How
To Create Your Web Site with the Site Creation Tool:
- From the Site
Creation Tool Manager, select the Site Creation Tool button. The Page Title
Prompt screen appears.
Note: At any time, you may exit the setup of your web site by clicking
on the Cancel and Delete My Site button. This will delete any information
you have provided.
- Type the title
you would like for your web site’s home page in the field provided and select
the Next button. The Background Prompt screen displays.
Optional: If you would like to have a background image displayed on your
Web site’s main page, select the Background Image button. The Background
Image Selector displays:
- Use the
Navigation or Search tools to locate an image you would like to add.
When completed, click on the Back button to return to the previous
screen and select your background color.
- If you would
like to have a background color other than the default (white) on your web
site, click on the Background Color button. The Background Color
Selector displays:
- Choose
the desired color by single-clicking on it. Select the Enter
button to apply it to your Web site. Click on the Next button
to continue. The Page Text screen displays
- In the text
box provided, type the text which will appear on your web site’s home page.
When completed, select the Next button. The Text Color Selector
page displays.
- Single-click
on the color in the color-picker that you would like the text entered in
the previous screen to be. If you know the RGB Hex code for the color, you
may enter it in the field at the bottom of the box. Select the Enter
button to apply the color. Select the Next button to continue.
- The Image
Selection option works similarly to the Background image option. To
have an image appear near the top of your Web site’s main page, select the
Pick Image button and follow the instructions. These are similar
to the instructions in Step 3. If you do not want to add an image at this
time (you can add one later if you like), select the Skip Image button.
The Site Completed page displays.
- This page indicates
that the Home page is created. Also listed here are instructions
to continue on in the Site Creation Tool to the Site Editor. To open
the Site Editor, click on the Enter the Site Editor button.
- The Site Editor
offers ways for you to edit and add to the home page you just created. Additionally,
you can add more pages from this tool. The Site Editor is explained in more
detail in a later section of this document. The next two sections cover
the remaining options available from the Site Creation Tool Manager.
Note: Once your home page is set up, there is no need to repeat the steps
covered thus far in this section. Clicking on the Site Creation Tool button
in the Site Creation Tool Manager will bypass the previous steps and open
directly in the Site Editor as shown in the image above.
- To close the
Site Editor and return to the Control Panel, select the Logout link,
near the upper left corner of the screen.
How
To Make Your Home Page from the Site Creation Tool the Default Page for Your
Site:
- From the Site
Creation Tool Manager, select the Change Default to Site Creation Tool
button. The page reappears.
Notice that the default page button has changed, allowing you the option
of removing the site creation tool as the default page and restoring the
default page to the basic one shown above.
- The default
page will now reflect the changes you have made to the pages through the
Site Creation Tool (and Site Editor).
How
To View Your Home Page from the Site Creation Tool Manager:
- From the Site
Creation Tool Manager, click on the View Site button. Your web site’s
home page opens, displayed within the Control Panel frame.
Once your home
page is established, you will likely want to add more pages to your site. This
can be managed through the Site Creation Tool’s Site Editor. This section
will provide an overview of the different options available to you in the Site
Editor
Site
Editor:
The Site Creation Tool used in the web site you create is Powered by Max
Pages; indicating the company, Max Pages, is responsible for some of the technology
used in the Site Creation Tool. You can visit the Max Pages web site by single-clicking
on the Powered by Max Pages button near the bottom of the screen.
You can list company
or personal information on your homepage using the Site Editor. The following
information can be included automatically:
- Name/Company
- Street Address
- City
- State
- Zip
- Phone Number
- Fax Number
- E-mail address
To add information
other than what is provided in the list above, you will need to manually enter
it into your pages. Once the information is added, you can format it to your
liking.
Any of the information
can be changed the same way using the procedure below.
How
To Change Company Information on Your Home Page:
- From the Site
Editor, select the link for the type of information you would like to add
or change. In the example shown below, the Name/Company link was
selected.
- Type your name
or company name in the text box provided. Click on the Update Text
button.
- Select the
Text Color and Page Background color if desired. If you would
like to use the colors that you selected when initially creating your home
page, select the Use Page Text Color and Use Page Background
links.
- Select a text
Style if you want something other than normal text.
- Select a text
Size if you want something other than standard text.
- Select a text
Font.
- Select the
Site Editor link (there is one at the top and one at the bottom of
the page) to move back to the Site Editor. The text that you added or changed
will be previewed where the old link to the text was located.
- To preview
how the text looks in place on your home page, select the View Site
link in the Site Editor. The page displays in your browser.
- To return to
the Site Editor, select the Site Editor link, near the upper left
corner of the page.
Note: The Site Editor link, which appears on this page, does not
appear to users visiting your website. It only appears when editing your
site and is provided as a quick way for you to get back to the Site Editor.
How
To Create Additional Web Pages:
- To create a
new page for your Web site, select the Create Page link listed under
the Site Tools menu in the Site Editor. The Create Page form
displays.
- In the first
two text fields, enter a name for the page and a description.
- Select the
type of page you are creating: a General 1 Panel Page, a General
4 Panel Page or a Product/Services Detail Page.
- If you have
created categories or sub-categories for the types of pages on your web
site in the Site Editor, you can specify which of those categories or subcategories
you would like to locate the current page. Any existing categories or sub-categories
would appear in the drop-down lists under each listing.
- You may also
elect to copy the new page from an existing page on your site using the
existing page as a "template" into which you would enter new data
or information. Select the page on which you would like to base the copy
from the Copy From Page drop-down list.
- Once all options
are selected, select the Create Page button. The New Page opens in
the Page Editor. The example below shows a newly created page which
is of type General/Text 1 Panel and was copied from the Home Page.
Note: The
page that opens in the Page Editor appears identical to your home page.
(That is because since it was copied from the home page it is identical,
aside from the title and description of the page.) To change existing text,
single-click on the text you would like to change. You will be given the
option of typing new text and assigning new text attributes.
- To exit the
Page Editor and return to the Site Editor, single-click on the Site Editor
link located in the upper left corner of the page.
While you use the
Site Editor to manage the overall look of your site, you use the Page Editor
to edit individual pages once they have been created.
Additional
help for the Site Creation Tool is available at the Max Pages web site, at
http://maxpages.com/maxhelp.
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