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Site Studio Introduction
SITE STUDIO
(Introduction)
Have you ever felt amazed at how things changed over the last
years? The Internet has become as common as the telephone. E-mail
makes people totally forget about the existence of regular mail.
Having a web site is now more important than having a business
card.
Actually, many people now think that having one web site is not
enough. Really, would you present yourself the same way to your
potential employers, family members and former schoolmates? Of
course not! On the first site you would probably place your professional
resume—and will refer to it in an employment classified. On the
second, you would place new pictures of you and your fiancé—you
may want to share them with your parents in Minnesota and your
sister in Paris. On the third, you will open a picture gallery
out of the old school pics—maybe, this will help you find your
old good friend whose trace you lost many years ago…
And so, you have decided to make up your own website. High time!
But do you know enough HTML? Or do you want to create your site
using a text editor? In either case, you will end up spending days
and days to have your site look attractive and getting all things
work. Not the best solution. Or, maybe, you want to pay hundreds
of dollars for the web designer to do the job?
Well, here is the solution. We will save your time and efforts,
and what's even more important, you can be personally involved
in the Art of Web Design. To create a professional-looking web
site using Site Studio, you don't need any special knowledge or
experience. The wizard-like program structure will guide you through
the whole site-construction process step by step. Now you become
a web designer, a creator, an Artist! You can juggle around with
page layouts, colors, themes, add various effect and much, much
more, everything with a single mouse click! Within a half
hour you can have your site created and published on the Internet!
So, if you feel this is what you need, welcome on board!
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SiteStudio allows creating websites in two categories: Personal and Small
Business. Each category serves its own purpose.
A site in each category constitutes of a series of pages, each
devoted to a separate topic, article or resource. Site Studio offers
you a set of templates for all common pages:
To add a page to your website, click the Add A Page icon
in the top panel.
In the Personal category you can create a site for your
fiends, school-mates and relatives. You can tell about yourself,
your background, hobbies, share funny stories and show your photographs.
Here you can also post your resume for potential employers and
even more. To create your personal website, add any of the following
pages:
- Splash Screen:
the home page or index page that welcomes visitors
and contains references to all other pages.
- FlashSplash:
the home page or index page with Flash elements that welcomes
visitors and contains references to all other pages.
- About:
the page to provide information about the purpose, the owner
of the site and any other relevant data.
- Download Page:
the page where you can upload any files with
descriptions to them. Visitors of your site
can later download them.
- Resume:
if you seek employment via the Internet, this is the central
page containing short account of your career and qualifications.
- Links:
the page where you list your favourite links to related websites
or pages.
- Custom Table Page:
a page with any data organized in table format.
- Site Map.
If your site is becoming complex and hard to
navigate, a site map will become helpful to
get around.
- Photo Album:
a sequence of pages containing images. You may
want to use it for posting photos of yourself,
your friends, your family, your art works,
postcards,etc.
- Your Own HTML.
This tool allows to copy-paste an existing HTML
page and create a web page based on your own
HTML script. Recommended for advanced users.
- Humor:
a tool that helps you organize your jokes, funny pictures, humorous
stories and other fun topics.
- Survey Form:
a quick tool for drawing up visitor questionnaires.
- Generic Page:
a powerful tool to create pages with any layout,
containing both text and images.
- Genealogical Tree:
a quick tool for creating a family tree. The
output is a list of entries each devoted to
an ancestor or a family member.
- Calendar:
the page where you can list events with dates and comments.
- ICQ Contact Center.
If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this
form of messaging the most convenient.
- Driving Directions:
a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving
directions to the place in North America that
you specify.
- Amazon.com Web Store.
If you want to offer your visitors some books
for sale, this is the page for you. To use
this feature, you need to sign up with the
Amazon.com associate program.
- Mobile Pager.
A page from which site visitors can reach you
on a cell phone or a pager with Internet messaging
support. To use this feature, you need to be
subscribed with Bell Atlantic Mobil or Sprint
PCS.
- External Page.
If you own two different sites or your friend
or business partner own a website, you may
want to interconnect them. This page is most
convenient to address site visitors to different
site.
Every time your site is visited, the first page to open would
always be either FlashSplash or Welcome Page, or Splash Screen.
These page will also automatically include links to all other pages
you create. So, it would be a good idea to begin your site with
one of them.
After choosing a page, click Next to continue with the
design of the page.
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In the Small Business category you can create a site representing
your company or business. It's a good mean of telling about the
history of your company, listing the services you render or products/goods
you sell. Here you can also create your own online store, look
for new employers and more. To create a business website, add any
of the following pages:
- Splash Screen:
the home page or index page that welcomes visitors
and contains references to all other pages.
- About:
the page to provide information about the purpose of the site,
the owner of the site, and any other relevant data.
- Generic Page:
a powerful tool to create pages with any layout,
containing both text and images.
- Welcome Page:
the page allows to introduce all other pages
on your site with images and short descriptions
to them.
- FlashSplash:
the home page or index page in Flash that welcomes visitors and
contains references to all other pages.
- Internet Links:
the page where you can list usefull links to
web sites or pages related to your business.
- Download Page:
the page where you can upload any files with
descriptions to them. Visitors of your site
can later download them.
- Firm Profile:
the page to introduce your company to the visitors
of your site. You can edit and organize the
text layout for your Firm Profile page.
- Survey Form:
a quick tool for drawing up visitor questionnaires.
- Frequently Asked Questions:
the page to give answers to the most frequently
asked questions about your business.
- News and Events:
the page where you can list important news and
events of your company with dates and comments.
- Careers and Jobs:
the page to announce about free vacancies in
your company. Here you can give your requirements
for applicants and contact email.
- Driving Directions:
a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving
directions to the place in North America that
you specify.
- Catalog Page:
the page to list your company products and goods
with descriptions and images to them. Use it
to advertise your products or services.
- ICQ Contact Center.
If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this
form of messaging the most convenient.
- Site Map.
