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Toolbars OR
W H A T   I S   T H A T   F O R

Click to see if full size (almost.)
 It'll open in a new window.

This image shows the toolbars, most have been placed in the center of the page, but you will notice the DHTML and Picture toolbars are open on the bottom of the frame.

To position a toolbar in a convenient position on your window, place your curser on the vertical ridge on the left end of that toolbar. Your curser will turn into a 4-pointed arrow. You can now move your toolbar, they will bank on any of the 4- sides of the window, or float around on top of your page. When they are floating you can grab and move them the same way you move any other window or dialog box in Windows.

Not all icons on all toolbars have a completed explanation.
I am getting to them as quickly as I can.
I apologize for any inconvenience.

Click on an icon in this tool bar to be taken to its' uses, tips and tricks.

The above 3 toolbars are the ones I always keep open at the top of my FP window. Click on the icons to be taken to a tutorial about it's many uses.

Click on an icon to go to a description on
how, when, where, why and how to use it.

Click on your image, then click the A and you will be able to write text directly on your image! The image will be converted to .gif format if it is not already. If you think your colors will not fair well in the transformation, open your image in your favorite image editor and put the text on it as a .jpg. However, if you have an image created with the purpose of becoming a navigation bar, this is an ideal way to add the text after it is placed on the page. Remember, when you save the page, FP will overwrite the current version of the image, meaning the text will be a permanent part of your image. Still, it is very handy for many special uses. The thumbnail icon! One of my favorite time saving tools! Just click your image, then click the thumbnail icon...and presto! A thumbnail. Now, I know you have a couple of questions.... What if I want my thumbnails to be a different size? Before you click the thumbnail icon, Click Tools (in the menu bar) - Choose Page options. The dialog box that opens will have Auto Thumbnail tab. Click that tab, now you will be able to choose the size of your thumbnails. (Changing this setting will not change any previously sized thumbnails, but will affect any future thumbnails you put in. If you only want to change the size of one, remember to go back and reset it.) You will only choose one variable to its' size. FP will maintain aspect ratio. You can also choose the size of the border your thumbnail has; and, you can bevel the edge of your thumbnail. A thumbnail will always link to it's full-size counterpart. You can change that link, by right clicking on your thumbnail and altering the link information you find there.  This popular tool allows you to dictate the pixel count position of your image on the page. It works very well in I.E. but does not do very well with N.N.. If you want your site to be cross-browser compliant, leave this alone and use tables to position your images. However, if you know your page is only going to be viewed with supporting browsers, it sure makes positioning your image within a text field much easier. Click on one of these buttons and you will see how you can position an image behind text on your page. Play with them, but remember, N.N. may not display your page properly. These buttons will turn your images 90° to the right or left, mirror it, or flip it. In that order.