Inserting external files into Web pages

You can insert the contents of external files into a working Web page. There are specific options for various file types.

To add content from an external file into a Web page:

  1. In the Design or Split page, place the cursor in the location where you want to insert the external file.

  2. Select

    Insert | File

  3. Locate the file that you want to insert from another location and click

    Open.

  4. Depending on the type of file that you are inserting, select from the following options:

    Option Description
    Options for HTML files

    • Create a single preformatted text block (Creates one paragraph of preformatted, monospaced text.)

    • Preserve line breaks

    • Divide the text by blank lines

    • Insert an HTML file

    • Insert an HTML file with related files

    • Insert an HTML file with related files and header information

    • Insert an HTML file as page fragment

    • Insert a link to this file
    Options for spreadsheet data files

    • Create a single preformatted text block(Creates one paragraph of preformatted, monospaced text.)

    • Preserve line breaks

    • Divide the text by blank lines

    • Convert comma-separated data into a table

    • Convert tab-separated data into a table

    • Insert a link to this file
    Options for general text files

    • Create a single preformatted text block (Creates one paragraph of preformatted, monospaced text.)

    • Preserve line breaks (Leaves line breaks in text.)

    • Divide the text by blank lines (Eliminates line breaks in text, and starts a new paragraph at each blank line.)

    • Convert comma-separated data into a table

    • Convert tab-separated data into a table

    • Insert a link to this file

The content of the file is inserted at the position of the cursor.

 

Related tasks

Creating headings and paragraph elements

Validating HTML syntax

Checking spelling in Web pages

Enabling bidirectional languages for Web pages