Welcome to ABC WebCharter™, the OLE automation script that lets you visually map Web sites using ABC FlowCharter™. The ABC WebCharter™ wizard uses ABC FlowCharter™ to construct and view Web sites, and provides direct access to any of the mapped pages on the Web site. In addition, you can import and export Sitemap files using ABC WebCharter™. Sitemap files provide an auxiliary navigation resource for working in the Web. The Sitemap file format provides hierarchical information about the individual pages at a given site.
Once the ABC WebCharter™ wizard has mapped the selected Web sites and charted them in ABC FlowCharter™ you can use ABC FlowCharter™ to print the diagram or to gain direct access to the individual pages.
When ABC FlowCharter™ opens at the end of the wizard, you are viewing the diagram using the Used Pages command. This command lets you view all the pages used by your chart on screen at the same time. It is useful for getting an overall view of your chart, selecting and moving many objects at a time, and quickly making large-scale changes. To see more detail, you can use the View menu and the Zoom tools.
ABC FlowCharter™ also displays the Note window which contains text attached to a certain shape. In this instance, the Note window displays the URL for each link. You can open and close the Note window using the Note command on the View menu or by pressing CTRL + F6.
Each site you have mapped is represented as a shape in the diagram, complete with the site name. To visit a mapped Web site, double-click the shape. ABC FlowCharter™ will attempt to locate the corresponding URL and open it in your browser.
For more information about using ABC FlowCharter™, access the online help file on the Help menu.
"Mapping the Web with ABC WebCharter™" online version. © 1996 by Micrografx, Inc.