Designing a Home Page (Your Image On The Net) using a Cookbook Method with help from Lions at LionNet Lion Dan Uitti, PDG LionNet International
Introduction 4 Why Lions Clubs have a web page –Publicity –Electronic Communication –Low or No cost, No risk 4 Represent Lions Clubs International –Keep it current –Faithful to our International Trademark –Simple Sponsor Ads
Ingredients before starting 4 Computer- 486 or faster - Windows 95/98 4 Internet account with Internet Service Provider (ISP) 4 Some computer knowledge and/or willingness to learn by doing
Ingredients made during the cooking process 4 Image files needed for web page 4 HTML file of Prototype Lions Club web page 4 FTP program 4 Unzip program
Where to get the ingredients When starting out, it is assumed that you already have the Ingredients that are listed in the first section. The second set comes from the internet.
Step 1 - What to put on your page 4 The Full name of your Lions Club. 4 The President, Secretary and Treasurer with contacts. 4 Your Community Projects. 4 Your Club's meeting place, date and time. 4 Where your club is situated in relation to the rest of the world Contact Lion Dan at
Step 2 – Getting the Ingredients 4 go to 4 click on WebPage Help 4 click on prototype Lions Club page 4 Right click on each graphic Save 4 use FILE - SAVE AS to get web page
The Prototype page contains the graphics and basic HTML webpage needed.
Make a folder on your computer with Explorer.
Select your new folder before saving each file.
List of Files 4 undercon.gif 4 lionnet_logo-small.gif 4 lci_button.jpg 4 flag_array.gif 4 mailbutton.gif 4 we_serve1.gif 4 club.html
Get the FTP Software (some Internet Providers do not need this) 4 Go to 4 Select USA Region 4 pick Windows 95/98 programs 4 Section Network Tools - click on FTP and Archie 4 Scroll down to LeechFTP - it is FREE 4 Click the “Try Now” button
Step 3 - Writing the page in HTML 4 Hyper Text Markup Language - it really is simple. 4 Use Accessories - WordPad 4 Open club.html 4 Just substitute the text
The HTML file really is simple.
Get help from LionNet 4 Check our Webpage Help –We provide an annotated guide to the HTML code 4 Prototype Lions Club Homepage
Title Bar section Prototype Lions Club Homepage Simple change this to say Watertown Lions Club Homepage
Title section with Graphics Federation City Lions Club Pardon our appearance... we're still building this site ! Federation City Lions Club we're still building this site ! Pardon our appearance...
Section on Meeting Information Meetings: When: 2nd & 4th Wednesday - 18:30 Where: Starfleet Academy Lounge Meetings: When: 2nd & 4th Wednesday - 18:30 Where: Starfleet Academy Lounge
Other Sections Officers: King Lion: James T. Kirk home: xxx-xxxx; office: xxx-xxxx; 1st Vice President: Spock home: xxx-xxxx; office: xxx-xxxx; Secretary: Nyota Uhura home: xxx-xxxx; office: xxx-xxxx; Treasurer: Montgomery Scott home: xxx-xxxx; office: xxx-xxxx; Membership Chairman:Hikaru Sulu home: xxx-xxxx; office: xxx-xxxx; Links: National (for national LionNet nodes) International (linking on-line Lions Clubs world-wide) International (Lions headquarters)
Contact Section Your link for would be set up like this We welcome your questions and comments To use a button, make a link like this:
Step 4 - Adding graphics and links 4 Prototype already contains some 4 download or create your own graphics –LionNet Image Archive –Lions Programs 4 Links to – –
Step 5 - Testing your page 4 Open the file with your web browser –Do all graphics appear? –Does the address open a blank message? –Do Links work correctly?
Step 6 - Finding a site 4 Your own Internet Provider 4 A local provider in your area 4 Free web space on the internet Geocities Tripod
Uploading your site 4 Use your FTP program 4 Review your Internet Provider’s member help section 4 Check your web page again
Step 7 - Publicizing your site 4 Let us know at LionNet 4 Contact your local paper 4 your friends 4 Internet search engines –Yahoo –Lycos –Altavista –Excite Or
Notes about HTML - Anchor - Blank Row - Center text - Font setting - Header section - Horizontal Line - Beginning of HTML code section - Insert Image file - Line Intent - New Paragraph
Other HTML Code Notes - Webpage Title - Underline - Unordered List LionNet International - Hypertext link to another page. Contact us - Hypertext contact - include a graphic file