How To Design Your Own Webpage Created Especially For You By: Amanda E. Stricklin

Where to Begin…  Choose a free Web Building site.  Examples of free Web Building Sites: Angelfire, Geocites, Tripod, Lycos, College Club, etc.

Step 1: Signing Up  Become a Member: You must be a member to use Angelfire. To get started, just click the "Sign Up" button on the Angelfire homepage and fill out the required fields  Come On In... Once you have a membership, just click the Log In button, type your member name in the directory field, and enter your password.

Step 2: Planning  Think about the components of your site, such as the layout, text, images, and overall feel.  Some things that you may want to include on you webpage:

Step 3: Getting Started  Log in to your Angelfire account  Type your Lycos Network member name in the Member Name field, and your password in the Password field, and click Log In.  Enter the Web Shell

Step 4: Files vs. Directories  A directory is like a "cabinet" where your files are stored. A directory can contain many files.  A file is like a "piece of paper" that could be a page of HTML, or could be an image, or some other item  Example:

Step 5: Index.html  The index.html file is the first page people will see when they type in your URL.  When you type in: the browser looks for

Step 6: Beginning With Basic Editor  Highlight the index.html file, and click the Edit button on the Web Shell toolbar.  You'll be given several choices as to the layout and content of your page, using our Basic Editor Standard template.  Once your choices have been selected, click the Save button. This is where the fun begins!

Step 6: Cont’d  Example:  If you're going to use any images on your site, you'll need to put them in your Angelfire directory.  The Web Shell's convenient uploading feature can be used for this.

Step 7: Uploading Images  Most decide to store their images in the images directory that Angelfire provides.  Once the directory is opened, you can use our Uploader to copy your images into this directory in your Angelfire account  Once you've selected all of your images, click the Upload button, and the files will be copied into your images directory.

Step 8: Adding Pages  To create a new file, type the new file name into the Name field (don't forget the.html extension!), and click the Create button.  Select your choices and hit the Submit button. You can then use the Basic Editor to customize your new page.

Step 9: Links  For visitors to navigate your site, you'll need to link all of your files together.  If you wish to add links, you'll need to type the URLs, or web addresses, for the links in the text boxes.

Step 10: Saving  Save as often as possible!  Just click the Save button at the top or bottom of the editor screen. Once you click it, you will be brought back to the main Web Shell screen.  Once information is erased, there is no way for Angelfire to retrieve it.

Step 11: Updating  Updating your site is no different than the first time you worked on the files.  Log in with your username and password, then just highlight the file you wish to work on and click the Edit button.  Don't forget to save your work.

Step 12: Getting Help  When questions arise, please feel free to contact the Angelfire (or other Web Builder) customer service department.

Enjoy Creating Your Webpage!