Quick Start GuideSimple steps for designing your

site and getting it online.

WebPlus X7

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In this guide, we will refer to specific tools, toolbars, tabs,or options. Use this visual reference to help locate them on

the WebPlus workspace.

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This Quick Start Guide will walk you through the key stages increating a website in WebPlus X7, including some basic editingtechniques and a guide to getting your site online.

To install WebPlus X7, insert the WebPlus X7 program disc intoyour disc drive. The AutoRun feature starts the setup process.Simply answer the on-screen questions to install the program.

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 When you launch WebPlus, the appears.

The assistant lets you create new websites from templates orfrom scratch, open WebPlus files, and access articles (tutorials,news, and more) from Serif's Learn and News feeds. All of theresources you need to create an amazing website are right atyour fingertips!

For this Quick Start Guide, we'll concentrate on thebutton, where we'll create a website for a seaside Bed &Breakfast using a professionally designed Theme Layout.

You can set up Serif Web Hosting from the initial page ofthe Startup Assistant. Hover over the right-hand sideand click  until you see the Web Hosting screen, then

click   to begin.

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You don't need to start from scratch with WebPlus. Instead, youcan create a complete website based entirely on a Theme Layout(i.e., a set of pre-designed template pages with a similar lookand feel).

To pick your design, simply select a theme layout and colourscheme to suit your taste.

1. On the left of the Startup Assistant, click.

2. From the left, select and

then ,and choose a themefrom the Templatespane on the right (e.g.,Tessellate).

3. (Optional) Next, select a colourscheme.

4. (Optional) Uncheck any pagesyou don't want in your site.

5. Click .

There are templates available for both Desktop andMobile websites, but we'll concentrate on creating a

Desktop site in this example.

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It's really easy to add, delete, rename and rearrange pages tocustomize your website's structure.

1. To the right of the workspace,click the tab.

2. Double-click a page's name(e.g., About Us) to display it inthe workspace.

1. On the tab, click the arrow next to , and select.

2. In the section of the dialog, giveyour new page a name (e.g., Rates & Reservations).

3. Click .

� Double-click a page (e.g., Gallery) in the tab to select it,and then click . In the dialog, click .

1. Right-click a page (e.g., About Us) and click.

2. In the section, type the new name of your page(e.g., Rooms) and click .

Use these steps to change the name of the Products pageto Restaurant.

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It’s possible to rearrange pages in the tab. We'll make thenew Rates & Reservations page a child of the Rooms Page.

� Drag the Rates & Reservations page onto the Rooms page.When the cursor appears, release the mouse button.

The Rates & Reservations page will no longer show in the mainnavigation bar, but will appear in a pop-up menu when youhover over the Rooms link, on previewing or publishing your site.

Some objects may be placed on the master page. Master pagesare useful for storing background elements that will appear onmore than one page. We'll look at editing the website's header.

1. Select the header at the top of the page, and click. The master page is displayed for editing.

2. Triple-click to select the text, and type your new heading.

3. To navigate away from the master page, simply select adifferent page on the tab.

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In WebPlus, there are a range of assets that you can use to buildup your site, including graphics, page content and layouts. Let'sadd an under construction graphic to an unfinished page in oursite.

1. In the tab, select an unfinishedpage (e.g., Rates & Reservations).

2. On the tab to the left of theworkspace, click .

3. In the , type “construct” intothe Search box in the top-right corner.

Press the Return key.

4. From the displayed search results select athumbnail.

5. Click .

6. From thecategory on thetab, drag your chosengraphic onto the page.

Resize and reposition itas required.

You can preview your website at any time. From the flyout on the toolbar, click

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It’s really easy to overwrite the placeholder text in a template.We’ll look at editing some text on the Home page, but all of thetext in the template can be edited in the same way.

1. Double-click the Home page to display it in the workspace.

2. Locate the diamond-shaped object, and quadruple-click toselect the text inside the text frame.

3. Type your text.

� Triple-click on a text frame to select a paragraph. Starttyping to replace the placeholder text with your own text.

Save your work! From the menu at the top left of theworkspace, click then choose a save location.

