What are SiteStyles? SiteStyles in NetObjects Fusion are a collection
of graphical elements which can be used in your site to create a constant look and feel throughout the site. Style elements consist of a banner, two sets of navigation buttons, text colors, a datalist icon, a
line, and a background image or color. Over 200 styles ship with NetObjects Fusion, but you can also create your own. In addition styles from previous versions are available on the NetObjects Fusion 4.0 CD. For more
information on styles, how to create and edit them, see our User Guide, Chapter 16, Using SiteStyles.To see a complete list of Styles, click here. What
do I check if my style isn't showing up in page view? First check to make sure that you have the correct style assigned in your Style view.
Also check to make sure that your style is listed in the Style gallery in Style view. If not, you will need to add your style into the list. Select Add Style from the Style menu while in Style view. Select the *.ssf
file of the style which you wish to add and click Open. The style is added to your list. You might encounter this sort of situation if you imported your site into a new site, or if you opened a template on another
machine. What do I do if one of my styles is missing from my list?
NetObjects Fusion saves the list of styles with the particular file you add it to. When you open another site, or create a new site, you only see those styles which were saved with that site. However, once a style is
created the style is created in the Styles folder in your NetObjects Fusion directory. All you need to do is add the style to the list which doesn't include it. Select Add Style from the Style menu while in Style
view. Select the *.ssf file of the style which you wish to add and click Open. The style is added to your list.Or you can choose Style/Update Style list to have Fusion read all the styles on your system and add them
to the list. What do I do if one of my button images won't show the text anymore? If button images are not showing any text this usually indicates that you replaced the auto-generated images used from styles with a custom image. Custom
images can be added by double-clicking on a button image and choosing a new image at the Image Open dialog, or by clicking the Browse button on the Button properties sheet. When an image is chosen in this way, the
chosen image is copied to the folder for the currently assigned SiteStyle, and given a name which corresponds to the site name and page in which the image is being used. To return to using an auto-generated image with
text on it, double-click on the button and select the Remove Customization option on the Navbar Button Property sheet. The custom button is removed and the default style button with text returns. Custom button buttons
are assigned separately for Normal and Rollover navbar buttons. What if I want to change the look of a style? The simplest way is to change the font used in the banner and buttons. To do this, simply double-click on the banner or button, then click on the "Text
Setting" button for each element. You can use any font on your system. NetObjects Fusion will automatically turn this font into a graphic, so that your site visitors see exactly what you do. Changing the
font can change the whole feeling of a style and is an effective, yet still simple way to customize the style. If you're not sure what font to use, we recommend you check out EsperFonto, the web's only interactive typeface selection system. You tell it what kind of feeling you want it to convey, and it suggests appropriate typefaces.
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