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The home page is the root of your site tree structure. This structural element cannot be deleted and its ID cannot be changed.
The following parameters are configured in the datasheet view.
General
Here you can edit the text that is displayed on the home page, which greets the visitors to your Web site. For more on formatting, see Working with text fields, above.
Pages
Here you can see the entire structure of your Web site in table format. All the pages and their corresponding sub pages and products are listed. At this stage, too, you can explore the entire structure, but not as easily as in the page browser; see Pages – Preview, above. For more on working with the table, see Pages, above.
Products
Here you can see all products that are automatically displayed on the home page. For more on working with the table, see Products, above.
Layout
All the available options for displaying the elements in the content area of the home page are shown here. The following options are available:
Table 93: Layout options for the home page

Function
Comment
Sort order
Select what content should be displayed in what order here. This applies to the page elements in the content area of the home page: home page texts, home page products and the sub pages:
By selecting the corresponding icon you can select to show or hide the element groups, as well as define the order in which the elements are displayed.
Texts
Select here how the home page text and images are arranged. Use the icons to select how many text fields and images you want to place on the home page, and how they are arranged. If the icons display indicate more text fields or image than are currently available on the home page, these are created and can then be edited by you.
Sub pages
Select here how the sub pages are listed.
Products
Select here how the products are listed.
The selections available range from one to three columns, or display products in large or small boxes. The column setting does not then apply here. Instead, the number of products displayed in rows is dependent on the size of the box.

Note: If you arrange the products or category pages in more than one column, these pages are displayed first from left to right and so on down the page. This means that the first element in the multi-column arrangement is on the top left, the second to the right in the same row, etc. When all the columns are filled, the following elements are listed in the next row starting from the left.
Select the corresponding option and save your entries by clicking Save.
For basic information on displaying using the datasheet view, see Layout, above.
Introduction
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You can define a splash (introduction) to your Web site. This is an animated introduction that is shown before the home page is displayed.
Use the option Display splash before home page? to specify whether a splash screen should be displayed when your Web site is called up.
If you want to display a splash page, you can create this from a predefined Flash template, or create your own splash page. This function always uses the most recently edited and saved splash.
All available splash templates can be found in the Select and adapt splash from template section. To select a splash page, click the corresponding preview image. The details of this splash template are then displayed. Edit these details and adjust the settings to your requirements. Click Update to display the splash page with your current settings. Save your entries by clicking Save.
You can create your own splash page using the section Integrate own splash. Enter the required code into the text field. For more on formatting, see Working with text fields, above. Some example elements are listed in the Code examples area. Click the name to copy the associated sample code into the text field. Save your entries by clicking Save.