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Starting and ending TopPage
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When installation is complete, the TopPage startup menu is added to the Programs menu in the Windows Start menu.

This section contains the following topics:


Starting TopPage

  1. Click the Start button in the Windows task bar.

  2. In the Programs menu, click IBM NetObjects TopPage to display the TopPage submenu.

    Windows Start menu

  3. Click TopPage to display the TopPage main window and the Welcome to TopPage dialog box.

    Welcome dialog

  4. If you want to start with the Welcome to TopPage dialog box, click either the Create a Site, Open an Existing Site, or Edit Without Using the Site tab. Then select an item in the displayed panel, and click the OK button. If you do not want to use that dialog box, click the Cancel button.
    [Ref.] How to use the Welcome dialog box

    Tip Tip If it is the first time for you to create a Web page, you might not understand what the Welcome to TopPage dialog box means. If so, click the Cancel button to close the dialog box and follow the instructions described in this guide (Chapter 3 first).



About the TopPage main window

You can manage Web sites and Web pages on the left side of the window, and you can open and edit pages on the right side of it.

main window
Menu bar
You can call all the TopPage functions from the menu items on the menu bar.

Tool bar
You can call frequently used functions from the buttons on the tool bar.

Link tab
The Link pane, displayed when you click the Link tab, enables you to view the link hierarchy from the top page of a site.

File tab
The File pane, displayed when you click the File tab, shows a list of folders and files within a site folder. In this view, files are divided into those to be transferred and those still unused.

Contents tab
The Contents pane, displayed when you click the Contents tab, enables you to select and insert materials into a Web page that is opened on the right side of the window.

Normal tab
The Normal pane, displayed when you click the Normal tab, is the normal editor of TopPage.

HTML Source tab
Edit Web pages on the HTML Source pane, displayed when you click the HTML Source tab, only when you want to edit HTML source directly.

Preview tab
The Preview pane, displayed when you click the Preview tab, enables you to check how a Web page you are currently editing looks on a Web browser.


Note Notes
  • If a site is not yet opened, the contents of the Link and File tabs are not displayed.

  • If you have not installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher into your computer, the Preview tab is not displayed.

  • When you open a page that includes frames, the Frame HTML Source and No Frame tabs are displayed.



Ending TopPage

To end TopPage, select Exit from the File menu. If you have edited something on an opened Web page, messages to save it and its contents appears. [Ref.] "Saving a page"