magix website maker 3

Manual

Website Maker 3The only complete website solution for beginners

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Copyright

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Foreward

Those looking for their own website with their own domain and email account are confronted with a dizzying array of offers from various providers. For the uninitiated Internet rookie, it can be quite overwhelming when confronted with terms like HTML, PHP, MySQL, ASP, FTP, etc. As a result, efforts often fall flat when it comes to the actual creation of the website itself, not to mention when setting up and configuring personal domains and the corresponding email accounts.

MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 is here to help. Without any previous knowledge, you can create high-quality websites in Flash® technology, including your own domain. The tried-and-tested MAGIX building-block system also helps less inexperienced users reach their goal quickly and easily.

This manual explains how everything works. First, you will receive a short introduction to MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 and its powerful features. After the quick start, a thorough course follows to help you build great websites with MAGIX Website Maker 3.0.

Have fun with MAGIX Website Maker 3.0,

The MAGIX team

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Table of Contents

Copyright 2

Foreward 3

Support 6

System requirements 7

More about MAGIX 8 MAGIX Online World 8 MAGIX Premium Club 10

Introduction 11 What is MAGIX Website Maker 3.0? 11 What's new in MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 11 Features 13

Quick start 15 Start: Website Maker and Website Control Center 15 3 steps to a professional website 17

Interface and functionality 22 Website Maker and Control Center 22 Control Center 23 Website Maker 24

Website Maker functions 34 Editing pages with the page manager 34 Filling your pages - object manager 38 Adjusting page contents - properties manager 48 Link hidden page 51 Start website 52 Specify keywords for search engines 52 Export 53

Control Center functions 54 Rename subdomains 54 Register domain 55 Set up email inbox 56 Google AdSense 56

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MAGIX services in detail 58 MAGIX Online Album 58 magix.info 60 MAGIX Online Print Service 61 MAGIX Blog Service 62 MAGIX Podcast Service 63 Catooh – the Online Content Library 65

Glossary 66

Index 70

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Support

When contacting MAGIX, please ensure that you have information about your system and a detailed description of the problem and the program. The more information you have, the quicker and more responsive support will be.

• Program version (found under “About” in the program help menu) • Computer configuration (Windows version, processor, memory…) • Graphics & sound card • Other installed software, if known

Support website: http://support.magix.net http://support.magix.net

The MAGIX support website offers many ways to assist you with answers to general questions and technical support needs. You can use any of the following options:

Online tutorials: These tutorials are generated to further explain a procedure within the MAGIX software.

Email support: The email support is best used to assist users who are having technical difficulties with non-demo software. Use this tool to get detailed information on problems and solutions.

Phone support:

Contact our support specialists Phone: 1-305-722-5821 Monday - Friday between 9 am and 5 pm EST

Support forum: The support forum is a user-to-user support and communications page. This will allow you to talk to other users and compare ideas and solutions discovered by them.

Download area: The download area contains updates for known issues and improvements offered by MAGIX to registered users for their purchased program. If you have an issue with the software, then it's always best to ensure you have the latest version, and updating with the patch will ensure that you do. MAGIX products can also be updated directly from the program by clicking on “Check for updates” in the "Help" menu.

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Customer service & upgrades

Periodically, MAGIX offers users who purchased their software an upgrade from a previous product to the current version. For details about an upgrade, please call us your request using the following numbers:

Phone: 1-305-722-5810 Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm (EST)

System requirements

Computer: • 600 MHz processor, or higher • 64 MB RAM, or higher (128 MB recommended) • Min. free hard disk space: 50 MB • Graphics card: min. resolution 1024x768 with 16-bit high-color. • 16-bit sound card • CD-ROM drive • Microsoft®-compatible mouse • Operating system: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 | XP | VistaTM

Internet access: minimum DSL (768 KB)

Internet browser: Microsoft® Internet Explorer min. version 6.0 with Adobe® Flash® Player version 7.0 or higher (version 8 recommended) and Java 2 Runtime Environment version 1.42 or higher (both available free of charge) with Javascript and cookies activated (corresponds with the standard settings). Other tested Internet browsers: Firefox 1.5, Safari 2.0, Opera 9.

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More about MAGIX

MAGIX Online World

Discover MAGIX services quickly and easily from the comfort of your home! Discover the possibilities of MAGIX Online World. Whether it's for your photos, videos, or music, we have just the right solution for you.

myGOYA Online Desktop

Well connected: Products and services online from MAGIX

Discover the possibilities of myGOYA. Every MAGIX product offers a direct and easy-to-use gateway to the world of online multimedia. • Present your photos, videos, and music directly in your Online Album

or in worldwide Internet communities. • Find professional templates & content for enhancing your personal

projects. • Design your own personalized website using professional Flash®

design with photos, videos, music & impressive animations. • Order brilliant photo prints to be sent directly to your doorstep. It's

quick, easy, and well-priced.

Experience these and many more online services at www.mygoya.com.

MAGIX Website Maker

MAGIX Website Maker helps you create a personal Internet showcase with a professional design in just a few mouse clicks – without prior knowledge, including your own chosen domain and email address. Publish slideshows and videos and accessorize your site with music and various effects – anything from a simple business card to a fireworks display of effects, professional or private – show your best side!

More about this topic can be found under MAGIX Website Maker.

MAGIX Online Album

With MAGIX Online Album (more page 58) you can publish your photos and videos directly to the Internet. You can also play your music as MP3s in the Online Album. Create your personal album

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website in no time with your own Internet address and showcase everything that's fun about multimedia to the world.

For example, you can upload especially impressive photos or entire slideshows as videos straight from your MAGIX program. Pictures you put on your website can be downloaded with ease from the comfort of your own home and integrated into your slideshow.

MAGIX Online Print Service

MAGIX Online Print Service is perfect for getting your pictures processed online or printed as photo gifts on mugs, t-shirts, or calendars.

Catooh

If your project is missing pictures, videos, DVD menus, sounds, or samples, then you should have a look at the huge selection available at Catooh. There you'll be able to buy media in excellent quality for low prices: DVD menus, MovieShow Maker styles, decorative elements, 3D power effects, 3D transition series, MAGIX Soundpools, songs, ringtones... Perfectly suited to all MAGIX photo, video, and music projects.

MAGIX Podcast Service

Podcasts are fast becoming the medium of choice, since everyone who can record audio files (music, readings, radio plays, and news) and put them online can now also offer them as podcasts.

Since podcasts are not webstreams (like web radio) but are rather offered as downloads, radio stations and newspaper and magazine companies use them to provide their broadcasts as repeats in podcast form. New releases from record labels and, most of all, ones from purely Internet-based labels can also be listened to as podcasts.

Check out the podcast directory that MAGIX has compiled: Audio recordings for every area of interest in many languages as a one-time trial or as a subscription.

More about this topic can be found under MAGIX Podcast Service (more page 63).

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MAGIX Blog Service

With MAGIX Blog Service, YOU make the news! Share your thoughts, experiences, and news with a worldwide audience in no time using your own interactive online multimedia journal. Invite family, friends, and acquaintances to join in and enter their comments! A free MAGIX Online Album belongs to the MAGIX Blog Service (more page 62) so that you always have full control over your contributions.

