HTml in catalog files

[paddygman]

Hey there
Am a bit of a newbie to this software so here's the qs
Have a webpage with all the catalog files preset up.
I want to add an image to the section containing the product description and link from that image. Currently i have this code in it!

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<a href="WEBSITE ADDRESS OF IMAGE">
<img border="0" src="WEBSITE ADDRESS OF IMAGE" width="200" height="145">
</a>
>!!
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Ideally what i want is the description then 3 images underneath when clicked on link to full size image on another page. Theses pics can be stored either in catalog or on server not bothered which.
All i'm getting at the mo is the www.address.com/catalog/wwww.image address.com
so any help would be appreciated!
paddy

[wjcampbe]

Sorry, it sounds as though you are trying to add a product. Have you read the Starter Guide available from the Help Menu within Actinic?

[paddygman]

hey there no i have a good understanding of how it basically works and how html code works but my problem is adding additional images to the section where you would normally put you text description. I can use html code to edit the text by adding "!!<" and ">!!" and then adding the appropriate code in between, but i want to add additional pictures that are either stored online or uploaded as part of the catalog files. So either a link n or else jpeg file needs to be added but as yet i havent found a way to!
Any answers let me kno!

[wjcampbe]

The code you need for each small image will be something like this

<a href="javascript:ShowPopUp('info%5f3%2ehtml',800,450);"><img src="../yoursmallimage.jpg"></a>

replace info%5f3%2ehtml with the escaped html filename that you have created which contains the larger image.

the html filename I used is info_3.html so %5f = _ and %2e = . (period)

[paddygman]

Is that for a file stored in with the catalog files how do i link from a image on the net? ie is ther code to use the / and also the :

[jont]

Bill is suggeting your create a new HTML page called info_3.html on which you have the source code pointing to the larger image... this can be either local or on another server eg: <img src="http://www.site.com/large_pic.jpg">

The javascript works by clicking the smaller images and the popup then fires open the info_3.html page which displays the larger pic.

Make sure you have permission to link to the pic and it is a static location - some servers are set to prevent "hot linking" of images and replace the intended image with a "This picture has been stolen from" image - or worse!

[jont]

Be careful not to have the image showing on the secure checkout pages as the external link will probably generate a warning message in the users browser saying some of the page is secure and some is not - not ideal for customer confidence.

[procheck]

Another thing which you could do is open a new window with a larger image, but
you would not leave the page where you are currently located:

For example:

<a href="actinic/image.jpg" target="_blank" width="180" height="252">
<img src="actinic/image.jpg" width="50" height="80" border="1" align="left">
Click HERE to enlarge image
</a>