SITE STUDIO
(Introduction)
Have you ever felt amazed at how things changed over the last years? The Internet has become as common as the telephone. E-mail makes people totally forget about the existence of regular mail. Having a web site is now more important than having a business card. Actually, many people now think that having one web site is not enough. Really, would you present yourself the same way to your potential employers, family members and former schoolmates? Of course not! On the first site you would probably place your professional resume—and will refer to it in an employment classified. On the second, you would place new pictures of you and your fiance—you may want to share them with your parents in Minnesota and your sister in Paris. On the third, you will open a picture gallery out of the old school pics—maybe, this will help you find your old good friend whose trace you lost many years ago And so, you have decided to make up your own website. High time! But do you know enough HTML? Or do you want to create your site using a text editor? In either case, you will end up spending days and days to have your site look attractive and getting all things work. Not the best solution. Or, maybe, you want to pay hundreds of dollars for the web designer to do the job? Well, here is the solution. We will save your time and efforts, and what's even more important, you can be personally involved in the Art of Web Design. To create a professional-looking web site using Site Studio, you don't need any special knowledge or experience. The wizard-like program structure will guide you through the whole site-construction process step by step. Now you become a web designer, a creator, an Artist! You can juggle around with page layouts, colors, themes, add various effect and much, much more, everything with a single mouse click! Within a half hour you can have your site created and published on the Internet! So, if you feel this is what you need, welcome on board!
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ADDING PAGES
Add A Page
Site Studio allows creating websites in two categories: Personal and Small Business.
Each category serves its own purpose.
A site in each category constitutes of a series of pages, each devoted
to a separate topic, article or resource. Site Studio offers you a set
of templates for all common pages:
Personal
In the Personal category you can create a site for your fiends, school-mates and relatives.
You can tell about yourself, your background, hobbies, share funny stories and show your photographs.
Here you can also post your resume for potential employers and even more.
To create your personal website, add any of the following pages:
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Splash Screen:
the home page or index page that welcomes visitors and contains references to all other pages. FlashSplash:
the home page or index page with Flash elements that welcomes visitors and contains references to all other pages. About:
the page to provide information about the purpose, the owner of the site and any other relevant data. Download Page:
the page where you can upload any files with descriptions to them. Visitors of your site can later download them. Resume:
if you seek employment via the Internet, this is the central page containing short account of your career and qualifications. Links:
the page where you list your favourite links to related websites or pages. Custom Table Page:
a page with any data organized in table format. Site Map.
If your site is becoming complex and hard to navigate, a site map will become helpful to get around. Photo Album:
a sequence of pages containing images. You may want to use it for posting photos of yourself, your friends, your family, your art works, postcards,etc. Your Own HTML.
This tool allows to copy-paste an existing HTML page and create a web page based on your own HTML script. Recommended for advanced users. Humor:
a tool that helps you organize your jokes, funny pictures, humorous stories and other fun topics. Survey Form:
a quick tool for drawing up visitor questionnaires. Generic Page:
a powerful tool to create pages with any layout, containing both text and images. Genealogical Tree:
a quick tool for creating a family tree. The output is a list of entries each devoted to an ancestor or a family member. Calendar:
the page where you can list events with dates and comments. ICQ Contact Center.
If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this form of messaging the most convenient. Driving Directions:
a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving directions to the place in North America that you specify. Amazon.com Web Store.
If you want to offer your visitors some books for sale, this is the page for you. To use this feature, you need to sign up with the Amazon.com associate program. Mobile Pager.
A page from which site visitors can reach you on a cell phone or a pager with Internet messaging support. To use this feature, you need to be subscribed with Bell Atlantic Mobil or Sprint PCS. External Page.
If you own two different sites or your friend or business partner own a website, you may want to interconnect them. This page is most convenient to address site visitors to different site.
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Small Business
In the Small Business category you can create a site representing your company or business.
It's a good mean of telling about the history of your company, listing the services you render or
products/goods you sell. Here you can also create your own online store, look for new employers and more.
