NetStartGold Web Site Development

WEB SITE MANAGER

  • Web Page Name—default pages that Academic Planet provided. Any page you add will be listed here as you add them. You must click the circle before you can work on that page.
  • Edit—add or change information on the page
  • Preview—see the page as the viewer would see it
  • Properties—“Exclude this page from appearing” allows you to make a page but hide it until you want viewer to see it. “Password Protect” means the viewer would have to have the username and password to view this page
  • Remove—removes whatever is clicked under Web Page Name column
  • Add More Pages—adds more pages. You can rename your page here.
  • Pull down options menu—select options here to add keywords for search engines, change your password and view form reports

HOME PAGE

  • Click Home Page, under Web Page NameClick Edit
  • Page Heading—can change the Page Heading but it only shows here. Use Edit Navigation to change the name of the page links
  • Slogan—add a slogan for each page and it will show in the banner
  • Image—add an image from netStartGold or from your files. Resize large images
  • Headline—a title for the content your are putting on the page
  • Content—the text of your information
  • Content Button—allows you to reorder the content areas. Keep current information at the top of a page.
  • Preview—lets you preview the page without saving the changes. Hold the CTRL key and click the Refresh button in the browser if you do not see your changes
  • Save—saves the changes to your web page on the server
  • Continue—takes you back to Web Site Manager Page to work on other pages

CALENDAR PAGE

  1. Click Our Calendar under Web Page NameClick Edit
  2. Page Heading—can change name and slogan
  3. Event Date—use drop down menus to choose
  4. Event Name—type in name or if specific to a class period or subject area
  5. Event Type, Start and End Time—for meeting times outside of school day
  6. Event Description—will appear in pop up box when viewer Clicks on the event on the calendar. This could be detailed instructions or telling them what to study
  7. Recurring Events—Pull Down Menu to choose when, Expires-should be the date of the last date that the event happens
  8. Use buttons on left to Preview and Save
  9. Events Posted on this Day—saved events will appear here. Click here to edit the event.
  10. Continue takes you back to Web Site Manager Page

DOCUMENTS PAGE

1. Click Documents Page under Web Page NameClick Edit

2. Page Heading—can change name and slogan

3. Headline—could be title of Document

4. Content—a description or directions for the Document

6. Upload—have to know where the Document is located on desktop or disk

  • Click Upload
  • Pop Up Box, Click Browse to find Document on Desktop or Disk
  • Double Click Document Name. It is best if files names are eight or less letters. Example: ch12test.doc
  • Click Begin Upload

7. Use buttons on left to Preview and Save

8. Content Areas allows you to re-order the way the Documents are listed. Click the Document name to be moved and Click the arrow up or down to move

9. Click Save changes

  1. To add more documents, Click Add More Content Areas on bottom right and repeat steps

FORMS PAGE

  1. The forms page gives you a variety of choices. One choice is to make up an on-line quiz, test or worksheet.
  2. From the Web Site Manager Page, Click Add More Pages
  3. Page Type-Click and Pull Down to Forms. Type in a meaningful name for the form.
  4. Click Add to My Site once only
  5. Click Continue to go back to Web Site Manager Page
  6. Click FormsClick Edit
  7. Choose your Layout
  8. Add picture if wanted
  9. Basic Contact Form is for Name, Address, etc.
  10. Advanced Form is for collecting information or quizzes.
  11. E-mail results—add your e-mail address if you wish to have the results come to your mailbox.
  12. Advanced Form
  13. Select Field type
  14. Single Line Text Box—allows for one line of text
  15. Scrolling Text Box allows for several lines of information
  16. Check Box allows them to choose several correct answers
  17. Radio Buttons allow for one answer from several choices
  18. Drop Down Selection allows for one choice in pull down menu
  19. Options—type all answers with a comma in between each
  20. Confirmation Page Setup—message is what the viewer will see after submitting work.

View Form Results:

  • From the Web Site Manager page choose Generate form reports. You must have had at least one submission for this to work.
  • Choose the form you created
  • To put in Excel form: Click Generate Database File—this will create a .txt file
  • Click Save and save it on your desktop
  • Open Excel and do FileOpen. View all files to see the text file you created
  • In the window chose DelimitedNext, CommaNext, then Finish