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eHow's computer specialists demystify Web design and development by walking you through every step of running a website, from choosing a domain name to creating a usable interface. Not sure what comes after picking a clever URL? Get advice on selecting a web design application and hosting service. Learn how to get more traffic to a site through search engine optimization techniques. Not too tech savvy? eHow also has tips on hiring someone else to design and build your website.

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How to become an SEO expert

By SEOGUY

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Whether you want to do SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for your own website or you want to possible make money doing SEO for others I will show you that it is easier than you think.. more »

How to Build a Nice Website

By eHow Internet Editor

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Web design software makes website construction fairly easy. Once you've mastered the software, plan the website carefully before beginning in order to avoid over-using the software features. There are literally millions of sites vying for ... more »

How to Change Font Size on MySpace

By eHow Internet Editor

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Stand up and get noticed. You aren't limited to using color and images to make yourself stand out on MySpace. You can also change the font size of your text, enabling it to more effectively speak for you. Play around with different font sizes to ... more »

How to Change Font Size on SeaMonkey

By eHow Internet Editor

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When reading printed text, you don't have the luxury of determining the font type and size you like best. With the Mozilla SeaMonkey application suite, however, customizing your font size and type style is easy... more »

How to Change Fonts and Colors on Blogger.com

By eHow Internet Editor

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Blogger.com offers many templates to users, but if you don't have Web site building expertise there aren't a lot of options to change the appearance of your blog. However, you do have the ability to change the colors or fonts associated with your ... more »

How to Change Web Page Background With HTML

By eHow Internet Editor

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As a novice web page designer, you want to be able to change the backgrounds page to page within your site to make things interesting for your visitors. The HTML code is very simple to follow and offers you flexibility in the composition of your ... more »

How to Choose a Web Design Application

By eHow Internet Editor

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There are many Web design applications available to create Web pages. In some of them, you don't have to know HTML to create a page... more »

How to Convert a Microsoft Publisher File to a Web Page

By eHow Computers Editor

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Turn that holiday newsletter you created in Microsoft Publisher into a Web page with just a few simple steps... more »

How to convert between decimal and hexadecimal numbers

By mcccmu

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There are a number of places where hexadecimal numbers are used, but many people don't understand them. This is a basic explanation of base 16 and how to convert from decimal (base 10) to hexadecimal (base 16). Future articles will cover some ... more »

How to Create a Form on a Web Page With Dreamweaver

By eHow Internet Editor

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With Dreamweaver 3, you can quickly and easily add a simple form to your Web page, to allow users to offer feedback, place orders or register with your site. To use a form, you'll need a JavaScript or CGI script to process the information. You ... more »

How to Create a Frames-Based Web Page With FrontPage

By eHow Internet Editor

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Frames allow you to have several viewable Web pages in a single page. Use frames to keep the navigation bar or your logo visible at all times. You can create frames-based Web pages using FrontPage, Microsoft's WYSIWYG Web design program. This ... more »

How to Create a New HTML Page Using GeoCities File Manager

By eHow Internet Editor

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Geocities is an easy way to make your own free Web site online. Geocities can be used by anyone and the HTML editor on the site will help you make your basic Web site without much trouble. Below is a list of steps to help create a HTML page with ... more »

How to Create a Site Map for a Web Page

By eHow Internet Editor

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A site map works much like a Table of Contents (see 'How to Add a Table of Contents to a Web Page'). Use a Site Map if you have a large site with many different pages and target links (see 'How to Add a Target Link to a Web Page'). This tutorial ... more »

How to Create a Web Designer Resume

By SB Glasby

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Creating a resume for a web designer position can be quite a task depending on actual examples of work that can be provided. Because you are creating a resume for a technology position that people will want to verify actual samples, creating a ... more »

How to Create a Web Page With Dreamweaver

By eHow Internet Editor

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With Dreamweaver, you can create a Web page using a visual approach (like a standard desktop publishing program) and HTML together. Dreamweaver is powerful, but starting a new page is easy as opening a menu! These instructions use Dreamweaver 3.0... more »

How to Create Appealing Web Designs

By Kristen Fischer

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Graphic design is everything--especially when it comes to bringing in business. When it comes to your online presence (also known as your website), you'll want to make sure to have a consistent, appealing design. Below are some pointers for good ... more »

How to Create Links to Pages Created with Yahoo! PageWizards

By eHow Internet Editor

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Adding links to your GeoCities Web site is the finishing touch in the creation process. With Yahoo! PageWizards, most of the work is done for you. All you need is the addresses of a few sites that you want to show the visitors to your page. ... more »

How to Create Your Own Website on GoDaddy

By eHow Internet Editor

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Using HTML to try to design your own Web site can be a laborious process. With GoDaddy's 'round the clock customer service and easy to understand Web creation tools like WebSite Tonight®, starting from scratch is no longer necessary... more »

How to Customize Your Web Page for the Holidays

By eHow Internet Editor

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Get into the spirit of the season with festive clip art and holiday accents on your Web page... more »

How to Decode an Email in MIME Format

By SNorman

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Most emails sent today are MIME (Multipupose Internet Mail Extensions) formatted. This allows emails to be sent with plain text and rich text/HTML versions, inline images, and attachments. MIME extensions can be added to a message in standard ... more »

How to Delete a Google Analytics Profile

By eHow Internet Editor

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Google Analytics allows you to track how often viewers on your website click particular links on your website. Links to internal pages are automatically tracked based on JavaScript code included on your web pages. Set up multiple profiles to ... more »

How to Edit a WordPress CSS File

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CSS, or Cascading Style Sheets, are the building blocks that store the elements of your Web site's appearance, such as colors and layout. You can change the look of your WordPress page by editing the CSS. Here are some basic instructions... more »

How to Find Free FrontPage Themes

By eHow Internet Editor

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Microsoft FrontPage allows you to use themes to give Web pages a consistent color and graphics theme throughout. Although FrontPage 2000 ships with some themes, many sites on the Internet offer free themes for personal use in your Web pages... more »

How to Include External Images From a Remote Location With CSS

By eHow Internet Editor

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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have given Web designers the ability to have greater control over the appearance of their pages. With CSS you can include an image from outside your Web site on one of your pages. There are three ways of giving an ... more »

How to Insert a Scheduled Picture With FrontPage 2000

By eHow Internet Editor

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You can schedule pictures to appear at specified times - a banner advertisement that appears only on Memorial Day weekend, for example. FrontPage 2000 automates this task for you... more »