Nvu User Guide
2 - Quick start
Nvu User Guide
2 - Quick start
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2 Quick start
Open Nvu
The main window opens. At the top are a number of toolbars. The topmost is the Menu Bar. This carries a number of items (File, Edit etc) used to make selections. The next is the ‘Composition Toolbar’ which carries a number of ‘Buttons’ labelled ‘New’, ‘Open’ etc.
On the Composition
toolbar Click the ‘New’ button.
Assuming
that the page is
stored on your local disk in HTML format:
On the menu Bar click ‘File’ then ‘Open File’. Browse to the file and click ‘Open’.
Your web page – blank or otherwise – is in the large pane in the centre right of the Nvu application window. Many editing functions are very similar to those in a word processor. The top four toolbars on the Nvu application window provide a number of editing functions – to see what any do hover the cursor over an item and a hint will appear.
To save a page:
On the Composition toolbar click ‘Save’.
If it was a new document a dialog window will ask you to enter a title for the page. This will appear in the tab at the top of the page display area. NB this is NOT the file name. Click ‘OK’; you will then be offered a normal save window which allows you to browse to a suitable location and name the file. The file type offered will be HTML.
2.6
Browsing a page
To see how your page will look in your default browser on the Composition toolbar click ‘Browse’.
The Nvu help system is gradually becoming more comprehensive and should be a first resort in case of need. There is a useful Tutorial for beginners available as an extension to Nvu. It needs to be installed separately; for instructions go to http://ghaint.no-ip.org:8942/~k2/moz/nvutut.html
Once installed the tutorial will be accessible via Help > Nvu Tutorial.
Nvu User Guide - Based on Nvu version 1.0 - Updated 17-Jan-2007