If your site is becoming complex and hard to
navigate, a site map will become helpful to
get around.
- External Page.
If you own two different sites and you want to
interconnect them, this page is most convenient
to address site visitors to another site of
your own.
- Contact Us:
the page providing detailed contact information
about your company: postal address, map, phones
and staff members info.
- Services Page.
If you want to offer your visitors a range of
services, this page is the most convenient
to present services with descriptions and images.
- Your Own HTML.
This tool allows to copy-paste an existing HTML
page and create a web page based on your own
HTML script. Recommended for advanced users.
- Add-A-Cart Catalog:
the page to create a fully integrated and usable
on-line shopping system with secure payment
gateway and a merchant account.
Every time your site is visited, the first page to open would
always be either FlashSplash or Welcome Page, or Splash Screen.
These page will also automatically include links to all other pages
you create. So, it would be a good idea to begin your site with
one of them.
After choosing a page, click Next to continue with the
design of the page.
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Splash Screen is the home page that welcomes visitors and contains
links to all other pages.
To configure Splash Screen, fill out the Splash Page form:
- Splash Theme:
the main parameter that determines the look of your home page.
Site Studio offers several Splash Screen templates (themes).
Choose one—you can change it any time in the future. The current
version of Site Studio does not provide immediate preview,
so it is recommended to configure it after you configure all
other parameters (see instructions below in this section).
- Logo image:
Splash Screen templates are designed to include a welcome image.
You can select a picture that is stored on your hard disk or
has been already uploaded to your gallery. To include a picture
click the "Select Image" button and follow the on-screen
instructions.
- Page Title:
This is the text that will show up on the welcome page in big
letters. This would usually be either the name of your site
or a welcome sentence.
- Lock Splash Settings:
By default, Splash Screen is not affected by the global color
settings for your site. Here, you can allow Site Studio to
modify Splash Screen properties by checking the No radio
button in the Lock Splash Settings field.
As you finish, click the Next button to save your settings.
The View tab (see Tabs for details) will open for preview.
How do you like your welcome page?
Okay, now let us look back at the themes. Click the Edit tab
and select a different theme, then go to the bottom of the page
and click Next. Try other themes to choose the best one.
Important: your site will be published to the Internet
only after you press the Publish link on the menu bar, in
the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
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FlashSplash is the home page in Flash that welcomes visitors
and contains links to all other pages.
To configure FlashSplash, fill out the FlashSplash page form:
- FlashSplash Theme:
the main parameter that determines the look of your home page.
Site Studio offers several Splash Screen templates (themes).
Choose one—you can change it any time in the future. The current
version of Site Studio does not provide immediate preview,
so it is recommended to configure it after you configure all
other parameters (see instructions below in this section).
- Page Title:
This is the text that will show up on the Welcome page in big
letters. This would usually be either the name of your site
or a welcome sentence.
- Lock Splash Settings:
By default, FlashSplash page is not affected by the global color
settings for your site. Here, you can allow Site Studio to
modify FlashSplash properties by checking No radio button
in the Lock Splash Settings field.
As you finish, click the Next button to save your settings.
The View Tab will open for preview.
Okay, now let us look back at the themes. Click the Edit tab
and select a different theme, then go to the bottom of the page
and click Next. Try other themes to choose the best one.
Important: your site will be published only after you press
the Publish link on the menu bar, in the upper left-hand
corner of the screen.
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The About page is commonly used to provide the following
blocks of information:
- The purpose of the site;
- The owner of the site (a person or a company);
- Any other relevant data.
Enter your text into the boxes provided. Paragraph headings are
optional.
Site Studio allows you to include a picture into the About page.
This could be a picture of yourself (for a personal site), your
working team (for a company), a logo or any other relevant image.
To include a picture, click the Select Image button. Then
follow the on-screen instructions.
After you add an image, its thumb view will become available in
the form, as well as a Remove Image button. Click it to
remove selected image from the About page.
After you key in or copy/paste the data you want to show on your About page,
click the Next button to save your settings, and you will
be brought to the View tab.
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The Welcome page can be used as the home page that welcomes
visitors and automatically contains links to all other pages that
are taken from the titles of the latter. When you change the title
of any page, it will reflect on the Welcome page as well.
It introduces visitors with all other pages on your site with images
and short descriptions to them.
To configure the Welcome page, fill out the page form:
- Page Title: enter the text that will show up on the Welcome page
in big letters. This would usually be either the name of your
site or a welcome sentence.
- Page Text: enter some general introduction to this page.
- Title: this field automatically shows the webpage title.
Though you still can edit it.
- Description: enter short description of this page. This
text will appear under the Title.
Enter your text into the boxes provided. Paragraph headings are
optional.
Site Studio allows you to include a picture into the Welcome page.
This could be your picture, a logo or any other relevant image.
To add a picture, click the Select Image button. Then follow
the on-screen instructions.
After you add an image, its thumb view will become available in
the form, as well as a Remove Image button. Click it to
remove selected image from the Welcome page.
After you key in or copy/paste the data you want to show on your Welcome page,
click the Next button to save your settings, and you will
be brought to the View tab.
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This is the central page for those who seek employment via the
Internet. It provides an easy-to-use wizard that allows you to
effectively manipulate the data you would like to include into
your resume.
As the first step, you will see seven boxes with suggested section
headings, each with an Add button on its right.
- Click the Add button to enter data into the relevant
section.
- Fill the new form that appears and press Next. The information
you entered will show on the main Resume page together
with the Edit and Delete buttons.
- Click Edit if you want to change contents of the box,
and Delete if you want to clear the contents.
- Follow this instruction for every section you want to include
into your resume. Note: In the Experience section
form, you will have an in-built form for job duties. The instructions
are exactly the same as above.
Attention: Make sure you don't add empty
forms! They will be included into your resume,
too.
You can preview your resume at any moment by clicking the View tab
(see more on Tabs). All your changes will NOT be lost.
At the end, however, don't forget to confirm the changes by pressing
the Next button!
