’t create the library there, you will have to copy it to the QuickSite program folder when you want to use it.

3.	In File name, type the library name, such as newlib.dbf. Don’t name the file library.dbf, as that is the QuickSite library filename.

4.	Click Save.

QuickSite asks whether you want to use the New Project Wizard.

5.	Click Yes or No and create a project for the library. See Using the New Project Wizard

6.	Add library items as you would in any project and close the library project. See Inserting project components

7.	From the File menu, click Close Project.

See also

Creating and using libraries


Using a custom library

If your project needs an item that already exists in a library, you can easily open the library and copy it into the project, then modify it as needed.

To use a custom library

1.	From the File menu, click Exit to exit QuickSite.

2.	In Windows Explorer, copy the custom library files (such as lib1.dbf and lib1.fpt) from the folder where you created them (such as drive:\qs\mylibs) to the project folder where you want to open the library (such as drive:\qs\mysite).

3.	In your project folder, rename the files to library.dbf and library.fpt.

Note   Leave the original QuickSite library files, also named library.dbf and library.fpt, unchanged in the QuickSite folder (default drive:\qs).

4.	Start QuickSite and open a Web site project. See Opening a project

5.	Click the page where you want to insert a library item.

6.	From the Library menu, click Open Library.

QuickSite lists the custom library items.

7.	Scroll and double-click the library item you want to use.

QuickSite adds the selected library item to the selected page.

8.	To add an item to another page, move the cursor outside the library items list and click the page. Then go back to the list and double-click the item.

9.	When done selecting library items, click the Close button, [image], at top right of the library list box.

See also

Creating and Using Libraries


Editing a library

You can update a library as you do any other QuickSite project, through the Project View.

Add a few items to the original QuickSite library, if you want. However, as a safeguard, we recommend you do not delete items from the original QuickSite library.

You can always create a custom library and access it as an add-in library. This is preferable to substantially changing the QuickSite library to suit your needs. See Creating a custom library and Opening an add-in library.

Tip  If you must make changes the QuickSite library, we recommend first copying the QuickSite library to another library folder and maintain it under a different file name. Then, when you want to use the modified QuickSite library, just rename the files to library.dbf and library.fpt and place them in your project folder. QuickSite will look there first for a library file. You can have as many library.dbf and dbt files as you need. For example, you might have a special library for each project folder.

If for some reason the original QuickSite library becomes damaged, you can always reinstall QuickSite to restore it.

To edit libraries in the QuickSite folder

1.	From the Library menu, click Edit Library.

The Select a Library box opens with a list of all libraries in the QuickSite program folder (default c:\qs).

2.	Select the library (*.dbf) you want to edit.

3.	Click OK.

QuickSite displays the library items in the Project View.

4.	Change the library items as you would project items.

To edit a library in a project folder

During the build process, QuickSite searches first for a library in the project folder. This allows you to maintain a custom library apart from the main, all-purpose library in the QuickSite program folder.

•	To edit a library in a project folder, just open it as you would any project for editing. See Opening a project.

See also

Creating and using libraries


Copying project items to a library

If you create an item in a project that might be useful for other projects, you can easily add it to a shared library so other projects can use it.

To copy an item from current project

1.	In the Project View, click the item you want to copy to the library.

2.	From the Library menu, click Copy to Library.

The list of library items opens.

3.	In the library list, double-click the library item above where you want to insert the project item.

QuickSite adds the selected project item to the library.

Tip   To make items easy to find later, try to group items of the same type together in the library list. Make sure all library items have unique names.

4.	When done, click the Close button, [image], at the top right-hand corner of the library list box.

See also

Creating and using libraries

Opening an add-in library


Opening an add-in library

Instead of the QuickSite library file, library.dbf, you might want access an add-in library with speciality content for your project.

Tip  Several custom add-in libraries were included with your QuickSite installation, such as the:

•	Site Search Library (Sitesrch.dbf) - Contains a search form that you can use in your Web site to add a static JavaScript index into your Web site’s search page. To use it, insert it into the configuration section at the bottom of the Web site and create a link to it from your search page.

•	OrderEasy Template Library (oe.dbf) - Contains sample category and product page templates for the OrderEasy catalog system.r

To open an add-in library

1.	If the add-in library file is not in the QuickSite program folder (default drive:\qs), copy it there now.

2.	In the Project View of the Web site project you are working on, click the page below which you want to add an item from the add-in library.

3.	From the Library menu, click Add-in library and select the library.

4. 	Double-click the desired item in the library.

The library item appears in the Project View.

See also

Creating a custom library

Using a custom library

Creating and using libraries


QuickSite toolbars

QuickSite’s Project View and page designers (HTML Editor, Layout Designer, Table Designer, etc.) have toolbars with icons that represent shortcuts to various menu commands. To use a tool, click it with the left mouse button.

To find out what a tool does, position the pointer on the tool. QuickSite displays a tool tip below the tool and a hint along the message line at the bottom of the screen.

See also

About the Project View

Designing Web page text

Designing Web page layout


Project View column headings

The Project View provides current information about each item in your Web site. Double-click to toggle the New!, Hot!, Link, and Delete icons.

This column…	Tells you…
Type	Type of Web page or component
Status (not labeled)	Status of the component-- active, hidden, under construction, suspended
Designer mode	Page designer(s):  HTML Editor; [image] Layout Designer; [image] Frame Designer.
Title	Page or component title
New	Puts New! icon on Web page next to hyperlinks to this item.
Hot	Puts Hot! Icon on Web page next to hyperlinks to this item.
Link	, [image] Home and Menu icons show the pages to which the item is linked.
X	Delete icon shows when the item has been marked for deletion.
To-do list (not labeled)	To-do list icon shows if the item has a To-do list. Double-click to display the list.
File	HTML filename of item, if this option is selected in Preferences.
Date	Date this item was last saved, if this option selected in Preferences .
Time	Time this item was last saved, if this option  selected in Preferences .
See also

Page Status icons

QuickSite item types


QuickSite item types

Each project is made up of one or more project items, including:

home page

Table of Contents

menu page

text page

form page

paragraph component

table component

image component

script component

resource file component

URL component

external HTML page component

Configuration Section

configuration components

catalog component

See also

Project View column headings

Page Status icons


Page Status icons

The Project View displays these status icons in the unlabeled, second column from the left.

Icon	Status	Item is
	Active	Built and published, and all links are displayed.
	Hidden	Built and published, but links to this item are not displayed. Use for seasonal items that you can "unhide" links when appropriate.
	In Construction	Built and published, but the In Construction icon appears on the page, indicating a draft that is not ready for final publication.
	Suspended	Not built and not published. Saves space in Publish directory.
See also

Project View column headings

QuickSite item types


Keyboard shortcuts

Project View Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+right-click	In File column, edits file name. In Title column, edits item title. In Type column, displays Page Properties
Right-click on item	Displays shortcut menu with handy access to many menu options.
Double-click on To-do list column	Opens To-Do list editor for current item.
Right-click in Designers	Displays shortcut menu with handy editing options.


Contacting Site Technologies

For the most current information about Site Technologies and its products and services, visit the Site Technologies Web Site at http://www.sitetech.com.

It contains product descriptions, reviews, specifications, downloadable demo software; bulletins, press releases, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), online users groups, and other useful information.