To create a business website, add any of the following pages:
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Splash Screen:
the home page or index page that welcomes visitors and contains references to all other pages. About:
the page to provide information about the purpose of the site, the owner of the site, and any other relevant data. Generic Page:
a powerful tool to create pages with any layout, containing both text and images. Welcome Page:
the page allows to introduce all other pages on your site with images and short descriptions to them. FlashSplash:
the home page or index page in Flash that welcomes visitors and contains references to all other pages. Internet Links:
the page where you can list usefull links to web sites or pages related to your business. Download Page:
the page where you can upload any files with descriptions to them. Visitors of your site can later download them. Firm Profile:
the page to introduce your company to the visitors of your site. You can edit and organize the text layout for your Firm Profile page. Survey Form:
a quick tool for drawing up visitor questionnaires. Frequently Asked Questions:
the page to give answers to the most frequently asked questions about your business. News and Events:
the page where you can list important news and events of your company with dates and comments. Careers and Jobs:
the page to announce about free vacancies in your company. Here you can give your requirements for applicants and contact email. Driving Directions:
a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving directions to the place in North America that you specify. Catalog Page:
the page to list your company products and goods with descriptions and images to them. Use it to advertise your products or services. ICQ Contact Center.
If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this form of messaging the most convenient. Site Map.
If your site is becoming complex and hard to navigate, a site map will become helpful to get around. External Page.
If you own two different sites and you want to interconnect them, this page is most convenient to address site visitors to another site of your own. Contact Us:
the page providing detailed contact information about your company: postal address, map, phones and staff members info. Services Page.
If you want to offer your visitors a range of services, this page is the most convenient to present services with descriptions and images. Your Own HTML.
This tool allows to copy-paste an existing HTML page and create a web page based on your own HTML script. Recommended for advanced users. Add-A-Cart Catalog:
the page to create a fully integrated and usable on-line shopping system with secure payment gateway and a merchant account.
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Splash Screen
Splash Screen is the home page that welcomes visitors and contains links to all other pages. To configure Splash Screen, fill out the Splash Page form:-
Splash Theme:
the main parameter that determines the look of your home page. Site Studio offers several Splash Screen templates (themes). Choose one—you can change it any time in the future. The current version of Site Studio does not provide immediate preview, so it is recommended to configure it after you configure all other parameters (see instructions below in this section). Logo image:
Splash Screen templates are designed to include a welcome image. You can select a picture that is stored on your hard disk or has been already uploaded to your gallery. To include a picture click the "Select Image" button and follow the on-screen instructions. Page Title:
This is the text that will show up on the welcome page in big letters. This would usually be either the name of your site or a welcome sentence. Lock Splash Settings:
By default, Splash Screen is not affected by the global color settings for your site. Here, you can allow Site Studio to modify Splash Screen properties by checking the No radio button in the Lock Splash Settings field.
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FlashSplash
FlashSplash is the home page in Flash that welcomes visitors and contains links to all other pages. To configure FlashSplash, fill out the FlashSplash page form:-
FlashSplash Theme:
the main parameter that determines the look of your home page. Site Studio offers several Splash Screen templates (themes). Choose one—you can change it any time in the future. The current version of Site Studio does not provide immediate preview, so it is recommended to configure it after you configure all other parameters (see instructions below in this section). Page Title:
This is the text that will show up on the Welcome page in big letters. This would usually be either the name of your site or a welcome sentence. Lock Splash Settings:
By default, FlashSplash page is not affected by the global color settings for your site. Here, you can allow Site Studio to modify FlashSplash properties by checking No radio button in the Lock Splash Settings field.
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About
The About page is commonly used to provide the following blocks of information:-
The purpose of the site;
The owner of the site (a person or a company);
Any other relevant data.
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Welcome
The Welcome page can be used as the home page that welcomes visitors and automatically contains links to all other pages that are taken from the titles of the latter. When you change the title of any page, it will reflect on the Welcome page as well. It introduces visitors with all other pages on your site with images and short descriptions to them. To configure the Welcome page, fill out the page form:-
Page Title: enter the text that will show up on the Welcome page in big letters.
This would usually be either the name of your site or a welcome sentence.
Page Text: enter some general introduction to this page.
Title: this field automatically shows the webpage title. Though you still can edit it.
Description: enter short description of this page. This text will appear under the Title.
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Resume
This is the central page for those who seek employment via the Internet. It provides an easy-to-use wizard that allows you to effectively manipulate the data you would like to include into your resume. As the first step, you will see seven boxes with suggested section headings, each with an Add button on its right. Click the Add button to enter data into the relevant section. A new form will appear. Fill it out and press Next to return to the main Resume page. The information you entered will show in the box; also, Edit and Delete buttons will be added. Click Edit to change contents of the box, and Delete to clear the contents. Follow this instruction for every section you want to include into your resume.Note: In the Experience section form, you will have an in-built form for job duties. The instructions are exactly the same as above.
