chpt 1. introduction

Content Window

The Content window facilitates the starting point of your website: building the content for your

photo albums, groups, text descriptions, navigation menu, and the overall organization of your

web pages. The content window also contains the ImageWell image editor and an advanced

editing mode for adding META tags and additional HTML. Note: Watermark feature is now

accessible from the Main Menu->Tools->Add/Remove Watermarks. The user interface contains

adjustable windows so you can resize the work areas according to your needs, as shown in the

picture here.

Preview Window

The Preview window contains a built in web browser (XtraLean's own proprietary browser) for

web previewing your site and testing links. The interface allows you to navigate through your

site using 3 different methods: by clicking on your navigation menu and text links, using the

navigator buttons at the top of the interface (home, forward, back), or by selecting pages from

the drop down list at the top of the interface. The preview window also lets you control+click to

go back to the ImageWell editor in case you need to do some last minute edits on your pictures,

as well as the one-click Send button for exporting your site. The Preview window is also the

place to select and apply a theme, and choose different templates for quick customization of

your pages.

Layout Window

The Layout window facilitates the creation and editing of the design of your site. The WYSIWYG

design tools let you do as little as minor tweaks or as much as a complete overhaul or creation

of your very own. This is the place to edit the content for colors, styles, positioning, borders,

size, collages, drop shadows, slideshows, thumbnail display, and many other properties of the

elements and content contained in your site. The interface contains tabs that hold the design

tools for each element in your website. Customizing and managing templates and individual

pages can also be done from within the Layout window. The window is collapsable in order to

give you more room on the canvas, and includes object guidelines and handy ruler guides to

help you easily align objects on the page.