Site Technologies Corporate Offices

Mailing Address	Site Technologies 380 El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Site Technologies Sales

Phone	800-446-6955 or 408-461-3019
Fax	408-461-3030
E-mail	sales_support@sitetech.com
Site Technologies Technical Support

Phone	408-461-3020  (M-F, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm PST)
Fax	408-461-3029
E-mail	tech_support@sitetech.com


Registering Site Technologies QuickSite

QuickSite registration is easy. Just follow the steps below.

To register QuickSite online

1.	From the Help menu, click Register Site Technologies QuickSite.

2.	Type the registration number. The registration number is on the QuickSite CD envelope.

3.	Click Complete Register to register directly on the Site Technologies Web site.

If you entered the correct serial number, a message indicates your copy of QuickSite has been fully enabled.

4.	Click QuickSite Home Page to visit QuickSite’s home page on the Site Technologies Web site.

5. 	Click Enter.

To register by mail

•	Fill in the registration card and mail it.

See also

Contacting Site Technologies


Building and testing an entire Web site

When you build a Web site project, QuickSite takes all the information in the project file and the Web site construction options you specify and creates an entire site, complete with all HTML files. When you test a project, you preview the Web site locally on your Web browser.

To build and test a site

1.	From the Project menu, click Build Web site or click the [image] tool.

2.	Click any of these tabs and set desired options.

Page Features tab

Local Testing tab

Performance tab

3.	At the bottom of the Web Site Construction Options box, select or deselect these options.

Generate .HTML file extensions

Generates a *.html extension instead of a *.htm extension for your Web page filenames. Some Web servers require *.html extensions to publish. Find out your server requirements before selecting this option.

Force links/files to lower case

Some server environments do not support case sensitivity. To avoid problems, this option makes all links to images and HTML files lower case.

Always display this dialog when called from toolbar button

If selected, opens the Web Site Construction Options box each time you click the [image] tool.

If deselected and you use the [image] tool, automatically builds and tests your Web site the next time without opening the Web Site Construction Options box. To reaccess the Web Site Construction options box, click Build Web Site from the Project menu.

4.	Click Build to build the site without testing it or click Build/Test to build and test the site.

QuickSite builds the Web site using the options you selected and stores HMTL and associated files in the publish directory in your project directory. For example, if your project is named mysite, QuickSite would store the files in the c:\qs\mysite\publish directory.

See also

Building and testing a single Web page

Testing a Web site

Viewing QuickSite and Web browser side-by-side

Promoting a Web site


Web site construction: Page Features tab

To access Web Site Construction Options, from the Project menu click the Build Web site, or click the [image] tool. Click the Page Features tab to select/deselect these options:

Include Web author on each page

Includes the Web author on all Web pages. You can specify the Web author in Preferences. See Setting and changing preferences

Include copyright on each page

Includes the copyright, such as Copyright ©1997 by My Company, Inc. - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, on all Web pages. You can specify the copyright in Preferences.

Autodate each page

Includes the date when your site last changed at the bottom of each page in your Web site. You can specify the date in Preferences.

Include QuickSite logo

Includes the QuickSite logo button on all Web pages.

Note   To exclude the QuickSite button (by deselecting), you must be a registered QuickSite user. See Registering Site Technologies QuickSite

Include navigation buttons

Includes default navigation buttons on all Web pages.

You can specify custom buttons in the Std Graphics tab of Preferences. See Setting graphics preferences in the Std Graphics tab

Include navigation text options

Includes text hyperlinks, such as:

[Home Page] [Return to Menu] [Table of Contents],

as navigation links on all Web pages.

On the Home page

Puts a Table of Contents navigation link on the home page. The link may be in the form of a navigation button and/or text hyperlink (see above).

On all Menu pages

Puts Table of Contents links on all menu pages.

On all Text pages

Puts Table of Contents links on all text pages.

Include hidden pages in TOC

Displays pages with Hidden status in the Table of Contents.

See also

Building and testing an entire Web site


Web site construction: Local Testing tab

To access Web Site Construction Options, from the Project menu click the Build Web site, or click the [image] tool. Click the Local Testing tab to select ( · ) or deselect these options:

Refresh entire web site

When you build, QuickSite copies all the items in your Web site to a publish folder. If you delete any of these items from your Web site and rebuild your site, the deleted items will still be in the project’s \publish folder.

Select this option to remove deleted items from the publish folder each build and decrease build time.

Force complete rebuild of all project components

Select to rebuild all items in your Web site, including any items you manually copied to the publish folder. This option is automatically selected if you select Refresh entire Web site.

Note   The above two options do not affect your catalog. A catalog is always completely rebuilt when you build your Web site.

Copy supporting content files…

Select any content files (such as GIF, JPG, and HTM) you want copied to the Publish folder.

Copy standard image files…

Select any standard image files (GIF and JPG) you want copied to the Publish folder.

Copy product image files…

Select any product image files (GIF and JPG) you want copied to the Publish folder.

See also

Building and testing an entire Web site


Web site construction: Performance tab

To access Web Site Construction Options, from the Project menu click the Build Web site, or click the [image] tool. Click the Performance tab to select ( · ) or deselect these options:

Suppress error messages

Select to prevent prompts about missing components from displaying during a build.

Include comments

Select to includes header comments (such as Web Site title,date/time, copyright message) at the top of each HTML file. Deselect to make searching for your pages more efficient on the World Wide Web.

Launch 2nd browser

When selected, causes the secondary browser you selected in Preferences. See Setting and changing preferences

See also

Building and testing an entire Web site


Hiding paragraph/table titles or hyperlinks

Each time you add a paragraph or table component to a Web page, QuickSite automatically adds the component’s title and a hyperlink to the component. If you do not want the title and/or hyperlink to appear on the page, you can hide it.

To hide a paragraph or table title

1.	In the Project View, click the paragraph or table component.

2.	Click the [image] tool.

3.	In the General tab, select ( · ) Hide Title.

4. 	Click Save.

To hide a paragraph or table hyperlink

1.	In the Project View, click the paragraph or table component.

2.	Click the [image] tool.

3.	In the General tab, deselect (uncheck) Show title in page contents list.

4.	Click Save.

See also

Setting page properties

Designing Web page text


Viewing QuickSite and Web browser side-by-side

To view both the QuickSite Project View and browser windows side-by-side, click the resize button, [image] (in upper right corner of QuickSite window), and move the two windows until they are side-by-side.

When you click another page in your QuickSite project, the browser displays the appropriate page.

Note   When both windows are open, each time you make a change in the Project View, the browser stops refreshing its screen as different pages are clicked. To make the browser refresh again, you must rebuild or rebuild and test the project.

See also

Building and testing a Web site


Building and testing a single Web page

You can build and test a single Web page, with subordinate components and links, to quickly see the effects of your changes. You can build a Web page at any time, but you can test the page only after you have built and tested the entire Web site.

Note   To test the page, the browser must be open.

To build and test the current page

1.	In the Project View, click a text-based page (home, menu, text, or form).

2.	From the Project menu, click Build Web Page or click the [image] tool.

QuickSite automatically generates the HTML file for the page.

See also

Building and testing a Web site


Testing a Web site

After you have built your Web site or page, you can use your Web browser to locally test it without being currently connected to the Internet and running up connect time charges.

To test a Web site

1.	From the Project menu, click Test Web Site or click the [image] tool.

QuickSite automatically loads your Web browser and displays the home page of the currently selected Web site.