Attention: Make sure you don't add empty forms! They will be included into your resume, too. You can preview your resume at any moment by clicking the View tab (see more on Tabs). All your changes will NOT be lost. At the end, however, don't forget to confirm the changes by pressing the Next button! Now that you see your resume in a complete form, you may see how to make it more visually appealing. Click Settings tab to change color, font or style (see more on Tabs). When you have your web page in front of your eyes, you may decide to change the order of some paragraphs. It's simple and fast.
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Click the Order Elements link to re-order
your paragraphs. A new window will appear.
In the box, click to highlight the
name of the item you want to move;
Use the
and
buttons
to move the selected item up or down the list;
Click the Next button to
save changes and return to the Resume Edit page.
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Links
Part of expressing yourself through a web page is including links to your favorite web sites. The links you choose to include on your page can communicate your interests and hobbies. A carefully designed collection of related links can make your site a good launching place and will help you promote your site.-
Header Text:
The text that shows at the top of the Links page as a header. It usually details the page or serves as a header to the introductory paragraph. Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Links page. Columns of Links to Display:
Links can be organized into multiple columns. Addbutton is used to create a new Link category.
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Click the Add button. This will call another form.
Enter the name of the category;
Click Add (Add Link);
Fill in the fields (Site title and
Site URL), than click Next to continue;
To add link, click Add;
To make some changes, click Edit;
To delete link, click Remove;
Click Next when finished.
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Click Edit button;
Edit the name of the category;
Click Add to include a new link;
Click Next to save changes.
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Custom Table Page
Custom page table is a page with any data organized in a table format. To create a table, fill out the form:-
Border:
enter a numerical value representing the width of grids in pixels. To hide grids, leave the field empty or enter 0. Width:
Table width can be indicated in pixels or in percent of the page width. To enter width in percent, put the "%" symbol after the numerical value. Cell Padding:
distance from text to border, both vertical and horizontal. Align:
aligns the table on the page. Resize:
Enter the number of rows and columns for your table and press Resize button before clicking Next. If you want to group and join some cells, check the corresponding boxes and click the Join Selected button.
Site Map
This page shows the structure of your site. It is generated automatically and does not allow editing. However, you can configure its settings, just like you it for other pages.One Step Back | Go to TOC | Close Help Window
Photo Album
For you, a photo gallery may become the central element with photos of yourself, your friends, your family, your art works, postcards, etc. To create a photo album, fill out the fields in the form as the first step:-
Title:
the text that shows at the top of the menu bar. Select numbers of pictures per page:
Mind the size of your pictures. It is recommended that all your pictures fit one screen. Follow the simple rule: the bigger the image size, the fewer pictures per page. Enter the number of columns:
Change this parameter depending on whether your images have a horizontal or a vertical layout.
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Click Add. A new form will appear;
Fill in the picture title and the date in any format;
Click the Select Image button. You will be
brought to the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions to
add a new image.
Add details. This may be a description of the place or names of people in the picture.
Click the Next button to proceed.
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Your Own HTML
This tool allows you to copy already existing HTML page and paste it into the input box. However, it is recommended that you create your files in specialized html editors. Before publishing this HTML page, you can choose wheather it will use its own titles and layout, or those provided by Site Studio. - If you want to insert your HTML page with originally created layout, click Yes in Include layout code?.- If you want Site Studio to insert all the headers, titles, select NO in the Show as is option. To upload a file from your hard drive, click the Upload File button at the bottom of the page. When uploading your own HTML page, try to avoid non-Latin characters, spaces, underlines, commas, dots, hyphens, etc. It is recommended that your file name only includes letters of Latin alphabet and numbers.
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Fun Page (Humor)
Fun page template helps you organize your fun topics. To add an item, click the Add button for the appropriate category and fill out the form that appears. To add pictures to your Fun Page:-
Click Add in the in the Add Funny Pictures
box. A new form will appear.
Enter the name of the picture.
Click the Select Image button. You will be
brought to the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions to
add the new image.
Add text. This may be any comment to the new image.
Click the Next button to proceed.
Click the View tab to see the page preview.
Click the Edit tab to continue editing the page.
