Creating a Web Page Using
Yahoo PageBuilder
Open your web
browser
In the location
bar, type in www.geocities.com
If you already
have a Yahoo ID & password, enter them on the left
If you don’t,
click Sign up for a Free Website on the left
Click Sign Up Now
Fill
in the necessary fields to set up a Yahoo account
Write down your Yahoo ID and password
Write
down your URL (www.geocites.com/yourYahooID)
Click
Build your Website Now
Click Yahoo!
PageBuilder
Click Launch
PageBuilder
It will
automatically open a couple of windows (DO NOT CLOSE THEM!)
It will probably
take a few minutes to load
When PageBuilder
comes up you should see a blank page
This will be your
index page (home page)
To choose a
background for your page:
Click Add-Ons
Click Background
Click Set Background Color to choose a
color
Double click Backgrounds to select a
pre-made background
Click OK once you have found one you
would like to use
To add text:
Click the Text Button in the task bar
Double click in the box
Type
your text
To edit text:
Highlight the text
Change font style next to where it
says “browser default”
Change font size next to where it says
“12”
Choose to left, center, or right
justify
Change the style to Bold, Italics, or
Underline
Change
the color of the text by clicking on the T/paint palette
Change the color of the text box by
clicking on the bucket/paint palette
To add a picture:
From the clipart gallery in PageBuilder:
Click the Picture Button in
the task bar
Double Click on ClipArt
Double Click on a category
Click on a name to preview it
When you find one you want to
use, click OK
From a file:
Click the Picture Button in
the task bar
Click Upload
Click Browse
Point to where the picture is saved
Click Open
Click
Upload
When it is finished uploading, click OK
The picture is now saved
under User Files
To add multiple
pictures or other files (html documents, etc):
Click File in the top menu bar and
select Upload Files and Images
You can choose up to 5 files to upload
Click Browse
Point to where the file is saved
Click Open
Continue with other files
When ready, click Upload
To add a link:
Highlight the text or object to be
linked
Click the Link Button in the task bar
To another website:
Leave the 1st
box as Web URL
Type in the URL in
the 2nd box (or copy/paste)
Click OK
To another page you’ve created:
Change the 1st
box to My Page
Click Choose
Click the page you
want
Click OK
Click OK
To an email address:
Change the 1st
box to E-Mail
Type in the e-mail
address in the 2nd box
Click OK
To a file:
Change the 1st
box to My File
Click Choose
Click the file you
want
Click OK
Click OK
To save a page:
Click the Save button in the task bar
Name the page (leave your original
page as index)
Click Save (you can click OK to view
your page or cancel to go back to PageBuilder)
***After you
create your first page, click Edit and select Preferences
Put a checkmark in
the box that says “create new pages using layers”
To add a new page:
Click the New button in the task bar
You should see a blank page
Follow above steps to format the page
To open a page:
Click the Open button in the task bar
Click on the page you want to open in
the Files Available list
Click Open
To add a counter:
Click the Add-ons button in the task
bar
Click Counter
Choose the style, color, etc.
Click OK
To add other
effects to your page:
Click the Add-ons button in the task
bar
BASICS: add lines, buttons, bullets,
etc.
PAGE EFFECTS: add image tails, text tails, bouncing
pictures, etc.
INSTANT INFO: add date/time stamp, weather, etc.
INTERACTIVE: add guestbook, etc.
HEADLINES: add informational links from recent news
YAHOOLIGANS: add links from the Yahoo Kid’s website
FORMS & SCRIPTS: add radio buttons, check boxes, etc.
To be able to
upload documents, they must be saved in html format. Here are steps to save a document in
Microsoft Word as an html file. Other
word processing applications will be different, but these steps should give you
an idea of what to look for.
Open the document
Click File and select Save As
Change the file type to Web Page
Click Save
You should now be able to upload this
file in PageBuilder