Introduction:
The
Web has so much to choose from, and, using the analogy of a game,
choice can be expensive and/or misleading if one does not know
the rules. Information on the Web may come at a price,
sometimes justified, sometimes not, sometimes necessary, sometimes not,
but you may only find this out after an irreversible and ill-advised
transaction and/or download has been made. Much has to be
known before
Internet connection and access decisions are made, because a change can
mean expensive complications, and possible computer contamination if
security files are not installed. Also, when using the Web,
there
can be pitfalls, hazards, scams, and the usual, and even justifiably
necessary commercialism. To reiterate, there may be
complications, possibly expensive, if a decision has to be
reversed.
However, there is still the free
web (not to be confused with uncensored or freedom
of information via
the web, or any other medium, which still may come at a price to access
even if accession is guaranteed), where there may be practical and
useful information originating from ordinary people that is not subject
to commercial, infotainment, or ideological constraints, or, just
propagating extremism. This free Web includes
anything from
online encyclopaedias, dictionaries and Google's nascent World
Library scan-in, to practical information from those ordinary people
who are interested in the pursuit of ideas, and the propagation of
quality information. The inherent desire to communicate, to
pass
on, to teach, is present in our species, regardless of motive or degree
of interest, disinterest, vested interest, or bias, and the Web is the
most comprehensive means yet developed of propogating such
communication, for better or worse.
Nofrillstech,
having already benefited from
much on the Internet that was free and good, (as in educational,
informative, objective, useful, and free of bias), likewise wished to
make a similar contribution, however small, to this ever-increasing
august body of knowledge that has been posted for the common
goodl. Thus, the Nofrillstech.info
Website,
with a bit of a learning curve, was initiated. You are most
welcome, in turn, to use this information to build your own website.
For Nofrillstech, this new universal
library
access all began, as for everyone else who seeks a personal means of
Web access, with the internet-compatible computer and the costs
incurred, the choice of ISP, and custom software, especially that of
security function. After which there came at last The Search,
and
as is often the case, encouraged by some free internet time, then came
the need to regulate Net usage as more imperatively directed
to
value for money, value for time, and quality of material
accessed. Familiar...?
All this is discussed in the Computer Beginner's Survival
Factfile,
the document that really started it all, having been a record of trail
and error computer experience which, having proved useful to family and
friends, prompted the whole website-building project. As
well,
learning along the way about online computer use and web-building, also
resulted in this Basic Website Building
section, appended
below. Other potentially topical and useful
information has
since been included in the main website, as listed on the Nofrillstech
Index Page, and there are now files in HTML, .pdf, and .doc forms to
allow flexibility of access. HTML was used just for
Index
building and to showcase files, the real wysiwyg versions are in Word
or PDF formats.
But, website building is not that
easy, to say the
least, beginning with having, or acquiring, useful and relevant
information for this purpose as the first step, followed by learning
about website building, related skills, and relevant decision
making. Then there is the required capabilitity for uploading
of
files, including Website hosting, domain names, address, using the
uploading program, plus ongoing development and maintenance of the
site, and, finally, having the time to put all this together.
This
sort of intensive project does involve activities that must be
completed once started, so one must ensure allocation of time without
interruptions to the work, and most importantly, to trains of thought.
One important consideration for
ongoing peace of mind is that of putting your website on the server of
an ISP different to that
of your phone company,
(especially with a dedicated website provider), in case of phone and/or
account and/or service dissatisfaction that may lead to a parting of
the ways, and the subsequent inconvenience of website
re-location. Better to have a set-it-and-forget-it website,
(bar
the account, of course), that can be accessed from anywhere, such as an
Internet Cafe, and these days, all you need for website maintenance can
be loaded onto a flash drive, using Portable
Apps . The best attributes any goodISP
can have are reliability, stability, reasonable prices, and good
security checks and filters, so for any Internet or website access
choice, word-of-mouth will help to recommend the best provider(s) to
choose from.
Also, a project like this
really has no end, as
updating with new information will always continue, as well as revision
and polishing of existing material, so be warned should you wish to do
likewise! If all goes well it will be an ongoing
and
satisfying project rather than degenerating into an endless
chore. There are also, of course, ongoing costs to be met,
but
one may assume that this will be cancelled out by virtue of
contributions from similar websites that continue to enhance
one's own personal digital library.