Now that you see your resume in a complete form, you may see how
to make it more visually appealing. Click Settings tab to
change color, font or style (see more on Tabs).
When you have your web page in front of your eyes, you may decide
to change the order of some paragraphs. It's simple and fast.
- Click the Order Elements link to re-order your paragraphs.
A new window will appear.
- In the box, click to highlight the name of the item you want
to move;
- Use the
 and  buttons to move the selected item up or down the
list;
- Click the Next button to save changes and return to
the Resume Edit page.
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Part of expressing yourself through a web page is including links
to your favorite web sites. The links you choose to include on
your page can communicate your interests and hobbies. A carefully
designed collection of related links can make your site a good
launching place and will help you promote your site.
- Header Text:
The text that shows at the top of the Links page as a
header. It usually details the page or serves as a header to
the introductory paragraph.
- Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Links page.
- Columns of Links to Display:
Links can be organized into multiple columns.
- Addbutton is used to create a new Link category.
To keep your links organized, SiteStudio places new entries into
categories. To add a category or links to your Links page:
- Click the Add button. This will call another form.
- Enter the name of the category;
- Click Add (Add Link);
- Fill in the fields (Site title and Site URL), than click Next to
continue;
- To add link, click Add;
- To make some changes, click Edit;
- To delete link, click Remove;
- Click Next when finished.
To edit an existing category:
- Click Edit button;
- Edit the name of the category;
- Click Add to include a new link;
- Click Next to save changes.
To delete an existing category, click Delete button. Warning: All
links contained in this category will be permanently deleted!
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Custom page table is a page with any data organized in a table
format. To create a table, fill out the form:
Note: If you input an incompatible set of parameters, Site Studio
will optimize conflicts in these data.
This page shows the structure of your site. It is generated automatically
and does not allow editing. However, you can configure its settings,
just like you it for other pages.
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For you, a photo gallery may become the central element with photos
of yourself, your friends, your family, your art works, postcards,
etc.
To create a photo album, fill out the fields in the form as the
first step:
- Title:
the text that shows at the top of the menu bar.
- Select numbers of pictures per page:
Mind the size of your pictures. It is recommended that all your
pictures fit one screen. Follow the simple rule: the bigger
the image size, the fewer pictures per page.
- Enter the number of columns:
Change this parameter depending on whether your images have a
horizontal or a vertical layout.
In the next step, add images to the Photo Album:
- Click Add. A new form will appear;
- Fill in the picture title and the date in any format;
- Click the Select Image button. You will be brought to
the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions
to add a new image.
- Add details. This may be a description of the place or names
of people in the picture.
- Click the Next button to proceed.
To change or remove images, use the buttons under the Image.
To add more images to your album, click Add and repeat
the steps above.
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This tool allows you to copy already existing HTML page and paste
it into the input box. However, it is recommended that you create
your files in specialized html editors. Before publishing this
HTML page, you can choose wheather it will use its own titles and
layout, or those provided by SiteStudio.
- If you want to insert your HTML page with originally created
layout, click Yes in Include layout code?.
- If you want SiteStudio to insert all the headers,
titles, select NO in the Show as is option.
To upload a file from your hard drive, click the Upload File button
at the bottom of the page.
When uploading your own HTML page, try to avoid non-Latin characters,
spaces, underlines, commas, dots, hyphens, etc. It is recommended
that your file name only includes letters of Latin alphabet and
numbers.
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Fun page template helps you organize your fun topics. To add an
item, click the Add button for the appropriate category
and fill out the form that appears.
To add pictures to your Fun Page:
- Click Add in the in the Add Funny Pictures box.
A new form will appear.
- Enter the name of the picture.
- Click the Select Image button. You will be brought to
the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions
to add the new image.
- Add text. This may be any comment to the new image.
- Click the Next button to proceed.
- Click the View tab to see the page preview.
- Click the Edit tab to continue editing the page.
To change or remove images or texts, use the Edit and Delete buttons
on the left of the picture or text.
To add more images to your album click Add and repeat the
steps above.
To change the order of the jokes, images or stories, click the Order
Items button in the appropriate form. A new form will appear.
Follow on-screen instructions to change the order of the items
in the topic.
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This template will help you develop a custom online questionnaire.
Use it to research public opinion or to get feedback from your
customers.
To generate a questionnaire, fill out the form:
Page Title:
Page title is the text that will show at the top of the menu bar.
For convenience, it duplicates the same field in the Settings tab.
In this field, you can change SiteStudio default name from "Survey" to,
say, "Questionnaire" or "Feedback".
E-mail To:
Here, enter the address where you want the survey results e-mailed.
It can be the Webmaster's (i.e. your) address as well as any
other address you specify.
Questions:
To add a question, click the Add button on the right. A
new form appears. Checking "Yes" in the Is The Answer
Required field marks the survey question with a red asterisk.
The survey will not be accepted from a visitor If one or more asterisked
questions remain unanswered.
The Question Type determines the format of the suggested
answer:
- True/False: the answer should state true or false.
- Yes/No: the answer should be Yes or No.
- Single Line: the answer should fit in one line (for
a bit complex questions).
- Multiple lines: for more comprehensive interrogative
answers.
- Date: the answer should contain a date.
Carefully fill out this form and click the Next button to
proceed.
On Successful Submission of the Form:
Here, enter the text you want the visitor to see after the form
has been accepted.
On Error Submission of the Form:
Here, enter the text you want the visitor to see after the form
has been rejected or an error occurred.
Click the Next button to generate the questionnaire.
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Generic Page template has been designed to enable fast and simple
creation of custom pages that do not fall into any other categories.
You can choose how to lay out your images and text depending on
your tastes, needs and circumstances.
- Marquee:
This is a scrolling area of text. To add a marquee, click Add link.
A marquee form will appear. Enter the text you want to scroll,
width and height in pixels, scrolling speed, horizontal page
alignment and vertical screen position, and the font style. Press
the Submit button to proceed.
