How to Make a Website Using a Mac
Mac users can design and build websites with iWeb. IWeb is part of iLife, a software package included on new and refurbished Apple computers. Originally released in 2004 as part of the iLife suite, iWeb allows design of personal and professional websites without coding. You can customize web pages based on iWeb templates and incorporate photos, movies and music on the pages. From iWeb, you can publish a site to Apple's MobileMe service or to other web hosting services.
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Instructions
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Click on the magnifying glass icon in the top right corner of the Mac screen and type iWeb into the Spotlight box that appears. The iWeb software will open on your screen. If iWeb is on your dock, you can open it by clicking on its dock icon.
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Click on a template from the template options on the left side of your iWeb window to select it. If template options do not open, click "File" and select "New Page" from the drop-down menu. The pages within the selected template appear on the right side of the window. Click on a page to select it. A yellow border will surround the page you pick. Click "Choose."
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Click "Site" under site organizer located at the left side of the screen. Under "Site Name," title your website. IWeb will automatically update the name of the website.
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Double-click the page under the website name. This opens the first page of the website. Each page contains placeholders for text and graphics. Replace text by clicking on the placeholder and typing in your text. Click and drag the text box to reposition the text. Resize the text box by clicking and dragging one of the highlighted corners.
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Click on a photo placeholder to highlight it. Open "Show Media" in the bottom right-hand corner of iWeb. A list of audio files, photos, movies and widgets will appear on the right side of iWeb. Click "Photos." Select a photo on the right and drag it to the photo placeholder on the left. Continue entering text and graphics in this manner until you complete the first web page.
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Click the "Add Page" button or click the "File" menu and select "New Page" from the drop-down menu to add another web page to the website. Select a page design. A yellow border will surround it. Click "Choose." IWeb will add a page link in the navigation menu located at the top of the website and in the site organizer located at the left of the screen.
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Double-click on the new web page located in the site organizer on the left. Rename the web page by typing in a new name. Click the "Show Media" button to add graphics and text to the new page using the media browser. Finish customizing the web page by dragging media to the placeholders and replacing the text. Add and change fonts and colors with tools located at the bottom of the iWeb window.
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Click "Widgets" in the media browser. Drag and drop the type of widget you want, such as a countdown, RSS feeds, a Google map or You Tube video, anywhere on your page. Continue adding web pages to the website and customizing with graphics and text until the website is complete. Click the "File" menu and select "Save" to save your work.
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Tips & Warnings
When you've completed your site, you can publish it and update it from iWeb. You need a MobileMe account or an FTP account on a web server to publish a site on the web. MobileMe is an Apple service. An FTP account allows you to transfer files back and forth to a web server.
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