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Your website is based on a theme layout, so empty pictureframes (shown as envelope-shaped placeholders) can be filledwith your pictures.

1. On the tab, select thecategory.

2. Click at the bottom of thecategory.

3. Navigate to, and select yourpictures ( -click to selectmultiple pictures) and then click

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The pictures are added to thetab's category.

4. Drag your chosen picture ontoan empty frame on your page.

5. (Optional) Zoom in to yourpictures by clicking

on thetoolbar underneath.

To fine-tune the positioning of a picture, select it and click. Drag on the picture to move it

around inside the frame.

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Sliders are animated panels which use a slide transition effect tomove from one slider panel to the next. Let’s look at customizingone of the sliders on the Home page.

1. On the Site tab, double-click the Home page to display it inthe workspace.

2. To the right of the workspace, click the tab, andclick next to Home to display objects on the Home page.

3. Scroll down to (Slider, 4objects) and click to viewthe slider’s contents.

1. The diamond-shaped slider is made up of three panels.Click on each panel in the tab to select it.

2. When you've selected the first panel, click on its placeholderpicture(s) or text frame(s) on your page and replace themwith your own content.

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3. Repeat this process until all of the placeholder content oneach panel has been edited.

You can also use the blue arrows below the slider tonavigate between different slider panels, if you prefer.

When you preview your slider, you may find that the panelschange too quickly. Fortunately, it's really easy to increase, ordecrease, the length of time for which each panel is displayed.

1. Select your slider (i.e., Slider, 4 objects) on the tab.

2. Double-click the slider on the page to open thedialog.

3. At the top-right of thedialog, increase the

. Thisis the length of time, inmilliseconds, that eachpanel is displayed for.

Don’t forget to save your work! From the menu, click, or hold down the key and press .

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On the Contact Us page, there is an embedded Google Map.You can add markers to the map (i.e., your business's location)to help people to find you and also show where you are based.

1. Double-click the on the Contact Us page.

2. At the top left of the dialog, type your post code (zip

code) or address in the field, then click .

3. Navigate to your desired location on the map. Variouscontrols are available to help you, simply check the box nextto your chosen control(s) in the section.

1. In the section of the dialog,click . The dialog will openshowing your specified location on the map preview.

2. Click a location on the map to add amarker at that point. The marker willappear on the map preview in green.

3. Give your new marker a name andthen click .

4. In the dialog, you'llsee the pin has turned red. Click .

5. The map on your page will update accordingly.

Your marker(s) will appear on the map when it is viewedin an internet browser.

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When you're happy with your site, it's time to upload it to theInternet! We'll look at uploading using Serif Web Hosting, butyou can use a different web hosting provider if you want to.

Serif Web Hosting provides web space for you to publish to. Bysigning up to the hosting service, you can simplify webpublishing and have the option of upgrading any time.

1. From the flyout on the toolbar,click .

2. Towards the bottom of thedialog, click . You'll be directed to the webhosting page on Serif.com.

- or -

If you have already set up your hosting from the Startup Assistant (see page 3 for more information), click

in the dialog, and then jump to the section on page 14.

3. Click at the top of the page.

4. For both new and existing customers, enter your emailaddress and then follow the on-screen instructions.

5. Create a new WebPlus Hosting account including enteringan email address, password and domain prefix, and readingthe Terms and Conditions.

Your domain prefix is the name of your website (i.e.,<prefix>.webplus.net). Think about this carefully, becauseit can't be changed once it has been created.

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1. Click next to your chosen hosting package and selectyearly or monthly payments. Confirm your payment details.

2. Click . Your hosting details will be displayed.

3. If you’ve chosen Gold or Platinum hosting, clickto choose a different domain (e.g., .co.uk or .com).

You will need to add your account details to WebPlus via a pop-up dialog which will appear once you’ve clicked Publish to Web.

1. Create an account name.

2. Copy and paste your details from the page on Serif.com into the dialog.

3. When you’re happy, click . In thedialog, click to check that your details are valid. Notethat it can take up to 30 minutes for your hosting to activate.

4. Finally, click and then click . Your filesare uploaded to your website, and are now online!

5. Click , and type your web address into your favouritebrowser. Your website will be displayed.

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