Once you've signed up and chosen the name for the site, choose a logo or saying. Go to your admin panel and log in. Look at the list on the left as that is what you will be setting up one at a time.
First choice is WebSite Intro. If you want one, choose from the Intro Category and you must choose from the selections located in the second button. You can Preview your choices without saving anything by simply hitting the Preview box (with the eye). When you are finished with your selection Click on Intro Content located above the Eye on the right. There is no need to save the Web Site until the end.
Take note of the special Editor Note popup. It states that you MUST erase one letter and retype it when you are making revisions if you expect it to save. If you forget to do that, it auto saves the previous entry.
There are 4 paragraphs in the Intro. Type in what you wish, highlight the text, choose the font size, choose the color and any other attributes like Bold etc. Then click on the body and go back and erase one letter and retype it. Move to the next paragraph until you have entered something in all 4 or leave it blank.
You can add one picture to each paragraph by clicking on the little picture graphic that's red. A window will open, browse for the picture and upload it. Wait until it gives you the finished message and then move on to the next file for paragraph 2 etc. Pictures MUST be JPG 320x240 or smaller. Any bigger and it will not fit nor look right and might not show up at all. There is an option there to delete pictures as well.
Next choice is from the column on the left. WebSite Interface. Same format. Select Interface Category and Select Interface. If you do not select Interface (second button) your site will not open because it does not know what you want. Preview your choice. We will enter text later.
Go to left hand column again. Next choice is Background Themes. Select Theme Category and Website Theme. You can upload your own custom background. Size must be 760 X 420 pixels exactly please.
Next is Background Music located again on the list on the left. If you do not want music then skip it. If you want music, Select Music category and Select Music Background. Preview your selections.
Next is Background Colors. Two choices here. One for the Intro and one for the Web Site itself. Experiment with the colors for different effects.
Next is Movie Sizes. Skip it.
Next is Website Modules which is a small chatroom and a Feed Back forum. Choose them and a pop up shows up. Click Yes if you want it. If you don't, skip it since the default is No.
You are done except for entering text. Now Save Website or you can move on to add content.
Website Content is the button to select to add the guts to your site. Type in Website title, Slogan, and please do meta tags. - Updated: December 10, 2003
No, as long as you erase one letter of the text and retype it, you can move from page to page without needing to save anything. it automatically saves it for you when you retype that letter. Save your site when you are finished. - Updated: December 6, 2003
No. Do not click on the body until you are finished with your changes. Highlight the text, select font size, select color, select attributes like bold etc. and then click on the body. If you clicked on the body after the font size change, you will need to highlight it again to make further changes. - Updated: December 6, 2003
You must erase one letter anywhere in the text when you are done and retype it in order for it to save your changes. If you don't do that, it will save your previous copy as a safety for you. - Updated: December 6, 2003
Highlight the text that you want to link, click on the little link picture located in the row above where you typed your text (next to the color box). Fill out the URL in the box and choose _blank if you want it to open to another window when someone clicks on your link. Click OK and it is saved automatically. - Updated: December 6, 2003
You forgot to erase a letter and retype it as your last action before moving to another page or before saving the whole site. Go back to the page that is incorrect and do that. - Updated: December 10, 2003
Either click on the red X near the red picture symbol and follow the directions in the pop up or upload another picture in the same spot. It will delete the first picture and save the one you uploaded. - Updated: December 6, 2003
You did not give them a title. Go to the page with the pictures on it and click on the red picture symbol. Type in a title for the picture and it will automatically save that. Type in text if you wish to display any with the picture Remember to go back and erase one letter and retype it if you wish to save the text changes. - Updated: December 6, 2003
Go to the Admin Panel and sign in. Choose WebSite Intro in the list on the left. Select Intro Category and Intro then preview the change by clicking on the Eye graphic which says Preview. - Updated: December 6, 2003
You have only chosen a WebSite Interface Category but have not chosen an actual Interface. It does not know which one you want to use. Go back to the Admin panel and choose one. - Updated: December 6, 2003
You have only chosen an Intro Category but no Intro. It does not know which one you wish to use. Go back and select an Intro under the Intro Category button. - Updated: December 6, 2003
Log in to your Admin Panel, Choose Background Music from the list on the left Select Music Category by clicking on the Arrow near it Select Background Music Arrow and choose one. Sample the choices by clicking on Preview. Go back to WebSite Intro located on the list on the left and you will hear your music chosen for the Intro only.
*Note*If you do not select the Music from both arrows, you will not hear any on your page. You must select a Category and then the actual music from the choices. - Updated: December 8, 2003
Log in to your Admin Panel Select WebSite Interface Choose Background Music from the list on the left Select Music Category by clicking on the Arrow near it Select Background Music Arrow and choose one. Sample the choices by clicking on Preview. Go back to WebSite Interface located on the list on the left and you will hear your music chosen.
*Note*If you do not select the Music from both arrows, you will not hear any on your page. You must select a Category and then the actual music from the choices. - Updated: December 10, 2003
Open your Admin Panel and log in. Select Background Themes Under Select Theme Category choose Custom from the list Click on Select Website Theme and click on Upload Your Image Browse for the file and Upload it It will now appear under the second list for Select Website Theme so select it Save Site or move on to make other changes - Updated: December 10, 2003
You can change backgrounds, interfaces, intros and any other content on your site as often as you wish by logging in to your Admin Panel. - Updated: December 6, 2003