2.	Browse the Web site, inspecting its appearance, testing links, checking graphics, and so on.

3.	When done, minimize or close the browser to go back to the Project View.

4. 	Edit your Web site and rebuild and retest as needed.

See also

Viewing QuickSite and Web browser side-by-side

Building and testing a Web site


Publishing on the World Wide Web

After you have built and tested your Web site and are satisfied with its appearance and operation, you can to publish it on the World Wide Web. To publish, you must have established an Internet connection through your ISP.

To publish a Web site

1.	From the Project menu, click Publish or click the [image] tool.

If you have made changes since the last time you built your site, QuickSite asks if you want to rebuild the site.

2.	Click Yes. Its always a good idea to rebuild before publishing.

If you click No, the Web Site Publishing Wizard opens so you can verify (and change) Publishing preferences before you publish. These are the same preferences that you set through the Edit menu. See To set preferences in the Publishing tab

3.	In the Web Site Construction Options box, click the Publishing tab and set content file types. See Web Site Construction Options: Publishing tab

5.	Optionally set options in other tabs as desired. See Building and testing an entire Web site

QuickSite generates your Web site and stores all items in your project’s \publish folder.

6.	If you have not entered your publishing preferences (See Setting publish preferences in the Publishing tab), QuickSite opens the Web Site Publish Wizard so you can enter them. Click the tabs for information about each setting. Click Save when finished.

QuickSite automatically logs onto your server and uploads your entire Web site to the FTP target directory you specified in Preferences.

Tip   If you encounter problems, you may need to publish manually. To do this, copy the \publish folder for your project to the FTP target location on the Web server. Follow  instructions from your ISP for manually transmitting and posting to your Web site.

7.	Test your published Web site on the Internet with your browser and other popular browsers.

Tip   Promote your Web site to increase the number of visitors. See Promoting a Web site

See also

Building and testing an entire Web site


Promoting a Web site

You can promote your Web site and increase the number of visitors to your site by registering it with Web search sites. QuickSite allows you to register your site automatically with search sites (such as Yahoo and New Rider) plus QuickSite-Managed Sites Web page.

To promote your Web site

1.	From the Wizards menu, select Site Promotion Wizard.

2.	In the Site Promotion Wizard, enter information about your site’s location and content.

Your Web Site URL

Enter your Web site address, such as http://www.sitetech.com. If you entered your Web site address in Preferences, it will already be listed here. See Setting and changing preferences

Contact Name

Enter the name of the contact person for your Web site, such as the Webmaster.

E-Mail Address

Enter your e-mail address, such as someone@sitetech.com. If you entered your e-mail address in Preferences, it will already be listed here. See Setting and changing preferences

Primary Category

Select a category that best fits the nature of your site, such as Business -- Computer-related, Education, or Sports.

3.	In the General tab, enter your company name (or your name), address, and phone number.

4.	Click the Search tab and enter the following information.

Site Name

QuickSite automatically enters your home page name here. Enter the name of your site as you want it to appear in the search site.

Keywords

Type several keywords that describe the content of your site. Keywords must be separated by a space. When a user enters one of these keywords in a search site, it will find your site.

Description

Type a brief description of your site and what it has to offer.

5.	Click the Categories tab and, for each search site, select a category that best describes your site.

If you want your site listed with Yahoo, you must go to Yahoo’s home page at http://www.yahoo.com and click the category where you want your site listed (such as Arts and Humanities, Health, and Science). Make a note of this category page’s URL. Then close your browser, return to QuickSite’s Site Promotion Wizard, and enter the category page’s URL in the Yahoo category text entry box.

6.	Optionally type your own category name in the Other text entry box. This name is for search sites that allow an alternate category listing for a more specific category name.

7.	Click Promote.

QuickSite opens your Web browser and displays the QuickSite Web Site Promotion page. It lists the search sites with which you can register and displays the registration status (Unregistered or Registration Completed) for each search site.

8.	Click the Registration button next to the first search site where you want to register.

Your browser takes you to the search site, where you are automatically registered.

9.	Enter any additional information that the search site requires. Then click the Back to Registration button at the top of the page.

Your browser returns you to the QuickSite Web Site Promotion page. The registration status changes to Registration Completed.

10.	Repeat steps 8 and 9 for the other search sites where you want to register.

11.	Click the Finished button at the top of the page to exit your browser and return to QuickSite.

See also

Publishing on the World Wide Web


Web Site Construction Options: Publishing tab

To access Web Site Construction Options, from the Project menu click the Build Web site, or click the [image] tool. Then click the Publishing tab to select options.

Prevent selected content files from uploading…

Click any content file types (such as GIF, JPG, TXT, and HTM) that you do not want uploaded to your Web server.

Spaces to underscore

Some Web servers, such as UNIX, do not accept spaces in file names. To avoid problems, this option automatically replaces any space in a file name with an underscore character (_). Recommended setting: leave option selected ( · ).

See also

Publishing on the World Wide Web


Glossary

A active  ActiveX object  add-in library  attribute  author  B background  body  bookmark  browser  bullet  C caret notation  cascade  catalog component  catalog template  CGI (Common Gateway Interface)   clickable graphic component Configuration component (script)  Configuration section  constant value  copyright custom header and footer  CyberCash  E export external HTML page component F firewall footer  footer line  form page  form object FTP  G GIF graphical browser	H header header line  hidden  home page Hot!  hotspot  HTML HTML Editor  HTML file HTTP  hyperlink  HyperSite I image component ImageMap import in construction  Internet  Internet Mall  ISP  item J Java  JavaScript JPG  L LAN  Layout Designer  library link load time  M master home page menu page menu section META tags  Mosaic N navigation buttons  O OrderEasy	P project  project file  project home page  Project View protocolgls_protocol  publish  R radio button resource file component S script component Site Architect static graphic  status  suspended  T table component Table of Contents tag  template text page to-do list  U URL URL component  URL link V VBScript  W Web page  Web search site  Web server  Web site  World Wide Web


active

Status setting. Specifies that the page, component, or link is generated in an HTML format, is included when the project is built.


attribute

In HTML, a characteristic of an element in a tag, such as the ALIGN attribute associated with the IMG tag. Attributes are usually optional.


author

Name of the person primarily responsible for creating or maintaining a Web site.


background

Referring to the Web page surface on which you overlay text, graphics, and other information.

Backgrounds can have a variety of colors and textures.


body

Central portion of a Web page containing the main body of information. Appears between the page header and footer.


bookmark

An entry in a list of your favorite places on the World Wide Web. Each bookmark contains the URL of a Web page.


browser

Software used to navigate the World Wide Web and view HTML documents.


bullet

 Shape used to identify a list of parallel items, as in a menu page.


caret notation

In the HTML Editor, ^ ^ symbols mark a link to an item in the current project or a library.

For example, the caret notation

^Company Background^

would link to an item named Company Background.


CGI (Common Gateway Interface)

Standard for the exchange of information between a Web server and an external program. A CGI program interacts with a Web server through the Common Gateway Interface.


clickable graphic

Graphic image file, such as GIF, JPG, or PNG, with a hyperlink.


component

Unit of information that can be linked to a text or menu page, such as paragraph or image component.


configuration component

Custom headers/footers, text style sheets, catalog templates, or scripts in the Configuration Section of the Project View that can be applied to project items.


Configuration Section

 A holding area at bottom of Project View for configuration components and other items associated with the project that you do not want to display.


copyright

Text that identifies the copyright holder of the material published in a Web site.

