Create Classroom Home
Page in Composer
First we will be creating an initial home page. On it will be links to other pages you will
create later.
1.
Choose All
Programs – Netscape 7.1 - Composer.
2.
Choose File –
Open File and navigate to Classroomdemo W:\Teacher’s_Web_Page.html. (Or click
here to copy it from the Internet.
You will also need to copy the district logo picture as well.)
3.
Replace
“Teacher’s” with your own name.
4.
Change the
various labels of “Page” to be what you want for each page (by unit, subject,
etc.)
5.
Choose File –
Save As. Create your own directory by
clicking on the Create New Folder icon.
Type your first initial and last name and hit [Enter]. Double-click on the folder you just
created. Change the file name to your
first initial and last name and click Save
6.
Choose Format –
Page Title & Properties and change the title to “[Your Name’s] Web Page”
and click OK. Click Save.
7.
Right-click on
“Email Teacher” and choose Link Properties.
Change teacher to your own email address. Click OK.
Click Save.
8.
Edit the “email”
hyperlink at the bottom of the page in the same manner.
9.
Highlight the
phrase in one cell to create a hyperlink to an additional page. Right-click on the highlighted phrase, select
Create Link. In link location type the
one-word description (do not use capitals) and click OK. You will need to remember what one-word
description you used for each cell.
Highlight the link and give it an appropriate phrase.
10.
Continue by
creating a hyperlink for each cell using a one-word description.
11.
Format – Page
Colors and Background. Click on the
color next to background to bring up a list of choices. Pick a color for your webpage and click OK.
12.
To insert
graphics:
a.
Open Internet Explorer and find a picture
you like. Right-click on the image and
choose Save Picture As. Navigate to your
directory on W:\, give the image a meaningful file name and click Save.
b.
Go back to
Composer and position the cursor where you want to insert the image. Choose Insert – Image. Click Choose File… and select the image you
just saved. Click Open, click Don’s use
alternate text and click OK.
13.
Click Save.