# Can't start using this program **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [October 24, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547 "2016-10-24T13:41:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@Johnna](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Johnna)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547/1 "2016-10-24T13:41:05Z")
I purchased RapidWeaver 7, looked at the videos, but how do I get a dashboard so I can start building my website? ---
**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547/2 "2016-10-24T14:20:49Z")
Hi there, do you mean a dashboard like the one you get in WordPress? If that’s the case, then you don’t get one. Rapidweaver’s a standalone program. You build the site using the program and then upload it to your web server - as opposed to building it online the way you do with WordPress. If I’ve misunderstood, shout out and we’ll do our best to help. Rob ---
**Author:** ![Johnna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@Johnna](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Johnna)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547/3 "2016-10-24T17:29:18Z")
Oh, I finally got it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@Johnna](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Johnna)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547/4 "2016-10-24T17:40:53Z")
Thanks for the reply. I didn’t know what else to call it. I have to watch the tutorials very carefully. He clicked on the + box in the left corner and that opens up what I was looking for. I don’t understand what to do with add-ons and stacks. I can’t find information to help me know what I need. This is a new system and vocabulary to me. I have looked at the tutorials and they are helpful to a point. What does a markdown page do and iframe? What should I build an “about me” page on? I want to use as much as I can in add-ons before I start purchasing stacks. I want to have three clickable photos across my home page below the banner with text under each of them. Each photo will be linked to a separate page, where information will be for the service I provide. What stack does that? I want to rebuild the website I created four years ago using Freeway Pro. Last week I discovered that the company who created the program went out of business sometime in the past 2 years and my website is about to crash. I don’t have time to make mistakes or waste money with this. My business is dead in the water right now. It pulls up a 404 error and my clients can’t get to it or refer anyone to it. ---
**Author:** ![jabostick](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jabostick/32/1760_2.png) [@jabostick](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jabostick)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547/5 "2016-10-24T17:47:48Z")
Hi Johanna, the rapidweaver manual can give you some different descriptions of the various Add-Ons. [https://realmacsoftware.com/resources/rapidweaver\_manual\_v7.pdf](https://realmacsoftware.com/resources/rapidweaver_manual_v7.pdf) In short - an iFrame page would let you display a seperate website on your page. Markdown is a ‘language’ (that is different from html) that allows you to format your content. From what you describe, you’d probably mostly use a Styled Text page. I honestly haven’t used anything other than Stacks in quite a while, though, so I’d have to go back and play around with the settings to instruct you how to get the 3-image layout you’re looking for. (Edit: if you had the time / interest / budget - this would be quite easy to accomplish with Stacks) ---
**Author:** ![Johnna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@Johnna](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Johnna)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547/6 "2016-10-24T21:47:27Z")
New problem. I added a Photo Album page and the first time I loaded photos it worked. I tried to delete a photo and ended up deleting the page. I got another Photo Album plug-in page and dropped my photos on it again, just like they show in the tutorial, but now they will not stay there. I have tried it several times with no success. I deleted the page a couple times and started over. Nothing helps. I closed the program and reopened it. Not helping. I can’t figure out what else to do. Anybody ever have this difficulty? Also, how do you delete one photo once you get them working on there? ---
**Author:** ![LaPan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/lapan/32/92_2.png) [@LaPan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/LaPan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cant-start-using-this-program/10547/7 "2016-10-25T00:19:46Z")
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