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Survey Form
This template will help you develop a custom online questionnaire. Use it to research public opinion or to get feedback from your customers. To generate a questionnaire, fill out the form: Page Title:Page title is the text that will show at the top of the menu bar. For convenience, it duplicates the same field in the Settings tab. In this field, you can change Site Studio default name from "Survey" to, say, "Questionnaire" or "Feedback". E-mail To:
Here, enter the address where you want the survey results e-mailed. It can be the Webmaster's (i.e. your) address as well as any other address you specify. Questions:
To add a question, click the Add button on the right. A new form appears. Checking "Yes" in the Is The Answer Required field marks the survey question with a red asterisk. The survey will not be accepted from a visitor If one or more asterisked questions remain unanswered. The Question Type determines the format of the suggested answer:
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True/False: the answer should state true or false.
Yes/No: the answer should be Yes or No.
Single Line: the answer should fit in one line (for a bit complex questions).
Multiple lines: for more comprehensive interrogative answers.
Date: the answer should contain a date.
Here, enter the text you want the visitor to see after the form has been accepted. On Error Submission of the Form:
Here, enter the text you want the visitor to see after the form has been rejected or an error occurred. Click the Next button to generate the questionnaire.
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Generic Page
Generic Page template has been designed to enable fast and simple creation of custom pages that do not fall into any other categories. You can choose how to lay out your images and text depending on your tastes, needs and circumstances.-
Marquee:
This is a scrolling area of text. To add a marquee, click Add link. A marquee form will appear. Enter the text you want to scroll, width and height in pixels, scrolling speed, horizontal page alignment and vertical screen position, and the font style. Press the Submit button to proceed. Number of Columns:
Multiple columns for the whole page can be combined with individual paragraph design. Choose Title For this Page:
Page title is the text that will show at the top of the menu bar. For convenience, it repeats the same field in the Settings tab. Choose Link Text: This text will show on other pages as a hyperlink to this page. Edit Paragraphs: You can add, delete and edit only individual paragraphs, including headers, body texts, images and image titles. All elements are optional!
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Click Add or Edit. A new form will
appear.
Select paragraph layout by sliding
you mouse over the buttons at the bottom of the page and clicking one of them.
Enter Paragraph Header;
Click the Select Image button to add a picture;
Enter Paragraph Text;
Click Next to preview.
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Family Tree Page
Your family page includes two major blocks of information, one about the whole family, and the other about its individual representatives. To provide general family information, enter the following fields:-
Title:
It could be as generic as "My Family" or as specific as "The Simpsons Family Tree". Header Text:
give some introductory information about your family. Family Portrait:
Click the Select Image button to add a picture from your computer.
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click the Add button. The Family Member form will appear.
Fill out the form. (Note: The date format does not matter).
It is recommended to start your Family Tree with the ancestors.
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Calendar
The calendar is nothing but a page listing events like birthdays, anniversaries, etc.-
Date:
this field is insensitive to the format of the date. Headline:
what is the event about. E.g.: "Our fiftieth wedding anniversary". Text:
the optional comment you may want to add. E.g.: "Not celebrating". Type:
the color in which the record will appear:
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Usual—green;
Important—blue;
Alert—red.
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ICQ Contact Center
If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this form of messaging the most convenient. To add the ICQ Contact Center page, fill out the fields:-
ICQ Number:
your active ICQ number to which the messages will be directed. You can copy it from your ICQ View/Change My Details window. Subject:
Every message directed to you by a visitor of your site will have this subject included. A good name for the Subject would be something like "Sent From My Site". Online Indicator Type:
Your ICQ-message page contains an online indicator that shows your current status (e.g. online or offline). Here, you can choose how you want it to look. To preview, click the View tab. To continue editing, click Edit tab. Status Indicator Description:
The text that appears next to the online indicator. You can change the default text to, for instance, "The Webmaster is". Some indicator types include text like "My current status is:" For these types, keep this field blank.
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Driving Directions
This is a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving directions to any address in North America that you specify. For a personal site, this can be your home or hangout. For a business site, show the location of your restaurant, store (supermarket) or a service center. To create the page, make sure to properly enter the details of the destination address and press the Next button to preview. It will result in the amp itself. To change data, click the Edit tab. Important: The Get Directions button will work only in the published site. You won't be able to check Directions until then. Please note that driving directions are not a part of Site Studio, those are third party products and even minor changes on the corresponding site can break links to the map. We are trying to track any changes, but in case there are some problems, we bear no responsibility for broken links and incorrect maps.One Step Back | Go to TOC | Close Help Window
E-Store (Amazon.Com Web Store)
To create your online bookstore, do the following steps:1. Sign up.