Along the 'Web Way', some likes,
dislikes, preferences and prejudices evolved after Nofrillstech's Notemaker
studied other websites, so this knowledge was then reflected in the
development and final form of the
Nofrillstech.info
Website. This site now hopefully suits most needs
as to
navigation, colour blindness, printability, links, and with document
accessibility in three differing formats. The Word format was
included to make personal custom editing easier, there being no
copyright on these Pages.
Proofreading
webpages is, of course, very necessary, and
preferably undertaken by a third party. Printout to proof-read
is a wise rule if reading from a screen is distracting. The
Nofrillstech author has dyslexia, especially regarding symbols and
numbers, so there tends to be garbled sentences and odd mis-spellings,
and there is no readily available proof-reader in this
instance.
The best editing, therefore, necessarily follows break of several days
after the original writing. In the matter of links, which
require
exactness, some hard proofreading lessons were also learnt, so a good
friend to have is a reliable web link checker, as noted below.
Website building and
managing can either save
or destroy an obsessive or perfectionist personality, so be warned
about that, too. There is always something more that can be
done,
but sensible cut-off points must be reached. A
problem for
Nofrillstech in particular has been, despite the conviction that
current work was finished, the subsequent act of
uploading, and the relief following, would free up more thinking, and
another change would directly follow. At least the website
changes could be readily made, including some tardy proofreading error
corrections, unlike that which may happen after an exam, when the
moving hand hath unchangeably written, and second thoughts
simply
taunt and torment because nothing more can be done to correct errors or
oversights! Of course, the more you learn, the more you
realise
there is yet to be known, and, the more that you may forget or
overlook when recalling what you do already know, these being known
eternal knowledge conundrums for those who seek to push these limits!
In terms of website style, write
for the readers you have in mind, do not bother to be all
things to all people, if
there is definite interest in what you are providing, then there will
be specific questions asked to access the information.
Avoid lowest common denominator communication, as this will ultimately
be self-defeating as to quality of, and interest in, your own
particular contribution. Avoid unnecessary levels of complexity, especially
important for a business website.Your readership will rise,
and
when this does so, and remains steady, with stable statistics of return
or time spent on the site, then all is well. Questions asked
in
Search Engines will continue to be handy references for data addition,
or improved presentation. Hits are only recorded on
HTML pages by counters,
so you may safely assume that if your site has a mix of file formats
and individual links, there will be unrecorded hits that could be the
same, or even greater, in number than those just made on the HTML
files.
If your website is free, then you
will be writing
most likely for your own interest and pleasure, as well as for
cultivating the added rigor that teaching or informing others will
generate in order to reach the best possible standard. Before
bean-counting interfered with the running of universities, many great
research papers were written by those with reasonable financial support
who were left to their own devices in the pursuit of objectively
derived knowledge, and the same principle of self-motivation will apply
to your own valuable website contributions. Nofrillstech
also humbly seeks to follow in that great tradition!
So, to sum up the motives behind the
establishment
of the Nofrillstech's
own Public Information Website:
Perhaps some young and budding genius will find useful data herein, on
their way to greatness and fulfilment of potential, who
knows?
Someone else may gain insight into a prospective hobby or pursuit, or
in some other minor way, the world could be changed, hopefully for the
better. Plus there was always that obligation felt to make a
contribution, as others have done, to that ever-growing universal Free
Web. Although Nofrillstech has no pretensions as to high
academic
standards, sometimes just standing on the shoulders of a passing
intellectual pygmy
could give a handy informational boost when
needed!
Reflections
on Managing a Long-Term Public Information Website
Nofrillstech.net
has been 'Out There' now
for 15 years, as of 2016, with alterations, identities, and
complications, of one form or another, over that time, see also Notes
on Building a Free Public Information Website,
above.
The 23rd of October 2001 was
the original launch date, and the original file was the Computer
Beginner's Management Survival Factfile.
Points
to be made, after NFT's experiences:
1)
Define
your fields,
consider implications, and most importantly, know your subject(s).
