The Preferences dialog box enables you to set preferences for the program.
There are four Tabs in this dialog box:
Undo/Redo section
You can set a number of undo/redo levels for the program. If you set the Undo/Redo level to 0, the Undo/Redo feature will be turned off and the program will not be able to Undo any of your steps. The maximum number for this feature is 32767, i.e., you can undo up to 32767 steps or modifications that you have made in your project if you have set the number in this option.
Autosave section
The Autosave feature helps to prevent loss of information. To enable it, switch the check box on, then define a time period with which the program will automatically Save a project.
Startup section
You can decide which dialog box or which screen the program will first display each time you start it. The options are:
This dialog box enables you to choose, which screen or dialog box will be displayed at the program startup. The program will save this setting as the default setting, and will use it until you change it again.
Files section
Create Backup Files check box. If you check this box, the program will not overwrite an old file when you save a file with the same name. It will create backup copies. The Recent File List Length enables you to set a number of recently used files that will be listed in the File pull-down menu.
Ruler Units section
Different measurement units are available for the ruler guides of the Workspace in the Graphic Editor. You have to select the most convenient one for you. Four choices are available:
Workspace section
Displaying the shadow of the Printable Area and the Divider lines is optional. There are two check boxes:
To change color, click the color button. It will bring the Choose Color dialog box with a color library combo box and a palette. You can choose a color library and a color from the palette. If you want more colors than you have in the palette, click the More button to create a new color in the standard Color window.
See also the Workspace and Printable Area help topics.
Objects section
Here you have two alternatives when adding object in the program's Workspace:
You can set Default Colors for page Visual
Settings in this tab.
Setting the Text, Link, and Background colors can be done by clicking the color
representing button, which will bring the Choose Color
window.
In this tab, you can also set Encoding for a Project you create, and font styles for floating and fixed fonts.
You can also set default colors for the Navigate Layout: of a selected Page, Orphan Page, Internal Link, and External Link colors here.
To make your own color library, see the Color Library Edit section.
The last section is the Headers/Footers section. Checking the check box will make the program insert a header and a footer automatically when creating Web site.
The program has an internal browser to preview your Web site projects. You can also use an external browser for this purpose. You can Add, Modify, Delete, or Set as Default any browser. It can be Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or another browser. To add a browser, click the Add button, then choose the browser you need and click the Open button. The browser with its specific icon appears in the Browsers window. The Modify button can change properties of the selected browser. To delete a browser, select it and press Delete. The Set as Default command sets the selected browser as default.
In this tab, you can list starting addresses in your directory. These addresses will appear in the Web Promote Lookup box in the Web Promote section. Here you can add a new location or delete the one.
To add a new location, type its description in the Name text box and its URL in the appropriate text box, and click the Add button.