You need to sign up to become an Amazon.com associate. Click here to sign up or here to find more about the associate program.2.Fill out the form
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Associates ID:
After you subscribe with the associate program, you will be assigned an associate ID. Enter it into this field. Create Your Sales List:
enter the names, prices, and descriptions of the books you want to sell. Then press Next to preview.
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Mobile Pager
Configuring mobile messaging with Site Studio is as simple as entering the phone or pager number, selecting service type and provider and clicking the Next button.One Step Back | Go to TOC | Close Help Window
External Page
To configure External Page, enter:- URL that addresses site visitors to an external website;
- Button text that will appear on the Site Map, Welcome, Splash Screen and other pages and tell site visitors about its relation to your site. You can name the External page, say, Our Partner, Our friends or Our associates in the Button text. Make sure to click the Next button to save changes. It's important to know that this page will be available for viewing only after publishing.
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Add-A-Cart Catalog
You are now able to create a fully integrated and usable on-line shopping system. To do it, add the BUY buttons created by Add-A-Cart to the catalog page created with Site Studio. The Add-A-Cart shopping system also creates multi-functional online e-shop that can be easily referred to. With this e-commerce-solutions system you will have everything you need to operate a successful on-line business: a shopping cart, secure payment gateway and a merchant account issued by One Stop Merchant Services.Generating the Buy button for the Add-A-Cart catalog page.
You need to log into your Add-A-Cart Admin page. In case if you do not have the Add-A-Cart account, you need to open it using the link on the editing page of Site Studio. There are two instructions to get a snippet: for new and existing items:To generate code snippets for a new item:
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Click the Add New Item button on the main Admin page.
Enter all Item's information into the form.
Click Add Item.
Copy either the Dynamic Link the first code generated on the page
or Static HTML the second copy to clipboard button.
On the Site Studio catalog page, insert the code into the Site Studio edit page.
To generate code snippets for existing items:
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Click the Edit/Delete Item button.
Click the Edit image (looks like a floppy disk) next to the item
you want to edit or generate code for.
Make changes if you want, though you don't have to do it.
Click the Update button.
Copy either the Dynamic Link the first code generated on the page
or Static HTML the second copy to clipboard button.
On the Site Studio catalog page insert the code into Site Studio edit page.
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Download Page
The Download page is a simple page where you can upload any files with descriptions to them. Subsequently, visitors of your site can download them. To provide general information, enter the following fields:-
Title:
enter the name of the page. This text will show at the top of the menu bar. Introduction:
give some introductory information about downloaded resources.
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Element name: a name or a title of the file to be downloaded.
Description: enter a description to this file, some useful additional information.
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Click the Upload file button at the bottom of the page.
You will be brought to the Uploader page. Follow on-screen instructions to upload the new file.
Click the Save button to save the file on your website.
Click the Next button to preview.
To add more files, repeat all steps from clicking the Add icon.
- To remove file, click the Delete icon against the file. Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
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Internet Links
Part of introducing your business through a web page is including links to resources related to your industry. A carefully designed collection of related links can make your site a good launching place and will help you promote your site and business.-
Header Text:
the text that shows at the top of the Internet Links page as a header. It usually details the page or serves as a header to the introductory paragraph. Paragraph:
the introductory paragraph to the Internet Links page. Add Category button is used to create a new Internet Link category.
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Click the Add button. This will call another form.
Enter the name of the category;
Click Add (Add Link);
Fill in the fields: Site title, Site URL and short description of the Internet resource you are linking to.
Click Next to continue;
To add link—click Add;
To make some changes—click Edit;
To delete link—click Delete;
Click Next when finished.
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Click the Edit button;
Edit the name of the category;
Click Add to include a new link;
Click Next to save changes.
To change the order of products, click Order and follow online instructions.
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Firm Profile
One more way to introduce your business and tell visitors about different areas of company's activity is to create the Firm Profile page. It's also a good place to show pictures of your staff, partners, describe social activities or professional services offered by your company.-
Page Title:
the text that shows at the top of the Firm Profile page as a header. Page Intro Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Firm Profile page.
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Enter the Paragraph Header—short introductory text about the paragraph.
