Operation Manual

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In addition, the Layout Checker can inspect for (and often correct) text-specific
problems, overlapping objects, or other conditions that will result in file sizes
that are larger than necessary.
Use standard Windows fonts or Websafe fonts for best results!
Choosing website colours
A website may have an adopted colour scheme, selected by using the Schemes
tab. Each scheme has a name and consists of five complementary basic colours
(plus additional web colours) which you can apply to any design element (see
Using colour schemes on p. 227).
A selection of schemes (named "WWW 1" through "WWW 9") appearing at the
bottom of the tab's scheme list are specifically designed for web use.
The currently set colour scheme is also shown at the bottom of the Swatches tab
for convenience. For example for the colour scheme "WWW3", numbers or
letters represent basic or web colour sets, respectively:
Web colours
Websites have several special web colour settings, usually defined as part of a
colour scheme in the Colour Scheme Designer. You'll need to know about
these settings, even if you haven't applied scheme colours to other elements in
your site.
• The Hyperlink colour (labelled H above) applies to hyperlinked text
before it's been clicked on.
• The Followed Hyperlink colour (labelled F), applies to hyperlinked
text after a visitor has clicked to "follow" the link.
• The Active Hyperlink colour (labelled A), applies to hyperlinked text
when a visitor's mouse button is depressed. Typically this is the colour
shown after clicking and before the hyperlink's page is displayed.