- Number of Columns:
Multiple columns for the whole page can be combined with individual
paragraph design.
- Choose Title For this Page:
Page title is the text that will show at the top of the menu
bar. For convenience, it repeats the same field in the Settings tab.
- Choose Link Text:
This text will show on other pages as a hyperlink to this page.
- Edit Paragraphs:
You can add, delete and edit only individual paragraphs,
including headers, body texts, images and image titles. All elements
are optional!
- Subpages:
Webpages hidden under hyperlinks, available from the Generic page
but invisible from the main menu.
To add or edit Paragraphs:
- Click Add or Edit. A new form will appear.
- Select paragraph layout by sliding you mouse over the buttons
at the bottom of the page and clicking one of them.
- Enter Paragraph Header;
- Click the Select Image button to add a picture;
- Enter Paragraph Text;
- Click Next to preview.
If you want to address site visitors to some subpages, unavailable
from the main menu, make sure to fill all necessary fields to make
it work. To add or edit Subpages:
To remove subpages or paragraphs, click the Delete buttons
on the left.
To change the order of subpages, click the Order button.
A new form will appear. Follow on-screen instructions to change
the order of the items in the topic.
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Your family page includes two major blocks of information, one
about the whole family, and the other about its individual representatives.
To provide general family information, enter the following fields:
- Title:
It could be as generic as "My Family" or as specific as "The
Simpson's Family Tree".
- Header Text:
give some introductory information about your family.
- Family Portrait:
Click the Select Image button to add a picture from your
computer.
To provide information about individual family representatives:
- Click the Add button. The Family Member form
will appear.
- Fill out the form. (Note: The date format does not matter).
It is recommended to start your Family Tree with the ancestors.
Warning: Clicking the Delete tab will remove the
whole Family Tree Page, not a family member page! To remove individual
persons from the family tree, click Next in the Family
Member form to return to the Family Tree form and click
the Delete button on the left of the person’s name.
On the Family Tree central page you can see the general
family genealogy information.
To view individual family member’s page, click this person’s name.
To return to the general family page, click Back to Family Tree at
the bottom.
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The calendar is nothing but a page listing events like birthdays,
anniversaries, etc.
- Date:
this field is insensitive to the format of the date.
- Headline:
what is the event about. E.g.: "Our fiftieth wedding anniversary".
- Text:
the optional comment you may want to add. E.g.: "Not celebrating".
- Type:
the color in which the record will appear:
- Usual—green;
- Important—blue;
- Alert—red.
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If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this form of messaging
the most convenient.
To add the ICQ Contact Center page, fill out the fields:
- ICQ Number:
your active ICQ number to which the messages will be directed.
You can copy it from your ICQ View/Change My Details window.
- Subject:
Every message directed to you by a visitor of your site will
have this subject included. A good name for the Subject would
be something like "Sent From My Site".
- Online Indicator Type:
Your ICQ-message page contains an online indicator that shows
your current status (e.g. online or offline).
Here, you can choose how you want it to look. To preview, click
the View tab. To continue editing, click Edit tab.
- Status Indicator Description:
The text that appears next to the online indicator. You can change
the default text to, for instance, "The Webmaster is".
Some indicator types include text like "My current status
is:" For these types, keep this field blank.
Press the Next button to proceed.
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This is a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving directions
to any address in North America that you specify. For a personal
site, this can be your home or hangout. For a business site, show
the location of your restaurant, store (supermarket) or a service
center.
To create the page, make sure to properly enter the details of
the destination address and press the Next button to preview.
It will result in the amp itself.
To change data, click the Edit tab.
Important: The Get Directions button will work only
in the published site. You won't be able to check Directions until
then.
Please note that driving directions are not a part of SiteStudio,
those are third party products and even minor changes on the corresponding
site can break links to the map. We are trying to track any changes,
but in case there are some problems, we bear no responsibility
for broken links and incorrect maps.
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To create your online bookstore, do the following steps:
1. Sign up.
You need to sign up to become an Amazon.com associate. You can sign
up or find
more about the associate program.
2. Fill out the form
- Associates ID:
After you subscribe with the associate program, you will be assigned
an associate ID. Enter it into this field.
- Create Your Sales List:
enter the names, prices, and descriptions of the books you want
to sell. Then press Next to preview.
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Configuring mobile messaging with SiteStudio is as simple as entering
the phone or pager number, selecting service type and provider
and clicking the Next button.
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To configure External Page, enter:
- URL that addresses site visitors to an external website;
- Button text that will appear on the Site Map, Welcome,
Splash Screen and other pages and tell site visitors about its
relation to your site.
You can name the External page, say, Our Partner, Our
friends or Our associates in the Button text.
Make sure to click the Next button to save changes.
It's important to know that this page will be available for viewing
only after publishing.
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You are now able to create a fully integrated and usable on-line
shopping system. To do it, add the BUY buttons created by Add-A-Cart to
the catalog page created with SiteStudio. The Add-A-Cart shopping
system also creates multi-functional online e-shop that can be
easily referred to.
With this e-commerce-solutions system you will have everything
you need to operate a successful on-line business: a shopping cart,
secure payment gateway and a merchant account issued by One
Stop Merchant Services.
Generating the Buy button for the Add-A-Cart catalog page.
You need to log into your Add-A-Cart Admin page. In case if you do not have the
Add-A-Cart account, you need to open it using the link on the editing
page of SiteStudio.
There are two instructions to get a snippet: for new and existing items:
To generate code snippets for a new item:
- Click the Add New Item button on the main Admin page.
- Enter all Item's information into the form.
- Click Add Item.
- Copy either the Dynamic Link the first code generated
on the page or Static HTML the second copy to clipboard
button.
- On the Site Studio catalog page, insert the code into the SiteStudio
edit page.
To generate code snippets for existing items:
- Click the Edit/Delete Item button.
- Click the Edit image (looks like a floppy disk) next
to the item you want to edit or generate code for.
- Make changes if you want, though you don't have to do it.
- Click the Update button.
