Operation Manual

Working with Text

Y To work with a more substantial amount of text, let’s switch to the

“Here’s the place” body text frame on the page. Right-click this

frame and choose (GLW6WRU\ from the context menu to launch

WritePlus.

WritePlus opens in a separate window that shares many of the standard

WebPlus menus and toolbars. You can move the mouse pointer around

to view tooltips and hint text for the various buttons. Because

WritePlus displays the full text of a given story, it’s ideal for viewing

and editing the full text of a story that may span several frames or

pages. You can view the text in draft mode (without formatting), export

story text, and employ the Word Count function.

Obviously, the original text in this story is simply a placeholder for the

text you’ll be adding to your Home page. You can type over the sample

text, or select it all, delete, and begin with an empty frame, as you wish.

Y To update WebPlus with any changes, click the

$FFHSW

button. To abandon changes, click

&DQFHO.

By the way, you may be wondering about the difference between

editing standard text and Web Wizard “answer” text. The key point is

that if you want to preserve answer fields, you should use the :L]DUG

tab to edit their text, as explained in the previous chapter.

Y Click the &XUUHQW3DJH box at the lower left to switch to the

Master Page level. Now try to select just part of the company name

text. You can’t! Only the entire block of text can be highlighted.

Answer text is stored in fields, and when you select one of them (the

company name in this case) the whole field highlights—a sure sign that

you’re not dealing with standard text! You cannot select only part of an

answer text field. However, you can use the usual text editing functions

to change the field’s character or paragraph properties, or

cut/copy/paste answer text fields within the document if necessary.

Again, a reminder: If you retype over answer text, you’ll effectively

destroy the field. The new text you enter at that location will be

ordinary text and can no longer be updated via the :L]DUG panel.