How can I get my page to wrap to the browser window?
Fusion offers pixel-level control over element placement by using tables or CSS & Layers code in your web site's pages. However, you can choose to place your page content in-line so that no tables are generated and the content wraps to the size of the browser window. This option is only available if you assign the ZeroMargins MasterBorder, and if you have chosen to make a text box fill your entire layout.

How can I edit the HTML code?
Fusion is an HTML code generator. This means that you set properties for different elements, which Fusion translates into HTML code when you preview or publish your web site. You can edit the properties of any element in Fusion, which is nearly the same as editing the HTML code which Fusion generates for the element. If you want to add code which is not accommodated through Fusion's tools and properties (e.g., VBScript, JavaScript), you can script the code into a specific location (e.g., into the document's BODY tag, into the document's HEAD section, immediately preceding the page element), in any page using Fusion's scripting options.

Fusion also enables you to use HTML from external sources, as well as edit the external HTML in the editor of your choice. An External HTML page can replace any page in your site structure, replace a page's Layout area, or be added as an object in a page.

What do I do if my page is not WYSIWYG when viewed in a web browser?
In most cases, Fusion-generated pages appear correctly in all web browsers. However, there are a number of conditions which can lead to WYSIWYG discrepancies. Use the below sections to determine how to correct the display problem.

How can I import another NetObjects Fusion site?
To import a Fusion site file into another Fusion site file, you must be in Site view. Select the page you wish to be the parent for the imported template or site file, and choose File > Import Template. You can import a previously saved Fusion template (NFT), or another Fusion site file (NOD). Browse to the file you want to import, select it, and then click Open.

How can I import just one page?
You can import a single page into your NetObjects Fusion web site, by switching to Page view, and then choosing File > Import HTML page. In the Open dialog box, browse to and select the desired page. When you click Open, Fusion imports the page, and adds that page's assets to the web site's assets list. You can also import just one page from Site view. This can either be a Page template (choose File > Import Template) or an HTML page (choose File > Reference HTML).

Why doesn't my imported site structure look like my original?
Fusion creates the site structure for an imported site based on the web site's links. Every page linked to your home page appears in the imported site structure as a child of the home page. Pages not already included in the site structure are imported as children of their respective parent pages, etc.

When the imported site contains framed pages, Fusion imports the frameset page as an external HTML document (leaving it completely unedited). The frame source pages are imported as children of their container frameset page. Fusion imports each framed page in this manner, creating the appearance of extra pages in your site structure.

Why don't my imported pages look like my original pages?
Fusion's Import engine works best when imported HTML uses tables or CSS & Layers code to place elements on the page. When you place an element into a Fusion page, Fusion translates the location of the element into a coordinate position on each page's layout grid. When you import an HTML page, or an entire web site, Fusion must translate the position of elements in the imported pages into positions on these grids. If the imported HTML uses percentage-based tables, or no tables at all, Fusion uses a best guess algorithm to position these elements. In these cases it's usually impossible to translate the location of the elements onto a coordinate grid with 100% accuracy.

If you are importing a Fusion-created site, you'll notice that none of your pages use their original MasterBorders, and that navigation bars appear as linked images. This occurs because Fusion generates regular HTML pages when you publish your site, and there is no equivalent HTML code for these elements. In HTML pages, all elements are part of a single page's BODY section, and all navigation elements are independent linked images. Therefore, if you wish to use MasterBorders or navigation bars, you must add them to each imported page.

You can also add Java applets and custom code generated by a Java wizard to your Fusion pages. Usually, a Java wizard creates some HTML code which references the applet, and the applet's support files. In Fusion, you can add this code to a page using Fusion's Reference HTML tool. You should specify that Fusion manage the External HTML assets.

Consult the applet's documentation so you are familiar with the applet's requirements before adding it to your web site.

What do I do if an applet's parameters don't show up in the Properties palette?
When you insert an applet into your Fusion page, the applet's parameters will appear in Fusion's Properties palette if the applet uses the "GetParamInfo" function. If an applet's parameters do not appear in the Properties palette, consult the applet's documentation to determine which parameters to add.

What do I do if the browser won't run an applet?
Applets will not function when you preview your Fusion web site. Security changes in the latest web browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator 4.0x and later, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0x and later) prevent HTML pages from running applets linked using local file paths (e.g., Hard Drive: Fusion 3.0: Sitename: Preview). When you publish your Fusion web site, Fusion converts all local file paths to relative file paths, enabling the applets to run as expected.

If an applet does not run in your published Fusion site, first ensure that you have included the all of the required support file's using the List button in the Properties palette. You should also ensure that you configured the applet's parameters correctly. Forgetting to add a parameter, or adding a parameter which contains a typo can prevent an applet from running as expected. Finally, verify that Java and JavaScript are enabled in the browser's settings.