2)
Consider the readership that you really want,
and write for that readership, lowest common denominator
communication will not be worth your efforts, if you are writing to
get your message read by an intelligent group. Frankly, the internet
is both the world's biggest Library, and/or, biggest garbage
dump....?
3)
Plan for size, scope, and complexity,
think ahead, even if you do not have a crystal ball....
4)
Research
widely and properly,
whatever the sources, and be aware of copywrite exigencies, always
name sources of whatever seems to be original material.
5)
Adding supplements to existing topics, especially
if updating is ongoing, rather than constantly expanding existing web
pages, in whatever form. Technological developments are a good
example, eg, if just keeping up means re-writing the manual, then do
so with supplements, save yourself much drudgery and possible
mistakes, plus, the original documents are still remain a useful
reference point.
6)
Invite
comments, critiques, invitation papers,
as per the Wikipedia model..? Although actually giving access to
others to change your website texts would be ill-advised..?
7)
As per Notes
on Building a Free Public Information Website,be
sure you subscribe to a reliable website provider,
pay for as long as you can afford, to lower costs, and, be you own
Webmaster, or, appoint someone reliable, do not subscribe to
commercial venues and interests, if possible.
8)
Use
Statcounter, or similar,
to track both hits, and most importantly, web search questions, as
these can offer further ideas, as well as scope useful metatag
editing. Metatags
still matter, OK!
9)
Note
that you do not need permanent Internet connection
to set up, and service, a website, just a reliable source of regular
connections, that also support FTP transfer. Internet cafes, and
cafes with Internet, backpackers, etc, are good candidates, plus,
Libraries that support FTP uploading, and other educational
institutions also, if being attended or visited. NFT has never had
more than a few months over the ensuing years, with domestic Internet
access, and, much Internet access has been whilst travelling
overseas, as well, involving venues as above.
10)
Fortune favours the prepared mind,
a wise adage courtesy of Louis Pasteur, so, take a notebook, pen and
flashdrive with you always, engage in useful conversation, regardless
of point-of-view, read widely, of course, and generally keep your
mind's 'radar' tuned to your particular knowledge interests.
General
comments:
NFT has benefitted from free, or at least, readily available
information
and other resources, from The Web and more traditional sources, so,
to repay this, NFT maintains, in turn, a Free Public Information
Website. NFT does not care for the curent trend of a price for
everything, especially knowledge and services that benefit society in
general. Censorship is a moot issue, when considering Internet
regulation, but, commonsense, and good taste, should at least act as
personal arbiters, surely..?
The
NFT website also has become a knowledge referral source
for related questions often asked, being something of a relief,
actually, and the knowledge that those who really did want to
research would look up relevant information. Furthermore, no time
was then wasted on those who were really not interested in furthering
their knowledge, and /or recording and remembering what they do
learn.
Beginner's
Web-Page Building:
Not so complex
as one may think, however, there are a few basic principles upon which
the webpage is built:
1.
Obtain a simple and inexpensive or free html-based web-page editing
program to begin with, online is a good place to start. You
may
have some extra work with the text formatting, but the more
sophisticated programs that ease that burden can be extremely
expensive, unless you can gain informal access. HTML coding
itself is really for the afficionado or the professional, but very
useful if you can learn this, of course. Kompozer(f) is very well set
out for the beginner to use, and Free Serif
Softwarehas a useful suite of programs that are
also worth trying, including an .html editor. Nofrillstech's
own HTML pages are set up with Kompozer,also
utilising the following basic heading, title, description, and keyword
metatag code entries that can be pasted directly into the top of the
page:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML
4.0 Transitional//EN">
(See alsoDoctype
Choice)
</head><body><!-- ... body of document ... --></body></html>
(Note
that the DocType heading code is important to comply with newer web
page identification standards; HTML is becoming XHTML, and will
eventually be XML. The code in this example must also
continue to
evolve and change, so consult, OK!)
2.
