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How to modify application home page?

The Home Page section could display general information about your equipment rental facility. The content and the layout are defined in the home.htm file.

You can modify the home page in two ways.

  1. Define home page in Options
  2. Edit home.htm file
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1. Define home page in Options (new in version 4.0)

open Options/Edit Home Page and enter information about your rental facility into boxes

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Enter information about your equipment/tool rental facility in the Edit Home Page window. Click Save.

Store logo file in the "C:\handy_et\data\db\" folder.

What happens when you click Save?

  • Our application saves the old home.htm file as home_MM_DD_YYYY.htm.
  • Handy Equipment is using home_template.htm. Keywords in this file are replaced with values from the boxes, and the new home.htm file is created.

2. Edit home.htm page

change manually the home.htm file


You can open this file in the Windows Notepad application and enter the name of your facility, contact details, and more.

  1. Click with the right mouse button on the equipment/tool manager home page. It will open a popup menu.
  2. Select View Source command.
  3. The home.htm file will open in the Notepad.

  1. Enter your facility name, address, phone numbers, and other details.

  1. Click File/Save to save changes. Close Notepad.

  1. Click with the right mouse button on the home page. Select Refresh.

  1. home.htm file is stored in the following folder. C:/handy_et/data/db/


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