E.g: if you dedicate the Firm Profile to your staff, Paragraph Headers can serve as names and positions of your co-workers. Click the Select Image button if you want to upload image to this paragraph. Follow on-screen instructions to upload the image. Later you can remove the image by clicking the Remove Image button. Enter Paragraph Text; Choose the template for the paragraph from the options listed; Click Next to continue; To add one more paragraph, click Add and repeat all steps; Click Next to preview page; To make some changes, click Edit; To delete paragraph, click Delete; Click Next when finished. To change the order of paragraphs, click Order and follow online instructions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The FAQ page is used to provide detailed answers to the most commonly asked questions about the industry of your business. To configure the Frequently Asked Questions page, do the following:Give general information:
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Page Title: enter the text that will show up
on the Frequently Asked Questions page in big letters.
Intro Paragraph: enter some introductory information about this page.
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Question: enter quastion to be answered on this page.
Answer: enter the answer to this question.
Click Next to save changes.
To add more questions, click the Add icon again and repeat previous actions.
To make some changes, click Edit;
To delete paragraph, click Delete;
To change the order of questions, click Order and follow online instructions.
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Catalog Page
This page allows to list your company products and goods with descriptions and images to them. Use it to advertise your products or services. To configure the Catalog page, enter general information in the form as the first step:-
Title:
the text that shows at the top of the menu bar. Show products per page:
Mind the size of your pictures. It is recommended that all your pictures fit one screen. Follow the simple rule: the bigger the image size, the fewer pictures per page.
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Click Add. A new form will appear;
Enter the Paragraph Header;
Click the Select Image button. You will be
brought to the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions to
add a new image.
Add details to the Paragraph Text.
This may be a description of your products or goods in the picture.
Add optional Buy Now button:
- click the Select Image button. You will be brought to the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen instructions to add your own image of the Buy Now button. - enter Link to Shop and Button Descrition. Choose image and text appearance in the catalog from the templates listed below. Click the Next button to proceed.
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To add more products with images, click the Add icon and repeat previous actions.
To make some changes, click Edit;
To delete paragraph, click Delete;
To change the order of products, click Order and follow online instructions.
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News and Events
The News and Events page is a good way to inform your site visitors about the up-to-date events of your company, e.g: presentations, conferences, seminars, corporate receptions, issueing new products and etc. Page Title is a text that shows at the top of this page as a header. It can serve as a header to the introductory paragraph. Intro paragraph is introductory information about your company's history. To add a paragraph:-
Click Add in the paragraph section.
Enter the Paragraph header: this text
will serve as a name or introduction for the paragraph.
Click Select Image to upload the image.
Follow on-screen instructions to add a new image.
Enter Paragraph Text. This could be some short
information about the history of company's events or
description of company's most important event.
Choose Image and Text Appearance for the news from the templates listed below.
Click Next to save paragraph.
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Click the Add button in the News section. It will call a simple form.
To fill the form, enter the Date and Description of the date.
Click Next to save news.
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To add more Intro paragraphs/News, click the Add icon and repeat previous actions.
To make some changes, click Edit;
To delete paragraph, click Delete;
To change the order of products, click Order and follow online instructions.
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Careers and Jobs
This template will help to post your announcements about free vacancies in your company on the Careers and Jobs page with all necessary requirements and contact info. Page Title is a text that shows at the top of this page as a header e.g:"Our Vacancies", "Find a Job" etc. It can also serve as a header to the introductory paragraph. Intro paragraph is introductory information about free vacancies in your company or your business partner. Text is an optional field. Here you can say, for instance, "Our current positions are:". To configure this page and add as many positions as you need:-
Click Add.
Enter the Position title, there can be several positions.
Enter the Requirements for this positions:
specific knowledges, experience, personal features.
Leave a Contact email.
Click Next to save position and get to the intro page.
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To add more positions, click the Add icon and repeat previous actions.
To make some changes, click Edit;
To delete a position, click Delete;
To change the order of positions, click Order and follow online instructions.
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Services Page
This page is most relevant if your company specializes in rendering services. On the Services page you can describe all services provided, their prices, conditions. To provide general services information, enter the following fields:-
Page Title:
The text that shows at the top of the Services page as a header. Services Intro Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Services page. Services Secondary Paragraph:
Optional field where you can post additional information about services or post something like "The services we provide are:"
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Enter the Title of the service.
Enter Link Label that will show as the title in the list of services at the top of the page (or
press Same as Title if you want this link and the service title to be the same).
Enter the description and other relevant info about the service in the Text field.
Click Next to save info about the service.
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To add more services, click Add and repeat all steps;
To make some changes, click Edit;
To delete services, click Delete;
Click Next when finished.
To change the order of products, click Order and follow online instructions.