You can also read the FAQ (frequently asked questions) on the Internet. http://rdir.magix.net/?page=GRF14Q24VIRN

MAGIX Premium Club

Our exclusive club for all MAGIX customers who own a registered product. MAGIX Premium Club members have access to a wide range of services:

• Free product updates & services • Exclusive club events & surprises • News & info about the club, and much more

Membership is free.

You can find more information about this topic on the web at www.magix.com

Hint: You can register your product either directly from the program using the "Help" menu, or with your product registration number at www.magix.com. You can find your product registration number on your program CD. Earlier network card numbers with the example format XY-58241-45 are still valid.

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Introduction

What is MAGIX Website Maker 3.0?

The name says it all: MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 creates and publishes your websites in professional quality. Quick, intuitive, and featuring a high-quality design which includes videos, photos, music, and animations directly online.

In the Website Control Center, your online administration tool, you always have an overview of your domains, emails, web space, and user data. Whether from home or on the move, MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 lets you access Website Control Center from anywhere in the world.

What's new in MAGIX Website Maker 3.0

Website Maker Wizard

The Website Maker wizard has recently become available to help support you with information and tips & tricks, and instructs you step-by-step to create a professional website.

Context-sensitive help and video tutorial system

MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 now includes numerous tips & tricks to help you find information:

• Many functions contain additional explanations in advanced tooltips, and these are displayed when you hold the mouse cursor over a particular function.

• You now have the opportunity to view help videos to help understand the topic better.

• You can also write questions online at www.magix.info or browse existing FAQs and categories.

Multi-project mode

You can operate different websites with a single account at different web addresses (domains). If you manage multiple website projects, then this function is perfect for you.

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Practical rext building blocks

Practical text building blocks are provided to help describe vacations, job applications, clubs, birthdays, and more. Every web template used includes suitable blocks of text that are automatically loaded. You can also integrate other text building blocks and adjust these to match your needs.

Use Google Adsense®

Earn money with your website and Google Adsense®! Register with Google AdSense and add relevant advertisements that are filtered by Google according to the contents of your website.

Improved! Password protection & access rights

The password protection individual pages of your website has been revised and is now even easier to use. Individual pages or entire websites can be protected with a password so that only authorized people can access them. These people are informed about their personal login via email.

Revised user interface, more intuitive and logical

Top modern! The user interface has been completely revised to make operation more logical and intuitive – try it out for yourself!

Integration of entire websites with HTML

Improved! Conveniently include the entire website as HTML on your own domain or other websites. Download a complete Index.html file with all of the settings you've selected via the website export function. Use the page you download on another server. Copy only the HTML code and insert it into the HTML file.

New media player

The media player has also been revised with regard to design and functionality – try it and you'll be convinced.

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Features

Flash® technology

Modern Flash® technology lets you create unique and animated web pages with short loading times.

Online software – no installation required

MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 doesn't need to be installed locally, since it functions completely via the Internet. MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 is your control center for creating your own site and managing its content online, anywhere in the world, any time. With any up-to-date browser you can make changes from anywhere, and thanks to automatic updates, you'll always be using the latest program version.

Comprehensive template archive

Impressive website designs, animations, striking effects, different fonts, decorative elements, and more...

Complete multimedia center

You can quickly upload, insert and present photos, videos, music or complete slideshows. That means that you can upload your newest photos while you're on holidays to show them to your friends.

Including web address

Your own web address http://your-name.magix.net/website, including 5,000 MB storage space. Affordable upgrade options for your personal domains (e.g. www.your-name.com).

Synchronize with your MAGIX Online Album

On the MAGIX Online Album you can compile your personal media as interactive albums and present them online as slideshows, music, or video. The MAGIX Online Album is available free of charge and can also be reached via the Website Control Center.

If you have already added an Online Album, then you don't need to need to upload media you want to use again for your website. Instead, you can directly connect via "Magix -> Objects -> Online Album". You'll find all of your photos, videos, and music files here (from your Online Album).

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All you need for perfect Flash® websites!

• Design templates: Numerous high-quality website templates in the latest professional Flash® design with pre-finished, customizable subpages, start pages, profile pages, photo pages, video pages, and much more.

• Text & text effects: Freely positionable text fields with fantastic fonts and animated text effects can be added and individually formatted with ease.

• Multimedia content: Select your favorite photos, spectacular slideshows, videos and an online video player with your own background music, or integrate it all as an online music player with playlists.

• Decorative elements: Attractive design objects, plenty of vector shapes, background images, buttons, and much more offer more possibilities for designing unique websites than ever.

• Animation objects: Large selection of dynamic, impressive animation objects for breathtaking, moving websites.

• Links: Easily add links to your own or external websites. • Top extras: Enhance your website with a visitor counter, guest

book, contact form, and many other useful extras. • Export function: Conveniently add individual components of your

website (e.g. video player, slideshow, online music player) or even the entire website to external sites as an embedded website.

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Quick start

Start: Website Maker and Website Control Center

After successfully activating the product, you will receive your login data (access link, user name and password) via email, and then you're ready to get started. With this data and an Internet connection, you can work from home or from anywhere in the world using MAGIX Website Maker 3.0, making it easy to upload new material (holiday photos, etc. from an Internet café).

To start MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 there are three options:

• Click on the link in the email containing your login details. • Type (or copy) the link into your browser's address bar and press the

"Enter" key. • Select the MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 entry from the "Start" menu in

Windows.

This should launch the login window for you to log in using your email address and user name. Following this, two webpages will be opened:

• In the background of your browser, you can see the Website Control Center

• Website Maker is in the foreground

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Or it might look like this in your browser:

1 The browser window for Website Maker

2 The browser window for the Website Control Center

Note: If you start MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 via the "Start" menu on your computer, then you will load both websites individually.

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• Website Maker is your tool for creating and editing your own online presence. Build the start and subpages, create a clear overview, develop the design, text, images and multimedia objects, upload your own images, music, or videos, optimize it all for search engines, and much more...

• The Control Center is the command center of your website. Expand storage for your website, send emails, and manage your Internet addresses (domains). Here you will also find the address of your first website that is automatically created: http://your-name.magix.net.

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3 steps to a professional website

When you launch MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 for the first time, you can immediately create a website in three quick steps.

Step 1: Select layout

The first step is to select the layout for your website from several professional designs. For each layout you also get a series of suitable subpages. These are listed to the right. If there are some individual pages which you don't need, then you can remove them with a click on the check boxes.

Give your website a logical name. Every website you add can be accessed again via "Open" in the main menu and edited as desire. You can save several website templates with different subpages and publish them as required.

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Note: The website name has nothing to do with the title of your website as it is displayed when you access it online. This title is entered by you via "Settings -> Text in the title bar of the web browser".

Step 2: Edit pages

In the second step, you can customize your webpages to meet your exact requirements and enrich everything with multimedia content (e.g. photos, videos, music, text, effects, animations, etc.), since the templates are filled with example content to begin with.

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To do this, use the Functions (more page 29) area under "Pages" to access the website that you would like to edit.

Tip: You can rename each page by double clicking the page name.

These names also appear in the main navigation.

Under "Page objects", you will see a list of all of the individual elements of the page, which you can hide or completely delete.

