Using a library

Libraries are useful for keeping common Web page elements organized in one file and copying them onto new Web pages in your site. The two new pop-up buttons on the Library toolbar are a way to insert library elements into your Web page. To insert a library element into your page:

1. Open the pages you want to insert library elements into and open the library.
   
2. Select the element in the right-hand section of the library window.
   
3. Place the pointer over the Insert in Page button on the Library toolbar, hold the mouse button down until you see the pop-up menu, and then choose a page.
   
   The library element is inserted at the insertion point in the page.
   

To insert a library element into the background:

1. Open the page you want to insert a library background image into and open the library.
   
2. Select the element in the right section of the library window.
   
3. Place the pointer over the Use As Page Background button on the Library toolbar, hold the mouse button down until you see the pop-up menu, and then choose the page.
   
   The Library element is inserted into the background of the page.
   

You can hide the background in Edit Page mode if you want. To hide a background image:

1. Choose Application Options from the Tools menu (Windows) or Preferences from the Edit menu (Macintosh).
   
2. Click the Images tab to display a new set of options.
   
3. Deselect the Display background images in Edit Page mode check box.
   
4. Click OK.
   
   The background is hidden in Edit Page mode but still appears in Preview Page mode and in the browser.
   

To copy library elements using the mouse:

1. Open the pages you want to copy elements into and open the library.
   
2. Position the library window on your screen so you can see the library's contents and your Web page.
   
3. Drag elements from the library to copy them onto your pages.

   To copy	Do this
   One element	Select the element in the right section of the library window and drag it onto your page.
   All of the elements in an entry	Select the library entry in the left section of the library window and drag it onto your page. All the elements displayed in the right section of the library for the selected entry are copied onto your page.