Web Factory Reference Manual

Edit Menu

Undo: Available at all times except when the current window is a test window.; Reverses the last action you did.

Cut

The Cut menu option will vary based on the current file being viewed:

When the current file is in a preview or source view window (except for Navigator preview of frames), the Cut option is as follows:

Removes the selected text and/or image(s) from your Web page and places it on the Windows clipboard, where it is stored until something else is cut or copied to the clipboard. Once a selection is cut, it can be pasted from the clipboard into another part of the same Web page, or into an entirely different Web page.

When the current file is an image file in the image editor, the Cut option is as follows:

Displays the Cut sub menu, which allows you to cut either the current object or area selection to the clipboard.

Object: Removes the current object from the image and places it on the Windows clipboard, where it is stored until something else is cut or copied to the clipboard. Once an object is cut, it can be pasted from the clipboard into another part of the same image, or into an entirely different image.
Area: Places a copy of the selected area on the Windows clipboard, where it is stored until something else is cut or copied to the clipboard. Once a selection is cut, it can be pasted from the clipboard into another part of the same image, or into an entirely different image.

Related Topics:
For more information about objects and areas, see the Area and Object menus.

Copy

The Copy menu option will vary base d on the current file being viewed:

When the current file is in a preview or source view window (except for Navigator preview of frames), the Copy option is as follows:

Makes a copy of the selected text and/or image(s) on your Web page and places it on the Windows clipboard, where it is stored until something else is cut or copied to the clipboard. Once a selection is copied to the clipboard, it can be pasted into another part of the same Web page, or into an entirely different Web page.

When the current file is an image file in the image editor, the Copy option is as follows:

Displays the Copy sub menu, which allows you to copy either the current object or area selection to the clipboard.

Object: Places a copy of the current object on the Windows clipboard, where it is stored until something else is cut or copied to the clipboard. Once an object is copied to the clipboard, it can be pasted into the same image, or into an entirely different image.
Area: Places a copy of the selected area on the Windows clipboard, where it is stored until something else is cut or copied to the clipboard. Once a selection is copied to the clipboard, it can be pasted into the same image, or into an entirely different image.

Related Topics:
For more information about objects and areas, see the Area and Object menus.

Paste

The Paste menu option will vary based on the current file being viewed:

When the current file is in a preview or source view window (except for Navigator preview of frames), the Paste menu option is as follows:

Inserts a copy of the text and/or image(s) that are currently on the Windows clipboard into the Web page at the current cursor position. The contents of the clipboard can be pasted as many times as you want.

When the current file is an image file in the image editor, the Paste option is as follows:

Displays the Paste sub menu, which allows you to paste the contents of the clipboard in either of the following ways:

as Object: Places the contents of the clipboard into the current image window, as an object.
as New Image: Places the contents of the clipboard into a new image window. The new image window is sized to fit the contents of the clipboard.

Related Topics:
For more information about objects, see the Object menu.

Delete: Available when the current file is in a preview (except Navigator preview of frames) or source view window.
Deletes the currently selected text, image, or HTML element. If nothing is selected, it deletes the character to the right of the cursor.

Delete Frame: Available when the current file is a frame page previewed in Navigator.; Deletes the currently selected frame. The current frame is outlined in red. To select a different frame, click inside the frame you want to select (if it has already been assigned a URL), or use the arrow keys.
When a frame is deleted, the space that was previously accorded to that frame is dispersed equally to the remaining frames in the current frameset. The current frameset is the parent of the current frame, and is outlined in green. If the deleted frame was the only frame in the parent frameset, both the frame and the parent frameset will be deleted.

Delete Frameset: Available when the current file is a frame page previewed in Navigator.; Deletes the currently selected frameset. The current frameset is outlined in green, and is the parent of the current frame.

Delete All Frames...: Available when the current file is a frame page previewed in Navigator.; Deletes all frames defined on the current page and all parent framesets. This allows you to start over and select a different initial frame layout design from the New Frame Page box.

Find...: Available at all times, except when the current file is a frame page in a Navigator preview window or an image file in the image editor.; Displays the Find box, which allows you to find certain text in your Web page. In the "Find What:" field, type the text you want Web Factory to search for. You can type as little as one character or space, or as much as several words. Each time you click the Find Next button, Web Factory searches for and selects the next instance of that text. You can then click the Cancel button in order to edit the text, or continue clicking Find Next to see remaining instances of the text. If you select the Match Case check box, Web Factory will find only that text which is capitalized exactly as that which you typed in the "Find What" field. You can also choose the direction you want Web Factory to search for the text: down from the current cursor position; up from the current cursor position; or search all of the file, starting at the beginning of the file.