- Copy either the Dynamic Link the first code generated
on the page or Static HTML the second copy to clipboard
button.
- On the Site Studio catalog page insert the code into SiteStudio
edit page.
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The Download page is a simple page where you can upload any files
with descriptions to them. Subsequently, visitors of your site
can download them.
To provide general information, enter the following fields:
- Title:
enter the name of the page. This text will show at the top of
the menu bar.
- Introduction:
give some introductory information about downloaded resources.
To provide information and a link to an individual file, click
the Add button.
On the Download page, enter the following information about
the download element:
- Element name: a name or a title of the file to be downloaded.
- Description: enter a description to this file, some
useful additional information.
To upload files onto the website, do the following:
- Click the Upload file button at the bottom of the page.
- You will be brought to the Uploader page. Follow on-screen
instructions to upload the new file.
- Click the Save button to save the file on your website.
- Click the Next button to preview.
- To add more files, repeat all steps from clicking the Add icon.
- To edit the files, click the Edit icon next to the necessary
file.
- To remove file, click the Delete icon against
the file.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
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Part of introducing your business through a web page is including
links to resources related to your industry. A carefully designed
collection of related links can make your site a good launching
place and will help you promote your site and business.
- Header Text:
the text that shows at the top of the Internet Links page
as a header. It usually details the page or serves as a header
to the introductory paragraph.
- Paragraph:
the introductory paragraph to the Internet Links page.
- Add Category button is used to create a new Internet
Link category.
To keep your links organized, SiteStudio places new entries into
categories. To add a category or links to your Internet Links page:
- Click the Add button. This will call another form.
- Enter the name of the category;
- Click Add (Add Link);
- Fill in the fields: Site title, Site URL and short description
of the Internet resource you are linking to.
- Click Next to continue;
- To add link—click Add;
- To make some changes—click Edit;
- To delete link—click Delete;
- Click Next when finished.
To edit an existing category:
- Click the Edit button;
- Edit the name of the category;
- Click Add to include a new link;
- Click Next to save changes.
- To change the order of products, click Order and follow
online instructions.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
To delete an existing category, click the Delete button. Warning: All
links contained in this category will be permanently deleted!
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One more way to introduce your business and tell visitors about
different areas of company's activity is to create the Firm
Profile page. It's also a good place to show pictures of your
staff, partners, describe social activities or professional services
offered by your company.
- Page Title:
the text that shows at the top of the Firm Profile page
as a header.
- Page Intro Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Firm Profile page.
Click the Add button to create a new Firm Profile. It will
call a new form.
- Enter the Paragraph Header—short introductory text about
the paragraph.
E.g: if you dedicate the Firm Profile to your
staff, Paragraph Headers can serve as
names and positions of your co-workers.
- Click the Select Image button if you want to upload
image to this paragraph. Follow on-screen instructions to upload
the image. Later you can remove the image by clicking the Remove
Image button.
- Enter Paragraph Text;
- Choose the template for the paragraph from the options listed;
- Click Next to continue;
- To add one more paragraph, click Add and repeat all
steps;
- Click Next to preview page;
- To make some changes, click Edit;
- To delete paragraph, click Delete;
- Click Next when finished.
- To change the order of paragraphs, click Order and follow
online instructions.
To save changes, make sure to click Next.
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The FAQ page is used to provide detailed answers to the
most commonly asked questions about the industry of your business.
To configure the Frequently Asked Questions page, do the
following:
Give general information:
- Page Title: enter the text that will show up on the Frequently
Asked Questions page in big letters.
- Intro Paragraph: enter some introductory information
about this page.
Add questions by clicking the Add button and fill out the
form that shows:
- Question: enter question to be answered on this page.
- Answer: enter the answer to this question.
- Click Next to save changes.
- To add more questions, click the Add icon again and
repeat previous actions.
- To make some changes, click Edit;
- To delete paragraph, click Delete;
- To change the order of questions, click Order and follow
online instructions.
Once you completed the page, click Next.
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This page allows to list your company products and goods with
descriptions and images to them. Use it to advertise your products
or services.
To configure the Catalog page, enter general information in the
form as the first step:
- Title:
the text that shows at the top of the menu bar.
- Show products per page:
Mind the size of your pictures. It is recommended that all your
pictures fit one screen. Follow the simple rule: the bigger
the image size, the fewer pictures per page.
In the next step, add images to the Catalog Page:
- Click Add. A new form will appear;
- Enter the Paragraph Header;
- Click the Select Image button. You will be brought to
the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions
to add a new image.
- Add details to the Paragraph Text. This may be a description
of your products or goods in the picture.
- Add optional Buy Now button:
- click the Select Image button. You will be brought to
the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions
to add your own image of the Buy Now button.
- enter Link to Shop and Button Description.
- Choose image and text appearance in the catalog from the templates
listed below.
- Click the Next button to proceed.
Catalog Page can be edited:
- To add more products with images, click the Add icon
and repeat previous actions.
- To make some changes, click Edit;
- To delete paragraph, click Delete;
- To change the order of products, click Order and follow
online instructions.
Once you completed the page, click Next.
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The News and Events page is a good way to inform your site
visitors about the up-to-date events of your company, e.g: presentations,
conferences, seminars, corporate receptions, issuing new products
and etc.
Page Title is a text that shows at the top of this page
as a header. It can serve as a header to the introductory paragraph.
Intro paragraph is introductory information about your
company's history. To add a paragraph:
- Click Add in the paragraph section.
- Enter the Paragraph header: this text will serve as
a name or introduction for the paragraph.
- Click Select Image to upload the image. Follow on-screen
instructions to add a new image.
- Enter Paragraph Text. This could be some short information
about the history of company's events or description of company's
most important event.
- Choose Image and Text Appearance for the news from the
templates listed below.
- Click Next to save paragraph.
News serve for posting specific dates and related events.
To post your company's news or events:
- Click the Add button in the News section. It
will call a simple form.
- To fill the form, enter the Date and Description of
the date.
