Choosing your Editing Tools for Customizable Files

Choose tools to edit:

• HTML pages including forms, search help pages, and HTML elements used in the construction of system-generated pages such as toplogo.html or briefcit.html
• images
• stylesheets
• WWWOPTIONS file

Tools for Editing HTML

Do not use text editing tools that automatically alter the contents of files or add characters (e.g., Microsoft Word® adds characters, but Notepad® or SimpleText® do not).

Tools for Editing Images

To edit images that incorporate text—navigation buttons, for example—use an editing tool that lets you maintain a master file with the text in a separate layer from the background. Adobe Photoshop® is an example of such an editor.

Tools for Editing Stylesheets

Edit stylesheets in:

• a simple text editor
• Macromedia Dreamweaver MX®
• a stylesheet editing tool such as Bradbury Software's TopStyle®

Tools for Editing the WWWOPTIONS File

Edit the WWWOPTIONS file in a plain text editor (for example, Notepad®) or using the Web Options function. Other editors, including Dreamweaver MX®, can add characters to the end of each line (which appear as ^M and prevent the file from functioning properly).