Build Up the Home Page

Step by Step Instructions

 

Step 1: Go to the Site Administration page

Step 2: Open the editing template

  • Click on the "edit" button on the upper right (just below the banner). 

  • This opens the text editing template for the Section Introduction, which looks like this:

Step 3: Enter text into the template

  • Enter the title of the section in the upper box, and the body of information in the larger "Section Intro" box below.
  • Use the Text Editing Tools to format the text.
    • For step by step instruction on how to use the Text Editing Tools, click here.
  • Prefer to use HTML?
    • Click on the "Switch to HTML mode" at lower right of text box.
  • Save text entered
    •  Click the "Save" button on the upper right.
    • This will send you back to the previous screen. Click on the "edit" button again to get back to the Section Introduction template.

Step 4:  Add attachments

  • You can add images, audio, video, or create a sidebar, snap poll, etc., by using the attachment tools.
  • Access them by clicking on the relevant link under "Attachments" on the navigation bar to the left of the text editing template.
  • For step by step instructions on adding attachments, click here.

Step 5: Make any necessary configuration changes.

  • Generally, you won't have to make any changes here.
  • However, you can change the section's name, shortcut URL, banner design, etc. by using the configuration tools.
  • Access them by clicking on the relevant link un "Configurations" on the navigation bar to the left of the text editing template.
  • For step by step instruction on changing section configuration, click here.

Step 6: Preview your work.

  • Click on the "preview" button on the upper right to see how it will look on the website.
  • Return to the editing page by clicking the "Return to Edit Mode" link at the very top of the page (above the banner). Do NOT use your back button on your browser to return or you will lose your work.

Step 7: Save your work.

  • Click on the "save" button on the upper right. This will send you back to the window in step 2 above.

Step 8: Turn on your home page

  • Click on the red button to the left of the new section's name so it turns green. This indicates that the section is now visible to the public.
  • It can be turned off again by simply clicking on it again to toggle it off. It should turn red again, to indicate that it is no longer visible to the public.

Step 11: View the page on the web.

  • Click the "View Site" link on the upper right of the banner.