How to add a new topic to my website ? |
Click on the button Add a new topic located above the list of your topics. From this new screen Start a new topic, select the type a topic you would like to have among : -a web page : to create a single page that will be as long as desired and in where you will be able to add images, texts, links, multimedia files and any other objects
- an album : to quickly create and manage a photo album
- a catalog : to create a list of items with their data sheets but also prices if you have items for sale
- an external website : to add an link to another website directly in your website menu
- a Word/Excel document : to convert a Word or Excel document to a web page in your site (this function requires the Microsoft Word or Excel programs to be installed on the machine)
- duplicate a topic : to start a new topic from the content of an existing one
And from the list below, select the template you would like to start with. If you do not want to start with a template or complete example, select the first template of the list. Then indicate the name and the title of your topic before to click on the button located on the bottom bar and named :Add the new topic to my website.
The Name of your topic is the text that appears in your website menu and from where your visitor will access this topic. To make it clearer and simpler for your visitors, we recommend using very short names in your menu (only 1 or 2 words for instance)
The Title of your topic is the text that appears on top of your topic web page(s). This text can be the same as the previous one or much longer. You may also decide to leave it empty if you do not want any title at all. |
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How do I save my changes ? |
| Every single change is automatically saved so you don't need to do anything to save your work when exiting TOWeb. But in order to prevent any possible loss of data on your computer (crash disk, viruses ...) we recommend you to backup your website regularly. |
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How to make a photo album ? |
To make a new photo album, first add it to the list of your topics (see previous question How to add a new topic to my website) and edit it using the Edit content button. Then click on the + button located above the album list to add one or several pictures with the Picture Browser window (for multiple selection maintain the CTRL key pressed down while clicking each pictures). Press the OK button and wait for your pictures to be fully imported in your album.
To preview the result use the F12 key. You may change the border frame and size of your pictures to your convenience. To modify the layout of your album, click on Back to topic list and change the number of columns of the thumbnails and the number of pictures per page. |
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How to add a slideshow ? |
In order to add a slideshow to your website you first need to create a photo album (see previous answer for details). And if this album is only used for slideshow purposes and you don't want it to be directly accessible from your website menu you will need to go the tab "Design and layout" of your album and activate the option "No menu button for this topic". Once your album is created and contains all your pictures you need to :
- select the topic paragraph where to add your slideshow or create a new one for it
- among the list of element you can add to a paragraph select a slideshow"
- then keep or adjust the slideshow options like for instance its control buttons or the delay between 2 images or
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How to place bullets into my paragraphs ? |
| You need to start new text lines with a dash (-). If you prefer to use automatic numbering instead, start each new line with the character #. |
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How to place a button in a paragraph ? |
| Placing a button in a paragraph requires the creation of a link in this paragraph. Please refer to the question : How to place a link in a topic ? |
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How to format my text ? |
The text content you type (or copy/paste) in a paragraph can be as long as needed and you may leave some blank lines inside your text too.
If you want to highlight a particular word or any part of your text, start AND terminate it with the following double characters : |
- __ to underline your text (use 2 underscore characters)
- // to place your text in italic
- ** to place your text in bold
- :: to center your text horizontally
- -- to strikethrough a text
- ^^ to place a text as exponent (superscript text located on the upper part of the line)
- or start with _^ and terminate with ^_ to place a text as index (subscript text located on the lower part of the line)
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Examples:
underscored __underscored__
Italic //Italic//
Bold **Bold**
strikethrough --strikethrough--
3rd exponant 3^^rd exponant^^
Nindex N_^index^_
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To highlight the entire text of a paragraph you can create a new paragraph style using this button located below the paragraph list and select it to apply to the paragraph currently selected.
To indent your paragraph and make it a subparagraph you need to use the blue arrow pointing to the right (and use click on it again to get your paragraph back to normal).
And to create a link inside your text please refer to the question How to place a link in a topic in the frequently asked question page.
Other special characters you may use in your texts :
- ((c)) to display the character: ©
- ((r)) to display the character: ®
- << and >> to display the double quote characters: « and »
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How to place a paragraph aside another one (and not below) |
If you want to align paragraphs side by side to create columns (for example to display 2 images aligned in the same row) you need to use the option to the right of the previous paragraph accessible from the Layout button (see image aside). You will then be able to fix the width of your paragraph in pixels or in percent of the web total web page width available with the option Adjust width.
This "right aligned" feature is particularly useful if you want to display several images side by side on a page or if you want to create a presentation with multi-column/table where you will also be able to change the style of each paragraph/cell.
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How to display paragraphs into web tabs ? |
Several consecutive paragraphs can be displayed in tabs. To move a paragraph in a tab, click the Layout button (see image aside).
For more information and advice see this tab example.
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How can to display a message randomly picked up from a list of texts ? |
If you want to display a text randomly picked up from a list of different messages, you can use the following syntax in your paragraph : {{text1||text2||text3}}
This may be useful in situations where you want to display for example different welcome messages, tips or news to your visitors each time they come and see your web page. |
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How to add a panel information aside ? |
| Edit the content of your topic and click on the small button located above the top right corner of the list (the one with an orange "+" symbol) and validate with the OK button. A second list appears next to the list of your paragraph and contains the new panel you just created. You may repeat this to add (or delete) as many aside panels as needed. If you do not need any panel anymore, remove them and this second list will not be displayed. |
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How to create submenus in my website menu ? |
To create submenus you need to determine and enter the name of the menu that will be displayed in your menu and will contain your submenus.
