Creating a Web layout
- To start creating a Web layout, do one of the following things:
- To create a blank Web layout as the first layout in a new project, choose File > New > Project.
- To create a Web layout as a new layout in an existing project, open that project and choose Layout > New.
- To create a Web layout that is based on an existing layout, open that layout and choose Layout > Duplicate.
The New Project, New Layout, or Duplicate Layout dialog box is displayed (all are essentially the same).
You can configure a new Web layout in the New Project dialog box.
- Choose Web from the Layout Type drop-down menu.
- To use something other than the default text and background colors for a Web page, choose options from the drop-down menu in the Colors area.
- Specify a page width using one of the following methods:
- To create a page with a fixed width (regardless of the size of the browser window), enter a value in the Page Width field and leave Variable Width Page unchecked.
- To base the page width on the width of the browser window, check Variable Width Page and enter values for Width (which controls where the vertical guide indicating the end of the page is placed) and Minimum (which controls the minimum allowed width of the page). When constructing the page, you must indicate which text boxes are resized to fit the browser window by checking Item > Modify > Text > Make Variable Width for those boxes.
- To indicate a background image for the page, check Background Image, click Select to specify the background image file, and choose an option from the Repeat drop-down menu.
- Click OK.
Note: You can expand boxes into the gray area beyond the page guide, regardless of the specified page size. The content beyond the guide will not be cropped out.
Parent topic: Working with Web layouts