Operation Manual
44 | Developing Sites and Pages
To create a framed document:
1. Select the page on which you would like to add a frame.
2. From the Web Objects toolbar, select the
Framed Document Tool.
You'll see the mouse pointer change to a cursor. What you do next
determines the initial size and placement of the frame.
3. To insert the frame at a default size, simply click the mouse.
OR
To set the size of the inserted frame, drag out a region and release the
mouse button.
4. A dialog is displayed immediately into which you can specify a link
destination. Choose an icon representing a page in your site, an Internet
page, a file on your hard disk, or User Data.
5. Set the frame contents information (the page name, internet page, etc.)
which will differ depending on the link destination.
6. Optionally choose if borders or scrollbars are to be used.
7. Click OK.
Using layout aids
WebPlus provides a variety of layout aids to assist you in placing design
elements accurately: layout guides, page margin settings, and rulers. When the
snapping feature is turned on, objects you create, move, or resize will jump to
align with nearby, visible layout guides and ruler guides.
Layout guides are visual guide lines that help you position layout elements,
either "by eye" or with snapping (see below) turned on.
Page margin settings are fundamental to your layout, and usually are among
the first choices you'll make after starting a site from scratch. Narrow margins
around the perimeter are a good starting point for clean page design. The page
margins are shown as a blue box which is actually four guide lines—for top,
bottom, left, and right—indicating the underlying page margin settings. If you
like, you can set the margins to match your current printer settings.
You also have the option of setting up row and column guides as an
underlying layout aid. WebPlus represents rows and columns on the page area
with dashed
blue guide lines.
In addition, you can define free-floating ruler guides on a page by clicking on
the WebPlus rulers.