An example of copyright text is

  Copyright 1997 by Site Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.


custom header and footer

Custom header or footer style that you can apply to pages through the Layout tab of the Page Properties box. Custom headers and footers should be placed in the Configuration Section of the Project View.


external HTML page component

 Hyperlink to page of information imported from external HTML file to an associated home, text, or menu page.


resource file component

 Link to an external file. Used for posting files to be downloaded from your Web site.

Consists of a file name and a description. The description should indicate the file size, in parentheses, so users can estimate the time it might take to download the file.

You can include any kind of file, including programs, spreadsheets, databases, documents, text, graphics, sound, and video.

Linked to menu pages only.


footer

Bottom portion of a Web page, below the body.

Typically contains navigation buttons and supplemental information, such as the date the page was last updated and saved, the copyright notice, and so on.


footer line

Horizontal line that separates the footer and the body on a Web page.

In QuickSite, you can choose the graphic file associated with the footer line. You can also have different graphics for footer lines on different pages.


form page

 In a Web site, a type of page that contains data entry fields laid out like a form.

Users can fill in the form and submit it to an e-mail address.

The form page is automatically linked with the home page or menu page directly above it.


FTP (file transfer protocol)

Internet protocol for posting and downloading files across the network.


GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

Popular file format for graphic images on the World Wide Web. GIF images are compressed and contain color palettes of 256 or fewer colors. They are often interlaced so that browsers can download them in sections.


GIF viewer

Software product that displays GIF files.


graphical browser

Browser that displays both text and graphics in an HTML document. See also browser.


header

Top portion of a Web page, above the body.

Typically contains identifying information such as the page title, as well as other possible elements, such as graphics.


header line

Horizontal line that separates the header and the body of a Web page.

In QuickSite, you can choose the graphic file associated with the header line. You can also have different graphics for header lines on different pages.


hidden

Status setting. Specifies that the page, component, or link is generated into an HTML format but not included when the project is built. As a result, no hyperlinks to this page are included in the Web site.

Use this status setting when creating private pages, such as an internal company phone list or special pages that you only want to activate at certain times, such as holidays.


home page

 In a Web site, the first document displayed on a Web site.

In a hierarchy of HTML documents, the home page is the top-most page. A QuickSite project has only one home page.


hot
Hot!

An exciting topic to which you want to draw attention.

In QuickSite, if you designate a hot topic, a HOT! graphic appears next to hyperlinks to the item.


hotspot

Area on a graphic image that is a hyperlink to somewhere else.


HTML (hypertext markup language)

Set of codes used to design, lay out, format, and program documents that appear on the World Wide Web.


HTML file

Text file containing embedded HTML codes and having an .htm or .html extension.


HTTP (Hypertext transport protocol)

Communications standard used to connect to the World Wide Web.


hyperlink

A link, which when clicked jumps the user to another location, such as another page or a paragraph component within a page.

Hyperlinks can be represented with text or graphics.


HyperSite

QuickSite technology that enables you, with a few mouse clicks, to build, test, and publish your Web site.

Using HyperSite technology, QuickSite can automatically log into your Web server, as long as you are connected to the Internet, and install all the files you need to maintain a professional-looking Web site.


image component

 A component that references a GIF, JPG, or PNG graphic image file. May be inserted into a  home, menu, form, or text page, paragraph, or table.


ImageMap

Image that contains one or more hot spots. User can jump to different locations depending on where they click on the graphic.

An ImageMap consists of a GIF file and a separate MAP definition file. The MAP file contains the hotspot coordinates and associated target hyperlinks in the GIF file.


in construction

 Status setting. Specifies that the page, component, or link is generated in an HTML format and is included when the project is built.

Use this status to indicate a page that is currently under construction, like a draft that is not yet ready for final publication.


Internet

World-wide network of computers that can talk with each other using a group of communications standards, including HTTP.


ISP

Internet Service Provider that maintains access to the Internet for a fee.


item

One of the following parts of a QuickSite project.

home page menu page text page form page paragraph component table component image component	script component file resource component URL component  external HTML page  catalog component configuration component


JavaScript

Programming code embedded directly into HTML pages and processed by a browser, such as Netscape Navigator, that knows how to interpret it. JavaScripts can be made to respond to events, such as a user clicking a mouse, and can respond without having to contact the server or execute a program off the server.


script component

 QuickSite component containing JavaScript or VBScript code. With scripting you can embellish your Web page with interactive enhancements such as scrolling banners. QuickSite provides some templates for script functions, and you can always create your own and add them to the template list.


JPG (JPEC image)
JPG (JPEG image)

Popular compressed image format often used to display images and photographs on the World Wide Web. Larger images, typically used for backgrounds. JPEG is an acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group.


library

Collection of shared pages, components, and links stored in a QuickSite project file named library.dbf. This default library contains items you can link to and items you can use as templates.

You can add to this library and you can create your own libraries and store them in separate directories, such as Web site project directories.


link

Refers to the connection of a component, such as a table, graphic, or paragraph to a page in the project hierarchy.


load time

Time it takes the browser software to load and display an HTML document.


master home page

Home page for a Web site with multiple subordinate sites. In a hierarchy of Web sites, the master home page is the top-most page.


menu page

In a Web site, a page that contains a list of hyperlinked choices to other pages.

Automatically linked to the home page. Contains menu hyperlinks (with buttons) and usually some introductory text. A menu page can also contain text pages, form pages, paragraphs, tables, resource file links, URL links, and external HTML links.

In the Project View, each menu page is associated, by default, with the home page and with items directly below it. You can disassociate a menu page from the home page by changing the status of the menu page to Hidden.


menu section

Menu page and all its subordinate components.


Mosaic

Popular graphical Web browser.


navigational buttons
navigation buttons

Hyperlinks used to navigate within the Web site to places such as the home page, table of contents, and other common destinations.

Navigation buttons can be text or graphic buttons.


Netscape Navigator

Popular graphical Web browser.


new
New!

Topic that is completely new or recently updated.

In QuickSite, if you designate a new topic, a NEW! graphic appears next to hyperlinks to the item.


page

QuickSite supports the following text-based Web page types:

home page

text page

menu page

form page


page contents list

Table of Contents for a page.


paragraph component

 Unit of text which, when the Web site is built, is embedded in an associated home, menu, or text page.

Paragraph components can be mixed with table or other components in the same page.


project

All the items needed for QuickSite to build a complete Web site, including pages, components, links, text, and graphics. QuickSite stores and maintains all this Web site information in a project file database.


project file

Database file that contains all the components of a project. QuickSite uses this database file to manage all the pages in your Web site and to generate all the HTML code.

Each QuickSite project has two files, with .dbf and .fpt extensions. These files are stored in the project folder. Each project also has an associated .ini file.


project home page

Home page for the current project.

In a hierarchy of Web sites, with one master site and multiple subordinate, satellite sites, the project home page is the home page of a satellite site.


protocol

Communications standard that defines the language of a conversation between a user and an Internet resource. Common Internet protocols and access methods include

http://	hypertext transport protocol
file://	local disk drive
ftp://	file transport protocol
gopher://	gopher
mailto:	electronic mail


publish

To copy or upload an HTML document, or a set of documents, and supporting files to a Web server.

QuickSite automates this process by logging onto your server and uploading your entire Web site and its supporting files.


status

Current status of an item. One of the following settings:

	active	Item is generated in HTML and is included when project is built.
	in construction	Item is generated in HTML and is included (with construction sign) when project is built.
	hidden	Item is generated in HTML but not included when project is built.
	suspended	Item is not built or published.


suspended

 Status setting. Specifies that the page, component, or link is not built or published.

