Welcome to HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version

Welcome to HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version

HoTMetaL PRO Editor in one page or less

This document is a quick reference to some of the functionality of the HoTMetaL PRO Editor. For more information, consult the HoTMetaL PRO online help.

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Setting up your authoring environment

To switch between editing views, choose WYSIWYG, Tags On, or HTML Source from the View menu.
To hide or display specific toolbars, choose Toolbars... from the View menu.
To set options, choose Options... from the Tools menu.
To choose a browser for previewing, click on one of the blank toolbar buttons.
To preview the current document, click on one of the browser toolbar buttons.

Creating a new document

To create a new, blank document, click on the toolbar button.
To create a new document from a template, choose New... from the File menu, or type Ctrl+N.

Parts of a document

To create a basic paragraph, just start typing.
You can choose a paragraph style from the drop-down list in the toolbar, or by clicking on the appropriate toolbar button:
- (Bulleted list) ; (Numbered list); (Definition list)
- (Heading level 1-6)
- (Block quote)
- (Preformatted text)
- (Address)
To insert a link, choose Link... from the Insert menu, or click on the toolbar button.
To insert an image, choose Image... from the Insert menu, or click on the toolbar button.
To align a paragraph, heading, or table cell, click on (left), (center), or (right).
To insert a table, click on the toolbar button.
To insert a form object, choose the appropriate item from the Form menu, or click on a button in the Form toolbar.
To create and edit frames, choose Convert to Frames from the Tools menu, and then choose Frame Editor from the Tools menu.
To create a document title, choose Properties from the File menu.

Basic formatting

Most formatting effects are available from the Format menu, or by clicking on the appropriate toolbar button:

(Bold), (Italic), (Underline)
(Increase text size), (Decrease text size), (Change text color)
(Emphasis), (Strong), (Teletype), (Citation)
You can choose a font from the drop-down list in the toolbar:
To set a background image or color, choose Properties from the File menu.

Table editing

To insert a table, click on the toolbar button, or choose Insert Table... from the Table menu. To edit table, row, column, or cell properties, right-click and choose Table Properties.... To edit a table, choose an item from the Table menu, or click on a button in the Table toolbar:

(Insert row above)
(Insert row below)
(Delete row)
(Insert column to the left)
(Insert column to the right)
(Delete column)
(Move row up)
(Move row down)

(Move column left)
(Move column right)
(Merge with cell to the right)
(Merge with cell to the left)
(Merge with cell above)
(Merge with cell below)
(Split cell into rows)
(Split cell into columns)

Form editing

To insert a form object, choose an item from the Form menu or click on the appropriate button in the Form toolbar. To edit the properties of a form object, double-click on the object, or choose Form Field Properties... from the Form menu.

(Insert FORM element)
(Insert text box)
(Insert text area)
(Insert check box)
(Insert option (radio) button)
(Insert drop-down list)
(Insert list box)

(Insert file upload field)
(Insert submit button)
(Insert image button)
(Insert reset button)
(Insert push button)
(Insert password entry)
(Insert hidden field)

Editing HTML markup

To insert an element, choose Element... from the Insert menu, click on the toolbar button, or type Ctrl+Shift+I.
To edit the attributes of the current element, choose Attribute Inspector from the View menu, or type F6.
To check the validity of the HTML markup, choose Check HTML from the Tools menu, or click on the toolbar button.
To check your document against accessibility guidelines, choose Check Accessibility from the Tools menu, or click on the toolbar button.

Advanced editing

To create an image map, click on an image and click on a button in the Image Mapping toolbar:
To insert a Java applet, choose Java Applet... from the Insert menu, or click on the toolbar button.
To insert an ActiveX control, choose ActiveX Control... from the Insert menu, or click on the toolbar button.