How to Edit Sites in Amaya

For seasoned Web designers and those new to building Web sites, Amaya's ability to edit sites could prove extremely helpful. Instead of having to have another editing program open along with your favorite Internet browser, you can now use Amaya as a total Web-authoring environment. The WYSIWYG interface has helped propel Web designing into the next era.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

Open a Site to Edit With Amaya

1. Download Amaya at Amaya's main page (see Resources below). Install the program if you haven't already done so.

2. Open the Amaya browser and editor and then open an existing site you would like to edit. Click on 'Open' at the top of the screen and watch for the open document box to appear.

3. Type in the address of the site you want to edit or click on the folder icon to browse through your folders. Upon inputting the correct file, you need to choose where you'd like the new document to open. Decide and then click the 'Open' button.

Edit Sites Using the Amaya Web Editor

4. Wait for the new window or tab to open and begin to edit the site. The top half of the screen will render the Web page within the browser while the lower part will display the entire source code for the page.

5. Click your mouse or track pad once within the browser area and you can edit the site directly. You can also edit the document within the editor section of the window and then hit 'Save' to see the results in the browser. When you put your cursor on a specific place in the browser, Amaya will bring up the corresponding line of code in the editor.

6. Sample the variety of editing capabilities of Amaya. These include editing attributes and mathematics.

Tips & Warnings

• Download the Amaya software at the Amaya main page (see Resources below).
• Make certain the minimum system requirements are met for downloading Opera. Owners of a Windows-based system must have Windows 95 or higher. Mac users need to be running OS X Jaguar (10.2) or higher.
• Find information about how to use the Amaya browser and editor within the Amaya User Manual section of the W3C Web site (see Resources below).
• Understand that the Amaya browser is full of security features, including a pop-up blocker that helps prevent Web sites from filling your screen with unwanted information.
• Before you apply the following steps to Amaya, know that these directions are for version 9.54 of the Amaya browser and Web editor.