Extended Characters

Good News! From now on you can use accents and punctuation in graphics and in the details of "My Account".

¡Buenas noticias! De ahora en adelante se puede usar acentos y signos de puntuación en gráficos y en los detalles de "My Account".

Until now, support for non-standard characters on 350pages has only been available in our text editor. This update enables extended characters to be used in graphics too. Check out our sample graphics below, all constructed in 350pages today:

All latin based characters can be inserted into graphic dialogs now, although only those above will appear onscreen. All others, such as Chinese characters, will appear as a question mark. All characters can be used for Alt tags - especially useful for search engine submission. You can also update your My Account details with these characters.

Another request has been for video tutorials for 350pages. I am pleased to say that these are now in production to provide you with easy instructions for creating your website using 350pages. As always, we'll let you know here when and where to find them.

And remember that we are still looking for testers. If you're interested in getting your hands on our latest developments before anyone else, please drop us a line at support@350.com.

Montages

On Friday, we promised a new graphics feature - Montages which are a new selection of graphics that you can insert into your page. These graphics will adapt to your page's theme color and blend in! See an example of two differently coloured headings below:

When you change the theme color, the Montage will automatically update as well. These new montages are primarily designed for those templates with an image in the top right, however, you can use them wherever you like on your page. Expect more to come soon which will be tailored to various categories. Montages are available from the Insert menu as either Image options or Graphic options.

Undo/Redo is here!

Another new feature! As promised, the undo/redo feature is now fully live and functional, and can be accessed at any time from the page controls.

The two buttons with arrows on the bar of the page controls act as your undo and redo controls. If at any time you make a mistake, such as deleting an image by accident, simply click the back button on the left to restore your page to the last version. It's like the undo mode in your word processor or image editor. If you decide that you want to keep the change after all, simply click the forward button on the right. It's as simple as that.

In addition, we've also added a few layouts to our template sets. In Synergie, Kaf, Zayin and Zayin 2 are now available, and Kaf is also available in Classic.

As you can see, all of these give you new options for displaying your images. Putting text next to an image can be more effective for describing something, or presenting a news article. Look for these layouts in other template sets soon.

Next Tuesday, we will have another great surprise (hint - it's to do with graphics) for our 350pages users as well, so keep your eyes peeled.

Enjoy your weekend, and don't forget to update your webpages!

Trifecta of Templates

As we mentioned yesterday, the new sets of templates are now selectable from the New Page button in the 350pages homepage.

Ludus, is the latin for sport, but of course, all our templates are fully customizable and can be used for anything! We think that Ludus is the perfect style for a local club site or a fansite for your favourite team, with plenty of page options for creating fixture tables and roster databases, and plenty of places to insert the latest photos from your team's library. We will be adding more logos and images for other sports into the Library resources very soon so you can use it for your favourite sport - give us your feedback and we will try to include some images for you!

Jade is a precious ornamental stone that was first discovered in the Far East, and this template set follows its namesake by taking on a very oriental tone. With a gallery style focus, it could be the perfect template for the holiday snaps that you took on your exotic travels or for a high-class e-commerce center. You'll notice the beautiful reflective touch at the foot of each layout in the set - just the thing to show off the quality of your 350pages website.

Like Jade, the Spinel is a precious gemstone and is the best name for the personal approach to this template set. Working best as a simple, sparse layout, this template set can suit a variety of different ideas - from business services to a personal blog. If you choose to customize this template, it's best to keep in mind that subtle color changes are the best way to make a very effective look.

Enjoy!

Testers Wanted

We're pleased to announce that today we have taken 350pages out of beta. You won't notice anything different to the interface, but you will notice the new sets of templates. We've also tidied up some loose ends and minor bugs.

But, our work is never done, and we have turned our attention to our second phase of development, which includes a lot of features that some of you have already requested, such as the undo/redo functions and being able to upload your images straight to the page editor. We are looking for testers to be the first to sample new templates and features and give us any feedback that will allow us to improve the product further to make it the best webpage builder available. Of course, you will benefit from being able to customize your own sites with the latest and greatest bits and bobs from our developers before any one else.

If you're interested, please drop us an e-mail at support@350.com and (if you're selected) we'll give you the access you need to see the things that others don't.

Rob Bowker,
Customer Support Manager