(click here to go to ‘Web
Page Uploading’ )
Web Page creation involves the use of HTML (HyperText Makeup
Language)....but fortunately today you don't have to learn to write in that
language in order to create a page.
Word97/2000 and Frontpage from Microsoft let you design a web page
as you would do in word processing, and, translates it to HTML as you save the
page
Using Microsoft Word
To get a blank web page, with menus different
from normal Word:
File, New, <Web Pages tab>,
Blank Web Page, OK
In the blank web page, put in a page background:
Format, Background <select a colour or select more colours, or
choose a fill effect>,
Your Page Contents - Tip
The easiest way to arrange text and graphics is to use a table
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Text |
Picture |
Text |
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blank |
Blank |
Blank |
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Picture |
Text |
Picture |
You can show or hide borders between the cells in the table. You can align contents of a cell.
There are many advanced features in HTML and the forthcoming XML
or XHTML, but you will have to learn these as they are beyond the scope of this
page.
Moving around -inside a page/to a page
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Bookmarks & Hyperlinks |
Inserting a bookmark and hyperlinks, means that the viewer can
quickly move to a point in a web page. This page has several bookmarks in it -
of course they are not visible.
If you wish to quickly move to a definite point in a
document, firstly go to that place and then use Insert, Bookmark, type in a new
name and click OK.
Now at any point in the document you can quickly jump to the
bookmark by using a hyper link.
To move around inside a Page
At any point, for example at a reference point e.g. see 'Menu',
see 'Costings Section'..etc. ..........
.........select the word 'Menu' or 'Costings Section'.
Use Insert, Hyperlink or the Hyperlink tool on the
toolbar.......
.........select the bookmark name then click OK. Note:
The top Browse box is for hyperlinking to a different document
To Move To A Different Page
Place a book mark in the destination document and then place the
hyperlink in the first document.
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See Web Page - Uploading to get the pages to the Server |
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Web Page uploading
involves sending your page(s) to your Internet Service Providers server.
This is done using a
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) capable program
Fortunately programs
to do this such as CuteFTP, WS-FTP, Windows Commander are freely available from
the Internet or provided on computer magazine CDs.
Using an FTP program:
- Get the program from
the Internet.
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click this link to
download the program Buy CuteFTP from: or get a FREE FTP
programs from BulletProof FTP http://www.tiscali.co.uk/technology/downloads/download.html?id=1102123 Shuttle FTP Pro http://www.tiscali.co.uk/technology/downloads/download.html?id=1129114 FileZilla http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558&release_id=81170 (Note: if one link goes
down/out of existence, then try another) |
or get the program from a free CD with a
computer magazine or look on your ISP’s setup CD (Tiscali offer WS-FTP freely
on their account setup CD).
- Install the software
- Give all the setup
information that the program will need to access your provider's server
Eg: Server address: website.lineone.net
Eg: Your user name: . michael_small
Eg: Your password: passme
On running CuteFTP, click the Add Site
button to get the following window.
Enter anything for the site label but be
accurate with the Host Address (contact your ISP if you need help on this).
Enter your user ID (usually your user name) and your access password. Click OK
when done.
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Back at the first screen, select the site label name
e.g: website.lineone.net
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Click the Connect button
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When connected transfer the files by dragging a
file(s) from your window to the server's window (shown below: your window =
left, server window = right)
and that's it -
disconnect the FTP program
Go to the Internet and
get your site