May 2000
#209 | Electronically Publishing Your Completed Web Site
- Get your files all in the same "bucket."
- Make sure that you have the information you need from your ISP to upload your completed web site including login code, password and path to upload folder.
- You can upload from within the HTML editor that you used to create your web site or you can go to shareware.com and download an FTP client and use it to upload your web site.
- Publish!
Terms:
Upload Sending files from a local computer to a remote computer FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Software that enables a person to transfer files to a remote computer over the Internet. Software packages include HTML editors that publish pages, or Fetch (Macintosh) or CuteFTP (PC).
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April 2000
#208 | Adding Java Scripts
Javascripts.com has over 5,000 scripts there that you can use on your web site for free.
Putting today's date on your web site:
- Copy and paste java script into text editor
- Open html editor with your web page
- Go to appropriate insert command and paste script where you want it on your web site
- Close and save
- View site through browser to see Java Script working
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March 2000
#207 | Remotely Hosted Features
Need CGI to add certain content to your site? Go to a place like Freebie Zone (discussed in Net Wise segment) or weather.com or any of a number of other places to get a CGI that isn't located on your site but provides some type of information when people come to your site.
Follow their directions to add the proper HTML code to your web site. This will add the desired content, such as current weather information in your area, to your site-all without ever having to actually create the actual information.
Weather.com example:
- Click on weather on your site
- Choose size
- Register, login, input city
- Copy and save proper programming code into your web site
- View via browser to make sure it all works
Links:
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February 2000
#206 | Tables
- HTML will not allow you to place items exactly where you want them, however you may use a table to fool them into doing just that.
- You may have a table with or without borders and with as many columns and rows as you can fit on your page.
- Use your HTML editor to create a table, then simply "drag and drop" your items into the "cell" where you would like them placed.
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January 2000
#205 | Links
Links may be used with either text or images. To arrange your page:
- Simply highlight the text or image you would like to be the link.
- Click on your HTML editor's link editor and type in the address.
- Select document options to remove a border from a link image.
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December 1999
#204 | Graphics Manipulation
- Large graphics can take a while to download over the internet. Use a graphics editor to crop and resize your images.
- Cropping an image is removing the unwanted parts of image. For example leaving only the face from a full body shot.
- Resizing maintains the entire image, only it is reduced or enlarged. The larger the picture, the longer it will take to download.
Links:
Windows:
Macintosh:
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November 1999
#203 | Graphics
- Graphics can add greatly to the appeal of a website.
- Use your HTML editor to select the image you want, and simply insert it into your page.
- Use a program of your own or try Zy.com to create amazing graphics for you homepage.
Links:
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October 1999
#202 | HTML
HTML Editors:
- Claris Home Page
- Adobe Pagemill
- Netscape Composer
Tips & Tricks:
- Don't make your text too large.
- Use Shift-Enter to enter a single line.
- Use the lists item from the menu to make a list.
Links:
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September 1999
#201 | Design
Things to think about:
- Who is your target audience?
- What is your content?
- How will you write the HTML?
- How will you edit graphics?
- Who will host your site?
- How will you get your information to them?
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- E-Mail
- Components
- Text
- Graphics & Media
- Links
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