Find the folder for your class. Change the file name to your three initials in this format (DAW) and click Save. If you are updating an existing site, it should ask you if you want to overwrite the existing file. This is OK and tells you that you are indeed updating your site. Once published, the folder with your name on it (or the name of your activity) should have a folder in it your initals and a file with the same name. This example is called “DAW” or index. You will overwrite this file each time you update your site and republish it. You must republish every time you make changes you want to be made on your website. Web Tools: To access the web specific tools like hyperlinking, click on the Web tab. Click to view your webpage in a browser such as Internet Explorer. Page “Web Preview” This will allow you to test hyperlinks and see what visitors will experience. Hyperlinks: To create a hyperlink to a website: (1) highlight the text or image you want linked; (2) click the hyperlink button on the ribbon; (3) file or web page; (4) type or select “existing paste the URL of the site to link; (5) click OK. Link to Pages: To link to another page in your website, follow the same process, except click the in this button instead of file or web and select “place document” “existing page” the appropriate page. The address will automatically be the page you select. Link to an email address: Follow the same directions, except click on “E-mail on the side Link To: menu. Then type in the desired email address. Address” Hotspots: Use this button to make a part of a picture into a hyperlink by (1) Click “hot spot;” (2) use the selection tool that appears to click and drag a box around the area you want to be a hyperlink; (3) when the dialog box appears, enter the web address you wish as your link destination; (4) click OK. Navigation Bar: This allows you to create a new navigation bar for you page. This is useful if you need to reset your navigation or if you want a new style. If you add a new navigation bar,
Find the folder for your class. Change the file name to your three initials in this format (DAW) and click Save. If you are updating an existing site, it should ask you if you want to overwrite the existing file. This is OK and tells you that you are indeed updating your site. Once published, the folder with your name on it (or the name of your activity) should have a folder in it called “DAW” or your initals and a file with the same name. This example is index. You will overwrite this file each time you update your site and republish it. You must republish every time you make changes you want to be made on your website. Web Tools: To access the web specific tools like hyperlinking, click on the Web tab. “Web Page Preview” Click to view your webpage in a browser such as Internet Explorer. This will allow you to test hyperlinks and see what visitors will experience. Hyperlinks: To create a hyperlink to a website: (1) highlight the text or image you want linked; (2) click the hyperlink button on the ribbon; (3) select “existing file or web page; (4) type or paste the URL of the site to link; (5) click OK. Link to Pages: To link to another page in your website, follow the same process, except click the “place in this document” button instead of “existing file or web page” and select the appropriate page. The address will automatically be the page you select. Link to an email address: Follow the same directions, except click on “E-mail Address” on the side Link To: menu. Then type in the desired email address. Hotspots: Use this button to make a part of a picture into a hyperlink by (1) Click “hot spot;” (2) use the selection tool that appears to click and drag a box around the area you want to be a hyperlink; (3) when the dialog box appears, enter the web address you wish as your link destination; (4) click OK. Navigation Bar: This allows you to create a new navigation bar for you page. This is useful if you need to reset your navigation or if you want a new style. If you add a new navigation bar,
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