Tuto WEBDEV 25

:  15 Introduction I ntroduction Preliminary points Caution : This is a tutorial. We advise you to check the online help when using WEBDEV. The purpose of this tutorial is to help you discover WEBDEV, get familiar with the editors and learn the WEBDEV concepts. This tutorial does not cover all the features in WEBDEV. Spend at least a few hours to follow this tutorial and learn WEBDEV: it is a good investment! If you try to start developing a site straight away, you will lose time, much more than the few hours spent on this tutorial. The tutorial has been designed to be followed according to one of the following methods: • Method 1: follow all the detailed exercises in each lesson (recommended method). • Method 2: if you are in a hurry and already have significant experience, you can simply read this tutorial without doing the exercises (all the actions are illustrated). However, in order to quickly assimilate the main concepts, we recommend that you follow the tutorial step by step. As WEBDEV is constantly evolving, the images of windows and pages in the tutorial may differ from the pages in your product. Tutorial overview This tutorial has been designed to progressively teach you how to use WEBDEV. By following this tutorial: • you will discover the main concepts explained informally; these are the concepts you must learn and understand. • you will also be asked to perform operations that illustrate the concepts just explained. As you progress through the tutorial, if you want to take a closer look at a concept or if you want to get more details about a programming function, see the online help (accessible from the editors). The size of a lesson is not necessarily proportional to its relevance... Don’t forget to also take a look at the examples supplied with WEBDEV: they are very instructive!