- Click Next to save news.
Click Next to preview the newly-created page.
The News page can be edited:
- To add more Intro paragraphs/News, click the Add icon
and repeat previous actions.
- To make some changes, click Edit;
- To delete paragraph, click Delete;
- To change the order of products, click Order and follow
online instructions.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
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This template will help to post your announcements about free
vacancies in your company on the Careers and Jobs page with
all necessary requirements and contact info.
Page Title is a text that shows at the top of this page
as a header e.g:"Our Vacancies", "Find a Job" etc. It can also
serve as a header to the introductory paragraph.
Intro paragraph is introductory information about free
vacancies in your company or your business partner.
Text is an optional field. Here you can say, for instance, "Our
current positions are:".
To configure this page and add as many positions as you need:
- Click Add.
- Enter the Position title, there can be several positions.
- Enter the Requirements for this positions: specific
knowledges, experience, personal features.
- Leave a Contact email.
- Click Next to save position and get to the intro page.
Positions can be edited:
- To add more positions, click the Add icon and repeat
previous actions.
- To make some changes, click Edit;
- To delete a position, click Delete;
- To change the order of positions, click Order and follow
online instructions.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
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This page is most relevant if your company specializes in rendering
services. On the Services page you can describe all services
provided, their prices, conditions.
To provide general services information, enter the following fields:
- Page Title:
The text that shows at the top of the Services page as
a header.
- Services Intro Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Services page.
- Services Secondary Paragraph:
Optional field where you can post additional information about
services or post something like "The services we provide are:"
To add services, click the Add button. It will call a new
form:
- Enter the Title of the service.
- Enter Link Label that will show as the title in the
list of services at the top of the page (or press Same as
Title if you want this link and the service title to be the
same).
- Enter the description and other relevant info about the service
in the Text field.
- Click Next to save info about the service.
The Services page can be edited
- To add more services, click Add and repeat all steps;
- To make some changes, click Edit;
- To delete services, click Delete;
- Click Next when finished.
- To change the order of products, click Order and follow
online instructions.
Important: the peculiarity of the Services page is that
the user should fill all the service fields. If some of the fields
are left blank, you may have empty input boxes on this page. So,
if there are not enough links to enter, it would probably be better
to use the Generic page.
Make sure to click Next to go to preview page.
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The Contact Us page is a detailed description of your company's
contact info. It has the same functionalities as the About and Welcome pages,
but includes more specific information.
To configure the Contact Us page, fill out the form:
Enter general information:
- Page Title: enter the text that will show up on the Contact
Us page in big letters. This can be the name of your company
or something like "Our Contact Info" etc.
- Page Intro Paragraph: enter some general introduction
to this page.
Enter your postal address:
- Select your country from the drop-down box;
- Enter your Street address and building.
- Optionally, enter one more optional address if your company
has two different offices;
- Enter the City your company is situated.
- Enter State (for non-US companies—province, county,
district etc);
- Enter Zip code.
Other contact Info:
- Enter Phone and Fax numbers;
- Enter your company contact Email address;
The Contact Us page also allows to attach a map that will
help to get to your company. There are two options to add a map:
either the one generated with Mapquest or a map of your own.
Mapquest takes the address you have entered in the form above
and generates a map. To add a map:
- Select Enable for Request for Map at Mapquest
- To address your site visitors to the map, you can:
- Create a Text for a Link;
- Select a Button image.
Important: The Search Location on a Map link will
work only in the published site. You won't be able to check any
maps until then.
Please note that Mapquest is not a part of SiteStudio, it's a
third party product and even minor changes on the corresponding
site can break links to the map. We are trying to track any changes,
but in case there are some problems, we bear no responsibility
for broken links and incorrect maps.
To add a map created by yourself:
- Select Disable for Request for Map at Mapquest.
- Click the Select Image button. Then follow the on-screen
instructions.
Note: After you added an image, its thumb
view will become available in the form, as well
as a Remove Image button. Click it if
you want to remove selected image from the Contact
Us page.
To add info about your partners or staff members:
- Enter Header for this section;
- Click the Add button. It will show a form.
- On the form that shows, enter the Name, Title and Email of
the company representative.
- Click Next.
- To post more associates info, click Add.
- To edit staff member info, click Edit;
- To delete info, click Delete;
- To change the order of products, click Order and follow
online instructions.
On your Contact Us page, an info request from will show.
Site visitors can fill the form and submit it to the email address
you have entered above. You can add your own texts for error/successful
submission of this form.
Click the Next button to save all your settings, and you
will be brought to the View tab (see Tabs for details).
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Tabs
Look at the tabs right under the toolbar menu. They supplement
every page-designing tool:
Edit tab opens by default, suggesting that you should enter
or change your data before viewing it. Forms in the Edit tab
vary greatly from page to page.
View tab allows you to view your changes. This option is
always available when you work on Edit or Settings tab. This means
that after you introduce any changes to your page data or settings,
you can immediately view them by clicking the View tab.
Settings tab. Here you can customize all parameters for
your page. For details go to Standard Settings Tab.
Delete tab permanently removes the page from your site.
Note: You can switch between tabs to change any data or
settings any time during the page construction process or later.
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Rich Editor
Rich Editor is a multi-function SiteStudio tool that provides
a number of features for creating and editing pages. Rich Editor
is very much like MS Word or any other editor which makes it easy
for you to use. This tool is available only under Internet Explorer
(Microsoft) and in SiteStudio it can be available in any pages
with input boxes.
With Rich Editor you can easily copy any table, image or text
from a browser and paste it to the SiteStudio rich editor page.
To do this, select text in the browser or in text processor and
paste it to the page with.
Important: If you copy an image from a browser and publish
it on your site, it will be linked to the original location. If
the website, where you have taken the image, changes its location,
you may face some problems. Therefore, you'd rather upload images
to SiteStudio using the Image Uploader.
On the Rich Editor page:
Click  to save
current changes and go on working with this page.
Click  to save changes
and exit Rich Editor.
