The HTML element is the most commonly used WebSolution element. It is used to display text and images and can also be used to display hyperlinks for downloading files (for example, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs).
When in administration mode, click the Edit hyperlink above an HTML element to update it.
The HTML element administration web page consists of two halves. On the left hand side is the What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) HTML editor. On the right hand side are controls for managing files that you have uploaded, which can be used by the HTML you write.
The HTML editor.
On the whole, the way the HTML editor behaves is fairly intuitive as it is very similar to word processors such as Microsoft Word. Here are a few general guidelines that you should adhere to when authoring your HTML:
Do not overuse formatting. In general, websites look better when blocks of HTML consist of simple paragraphs of text and headers. It is best to avoid applying specific font colours, background colours and font-sizes unless absolutely necessary.
Try to avoid copying and pasting between a third party application and the HTML editor. This is because a lot of unnecessary HTML can be generated that is not search engine friendly. If you must do this, then do not paste directly into the HTML editor by pressing Ctrl+V. Instead, use the Paste as Plain Text button which strips out all unnecessary formatting. If you are copy and pasting from Microsoft Word, then you should use the Paste from Word button.
HTML editor with Paste from Word and Past as Plain Text buttons highlighted.
The right hand side of the HTML element administration web page lets you administer uploads that can be used by your HTML. Files with the following extensions can be uploaded: .doc, .docx, .gif, .jpg, .mp3, .mp4, .mpeg, .pdf, .png, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx and .wmv and must be less than 10 megabytes in size.
To upload a file, go to the Upload section of the web page and click on the Browse... button. Select the file to upload and click the Upload button. Once the file is uploaded, it will appear in a list of uploads below the Upload section.
Upload section (top) and list of all uploads currently associated with an HTML element (bottom).
To view the details of a specific upload, tick the check box next to that upload. The selected upload's name is then displayed, along with its size and the date it was uploaded. A link is also available (a white arrow in a blue box), which when clicked causes the selected upload to be downloaded. For image types, width and height are also displayed. To delete the selected upload, click the Delete button below the upload's details.
Viewing the details of an upload (in this case, the image paste_buttons.png).
To use an upload in the HTML editor, click the "<< Use" button. What happens when you click the "<< Use" button depends on whether the selected upload is an image. If the selected upload is an image, then the image appears in your HTML document. For all other upload types (such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs), a hyperlink appears in your HTML document, which when clicked causes the selected upload to be downloaded.
If a file you have uploaded is no longer being used by an HTML element, you should delete it. Otherwise, it will take up unnecessary space on Riverside Internet's servers.
Finally, when you have finished updating an HTML element, click the OK button to return to the previous page. You should not use your browser's back button.