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Lightboxes can be used to display:
• Pictures, as a larger sized version of a picture thumbnail already added
to your web page.
• Forms in your site.
• A login box for access control.
• Pages (Site or Internet).
• A blog, forum, or RSS feed.
• A Word file, PDF, or any other file type.
To create a lightbox for a picture on your web page:
1. Select the picture (preferably a thumbnail).
2. Click Hyperlink... from the Web Properties toolbar.
3. From the Hyperlinks tab, select Picture from the menu.
4. From the Target Window tab, choose Lightbox from the Type drop-
down list.
5. (Optional) Add a caption to the picture in the lightbox using the
Caption box. You can also make the picture part of a slideshow using
the Slideshow Name drop-down list. (See Lightbox slideshows on
p. 115.)
6. Click OK.
To restrict the display size of this linked "lightboxed" picture, WebPlus scales
down outsized pictures to a maximum width and height (default 800 x 600
pixels) always preserving their aspect ratios. Images with native dimensions less
than these maximum dimensions are left unchanged. The maximum width and
height can be modified. (See Setting site properties on p. 41).
To create a lightbox to a local picture:
• As above but choose the File option instead of Picture.
You'll have the option to embed or link the picture; either way, the picture
always displays using its native image dimensions.