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Creating your site online
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To get started building your site with
SiteStudio:
- Login to your control panel
account at
https://cp.jumpstartwebdesigns.net. Your user name and password
are included in the Welcome Letter e-mailed to you when you signed up.
- Once you've logged into the
user control panel, scroll down and click on the SiteStudio Icon.
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Then to turn on SiteStudio, click on the "Off"
button (this is done only once, the first time you use
SiteStudio).
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Finally, click on the startup icon and
begin building your site.
- Choose a website
category.
SiteStudio allows creating websites in Personal and
Small Business
categories.
- Choose
a website
layout, color scheme and style.
SiteStudio offers various layouts in the
old and new advances
style. You can change website layout at any time before publishing your
website.
- Enter
information about your site.
You specify website name, email, your name and keywords for search engines
in personal category and company name/address, logo, slogan and keywords for
small business category.
- Add pages to
your website.
There are various pages for both categories. You can add as many pages as
allowed by your admin.
- Configuring pages: adding texts, images,
tables, sub-pages.
Choosing Website
Category
To start creating your site, you should
choose its category. SiteStudio 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. SiteStudio offers you a set of templates
for all common pages.
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.
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 select a website category, highlight the
category and click NEXT to proceed with creating your website.
Alternatively, double click the selected category.
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 Over, which will delete your current unsaved website.
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To add a page to your website, click the Add
A Page icon in the top panel.
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:
- Splash Screen:
the home page or index page that welcomes visitors and contains references to
all other pages.
- FlashSplash:
One more type of the home page or index page with Flash elements that welcomes
visitors and contains references to all other pages.
You can choose between Splash Screen and FlashSplash to set your home page.
- 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 favorite 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.
- Photo Album
Flash:
a flash slide show of 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 code. Recommended only 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 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 or more 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.
Every time your site is visited, the first page
to open would be either FlashSplash or Welcome Page, or Splash Screen. These
pages will also automatically include links to all other pages you create. So,
it would be a good idea to begin your site with one of them.
After choosing a page, click Next to
continue with the design of the page.
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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:
- 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 in Flash that welcomes visitors and contains references to all other pages.
You can choose between Splash Screen and FlashSplash to set your home page.
- About:
the
page to provide information about the purpose of the site, the company that owns this 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.
- Internet Links:
the page where you can list useful links to websites 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 that you specify.
This can be your company location, some city area etc.
- 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 provide ICQ support, this page will come handy for messaging.
- 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 are using two or more different sites for your business and you want to interconnect them,
this page is most convenient to address site visitors to another site.
- Contact Us:
the page providing detailed contact information about your company:
postal address, map, phones and staff members info.
- Services Page:
if your company offers a range of services,
this page is the most convenient to present services with descriptions and images.
- Amazon.com Web Store:
if your company is going to offer customers some books for sale, this page is created for this purpose.
To use this feature, you need to sign up with the Amazon.com associate program.
- Your Own HTML:
this tool allows to copy-paste an existing HTML page and create a web page based
on your own HTML code. Recommended only for advanced users.
- Add-A-Cart Catalog:
if you are running online business, use this page to create a fully integrated
and usable on-line shopping system with secure payment gateway and a merchant account.
To use this feature, you should first become an affiliate of Add-A-Cart.
Every time your site is visited, the first page to open would be either
FlashSplash or Welcome Page, or Splash Screen. These page will also automatically
include links to all other pages you create. So, it would be a good idea to begin your site with one of them.
After choosing a page, click Next to continue with the design of the page.
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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. SiteStudio
offers several Splash Screen templates (themes). Choose one—you can change
it any time in the future. The current version of SiteStudio 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 SiteStudio to modify Splash Screen properties by
checking the No radio button in the Lock Splash Settings field.
As you finish, click the Next button to save your settings. The View
tab (see Tabs for details) will open for preview. How do you like your welcome page?
Okay, now let us look back at the themes. Click the Edit tab and select
a different theme, then go to the bottom of the page and click Next.
Try other themes to choose the best one.
