1. Install Zimplit
2. Create User Account
3. Choose design template
4. Login to User Account
5. Change Password

1. Toolbar
2. Save Your Website
3. Undo and Redo Actions
4. Text Processing
5. Add Picture
6. Image Settings
7. Create Links
8. Add Files
9. Add You Tube Video
10. Add Search box
11. Add Script

1. Create New Webpage
2. Rename Webpage
3. Delete Webpage
4. Structure and Navigation
5. Structure and Order of the Webpages
6. Insert Menu
7. Delete Menu

Download the Zimplit package (zip file) from here. After downloading, extract the files (you can use the free WinRAR for unziping). The package includes Zimplit software (zimplit.php, Z-scripts catalog and pclzip.lib).

1. Upload the files to the server. Make sure the zimplit.php file is in the public folder (you can use the free FileZilla for uploading).
2. Use the FTP program to set next CHMOD permissions:

• CHMOD 775 for the public folder (folder where is zimplit.php file and Z-scripts catalog)
• CHMOD 755 for the zimplit.php file

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You need to create a user account to edit your website with Zimplit. You can do this after you have uploaded the Zimplit software to the server housing your website (see 1.1). Type the address of the site you wish to manage with Zimplit into the browser address bar and end it with /zimplit.php (for example, http://www.yourdomain.com/zimplit.php). A popup window appears where you need to enter the following information:

1. Username
2. Password
3. Retype password
4. User’s e-mail address

Click “Start”, and your user account will be generated.

NB! If the popup window re-appears after the user account has been created, you are probably unable to create a user account due to restricted access rights. Make sure your files have the required CHMOD rights see 1.1 or contact the server administrator).

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After your user account has been created, you will be directed to Zimplit designs page. You can browse all available templates. To preview template in browser, click on template image. In new window you will see an existing page with choosen template. To choose template to your website, click „Choose template“ under the picture. Template will be downloaded automatically and you will be directed to your website. Now you can start to edit your website.

Here is an example of one single thumbnail with button to download this template:

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To log in to your user account, type the address of the site you wish to manage with Zimplit into the browser address bar and end it with /zimplit.php (for example, http://www.yourdomainname.com/zimplit.php). Enter your username and password into the popup window. Click “Start”.

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To log in to your user account, type the address of the site you wish to manage with Zimplit into the browser address bar, and end it with /zimplit.php (for example, http://www.yourdomain.com/zimplit.php). Click “Forgot password?” in the popup window. A new password will be sent to you to the user’s e-mail address.

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After logging in, the site opens in the browser. It is a regular website with the exception that you can use the menus, but not the text links. You have all the necessary tools to manage your website in the Zimplit toolbar in the upper left corner. Toolbar is draggable from its header.

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After each action or change you need to save the website by clicking “Save” on the toolbar. You lose all unsaved data if you move from one page to another without saving.

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To cancel action or change, click „Undo“ on the toolbar . There is also a keyboard shortcut for undo: Ctrl+z (Command+z with Mac). To cancel undo, click „Redo“ .

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To process text, move to the page where you wish to change text. Click on the text – a cursor appears, functioning in the same way as a standard text editor. Type in, delete, copy or paste text. To format text, select the text you wish to format, and choose between the following options from the toolbar:

1. “Bold” makes the selected text bold/plain. Select the text you wish to change and click “Bold” on the toolbar.

1. “Italic” makes the selected text italic/plain. Select the text you wish to change and click “Italic” on the toolbar.

1. “Underline” makes the text underlined/plain. Select the text you wish to change and click “Underline” on the toolbar.

1. Text formatting enables you to use default text format. Select the text you wish to format and click “Text format” on the toolbar. Select the suitable format (Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3).

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Picture files should be in GIF, JPEG or PNG format. To add an image, click the place on the webpage where you wish to add an image. Click “Add picture” on the toolbar. A popup window appears where you can upload the image from your computer. You can also set the location of the image and choose between the usual image or gallery image option.

Gallery image means that the image is shown as a thumbnail and you can enlarge it by clicking on it. To set the picture as a gallery image, tick the “Click and zoom“ option.