There should be a Website folder established, with a main page called Index.htm,
and this folder will incorporate all the other pages, .doc, .rtf, .htm,
.pdf, .wav, .au, .avi, etc., that are also linkedtothis main page by hyperlinks, within the sub-titles on the main Index.htm
page, and the Home
links on each separate linked page. Call this main page Index
Page in the HTML meta tag title as well, and in the normal
view format, to aid indexing.This is the page which opens with hits, has the
site title and main email
links, is the gateway to the rest of your website, and, of course, is
the indexed link that relates to the rest of the Web.'Home' links
can in two versions, viz, an optional one working within the main
folder, as Index.htm,
and, foronline'Home', a must-have link
with the site's Web
address. Use Bookmarks and
Hyperlinks for intra-links within HTML
pages, and Hyperlinks between pages and other
sites. Note that .rtf format may enable more universal use of
proposed editable files, and Microsoft
Word Viewerwill enable more universal access of
files in WORD format. Note
that letter-case sensitivity can be important, depending on particular
editing programs, and web-hosting standards
3.
File names should be kept as simple and distinct as possible.
Use
the same case, upper or lower, as standard, being easier to remember, and
very important for the index
page recognition, as well as for uploading
purposes. Be exacting in this regard,
and
you should start the way you mean to
go on, so do plan your own file and folder indexing carefully.
4. Keep a separate file of all documents as they were before
conversion to their Web form, they will continue to be the basis of any
updates and revisions. Be
exacting in this regard, again, start the way you mean to go on, and
plan your own indexing carefully.
5.
A website should be available from the ISP, charge optional
and possibly free as part of their service. However,
you could consider separate website hosting, and a domain name
of
your own, from a dedicated website provider, usually purchased for a
reasonable prices, and ongoing
per annum charges. This will be processed
more effectively than a name attached to a third-party provider, and
may be more suitable for, and justified by, business interests. Contrive a
concise, catchy website name, and try your name
informally first in a search engine to see if it unique,
or at least distinct from others, then
try formally via the site provider as a ultimate test to see if the name is available in the
form that you have chosen. Your name will be assessed for
priority of use, sohave a back-up ready. A
personal Domain Name is recommended, as is the careful choice of a
stable Web Host.
6.
A separate basic uploading program is required, and freeware versions
are available online; Nofrillstech uses Filezilla,
which
has clear, well-ordered layouts, and is easy to use once set up with
server address, user name and password. Your
provider will
issue extra instructions,
but you must know how your own particular
uploading program works. Firefox Portable offers FireFTP as a
plugin, handy for the flash-drive user.
Be sure
of ftps, https, and/or wwws, etc, as required for the website address,
and also for the main index file, e.g. whether it will be called
Index.htm or index.html, etc., again, do note that such
details can vary from server to server, including case sensitivity. Intra-links are also just as important as outside links.
These small details must be correct to enable successful
site access, and to forestall extra work on link
correction. You may need to keep notes as you
progress if the website is large or complex.If in doubt about a detail, have the site
provider send you an email with the necessary site
identification data literally in black
and white. Also, be very sure that you
are with a stable provider as well,
choose carefully, because changing addresses and all the other page and
site details, as well as re-establishing site identity, is exacting and
time-consuming. Been There, Done That!
7.
Search Engine indexers that will link your pages to wider Search
Enquiries may be free, or not, depending on your choice of, or need
for, exposure to the Web. All Linksshould be well thought
out, use titles of up to five words, and not just click here.
Search engines index hyperlinks, as well as metatags, so
make them count, and
also keep up-to-date on any advice that will attract and enhance the
attention your web-page needs. There are many others like you
Out
There as well, striving for website indexing priority, and the
list is growing!
8. Nofrillstech
has subsidiary .htm index pages
that are, in turn, linked to individual .pdf pages, this was done for
simplicity of organisation and search, and to provide easily
recognisable landmarks. This choice is entirely arbitrary and
personal, you may prefer a different layout. The .pdf pages
use
the Back arrow to return to their respective
subsidiary Index pages, which are, in turn, linked by Online
Home
hyperlinks to the primary Index.htm page. Email
and Hyperlinks links are inserted, as such, via the
web-building program.
