Exercise 11.7: Adding moving text to the page

Before you begin, you must complete Exercise 11.6: Adding a picture to the page.

Now you add moving text to the page.

To add moving text:

  1. Position the cursor in the Design page underneath the picture.
  2. Click Insert from the workbench menu.
  3. Click Paragraph > Heading 3 on the pop-up menu.
    Web page with Heading 3 frame
  4. Leave the cursor positioned inside the heading 3 frame.
    Selection of the Marquee option
  5. Click Insert from the workbench menu.
  6. Click Others > Marquee on the pop-up menu.

    The Insert Marquee dialog opens.
    Insert Marquee dialog

  7. Enter into the Text field, Please select link to start application.
  8. Under Behavior, select Slide in the Movement list.
  9. Under Repetition, select Finite in the Repetition list.
  10. Under Repetition, type 1 in the Count field.

    The two last selections just avoid the text sliding in forever and not standing still. If you want more movement on the page you can change these settings.

  11. Select Lime in the Background color list. Click OK on the Color palette.
  12. Click OK on the Insert Marquee dialog.

    The Design page should look like this.
    Design page with Header 3 text

    Next you save some space by removing some of the line break tags.

  13. Position the cursor on the BR tag.
  14. Press the Delete key until the SELECT PROGRAM TO START title appears on your page.
    Page designer design page with completed page

    Next you look at the page, as it would appear in a browser.

  15. Click the Preview tab at the bottom of the Design page.

    You will notice that your heading 3 text is sliding in.
    Web page shown in browser, text moving in.

You have added a marquee to the Order Entry Web page and now you are ready to begin Exercise 11.8: Changing the text color.