Operation Manual

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4. If the code calls for external files, use the Add button to locate them.

Click the Embed button if you want to keep the file(s) separate from your

project file.

5. Click OK to close the dialog. The code will appear on your page in the

HTML Code Fragment window.

Adding JavaScript

To source a vast array of JavaScript code, try searching for "javascript

snippets" in your favourite search engine. You should find many thousands of

sites hosting freely available code snippets. Most of these sites will clearly

indicate what the JavaScript will do for you—they'll also normally let you

select the JavaScript code and copy it for pasting into an HTML fragment's,

object's or page's Source window, HTML table cell or directly onto the page.

Here are some typical uses when applying code to your web pages:

• Disable right-mouse click on page objects

• Add a Print current page button

• Add a date and time to your page

• Change an object's colour when selected

Let's look at how to add some of JavaScript (sourced or written by yourself if

you've experience of JavaScript programming).

To illustrate, compare the two pieces of example code below. A very simple

JavaScript code snippet is added to the Source window which will display the

current date on your web page. The first section of code uses the last

placeholder in the above list (), the second how the

code looks after a script has replaced the placeholder.