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Introduction to Composer: Step-by-Step Instructions

Instructions Pages Introduction to Using Netscape Composer to Format Text for WebTycho Creating and Testing Links Using Composer Harnassing the Power of Webpage Tables Using Composer The Final Step:Copying and Pasting the HTML Source Code into WebTycho Related Resources Cheatsheet for Handcoding Simple HTML for Use in WebTycho Review of Steps to Edit, Publish, and Link to a Webpage (especially for webpages containing images.) Quick Review Open a Webpage in Composer: Start with Netscape Navigator open Save page immediately and often, and Preview page frequently (use button) to check links, numbering, and layout. Set page title and global properties of the page via Format-->Page Colors & Properties. Use Composer's formatting tools to set properties of text: paragraph style, font type, size, color, bold, italics, bulleting, numbering, indenting, outdenting, and alignment. Use Composer's Link features to insert hyperlinks in the webpage Copy/paste or type text on the page that will function as the link. Highlight the text. Select the icon or select Insert-->Link. Insert the destination URL for the link text in the Link to: box of the Link Properties window and select OK. The link may be the full URL of another webpage in the form http://www.umuc.edu) or an email address in the form mailto:name@address Use Composer's Table Formatting Features to manage tabular information, position text and images, and highlight text through use of colored backgrounds or borders. Insert a table using the icon, and set basic properties for the whole table. (Re)format a table and/or its rows and cells by positioning the cursor in the table (or row or cell) and invoking the Table Properties menu: select Format-->Table Properties from the Composer menu bar, or right-click and select Table Properties from minimenu. Remove a table or its rows or cells by positioning cursor in the table (or row or cell) and selecting Edit-->Delete Table (/submenu item). Use directional keys or tab key on keyboard to navigate to specific cells.

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