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3 In the Property inspector, view, modify, or delete the descriptive text.
Set the refresh properties of the page
Use the Refresh element to specify that the browser should automatically refresh your page—by reloading the
current page or going to a different one—after a certain amount of time. This element is often used to redirect users
from one URL to another, often after displaying a text message that the URL has changed.
Add a Refresh meta tag
1 Select Insert > HTML > Head Tags > Refresh.
2 Set the Refresh meta tag properties in the dialog box that appears.
Edit a Refresh meta tag
1 Select View > Head Content.
2 Select the Refresh marker that appears at the top of the Document window.
3 In the Property inspector, set the Refresh meta tag properties.
Set the Refresh meta tag properties
❖ Specify the Refresh meta tag properties as follows:
Delay The time in seconds to wait before the browser refreshes the page. To make the browser refresh the page
immediately after it finishes loading, enter 0 in this box.
URL or Action Specifies whether the browser should go to a different URL or refresh the current page, after the
specified delay. To make a different URL open (rather than refreshing the current page), click the Browse button,
then browse to and select the page to load.
Set the base URL properties of the page
Use the Base element to set the base URL that all document-relative paths in the page are considered relative to.
Add a Base meta tag
1 Select Insert > HTML > Head Tags > Base.
2 Specify the Base meta tag properties in the dialog box that appears.
Edit a Base meta tag
1 Select View > Head Content.
2 Select the Base marker that appears at the top of the Document window.
3 In the Property inspector, specify the Base meta tag properties.
Specify the Base meta tag properties
❖ Specify the Base meta tag properties as follows:
Href The base URL. Click the Browse button to browse to and select a file, or type a path in the box.
Target Specifies the frame or window in which all linked documents should open. Select one of the frames in the
current frameset, or one of the following reserved names:
• _blank loads the linked document in a new, unnamed browser window.
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