Creating a Web Page

***You will be using Netscape to create your web page. If you do not have Netscape on your computer, you can contact your building technology person, or let me know and we will get it installed for you.

***Before you begin: In your home directory, create a folder called web. You will keep everything related to your web page in this folder (pictures, your web page, documents, etc.).

To Begin

• Open Netscape
• Click File →New → Composer Page
• Click Format → click appropriate item to change the background, text size, font, etc.

Insert a Table

(This is what keeps your web page organized and looking the same to all viewers)

v Click Insert → Table

v Make 5 or 6 rows and 1 column (only a suggestion)

v Width - 100% of cell

v Border - 0

v Now you may begin inserting things in your web page.

To Insert a Picture

§ Click Insert → Image

• Click Choose File and find the image (which should be in your home directory web folder), then click Open
• Put a description in Alternate Text, such as "dog picture"
• Adjust the size of the picture after it has been inserted by clicking and dragging the corner of the image.

To Insert Text and a Picture beside each other

o Insert a table within the desired row of the already existent table by clicking Insert → Table

o Table should have 1 row and 2 columns.

o Width 100% of the cell

o Border 0

o Insert text in one column and an image in the other.

To Insert a Link

Ø Click Insert → Link

Ø Under Link Text: enter what you want the link to read on your page. For example: School Homepage

Ø Under Link Location: type in the web address. For example: http://www.logrog.net

Saving

Once you get everything how you want it, Click File → Save As

Page Title: Mrs. Parent's Homepage

You want to save this in your home directory (H:) web folder.

File name: index.html It must be index.html and it must be lowercase!

Publishing Your Web Site
(putting it on the web)

· Click File → Publish As

· Click Publish tab

· Site Name - ignore this (will do later)

· Page Title - anything related to the page Example "Mrs. Parent's web page"

· Filename - index.html (must be all lowercase!)

· Site Subdirectory, type html

· Check the “Include images and other files box.”

· Select “Use same location as page.”

· Click Settings Tab

· Site name - type your name e.g. "Sandi Smith"

· The Publishing Address is __________email webmaster@logrog.net for this

· The HTTP Address box leave blank.

· Enter your login name and password and click PUBLISH.

****Don't worry if your picture goes away after this step.

You’re Done creating your page!

To check and make sure that this worked, open up Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and go to www.logrog.net/users/yourusername/index.html

Example www.logrog.net/users/aparent/index.html

Updating your web page

• Open Netscape
• Click Window → Composer
• Click File → Open File
• Find your index.html file under your home directory web folder and open it.
• Update the page (change text, insert pics, etc).
• Click File → Save to resave your page.
• Click File → Publish to update your page.
• Use the same settings as indicated before in the “Publishing Your Web Site” section if they are not already shown.

****Don't worry if your picture goes away after this step!

Every time you update or change your page in any way, you must remember to SAVE and PUBLISH. Both of these steps must be done.

Web Page Policies (partial listing)

• An opening banner, graphic, or title should appear at the top of the home page, which identifies it. Example: "Mrs. Parent's Home Page"
• Bottom of page should indicate the last update. Example "Last updated 11/15/2007"
• Include a link that returns the user to the home page. The Link Text would be Logan-Rogersville Home Page and the Link Location would be http://www.logrog.net
• Documents should include only the first names of students.
• Individual photos of students may not be published without written permission of the student and his/her parent or guardian.
• Consult your building technology contact person for more details regarding these policies.

Adding additional web pages

Ø When making additional web pages, you begin just the same as before and follow all of the same steps.

Ø Save this one as whatever you want but the type still must be html. Ex: dogs.html

Ø Once it is saved, go to File → Publish As and still use all the same settings as before, only this time, every place you typed index last time, you will type your new site name (dogs).

Ø Once you publish this site, you may check it by going to www.logrog.net/users/yourusername/filename.html

Example: www.logrog.net/users/aparent/dogs.html

** Note this is case sensitive. Capital vs. Lowercase will make a difference! If you always use lowercase, it will make this much easier.

To make a link from your original page

(your index page) to your new page

• Open Netscape composer again and open your page titled index.
• Click Insert → Link
• The Link Text can be anything relevant to your new page
• The Link Location will be your new address. Ex: http://www.logrog.net/users/asmith/dogs.html
• To save your page click File → Save
• To update your page click File→ Publish

Contact People

Difficulty making your web page? Contact Ashley Parent at aparent@logrog.net

Web page policies info? Contact tech person at your building: Primary (Karen Rumker), Upper (Rhonda Simon), Middle School (Jane Entrekin), High School (Keith Spaulding)

Ready to have your web page linked to www.logrog.net ? Contact Laura Kovach at lkovach@logrog.net

Where is my link on the school web page?

From www.logrog.net click on Educators.

Then click Faculty Web Pages.

Here is a list of links to all faculty web pages.

Remember to contact Laura Kovach to get your page linked here!