To the right, you can see the website with all of the objects in the workspace, and they can all be edited by clicking on them.

Editing existing objects The individual template sites are already provided with a number of elements like images and text. The Latin "filler" text has no meaning. It only illustrates where text can be placed and how it would look in this design.

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Every object you select in the object list is automatically selected in the work space. In the workspace, you can customize the selected object or select a different object.

There are a number of ways that you can adjust the objects on the page:

• Change text by clicking the text field, deleting the Latin text, and then entering whatever you want.

• Delete objects by selecting the corresponding object and pressing "Del" on the keyboard. Delete objects by selecting them from the object list below and clicking the red "X" (delete).

• Every object can be moved simply by clicking it and dragging it into position.

• Use the handles (arrows) on the corners of objects to change the size of each object.

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Tip: By pressing the "Shift" key while changing the object's size, the page ratio can be locked, i.e. the object's width/length ratio will remain intact.

Loading new objects Of course, you won't want to publish your website with the objects we have provided as examples – your own images, photos, videos, music, and also your own visitor counters and other extras can be integrated easily.

To load your own Objects (photos, videos, music) to your website:

1. Open the category "Uploaded" via "Objects".

2. Open the respective category (e.g. "Images").

3. Click the arrow button to upload, and then select the method which you would like to use to upload.

4. Select the file(s) to be uploaded in the file selection dialog.

5. Drag the respective files with the mouse button depressed from the overview to your website on the right, and place them over the image you would like to replace.

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New text objects can be added in the following way:

1. Access the "Text" category and then the "Text box" via "Objects". A preview list appears in the overview with possible fonts.

2. Select a font of your choice by clicking it.

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3. Drag this text field by pressing the mouse button and pulling it over to the right into an empty space on your website.

4. Click on the text field and enter your text.

In the same way, you can load all of the other kinds of elements and objects in the object manager under "Objects":

• Open the respective category (My Media, text, animations, shapes, decorations, picture frames, navigation, extras).

• Click on a category to open its preview list. • Select using the preview list, and then drag the object of your choice

to the workspace with the mouse button depressed.

It's best to open the categories in the object manager and have a look at everything which is available to you there.

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Preview Once all of your adjustments have been made, you can preview your website. Some objects like animations, text effects, slideshows, or videos are not shown in the workspace, but rather only in the preview.

Tip: Click on the preview often while working on your project to be able to get a better idea of how well your work matches what you have planned.

Step 3: Publish website

If you are satisfied with the results you see in the preview and would like to continue by putting your website online, then simply click "Publish" to finish!

Now you and anyone else online can view your homepage from anywhere, any time at http://your-name.magix.net/website/.

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Interface and functionality

This chapter will provide you with an overview of the functions available in MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 and where to find them.

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1 The browser window for Website Maker; fill up your website with your own content here.

2 The browser window for the Website Control Center; manage your website here.

Website Maker is your tool for creating and editing your own online presence. Build the start and subpages, create a clear overview, develop the design, text, images and multimedia objects, upload your own images, music, or videos, optimize it all for search engines, and much more...

The Website Control Center is the command center of your website. Expand storage space for your website, send emails (the Website Maker deluxe package includes a domain + 5 inboxes), and manage your Internet addresses (domains). You will also find the

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address of your first website that is automatically created as http://your-name.magix.net.

Control Center

The navigation of the control center under "Start" lets you view which subdomains and domains are registered in your name, how much storage space is remaining, and so on. If you only have a subdomain with the ".magix.net" extension and would like to set up your own domain (more page 55) to remove this extension, then you can upgrade to Website Maker deluxe.

In the navigation bar under "User data", you can see all of the data that you've provided about yourself. To the right in the options area, you can change your user data, payment data, and password. It's important to note that you can also change the name of your subdomain. If you would like to adjust the address of your current website, then you can do so here.

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Note: The ending ".magix.net" or ".magix.net/website" remains. Only the middle part can be changed. If you would like to remove the .magix.net extension, you will need your own domain; this can be acquired by upgrading to "Website Maker deluxe".


Website Maker

Website Maker helps you edit the contents of your future website.

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1 Click "More" to open the menu (more page 26). 2 Toolbar (more page 24) 3 Functions area with pages (more page 30), objects (more page

32), and properties (more page 33). 4 The workspace shows you the website that you are currently

working on.

Toolbar

Create a new website project: MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 lets you set up up to 99 website projects.

Open saved website project: MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 offers the option to manage multiple website projects. Use this function to load one of your existing website projects.


Save current website project: You can create multiple website projects and save them too, of course. Select this menu item to give the current website project a name and save it.

More: Opens the menu for Website Maker's main functions.

Undo: Click here if you would like to undo the last change you made in Website Maker.

Restore: If you want to restore the last action you undid, then click here.

Copy: Select an object and press this button to copy it.

Insert: Inserts the object from the clipboard. You need to have used the "copy" function beforehand.

Delete: Deletes a selected object.

Preview & publish

• The "Preview" button to the top right shows you a view of your website the way it would look online.

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• "Publish" puts your website online the way you have currently designed it. Now you and anyone else online can view your homepage from anywhere, any time at http://your-name.magix.net/website/.


Menu

You can open Website Maker's menu via the "More" button.

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New website project: MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 lets you set up up to 99 website projects.

Open...: MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 provides you with the opportunity to manage multiple website projects. Use this function to load one of your existing website projects.

Save as: You can add multiple website projects and save them according to how you would like to use them online. Select this menu item to give the current website project a name and save it.

Delete: Deletes the current website project. Deleting is final.

Note: Your online domain continues to exist even after you delete the website with Website Maker. This will be overwritten once you upload a new website.


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Export website...: This function (more page 53) makes it possible to embed the website you have created in any HTML files, for example, if you already own a domain and you would like to display the website from that location.

Note! In case you are using a pop-up blocker, or if your browser is blocking pop-ups, then you will need to deactivate this function for the page which displays MAGIX Website Maker 3.0. The correct address is "http://magix-website.com".

Preview: Launch a preview of the currently loaded website project with a click. You can now see all of the pages as they would look online.

Publish: Use this option to publish the current website online. Your pages can then be opened via your web address.

Settings: The settings option lets you set your website's page title, page size, positioning, background color, and more.

Website settings "More" opens the menu which contains the advanced functions. Click "Settings" to access the "Website settings" dialog.

Website title

Enter the title for your page as you would like to see it displayed in your browser. Add keywords appropriate for your site to help search engines list it. And if you want to, you can enter a short description of your site, too.

Web display

• If you have a specific idea of how how large and where on the screen you would like your website to appear, then you can set these values here.

• You can also specify the background color of your website. In case the gaps between the objects make the background visible, then you can always be sure that it will have the color that you enter here.

• The color of the browser, i.e. the part of the website which isn't filled with your website, can also be individually set. Nothing is left up to chance here.


MAGIX Web Catalog

Which category does your website fall under? Personal? Travel? Association? Select a category from the many options so that other MAGIX website owners can find yours easier.

Online Album

If you own a MAGIX Online Album for presenting your photos, videos, and music, then you can activate a link within your website's navigation to your media.