Important: your site will be published to the Internet only
after you press the Publish link on the menu bar,
in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
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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. SiteStudio
offers several FlashSplash templates (themes). Choose one—you can change
it any time in the future. The current version of SiteStudio does not provide
immediate preview, so it is recommended to configure it after you configure
all other parameters (see instructions below in this section).
Flash themes Dynamic pictures and Dynamic Pictures2
are available in the old-style templates of the Small Business category.
They allow adding images (up to 4 images in total in JPEG-only format)
and adding a sound file specifically for the Flashsplash page.
- Page Title:
This is the text that will show up on the Splash 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 SiteStudio to modify FlashSplash properties by
checking No radio button in the Lock FlashSplash Settings field.
As you finish, click the Next button to save your settings. The View
Tab will open for preview.
Okay, now let us look back at the themes. Click the Edit tab and select
a different theme, then go to the bottom of the page and click Next.
Try other themes to choose the best one.
Important: your site will be published only after you press the Publish
link on the menu bar, in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
See the
FlashSplash image size requirements.
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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.
Enter your text into the boxes provided. Paragraph headings are optional.
SiteStudio allows you to include a picture into the About page.
This could be a picture of yourself (for a personal site), your working
team (for a company), a logo or any other relevant image. To include a picture,
click the Select Image button. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
After you add an image, its thumb view will become available in the form, as
well as a Remove Image button. Click it to remove selected image from
the About page.
After you key in or copy/paste the data
you want to show on your About page, click the Next button to
save your settings, and you will be brought to the View tab.
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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 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: these fields automatically show the titles of
Web Pages. Though you still can edit it.
- Select Image: SiteStudio allows you to include a picture into the Welcome page.
This could be your picture, a logo or any other relevant image.
- Description: enter short description of every page. This text will appear under the Title.
After you add an image, its thumb view will become available in the form, as well as a Remove Image button.
Click it to remove selected image from the Welcome page.
Once you have finished creating your Welcome page, click the Next button
to save your settings, and you will be brought to the View tab.
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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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Part of expressing yourself through a web page is including links to your favorite
websites. 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.
To keep your links organized, SiteStudio places new entries into categories.
To add a category or links to your Links page:
- 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.
To edit an existing category:
- Click Edit button;
- Edit the name of the category;
- Click Add to include a new link;
- Click Next to save changes.
To delete an existing category, click Delete button. Warning:
All links contained in this category will be permanently deleted!
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Custom 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.
To enter cell contents:
- Click the Add link in the cell.
- Fill the form that shows:
Title: enter cell title
Text: enter some text
V-Align: set vertical align
- Click Next.
Click Next to save table and preview the page.
Note: If you input an incompatible set of parameters, SiteStudio will optimize conflicts in these data.
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 do it for other pages.
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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 on the top of the page.
- 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.
In the next step, add images to the Photo Album:
- 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.
To change or remove images, use the buttons under the Image.
To add more images to your album, click
Add and repeat the steps above.
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For you, a photo gallery may become the central element with photos of yourself, your friends,
your family, your art works, postcards, etc.
You may select pictures to create slide-shows.
To create a slide-show photo album:
- Fill out the fields in the form.
- Title: enter the text that will show at the top of the menu bar.
- Photo Album theme: choose one of five photo album themes from the drop-down box
- Add images to the Photo Album.
- Click the Add icon in the Add images area.
- Click the Select Image button. You will be brought to the
Select Images page. Follow on-screen instructions to add a new image.
- Click the Next button to proceed.
- Repeat the procedure to add more images
To change or remove images, use the buttons above the image.
To change the order of images, click the Order icon and follow online instruction.
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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 whether it will use its own titles
and layout, or those provided by SiteStudio.
- If you want to insert your HTML page with originally
created layout, click Yes in Include layout code?.
- If you want SiteStudio 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 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 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.
To change or remove images or texts, use the
Edit and Delete buttons on the left of the picture or text.
To add more images to your album click
Add and repeat the steps above.
