How to Create a Website Project
Creating a website can be easy. A website provides a valuable way to communicate with the world. Having access to certain pieces of software that will make it easier is important, unless you want to write HTML code by hand, which can be very time-consuming. Creating a website involves planning, construction and hosting. You'll want a software package for writing text (HTML) otherwise known as a website editor, as well as an imaging editing program if you want to include pictures on your website.
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Instructions
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Planning and Preparation for your website
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Plan and Organize Your Website Plan your website. Organize your content by deciding how many pages and button links there will be. Buttons usually highlight when the user moves the cursor over them and when clicked, they are what help the user navigate to the different pages of your website.
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Buttons help Navigation Create a flowchart to illustrate which buttons and pages will connect to one another.
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Website Design Choose a website editor such as Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft Frontpage for your website project.
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Add Photos to your website Choose an image editor for your website, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Elements, Microsoft Paint or Corel Painter.
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Organize All Content into a Folder Prepare all text and all images (using directions from your chosen image editor) which will go on your website. Place in a folder on the computer desktop.
Constructing your Website
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Making a Website Using instructions from your chosen website editor, create a separate web page for each button on your website.
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Add Hyperlinks Add buttons to each page of your website so they are all connected to each other.
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Add all Text for Your WebSite Import all of your needed text into your website editor and place into the desired pages for display.
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Add JPG's to Your Website Import all photos you would like to display into your website editor and place them onto the desired pages for display.
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Save your Work Save your page. Repeat steps one through four until website is completed.
Publish Your Website
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Choose website Hosting Decide on and purchase a web-hosting plan.
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Name your website Purchase a domain name for your website.
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Upload Your Website Upload your new website to the web hosting server.
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Doesn't my new website look great? View your final website live online, make sure it looks the way you want it to and if it does, send your friends, family or customers to visit it.
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References
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