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The Composer Interface

The menus contain the following commands with shortcuts:

    File
        Publish - uploades pages via FTP
        Send Page - sends current page         via email
        Browse Page - opens page in         browser
        Page Setup - changes printing         options
        Print Preview and Print
        Close (current window, Ctrl+W)         and Exit (Composer, Ctrl+Q)

    Edit
        Undo (Ctrl+Z) - undoes the last         action
        Cut (Ctrl+X), Copy (Ctrl+C), Paste         (Ctrl+V) and Delete
        Delete Table and Remove Link
        Select All (Ctrl+A) and Select         Table
        Find in Page (Ctrl+F) and Find         Again (F3)
        HTML Source - opens HTML         editor of choice
        Preferences - Sets up         Communicator preferences

    View
        Show - displays Composer's         toolbars
        Reload, Show Images and         Refresh/Stop Loading
        Page Source - displays raw         HTML
        Page Info - includes links, image         source and other information
        Character Set - for changing         between Latin and other         alphabets

        Insert
        Link (Ctrl+Shift+L)
        Target, Image, Horizontal Line, Table,         HTML tag
        New Line Break (Shift+Enter)
        Break Below Images

Format
        Font, Size, Style, Color
        Remove All Styles (Ctrl+Shift+K)
        Heading, Paragraph, List, Align
        Increase Indent (Ctrl+=)/Decrease Indent         (Ctrl+-)
        Character Properties (Alt+Enter) -         changes font settings
        Table/Page Colors and Properties

    Tools
        Check Spelling (Ctrl+K)
        Character Tools - inserts special         characters and other effects
        HTML Tools - edits HTML source
        Table Size - sets table size by         commas or spaces

    Communicator
        Access the other parts of         Communicator from here, including         browser and email

    Help
       For more help on using Composer and        downloads from the web


 

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© Jason Whittaker 2000-04



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