Transcript How To Design Your Own Webpage

How To Design Your Own
Webpage
Created Especially For You By:
Amanda E. Stricklin
Where to Begin…
 Choose a free Web Building site.
 Examples of free Web Building Sites: Angelfire, Geocites, Tripod,
Lycos, College Club, etc.
Step 1: Signing Up
 Become a Member:
You must be a member to use Angelfire. To get started, just click the "Sign
Up" button on the Angelfire homepage and fill out the required fields
 Come On In...
Once you have a membership, just click the Log In button, type your
member name in the directory field, and enter your password.
Step 2: Planning
 Think about the components of your site, such as the layout,
text, images, and overall feel.
 Some things that you may want to include on you webpage:
Step 3: Getting Started
 Log in to your Angelfire account
 Type your Lycos Network member name in the Member Name
field, and your password in the Password field, and click Log In.
 Enter the Web Shell
Step 4: Files vs. Directories
 A directory is like a "cabinet" where your files are stored. A
directory can contain many files.
 A file is like a "piece of paper" that could be a page of HTML, or
could be an image, or some other item
 Example:
Step 5: Index.html
 The index.html file is the first page people will see when they
type in your URL.
 When you type in: www.angelfire.com/film/name
the
browser looks for www.angelfire.com/film/name/index.html
Step 6: Beginning With Basic
Editor
 Highlight the index.html file, and click the Edit button on the
Web Shell toolbar.
 You'll be given several choices as to the layout and content of
your page, using our Basic Editor Standard template.
 Once your choices have been selected, click the Save button.
This is where the fun begins!
Step 6: Cont’d
 Example:
 If you're going to use any images on your site, you'll need to put
them in your Angelfire directory.
 The Web Shell's convenient uploading feature can be used for
this.
Step 7: Uploading Images
 Most decide to store their images in the images directory that Angelfire
provides.
 Once the directory is opened, you can use our Uploader to copy your
images into this directory in your Angelfire account
 Once you've selected all of your images, click the Upload button, and the
files will be copied into your images directory.
Step 8: Adding Pages
 To create a new file, type the new file name into the Name field
(don't forget the .html extension!), and click the Create button.
 Select your choices and hit the Submit button. You can then
use the Basic Editor to customize your new page.
Step 9: Links
 For visitors to navigate your site, you'll need to link all of your
files together.
 If you wish to add links, you'll need to type the URLs, or web
addresses, for the links in the text boxes.
Step 10: Saving
 Save as often as possible!
 Just click the Save button at the top or bottom of the editor
screen. Once you click it, you will be brought back to the main
Web Shell screen.
 Once information is erased, there is no way for Angelfire to
retrieve it.
Step 11: Updating
 Updating your site is no different than the first time you
worked on the files.
 Log in with your username and password, then just highlight
the file you wish to work on and click the Edit button.
 Don't forget to save your work.
Step 12: Getting Help
 When questions arise, please
feel free to contact the Angelfire
(or other Web Builder) customer
service department.
Enjoy Creating Your
Webpage!