Object grid

MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 offers you the option to show a grid to better orientate your objects on your pages. You can also specify that every object's position should relate to this grid. This means that objects will always move in relation to the grid as you move them, making it easy to line up objects exactly in a row, etc. You can always change the size of the grid points depending on your needs.

This function can be found in the Settings menu. You will find "Grid" in the opened dialog.

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Note: The published site will not display the grid. The grid is only present to help you organize objects in Website Maker.


Workspace

Here the pages of your current website are displayed. This design view lets you design your pages just the way you want them.

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In the workspace, WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) is applied, i.e. what you see on the screen is exactly what you will see on the Internet with the exception of animations, text effects, videos, and slideshows, which can only be previewed in the preview window of the workspace.

Some animations, text effects, slideshows, or videos can only be displayed fully functionally in the preview.

Important: Only after publishing the websites via the main menu will the contents from the workspace be updated online.

Functions window

The functions window to the left displays all of the editing options in a clear manner:


Pages: Opens the page manager.

Objects: Opens the object manager.

Properties: The properties of the selected object are displayed here.

Pages The page manager lets you easily manage and edit (more page 34) your individual pages and objects.

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Pages: The page selection area gives you comfortable access to your individual pages. "New page" creates a new page and there are other important page functions (more page 31) behind the cogwheel like duplicate or delete.

Clicking on "Navigation" opens your website's navigation bar to reposition it, etc.

Clicking on "Background" opens the background layer of your homepage (this graphic is visible in the background on every single one of your website's pages).

Tip: You can rename a page by double clicking an entry.

The cogwheel button opens the page menu (more page 31) with additional functions.

Object list: The bottom displays a list of all of the objects on the currently selected page. Move the objects with drag & drop up and down in the list to move them into the foreground or background


(higher or lower layers). The red "x" is used for removing objects from the object list or even entire pages from the page list.

Tip: If you wish to hide individual objects to make the overview a bit clearer, you can do this by clicking the "Eye" symbol.

Another option to switch between different pages of your website is the page changer below the work space.

Page menu

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Duplicate page: If you would like to create a page that is intended to be very similar to another existing page, then you can duplicate a page and make some changes to the copy. This will save you some time.

Rename page: If you want to rename a page, then use this function. Choose a page name carefully, since this will also appear in the the browser's navigation bar; make sure that the name is descriptive so that visitors know what to expect on the site.


Create password protection: You can add password protection to individual pages to ensure that only authorized users have access to them. You can distribute access rights to certain pages among a group of users.

Don't publish: If you don't want to load a certain page onto the Internet yet (maybe it's still under construction), then activate this function. All other pages will be published and made accessible, but this particular site will remain offline.

Delete page: If you don't need a page any longer, then you can delete it completely from your project.

Objects The object manager (Objects tab) contains the objects library, which is sorted according to category.

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Here you will find many different objects you can integrate into your website (more page 38).


• Click on a category select the desired object from the object selection below.

• Use drag & drop to easily move each desired object from the object list to the right onto the work space.

Properties

In the Properties tab, you can customize the individual settings of each object (more page 48).

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Select the object in the workspace and click the "Properties" button to the left. Now you can set all object-specific parameters.

Tip: You can open the properties of each and every object in the workspace by double clicking the object.

Memory

The Storage space status display to the lower right always provides information regarding the current amount of webspace being used.

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Note: You can increase your available webspace in the Website Control Center. Log in with your account details and click on "More memory".

Website Maker functions

Editing pages with the page manager

Use the page manager to organize the individual websites. Access this to the left in Website Maker by clicking "Pages". One click is all it takes to open the useful click menu, another click on "Pages" closes it again.

In the upper section of the page manager all pages of the currently loaded website are listed.

Tip: Pages can be opened via the navigation in the workspace. To do so, press the "Shift" key and click on the corresponding navigational

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title in the workspace. You can jump to the previous and next pages using the arrows beneath the workspace.

Move - adjust sequence of webpages: Moving pages with drag & drop is quick and easy in the page manager. To do so, click the page you want and keep the mouse button held while moving it to the position in the page list to where you want to move it.

The position will be noticeable by a thin line. Once you have reached the desired position let go of the left mouse button. Now you've moved the position of the page. You can check the result immediately in the navigation in the work space.

Change title - adjust page names: You can change the name of your pages whenever you want after having already set them.

To do so, double click on the page title in the page manager and enter the new title.

Note: Changing the page's title also changes the title in the navigation bar of your website. You can check the result of every change immediately in the workspace.


Website layers

Background (-1) contains all of the objects that should always be visible on your website (independent of the selected page), e.g. background picture, background music, etc.

Page view (0) lets you design individual content for each page. All objects are automatically positioned in front of background objects and behind foreground objects.

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Foreground (1) shows your navigation; this is on every page and always visible in the foreground. Your navigation can be selected in the object manager from the object list in the "Navigation" category.

Page objects

The object list can be found under the page list.

• Clicking the eye symbol allows you to hide/show individual objects. Hidden objects will not be visible on the published site, but they can quickly be built back in, since they aren't deleted.

• Clicking the cross symbol allows you to delete individual objects completely.


Password protected pages

The password protection feature helps you implement protected pages on your homepage to make sure that only authorized users have access to their contents.

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1. Select the page that you would like to protect with a password under "Pages".

2. Click the cogwheel (see figure above) to open the menu, and then select "Password protection". The corresponding dialog opens.

3. Select the contacts you want to give password access to for that page.

4. Enter the corresponding password for the page and then close the dialog.

5. Publish your homepage again to update the changes. The page is now blocked to the public. Only the selected people who receive the password can log in and view the page (all selected contacts will be notified by email and receive the password).


Filling your pages - object manager

Each element within a page is known as an object and can be inserted into the page with the object manager. In the object manager all object types are sorted and displayed according to category.

Here you will also see the object selection. Each object can be displayed in a preview. You can view everything in your own time and select objects using drag & drop and insert them into the work space.

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Text

Insert text:

• To insert text into your website, select the "Text" category from the object manager.

• Use the "Text field" option to preview various text types (fonts) in the object selection.


• Select a field and create a new text field in the workspace using drag & drop.

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• Click on the text field and write your text.


Format text: You can format text fields as well as all other objects via the object properties.

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Here the usual text formatting options can be specified.

Link text: If you like, you can use the "Link" objects to link text.


If you want to link to a page on your own website, the "Internal link" function can be used to link the pages by choosing them from a list.

If you wish to link to an external page, you can also specify if you want the page to open in a new window or in the current one.

Shapes and objects

Shapes and objects can be selected in the object manager by clicking the "Shapes" or "Decorations" category. Here you'll find a large selection of stylistic elements like arrows, geometric figures, headers, backgrounds, and much more for your website. These can be edited just like other objects via "Properties".

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Picture frame

In MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 you'll find useful magnetic picture frames to enhance the appearance of your photos. Picture frames can be selected in the object manager from the "Picture frames" category in portrait or landscape format.

1. Move the matching picture frames onto the workspace using drag & drop.

2. Now go to your picture folder, e.g. "My pictures -> Uploads -> Pictures".

3. Select the photo that you want to add a picture frame to and then drag it onto a picture frame. The picture snaps automatically into the frame.

Size and position can be customized using the arrows (object handles).