Rather than deleting an item, use this status setting to retain the item in the project for reference. Suspending items saves space in your project’s \publish folder.


table component

 An item that contains information in a tabular format - a grid of rows and columns, column titles, and a table title.

Embedded in home, menu, and text pages. Table components can be mixed with paragraph and other components under the same text page.


Table of Contents

List of contents of a Web site (or page), with links to each entry in the list.

In a Web site, the table of contents links to each page in the site.

In a page, the table of contents, also called the page contents list, links to any paragraph components or table components it contains.

Automatically generated by QuickSite; unless not included at build time. Not listed in the Project View.


tag

Set of codes used in an HTML document to format text, define links, specify graphics, and so on.


template

Existing item that you can copy into a project for editing.

Instead of starting from scratch, use templates whenever possible to get a head start on item design.


text page

In a Web site, a type of page (subordinate to the home page) that contains text, paragraph components, image components, and table components.

Automatically linked to the home page or menu page directly above it.


to-do list

A list you can make that is associated with an item in your Web site. You can create, view, and check off a to-do list.


URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

Naming method used to identify files on the Internet. Includes the server type, host name of the computer on which the file is stored, and the file path.


URL link

Link to another page, usually a home page on another site, using its URL.

When QuickSite builds a URL link, it creates a text hyperlink, which when clicked by a Web site user jumps to the associated page.

Linked to menu and text pages only.


Web page

HTML document published on the World Wide Web.


Web server

Computer that contains one or more Web sites and provides HTML documents for viewing.


Web site

Collection of HTML documents stored on a Web server.


World Wide Web

Internet service that lets you view multimedia text, graphics, sound, and video. You can read hypertext (HTML) documents stored on a Web server by connecting to it via the Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP).


radio button

Round- or diamond-shaped button that you click to select an option. When the button is black, it is selected.


firewall

A communications setup that prevents Web users from directly accessing your computer.

The main work area for a QuickSite project, which displays the project hierarchy of pages and their components.


Project View

The main work area for a QuickSite project, which displays the hierarchy of project pages and their components.


PNG

Portable Network Graphics format (formally PBF).


HTML Editor

QuickSite’s text editor, a dialog box where you can input HTML text and add various design features to a page, such as text formatting, graphic properties, and project, library, and URL links.


import

To add an external file to the currently opened file in a format compatible with the current file.


export

To format the currently opened file so it can be imported by another file.


LAN

Local Area Network.


Passive FTP mode

Passive FTP mode should always be selected if you work behind a firewall.

For those who do not work behind a firewall, Passive FTP mode is also appropriate because this mode runs faster than non-passive FTP mode.


form object

HTML-coded FORM element that allows Web site visitors to enter data and interact with the Web site. Data entered into a form object is sent to a program on the server for processing. The visitor’s browser must support FORM elements in order to display form objects.


Java applet

Java program that can be included in an HTML page, much like an image can be included. Java is a programming language, from Sun Microsystems, that gives applets dynamic, interactive properties.


VBScript

Visual Basic Script, a scripting language developed by Microsoft that is embedded in HTML code.


ActiveX object

OLE control components, from MicroSoft, that allow developers to add dynamic objects, such as animated buttons, timers, and charts, to their HTML pages.


META tags

HTML codes typically associated with browser searches and other attributes not defined by other HTML tags. QuickSite provides a list of commonly used META tags that you can attach to the top of a selected Web page.

META tags are invisible to the Web visitor but can be viewed in the page’s source code on the Web browser. For more information on META tags, search the World Wide Web.


cascade

The application of a style (text style sheet, header, footer, etc.) to a page and all subsequent pages until another style is specified or canceled (set to the default).


page macro

A memory variable that automates changes based on specified values including site and page titles, e-mail addresses, dates, and next/last/previous page and menu settings.

Page macros are a particularly efficient way to maintain values you know will change periodically. For instance, if the site title must be changed seasonally or for special events, you can insert a page title macro in the page. When you change the title, all pages that refer to the title will automatically be changed. You can even put page macros in a library so you can make changes across multiple sites.


static graphic

Graphic image with no hyperlinks.


constant value

In HTML, a value that is referenced inside a tag.

In reference to HREF (Hypertext REFerence) tags, a constant value is specified to create a URL component. URL components inside HREF tags can achieve a high level of customization. For example, you might not want the clickable text to be the same as the URL title you gave the component. This entry <A HREF=^constant^ Click here!!</A> creates a hotspot on the Click here!! Text.


Web search site

A site with search engine, such as Yahoo or New Rider, that enables visitors to perform keyword searches on the World Wide Web to find Web sites with pertinent information.


catalog component

A type of menu page that serves as a link to your catalog database. A catalog component contains information about which products/services to include in the catalog when you build your Web site and defines the catalog page layout.


catalog template

A catalog template is simply a predefined text page with field tags and formatting. Each field tag corresponds to variable product information such as name, description, and price that is in your catalog database. Catalog templates ensure consistent layout for your catalog and its product pages.

Quicksite provides two default templates in te QuickSite for you to use: Catalog Display Template or Product Display Template. Or you can create your own.


Layout Designer

QuickSite's WYSIWIG page layout designer and editor.


URL component

Component with hyperlink to another page, usually a home page on another site, using the other site’s URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that can be inserted into a text or menu page.


CyberCash

A popular credit card and online monetary transaction provider on the Internet. OrderEasy shopping service accepts CyberCash payments.


Internet Mall

Advertised as The World’s Largest Shopping Mall, Internet Mall provides a large Internet-based communication infrastructure that allows consumers to quickly find products by category or keyword, and enables merchants to position themselves to targeted online shoppers. Visit The Internet Mall at http://www.internetmall.com/.


OrderEasy

A secure Internet shopping service developed jointly by Site Technologies and The Internet Mall. With an OrderEasy transaction processing account, your Web site is effortlessly transformed into a commercial site on The Internet Mall, capable of accepting credit cards and CyberCash payments, all in a secure environment. Visit OrderEasy at http://www.internetmall.com/oe/.


Site Architect

Name given to the Web site structuring option that allows you to view the site hierarchy as a diagram.


add-in library

A library file, other than the QuickSite library (library.dbf) and usually with custom components, that has been added to the QuickSite program folder. An add-in library can be opened through the Library menu.


Customizing header and footers
Customizing headers and footers

The main way to add custom headers and footers is through the Layout Designer. See Designing Web page layout

In addition, custom header and footer styles are available through Page Properties. See Defining Layout properties: Home, menu, text, and form pages

You can also use a page macro to add a style sheet with custom header. See Adding custom headers with style sheets

See also

Designing Web page text


Using the Table-Based Menu Wizard

You can use QuickSite’s Table-Based Menu Wizard to design and build customized menus in a table format, listing hyperlinks, graphics, and descriptions in an attractive format. You can automatically build a menu table for your home page or any menu page.

Before you use the Table-Based Menu Wizard…

•	Decide which menu pages and other items you want included in the menu table and change their status to hidden [image].

•	For each of the menu pages, click the [image] tool to define menu GIFS in the Page Properties box.

•	Click the [image] tool, click Project links, and link to the other menu pages you want in the table.

See also

Building a menu table

Hiding duplicate hyperlinks

Recommended table menu structure


Hiding duplicate hyperlinks

QuickSite automatically generates a duplicate set of text hyperlinks for all items in a menu table. If you do not want the duplicate hyperlinks displayed, you need to hide all the menu items you add to the menu table.

