Create a user

• Click on Join on the top right corner of the site.
• Enter a full name
• Enter a user name with no spaces. Make this name the same as another username you use.
• Enter your valid email address
• Enter and confirm your password. Make this the same as other username/password combinations.

Login with the new user.

Select a Content Editor to Use. See Selecting a Content Editor.

Exercise 1

Goal:
Create a new section on the web site within your user folder. This section should contain an entry page (landing page) and link to three other pages that have relevant content to this section. For example, you might create something like this:

• Landing Page for section called "About {your name}" with a brief introduction.
• Separate page with a copy of your resume.
• Separate page that describes your current work responsibilities.
• Separate page describing your last vacation with a photo and an external link to relative info.

Stop and think about how you want this content organized. One folder, versus new folder for each section to capture other relative content to create those pages. Use new folders to add items on the main navigation (applicable to root of site only).

Getting Started with the Content

Remove the contents of your folder.

1. Go into Edit Mode from your home page.
2. Look at the content in your home folder.
3. Select all items in your home folder by checking the box to the left of each line
4. Click delete at the bottom of the folder list.

View your home page from the site.

• Click Exit and View
• Notice that the web page is empty.

Create your new home page

• Return to Edit Mode (click the Folder icon)
• Click on the 'add new item' drop-down list and click on Web Page
• Give the Name (ID) of this Web Page the default name for a folder (index_html).
• Enter a Title. Something like: Welcome to {your name}'s Section. Or, About {your name}
• Enter a description of what this page is. This is usually not surfaced on the Web Page.
• Select a Template of 'Generic Text' for now.
• Save the Identity by clicking save.
• Edit the Web Page body text and add an introduction paragraph. Try a few basic text editing features, like bolding text, etc.
• Click the save button at the bottom of the text box area.
• Exit and View your Web Page through the site.

Add another page within a sub folder for your resume Web Page.

• Click on the Folder icon to enter Edit Mode to view the folder content from your current location on the web site.
• Click on 'add new item' and select folder (make sure you are in your main user folder).
• Give the Folder a short name (ID) of 'resume'.
• Enter a title of 'Resume'.
• Click Save.
• You are now in that folder.
• Add a default Web Page in that Folder by clicking on 'add new item' and selecting Web Page.
• Add the default Web Page name for a new Folder (index_html).
• Give a title of Resume
• Select a Template like Links Page.
• Click Save.
• Edit the text body and add a paragraph like the following: An intro paragraph... Click on the following link to download my resume.
• Click Save

Add a File Attachment to your Resume Folder.

• Go to the Folder Contents of the Resume folder.
• Click on 'add new item' and select file attachment.
• Click on the Browse button and select a file to upload into the web site from your local computer (pick any file you want, it does not need to be a resume).

Create the Link on the Resume Web Page

• Put the Resume Web Page (index_html) into Edit Mode
• Edit the Links Section of the Web Page
• Click on auto links and select that you want to automatically create links for all file attachments.
• Click save.
• View the page through the site and test the download by clicking on the link.

Add another Web Page at the Root of Your Member Folder

• In Edit Mode, add a new Web Page to your user folder
• Give this page a Name (ID) of responsibilities.
• Give an appropriate title.
• Select a Template
• Click Save
• Edit the body text of this Web Page and add a bulleted list of things you do.
• Click save.

Add Your Responsibility and Resume Web Pages as Links on Your Main Home Page

• Place your entry page into Edit Mode (click on the pencil icon when viewing on the site).
• Change the template to landing page and save.
• Edit the links section and turn on autolinks to automatically publish Folders and Web Pages as links.
• Add an image to the image section.
• Find an existing image on the site or upload a new image and select the 'small' size and click save.

Try Creating Your Vacation Section Now.
Tips:

• Think about the content you'll present first. This will determine if you need a new folder for your content or just a separate Web Page.
• Each folder should contain a default Web Page with the ID of index_html
• Try creating a photo album with several photos.