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The size of a normal image can be changed by clicking on the image. The Image Properties button appears into the lower right corner of the image. Click on it, and holding down the left button of the mouse, drag the image to a desired size. The enlarged image loses its sharpness if the original saved image file is smaller in size. To set the settings of a gallery image, click “Settings” on the toolbar and select the “Default Picture Properties” option.

A popup window appears where you can set the thumbnail size (i.e. the maximum size of images on the webpage) and the large image size (i.e. the maximum size of images in the gallery view). The image size is shown in pixels. Zimplit default image sizes can be seen in the window. If the size of the uploaded image is bigger than the set size, you must resize the image.

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A link is a clickable item on a webpage that normally leads to another page or website. To create a text link, select the text you wish to make into a link and click “Add link” on the toolbar. A popup window appears. Enter the address to which the link should lead, and then click “OK”.

To make an image link, click on the image you wish to make into a link. The Image Properties button appears into the lower right corner of the image. Click on it, and then click “Add link” on the toolbar. A popup window appears. Enter the address to which the link should lead, and then click “OK”.

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To add a file (eg. in a PDF format) to a webpage, click the place where you wish to add a text link with the document name. Click “Add” link” on the toolbar and select “File” link” . A popup window appears where you can upload the file from your computer.

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To add a YouTube video to a webpage, click the place where you wish to add a video. Click “Add” on the toolbar and select „YouTube Video“ . A popup window appears:

Insert the address of the video: go to YouTube website, find the video and copy the link of the video either:

• from browser address bar or
• from „URL“ line under the description of the video.

You can also add margins and a title for the video.

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To add a Google Search Box to a webpage, click the place where you wish to add search. Click “Add”, on the toolbar and select „Google search“ . A popup window appears where you can submit website URL which will be included in the displayed results. (Your website URL is defined by default)

To delete a Searc Box on a webpage, click “Delete” on the right side of the box. .

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To add a script to a webpage, click the place where you wish to add script. Click “Add”, on the toolbar and select „Insert Script“. A popup window appears where you can submit the script.

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A website consists of webpages. To create a new webpage, click “New page” on the toolbar. A popup window appears. Enter the name of the new page and select the page you wish to use as a template for the new page. In Zimplit, new pages are always created as copies of existing pages.

New pages can be created as hierarchies. A new page has to be created as a sub-page of the page you are on. For example, if you wish to create a subpage “Employees” of a page “Contacts”, you can do it while you are on the page “Contacts”. The first page is an exception. The subpages of the first page are on the same level as the first page.

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To rename a webpage, click „Settings“ on the toolbar and select “Menu structure” . A popup window appears where you can see all the webpages of your site. Click on the page you wish to rename. A list of options appears. Select “Rename” and enter a new name for the page. Save the changes you made.

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To delete a webpage, click „Settings“ on the toolbar and select “Delete page” . You can delete a page only while you are on the page, and if the page has no subpages. If a page has subpages, you need to delete these first. NB! Deleted pages cannot be restored. A popup window will ask for your confirmation to delete a file.

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Use the website menu to navigate the site. If your website does not have a menu or has pages that are not shown in the menu, you can navigate the pages by clicking „Settings“ on the toolbar and selecting “Menu structure” . A popup window appears, displaying all the webpages on your site. Select a page and click on it. Select “Edit page” and you will be redirected to the desired webpage.

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Use the website menu to navigate the site. If your website does not have a menu or has pages that are not shown in the menu, you can navigate the pages by clicking „Settings“ on the toolbar and selecting “Menu structure” . A popup window appears, displaying all the webpages on your site. To change the order of webpages, click the name of the webpage, and drag it to its new place.

To change a page to subpage, drag it over the webpage name, under which you want it to be. In sitemap the subpages are shifted to right:

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You need a menu to navigate on website. Menus display only existing pages and are automatically updated if a new webpage is added. You should remember this when creating your website. For example, you have inserted a menu of subpages to a webpage but it has no menu items. This means you have not created any subpages yet. Create a new page ( see "Create New Webpage") and it will automatically appear in the menu. It is practical to insert all the menus in the beginning. This way, all the new pages you create appear with the menus.

To insert a menu, place the cursor where you wish to insert a new menu. Click „Settings“ on the toolbar and select “Insert menu”.

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To delete a menu on a webpage, click “Delete” on the right side of the menu.

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