Hiding all menu items also simplifies building a menu table.

We recommend hiding menu items before you build the menu table, but you can do it after. In either case, do so before you build and test the Web site if you do not want the duplicate hyperlinks to display.

To hide menu items

1.	In the Project View, change the item status to Hidden, [image], for each item (menu page and other) you intend to include in your menu table.

2.	After you build the menu table and build/test the Web site, duplicate project item hyperlinks will not display.

See also

Using the Table-Based Menu Wizard

Building a menu table

Recommended table menu structure


Building a menu table

Use the Table-Based Menu Wizard to build a menu table.

1.	Click the home page or menu page where you want a menu table.

2.	From the Wizards menu, click Table-Based Menu Wizard.

The Table Menu Wizard opens.

3.	Follow these Table Menu Wizard steps:

1. Enter an appropriate title for this table-based menu.

Type the menu title.

2. If you would like this table menu centered, select this item.

Select an alignment for the table on the Web page: Left, Center, or Right.

3. Choose the border size you would like for this menu. Zero to disable the border.

Scroll and select Border Size, from 0 (no border) to 9 pixels.

4. Disable this option if you want all active AND hidden pages included in the table menu.

Select to use only hidden pages and components (recommended choice). By doing so, QuickSite automatically adds to the table only pages and components you have hidden.

If you want both Active and Hidden pages included in the menu table, deselect (uncheck) this checkbox.

5. To build this table menu, select the Construct button.

Click Construct to build the menu table.

QuickSite builds the menu table and returns you to the Project View, where the table is listed as My Menu Table.

4.	Double-click My Menu Table to view the table in the Table Component Designer.

The table grid looks like a typical spreadsheet with rows and columns. The intersection of row and column is a cell.

5.	Click the [image] tool to change the menu table title.

6.	Optionally type descriptive information in the other columns. Double-click the table cells to open them so you can enter data. When done in a cell, save and close by clicking the [image] and [image] tools.

See also

Using the Table-Based Menu Wizard

Hiding duplicate hyperlinks

Recommended table menu structure


Recommended table menu structure

The recommended menu table structure is:

In column	Add these contents
1	GIFs accessed by the [image] tool.
2	Project links accessed by the [image] tool.
3	Descriptive information about the menu.
When you build and test the Web site, the menu table appears on the home or menu page you selected when you began.

See also

Using the Table-Based Menu Wizard

Hiding duplicate hyperlinks

Building a menu table


QuickSite Web site styles

QuickSite provides an array of text style sheets, conforming to W3C standards, for you to apply to your Web page text. These style sheets definitions are contained in text pages in the QuickSite library. You can modify these styles and add new ones that you create.

W3C style sheets currently work only with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 (or higher) as the Web browser. For information on W3C style sheet definition, please refer to http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/TR/.

There are many ways to include style sheet definitions into QuickSite Web pages:

Use the Text Style Wizard

Link to a text style sheet

Insert style information into a custom header

Using the !Include command


Using the Text Style Wizard

QuickSite has a Text Style Wizard to help you apply a style sheet from the QuickSite library or elsewhere in the project.

To apply text styles

1.	In the Project View, click on the page or menu where you would like to apply a style sheet.

2.	From the Wizards menu, click Text Style Wizard.

The Text Style Wizard opens.

3.	Follow the steps in the Text Style Wizard.

Step 1 - Selecting

Click Project Browse, scroll through the list of style sheets, and double-click to select one.

Step 2 - Applying

Click one of the radio buttons to select how you want to apply the style sheet -- to the current page only, the current menu section the page is in, or the entire site.

4.	Click Save to save your choices.

QuickSite applies the style sheet to the appropriate Web page(s). If you build and test your project with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 (or higher), you will see the selected text style.

See also

QuickSite Web site styles

Linking to a text style sheet

Adding custom headers with style sheets


Linking to a text style sheet

You can link to style templates in a library.

To link to a style template

1.	From the Project View, double-click the text-based page where you wish to insert the style text.

2.	In the HTML Editor, click to place an insertion point at the top of the text entry window.

3.	Click the [image] tool, then click Library templates.

4.	Double-click the style sheet you want to apply.

QuickSite inserts the style sheet text in the text entry window. When you build and test your Web page, the proper text style syntax will be included in the HTML file.

See also

QuickSite Web site styles

Using the Text Style Wizard

Adding custom headers with style sheets


Adding custom headers with style sheets

Headers are an ideal place to put a style sheet definition. Often a custom header will also include specifications for text styles. You can use the ::SetStyle page macro to incorporate a style sheet with complex header and styles.

To add a custom header from a style sheet

1.	In the Project View, click the Configuration Section folder, open the QuickSite library, and double-click to insert the style sheet. See Creating and using the Configuration Section and Using the QuickSite library.

2.	Click the Configuration Section folder again and, from the Insert menu, click Configuration Components, then Custom Header.

QuickSite inserts an Untitled Custom Header in the Configuration Section.

3.	Double-click the Untitled Custom Header.

4.	In the HTML Editor, at the very top of the text entry window, type

::SetStyle(style sheet page name)

5.	Save and close the HTML Editor.

6.	Click the page where you want the style applied.

7.	Click the Page Properties tool, [image], and click the Layout tab.

8.	Select the appropriate custom header with the Browse button or type the header name.

9.	Select whether you would like the Custom header (and the style it contains) cascaded throughout the Web site.

When you build and test the project, the Web browser displays the page text in the selected style with a custom header.

See also

QuickSite Web site styles

Using the Text Style Wizard


Using automation scripts

QuickSite’s powerful, new automation script language allows you to add scripts in your Web site project to tell QuickSite how to perform certain programmable actions in an automated sequence.

•	You can create and use automation scripts in your QuickSite project pages.

•	You can type in your own QuickSite automation scripts, or you can add existing scripts from a library. Automation scripts are input as text-based pages in a special Configuration Section at the bottom of the QuickSite Project View.

•	You can edit an automation script, replace it, and change its location in the Project View just as you would any text page.

Before you create automation scripts, you should create a Configuration Section for the scripts in the Project View. For best results, keep automation scripts in the Configuration Section. This ensures the scripts will not be displayed on your Web site when it is published.

See also

About autoscripting

Creating a Configuration Section for scripts

Creating automation scripts

Adding existing scripts

Running automation scripts


Automation script conventions

QuickSite’s automation script is an intuitive language with only a few conventions you should know about:

•	QuickSite automation scripting supports plain language text commands. Therefore, delimiting characters, [ ] and < >, may be omitted from the script command syntax.

•	QuickSite automation scripting is case-insensitive.

•	Comments may be placed on the same line after script commands. Use two forward slashes, //, to mark the beginning of a comment.

See also

Using automation scripts

About autoscripting


Creating a Configuration Section for scripts

Before you create an automation script, you should create a Configuration Section for the scripts in the Project View.

To create a configuration section

1.	In QuickSite, open a project or create a new QuickSite project.

2.	From the Insert menu, click Configuration Section.

QuickSite adds a page, named Configuration Section, to the bottom of the Project View. The Configuration Section page is non-editable. Its sole purpose to demarcate a section for automation scripts, custom headers and footers, and other support items placed there to reduce clutter in the main Project View.

QuickSite considers all items in the Configuration Section as Suspended [image], regardless of their page status setting (Active, Hidden, etc.) Pages in the Configuration Section are never built as HTML files and only serve as support items in the project.