Click  to exit
Rich Editor without saving the changes.
Click to revert
to the last saved version.
Click  and  to
repeat or cancel the last action.
Click  to cut selected text,
table or image.
Click  to copy selected
text or table to another location.
Click  to paste selected
text from the clipboard.
Click  to create
a hyperlink.
Click  to create or edit
email address.
Click  to see the
structure and guidelines of the tables with 0 border. It is especially
helpful when you need to delete or re-organise some rows or columns.
Click  to insert a table.
It will call a web-page dialog where you can set
the number of rows, columns, cellpadding and the
color of a table.
Click  to
upload an image to this page. Follow the instructions
on Uploading images to add necessary
images.
Click    to set off the
selected text in bold, italic or underline.
Clicking     allows to align
text to the left, center, right or to justify.
Clicking  and  allows
to create a numbered or bullet list.
Clicking  and  allows
to shift indent to the right or to the left.
Clicking  to change
text color and  to highlight
a text with specific color.
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Standard Settings Tab
Page Title
Page title is the text that will show at the top of the menu bar.
In this field, you can change SiteStudio default name from "Fun
Page" to, say, "Laugh with us".
Button Text
This is the text that will show up on your site’s menu among other
page names. It may be the same as the Page Title, or you can give
it a different name. For example, if your Page Title is "Fun Page",
you may want to add some versatility by typing something like "Smile!"
File Name
Technically, your site is nothing but an organized inter-linked
group of html pages (files). SiteStudio enables you to assign a
specific name for every page that you add to your site. It is recommended
that your file name only includes letters of Latin alphabet and
numbers. Try to avoid non-Latin characters, spaces, underlines,
commas, dots, hyphens, etc.
Title, Text, Heading
You can select:
- Font - use pull-down menu;
- Color - click on Change color button, when the
color scheme appears, click on Selected color;
- Lettering Style—simply click on letter symbol.
After you change the settings click Next to see the result.
Rollover effect
When you move your mouse over some elements on a page, they may
change their color, shape and other properties. This is called
Rollover Effect.
Background Image
You can place the contents of your page on an image. However,
try to be discreet with choosing the background. Avoid using photographs
or bright decorations, as they may hinder text readability.
Colors
SiteStudio allows you to change the color palette for every site's
page. Their default HTML codes are in the boxes next to the parameter
names. You don't need to know these codes. Instead, click the  icon
to call a Color Picker—a palette with colors available—and select
the color you like. The "Color" section allows you to change
background, text and links color. Just select the element you wish
to modify and click on the color you like.
Note: If you decide to change background color, ensure
that the text on your page is clearly readable. There must be sufficient
contrast between the text and the background image. A background
with too much contrast competes with the text for reader's attention
and makes it difficult to read.
Banner
A couple of designs in SiteStudio allow adding banners on user
sites: Stylish Oval (for both website categories) and Strong (for
Small Business category ). In this case simply enter the HTML banner
code into the Add your banner code input box on the Settings tab.
In other designs, users can add banners only as images with hyperlinks
by entering the banner code in any of the Paragraph boxes
under the Edit tab.
Disable banner on this page: Check this box if you want
to avoid adding banners to this page.
Secure
You can make your page open to general public or closed (secure).
Secure sites or pages are often used by multinational companies
to communicate closed information to its representatives worldwide,
where e-mailing is not appropriate.
To secure restrict access to the page, choose Yes. The
frame will expand to include a drop-down list box where you can
choose who is allowed to view the page: none, all users, some users,
some groups, some IPs and domains.
- Choosing none will disallow access to this page for
all users
- Choosing all users will open access to this page for
all users
- Choosing some users will open access to this page for
specific users. To open them an access, check boxes near the
users and click Next to proceed.
- Choosing some groups will open access to this page for
the chosen groups. To allow access, check the chosen groups and
click Next to proceed.
- Choosing some IPs and domains will open access to this
page for specified IPs and domains.
To allow access for specific IPs and domains,
enter IPs and domains into the Some IPs & Domains
to Allow box separating them with hard return.
To restrict access for specific IPs and domains,
enter IPs and domains into the Some IPs & Domains
to Deny box separating them with hard return.
To create an authorized user or user group, go to Site Settings -> Edit
Security Information (for comments see Edit Security Information help
section).
Invisible Pages
From version 1.6RC1 and higher, Site Studio allows to avoid linking
pages to site navigation menu. Visitors won't be able to see such
pages from the website menu and from the Site Map page. However
such pages are available from the top SiteStudio panel - Site Map.
To make page invisible from the menu, click the Page Settings tab,
scroll down to the bottom the page and check the Make this page
invisible box. Make sure to click Next to proceed.
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With 1.6RC3 SiteStudio offers additional plug-ins: guest book,
counter and online poll.
- Guest Book allows to see the feetback posted by the
visitors of your website.
- Counter allows to view statistics of visits to your
website.
- Online Poll: choose it to get your visitors opinion
about your website or services in a form of a questionnaire.
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If you want to upload an image to your webpage, click the Select
Image button and you will see the Image Uploader page. In
Site Studio you can upload images from your computer, from your
image gallery and from the gallery provided by your hosting provider.
To upload image with Rich Editor, click the button on the Rich
Editor page.
Clicking the lens icon in the image gallery will zoom the image
out.
Clicking the Resize Image icon will let you change image size.
If you resized image in Our Gallery (customer's
gallery), then the resized copy will be stored in Your
Gallery. The reason is because user has no permissions
to resize or change images of the provider's gallery.
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To re-order your pages do the following:
- Click to highlight the name of the page that you want to move;
- Use the and buttons to move the selected item up or down the
list;
- Click the Next button to save changes.
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Here you can see and inspect all the web pages your web site consists
of.
- to preview page content click View. You will be brought
to the page’s View tab.
- to change, add or delete info—click Edit. You will be
brought to the page’s Edit tab.
- to delete the page click Remove. The page will be permanently
deleted.
- to change the look and feel of the page, click Settings.
