Links are automatically updated if files are relocated; Uploading and Downloading --only updated and newly added files can be selectively uploaded to a server; WebArt Designer --enables users to create logos and buttons for their Web sites quickly and easily; Animation GIF Creation --enables users to easily add lively animated sequences to create an animation GIF file with just a few simple steps.
The interface is very intuitive and user-friendly. The main window of TopPage has a typical Windows menu bar on the top, with tool bars directly below. The site management area is on the left of the screen and is used to display information for mana ging the site, such as the link structure and file lists.
There are three panes on the Link Manager: Link Tab--displays the link layers starting from the top page; File Tab--a list of folders and files within the site; and Contents Tab--images, sounds, or HTML files in the selected folder appear here. On the right side of the screen is the page edit area, which is used for creating and editing pages. You can open multiple pages at the same time. There are three panes for viewing the page edit area: Normal--where you create and edit a page; HTML--used to edit the HTML source directly;and Preview--used to check how a page will look in a Web browser.
There is also a status bar along the bottom that displays an explanation about the menu or tags that are currently being edited.
Each one leads you step-by-step through the process. It is an easy process with both methods and does not involve many steps or take a long time. Opening Dialog Box --With the Opening Dialog Box, you can create a new page and site; create a site with multip le pages from a template; or create a site from an existing page. For beginners, it is very easy to create a site with a consistent theme using one of the templates provided with TopPage and following the step-by-step procedures in the Opening Dialog Box.
Each element in the templates, such as icons, banners, background, is selected individually so you have a variety of choices. At any time during this process, you can go back and change your choices. Once the pages are set up though, you cannot go back and make global changes to the template as in some other programs. But you can go back and edit the individual pages and the individual items.
TopPage has templates for a single page, a frame, an application, and multiple pages. IBM has a sample of some of the templates on their Web site. I used test reviewers who were interested in Web design, but had no experience, and had them try out TopPage, and they especially liked creating a multiple page site using the templates. I would have preferred more templates, but I have always found it difficult to find a pre-made template that is exactly what I want, even in the most expensive programs.
Even if you don't like all of the elements, they give you a starting point and you can then edit them. It is a good way for beginners to start. You can also use templates from other companies.
You can also make other settings, such as those for the destination server, at the same time. As with creating a site with the Opening Dialog Box, the procedure is easy and fast. To create a new page and site, you enter a site name; set site items; name your first page; set up the destination server; click the complete button and you have a site.
TopPage has a variety of functions and features that help you manage your site. The site management area or Site Manager displays information that is used to manage a site, such as the link structure and file lists.
The Site Manager is displayed to the left of your working page and can be closed if you need more room for display. These three panes and the page editing area are linked, and when you save a document, the panes are updated.
Link Pane --Displays the link layers starting from the top page. In the upper area of the Li nk Pane, a link hierarchy appears, in which the top page of the site is the top. If you select a file here, a list of files linked to this file or a list of files linked from this file appear in the lower area. The following information can be obtained in the lower area: URL, title, size, type, and date of update.
With the Option dialog box, the type of files to be displayed can be set. By dragging and dropping or right-clicking, you can use the Link Pane for the following functions: open and edit an HTML document, text file, or CSV file; link a document or insert an image; open a document in a WWW Browser; or upload pages or site.
File Pane --Displays a list of folders and files. Site names appear in the upper area, and it shows the hierarchical file structure below the top folder of the site and displays the following file types: the files to be uploaded or not uploaded unused files ; image files; and CSS files.
These types of files can be displayed separately by changing the settings in the Option dialog box. As with the Link Pane, if you select a file or folder here, a list of files belonging to the items selected appear in the lower area, and the following information can be confirmed: URL, title, size, type, and date of update.
And you can use the File Pane for the same functions as the Link Pane. The upper area of the Contents Pane shows the hierarchical file structure. If you select a file or folder here, a list of images, sounds, and files appear in the lower area. From the lower area, you can paste an object by selecting it and then dragging the object and dropping it onto the current HTML document.
The Option dialog box can be used to display just certain types of files. Besides the Site Manager there are other features in TopPage that help you manage your site. Link update is performed automatically when necessitated by a file name change.
Site transfer is supported all the files constituting a site can be transferred. You can perform a check of the entire site. A style sheet makes it easy for users to change the appearance of Web pages and to unify the appearance of the entire site.
You can set such styles as font name, font size, font color, appearance such as bold and italic, and many other attributes. I created a style for the blue section headings for this review. There is a Style Definition dialog box where you can define styles. Some of the templates in TopPage use style sheets.
A variety of factors in an HTML document can be set with a style sheet. Set the Style for an HTML Tag --You can directly change the style of an element for example, main body, paragraph, and headings in a document. You can set the color of heading "H1" to red and all H1 headings will be displayed in red.
You can set the font size of paragraphs "P" to 12 points and all paragraphs in the document will be displayed with a point font. You can then assign the same class both to a table and to text. You can create the style definition in an external style sheet and link or import it to the HTML document.
You can use the same external style sheet for multiple HTML documents. TopPage has a Style Sheet Manger where you can create, add, and edit styles. You can add, edit or delete style by using the Add, Edit, and Delete buttons. Current Style Status Pane --Many styles defined with style sheets can often affect subordinate objects.
This pane displays the information defined for each object up to the top-level objects. Despite the fact that style sheets make it easier to design a site, not all Web browsers can display them and the same style sheet might appear differently depending on the Web browser used.
TopPage advises beginners of this fact and suggests: 1 create your Web pages without using a style sheet; 2 change the appearance using a style sheet; and 3 check the appearance of your Web pages on different browsers.
You have various editing tools in TopPage. You can edit frames while viewing the layout on the screen; perform source editing and preview the results by simply clicking the corresponding tabs; and create, edit, and change attributes such as heading, list, horizontal rule, link, table, form, and frame. With the Edit Image dialog box you can process images while editing a page, and perform the following alterations: Converting image file formats Removing unnecessary parts of an image Rotating an image Adjust the image file size to the viewed size Lowering image quality or decreasing the number of colors Increasing the resolution of images gradually in a Web browser Making a single color in an image transparent Making an image sharper or tinting it with sepia.
TopPage allows you to upload directly from within the program or you can use other FTPs. You need to choose a destination server before you can transfer a site, and TopPage has a wizard to help you choose a server that is easy to navigate even for a beginner. There is a Site Check function that enables you to find errors in the site for images without alternate text and spelling errors. There is also a file transfer program to use when you want to transfer individual files, delete a file on the server, or view the list of files on the server.
WebArt Designer is a tool that makes it feel easy to create various materials for your Web pages. The source materials are referred to as objects. Objects are not placed on the canvas at random. Instead, they are stacked in order so that the last one to be placed appears to be on the top of the stack.
For example, if you place a button first and lay a logo over that button, the two objects are stacked sequentially in the order in which they were placed. On the screen, the logo appears to be written on the button.
Using WebArt designer, a variety of objects can be stacked on a canvas to create new images. You can overlay a logo on a button, a logo on a photograph, and then a photo frame on that photo.
In this way, you can combine multiple objects to create relatively complicated images. The title and headings for this review were made with WebArt Designer in a matter of minutes. Interface --In the center of the main window, a blank white rectangle appears which is called the canva s.
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