3.	Create or add scripts to the Configuration Section.

See also

Using automation scripts

About autoscripting


Creating automation scripts

You can create automation scripts using the appropriate QuickSite script commands.

To create an automation script

1.	Create a Configuration Section for the scripts.

2.	From the Insert menu, click Configuration Component.

A dropdown menu lists the script types.

3.	Click a script type. For example, click OnOpen Script.

QuickSite adds an empty page for the selected script to the Configuration Section and inserts a default title in the Project View.

4.	Double-click the script page.

The text editor for the script opens.

5.	Type in the script and use the Page Designer tools as needed to create the script.

6.	When done, click  [image], then [image].

See also

Using automation scripts

About autoscripting


Adding existing scripts

You can add existing automation scripts you previously saved in a library.

To add an existing automation script

1.	Create a Configuration Section for the scripts.

2.	From the Insert menu, click Configuration Component.

A dropdown menu lists the script types.

3.	Click a script type.

QuickSite adds an empty page for the selected script to the Configuration Section.

4.	Double-click the script page.

QuickSite opens the Page Designer for the script.

5.	Click  [image], then click Library Templates.

6.	In the library templates box, double-click the desired template.

QuickSite inserts the template in the script.

7.	When done, click  [image], then [image].

See also

Using automation scripts

About autoscripting


Running automation scripts

You can run your automation scripts from the QuickSite menu.

To run an automation script

1.	In the Project View, click the right mouse button and in the popup menu, click Run Automation Script. Or from the Project menu, click Run Automation Script.

QuickSite displays a list of the existing scripts in your project.

2.	Double-click the script you want to run.

QuickSite runs the script.

See also

Using automation scripts

About autoscripting


Running project reports

QuickSite lets you run a variety of reports to help keep track of your Web site project. You can preview these reports through QuickSite and print them to an online printer or a file.

This report...	Lists a summary of...
Full Project Listing	All pages in the project.
Menu, Text, and Form Pages listing	All menu, text, and form pages in the project.
External HTML Cross Reference	All external HTML page links.
Image Component Cross Reference.	All image components.
Under Construction	All items under construction.
Most Recently Changed.	Most recent change dates for all items in the project.
Table Cell Contents	All table components in the project.
Orphan Components	All orphan (unused) project components.
Web Site Statistics	Item counts and percentages for the project.
Published File Sizes	Published item file sizes.
See also

Previewing and printing reports

Printing reports only


Previewing and printing reports

You can preview and optionally print any of the project reports available from QuickSite.

To preview and print a report

1.	From the Project menu, click Project Reports. Or click the [image] tool.

The Report Selections box opens with a list of reports.

2.	Click the radio button for the report you want to preview and optionally print.

3.	At the bottom of the Report Selections box, click the Preview button.

If there is sufficient data to build a report, the Print box opens.

If insufficient project data exists to build a report, QuickSite issues an informative message. Should this happen, just click OK to return to the Report Selections box.

4.	Select a Print range for the report pages you want to preview/print:

All

Selects all pages in the report.

Selection

Currently non-functional.

Pages From: To:

Specify a from/to range for the report pages you want to view/print.

5.	Select any of these other print options as needed:

Print quality

Scroll and click to change dots/per inch (dpi) if needed. In most cases 300 dpi is okay.

Print to file

Click to select the option to print the report to a file (instead of a printer) after previewing it. Give the report a file name or use the default name, report.txt.

Copies

Type the number of copies you want to print.

Collate copies

Click to select the option to collate multiple copies.

6.	Important!.Click Setup to open a standard Print Setup box where you should change your print orientation to Landscape if you plan to print the report.

7.	Click OK to display a preview of the report.

If you did not change orientation to Landscape, a message says the report is too wide. If you are just previewing, click Yes to continue. If you want to also print the report, click No and go back to change the orientation to Landscape (step 6).

8.	View the report and click any of the preview/print options in the menu bar and tool bar to produce the desired action.

Tip	When you move the cursor from tool-to-tool, the current tool function displays in the Hint line at the bottom.

Menu	Menu options	Function
File	Print	Print the report.
	Exit	Exit the preview.
Page	First, Previous, Next, Last	Go to first, previous, last, next, or last page of the report.
	Zoom/Normal	Zoom in/zoom out.
	Two pages/One page	View two pages/one page.
9.	From the File menu, click Print to print the report. Or click the Print actual page tool, [image].

The Printing Range box opens.

10.	Select the print range, then click OK.

QuickSite prints the report on your printer as per your settings in steps 4 and 5.

11.	From the File menu, click Exit to close the preview window. Or click the Exit tool or Windows Close button, [image].

QuickSite returns you to the Report Selections box (step 1), where you can preview/print another report.

12.	Click to select or deselect (no checkmark) any of these other options:

Display This Dialog Next Time

When selected, QuickSite displays the Report Selections box the next time you select Project Reports.

When deselected, the next time you click the View or Print Project Reports tool, [image], QuickSite automatically previews/prints the report according to the last saved settings you made in the Report Selections box.

Save Selections When Done

When selected, QuickSite saves the selections you made in the Report Selections box.

Preview From Toolbar

When selected, QuickSite automatically launches the preview sequence and optional print sequence described in steps 1-11 above.

See also

Running Project Reports

Printing reports only


Printing reports only

You can print selected project reports without previewing them.

To print reports only

1.	In the Project View, click Project Reports in the Project menu. Or click the  [image] tool.

The Report Selections box opens.

2.	Click the Print tab. .	Optionally click Clear Selections to clear previous selections.

3.	Click to select any reports you want to print.

4.	Click the Print button at the bottom.

The same Print box opens as when you preview, only this time the settings you make are strictly for printing to a printer or to a file.

5.	Check that orientation is Landscape and make other print settings as needed. Click OK.

QuickSite builds and prints the first report selected in the Print column and redisplays the Print box.

6.	Set up as needed for the next print and click OK again to print the next report.

QuickSite prints the next report.

7.	When you are done printing reports, click Close to return to the Project View.

See also

Previewing and printing reports

Printing reports only


Using QuickSite API gateway commands

Much of the information destined for Web sites today has been created and is presently stored in PC databases, spreadsheets, and word processor documents. Retyping or converting this information for use in a Web site is generally considered unacceptable and cost-prohibitive for most small and medium-size organizations and companies.

A better approach is to update existing data sources in Web sites at build time. QuickSite’s revolutionary XPE (eXtensible Publishing Engine) makes this possible. With the XPE, you can launch externally-created applications and functions that retrieve data from existing sources during the normal course of building your Web site.

About the Extensible Publishing Engine

The QuickSite XPE interface provides an API that is unmatched in Web site development tools. The XPE vastly enhances Web page generation capabilities by providing two external API gateways that can be utilized from inside virtually any Web page in a QuickSite project file.

The API gateway commands are:

•	::WinExec( ) - This command provides the ability to call an external application that performs data acquisition or analysis outside of QuickSite. ::WinExec may be embedded in the text entry window of any QuickSite Page Designer. See About the ::WinExec command

•	::WinCall( ) - This command calls a single function in a dynamic link library (DLL) and inserts the return value of the function into the Web page text from where it was called. ::WinCall performs in a manner similar to ::WinExec. See About the ::WinCall command

With these API gateways, Web site developers can use data contained in theirpreferred database software to externally customize web pages during QuickSite’s build process.

Application possibilities

The existence of the XPE interface provides Web site developers with a whole new arena of possibilities. With proper programming and design, Web sites can become extremely intelligent, working as agents to carry out automated site development by gathering information from external sources.