To change the order of the jokes, images or
stories, click the Order Items
button in the appropriate form. A new form will appear. Follow on-screen
instructions
to change the order of the items in the topic.
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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 SiteStudio default name from "Survey" to, say,
"Questionnaire" or "Feedback".
E-mail To:
Enter the address where you want the survey results to be e-mailed. It can be
the Webmaster's (i.e. your) address or any other address you specify.
This page should not be empty.
Questions:
To add a question, click the Add button on the right. A new form
appears. If you choose that The Answer is Required by checking YES
in the corresponding field, it will mark 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:
- 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.
Carefully fill out this form and click the Next
button to proceed.
On Successful Submission of the Form:
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 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!
- Subpages:
Web Pages hidden under hyperlinks, available from the Generic page but
invisible from the main menu.
To add or edit Paragraphs:
- Click Add or Edit. A new form
will appear.
- Select paragraph layout by sliding your
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.
If you want to address site visitors to some
subpages, unavailable from the main menu, make sure to fill all necessary fields
to make it work. To add or edit Subpages:
- Click the Add button in the Subpages
section. A new form will appear.
- Choose the number of columns from the
drop-down box. It's the way paragraphs will be arranged on this subpage.
- Type Title for this subpage. It'll show
as subpage name when you link subpages to paragraphs on the Generic page.
- Make sure to enter Link Text for this
paragraph. It will show on the Generic page as a hyperlink to this page. Without
a Link Text, site visitors won't find a link that addresses them to Subpages.
- To add paragraphs, click the Add
button.
- Enter Paragraph Header;
- Click the Select Image button to add a picture;
- Enter Paragraph Text;
- Select paragraph layout by sliding you mouse over the buttons at the bottom
of the page and clicking one of them.
- Click Next to preview. The paragraph
appears in the Edit paragraphs section.
To access subpages from the Generic page, link
Subpages to paragraphs:
- Click the Edit button near the
necessary paragraph in the Edit Paragraphs section.
- Select the corresponding subpage name from the
Link to subpage drop-down box.
- Click Next to proceed.
- Click Next again to preview the Generic
page.
To remove subpages or paragraphs, click the
Delete buttons on the left.
To change the order of subpages, click the
Order button. A new form will appear. Follow on-screen instructions
to change the order of the elements in the topic.
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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 Simpson's 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.
To provide information about individual family
representatives:
- 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.
Warning: Clicking the Delete tab
will remove the whole Family Tree Page, not a family member page! To remove
individual persons from the family tree, click Next
in the Family Member form to return to the Family Tree form and
click the Delete button on the left of the person's name.
On the Family Tree central page you can
see the general family genealogy information.
To view individual family member's page, click
this person's name. To return to the general family page, click Back to
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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:
- Usual—green;
- Important—blue;
- Alert—red.
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If you extensively use ICQ, you can use this
page for messaging. Visitors will be able to send messages to your ICQ directly
from your website.
To add the ICQ Contact Center page, fill out
the fields:
- ICQ Number:
your unique ICQ number to which the messages will be directed. You can copy
it from your ICQ details.
- 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). From the drop-down box choose
the appearance of your indicator that will show on your website. 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,
click the Blank button to keep this field empty.
Press the Next button to proceed.
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This is a powerful tool for visitors to get the
driving directions to any address in North America (USA and Canada) 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 following details:
- Description Of The Destination: briefly
describe the place and give any info that might be useful for visitors.
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- Address: enter street and building
number.
- City: specify the target city.
- State: enter 2-letter code of the state
in US (i.e.: TX, NY, KS) or Canadian province.
- ZIP (optionally): enter ZIP code of
this location. This option is used only for USA.
- Country: choose which country your are
located: USA or Canada.
- Click Next to save data and preview the
page.
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 SiteStudio, 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.
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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
- 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.
Important: Please note that Amazon.Com
is not a part of SiteStudio, it's a third party product. We are trying to
track any changes, but if there are some problems, we bear no responsibility
for broken links.
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Configuring mobile messaging with SiteStudio is
as simple as entering the phone or pager number, selecting service type and
clicking the Next button.