You will be brought to the Page Settings tab.
Important: Whatever long the page title is, it will show
only 25 symbols on the Site Map.
For example, title Johnsons Family Genealogical
Tree will show as Johnsons Fa... Genealogical
Tree.
The same length preserves for page titles under the
toolbar on the top of the page, between the Delete and View tabs.
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Click the category you need help with:
Note: When available, use the navigation buttons inside
the browser window. For some pages, your browser's Back and Forward buttons
will not work correctly. If a page fails to load, or does not reflect
last changes, click your browser's Reload or Refresh button
to update the page.
website category
SiteStudio allows creating websites in two categories: Personal and Small
Business. Each category serves its own purpose. A site in
each category constitutes of a series of pages, each devoted
to a separate topic, article or resource. Site Studio offers
you a set of templates for all common pages.
In the Small Business category you can create a site representing
your company or business. It's a good mean of telling about the
history of your company, listing the services you render or products/goods
you sell. Here you can also create your own online store, look
for new employers and more.
In the Personal category you can create a site for your
fiends, school-mates and relatives. You can tell about yourself,
your background, hobbies, share funny stories and show your photographs.
Here you can also post your resume for potential employers and
even more.
To select a website category:
- Click (highlight) the category that corresponds to the kind
of web site you want to build.
- Click NEXT to proceed with creating of your web site.
You will be brought to the Select Website Color and Style page.
Attention: Once you begin to create your
site you may not change the website category!!! To
change the category, you will have to start anew,
which will delete ALL PREVIOUSLY SAVED SITES.
website color & style
Choosing a correct layout is crucial for the success
of your web site, as it will determine the look of
every page. Site Studio is equipped with a number
of pre-designed Overall Site Layouts.
Go through the list in the upper left box by mouse-clicking
each item or using cursor keys on your keyboard.
Sample pages will be shown in the preview window
on the right. Stop on the one that will best suit
the contents of your site.
Then, select a color scheme in the lower box. It
will only affect the menu bar; colors for every individual
page are set at a later stage (see Standard Settings Tab).
You can change your layout and color scheme any
time in the future without losing any information
whatsoever, even when the construction of the site
is complete.
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Selecting Site Layout
The checkbox allows you to apply selected layout
and color scheme to all pages on your site. It comes
checked by default. If you uncheck it, the layout
and color settings will only affect the pages you
create after applying these changes; the pages you
created before will remain unchanged. Changing this
option doesn't affect your settings in any way, if
you are only beginning to create your site.
After you select the layout and color settings,
click Next to move on.
Global Settings
Web readers often want or need to contact the person
who created and maintains the web site. Global Settings
form requires you to enter basic information that
will help identifying the site and its author after
it is published.
Global Settings are different for Business and Personal
category of websites.
For Personal category: enter your full name,
email address, website name. Also enter keywords
and description of the website into the message boxes.
For Business category: enter your corporate
email address, firm (company) name, logo image, slogan
line, street address1,nd street address2, the name
of your city, state, zip, phone and fax numbers.
In the Search Engine Keywords box enter the words
or word combinations that distinguish your site from
all other sites on the Internet. They will be helpful
when somebody tries to find your site with a search
engine. Think of the words that would be most characteristic
of your site.
In the Search Engine Description box enter a short
description of your site, like an answer to the question:
What is it about? If an Internet user finds your
site with a search engine, this description will
show right under the site name.
At this point, you are done with general site settings.
Click the Next button to configure individual
pages.
Website theme
/ effects
Add themes and special effects! Make snowflakes
fall down in the browser, add logos that stay put
as the user scrolls, and tons of other cool features,
all with easy point and click selection.
There are several check boxes to indicate and select
the theme (javascript effects) that you can see on
your web page. Use pull-down menu for selection.
Then, click Next to preview.
Falling Things:
- Snow—the snowflakes will fall on your
screen;
- Snow 1 - just the same action but another
type of snowflakes;
- Leaves - the leaves will fall and fly
on your screen;
- Angels - the same actions but Angels (instead
of leaves) will fall on your screen.
Items. Please use pull-down menu to select
the number of snowflakes (leaves).
Theme 1. Here you can include the "Top down
curtain" effect. Try not to include too many effects.
Cursor pointer. Here you can select:
Cursor text. The name of the web page will trail
the cursor.
Colorful tail. The colorful tail will follow the
cursor.
Site logo. Specify where you want to
place the Logo image.
Logo duration. Specify how long you want
the Logo to show on the page after it is loaded.
Alt text. Enter the tooltip text—a brief
message that will pop up next to the cursor when
it stops over the Logo image.
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Load/Save website
You can save up to five different versions of
your site. Make sure the names you enter reflect
changes between versions.
Attention: Before retrieving a previously
saved website, save your work! If you don't save
your current project, you will lose it. SiteStudio
can work with only one site at a time.
Warning: Starting over will delete ALL
PREVIOUSLY SAVED SITES. To start
a completely new site, you need to register
as a new user.
Note: Saving your web site will not publish
it. To publish your site, click the publish link
at the upper left-hand corner on the menu panel.
Start Over
Scrap all your pages with one click, and begin
designing anew. Use this option only if you are
completely sure. There will be no way to get
back your current pages if you start over.
This option allows you to delete all your web
pages with ONE click and start to design from
the beginning. Warning: You will lose
your current site as well as ALL PREVIOUSLY
SAVED SITES. Don't use this function
if you are not strongly sure!
Refresh Images
You would need to refresh images in the following
cases:
- If ImageMaker has generated images incorrectly
or there were some errors while generating.
- If your provider moved a user account from
one box to another and refreshing helps to
correct paths to images.
To refresh images, go to the Site Settings menu
and click Refresh Images.
Change Language
SiteStudio offers 2 interface languages to work
with: Russian and English. To change language:
- In the Site Settings menu click the Change
Language link.
- Simply choose necessary language from the
drop-down box. Interface language will change
right away.
Keep in mind that if your website contains
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