Answers to 10 Frequently Asked Front Page Questions
by Jan Helge Schmeisky, October 24th, 1997
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How do I Create a Table with a caption?
| Product: | Price: | Quantity: |
| Coca Cola | $ 0.45 | 300 |
| Pepsi Cola | $ 0.43 | 350 |
A table with caption is created by using the following commands or menus. Table/Insert table , to insert the caption you click on Table/Insert Caption.
How do I Create a single line of Form Field?
To create a form field you have to go to Insert/Form Filed. Then a menu is being opened. You have to chose On-Line Text Box.
How do I Create a Clickable Image?
To create a clickable image you first have to insert an image. To do this you have to use Insert/Image. After that you highlight the image and click on Insert/Hyperlink, where you can chose from different possibilities of linking. image, for example, is linked with my own homepage.
How do I create a client side Image Map?
First an image has to be inserted by Insert/Image. Now click on the image and you can see a toolbar at the right top of the image. Use the different tools like rectangular hotspot or circular hotspot to draw and chose a certain part of the image. I chose the cheerleaders on this image. After drawing an windows is going to be opened where you can set the link properties. At the image above you can click on the cheerleaders and a link goes to the Easthigh Website. If you click on another part you go directly to my homepage.
How do I Create a Web Bot and how is one used?
All the above is a so called web bot component. this can be inserted by clicking on Insert/Web bot Component. The above component is a search component that allows you to search on the current web site.
How do I change Color of Text?
This is a text. The color is pretty cool.
The color can be change by highlighting the text and go to Format/Font. There you have the possibility of changing the colors of the text.
How do I change the Background color?
To change the background color you have to go to Format/Background. Now you can chose from different colors for background and the color for the font.
How do I include a background image?
Also go to Format/Background. In this window (Background) you have to check the Background Image box and chose an image that you want to include.
How do I include and size a .jpg picture?
You include an image you have
to chose Insert/Image. To size it go click on the image with your
right mouse button. Now chose Image Properties. To set the size
go to appearance. Here you can chose width and height. Don't
forget to check the little box on the left that says specify
size. You can also set spacings and set up other options.
How do I include a Bulleted List using an Image rather than the dot?
This is a list.
To create is,
just insert images.....
That's easy...
created 1997 by Jan H. Schmeisky
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