Currently SiteStudio supports only Sprint PCS
customers. In order for this to work, you must have a cell phone, or a pager,
which supports this service, and you must activate the service with your service
provider.
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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
SiteStudio. 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.
In order to integrate the "BUY" buttons into
your site using SiteStudio, you need to log into your Add-A-Cart account.
In case if you don't have the Add-A-Cart
account, you can
open
it on the Add-A-Cart website. Read more info about
registering an account with Add-A-Cart.
There are two instructions to get a snippet:
for new
and existing items:
To generate code snippets for a new item:
- Click the Add New Item button on your
Add-A-Cart 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 SiteStudio catalog page, insert the
code into the SiteStudio edit page.
To generate code snippets for existing items:
- 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 SiteStudio catalog page insert the code
into SiteStudio edit page.
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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.
To provide information and a link to an
individual file, click the Add button.
On the Download page, enter the
following information about the download element:
- Element name: a name or a title of the
file to be downloaded.
- Description: enter a description to
this file, some useful additional information.
To upload files onto the website, do the
following:
- 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 edit the files, click the Edit icon
next to the necessary file.
- To remove file, click the Delete icon against the file.
Make sure to click Next to save all
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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.
To keep your links organized, SiteStudio places
new entries into categories. To add a category or links to your Internet
Links page:
- 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.
To edit an existing category:
- 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.
Make sure to click Next to save all
changes.
To delete an existing category, click the
Delete button.
Warning: All links contained in this category will be permanently
deleted!
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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.
Click the Add button to create a new
Firm Profile. It will call a new form.
- 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.
To save changes, make sure to click Next.
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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:
- 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.
Add questions by clicking the Add button
and fill out the form that shows:
- Question: enter question 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.
Once you completed the page, click Next.
FAQ page doesn't allow using Rich Editor
because it generates questions and answers in its own way.
If you need some Rich Editor formatting, add Generic
page for this purpose.
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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.
In the next step, add images to the Catalog
Page:
- 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 Description.
- Use the templates listed below to choose the
way image and text will appear in the catalog. Just hover the mouse over the
choices and you will see the appearance.
- Click the Next button to proceed.
Catalog Page can be edited:
- 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.
Once you completed the page, click Next.
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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, issuing 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.
- Use the templates listed below to choose
the way image and text will appear. Just hover the mouse over the choices and
you will see the appearance.
- Click Next to save paragraph.
News serve for posting specific dates
and related events. To post your company's news or events:
- 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.
Click Next to preview the newly-created
page.
The News page can be edited:
- 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.
Make sure to click Next to save all
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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 knowledge, experience, personal features.
- Leave a Contact email.
- Click Next to save position and get to
the intro page.
Positions can be edited:
- 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.
Make sure to click Next to save all
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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:"
To add services, click the Add button.
It will call a new form:
- 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.
The Services page can be edited
- 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.
Important: the peculiarity of the
Services page is that the user should fill all the service fields. If some of
the fields are left blank, you may have empty input boxes on this page. So, if
there are not enough links to enter, it would probably be better to use the
Generic page.
Make sure to click Next to go to preview
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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.
Enter your postal address:
- 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.
Other contact Info:
- Enter Phone and Fax numbers;
- Enter your company contact Email
address;
The Contact Us page also allows to
attach a map that will help to get to your company. There are two options to add
a map: either the one generated with Mapquest or a map of your own.
Mapquest takes the address you have entered in
the form above and generates a map. To add a map:
- 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.
Important: The Search Location on a
Map link will work only in the published site. You won't be able to check
any maps until then.
Please note that Mapquest is not a part of
SiteStudio, it's a third party product 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.
To add a map created by yourself:
- 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.
To add info about your partners or staff
members:
- 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.
On your Contact Us page, an info request
from will show. Site visitors can fill the form and submit it to the email
address you have entered above. You can add your own texts for error/successful
submission of this form.
Click the Next button to save all your
settings, and you will be brought to the View tab (see
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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
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.
