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Maintain Web Page Body

Purpose

To maintain page body template web elements for Callista Connect web page styles

Subsystem

Callista Connect

Structure

Two Windows

Maintain Web Page Body (Chooser)

Maintain Web Page Body

   

This form is used to create and maintain web page body elements for use in web pages.

A web page body establishes the background colour and/or background image for a page, and the colours for any links included in the page.

The web page body can be used as an alternative to adding elements in Connect Builder. Web elements can be embedded into the page body, ordered and positioned as required using HTML tags. This web page body is then inserted into a web page either through Connect Builder or through the Maintain Web Page form with the page inheriting the web bodies web elements.

For more details on the creation of web pages refer to the specialist topic Understanding the Web Administrator.

   

1. Navigate to this form via the Site Map button. 

2. Select Current Window to open this form in the current browser window or New Window to open this form in a new browser window.

3. To open the Maintain Web Page Body window and create a new web page body element:

i. Add,

ii. System Web Element,

iii. BODY.

4. Record details of the web page body to be used in a web style.

Web page body code must be recorded for a new web page body; and
cannot be altered when a web page body is edited.

i. Record a description of the web page body.

ii. Optionally:

  • Select an Alink colour (the colour for an active link) from the Colour Chooser palette.
  • Define a background for the page body by recording:
    • A Background image, or select one from LOV. Image elements are created in the Maintain Web Image form; and/or
    • Select a background colour from the Colour Chooser palette.
  • Class - used to define the web element for cascading style sheets (optional).
  • ID - similar to the CLASS command in HTML, ID is used when inserting style sheets into Javascript or DHTML. (optional)
  • Select the Link colour (the colour for an unvisited link) from the Colour Chooser palette.
  • Onload - used to record a javascript or an alert message displayed upon loading the web page.
  • Optionally record a style for the web page body.
  • Text - select a colour for the text in the web page body from the Colour Chooser palette.
  • Select a Vlink colour (the colour for a visited link) from the Colour Chooser palette.

iii. Optionally alter the web element template by typing in directly the HTML code or inserting embedded elements in the Body: (Property) block.
iv. Select the button adjacent to the Property block to open the HTML TextArea Editor to conveniently view or enter  HTML code. Select the Close button to close the Editor. Any changes appear in the Property block.

v. Select the Preview button to display a sample of the web page body.

vi. Select the Insert button to save.

5. To open the Choose Web Page Body window:

i. Edit,

ii. System Web Element,

iii. BODY,

iv. Select the required element,

v. OKAY to navigate to the Maintain Web Page Body window and edit or view an existing web page body element. 

vi. Select UPDATE to save changes that have been made.

6. The Insert Embed Web Element displays the web element chooser. This allows other elements to be inserted into the body.

7. The Tags in Property indicator is used when adding an element or editing the body template and HTML tags have been used. If the indicator is not selected, the data is displayed with the tags in the web page. If the indicator is selected, only the data displays and not the tags.

8. If the Style Override indicator is selected, the global or individual style overrides any inline style elements applied to the body. If the Style Override is unchecked, an inline style applied to the body overrides the global or individual style for the element unless it has been listed as a replacement element in the global or individual style.

9. Select the Closed indicator to prevent further use of the web page body.

10. Unwanted web page bodies can be removed by selecting the Delete button.

Rules/Notes:

A web page body cannot be deleted if it is currently being used in a web style.

If the Style Override indicator has been selected, any of the style attributes recorded for the body (Alink, Bgcolor, Text etc) are overridden by the person preference or global styles.

The Colour Chooser palette is used to select a colour for the background, links or text. When the Colour Change button is selected, the Colour Chooser window is displayed. Optionally:

  • Select a colour from the colour palette available; or
  • Enter the hexadecimal code for a colour and select the Select Custom Colour button to insert the colour against attribute; or
  • If a colour has previously been recorded for the attribute, it can be cleared by selecting the Clear button. Selecting the Clear button removes any colour reference for the attribute. This is indicated by an exclamation mark in the colour indicator beside the attribute.

 

Last Modified on 15 January 2002