9. .pdf
pages are slimmed down, easy to maintain and upgrade, and provide
WYSIWYG printouts of complex pages, online or otherwise, so for
Nofrillstech, all the HTML pages are just the initial web interface,
and provide a facility for introducing PDF content, as well as
the editable Word versions. pdf995,
in two parts was downloaded to perform the .pdf conversion
task, see Bootcamp
292 for information about pdf995, and also the PDF995
Homepage. PDFCreatoris just as effective, if a bit slower, and is thriftier as to
final file size; both will embed full page and
email links if these are required.
PDF file names
should
be 25 characters maximum. (Kingsoft Officewill embed all links as live with the PDF Export.)
10.
Images
in the Nofrillstech Pages are rudimentary, but sufficient for their
purpose. Your own graphics programs will provide various
types of
image-making,formats, resulting in web-compatible images which
your web page-building program will incorporate into relevant web
pages. You should expect that graphics processing and editing
will be necessary to slim down image formatting suitable for economical
Web publishing. Check all images before and publishing them,
you
will be surprised at how much formatting can be shed without loss of
noticeable image integrity. Adobe
Photoshop and Jasc
PaintShop, ($), plus THE GIMP
and Irfanview, (f), are
all examples ofgraphics
processing programs. But remember that there is a difference
between dial-up and broadband as to speed in dealing with graphics, and
until the world is all broadband, the standard for file downloading
speed will still be dial-up, if you are serious about having an optimal
readership. Do not overdo the graphics!
11. Meta tags and page titles
should be utilised, they should also be concise and catchy, though not
exhaustively descriptive; your Search Engine(s) of choice may issue
specific instructions. The Open
Directory Project,Google, Yahoo,
Teoma,
and Alta Vista
serve Nofrillstech, as a free public information site, very well
indeed; all tags and titles have been tailored to their specifications,
and there are no pages duplicated elsewhere. Go
directly
to their sites to submit your title, address,
and contents.
Commercially-oriented sites may have special-case criteria,
up to you to confirm; a meta tag and ranking program is useful, such as
IBP
($). Use View,
Source, to check code entris of other websites for comparison.
12.
Formatting, spacing, fonts, colours, hyperlinks, image placement, etc.,
are basic to all web-building programs, easier with the more
sophisticated and expensive versions, and you just have to learn as you
go, but this is usually straightforward. Use common palette web-safe
colours that do not vary with different O/Ss. Remember those
who are colour-blind, avoiding, if possible those colours
which, if used in combination, cause colour-blindness
difficulties. Also see what your pages may look
like as black and white, or grey-scale, to check for optimal
contrast.
Try
not to contrive a web-page that is cumbersome to open, (usually because
of overdone graphics, see 10
above)), especially for dial-up readers, or overcomplicated and/or
continually changing as to navigation for any category of
reader.
Remember that there will be readers who may not have your language as a
first language, so site navigation instructions, at least, should be
clear and concise.
In
general, make your site attractive, easy to navigate, interesting, and
updated at reasonably frequent intervals, so that you build a body of
frequent and/or repeat readers. You hit-register program will
probably inform you of repeated visits, and their duration, which will
reflect the interest and effectiveness of your site for others who
visit. (See also 15 below, for a short
description of StatCounter.)StripFile
will
remove extraneous HTML formatting, and for
advanced HTML faultfinding and editing, that
also improves Search Engine processing, CSE HTMLValidator Litewill
be most useful and easy to operate.
Note
that PDF file creation and manipulation require optimum RAM, and
believe it, OK! This would also apply to graphics.
An
important tip, when converting documents to PDF from other
formats, is to finish editing the document that you wish to convert,
then save and close before reopening and converting, before saving, and
then close again. After that, open the .pdf version, unless
this
is automatic, and check for any errors. If
corrections are to
be made, do so, and repeat the same procedure until all is
well. A fact of life with .pdf files is that conversions may
need
to be repeated until stability is finally achieved, especially after
major editingof the original. You
may also need to
fiddle with Page Setup, fonts, line spacing, text wrapping, and page
breaks, just to keep within pagination boundaries, or else settle for
another repagination. Heuristics Rule, OK!
