Tools

The tools allow you to create or manipulate the different types of item you work with in Freeway. The following table describes the function of each tool:

Standard tools

Tool Description What it does
Back/Forward Steps between recently visited pages.
Select tool Selects or manipulates items or edits text.
Zoom tool Zooms in and out of the Freeway window to change the scale of what you are working on.
CSS Layout Specifies whether new items added to the page use CSS layers or invisible tables (compatible with older browsers).
HTML Draws an HTML item on your page, to enter HTML text in your site.
Table Draws a table on your page, with a specified number of rows and columns.
Action Adds a Freeway action to the page.
Graphic Draws a rectangular graphic item on your page, to add a graphic image or GIF text.
Oval Draws a graphic item with an oval outline.
Map Area Draws rectangular clickable areas on images.
Rotate Rotates graphic items.
Flow tool Links two HTML or graphic items together so that text can flow between them.
Inspector Displays or hides the Inspector palette.

Optional tools

These are available from submenus on the standard tools, or you can add them to the toolbar using the Customize Toolbar... option on the View menu.

Tool Description What it does
Separator Adds a dividing line to the toolbar.
Space Adds a space to the toolbar.
Flexible space Adds a space that right-aligns subsequent tools.
Customize Displays the Customize Toolbar dialog box.
Break Flow Unlinks HTML or graphic items that have been linked with the Flow tool.
Path Draws a graphic item with an arbitrary outline constructed from straight lines or smooth curves.
Button Adds a button to a form.
Checkbox Adds a checkbox to a form.
Radio Adds a radio button to a form.
Text Field Adds a text field to a form.
Menu/List Adds a pop-up menu or list item to a form.
Text Area Adds a text area to a form.
Oval Map Area Creates an oval clickable area on an image.
Path Map Area Creates a clickable area with an arbitrary outline on an image.
Skew Skews graphic items.
Mirror Mirrors graphic items.
Styles & Colors Displays or hides the Styles and Colors palette.

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