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Your photo is set perfectly into the scene!

Note: If you already have inserted an image into a page and want to add a picture frame later, then the picture frame will be added a layer above the image and it will be covered. Simply change the layers of the objects by moving the affected objects in the page manager under "Page objects". The picture frame must be a layer lower than the picture.


Scale, position, and mirror

Each object's size and position can be adjusted.

• Select your picture object in the work space. The typical handle arrows will then appear at the sides of the object.

• Drag the arrows while holding down the left-mouse button to distort the picture.

• If you drag the corners while holding down the "Shift" key you can scale your photo.

• Click on the cross to start repositioning the object. • You can rotate the photo by clicking on the cross and, while holding

down the left-mouse button, draw a circle with the mouse. The photo will now follow the movement of the mouse.

• If you wish to mirror your photo, simply drag the arrows with the mouse across the middle axis and your photo will be mirrored.

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Animation

The "Animations" category provides a large selection of animations. These funny and playful elements really add life to your page, but be careful not to put too many animations on your pages – sometimes less is more.

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Note: Animations and text effects are only displayed in the workspace as placeholders. To get an original view of the effect, click "Preview".


Add your own photos, videos, and music

Insert pictures from the hard disk You can add your own pictures to your website using the object manager.

1. Open the object manager via the "Objects" button and then the "My Media" category.

You can either insert the photos from your Online Album into the workspace, or upload photos from your computer to MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 via "Uploads" (uploaded photos will be visible here later).

2. Open "Uploads" and select "Images", then click on the arrow symbol to the right (see figure).

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3. Select a method for uploading.

• "Normal" is intended for only one or two images, or • "Express" for multiple images or entire folders. A dialog appears for

you to select images or folders to be uploaded at once.

4. In the dialog that follows, select the image (or entire series of images, depending on the method) from your hard drive.


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Once all images have been uploaded, you will be able to find them again in the object manager under "My Media -> Uploads -> Pictures".

5. Now select the image you want and insert it into the workspace via drag & drop. Alternately, you can use the "Insert" button.

Integrating music Would you like your website to play music to add a certain atmosphere? MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 makes it easy.

Open "Objects -> My Media -> Music" to upload your music track, or use one which you have already uploaded to your Online Album.

Use drag & drop to place the track at an open position in the workspace. MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 automatically creates a player to play the track.

You can always design the player yourself, of course. Double click on the player to open "Properties" and then "Player Skin". You can select a template here and apply it by double clicking, i.e. the player will be automatically adjusted.

"Playback" lets you specify

• whether or not the music is played automatically when the website is accessed, and whether

• it should be played back in a loop or just one time. • Use the slider to adjust the volume.


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Of course, MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 also gives you the option to integrate visitor counters, guestbooks, contact forms, and other accessories.

You just need to select one of the different designs and place it on the desired page via drag & drop.

All functions are already integrated, and whatever feature you add will be available after the website is saved and published.

Delete entries in guestbook If you want to delete an entry in your guestbook, then proceed as follows:

1. Open Website Maker 2. Under "Pages", go to the particular page that contains the

guestbook. 3. Under "Page objects", select the guestbook. A small button

appears behind every guestbook entry with a small cross. 4. Click the cross behind the entry which you would like to delete.

The entry will be deleted if you confirm the action in the dialog that appears.


Adjusting page contents - properties manager

This area lets you edit the properties of all of the objects on your website. Select an object and open one of the properties areas to change it.

Note: Not every property of every object can be changed. The properties areas adjust automatically according to the selected object.

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"Reset" allows you to change the properties back to their default settings. The 2 small buttons to the right enables you to change the layer position of the objects, i.e. which objects are on top and which are underneath.

Creating links

MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 makes it easy to create links to other sites. It doesn't matter whether the link is to a page within your website (internal) or to another website on the Internet (external).

1. Mark an object or bit of text in the work space which you would like to link.

2. Open Properties > Links and select the target of the link. Is it internal or external?

• Use the drop-down menu to select an internal link to a page on your own website.


• For external links simply enter the full website address (URL).

Text format

If you have selected a text field, then you can find and adjust its properties via "Properties -> Text format". You can change the font, size, orientation, and more.

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Opacity

Select a text and then move the slider below "Opacity". The further you move the slider to the left, the less opacity the text will have. It appears brighter as the background shines through.


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Dye

Would you like to change the color of the images on your website? Just color them in:

1. Remove the check mark by "Selective". 2. Reduce the opacity with the help of the slider (move the slider to

the left). 3. Select the desired color in the colors area.

You can see the difference immediately in the picture.

Animation

If you've added an animation to your website, then you can add other animations to that one, too.

1. Select the corresponding animation object that you've added to your page.

2. Select the properties for the new animations you've added.

After you publish again, you'll be able to see the new animation.

Filter effects

Select one of your homepage's objects and then pick one of the numerous effects.

If you want to, you can also specify level, angle, and color for most objects.

Mix

To transform the objects on your site even more, you can use a mixture of effects. Just click on an effect and see how it changes an object. If you don't like it, then select either "Normal" or reset the changes (below the object).


General

View and change the position and size of objects as number values.

• "x" and "y" are the coordinates of the object on the website, • "w" and "h" are the dimensions of the object (width and height). • "x" and "yscale" show the scaled size of the object. If "xscale" is set

to 80, for example, then the object will be stretched to 80% of its original size. 100 shows the object at 100% of its original size.

Link hidden page

If you have individual pages on your site that don't appear in the navigation, but rather only by being accessed from other sites (internal linking), then proceed as follows:

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Hide a page by

1. activating the "Navigation" under "Pages" and then 2. opening "Properties -> Navigation", then selecting the page which

should not be shown in the navigation and deactivating it (click the eye icon behind the page in question so that it is no longer highlighted in orange). The navigation bar will be adjusted accordingly.

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Create an internal link to this page

1. by selecting the website under "Pages" which should contain the link to the hidden page.

2. Select the text that should be linked.


3. Switch to "Links" under "Properties". 4. Activate "Internal link" and select the hidden page.

After the changes have been saved, you will need to publish your site again to update it online.

Start website

A preview of the current website project can be seen at any time via the "Preview" button.

The website you published can be accessed whenever you like using your Internet address. To do this, open your browser, enter your address into the address line of the browser, and press "Enter" on your keyboard.

Specify keywords for search engines

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MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 lets you specify keywords in the menu under "Settings...". Enter these words via "Website title -> Keywords for web search". Separate the concepts with commas.

Note: There is no guarantee about where your website will be placed in a search engine's index. There are as many different search algorithms as there are search engines, and these all read different information about your homepage for display in the search results.

Tip: Create a good website with interesting content. Don't try optimizing everything for every search engine. SEO (search engine optimization) is a kind of science that comapnies work with to be found in the flood of information. This process cannot be compared with simply entering key search terms.


Export

The complete website can be displayed in another website by using the export function. A link will be created to the original website which still exists on the MAGIX server.

So, if you already have another website on another server, then you can have your MAGIX website displayed there, too. For this some HTML code will be produced which you will need to add to your other website. This code ensures that the website generated using MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 will be displayed correctly (objects, etc.) when the other website is opened.

