startpage

you are now editing the page!

this is the settings box - there are various tabs containing various customization options for your startpage experience.

this box is adjustable, just like every layer you add to the page. you can drag it around the page, and dragging with right click will adjust the size of the layer.

on the "layers" tab, you can add two types of layers to the page:

bookmark layer:
a customizable box that can serve as a clock, tell you the date, and hold bookmarks all at once. it can also just be one of those things, or any combination.

to group a bookmarks together within a layer, enter the respective links with the same "section". uncategorized (no section specified) bookmarks will stay at the top of their layer.

image layer:
paste any URL that points directly at an image or GIF to add it to the page.

use "free transform" in the "global settings" tab to change the image resizing style.

your changes will be saved to the page when you exit editing mode.

to go back to the last saved state while still editing the page (or to revert/undo live changes), refresh the page without disabling / exiting "editing" mode.

that concludes the basics. there's some more advanced information below:

tips and tricks

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there are some keyboard shortcuts for your convenience:
"e" = enables editing mode
esc = disables editing mode (and saves page)

precise adjustments: if you click on a slider to focus it, and then keep your mouse hovered over it, you can use the arrow keys to make minute adjustments.

floating text:
for floating text anywhere on the page, remove the border and set the background opacity of a layer to zero.
then, add new sections to the layer without any link information (sections can be added on their own). customize the layer's "section" text to your liking and place the text wherever you want.

setting fonts

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you can use any font that is available on google fonts.

beware, if you have multiple font families selected (it keeps track of all of the fonts you press "get font" on), only the first one will be loaded. also, only regular versions of fonts are supported.

to load a font:
1.) on google fonts, open a font you like, and press the "get font" button. then, press the "get embed code" button.

2.) there will be a section on the right with various tabs ("web", "android", "ios", ..) under the "web" tab (you are already probably on it), click the "copy code" button under the option titled: "embed code in the <head> of your html" (it should be a few lines starting with "<link ...", right at the very top)

3.) paste copied contents into the "change font" input, found on the desired layer's "text options"

sharing / backing pages up

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you can export your entire current page's setup to your clipboard in the "import / export" tab. open a text file and paste the contents to store your theme for later or for sharing with others.

to load in a theme, simply paste the output of the export button into the "import" input, and refresh the page.

add bookmark layer

add image to page

imgur upload for convenience

layers

export current setup to clipboard (see help tab for more information):

image manipulation

image free transform mode

change page wallpaper

set image as wallpaper:

tile wallpaper?

or, set wallpaper as solid color:

change cursors

for reference: cursors

change normal cursor:

change grab cursor:

change link cursor:

audio

paste a direct URL to an audio file:

auto-play when page loads?

(note: this will require either white-listing this site in your browser or generally enabling "allow auto-play audio" in your browser's settings.