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This document contains useful information on how to install Namo WebEditor 5. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you read this document before you install the software. You should also carefully read the End User License Agreement for Namo WebEditor 5. The End User License Agreement defines your rights and obligations, as well as those of Jasc Software Inc., in regard to your use of this software.

Restrictions on the Use of the Namo WebEditor 5 Trial:

  • Jasc Software Inc., grants you the right to use this software for evaluation purposes only for a period of 45 days. Use of this software after the evaluation period is prohibited.
  • You may only use Namo WebEditor 5 Trial for personal evaluation purposes. For evaluation in a company, organization, or group, no more than three users may use the software at any time. Namo WebEditor 5 Trial may only be installed on a personal computer; installation of this software on a network or server is prohibited, regardless of purpose.
  • Jasc Software and Namo Interactive do not provide technical support for trial software.
  • The Namo WebEditor 5 Trial includes only 400 clip art images and 60 themes, compared to the full version's 6,500 clip art images and 200 themes.

 

 

    

    << New Features >>

    Features

    Description

    User Manual

    Inspector

    Inspector lets you easily check and modify the properties of various elements in a Web document. You can dock or undock the Inspector window to/from the Edit window. You can specify most attributes of various page elements, such as document properties, table/cell/row properties, and image and layer properties, directly in the Inspector window.

    [Menu] Window > Inspector

    Introduction to Namo WebEditor 5

    Resource Manager

    The new Resource Manager acts as a central repository for resources such as document templates, clip art, color sets, Smart Buttons, themes, table styles, etc. In addition to the resources that come with Namo WebEditor, you can add your own, making it easy to reuse your resources in multiple pages and sites. The Resource Manager can create and expand zip archives full of resources, making it easy to share your resources with others.

    [Menu] Window > Resource Manager... > Component/Clip Art/Smart Buttons tab, etc.

    Chapter 3
    The Resource Manager

    Color Sets

    A color set defines which colors appear as the custom colors in Namo WebEditor's color picker. By saving several color sets, you can easily switch among different sets of custom colors. Color sets are stored in the Resource Manager.

    [Menu] Window > Resource Manager... > Color Set tab

    Chapter 3
    The Resource Manager

    Hyperlink Toolbar

    Using the Hyperlink Toolbar, you can directly modify URLs inserted in the current document, including the URL's target frame or bookmark.

    [Menu] View > Toolbars > Hyperlink

    Chapter 9 Hyperlinks and Navigation Bars

    Layout Alignment

    You can align layers or layout cells using the Layout Toolbar. You can specify the alignment or size of the selected layers or layout cells in terms of the last selected layer or layout cell.

    [Menu] View > Toolbars > Layout

    Chapter 15

    Layers and Time Lines

    Flash Buttons

    Now you can easily insert and edit Flash files (*.swf) into your documents. Namo WebEditor 5 comes with a selection of pre-made Flash Buttons, which you can edit. You can also insert Flash buttons of your own creation.

    [Menu] Insert > Flash Button...

    Chapter 10
    Web Graphics

    Converting Image Formats

    You can convert images between GIF, JPG, and PNG formats.

    [Menu] Image Shortcut Menu > Image > Convert Image Format...

    Chapter 10
    Web Graphics

    Clean Up /Verify HTML

    Namo WebEditor 5 can clean up your HTML by removing redundant or unnecessary tags. This is especially useful when importing documents created in Microsoft Office applications. You can also check your HTML for compatibility with various browsers.

    [Menu] Tools > Clean Up HTML (in the HTML tab)

    Chapter 22 Working with HTML Sources

    Layout Tables

    A Layout Table is a design aid that lets you create a page layout by simply dragging and dropping page elements (text, images, etc.) inside a layout area. This eliminates the need to manually create a table to contain a complex layout. As you move things around in the Layout Table, Namo WebEditor automatically creates or changes the necessary table cells to contain everything.

    [Menu] Table > Layout Table

    Chapter 12
    Layout Tables

    Table Style

    You can apply a pre-designed table style to a table with a few clicks. You can also save the style of a table you have created for future use.

    [Menu] Table > Table Style

    Chapter 11
    Tables

    Namo Image Slicer

    The Image Slicer lets you divide an image into several images and export the pieces to an HTML file. The image pieces can be saved as GIF, JPG, or PNG. Image Slicer will also import Adobe Photoshop native-format (PSD) files and let you convert them to GIF, JPG, or PNG.

    [Menu] Start > Programs > Namo WebEditor 5 > Namo Image Slicer

    Chapter 23
    Namo Image Slicer

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    <<Enhanced Features>>

    Feature

    Improvements

    User Manual

    Site Wizard

    The Site Wizard now  lets you modify the site structure by adding/removing site elements or adding documents within the wizard. In addition, you can now specify site information for publishing in the Publish tab of the Site Wizard.

    [Menu] File > Site > Site Wizard...

    Chapter 4
    The Site Wizard

    Site Manager

    The Site Manager has been simplified. There are now just three tabs: Site, Reports, and Publish. The Site tab shows both a file list and the visual site structure at the same time. The Report tab shows lists of various file types, orphan files, and broken links. In addition, Namo WebEditor 5 can generate a comprehensive site report in HTML.

