Document Distribution

Introduction

The Distribution method you choose effects the way that some search engines index your Web page. For example, there are some Web pages you may not want indexed by search engines - such as those that are inside frames. Setting the distribution method in these pages to Local will stop them from being indexed by search engines.

To Set the Distribution of a Web page:

1. On the Format menu, select Document Information.

2. Click on the Distribution tab.

3. Choose the Distribution method you want to use from the drop-down list.

4. Click on the OK button to apply changes to your document.

HTTP-EQUIV

Meta-information can be used to pass extra information to browsers. For example:

<META http-equiv="Version_Number" CONTENT="2.02">

<META http-equiv="Style" CONTENT="Modern">

<META name="Completed" CONTENT="Yes">

If a browser requests the Header information of this document, all the http-equiv results are returned, whilst the name values are not. For example, a HTTP response to a GET or HEAD request for the document above would be:

Version_Number:2.02

Style:Modern

Along with all the other information in the header such as date and time.

Names such as Date, Server and Last-modified are names that should not be used as they are typically generated by the server independently.

To Use Name Instead of HTTP-Equiv in Meta Tags:

1. On the Format menu, select Document Information.

2. Click on the Distribution tab.

3. Click on the Use Name instead of HTTP-EQUIV check box to place a tick in the box.

4. Click on the OK button to apply changes to your document.