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Create interest on a Web site with bonus features such as chat rooms, news tickers and custom cursors. Find out how to add excitement to a Web page with the easy additions in this free video series on Web site construction from professional computer consultant.
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Add a chat room to a Web page by linking up to another chat room, by installing a third-party chat application such as Free Chat Rooms, or by creating a server data base, which can involve complicated coding but offers more security than third-party chat rooms. Find out how to create the right chat room for the specific requirements of a Web site, such as ease of use or date security, in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
Add a news ticker to a Web site by clicking on the downloads link from a news Web site to download an RSS ticker file, and then editing the Java script to include the Web site address. Find out how to edit a CSS style sheet to make sure a news ticker looks right on a Web site using the tips in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
A Web site can be built by using HTML code to define the Web pages, using a program such as Microsoft Word's FrontPage that creates all of the coding, or by using a CMS (Content Management System) which provides templates for a site. Decide on what method to use for building a Web site, including the advantages and disadvantages of each method, with the tips in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
Change the visitor's cursor on a Web site by adding a CSS tag, which tells the Web site where to find the new cursor. Find out how to add a new cursor to a Web site by using Cascading Style Sheet tags in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
In order to create a password-protected Web site, click on the directory of the Web site, select the "Security" option and decide on a password. Keep unwanted visitors away from a Web site by adding a password and user authentication steps with the tips in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
Create a favorites icon, or favicon, for a Web site by finding a conversion program online, which will change an icon to the correct size and resolution. Find out how to upload the new icon to the root directory of a Web site using the tips in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
Make the text of a Web page blink on and off by adding an HTML "blink" tag in the source code for a page, then reloading that page. Find out how to insert java and HTML code into a Web page's code to make text blink in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
In order to optimize a picture or photo for the Web, reduce the proportions to the size as it will appear on a Web page and reduce the resolution to 72 dpi. Get an image ready for an Internet site by scaling down the size and adjusting the dots per inch with the tips in this free video on Web site construction from a professional computer consultant.
A personal computer's job is to help a user create, manipulate, deliver, receive or delete media content. This is a simple, sterile definition that sounds uninteresting on the surface. Nevertheless, these fundamental functions mimic human ability in some surprising ways. Therefore, the computer is increasingly becoming an engine of the imagination, a notion that is evident with the advent of the Internet. The Internet carries various information resources and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer and file sharing, online gaming, and the inter-linked hypertext documents and other resources of the World Wide Web. In this free video series, a professional computer consultant demonstrates how to accessorize a Web page with fun features such as chat rooms and custom cursors. Find out how to create user passwords for a site and create a favorites icon for a home page. Also learn how to optimize a picture for a Web site. Watch this free video series and find out how to attract more visitors to a home page.
Dan Afonso Dan Afonso is a computer consultant out of Central Massachusetts that has been working professionally in IT since 1993. Afonso has experience supporting computer networks of all sizes. His passion is providing business owners with simple and highly reliable computer systems that let them focus on their core competencies. As a hosting provider, his company uses those concepts to provide outstanding performance to the clients he serves. Clients have included Ayna.com, a Middle Eastern search engine serving millions, and PayEntry.com a data entry site for a large number of independent payroll processing companies, as well as many businesses with less than 10 employees.dkdk
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