Use the Sub menu area to enter this name or select it from the list if it already exists. |
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How to create sub-topics in a topic ? |
| Depending on the situation, you can obtain sub-topics in a topic from two different ways : |
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The usual way |
To make a topic become a subtopic you need first to remove its button access from the menu of your website. For this, select your topic and in the Presentation area aside, check the option No menu button for this topic. Then select (or create) the main topic where you want to place this sub-topic by just adding a link to it.
For more information about links please refer to the page
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The grouping method |
This second method may be useful for instance when you have many topics in your menu and want to group some of them together very quickly.
Let suppose for instance that among all your topics you have 4 photo albums and that you would like them grouped together in only one topic named "My albums". First select your 4 albums from the list of the topics while holding the CTRL key pressed. Then in the information panel displayed aside click on the button Group selected topics together. Your 4 albums will now automatically become subtopics of a new grouping topic. Rename it "My albums" and hit the F12 key to preview the result. To undo the grouping you have made, just select the main grouping topic and delete it (this will remove the group but not the topics inside the group). |
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How to create a starting page before entering my website ? |
When people visit your website they normally first see your homepage containing your website menu and its design. If you want them to arrive first on a different in order for instance to add a multimedia presentation or to warn them about the content of your website, you will need to add a new page, place it on top of the topics' list and check the option No theme applied to this topic located under the Designed and layout tab of this introduction page. An introduction template is available if you want to start from an example.
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How to integrate a MS Word or MS Excel document to my website ? |
There are two ways (described below) to integrate a Microsoft Word or Excel document on your site: either by making your document downloadable from your site or by importing the entire content of your document into a web page of your site.
Make your Word / Excel document downloadable from your site
If you want your Word or Excel document to be published and downloaded from your web site by then you will need to use the Add also to this paragraph > a file to download option on a topic paragraph of your site. You will then select your document and also check the option Place the link on a button if you want to highlight you file download link. And visitors will have to click on your link to download and view your document. If you do not want your document to be directly opened but saved then you will need to add explanatory text next to your download link to inform your visitors that they need to right-click on your link and use the "Save as .." menu of their web browser.
Transform your Word / Excel document to a topic of your site
If you want the content of your Word or Excel document to be directly imported into a web page of your site then you need to click the Add or duplicate a topic button located in the Topics step and select a Word/Excel document. After selecting your document, enter the title and menu name of your new topic before then click on "Add a new topic to my website". The content of your document will then be converted and integrated into a new web page of your site.
Important : The use of this function requires Microsoft Word (or Microsoft Excel) program installed on your computer for the Word import of .doc files (or Excel import of .xls files) to work. |
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How to crop a picture ? |
If your digital picture is not properly centered or if you only want to keep a particular area of your picture, click on the Edit link located next to the small image preview and in the Image Editor and select the first tab named Crop Image. Then, with the mouse, select and move the corners of your picture to the area you would like to keep.
You can decide to validate your change or may want your new picture to have the same aspect ratio as all your other picture. To do this, select the expected aspect ratio from the Maintain crop ratio list. You may also adjust and move this selected area by moving your mouse while maintaining the left mouse button down. |
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How to add text over an image ? |
| Click on the Edit button to open the Image Editor and select the last tab named Add a text. Enter the text you want to place over the picture (on a single or multiple lines) and adjust the text size with the "+" and "-" buttons. To change the type of font, the color, and other effects use the Style… button. From there you can create and save your own text styles. Now you entered the text and its style you can decide its position and orientation over the picture by selecting the available choices. |
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In a catalog or an album, how to display or hide the title or the text of all the pictures ? |
| Use the SHIFT key (the key with the up arrow located on left side of your keyboard) by maintaining it pressed down while selecting the checkbox "Title" or the checkbox "Text". A message box will then ask you to confirm whether you want this change to be applied to all the items of your catalog / album or not. |
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How to hide or display the navigation buttons ? |
The navigation buttons (Previous / Index / Next) are displayed in a catalog or album. To make these buttons appear or disappear, you must adjust the value of "Items per page" located in the "Presentation" tab of your topic:
- either to a fixed value if you want them to appear as soon as you have more elements than the limit you set
- or to "No limits" if you don't want any navigation buttons to be displayed into the index pages of album/catalog
And if you want to delete these buttons also at the level of your catalog sheets you will need to check the option "No navigation buttons on detailed item page"
Finally it is not an album or a catalog but a single page you should add your own links to pages of your choice by placing them into buttons and align them side by side. |
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How to make black & white pictures ? |
| To modify the colors of your image or picture, click on the link Edit located aside its preview. Then in the Image Editor, activate the tab Enhance Image and select the effect B & W form the dropdown list Effects. You may also choose a different effect like Sepia for instance to give your picture an old style or adjust the brightness, contrast and sharpness of your picture. |
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How to place a table in a paragraph ? |
| From the paragraph where you want to place your table, select the option A table located on the right rise of the screen. A new tab named Table appears where you can directly fill out your information into the cells of your table. Press F2 to edit and modify the content of each cell and CTRL + ENTER to create a new line of text. By default this new table has 4 columns and 4 rows. To delete or insert new rows and columns, click on the Format… and select your action from the popup menu. Among these actions you can change the style of your table like for instance make your first row or column a header for your table. |
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How to protect the content of a topic ? |
| The Privacy tab located in each topic allows you to restrict its access to authorized persons only. For more information on the protection of your site content see the security options of TOWeb. |
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