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Bare-Bones BasicsThis is the starting place for creating a Web page using Nescape Composer. Other sections provide instructions for formatting pages and creating links.
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How to Set Composer PreferencesBefore you begin your first Web page, you may want to set a couple of Composer preferences (as described below and shown in Figure 1).
FIGURE 1. Preferences Dialog Box
(numbers refer to steps outlined above) How to Start a New Web PageTo start a new Web page, open Netscape Communicator and choose Composer from the Window pull down menu. This opens a blank page on which you can create your own Web page in your own style. (Alternatively, you can choose File | New | Composer Page.) The Netscape Composer blank editing window is shown in Figure 2, below. It features standard Windows components the Menu Bar and two toolbars (Composition and Formatting) as well as four "view" tabs at the bottom of the window. Composer will always open in Normal view. FIGURE
2. Netscape Composer Editing Window
How to Enter Web Page TextType directly into the Netscape Composer editing window. You can type the text for your Web page just as you would if you were using a word processor (such as Word) or text editor (such as Notepad).ORCopy and paste from another source. If you have already typed something that you would like to transform into a Web page, you can copy the information from your word processor (e.g., Word) or text editor (e.g., Notepad) window and paste it into your Netscape Composer window.
Note: Be aware that any information you copy and paste from a word processing or page layout program will lose its formatting. See the formatting section of this training guide to learn how to use Composer's formatting features. How to Save Your Web Page FileClick the Save button on the Composition Toolbar (see Figure 2, above) each time you want to save your file.
Naming Your Web Page File
Giving Your Web Page a Title
In this example you would replace the file name in the "title" text box with a descriptive title for your Web page, such as J. Q. Smith's Home Page. How to Preview Your Web PageTo see how your page will look when published on the Web, first Save your document, then click the Browse button on the Composition Toolbar (see Figure 2, above). The preview will appear in a separate Navigator window. Close the Navigator window to return to your Composer window. Notes:
How to Edit an Unpublished Web PageIf you don't finish your Web page in one editing session, you'll want to Save it and come back later to continue working on it. When you open Netscape again, click the Open button on the Composition toolbar. In the "Open" dialog box, locate the appropriate file (using the "Look in:" drop-down menu if necessary). Click the desired filename to highlight it, then click the Open button. OR Choose (click) File | Open File. Using this method, you'll see an "Open Page" dialog box (as shown in Figure 4, below). If the location of the page you want to open is displayed, click the Open button to open that file for editing (see Figure 4, below). Note: If you haven't exited Netscape since you last worked on a Web page, the name of the last page editing will already be selected. FIGURE 4. "Open Page" Dialog Box If the location of the page you want to open is not displayed in the "Open Page" dialog box, search through the available folders as listed on the left side of the dialog box and locate the appropriate file. Click the Open button to open the selected file for editing. |
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Next: Learn to format your page using features found on the Formatting and Composition toolbars. |
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August 14, 2003 |
Updated (from Version 4) by Chris Sales, User Support Services |
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