Steps in a Basic Web Page

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What You're Doing

How to Do It

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1. Create a folder for your web pages inside the folder called "My Documents".

a. Right click on the start button.

b. Click once on "Explore".

c. Double Click on the folder named "My Documents". (make sure it's highlighted)

d. Click on File, New, Folder

e. Name the folder "www".

f. Close all these windows.

[Note: You'll want to organize all your web pages, course pages, pictures, and sounds in one www folder. Inside this folder you can have other folders .]

2. Make a simple web page in Microsoft Word and save it in the new "www" folder.

a. Click on the Start Button.

b. Select "New Office Document"

c. Select "Web Pages" Tab

d. Select "Blank Web Page"

3. Type in your Name, Office Address, Office Phone Number and a short message to your students.

Highlight the text you want to change.

Click on Format --> Font --> Select the color you like.

Enlarge the first line with your name by:

  • Highlight your name.
  • Select the Large A from the tool bar. Your name should be larger.
 

Note: The homepage of anybody's web site is usually called: "index.htm" or home.htm If you already have a page named this, name this page something else.

4. Save the document in the new www folder:
  • Click on File, Save As Find your My DOCUMENTS folder and the select the "www" folder.
  • Name your file "index.html" if you want this to be your home page.

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