Opening a WebMagic File

Open Web Magic from the Find > Web Tools section of the Toolchest. Double click on the WebMagic Icon inside the Web Tools Icon Catalog

  1. Choose Open from the File menu.

    The Open Document window appears. The Files area of this window shows all files and directories that are contained in the directory whose full pathname is shown in the Open file field.

  2. Locate the file you want to open.

    • If you see the file in the scrolling Files area, go to the next step.

    • To look in a subdirectory, double-click the directory name (directory names end in /) in the Files area.

    • To look in a completely different area of the filesystem, type a different pathname in the Open file field, then press Enter.

  3. Open the file using one of these methods:

    • Double-click its name in the Files list.

    • Click its name in the Files list, then click the OK button.

    • Enter its full pathname in the Open file field, then click the OK button.

      Once you open a document, WebMagic automatically saves your changes every two minutes. To change the interval of time between automatic saves or to turn off this feature, choose Preferences from the File menu, or see Saving Changes Automatically under "Setting WebMagic Preferences" in WebMagic Help.


Creating an HTML document

Each time you create a document using WebMagic, follow these steps:

  1. If this is the first HTML document you've created with WebMagic, set up your work area; see "Setting Up a Work Area for Easy Publishing" and "About the Home Page" under Help in WebMagic.

  2. If WebMagic is not already running, start it by double-clicking the WebMagic icon on the shelf of your project root directory.

  3. If you like, use a template; see "Opening an Existing Document as a Template" under Help in WebMagic.

  4. Create content.

  5. Give the document a title; see "Specifying a Title" under Help in WebMagic.

  6. Save the document; see "Saving Changes" under Help in WebMagic.

  7. View the document using Netscape so you can test links and formatting; see "Viewing and Publishing the Document" under Help in WebMagic.

  8. If you like, print the document; see "Printing a Document" under Help in WebMagic.

  9. Make the document available on the Web; see "Publishing a Document on the Web" under Help in WebMagic.