Using HTML and JavaScript- Frequently Asked Questions

1. I know how to write code for the web. How do I enter my own HTML? ANSWER>>

2. Can I insert an image wherever I like? ANSWER >>

3. Can I use Microsoft Front Page Extensions to edit my site? ANSWER>>

4. Can I use Dreamweaver to edit my site? ANSWER>>

5. Will Cumulus9 help me to write HTML code? ANSWER>>

1. I know how to write code for the web. How do I enter my own HTML?

There are two ways to enter your own HTML info your site:

1) Create a Code Page

If you want to have complete freedom to edit a page, you should create a "Code Page".

Code pages have a "body" section where you can enter your own HTML and JavaScript code.They also have an "Insert File" button - where you can select to upload a "Flash" movie. Our system will then insert all the HTML required to auto-play the flash movie.

To create a code page:

a) Sign in to your Toolbox

b) Click "Site Index"

c) Click "Create New Page"

d) Give the page a Title and File Name - like "Flash Movie" and "flashmovie".

e) Select the "Code" page type:

f) Finally hit the "Save" button and you will see your new downloads page at the bottom of the list in the "Site Index".

Now go to the Page Editor and start editing your new code page.

Simply paste your own HTML into the Body Section:

2) Enter HTML while in Advanced Mode

If you are set up as an Advanced Mode user you can enter HTML into the "Body" fields of your pages.

To select "Advanced User Mode":

1. Sign in to your Toolbox
2. Click Profile & Preferences
3. Scroll down and select User Mode: Advanced.

4. Hit Update.

Now in Page Editor you can enter HTML code into your pages. However, entering the code is different for PC users running Internet Explorer, than for Netscape or Mac users.

If you are a PC user running Internet Explorer:

1. Go to Page Editor
2. Click the Edit Icon for the content item you want to edit.
3. You will notice that the Text Editor will load in the page.

4. To enter HTML code, click the "View Source" check box:

5. With "View Source" checked you can enter your own HTML

6. When you are finished entering HTML, uncheck the "View Source" check box again and save the page.

If you are a Netscape or Mac user running:

1. Go to Page Editor
2. Click the Edit Icon for the content item you want to edit.
3. You can simply enter your HTML code straight into the "Body" field of the page.

4. When you are done editing the page, just hit the "Save" button"

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2. Can I insert an image wherever I like?

Yes, but you need to write the correct line of HTML code. The source code to embed an image in your page, which resides in your Image Library, will be of the form:

<img src="IMAGE URL STRING">

Follow these steps to retreive the IMAGE URL STRING of an image in your Image Library:

1) First TEMPORARILY publish your image to a page within your site in the normal way - i.e. by clicking an "Add Image" button - while editing a page in the "Page Editor".

2) Then view the page in your browser containing the image whose URL you want to retreive.

3) Right-click (PC users only) the image in the page, and select "Properties":

4) Highlight the URL of the Image and copy it (CTRL-C)

5) Now go the the place in your site where you permenantly want the image to appear, click the Edit Icon, and paste (CTRL-V) the URL string into the line of HTML. (Please follow the steps described in point number 1 above about inserting your own HTML).

6) Finally hit "Save" and preview your page.

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3. Can I use Microsoft Front Page Extensions to edit my site?

No. Our tools to not support Microsoft Front page extensions. However, you can use Frontpage to generate HTML code, which you can then copy and paste into a "code page". For more info about pasting HTML code into your site, please see number 1 above.

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4. Can I use Dreamweaver to edit my site?

You can use Dreamweaver to generate HTML code - which you can then copy and paste into your website. You can't FTP .htm documents that you create with Dreamweaver INTO a Cumulus9 website, but you CAN copy and paste in the HTML code if you wish.

For more info about pasting HTML code into your site, please see number 1 above.

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5. Will Cumulus9 help me to write HTML code?

Cumulus9 are unable to provide support for any HTML you write yourself.

If you choose to enter your own HTML code into your site, then Cumulus9 will not be able to help you debug your code if there any problems, so you may want to consider doing an online HTML tutorial to make sure you know what you're doing! This is a link to a good online HTML tutorial

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