Replace...: Available when the current file is in a preview or source view window (except for Navigator preview of frames).; Displays the Replace box, which allows you to automatically replace certain text in your Web page with different text. In the "Find What:" field, type the text you want removed from the Web page. In the "Replace With:" field, type the text you want the "Find What" text to be replaced with. Each time you click the Find Next button, Web Factory finds and selects the next instance of the "Find What" text. You can then click the Replace button to replace the selected text with the "Replace With" text. Or, you can continue clicking Find Next to see remaining instances of the text. If you are certain you want all instances of the "Find What" text replaced, you can click the Replace All button to automatically replace all instances of the "find what" text in your Web page with the "replace with" text. You can also choose the direction you want Web Factory to search for the text: down from the current cursor position; up from the current cursor position; or search all of the file, starting at the beginning of the file.

Validate HTML...: Available when the current file is in a preview or source view window (except for Navigator preview of frames).; Checks the HTML source code of the current Web page to ensure that all required tags and end tags are included, and are spelled correctly. Warns you about tags that Web Factory does not recognize, and allows you to correct them or ignore the warning and continue. Such warnings are usually the result of typographical errors when you typed in the tag, incorrect tag attributes or parameters, or simply the use of a recently introduced tag that your version of Web Factory does not support. This validation feature is most useful with Web pages that were created outside of Web Factory (for instance, in a text editor such as Notepad), or when you have edited the HTML source code directly in Web Factory. Web Factory will not delete or change unrecognized tags, in order to allow you complete control over the HTML.

Document Properties...: Available when the current file is in a preview window.; Displays the Document Properties box of the current Web page, which allows you to change the following:

Document Property	Description
Title	For a professional looking Web page, you should always include a title. The title will appear in the browser's title bar when the user is visiting your Web page. If you do not specify a title, the browser's title bar will show the URL of your Web page. (For example: "www.yourco.com/yourdirectory/yourpage.htm".)
Background Image or Background Color	A Web page can have either a background image (which is repeated all the way across and down the entire width and length of the Web page) or a solid background color of your choosing. If you choose neither, the Web page will have a gray background. To assign a background image, type the image file name and path in the Background Image field. Or, click the Browse button to select an image. To assign a background color, click the Pick button to select a color from the Color Picker box. The color you have selected appears in the color box to the left, and the hexadecimal number that is used in the HTML to identify that color appears in the "Value" field.
Text Color; Link Color; Visited Link Color; Active Link Color	To ensure your Web page is as attractive and easy to read as possible, you can change the color of regular text and links. Specifically, you can change the following: Text Color (color of regular text on the page) Link Color (color of text that is hyperlinked to: another Web page; an anchor on the current page; or an email address. Includes color of underline beneath linked text.) Visited Link Color (color of link and underline that goes to a page the user has already visited) Active Link Color (color of link and underline while the user is clicking on it) To assign any of these colors, click the associated Pick button to select a color from the Color Picker box. The color you have selected appears in the color box to the left, and the hexadecimal number that is used in the HTML to identify that color appears in the "Value" field.
Base URL	This optional field is where you can specify the full URL of this Web page. Used in case the page is read out of context and the user wants to refer to the original.

If the Web page is in an Internet Explorer preview window, you have an additional option:

Background Sound

For a special effect, you can add sound to your Web page, as follows. Sound will only play when the page is viewed in the Internet Explorer browser.

Sound # - If you have added one or more sounds to the Web page, this field displays the sound number of the currently shown file name.Sounds will be played in the order of their sound number. You can also select a sound that has previously been added by typing its number here or clicking the up or down arrow.
File name - Type the file name (and path if the sound file is not in the same directory as the Web page) of the sound file you want to insert in the Web page. Or, click the Browse button to select a sound file. You may insert sound files of the following file types: *.wav, *.au, *.mid.
Play how many times - Use this section to select the number of times you want the currently shown sound to play when the user visits this page: once, a number of times specified by you, or infinitely (as long as the user is viewing the page).
Delete button - Click this button to delete the currently shown sound file from the Web page. This will not delete the sound file from your hard drive.
Before button - Click this button to move the currently shown sound file up by one, so that it plays earlier in the sequence of sound files. For instance, if the current sound file is number 3, clicking this button will move it to number 2. The file that was previously number 2 will become sound number 3. Applies only if you have added more than one sound to this page and the current sound is not the first sound.
After button - Click this button to move the currently shown sound file down by one, so that it plays later in the sequence of sound files. For instance, if the current sound file is number 2, clicking this button will move it to number 3. The file that was previously number 3 will become sound number 2. Applies only if you have added more than one sound to this page, and the current sound is not the last sound.

Click the OK button to apply the sound to the Web page.

Properties...

Available when the current file is in a preview window.

Displays the Properties box of the currently selected HTML element. This allows you to change the properties of that element. You can also change the properties of any elements that are parents to the currently selected element by clicking the Parent button in the box. Following is a list of Properties boxes that can be accessed and changed through this menu option:

Character Formatting
Paragraph Formatting
List
List Items
Links
Horizontal Rule
Image
Image Map
Table
Table Cell

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