This document provides an overview of using Netscape Composer to create basic web pages without knowledge of HTML. It discusses planning content, selecting an HTML editor like Netscape Composer, and using Composer's toolbars and features to write, format, and publish web pages. Key steps include selecting text and images, adding hyperlinks between pages, and saving files in a web folder to upload pages to a server.

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4. W hat Y ou S ee I s W hat Y ou G et! Html editors that show you the end results as you type You see what the final product will look like as you create it.

5. Plan, Plan, Plan Before Beginning What do I want it to say? Why do I want it to say it? Who is my primary audience? Secondary? How can this information be presented? Textually graphically both

6. Develop a Strategy One page or multiple pages connected navigation appearance titles pictures

7. Under Construction! Select an html editor Microsoft Word Microsoft Publisher Netscape Composer Microsoft FrontPage Macromedia Dreamweaver Enables user to produce an html document without needing to know html language

8. Netscape Composer Media Center Template Netscape Composer Tutorial

9. The Composer Environment Opens to a blank page like this Many of its features are similar to a word processor.

10. Toolbars Menu Bar access functions of composer with “drop-down” menus Composition Toolbar shortcuts to several of the more common functions used

11. Print - Print all the pages of the current document New - make a new page Open - open an existing page Save - save the current page Publish - Upload the current document to the proper server Cut - cut text or an object Copy - Copy text or an object Paste - Paste the things you copied Find - find a word or phrase in the current page Link - create a link to a different page Image - insert a picture H. Line - insert a horizontal rule Table - Insert a table Spelling - Spell check your work Preview - view the page in browser format Target - create a target to a specific point in a page

12. Formatting Toolbar Very similar to the formatting toolbar in Microsoft Word Type of text

24. To add a text hyperlink, highlight text, then click the link icon.

28. Microsoft FrontPage Front Page Guide

34. Tool Bar Button used to make hyperlink

35. Beside the box for URL, type in the complete address

41. Be sure to save often! Use the disk icon on the toolbar!

42. Choose where to save it web folder my documents desktop

43. Choose File name what appears in the URL simple avoid spaces Click Save

44. Notice the name of the Page Title It appears across the top blue line on web pages Change it to a more appropriate name here.

46. When you save, you will be prompted to save embedded objects, like images.

47. A folder will be created. Inside will be the web page file and image files used

48. 2 ways: Click the plain white page icon Go to “File,” “New Page”

49. Make the new page Save it in the same folder It appears on left side of screen as another html file Dress it up now, or come back to it later.

50. To connect (hyperlink) two pages Highlight the text or image Click your hyperlink button (earth & chain link icon) Find your folder with your html pages Click on the page you want to link

63. Microsoft Publisher Publisher Template

66. Microsoft Word Microsoft Word Template

71. Macromedia DreamWeaver

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80. Special Thanks Christopher J. Smith formerly the North Central Regional Technology Specialist currently the Rock Hill School District 3 Technology Coordinator Kierston Byrd Principal at The Children’s School at Sylvia Circle Linda Crute Principal at Northside Elementary School Joe Keeton Follett Representative

81. Contact Us! Catherine Nelson Media Specialist Northside Elementary School [email_address] Liz Martin Media Specialist The Children’s School at Sylvia Circle [email_address] THE END EN