There are a few different ways to solve this:
1. could go back to 4.7, but the coding and some features in 4.7 are not
real standard and will cause pages to look very different depending on
what browser and or version the users have. Probably a good thing to
move to 7
2. If pages have a similar look and feel, choose one of the older pages
as a template. Should be easy to copy /paste the new info in.
3. Open an old page and open view source (or view as html) You could do
this either in Composer or in your browser of choice. Then do a 'find'
for font; you should find a line that looks like this <font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> though the font names may
be different. Copy that. Find the similar line in the new pages, delete
and replace. Probably the easiest if there are only a few pages and you
don't anticipate making many more or lots of changes
4. Look at some of the freeware / shareware HTML text editors. A great
backup when the wysiwyg editor really messes up. Lots of times faster to
make changes (like find and replace, so you can fix a bunch of stuff
(table size, font color, font size, font, etc) at once. They can also
help with CSS and other more advanced features that will be of benefit.
5. Try downloading something like dreamweaver or GoLive for a free
trial. Most have educator prices (or there may be a state/district buy)
that are very good. They can also help with CSS and other more advanced
features that will be of benefit.
6. A bit too complicated for all the details here, but create an
external (linked) CSS file. You can change appearance features on it and
have it change every page in your site. Great if you are planning a lot
of changes and a fair amount of growth.
In any case, be careful about what fonts you use, something like Comic
Sans really does effect how people percieve the site. Using only one
font name and or not offering a family choice may have unintended
consequences when viewers are on different, or older operating systems.
HTH,
Robert Eiffert, Media Specialist
Pacific Middle School
Evergreen SD, Vancouver Washington
beiffert@egreen.wednet.edu
beiffert@crypticmachinery.net
-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Wendy Agocs
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 11:45 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: TECH : Netscape Composer & Fonts
I was using Netscape Composer 4.7 to create a web page for our media
center. I've done 30% of it using a specific font (which I believe to be
a common font). Recently I downloaded Netscape 7.0 and it no longer
allows me to choose any font--I am limited to three. Do any of you know
how to add my original font to the list so everything is consistent?
--
Wendy Agocs
Media Specialist
Hamilton Community Schools
Hamilton, MI 49419
wagocs@remc7.k12.mi.us
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