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openElement® is a powerful and intuitive web authoring program for creative professionals. Whatever your web project may be, openElement provides you with all the tools you need to build a solid and standards-compliant website. The software supports all the latest technology, such as HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, responsive design, etc. Work from a professionally designed template or from scratch. openElement was developed by web professionals for web professionals as a visual tool to maximize productivity by streamlining tasks and optimizing workflow.

Compatible with XP, Vista, Windows7 and Windows8, openElement allows users to work visually and efficiently, without sacrificing quality.

openElement is completely free with no restrictions! Please support its development by donating.

This Wiki is here to provide all the information necessary for using openElement, as well as tutorials that will help you accomplish certain tasks and better grasp the key features of the software.


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Interface

In this section, you will discover the graphical interface of the software.

	General User Interface Introduction to the main areas of the general interface
	Main Menu Introduction to the four Main Menu tabs, as well as each tab's sub-sections. Project • Page • Selection • Style Zone
	The site explorer Located by default to the left of the editing pane, the site explorer lists all the files and folders that make up the website. General • The menu bar • Tree Structure • Contextual Menu
	Element Explorer Located by default beneath the site explorer, the element explorer displays a list of all the elements present on the page currently being edited. (Page under construction)
	Editing Pane Located by default in the center of the screen, this is where users modify the content of the web page selected from the site explorer. Elements can be added to the page by dragging and dropping from the list of elements on the right-hand side.
	Elements and Styles Menu Made up of three tabs, this menu is an important part of the website creation process. Layout, formatting, site structure, and visual/aesthetic settings all pass through these tabs. General • Elements • Properties • Styles
	Quick Access Toolbar As the name suggests, this is menu contains shortcut buttons for common functions, such as refresh, preview, and other openElement actions.

Configuration and Operation

This section covers the many configuration options and the operation of openElement.

Configuration

Configure Hidden Element

Configure Standard Element

Expert Settings

General Website Configuration

Languages for Website Translation

PHP Version

Scripts

Tips

Tutorials

Cloud Library

Create a Multi-Language Site

Create New Page

Create YMLP Newsletter

Form:Create a Project

Form:Image List Management

Form:Link Configuration

Form:Open a Project

Frame Editor

Modify Styles of a Pop-Up Menu

User Space

The Elements

'Elements' are pre-programmed objects that can be inserted into a web page via the editing pane.
Examples of elements include: an image, a text area, an image gallery, etc. Many different types of elements are built into the software, with more being developed, to help you achieve your website building goals.

	"Standard" Elements Frame • Link to Us! • Document • Horizontal Line • Vertical Line • Image • Single-Line Text • Multi-Line Text • Table
	"Navigation" Elements Pop-Up Menu • Accordion Menu • Breadcrumb • File Download • Language Flags • Text Link • Link Button • Image Link • Tree View
	"Container" Elements Accordion Groups • Group of Elements • Collapsible Panel
	"Media" Elements Flash Animation • Image Gallery • Horizontal Image Carousel • Vertical Image Carousel • Dailymotion Video • YouTube Video • HTML5 Video
	"Form" Elements Form Button • Checkbox • Drop-Down List • Option List • Send Form by E-Mail • Multi-Line Text Input Field • Single-Line Text Input Field • Upload File(s) • CAPTCHA • Submit Form
	"Animation" Elements Google Maps
	"Interactivity" Elements Edit RSS Feed • Disable Right Click • External Page • Image Zoom • Block of Code • Hidden Block of Code • PayPal
	"Community" Elements Social Media Bar
	"Security" Elements (Coming Soon)
	"Statistics" Elements Google Analytics • Page Hit Counter
	"Various" Elements Banner Page • W3C Logo • Document