How can I add Javascript to my page?
Fusion enables you to add JavaScript to your web site's pages using the Layout HTML, Master HTML, and Object HTML dialog boxes.

How do I create a link to an external file?
To create a link to an external file, select the text or element to which you want to add the link. Then select the File Link tab in the link dialog. Click the Select button, and then select the desired file in the Open File dialog box.

How do I create relative links to pages outside my web site's root directory?
To create a link to pages outside your root directory, you need to use the External Link option in the link dialog. Although, you typically use the External Link tab to link to pages using full URLs (e.g., http://www.mysite.com/folder/page.html) you can also create relative links to pages (e.g., ../folder/page.html). To create a relative link, select (none) from the protocol pop-up menu, and type the relative link into the URL field.

How do I target links?
Fusion enables you to target links in framed pages using the Frame target pop-up menu in the Link dialog box. If you script your own frames, you must add the desired target to an external link using the following protocol:

URL: (none)../html/pagename.html" TARGET="target

The link you actually enter should reflect the published location of the page you want to link to, as well as the appropriate target name.

How do I create anchor links?
You can link to any anchor created in a Fusion page, using the anchor pop-up menu in the Link dialog box. The drop-down list becomes active when you choose a page containing anchors from the Internal Link tab of the Link dialog box. . If you want to link to an anchor in an external page, you must add the desired anchor to an external link using the following protocol:

URL: (none) ../html/pagename.html#anchorname

Or

URL: (http://)www.mysite.com/folder/page.html#anchorname

What are frames?
Frames enable you to display more than one HTML page simultaneously in a browser window. When you define a framed page, you define a frameset page and one or more frame source pages. The frameset page defines how many unique areas appear in the browser window, and dictates how they should appear (i.e., their size and positions). The frameset page also contains links to the frame source pages. Frame source pages are individual HTML pages containing the content that appears in each frame. Fusion enables you to create framed pages by converting any MasterBorder into a frame.

How can I add META tags to a framed page?
To add META tags to a framed page, add the desired META tags to the Page's Master HTML dialog box

How can I make images line up across two frames so that the images appear to touch?
Fusion pads each frame to prevent web browsers from cropping the frame's contents. Unfortunately, the added padding prevents images in different frames from abutting when viewed in a web browser. As yet, Fusion does not enable you to control the amount of padding that appears.

If you want images in different frames to abut in the browser window, you can script your own frames, or use Coolmaps' FrameAid component. Information about scripting your own frames is available at: http://www.netobjects.com/unnof2/html/autoframes.html. Information about the Coolmaps component is available at: http://www.coolmaps.com.

How do I target links in frames?
Fusion enables you to target links in framed pages using the Frame target pop-up menu in the Link dialog box. If you script your own frames, you must add the desired target to an external link using the following protocol:

URL: (none)../html/pagename.html" TARGET="target

How can I share my site with another user or another machine?
To move your Fusion web site to another machine, first export the web site as a template. Then, transfer the template to the desired machine. Copy the contents of the template's Style folder into the Fusion\Styles folder, and then open the template's NFT file. Cross-machine transfers require the same version of Fusion to be used on both machines. For example, you cannot open a Fusion 3.0 web site in Fusion 2.0x.

Does Fusion support RealAudio, RealVideo and other streaming technologies?
Fusion supports the various RealMedia formats.

Does Fusion support ActiveX Controls?
Fusion supports placing ActiveX controls into your pages.

Can I customize the links in a navigation bar?
You can set Fusion navigation bars to display the First level of a web site, the level above the current page, the same level as the current page, or the level below the current page. You can also specify whether or not Fusion should include a link to the web site's Home page. To choose the level of your web site that a navigation bar displays, select the navigation bar, and click the Options button in the Properties palette. Select First, Parent, Current, or Child, according to the level of your web site for which the navigation bar should display links. The level shown is always relative to the page on which the navigation bar is located.

If you want to link to external sites, or mix and match links to pages which are on different levels of your web site, you need to add your own custom navigation aids which link to the desired pages. To maintain a consistent appearance in your web site, you could insert the same images used by your Fusion navigation bars, add text to them, and link them to the desired locations.

How can I split up the navigation bar or make it wrap to another line if it is too long?
In Fusion, you cannot break a navigation bar into more than one section or cause it to wrap to another line. You can, however, make the navigation bar smaller by replacing the images in your current style with smaller images, or by reducing the size of text in the Normal text style. You can also choose to create your own navigation bar with custom images or linked text.

How can I change the images for a navigation bar or banner?
You can set any Fusion-generated navigation bar or banner to use the button or banner images from a different style, on a page-by-page basis. To do so, select the navigation bar or banner, and then choose the desired style from the Other pop-up menu. In addition, you can select any navigation button or banner image, and replace it with a custom image. To replace one of these images with a custom image, select the element, click the Select Custom Image button in the Properties palette, and then select the desired image. If you want to revert to the original button or banner image, select the element and click the Remove Customization button in the Properties palette.