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Rich Editor
Rich Editor is a multi-function SiteStudio tool
that provides a number of features for editing pages. It is available only in
the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and higher. It's not available on Macs
(including MS IE), Netscape, Opera, Mozilla and other browsers.
You can access Rich Editor on the majority of
SiteStudio pages with text input boxes on the Edit tab by the Click
here for Rich Editing link.
You will see that Rich Editor is very much like
MS Word or any other editor which makes it easy for you to use. If you feel that
you don't need Rich Editor, simply click the button
 . You will exit
Rich Editor without saving the changes.
With Rich Editor you can easily copy any table,
image or text from a browser and paste it to the SiteStudio rich editor page. To
do this, select text in the browser or in text processor and paste it to the
page.
Important: If you copy an image from a
browser and publish it on your site, it will be linked to the original location.
If the website, where you have taken the image, changes its location, you may
face some problems. Therefore, you'd rather save an image on your computer and
then upload images to SiteStudio using the Image
Uploader.
There are multiple options on the Rich Editor
page:
Click
to save current changes and go on working with this page.
Click
 to save
changes and exit Rich Editor.
Click
to exit
Rich Editor without saving the changes.
Click
to revert
to the last saved version.
Click
and
 to repeat or cancel
the last action.
Click  to cut selected
text, table or image.
Click  to copy selected
text or table to another location.
Click  to paste
selected text from the clipboard.
Click
to create a hyperlink.
Click  to create or
edit email address.
Click
to see the structure and guidelines of the tables with 0 border. It is
especially helpful when you need to delete or re-organize some rows or columns.
Click  to insert or
edit a table. It will call a web-page dialog where you can set the number of
rows, columns, cell padding and the color of a table.
Click  to upload an
image to this page. Follow the instructions on
Uploading images to add necessary images.
Click
to set off the selected text in bold, italic or underline.
Clicking
 allows to align
text to the left, center, right or to justify.
Clicking
and
 allows to create a
numbered or bullet list.
Clicking
and
 allows to shift
indent to the right or to the left.
Clicking
to change text color and
 to highlight a
text with specific color.
Like in MS Word, Rich Editor has a context menu
which appears on a mouse right-click. It has a number of useful options for the
chosen object.
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Standard Settings Tab
Below you can see the descriptions of the
Settings tab options. The set of options may vary from page to page.
Settings are located in the right and the left side of the screen.
Left side options
- Page Title
Page title is the text that will show at the
top of the menu bar. In this field, you can change SiteStudio default name from
"Fun Page" to, say, "Laugh with us".
- Button Text
This is the text that will show up on your
site's 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!".
Note: Some SiteStudio designs have
small buttons. Therefore, when entering the button text, make sure the text
will match the button size.
- File Name
Technically, your site is nothing but an
organized inter-linked group of html pages (files). SiteStudio 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.
Note: We don't recommend that you change
the file name, unless there is paramount necessity.
- 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.
- Background Sound
This option allows you to add music background
to your webpage. To hear the background music, your visitors need to have a
corresponding plug-in in their browsers.
If you don't hear anything, check for plug-ins
in your browser by choosing Help -> About Plug-ins. Most of the
browsers have all multimedia plug-ins in their installation package. You may need
to reinstall a browser to install multimedia modules with it.
The file will sound when you view the page and
after the page is published. Visitors will hear the sound as long as they stay
on this page.
To add sound, follow this procedure:
- Click the Upload File button.
- Click the Browse button and choose
the target file of the following format:
.au .asf .wav .snd .mp3 .mid .midi .rmi .wm .wma.
- Click Save to get back to the
Settings page.
To change file, you first have to remove the
existing one. To do it, click the Remove button.
- Background Colors
SiteStudio 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 don't 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.
- Font and Size
The majority of SiteStudio layouts allows to
change font and size settings for Firm name, Slogan and Button.
Firm name and Slogan will show on
the top of the page if you previously entered them in
Global Settings of the Site settings
menu.
Button text will show the names of the Web Pages your site contains.
