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The Documentation Tree gives direct access to the documentation for neatComponents.

Installing neatComponents

Installing neatComponents

Using the Example

Creating the Example Site

Understanding your workspace

Simple page editing

The Layout Manager - Adding a component

The Layout Manager - Changing the Layout

Emailing form data

Creating Queries

Embedding Views

Working with nC

Web-based service

The different types of Component

Site structure and inheritance

Sections and Inheritance

Setting the Home Page

Useful naming conventions for pages

Automatically created navigation links

E-Mail Integration

Finding your way around

The Layout Manager

The Behavior Editor

The Text Editor

Developing sites

Developing sites

How to log in to a site

The Layout Manager

Adding components from the Store to the Bank

Layout Elements

How to Edit Layout Elements

Dividing appearance from content with Layout Elements

Using Navigation Zones

A Horizontal navigation bar

A Vertical navigation bar

Adding fly-out (drop down) menus

Hiding items from the navigation links

Using Text Zones

Using Image Zones

User Editable Pages

Demo: Add a page to a site

How to rename a page

How to move a page

How to delete a page

How to assign a specific URL to a page

How to redirect to another page, or to another site

How to stop the page heading showing

How to change the page Title

How to create a splash page

Using the editing tools

How to log in to get editing permission

Loading the Text Editor

Basic text editing

Formatting Text

Color Picker dialog

Working with Tables

Inserting Images

Inserting Links

Inserting Flash animation

Embedding objects

Behavior Editor

Navigation Route

Common Settings

General Options

Style Attributes

Setting edit permissions

Using Content Approval to regulate updates

Using Abstracts to summarise child pages

Using Abstracts to show section-wide content

Using Abstracts as a secondary column

Navigating the site

Configuring navigation

Using DirectURL to provide memorable shortcuts

Providing a search engine

Providing a performance monitor

Displaying a site tree

Displaying a navigation route - breadcrumbs

Redirecting traffic from a page

Redirecting traffic to the first child

Performance Monitor

Discussion Forum

Sending Twitter Status Updates

Why structure data? a case study

What are Tables and Fields?

Designing your database

Tables, Queries & Views - a simple example

Data Entry mode and Edit mode

Creating and modifying Tables

Useful naming conventions

Editing existing fields

Moderator-only fields

Security options for files and images

Using the contents of a field as a DirectURL

Customising the text areas

Events - triggering emails

Specifying criteria

Selecting recipients

Providing a valid return address

Automatic vs Custom layout

Save and Save As

Entering some initial data

Queries & Views

Selecting tables and Fields

Joining multiple tables

Designing Joins

Creating Union queries

Showing and Hiding fields

Sorting results

Defining Links in fields

Ajax transitions

Paging controls

Displaying text if records exist

Embedding Views within the navigation links

Site security - users and permissions

Users and Permissions

Not permitted means invisible

Redirection to the Login component

Visitor usergroups

Defining a hierarchy of control

Allowing user registration

Publishing access codes

Click-through agreements

Component-specific and inheritable

Using redirection to first-child as a permission switch

Behavior Editor Permissions

Layout Element permissions

Showing who is logged in

Allowing users to update their own details

Administering other users

Resetting passwords

Changing usergroup membership

Exporting user data - the User Data Feed

Phantom user status

Reselling sites (SaaS)

Client Accounts

Log-on impersonation

Managing sites for your own use

Rebranding neatComponents

Assigning domain names to the site

Working without a domain name

Saving a site as a template for reuse

Managing sites for clients

Using charging plans to manage recurring fees

Reducing balance accounts, and automatic chasing emails

Oops. Automatic site suspension if they don't pay

Manual account adjustments

Impersonating your clients

Allowing clients to self-serve new sites

Re-brandable system

Site 'Demo mode'

Components Reference

Account Data Feed

Account Invoice Data Feed

Account Payment Data Feed

Cart Item Data Feed

Content Approval Manager

Data Entry Form

Email Form Loader

External Lookup Data Feed

Logged in / out text

Order Charge Data Feed

Order Data Feed

Order Item Data Feed

Order Payment Data Feed

Referral Data Feed

Search Log Data Feed

Search Highlight

Content Approval

Edit Form Template Instances

User Group Manager

User Membership Data Feed

Radio Button Group

Multiple Record Link

Creation Site Referer

Creation Page Referer

Creation Client IP Address

Creation Server IP Address

Installation ID

Documentation Tree

How-To Resources

Introduction to ecommerce

About ecommerce

Displaying a catalog

Choosing a data structure

Offering assembly options

The shopping cart

Forcing the user to login before buying

Forcing the user to agree to terms before buying

Displaying an invoice

Emailing everyone

Query 'Q: List'

Query 'Q: Details'

Page 'Products listing'

Page 'Description'

Charges - introduction

Stock control - introduction

Usergroup membership

Associates - introduction

The Associate usergroup

Creating the signup process

The associate link system

Accounts management

Designing a data structure for ecommerce

Introduction to payment processors

Integrating with Authorize

Integrating with iDEAL

Integrating with PayPal

Configuring your PayPal account for integrated ecommerce

Integrating with WorldPay

Managing discussions

Managing discussions

Understanding Threads and Postings

Managing contributions

Using Moderation

Using IP addresses

Providing Email alerts

Providing a search function

Third Party Advertising

Self-managed advertising

Multiple category voting

Presenting a 'profile form' for user editing

Newsletter signup system

Search Engine Optimisation

Search Engine Optimisation

Search friendly links and urls

Application notes

The Canonical tag

Generating XML Sitemaps for Google

Measuring page traffic with the Performance component

Measuring page traffic with Google Analytics

How you can help your cause

Making sites Accessible

Making sites Accessible

Your responsibilities

All about Installation

Getting your Installation ID

Installation Process

Hardware requirements

Operating system requirements

Using a Local Server

Using a Remote Server

Using a Virtual Server

Server Hardening

Network planning

Installing - Service adjustments

Installing - Help scripts

Setting up access

Dynamic IP Address

What is my IP address?

Working with Windows XP

Demonstration: Adding a page to a site

How to migrate a site to the system

Creating a 'send to a friend' form

Automatic verification of user' email addresses

Creating an item list leading to item details

Obscuring Record IDs in links

Record-specific styling - Displaying some records differently to others

How to create a slideshow

Preserving an audit trail

How to create a custom 404 page

How to identify the siteid of a site

Bulk image uploading to Form records

Monitoring page creation speed

Locks to prevent concurrent editing

Understanding site import and export

Changing Default values in Form fields

Using Form fields to specify meta description and meta keywords

How to set neatComponents to use an external mail server

Creating a search results page with both page-based and form-based results

Using external CSS stylesheets

Making printable pages

Persistent Forms

Using a Ticker View to animate your data

Bulk importing from CSV files

Application notes

Record Links - an example

Record Links with a cascade - an example

How to give a user membership of a user group based on their IP Address

Using the RSS View to create RSS Feeds

How to take a screenshot

How to integrate with Lightbox

We don't need nC ! Really?

We don't need nC

We don't need nC: We can Program

We don't need nC: We can Outsource

We don't need nC: We use Open Source

We don't need nC: We can use Google

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