The
reason for closing and re-opening before conversion is made clear if
you work with Show Hidden Files
activated, as ghost/temp copies are made each time you save, and the
conversion process may pick up on one of these files instead of the
saved document that is to be the final version. Thus, if you
save
and close before conversion, any ghost files from repeated saves are
then wiped. (This may also apply in other formats, programs,
and
processes, so try the procedure if there is something odd happening to
your best versions!) You should also ensure all files, large
or
small, are fully opened before working on them.
A prior Defrag would also aid large .pdf or graphics file manipulation,
as would prior RAM cleaning.
14.
The individual file indexes shown in your upload program, both on the
computer and actually online, should be compared before and after
upload to ensure that there are no errors, and that the latest editions
are being fully uploaded. So,
always remember, check file names, sizes, and dates when uploading,
note that.pdf
files may shrink formatting with repeated manipulation, without losing
data. Sometimes there are also breaks when uploading, and you
should always be in attendance to see that all goes well.
Following uploads with online site checking is also recommended, as is
periodically posing questions of various search engines to see how your
page will fare in their ratings. An upload log will be very
useful as a record both of what was done, and what is intended, and as
a reminder of both. Printkeyrenditions of your upload indexes provide a useful record,
too. Observation aids record-keeping,
which aids
pattern recognition, which in turn aids problem solving, axioms
applicable to all computer endeavours.
However,
do not expect too much too soon after initial online establishment, and
be patient, as search engine indexing will take time, but all will be
well if you have made a good job of keywords and metatags.
Consult with friends, or research other similar sites, to see how you
can improve the effectiveness of your own site layout and publicity,
and hit counters will provide useful information about search
questions, and keywords used as well. Keep your website busy,
if
practicable, and notify changes and updates. As ever, practice will make perfect, and the
prospects for web-site building are
endless should you wish to go beyond the mere
basics.
One
universal tip is to always follow up any uploads put online
to check formatting,
especially when using PDF, to ensure that all format hold true during
the transition to website posting. Very good for the
self-confidence to see all the editing and general crafting intact,
very bad for the self-confidence to see easily avoidable glitches
online, especially a few weeks later after posting!
15. W3C Link
Checker/ W3
Validator(f)
is a website checking and validation service which will check HTML
links on your website, well worth the visit to see what they have to
offer, similarly LinkTiger.Xenu Web
Sleuth(f) will check all links, including
intra-links. SEVENtwentyfour($)
is a commercial HTML testing version, and regular emails
direct your attention to relevant matters.TidyHTMLwill do just that,
with your help, andpre-supposing you
have the necessary basic coding knowledge.StatCounter
is highly recommended as an excellent website counting and analysis
service for keeping track of webpage hits and usage. Page
codes used by this service records visits to key pages, and thus reader
navigation progress. Useful information for further website
development can be gained from reading the original Search Enquiries as StatCounter
recorded them, as well as the search
keyword
lists. There are also lists of visitors, their countries,
data on
popular rankings of Pages, totals of Hits, and Visitors both first-time
and returning, visit duration, plus
keyword analysis,
which all assist with fine-tuning site attractiveness and
utility. There is a basic free version, and reasonable
charges
for further upgrading and increased information access and analysis.
Google
Analytics is another freeware version.
16. Access to your website
for uploading via youroriginal ISP will require a program such as GRICif you
are beyond the range of normal Internet telephone connection.
However,
any ISP, anywhere, will suffice just as long as you can access your
webhost on the Internet, and then you just activate an
ftp uploading program in the usual way.
Finally,
there are many good books on website building, both in libraries and
shopshops, by individuals, or on behalf of software
companies.
For a good and brief introduction, try
Collins Gem: Creating Web Pages,
A. Gray, Harper-Collins, 2...., ISBN 0004724771,
if you can find a copy, before moving on to greater and more expensive
choices of books on building specific website
forms. By
then, you will know more about what you wish to accomplish, and can
select books accordingly. Often
magazine discs have useful Web-related program freebies to assist the
beginner, as well.. A
good HTML reference is How
to do Everything with HTML, J. Pence, Osborne¦, ISBN 0072132736. TheSiteWizardhas a very detailed guide to website building and related
subjects.