To change font and size, select it from the
drop-down boxes. You will see the appearance of the changed font on the image to
the right.
- Rollover Effect
Some SiteStudio pages allow to add a
rollover effect to the website elements. When you hover the mouse over the
buttons on the website, they will change their color, shape, size and other
properties. Rollover effect is available only in about 3 SiteStudio designs.
To set a rollover effect, choose it from the
drop-down box on the Settings tab and click Next to view the
changes.
- "Powered by" Logo
This option allows to replace our default logo
that shows on Web Pages with your own company logo. To add/change logo:
- Set logo image by clicking the Select Image
button. Follow the standard
Uploading images procedure.
- Enter Logo URL. Remember that logo
won't show without URL!
- Enter Copyright text. It can be any
plain text.
Optionally, you can leave the "Powered by
SiteStudio" logo that comes by default.
- Make this page
invisible
This SiteStudio option allows to avoid linking
pages to site navigation menu.
Visitors won't be able to see such pages from
the website menu and from the Site Map webpage. Such pages will be available
from the top SiteStudio panel -> Site Map option
where invisible page will show in light-grey color and with a little "eye"
icon.
However, you can link invisible pages from the
text paragraphs on your page by using, say, the Insert Link option in the
Rich Editor.
To make page invisible from the menu:
- Click the Settings tab.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and
check off Make this page invisible box.
- Make sure to click Next to proceed.
- Disable text
navigation
Checking this box will hide text links to
Web Pages at the bottom of this page.
- Banner
A couple of designs in SiteStudio allow adding
banners on user sites: Stylish Oval (for both website categories) and Strong
(for Small Business category ). In this case simply enter the HTML banner code
into the
Add your banner code input box on the Settings tab.
In other designs, users can add banners only as
images with hyperlinks by entering the banner code in any of the Paragraph
boxes under the Edit tab.
Disable banner on this page: Check this
box if you want to avoid adding banners to this page. This option is available
only for Stylish Oval and Strong layouts.
- 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 sending e-mails is not appropriate.
To secure strict access to the page, choose
Yes. The frame will expand to include a drop-down list box where you can
choose who is allowed to view the page: none/all users/some users/some
groups/some IPs and domains.
- Choosing none will disallow access to
this page for all users. Think well before choosing it, as this page will be
accessible to nobody.
- Choosing all users will open access
to this page for all users.
- Choosing some users will open access
to this page for specific users. To open them an access, check boxes near
the users and click Next to proceed.
- Choosing some groups will open access
to this page for the chosen groups. To allow access, check the chosen groups
and click Next to proceed.
- Choosing some IPs and domains will
open access to this page for specified IPs and domains.
To allow access for specific IPs and domains, enter IPs and domains into the
Some IPs & Domains to Allow box separating them with hard return.
To restrict access for specific IPs and domains, enter IPs and domains into
the
Some IPs & Domains to Deny box separating them with hard return.
You may need to restrict access for users who
sent you unwanted messages from the Contact Page or
posted disrespectful information in your Guestbook.
To create an authorized user or user group,
go to Site Settings
-> Edit Security Information (for comments see
Edit Security Information help section).
Don't forget to click Next once you have
finished in order to apply all changes.
Right side options
- Title, Text, Heading
On these three boxes to the Right 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.
After you change the settings, click Next
to see the result.
- Keywords
User the input box to enter any keywords people
should use to find your site with a search engine. Separate the keywords with
commas.
- Description
Enter a description that will appear when
search engines list your site.
The last two options allow every webpage to be
listed by search engines. In SiteStudio, you can also
set keywords and description for the entire website.
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A part of SiteStudio pages come with additional
plug-ins: guest book, counter and online poll. Plug-ins can be configured on the
Edit tab.
- Guest Book
allows to see the feedback posted by the visitors of your website.
- Counter allows
to view statistics of visits to your website.
- Online Poll allows
to attain your visitors' opinion about your website or services in a form of a
questionnaire.
Different pages have different combination of
plug-ins, while as some pages don't offer plug-ins at all.
Configuring
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