Almost anything you want to do is one-click away. Editing
a page? one-click. Getting help? one-click. Adding formatting
to your text? one-click.
More time is spent making quick and easy to use than
on any other part of .
Ease of use features include:
The toolbar
The toolbar gives you one-click access to almost every
function you need.
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The toolbar appears at the top of every page
in your website.
Only you can see it.
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Everything you want to do is one click away.
Compare editing a page using the toolbar with any other
site builder.
This example shows you the steps for editing a page:
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Other Site Builder Method |
- Click the ¡§Edit¡¨ button in the toolbar at
the top of the page
- Edit the page using the easy page editor then
click ¡§Save.¡¨
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- Write the page address down.
- Go to your site builder (type in the address
of your site builder in your browser then click
¡§Go.¡¨)
- Go to the login screen.
- Login to your site builder (enter your user
name and password then click "Login")
- Go to website editing mode.
- Go to your page list.
- Find the page you wrote down then click to
edit that page.
- Edit the page then click to save it.
- Click to apply changes to your site.
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Editing with is easier and faster because of the one-click
toolbar technology.
One-click Help
Two types of one-click help are available
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1. General Help & Support
Your toolbar is always visible.
Click the "Help & Support" button in the
top right corner to be taken to...
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5 kinds of support:
- getting started guide
- online documentation (33 chapters)
- knowledge base (150+ articles)
- frequently asked questions
- free online technical support staff
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2. Smart Help
The most relevant help document is always displayed
with the feature you are working on. It is one-click
away.
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For example, if you are editing a standard web
page, the one-click help will bring you directly
to the help document for getting started because
it is the most relevant to a web page. |
Easy Editor
The easy editor works just like your favorite word
processor. When you click to edit a page, the easy editor
appears. You can immediately start using it like you
would your word processor:
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No downloads or installs required.
With the easy editor you can:
- change fonts
- change font size
- bold
- italicize
- align left, center, or right
- add bullets and lists
- add links
- change colors
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Ease of Use Guidelines
All these techniques are used to maximize ease of use:
- More time is spent making easy to use than on any
other feature.
- Live user testing is used to test ease of use
- The site builder is improved daily using user feedback
Ease of use goals
These are some of the stated goals:
- A basic website must not take longer than five minutes
to set up
- Editing a web page must not take longer than one
minute
- Make it so easy that your mom, dad and friends can
use it
The last one, while humorous, is the leading force
of innovation in ease of use.
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