'Fragments' are information items within a page. You can create them within section pages and brochure pages. To create a new fragment, highlight either a section page, brochure page, product or existing fragment and then:
· Right click and select 'New Fragment'
· Press [Ctrl + M]
· Go to the 'Edit' menu and select 'New Fragment'
The settings within the 'General' tab of this new window are explained below:
|
Field |
Meaning |
Variable |
|
Fragment Title |
Enter the name of the fragment. Fragment names must be unique within a page but not necessarily between pages. |
FragmentTitle |
|
Image |
Select a *.gif, *.jpg or *.png image file to be associated with the fragment. Insert the file location or use the 'Browse' button to find and select the image file to be used. The file can exist anywhere so long as it is accessible when Actinic prepares and uploads the online files to the web site. Once you have selected the image, you can right-click on it and select 'Open' to open the image in your default editor on your PC. |
FragmentImageFileName |
|
Text |
The text for the fragment. Enter up to 20,000 characters. To see a larger box to edit the field, press [Shift + F2] or right-click and select 'Zoom'. You can add HTML into this field by using 'Embedded HTML' - see Embedding HTML for details. |
FragmentText |
|
Category |
Select the content category for this fragment, if you are using content categories. See Content Categories for more details. |
n/a |
The company information you enter in 'Business Settings | Company/Contact' (see Entering Your Company Details) can automatically be transferred into your fragments. To do this, use any of the following variables within the 'Text' field in a brochure fragment.
[COMPANYNAME]
[ADDRESSLINE1]
[ADDRESSLINE2]
[ADDRESSLINE3]
[ADDRESSLINE4]
[POSTCODE]
[COUNTRY]
[PHONE]
[FAX]
[EMAIL]
[TAX1DESC]
[TAX1NR] (tax registration number)
[TAX2DESC]
[TAX2NR] (tax registration number)
Within the 'Link' tab, you can create a link from your fragment to a product or section within the store or to another URL. The link you set up will replace the text [LINK] within the 'Text' field of your fragment.
The settings within this tab are explained below:
|
Field |
Meaning |
Variable |
|
Link |
Select this box to activate the link functionality. |
n/a |
|
Link Text |
Use this field for a hyperlink message e.g. 'Click here to see our new range of fabrics'. |
n/a |
|
Image Clickable |
Select this box if you want the brochure image to activate the link. |
IsFragmentImageALink |
|
URL |
Enter the URL for the hyperlink to the site you wish visitors to visit. E.g. http://www.actinic.co.uk or mailto:email@address.com |
IsFragmentLinkToURL FragmentLinkedItemID |
|
Product |
Select the product that you wish customers to link to from the drop down list. |
IsFragmentLinkToProduct FragmentLinkedItemID |
|
Section |
Select the section that you wish customers to link to from the drop down list. |
IsFragmentLinkToSection FragmentLinkedItemID |
The 'Layout' tab of fragments can be used to change the appearance of the current fragment.
|
Layout |
Description |
|
Fragment Layout Using CSS |
The title and text are to the left, and the image is to the right. The layout is controlled by CSS rather than tables. |
|
Headline Fragment Layout |
As above, but the fragment title uses <h1> for its formatting. |
|
Image On Left Of Text And Title |
The fragment image is to the left, and the title and text of the fragment are to the right. |
|
Image On Right Of Text And Title |
The fragment image is to the right, and the title and text of the fragment are to the left. |
|
Image To The Left Of Text |
There is no title. Just the image to the left and the text to the right. |
|
Image To The Right Of Text |
There is no title. Just the image to the right and the text to the left. |
|
Image And Title |
The title with the image centered below it. |
|
Image Only |
The image only. |
|
Text And Title |
The title with the text underneath it. |
|
Text Only |
Just the fragment text. |
If there are any tabs or settings here that are not detailed in this help file, it is because they are 'user-defined settings' that have been added to Actinic. For an explanation of user-defined settings, see Making Changes in Actinic.
Actinic Business/Designer only
If you create a fragment within a section page, you can control which customer groups can see it, and which ones cannot see it.
Switch to the 'Visibility' tab and de-select the checkbox next to any customer groups that you do not want this fragment to be visible to.
For more information on customer groups, see Customer Groups.