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Contact Us Page
The Contact Us page is a detailed description of your company's contact info. It has the same functionalities as the About and Welcome pages, but includes more specific information. To configure the Contact Us page, fill out the form: Enter general information:-
Page Title: enter the text that will show up on the Contact Us page in big letters.
This can be the name of your company or something like "Our Contact Info" etc.
Page Intro Paragraph: enter some general introduction to this page.
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Select your country from the drop-down box;
Enter your Street address and building.
Optionally, enter one more optional address if your company has two different offices;
Enter the City your company is situated.
Enter State (for non-US companies—province, county, district etc);
Enter Zip code.
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Enter Phone and Fax numbers;
Enter your company contact Email address;
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Select Enable for Request for Map at Mapquest
To address your site visitors to the map, you can:
- Create a Text for a Link;
- Select a Button image.
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Select Disable for Request for Map at Mapquest.
Click the Select Image button. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: After you added an image, its thumb view will become available in the form, as well as a Remove Image button. Click it if you want to remove selected image from the Contact Us page.
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Enter Header for this section;
Click the Add button. It will show a form.
On the form that shows, enter the Name,
Title and Email of the company representative.
Click Next.
To post more associates info, click Add.
To edit staff member info, click Edit;
To delete info, click Delete;
To change the order of products, click Order and follow online instructions.
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Tabs
Look at the tabs right under the toolbar menu. They supplement every page-designing tool: Edit tab opens by default, suggesting that you should enter or change your data before viewing it. Forms in the Edit tab vary greatly from page to page. View tab allows you to view your changes. This option is always available when you work on Edit or Settings tab. This means that after you introduce any changes to your page data or settings, you can immediately view them by clicking the View tab. Settings tab. Here you can customize all parameters for your page. For details go to Standard Settings Tab. Delete tab permanently removes the page from your site. Note: You can switch between tabs to change any data or settings any time during the page construction process or later.Standard Settings Tab
Page Title
Page title is the text that will show at the top of the menu bar. In this field, you can change Site Studio default name from "Fun Page" to, say, "Laugh with us".Button Text
This is the text that will show up on your sites menu among other page names. It may be the same as the Page Title, or you can give it a different name. For example, if your Page Title is "Fun Page", you may want to add some versatility by typing something like "Smile!"File Name
Technically, your site is nothing but an organized inter-linked group of html pages (files). Site Studio enables you to assign a specific name for every page that you add to your site. It is recommended that your file name only includes letters of Latin alphabet and numbers. Try to avoid non-Latin characters, spaces, underlines, commas, dots, hyphens, etc.Title, Text, Heading
You can select:-
Font
- use pull-down menu;
Color
- click on Change color button, when the color scheme appears, click
on Selected color;
Lettering Style—simply click on letter symbol.
Rollover effect
When you move your mouse over some elements on a page, they may change their color, shape and other properties. This is called Rollover Effect.Background Image
You can place the contents of your page on an image. However, try to be discreet with choosing the background. Avoid using photographs or bright decorations, as they may hinder text readability.Colors
Site Studio allows you to change the color palette for every site's page. Their default HTML codes are in the boxes next to the parameter names. You dont need to know these codes. Instead, click the
icon to call
a Color Picker—a palette with colors available—and select the color you
like. The "Color" section allows you to change background,
text and links color. Just select the element you wish to modify and click on
the color you like.
Note: If you decide to
change background color, ensure that the text on your page is clearly readable.
There must be sufficient contrast between the text and the background image.
A background with too much contrast competes with the text for reader's attention
and makes it difficult to read.
Secure
You can make your page open to general public or closed (secure). Secure sites or pages are often used by multinational companies to communicate closed information to its representatives worldwide, where e-mailing is not appropriate. Choose Yes if you want to restrict access to the page. The frame will expand to include a drop-down list box where you can choose who is allowed to view the page. To create an authorized user or user group, go to Site Settings -> Edit Security Information (for comments see Edit Security Information help section).Uploading images
Go to the directory or folder on your computer where your picture is saved, select the picture you want to add to your page, and click the Open button. The location of the selected file appears in the "Upload Image" window. Click the Upload button in the "Upload Image" window. You can select images from:-
Your own computer;
Gallery of images that you have
uploaded before (your gallery);
Site Studio image library (should be provided by your hoster).
ORDER PAGES
To re-order your pages do the following:-
Click to highlight the name of the
page that you want to move;
Use the
and
buttons
to move the selected item up or down the list;
Click the Next button to
save changes.
