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Freeway Reference: Contents 1 1 Freeway Reference June 2014 2 CopyrightFreeway andReference: acknowledgements Contents 2 Introduction The Freeway Reference is intended to be an in-depth resource for beginners and experienced users alike. We try to cover almost everything, from planning and preparation, to starting your web site in Freeway, defining page sizes, and so on right through to dealing with forms, markup, and managing your site. You will occasionally find cross references to other Softpress publications. If you don’t have copies of these, please visit the Softpress web site (http://www.softpress.com/support/) under “Manuals”. If you want to learn how to get started with using Freeway, we recommend you download the Using Freeway guide as this guide has a Getting Started tutorial. A note about the differences between Freeway Pro and Express Much of this Reference covers both Freeway Pro and Express, but there are some fundamental differences between the two versions. Where possible, we have highlighted in the text where such differences affect any actions described. You can find a list on the next page which outlines the key features that are only available in Freeway Pro. Enjoy Freeway! What’s the difference? Freeway Pro and Express have a lot of features in common. However, in order to differentiate between the two products, the following features are not available to Express users. • Multiple output options (HTML 4.01 Transitional and Strict, XHTML 1.0 Transitional and Strict, HTML5, XHTML5). • Full choice of output encodings available. • High resolution graphic output. • HTML5 semantic elements.Full choice of output encodings available. • HTML5 functionality on form items • Website search function • Link map: overview and maintenance of all the links in your document. • Multiple windows open for the same document at once. • Snapping palettes for easier workspace management. • Complete color and text style management across your entire document. • Employ multiple style sheets for each document. • Full CSS text styling and CSS Layout. • Ability to specify relative and percentage positions and dimensions for layout items. • Specify padding, wrap, margin, and border (HTML items only) separately for each side of an item. • Import Illustrator, Photoshop, TIFF, EPS, PDF. • Extended transformation options: Skew, Scale, and Mirror content separately from its box. • Save items and pages as images. • Use the full range of Freeway Actions, or write your own. Copyright and acknowledgments Rev. 005, June 2014 Copyright © 2014 Softpress Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. The Freeway software and this documentation are copyright materials. No part of the Freeway software may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, or computer language, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Softpress Systems Ltd. Additional copies of this guide may be made and distributed provided they include this copyright notice. Softpress Systems Ltd specifically retains title to all Freeway computer software. The software described in this guide is furnished under a license agreement and may only be installed, used, or copied in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Softpress is a trademark of Softpress Systems Ltd in the United States and other countries. Freeway is a trademark of Softpress Systems Ltd, which may be registered in some countries. Apple, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, the Universal logo and the Mac Logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. All other product names are trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Limitation of liability The information in this guide is believed to be correct as of the date of publication. However, our policy is one of continuous development and so the information in this guide is subject to change without notice, and does not represent a commitment on the part of Softpress Systems Ltd. System requirements Freeway 6.x requires Mac OS 10.6 and above Contact details Web: http://www.softpress.com/ Email: [email protected] 3 3 Contents Introduction .....................................................................................2 Changing pages by following internal hyperlinks ................26 A note about the differences between Pro and Express ..................2 Changing pages using the Link Map Pro only ........................26 Selecting pages, folders, and items in the Site panel .............26 Getting Started Deleting pages ........................................................................26 Getting started ...........................................................................12 Rearranging pages using the Site panel .................................27 Learn the basics by building the Using Freeway Copying pages ........................................................................27 tutorial site ...........................................................................12 Duplicating pages ....................................................................27 Starting a website .....................................................................12 Working with master pages .....................................................27 Planning the site .....................................................................12 What are Master page? ...........................................................27 Creating a new site ..................................................................12 Master page concepts and good working practices ...............28 Publishing and previewing your site .......................................12 The “Use Master…” options for pages and items in the Designing the layout ..............................................................12 Inspector’s General Settings tab ...........................................29 Workflow..................................................................................13 Use Master Content ...........................................................30 1. Planning the site ...........................................................13 Use Master Settings............................................................30 2. Designing the layout .....................................................13 Use Master Actions ............................................................30 3. Creating and assembling content .................................13 Use Master Children ..........................................................30 4. Creating a new Freeway document...............................14 Other “Use Master options ......................................................31 5. Defining grids, master pages, and navigation ..............14 Use Master option in the Actions palette .........................31 6. Adding and laying out pages ........................................14 Use Master Settings in the Form Setup dialog ..................31 7. Previewing the site and making corrections .................14 Use Master Settings in the Meta Tags dialog ....................31 8. Publishing and uploading the site ................................15 Use Master Settings in the Extended Attributes dialog ....31 9. Maintaining the site .....................................................15 Use Master Settings in the HTML Markup dialog ............32 Creating a new site document ..................................................15 Creating a new Master page ....................................................32 Default HTML Pro only ............................................................15 Renaming a Master page ........................................................32 Default page size, width, and height .....................................16 Deleting a Master page ............................................................32 Site Folder ................................................................................16 Applying a different Master page to a Site page .....................33 Resources ..................................................................................16 Rearranging the order of Master pages in the Site Panel ........33 Specifying the resource folder ..........................................16 Duplicating and Deleting Master pages ..................................33 File names ................................................................................16 Making a Site page into a Master page ...................................34 Deciding on a page size ............................................................17 Applying Color Labels to Master pages ...................................34 Layout options .............................................................................17 Using Master pages/items with some options unchecked Table layout (CSS Layout button off) ......................................17 and others checked ..............................................................34 CSS layout (CSS Layout button on) Pro only ..........................17 Important note on using Freeway’s Reapply Master Using Relative Page Layout with CSS Layout Pro only ....18 option ...................................................................................35 CSS inflow items Pro only .......................................................18 Modifying Site pages .................................................................35 Changing Document Setup after a new document Changing the title of a page in the Inspector palette ...........35 has been created Pro only