    [Menu] File > Site > Open Site...

    Chapter 6
    Sites and the Site Manager

    Current table outline

    You can now hide the blue outline indicating the table which is currently being edited.

    [Menu] View > Marks > Current Table

    Chapter 11
    Tables

    Navigation Bar

    Namo WebEditor 5 has additional navigation bar types, including tree-type bars , which can be expanded or collapsed; pop-up navigation menus, and navigation bars made of Flash files. You can now insert a navigation bars in a frameset and specify the target frame easily. You no longer need to apply a theme to use dynamic navigation bars.

    [Menu] Insert > Site Element > Navigation Bar...

    Chapter 9
    Hyperlinks and Navigation Bars

    Script Wizard

    Several more effects have been to the Script Wizard, including mouse trailers, rotating banners, and more.

    [Menu] Insert > Script > Script Wizard...

    Chapter 17
    Scripting and Dynamic HTML

    Clip Art

    High-quality photograph images have been added to the clip art library. In addition, you can filter the display of clip art images by file format (all/GIF/JPG).

    [Menu] Insert > Image Element > Clip Art...

    Chapter 10
    Web Graphics

    Database Wizard

    The Database Wizard now supports creating JSP documents in addition to ASP and PHP. Also, you can now define default values in an input block.

    [Menu} Insert > Database

    Chapter 18
    Database-Enabled Documents

    Smart Buttons

    Even more pre-made Smart Buttons have been added.

    [Menu] Insert > Smart Button...

    Chapter 10
    Web Graphics

    Image Effects

    The usability of the Image Effects dialog has been improved, and more functions added, including crop, sharpen, and blur.

    [Menu] Image Shortcut Menu > Image > Image Effects...

    Chapter 10
    Web Graphics

    Themes

    You can now edit themes. Also, you no longer need to apply a theme in order to be able to use dynamic navigation bars.

    [Menu] Format > Theme...

    Chapter 5
    Themes

    Table Editing

    Useful table editing features have been added. Cell size is displayed in pixels or percentages when you drag or resize a cell. The table row tag (<tr>) is now supported, and table, cell and row properties can be managed in a single dialog box. or the Inspector.

    [Menu] Table > Table Properties.../Cell Properties.../Row Properties...

    Chapter 11
    Tables

    Transposing a Table

     

    Original Table

    Transposed Table

     

    X1

    X2

    Y

    10

    20

    Z

    15

    30

     

    Y

    Z

    X1

    10

    15

    X2

    20

    30

    You can transpose a table, exchanging rows for columns.

    [Menu] Table > Utilities > Transpose Table

    Chapter 11
    Tables

    Photo Album

    The Photo Album feature improves on Namo WebEditor 4's Image Gallery feature. Besides being easier to use, it offers more choices for how to display full size images when thumbnails are clicked.

    [Menu] Tools > Create Photo Album...

    Chapter 10
    Web Graphics

    HTML Source Editing

    The built-in HTML editor is better at preserving existing source and now supports line wrapping at the right window edge and current line highlighting.

    [Menu] Tools > Clean Up HTML Source, HTML tab

    Chapter 22
    Working with HTML Sources

    Actions

    About 70 JavaScript actions have been added. The Action button, which used to appear in many property dialog boxes, has been integrated into the Action window. This allows you to manage all the actions in the current Web document in one place.

    [Menu] Window > Action

    Chapter 17
    Scripting and Dynamic HTML

    Working with colors

    Namo WebEditor 5 offers a Color Pop-up feature, which makes selecting and using colors more convenient. You can apply the Web-safe 216 colors from the Color Pop-up. Custom colors and most recent colors are automatically added to the Color Pop-up.

    [Menu] Color Pop-up icon (the icon for selecting colors in each dialog box)

    Chapter 10
    Web Graphics

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Namo WebEditor 5 includes several stand-alone utilities to aid with various aspects of building Web sites. To access any of these utilities, look in the Namo WebEditor program group in your Start menu.

    Tools

    Description

    Namo GIF Animator

    An easy-to-use program to create animated GIF images from your own still images.

    Namo Capture

    A powerful screen capture utility. Use this to capture the contents of windows, menus, screens, etc. in GIF or BMP format. Namo Capture is especially useful for writers of technical documentation.

    Namo Image Slicer

    An innovative utility that you can use to "slice" bitmap images into smaller pieces for faster loading in browsers. Namo Image Slicer exports sliced images straight to HTML, so you can easily insert them into your Web pages. Also converts Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files to GIF, JPG, or PNG format.

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These are the minimum system requirements for installing and using Namo WebEditor 5 Trial:

  • Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4, 2000, or XP
  • 32 MB RAM (Windows 95/98) or 64 MB RAM (Windows NT/2000/XP)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or newer (for internal preview)
  • Resolution 800 X 600 or higher (Monitor and video card supporting 256 colors or higher recommended)
  • Hard disk space:
    • 10 MB (minimal installation)
    • 57 MB (standard installation, including Clip Art)
  • CD-ROM drive (for installation)

In addition, previewing documents created using the Database Wizard requires Microsoft Personal Web Server or Microsoft Internet Information Server to be installed on your computer.

 

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    Double-click the installer package. After the compressed installer files have been extracted, the setup program will run automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

 

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