Note: The export function doesn't allow a complete download of the file, since synchronization of the guest book, the counter, and the Online Album requires that the page be located on the MAGIX server. Uploading the website via FTP to a third-party server is therefore not possible at this time for technical reasons.

Export the entire website

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The complete website including menus, all sub-pages, and media should be re-used. Select "Export website" from the main menu. A window will open in which you can find the code for your website or its links and can copy it here for use elsewhere.

The text you are copying from the text box here is the address of your website for displaying it in the new website. This code also

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contains additional information that is required for displaying your website correctly. Just like usual text this code can be copied from the text box into the clipboard and then reinserted.

"Right-click > Insert" inserts the content of the clipboard at the desired position.

Shortcuts: Select all: Ctrl + A Copy: Ctrl + C Paste: Ctrl + V

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Rename subdomains

Upon registering with MAGIX Website Maker 3.0, you will automatically receive a subdomain (web address) for your website – independent of the package you select. This is usually http://your-name.magix.net. If you already have a MAGIX Online Album with the same name, then the extension /website will be added to the subdomain to indicate the website.

Note: If you change your subdomain, then this will applied globally, i.e. your Online Album will then have the new domain also.

If you want to change your subdomain's address,

1. then log in under http://www.magix-website.com. Enter your email address and personal password.

2. Next, click "User data" in the navigation. A page will appear that lists all of your user data.

3. To the right, select "Options -> Change subdomain". 4. Enter the new address into the text field. 5. Confirm the new address by clicking "Save".

Note: only the middle portion of the address can be changed; "magix.net/website" will always be present.

Note! Domains cannot be renamed. This is only possible for subdomains.

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Register domain

The Website Maker deluxe package provides you with one free domain for you to register. This will not have the extension ".magix.net" or ".magix.net/website", but rather .com, .net, .org, or. biz, depending whatever you choose.

Now you can test if the domain you want is even free.

Note! Domains cannot be renamed. This is only possible for subdomains.

Once you've found a free domain name, you can select it.

In the next step, you will see an overview of what is currently in your shopping basket, which address you entered when you registered, and so on. Please through the data to check if it is correct. "Change" lets you alter these details.

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Next, read through the General Terms of Use, and if you agree, accept them.

Confirm just once more and activation of the domain will begin.

When will the domain be available?

As soon as you have decided on a domain and completed your registration, MAGIX will send your domain application to the relevant NIC (Network Information Center). For newly registered users, it can take up to three days for the registration to be processed. Normally, registration should be completed within 1-4 hours. Your domain status can be requested at any time via the Website Control Center at www.magix-website.de.

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Note: Even with successful registrations it can take up to 24 hours until your domain is accessible on the Internet.

If you have any problems, please contact [email protected].

Set up email inbox

As soon as you register a domain + an email account is automatically set up via MAGIX Website Maker. At the start, it is called [email protected]. You can rename this email account at any time. If you have registered more than one account, you can manage them in your Website Control Center (create, delete, etc.)

How do I start MAGIX Webmail?

MAGIX Webmail works like most well-known webmail service (Hotmail, Gmail, etc.). Simply open your webmail account via the Website Control Center by logging in at www.magix-website.com and clicking on the "Webmail" button.

Note: MAGIX Webmail is only available once a domain has been registered successfully.

Google AdSense

Google AdSense provides advertising that is automatically adjusted according to the contents of your website. You can choose between text and image advertisements. Just a few clicks, and these can be embedded in your website – you'll receive payment whenever a user clicks a targeted ad.

1. Click here https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=21592&topic=134 to access the introduction to Google AdSense and get started.

2. After registering with Google AdSense and the creation of your advertising, log into Website Maker's Control Center.

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3. Select "Embed Google AdSense" under "What would you like to do?" on the "Start page".

4. If you have multiple domains, then select the domain under the first point where you would like to embed the advertising.

5. Under the third point, enter the HTML code created by Google AdSense as required (see "Help" beside the 4th entry box).

6. Save the entries by clicking "Save" – finished!

You will have to repeat the process for each advertisement you want to embed.

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MAGIX services in detail

MAGIX Online Album

In the MAGIX Online Album, you can post your favorite photos online and then send the link to your friends. All photos are immediately available from anywhere in the world on a professionally-designed photo website, in well-organized photo galleries, as full-screen slideshows, or in the form of a personal photo e-card.

• Personalized photo website in many designs. • Unique Internet address (URL). • Upload your pictures directly from a camera phone, send the link,

and share the picture with other camera phone users. • Full-screen online slideshows with fade effects and music. • Send custom designed e-cards with your own photos. • Share your photos with friends, including Internet management and

password access to private albums.

Your photos online

MAGIX Online Album is available in three versions, of which the smallest (the FREE album with 500MB webspace for your photos) is entirely free.

The larger versions (CLASSIC or PREMIUM) are available for a monthly charge, but also come with many handy features, such as a faster website, 2,000 MB or 5,000 MB storage space, more website designs or access by mobile phone/PDA.

More information about prices and included services is available at www.magix-photos.com.

Just three easy steps: Within minutes your first pictures will appear on the Internet:

1. Select photos

Choose your favorite photos directly from the program and optimize them in just a few clicks. Put completed photo albums together and integrate music of your choice.

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Do it all offline on your PC - saves you money! Then select "Services" from the program's menu bar "MAGIX Online Print Service -> Send selected".

2. Upload photos

In order to upload photos to your MAGIX Online Album simply log in using your email address. Naturally, access is protected via your personal password.

If you still don't have access, click on Register now! to activate your own album in just a few minutes. Then off you go!

3. Done! Your own personal photo website is finished

and your best photo memories are on the net. As a photo gallery or fully automatic slideshow (fullscreen).

Now, invite all your friends with just one click or show your photos on the road using your WAP-compatible camera phone.

Using your MAGIX Online Media Manager, you can quickly manage your photo website, upload photos and music, create new albums, add designs and text, and much more. All online without even having to download any extra software! Worldwide, easy, and quick in just a few clicks. At http://www.magix-photos.com

The following options are also available:

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Send e-cards and photo emails

Send your photos as unique e-cards with great designs, or as a photo email to your friends and acquaintances.

Order photo prints and gifts

Order paper prints or great photo gifts from your MAGIX Online Album and have them delivered directly to your home, or pick them


up from a photo lab in your area. Delivery time is usually just 2 - 3 days.

magix.info

Share your knowledge & get answers This MAGIX service offers you and the MAGIX Community at large a central platform for exchanging knowledge, photos, videos, and music, for discussing and evaluating, for communicating with one another, for presenting yourself, and networking with other members.

You will find the sections "Questions & Answers", "Show & Discuss", "Online Training", and "Chat" where you can play an active or passive role in the MAGIX Community. For this there's not only the www.magix.info http://www.magix.info/uk portal, but magix.info directly in your product.

Ask questions online

If you have questions or problems with your MAGIX program or you're looking for tips & tricks concerning multimedia, then you're at the right place.

Display all questions & answers...

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Use the questions which other community members have asked and the collective knowledge of the answers to improve your own working methods, to solve problems, and to get to know the details of MAGIX Website Maker 3.0.

Launch the online training center

Learn not only theoretically, but also practically what the program is capable of: "learning by doing", quickly and uncomplicated.

