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NetObjects nPower 2 Contents How to Get Started with NetObjects nPower . 1 In-Depth Information . 1 Conventions Used in This Guide . 1 Getting Help. 3 1 NetObjects nPower Basics NetObjects nPower Page View . 6 NetObjects nPower Window . 6 About the Properties Palette . 7 About the Standard Toolbar . 8 Navigating in NetObjects nPower . 8 Using Shortcut Menus . 9 Using the Site Editor . 9 Choosing Colors . 9 Working with Color Palettes . 10 Choosing a Color Palette . 11 Loading a Custom Color Palette. 11 Creating or Editing a Color Palette . 11 2 Setting Application Options Setting Application Options. 14 Setting Preview Options . 15 Setting Text Options . 17 Updating NetObjects nPower . 18 3 Managing Your Site Retrieving Your Site for the First Time . 20 Opening Your Site from the Project List . 20 Working with the Site Editor . 21 Selecting a Page . .22 Adding a Page . .23 Copying and Pasting Pages . .23 Deleting a Page . .24 Moving a Page . .24 Renaming Pages. .24 Using Custom Button and Banner Names . .26 Setting Properties . 26 Setting Page Properties . .27 Setting Page Management Properties . .28 Setting META Tag Properties . .28 Saving Changes and Closing Your Site . 31 4 Page View Basics Exploring Page View . 34 MasterBorder and Layout Area . .35 Setting Up the Page View Display. .35 Setting Page Properties . .36 Displaying Pages in Page View . 36 Using the Site Navigation Palette . .37 Changing Page Size . 38 2 Understanding Protected Content . 39 Adding Objects to the Page . 40 Using Object Tools . 40 The Standard Toolbar . 41 Reusing Assets . 41 Adding and Modifying Alt Tags. 42 Editing Objects and Assets . 43 Selecting an Object. 43 Renaming an Object . 44 Resizing an Object . 44 Positioning Objects . 45 Moving or Copying an Object . 45 Aligning and Distributing Objects . 45 Adding, Moving, and Deleting Guides. 46 Aligning Objects Using Smart Guides . 47 Snapping Objects to Grids, Guides, and Each Other . 47 5 Working with Text Boxes Adding a Text Box. 50 Selecting a Text Box . 50 Embedding Objects in a Text Box . 51 Dragging and Dropping an Existing Object . 52 Creating a New Embedded Object . 52 Wrapping Text around Objects . 53 Sizing a Text Box. 54 Setting Text Box Background . 55 6 Editing Text Adding Text to a Page. 58 Using the Text Tool . .58 Dragging and Dropping a Text File . .59 Pasting Text from the Clipboard . .59 Formatting Text. 60 Formatting Selected Text . .60 Formatting Paragraphs . .61 Formatting Text Objects within Paragraphs. .68 Working with Text Styles . 70 Applying a Text Style to a Paragraph . .70 Applying a Style to a Text Span. .70 Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists. 72 Formatting a List. 73 Setting the List Start Value. .74 Setting the List Bullet or Numbering Type . .75 Inserting Symbols . 75 Checking Spelling. 76 Finding Text . 77 Replacing Text . 78 Counting Words, Lines, Paragraphs, and Characters79 7 Editing and Adding Pictures Choosing an Image Format. 82 Adding a Picture . 82 4 Using the Picture Properties Palette. 85 Resizing and Orienting a Picture . 85 Resizing a Picture. 85 Tiling a Picture . 86 Rotating a Picture . 87 Flipping a Picture . 87 Cropping a Picture . 88 Adjusting a Picture’s Color . 89 Creating a Border Around a Picture . 90 8 Managing Photo Galleries About Photo Galleries . 94 Working with Photos . 96 Adding Photos . 96 Replacing Photos . 98 Arranging Photos . 98 Resizing Photos . 100 Removing Photos . 102 Opening the Photo Gallery Properties Editor . 102 Adding and Editing Photo Titles and Captions . 103 Adding and Editing Photo Titles and Captions on the Images Tab103 Adding and Editing Photo Titles on the Thumbnail Page . 105 Adding and Editing Photo Titles and Captions on the Photo Page106 Formatting Photo Titles and Captions . 106 Formatting Photo Titles . 106 Formatting Photo Captions. ..