Here are a few possibilities of what you can do with the XPE:

•	Publish catalogs based on external database files that are automatically created and refreshed.

•	Publish mailing lists that are maintained from external files.

•	Perform financial calculations embedded within text documents.

•	Insert date-time formats as the Web page is being created.

•	Automatically insert date-times into text documents.

•	Build a document publishing system that absorbs hundreds of text files into

•	the Quicksite Project and then apply preformatted styles and Web pages.

Sample applications

The QuickSite package includes sample applications developed by the XPE that demonstrate the use of the ::WinExec and ::WinCall commands. These sample applications demonstrate the fundamental issues and programming requirements for utilizing XPE technology.

In addition to sample applications, a QuickSite project (xpe.dbt and xpe.dbf files in the \xpe directory) is included in the QuickSite  software package. This project contains various pages with calls to the sample applications.

The sample applications include:

•	xpe.dll - A small collection of functions that provide special date values, time values, various financial calculations, and other utility functions to customize your Web pages.

•	northwnd.exe - An external application that gathers product catalog information and formats the data in a complete Web site.

•	rolodex.exe - Another external application that absorbs a Rolodex database and creates a complete contacts list in a single Web page, complete with index.

See also

Publishing on the World Wide Web


About the ::WinExec command

The ::WinExec command launches an external application during the build process. The application may be any program that you can control from the command line, including those you develop yourself.

Command input

Type the ::WinExec command in the text entry window of the Page Designer at the point where you want the command executed.

Arguments

::WinExec requires at least one argument (the external application name), but like ::WinCall, QuickSite automatically passes the project file name (and path) as well as the record number of the page that contains the ::WinExec call.

Web page syntax example

::WinExec(c:\qs\northwnd.exe [arg1, argN...])

The ::WinExec command is case-sensitive; that is, the command must be in the case format as shown in this example.

Application prototype example

::WinExec(c:\qs\northwnd.exe [arg1, argN...])

void main(cProject, nRecord, arg1, argN...)

See also

Using QuickSite API gateway commands


About the ::WinCall command

The ::WinCall command launches a function contained in a compatible DLL (Dynamic Link Library).

Command input

Type the ::WinCall command in the text entry window of the Page Designer at the point where you want the command executed.

Arguments

The ::WinCall command requires two arguments: the name of the DLL that contains the function and the name of the function being called. In addition you will be able to indirectly Pass and Return arguments.

No support currently exists to pass arguments directly to DLL-based functions, however, this capability can be achieved indirectly by reading the public variables [cFParm] and [cFRetn].

Pass/Return Values

To allow Pass and Return argument values in ::WinCall, QuickSite creates two private variables — [cFParm] and [cFRetn]. You place the Pass and Return arguments in the WinCall command just as in a C program function. Then QuickSite stores the Pass and Return values as private variables. For more details, refer to XPE program source code on page 8-8.

•	[cFParm] variable

The Pass[cFParm] variable is visible to the specified DLL-based function. Regardless of the number of arguments in the WinCall command, [cFParm] is a string-type variable that contains all of the arguments. To utilize the value(s) of [cFParm], you must parse this string in the DLL function.

•	[cFRetn] variable

QuickSite stores Return values calculated in the DLL function in the [cFRetn] string-type variable. This value replaces the ::WinCall statement in the Web page.

Web page syntax example

::WinCall(xpe.dll, xCalcInt(27 * 2))

The ::WinCall command is case-sensitive; that is, the command must be in the same case format as shown in the above example.

Function prototype example

::WinCall(xpe.dll, xCalcInt(27 * 2))

void myFunction()

See also

Using QuickSite API gateway commands


Using the !Include command

Style sheet text can be added to a Web page with the !INCLUDE command. One of the advantages to this method is that automatic updating will occur if you change the file specified by the !INCLUDE command.

For example, a developer may want to include a style sheet named “Summer Night” in a text page entitled Summer Night.

Summer Night Style Sheet code sample

<STYLE>

<!--

BODY    { background:#124578; }

P {             color:white;

                   font-size: 20pt;

                   font-family:Arial;

                   text-indent: 5.5in}

H1 {           font-size: 24pt;

                  font-family:  Arial;

                  font-weight: bold}

A:link     {  color: yellow}

A:visited{ color: red;

                  font-size: 18pt }

-->

</STYLE>

In order to create a Web page that utilizes the “Summer Night” style, the developer adds

!INCLUDE “Summer Night”

to the Page Designer. When QuickSite builds the HTML file it will replace the !INCLUDE “Summer Night” command with the proper style sheet code.

If any changes are made to the Summer Night style sheet, the !INCLUDE command will automatically update the style text whenever the Web page is built.

See also

Using the Text Style Wizard


About autoscripting

You can type in your own QuickSite automation scripts, or you can add existing scripts from a library. Automation scripts are input as text-based pages in a special Configuration Section at the bottom of the QuickSite Project View.

For a list of the automation script commands, see the Appendix in the QuickSite 3.0 Getting Started Guide.

See also

Automation script conventions

Automation script examples

Event-driven scripts

Time-driven scripts


Automation script examples

The QuickSite automation script example below is designed to be run in a timed environment and is triggered by the holiday Halloween. See Event-driven scripts and Time-driven scripts

seek My Halloween Section // locate page

set status to Active // change page status

build project // build current project

quit // exit QuickSite

The following QuickSite automation script example automates building and publishing a Web site project. The script trigger may be an event-based script, clicking the Run Automation Script option or a command line argument at the beginning of the script. See Running automation scripts

build project // build the project

publish project // publish the project

edit // launch page designer

set status to Active // change page status

set copyright to 1996 MyCompany // set copyright preference

set copyright [on] // enable copyright

quit // quit QuickSite

See also

About autoscripting


Event-driven scripts

QuickSite automation scripting makes it possible for you to easily create event- driven scripts. When QuickSite starts, it looks for any event-driven scripts before allowing you to view the project. If an event-based script is not present, the user must activate the script manually.

When you input an event-driven script, you should place the script page in the Configuration Section. See Creating automation scripts

The following event-driven scripts are available through QuickSite automation scripting:

OnOpen script

Each time the user opens a project, QuickSite runs the OnOpen script. For example, the OnOpen script might have just this command, which would cause the project to be built each time the project is opened:

build project

The quit command does not work in OnOpen scripts.

OnClose script

Each time the user clicks to close the project, QuickSite automatically executes all commands in the On Close script. For example, the OnClose script might have this command:

copy to c:\backup\project_file

OnBuild script

Each time the user clicks to build the project, QuickSite automatically executes all commands in the OnBuild script and builds the site. For example, the OnBuild script might have these commands:

set logo off

set navbuttons on

OnTest script

Each time the user clicks to test the project, QuickSite automatically executes all commands in the OnTest script and then tests the site locally. For example, the script might enable certain pages for testing but not for the build, or vice versa.

seek menu page 1

set status to Suspended

seek menu page 2

set status to Active

OnPublish script

Each time the user clicks to publish the project, QuickSite automatically executes all commands in the OnPublish script and publishes the site. For example, the script might bring in fresh copies of GIF files into the project directory with a .bat file, such as in this example:

run siteupdt.bat

See also

About autoscripting


Time-driven scripts

QuickSite has one script command that you can use to input a date as a trigger for an event. The command syntax is

when DATE <cDate>

For example, the time-driven command

when DATE <= 12/31/96

will prompt you to continue.

See also

About autoscripting