How can I change the words on my navbar or banner?
You can use Fusion's Custom Names feature to change navigation button or banner text on a page-by-page basis. In Page view, choose Edit > Custom Names, and enter the desired text into the appropriate text boxes.

What is the difference between Preview and Publish?
When you preview your web site, Fusion generates HTML code that references file assets using local file links (e.g., file:///pathtofile). Fusion disables components in previewed pages.

When you publish your web site, Fusion generates HTML code that references file assets using relative links, and places the file assets into the directory structure you specify. Fusion components should work as expected in published pages.

What do I do if I get an error when publishing?
If an error occurs when you publish your Fusion web site locally, ensure that you have enough hard drive space available. You'll also need to ensure that you can create files in the specified location.

If an error occurs when you publish your Fusion web site remotely, ensure that you are connected to the Internet, and that your Base Directory setting is valid for your account on the web server. In addition, because Fusion cannot publish files using Passive FTP, you should ensure that your Internet connection does not use a proxy or firewall server. If your network connects to the Internet through a proxy or firewall server, you should publish your web site locally, and transfer the files to the web server using a third-party FTP utility (e.g., CuteFTP).

Can I configure my own publish directories?
Yes, Fusion 3.0 enables you to specify where non-component files are published. You can create new folders, move, rename or delete existing folders, as well as move and rename existing files. You can revert to one of three default directory structures by clicking Setup in Fusion's Publish view, and then clicking Clear All Customizations.

Can I publish just the pages I've changed?
Fusion does not enable you to publish selected pages in your webs ite. The Don't Publish option in Site view does enable you to exclude one or more pages from the published site, but removes all links to those pages from the remaining pages in the site.

Fusion does, however, enable you to publish only those file assets that have changed since you last published the site. You can enable this feature by clicking the Publish Changed Assets Only checkbox when you publish your site.

When are backups made?
NetObjects Fusion, by default, is configured to automatically backup your site file when the file is closed and saved. If you choose not to save the file when the site is closed, no backup is made at that time. Backups are made after the compaction routine has checked the file for errors.

How can I set my backup information?
You control the number of backups Fusion maintains, their location, and how they are named, in the Backup tab of Fusion's Preferences dialog box.

How do I revert to a backup?
You can revert to a backup by moving the backup file into the root level of the web site's folder in the Fusion: User Sites folder. Then, double-click the backup file to start Fusion.

What do I do if my style isn't showing up in page view?
First ensure the desired style appears in Fusion's Style view. If the style doesn't appear, you must add the style to Style view before you can use it. To add a style to Style view, choose Style > Add Style and then navigate to and select the desired style's *.SSF file. Once the style appears in Style view, click the Set Style button to apply the style to your web site

What templates are available from NetObjects?
Three complete web site templates are included with Fusion. Fusion also ships with nine page and section templates which enable you to quickly create specialized forms, employee directories, or add a guestbook to your web site. All templates included with Fusion are installed into the Fusion 3.0: Templates folder.

How can I modify or make my own templates?
When you wish to create a template from any web site, switch to Site view, and choose the File > Export Site. Fusion saves the template into the specified location and gives it the same name as the site you exported. You can modify any template, including those that shipped with Fusion.

What is the Object Tree?
Fusion's Object Tree enables you locate and rename elements in a page. This is especially helpful when you are working with layered or hidden objects. If you add several of the same type of object, Fusion numbers each object sequentially in the order you placed it.

How can I anti-alias my text in an image?
Fusion anti-aliases text in navigation bars, banners, and other auto-generated images by relying on third-party utilities. The two utilities most commonly used by our customers are Microsoft Font Smoother and Adobe Type Manager (ATM). Font Smoother anti-aliases True Type text in Windows NT 4.0. ATM antialiases Postscript (Type 1) text in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. If you want to anti-alias True Type text in Windows 95, you must manually antialias the text in an image editing application (e.g., Adobe Photoshop

Does Fusion support animated GIFs, progressive JPEGs, and other special GIF and JPEG formats?
Fusion supports GIF images (including all GIF 89a features, such as image transparency, animation, and interlacing), and JPEG images (including Progressive JPEGs). Fusion converts inserted PICT images to either GIF or JPEG format. Fusion uses a fixed browser-safe 216-color palette for GIF images, and a fixed compression ratio for JPEG images. If you wish to control the palette or compression of your PICT images, you should convert them to GIF or JPEG format prior to importing them into Fusion.

How can I bring my 2.0x sites into NetObjects Fusion 3.0?
To upgrade NetObjects Fusion 2.0x files to NetObjects Fusion 3.0: