Operation Manual

32 Working with Text
 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 Edit Story 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
storytext,andemploytheWord 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.
 To update WebPlus with any changes, click the
Accept
button. To abandon changes, click
Cancel.
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 Wizard
tab to edit their text, as explained in the previous chapter.
 Click the Current Page 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 Wizard panel.