Let your friends view the contents of your MAGIX.info screen over the Internet on their PCs.

Ideal for viewing photos and videos together or for receiving support for questions arising during your creative workflow while using the program (a licensed client will be installed for this purpose).

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MAGIX Online Print Service

MAGIX Online Print Service lets you order paper prints and photo gifts (t-shirts, mugs, etc.) directly from within MAGIX programs such as MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 or via www.magix.com. Upload your photos with a click and have the developed photos delivered to your home within days.

Order photo prints and gifts

Order real paper prints or great photo gifts straight from your MAGIX Online Album and have them delivered directly to your home or pick them up (no shipping costs) from your nearest photo developer.

Delivery usually takes 2 - 3 days.

More about MAGIX Online Print Service

• Order your valuable digital photos in impressive quality on premium photo paper from a digital photo printing specialist

• Brilliant prints on premium photo paper in all formats

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• Impressive picture quality; true-to-color for up to 100 years • Huge selection of great photo gifts (t-shirts, mugs, calendars, and

much more) • Includes MAGIX Photo Manager for conveniently ordering your

photos • Real prints and great photo gifts of your digital pictures – it's that

easy

1. Select photos

Take your time and select your favorite photos from the program and optimize them for best results. Remove redeye, enhance colors and contrast, and much more. All offline and on your PC!

Then simply select MAGIX Online Print Service from the "Online" menu and "Send selected".


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2. Select format and quantity

Now select the desired number and the image format (e.g. 10x15) or photo gift (mug, t-shirt). Do you have a voucher? Then click on "Use voucher" and enter your voucher code.

3. Specify zoom

One great option is the crop function for your prints. To use it click on the button "Edit photo". Here you can set the format (small 2:3 or digital 3:4) you would like for your photos.

You can see how your photo prints will look in the preview window. Using the selection frame you can crop your photos individually.

4. Submit order

Once you have made all your settings click on the "Submit order" button. Now all you have to do is enter your details and the type of delivery. Your order will now be dispatched online.

You will now receive an order confirmation by email including a link where you can find up-to-date information about your order anytime.

Delivery straight to your doorstep Have your prints and photo gifts conveniently delivered straight to your doorstep or pick them up from a photo retailer close to you to save postage. Orders usually take 2-3 days.

MAGIX Blog Service

YOU make the news – Create you own online journal with MAGIX Blog Service!

Easy to use and lightning fast – Design your own online journal (blog) however you want: Categories, keyword for quick searching, calendar, archiving, and much more. No HTML knowledge required!

Create an account and add up to 5 individual blogs; you decide what your subdomain should be (http://your-name.magix.net/blog) – all without any banners. Spam guard: Captchas make the commenting function even more secure against spam and comments which come from IP addresses or contain links that are listed in different blacklists.


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Manage it: MAGIX Blog Service lets you invite authors for your blogs to work together on their growth. Up to 10 authors can work together on a single blog. Every editor can be assigned specific rights: Editor and chief editor - entries by an editor must be authorized by the chief editor before going live. The chief editor does not require any authorization!

Webspace: All media that you use in MAGIX Blog Service is managed in the storage space for MAGIX Online Album. If you still don't have MAGIX Online Album, then you will receive a free album with 500MB worth of space when you register for the blog service. Upgrade to classic subscription with 2,000 MB, or you can switch to the premium service with 5,000 MB of memory at any time for a small fee.

MAGIX Podcast Service

What is a podcast?

"Podcast" is the name for a relatively new Internet media form. It is made up of "pod" from "iPod", the name of a popular portable MP3 player, and the term "casting" for broadcasting content to a wide group of listeners/viewers.

A podcast is therefore something like an online radio station. "Broadcasting" web radio stations means you can only listen to and record the current broadcast radio station.

Podcasting is different. The shows are pre-produced and placed on an Internet server for download. As a listener, you subscribe to a podcast, the file will be downloaded at any point, and you can listen to it whenever you have time – for example when you are on the go with your portable player.

MAGIX Website Maker 3.0 automatically checks the stations you’re subscribed to every time the program is opened or at regular intervals to see if new contents are available. This can then be downloaded upon request.

What is offered?

Podcasts are fast becoming the medium of choice as everyone who can record audio files and put them online can now also offer them as podcasts. Accordingly, a very wide range of material is offered :


music shows, readings, acoustic diaries (so-called audio blogs), and radio plays. Some are produced with a PC in the living room, but some are done in professional studio quality.

Many “normal” radio stations offer shows that can be listened to later on as podcasts. New releases from record labels and, most of all, ones from purely Internet-based labels can similarly be listened to as podcasts.

Check out the podcast folder that MAGIX has compiled now and you’re sure to find something that you like.

Podcast browser

By clicking on the podcast button you can switch to the podcast browser. The browser will open the Podcast Service directory put together by MAGIX. Here you can navigate between the categories just like in your Internet browser.

Clicking on “Open this feed now” opens the podcast selected and displays it in the podcast view.

Browser buttons

The browser buttons (previous/next, cancel, update, home) work just like in the normal Internet browser.

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Address bar:

You can also enter your own podcast URLs into the address bar just like you would an Internet site. The simplest way to do this is to copy and paste. If you come across a podcast link (probably shown in orange) to which you would like to subscribe, right click on it and select "Copy link".

Then, switch to MAGIX Website Maker 3.0, click on the address bar to the right, and select "Insert". You can open the podcast by pressing “Enter”.


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Catooh – the Online Content Library

Catooh provides you with high-quality photos, videos, and music for every theme, expanded by intelligent iContent with professional Soundpools, DVD menu templates, and brilliant MAGIX ShowMaker styles to help you make your photo, video, and music projects reality. All of this is available directly from your MAGIX software.

Just choose "Online" from the menu "Catooh" to set up an Internet connection.

Browse through the thematically sorted categories or view the results directly by entering a keyword. After downloading, you can drag the objects from the Media Pool directly into your arrangement.

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Glossary

B Browser

A browser (also known as web browser, or Internet browser) is a computer program that displays websites. The best-known browsers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.

C CC

CC stands for "Connectivity Co-ordination" and describes how the change of a domain name from one provider to another occurs (domain transfer).

D DNS

The abbreviation DNS stands for Domain Name Service and refers to a provider of Internet services that registers domain names for customers.

Domain

A domain is the website's Internet address. It consists of the name of the Internet protocol (usually http://), the computer or network name (such as www), the second-level domain (such as magix), and the top level domain (such as .com, .net).

Altogether we have: protocol://networkname.second-level-domain.top-level-domain (such as "http://www.magix.com").

Domains are allocated by a country's so-called NIC (Network Information Center). In Germany the DENIC is responsible for the release of domains. MAGIX takes care of this registration and technical maintenance of your domain as well as the webhosting of your site (created with MAGIX Website Maker).

Domain transfer

See CC. If you already have a domain, you can move it from your previous provider to another provider.

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H HTTP

Stands for "Hyper Text Transfer Protocol" and is used for transferring websites onto the Internet (from web server to the browser). For this reason, the abbreviation http:// always comes before the Internet address. This is automatically inserted and does not have to be entered when entering the Internet address.