SITE SETTINGS
Site Settings
Click the category you need help with:-
Website
Category;
Website
Color & Style;
Global
Settings (General Contact Information);
Website
Theme/Effects;
Load/Save
Website;
Start Over;
Edit
Security Information.
website category
To select the website category, scroll the list of suggested topics in the box in the right half of the page. Select the topic for your site and click it. Then, click the Next button. You will be brought to the Select Website Color and Style page. Attention: Once you begin to create your site you may not change the website category!!! To change the category, you will have to start anew, which will delete ALL PREVIOUSLY SAVED SITES.website color & style
Choosing a correct layout is crucial for the success of your web site, as it will determine the look of every page. Site Studio is equipped with a number of pre-designed Overall Site Layouts. Go through the list in the upper left box by mouse-clicking each item or using cursor keys on your keyboard. Sample pages will be shown in the preview window on the right. Stop on the one that will best suit the contents of your site. Then, select a color scheme in the lower box. It will only affect the menu bar; colors for every individual page are set at a later stage (see Standard Settings Tab). You can change your layout and color scheme any time in the future without losing any information whatsoever, even when the construction of the site is complete. Selecting Site Layout The checkbox allows you to apply selected layout and color scheme to all pages on your site. It comes checked by default. If you uncheck it, the layout and color settings will only affect the pages you create after applying these changes; the pages you created before will remain unchanged. Changing this option doesnt affect your settings in any way, if you are only beginning to create your site. After you select the layout and color settings, click Next to move on.Global Settings
Web readers often want or need to contact the person who created and maintains the web site. Global Settings form requires you to enter basic information that will help identifying the site and its author after it is published. In the Search Engine Keywords box enter the words or word combinations that distinguish your site from all other sites on the Internet. They will be helpful when somebody tries to find your site with a search engine. Think of the words that would be most characteristic of your site. In the Search Engine Description box enter a short description of your site, like an answer to the question: What is it about? If an Internet user finds your site with a search engine, this description will show right under the site name. You can enable visitors to perform text search on your site. This functionality takes a form of a textbox added to the menu bar. A visitor will type a word or a combination of words and they will be searched throughout all texts on your site. If you want to include a search engine into your site, click "yes" at the bottom of the form. Otherwise, choose "no". At this point, you are done with general site settings. Click the Next button to configure individual pages.Website theme / effects
Add themes and special effects! Make snowflakes fall down in the browser, add logos that stay put as the user scrolls, and tons of other cool features, all with easy point and click selection. There are several check boxes to indicate and select the theme (javascript effects) that you can see on your web page. Use pull-down menu for selection. Then, click Next to preview. Falling Things:-
Snow—the snowflakes will fall on your screen;
Snow 1
- just the same action but another type of snowflakes;
Leaves - the leaves will fall and fly on your
screen;
Angels - the same actions but Angels (instead
of leaves) will fall on your screen.
Load / Save website
You can save up to five different versions of your site. Make sure the names you enter reflect changes between versions. Attention: Before retrieving a previously saved website, save your work! If you dont save your current project, you will lose it. Site Studio can work with only one site at a time. Warning: Starting over will delete ALL PREVIOUSLY SAVED SITES. To start a completely new site, you need to register as a new user. Note: Saving your web site will not publish it. To publish your site, click the publish link at the upper left-hand corner on the menu panel.Start Over
Scrap all your pages with one click, and begin designing anew. Use this option only if you are completely sure. There will be no way to get back your current pages if you start over. This option allows you to delete all your web pages with ONE click and start to design from the beginning. Warning: You will lose your current site as well as ALL PREVIOUSLY SAVED SITES. Dont use this function if you are not strongly sure!Edit Security Info
You can make your site open to general public or closed (secure). Secure sites are often used by multinational companies to communicate current information to its representatives worldwide, where e-mailing is not appropriate. In this section you need to specify the users or user groups authorized to access your secure site. After you include them into the authorized user list, communicate to them their passwords. To secure individual pages, go to Page Settings tab (see Page Settings help section for details).Site Map
Here you can see and inspect all the web pages your web site consists of.-
to preview page content click View. You will be brought
to the pages View tab.
to change, add or delete info—click Edit. You will
be brought to the pages Edit tab.
to delete the page click Remove. The page will be
permanently deleted.
to change the look and feel of the page, click Settings.
You will be brought to the Page Settings tab.