Operation Manual

94 Previewing, Publishing, and Maintaining the Site
 Open your HANDSON.WPP project and expand the HTML
Preview flyout on the Standard toolbar, then choose Preview Site
in Internet Explorer from the submenu.
We’ll assume you have IE installed; otherwise, select your browser of
choice. If you have more than one browser installed, you can choose
Browser Preview List... to customize which are displayed on the
submenu. Also, note that there’s a Preview Page command for single
pages.
The WebPlus site is exported to a temporary folder, and your Web
browser launches, displaying the site’s Home page. (If your system
tries to connect to the Internet as the browser launches, you can dismiss
the connection dialog. No Web connection is required for previewing.)
If you previously saved the animated GIF on the Home page, you’ll see
it come alive now!
 As you move the mouse pointer over hyperlinks or hotspots, you’ll
see the cursor change to the familiar “hand.” Click the hotspot you
placed over the photo (notice that its border line is now invisible),
and you’ll jump to the “Contact” page.
Previewing gives you a chance to see the site the way your visitors will
experience it. Keep track of how fast your pages display in the browser,
and remember that the Web will slow them down somewhat! Check out
each page and take notes on any problems, then go back to WebPlus
and make any necessary corrections.
Using the Preview Page command lets you preview just one page
instead of all the pages. Note that all previous temporary files are
deleted each time you preview. This means, for example, that if you’ve
already previewed the whole site, and then choose to preview just one
page (say, to check revisions), the previously exported pages will no
longer be available. If this is inconvenient, you may wish to use the
Publish to Disk Folder method, described next.
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