For
more advanced website building:
How to Do Everything with Dreamweaver MX, M. Meadra, Osborne 2... ISBN
0072224703 (professional choice)
More
detailed version:
The Complete Reference Dreamweaver MX, West & Muck, Osborne 2..., ISBN
0072195142
2007:
Note that Web-standard hypertext markup language
continues to evolve, from HTML to XHTML, and then eventually XML will
be the prevailing standard. Essentially, XHTML is
now the bridge, so
be sure that your HTML editors, whether freeware or otherwise, are at
least developed enough to meet XHTML standards, and also updatable.
Two
useful XML references for the future:
XML
by Example Ed. II,
B. Marchal, QUE 2002, ISBN 0789725045
XML
& Web Services Unleashed,
R. Schmelzer et al, SAMS 2002, ISBN 0672323419
2FROM FILE, OPEN THE
PHOTO OR IMAGE YOU WANT IN THE PHOTOSHOP IMAGE WINDOW
3NEXT GO TO IMAGE,
THEN TO IMAGE SIZE
4THEN ENTER THE SIZE AS NEEDED
AFTER THIS IS DONE:
1
CLICK ON FILE, THEN
2CLICK ON SAVE FOR WEB
THE MENU WILL
THEN COME UP WITH THE SIZE OF THE FILE AND WHETHER YOU WANT IT TO BE A JPEG (PHOTOS), OR GIF, BEST WITH LOWER QUALITY FOR BYTE
QUANTITY
1MAKE
SURE YOU SAVE THE IMAGE IN THE WEBSITE FOLDER THAT YOU ARE
CREATING OR STORING THE WEBSITE FILES WITHIN
2ALWAYS
MAKING SURE THE IMAGE IS RENAMED AFTER IT IS ALTERED, USE ONE
LETTER CASE ONLY, NOT MIXED CASE
AFTER THIS IS
DONE YOU HAVE AN EDITED PHOTO READY TO BE PUT INTO A WEB SITE:
1THE NEXT STEP IS TO OPEN, WITH FRONT PAGE EDIT FACILITY,THE PAGE YOU WANT
THE PHOTO TO APPEAR ON
2PUT
THE CURSOR WHERE YOU WANT TO INSERT THE PHOTO
3GO TO TOOLBAR, THEN INSERT, PICTURE, FROM FILE,AWINDOW
WILL OPEN, etc.
4FIND
THE SPECIFIC PHOTO IN THE WEBSITE FILE, CLICK OK, AND/OR DOUBLE-CLICK,THEN SAVE THE PAGE
5CLOSE
THE PAGE AND THE WEBSITE FILE, THEN OPEN WEBSITE THE FILE,
AND THEN TEST THE PAGE BY OPENING IT ONCE MORE
IMPORTANT NOTES:
WHEN SAVING THE PHOTO OR
IMAGE, MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE NAMES OF THE PHOTOS PICTURES ARE EITHER UPPER OR LOWER CASE.
YOU CANNOT HAVE A MIXTURE BECAUSE WHEN YOU UPLOAD, THE FILE WILL NOT BE
READ BY THE WEB SERVER.
MAKE SURE WHEN YOU ARE
READY TO UPLOAD THE PAGE, THAT THE
IMAGE FILE IS UPLOADED AS WELL INTO THE ONLINE WEBSITE FOLDER,
OR THE WEBSITE PAGE WILL SHOW THAT LITTLE RED FLAG AND LINES WHERE THE IMAGE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE.
FOR IMAGE INSERTION
INTO WORD DOCUMENTS, SELECT THE IMAGE, PROCESS
THE IMAGE AS ABOVE, COPY, PASTE TO CURSOR, DROP, AND THEN SAVE THE
FILE. THE IMAGE WILL THEN BE
SAVED WITHIN THE PAGE, HOWEVER, NOTE THAT RE-SIZING ON THE PAGE RISKS
DISTORTION. THE DOCUMENT WILL ALSO CONVERT TO PDF WITH THE
IMAGE
INTACT. UPLOAD EITHER FILE TYPE AS
NORMAL.
FOR
FAVICON-MAKING
INFORMATION, A PHOTOSHOP PLUGIN, AND MUCH MORE EDITING INFORMATION, SEE
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