Hyperlink

Hyperlinks (or in short "links") are references to other websites/online documents (or other computer networks). They build the base of the World Wide Web (WWW) as it is only via these hyperlinks that networking or interlinking between the billions of website out there is actually possible.

I IMAP

Stands for Internet Mail Access Protocol and is an advanced procedure used for receiving emails.

P POP3

Stands for Post Office Protocol (version 3) and is used in standard email programs for receiving email (for example, Outlook Express). POP3 enables email to be collected by the provider's email server and loaded into your email program.

Provider

A provider or ISP (Internet Service Provider) offers Internet services like webhosting or domains (DNS). In relation to the MAGIX Website Service, MAGIX is the provider.

S SMTP

Stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and enables the exchange of emails across computer networks.

Subdomain

The independent area of a domain is called the subdomain. The name of the respective subdomain is written before the domain name. The MAGIX domain looks like this: http://www.magix.net. A

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possible subdomain could therefore be "http://your-name.magix.net". You can create as many of these as you like.

T Top-level domain

Top-level domains (TLD) are always those separated by a dot at the end of an Internet address (for example, "http://www.magix.com" < here, .com is the top-level domain). Among these are also country top-level domains, such as .co.uk, .us, .de as well as so-called generic top-level domains like .net, .org, .biz, and so on.

Traffic

Traffic (data transmission) occurs within your MAGIX Website Service as soon as data is transferred across the Internet: for example, when uploading or downloading files to your website or when someone else opens your website.

U URL

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator and describes where a source can be found online (for example, a website). The address or the path to the storage location of a file on your computer is known as a URL. Often the term URL is used as a term for the domain. The URL for the MAGIX website is: http://www.magix.com

W Webhosting

This means that an Internet Service Provider makes domains and webspace available to its customers. With the MAGIX Website Service, MAGIX provides webhosting to its customers.

Webmail

Webmail enables the customer to view and receive the contents of their email inbox without having to install email software on their computer. Customers of the MAGIX Website Service can use MAGIX Webmail for this.

Webmaster

A webmaster is responsible for the administration and maintenance of a website. Often, the webmaster is also the owner of the website as well as the domain that belongs to it. Once you have registered a domain in the MAGIX Website Service, an email account will

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automatically be set up, for example: "mailto:[email protected]".

Webserver

Webserver refers to the computer on which your host saves your website's pages and which makes your pages accessible on the Internet 24-hours a day.

Website / webpage – what is the difference?

A website is composed of many webpages. A website is characterized by a uniform navigation and graphic design.

A webpage (or an Internet page) is a document that can be called up by a program (e.g. a web browser) from a web server and presented on a computer screen. As a minimum, webpages consist of structured text and multimedia elements like images or animations. Every page can be addressed at least through one URL.

WWW

Stands for "World Wide Web" and is the most used service of the Internet. On the WWW, web browsers (for example, Internet Explorer) are used to display information via websites. The process is colloquially called "Surfing the Internet".

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3 steps to a professional website .................................................... 17

A

Add your own photos, videos, and music........................................ 45 Adjusting page contents - properties manager ................................ 48 All you need for perfect Flash® websites!........................................ 14 Animation ................................................................................. 44, 50

B

Browser ......................................................................................... 66

C

Catooh – the Online Content Library ............................................... 65 CC ................................................................................................. 66 Complete multimedia center ........................................................... 13 Comprehensive template archive .................................................... 13 Context-sensitive help and video tutorial system ............................. 11 Control Center................................................................................ 23 Control Center functions................................................................. 54 Copyright ......................................................................................... 2 Creating links.................................................................................. 48

D

Delete entries in guestbook............................................................. 47 DNS ............................................................................................... 66 Domain .......................................................................................... 66 Domain transfer .............................................................................. 66 Dye ................................................................................................ 50

E

Editing existing objects ................................................................... 18 Editing pages with the page manager ............................................. 34 Export ............................................................................................ 53 Export the entire website ................................................................ 53

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F

Features .........................................................................................13 Filling your pages - object manager.................................................38 Filter effects ....................................................................................50 Flash® technology..........................................................................13 Foreward ..........................................................................................3 Functions window...........................................................................29

G

General...........................................................................................51 Google AdSense.............................................................................56

H

HTTP..............................................................................................67 Hyperlink ........................................................................................67

I

IMAP ..............................................................................................67 Improved! Password protection & access rights ..............................12 Including web address ....................................................................13 Insert pictures from the hard disk ....................................................45 Integrating music ............................................................................46 Integration of entire websites with HTML.........................................12 Interface and functionality ...............................................................22 Introduction ....................................................................................11

L

Link hidden page ............................................................................51 Loading new objects.......................................................................19

M

MAGIX Blog Service........................................................................62 MAGIX Online Album ......................................................................58 MAGIX Online Print Service .............................................................61 MAGIX Online World .........................................................................8 MAGIX Podcast Service ..................................................................63 MAGIX Premium Club .....................................................................10

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MAGIX services in detail.................................................................. 58 magix.info....................................................................................... 60 Memory.......................................................................................... 33 Menu.............................................................................................. 26 Mix................................................................................................. 50 More about MAGIX ........................................................................... 8 Multi-project mode ......................................................................... 11

N

New media player........................................................................... 12

O

Object grid ..................................................................................... 28 Objects .......................................................................................... 32 Online software – no installation required ........................................ 13 Opacity .......................................................................................... 49

P

Page menu..................................................................................... 31 Page objects .................................................................................. 36 Pages............................................................................................. 30 Password protected pages............................................................. 37 Picture frame.................................................................................. 42 POP3 ............................................................................................. 67 Practical rext building blocks .......................................................... 12 Preview .......................................................................................... 21 Preview & publish ........................................................................... 25 Properties....................................................................................... 33 Provider.......................................................................................... 67

Q

Quick start...................................................................................... 15

R

Register domain ............................................................................. 55 Rename subdomains...................................................................... 54 Revised user interface, more intuitive and logical............................. 12

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Scale, position, and mirror ..............................................................43 Set up email inbox ..........................................................................56 Shapes and objects ........................................................................41 SMTP .............................................................................................67 Specify keywords for search engines ..............................................52 Starting: Website Maker and Website Control Center ......................15 Start website ..................................................................................52 Step 1: Select layout.......................................................................17 Step 2: Edit pages ..........................................................................17 Step 3: Publish website ..................................................................21 Subdomain .....................................................................................67 Support ............................................................................................6 Synchronize with your MAGIX Online Album....................................13 System requirements ........................................................................7

T

Text................................................................................................38 Text format .....................................................................................49 Toolbar...........................................................................................24 Top-level domain ............................................................................68 Traffic .............................................................................................68

U

URL................................................................................................68 Use Google Adsense® ...................................................................12

W

Webhosting ....................................................................................68 Webmail .........................................................................................68 Webmaster .....................................................................................68 Webserver ......................................................................................69 Website / webpage – what is the difference?...................................69 Website layers ................................................................................36 Website Maker................................................................................24 Website Maker and Control Center .................................................22 Website Maker functions.................................................................34 Website Maker Wizard ....................................................................11 Website settings .............................................................................27 What is MAGIX Website Maker 3.0?................................................11

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