CREATING A GOOGLE SITENCAIR SUMMER DRIVE-INJuly 28, 2011

Quick Facts Single-click page creation No HTML required; Creating a Google Site is

as easy as editing a document, which means there's no markup language for you to learn -- just get started.

Make it your own; customization options let you give your Google Site your own look and feel

Get started with templates By the way…It’s FREE!

More Info• Add file attachments and information from

other Google applications (like Google Docs, Google Calendar, YouTube, etc).

• Control who has access, whether it's just yourself, your office, or your whole organization.

• Publish sites to the world

Initial SetupIn order to create a site through Google, users

must create a Google Account. It’s FREE and very easy to setup.•Go to www.google.com •Click Sign In•Click Create an Account Now

Note: If you use Gmail, Google Docs, etc you already have a Google Account

Getting StartedVisit sites.google.com to begin

Locating the Google Sites Page

While signed in to Google, click the more link at the top toolbar of the main Google page and scroll down to Sites.

Click on the Create new site button.

The First StepsThis will allow the user to enter the

following: Site Theme Name of the Site Site Description Site Accessibility Enter in the security code and just like that,

the new site has been created! After the site has been created, the user should now be at their new site “Home” page.

Create

Choose a template

…Name

your site

1.

2.

3.

Click to ‘Create

Site’4.

Enter the

“code”

Add & Edit PagesClick to add pages, name pages, and choose a

template.

Page Templates

• Web pageSimplest kind of page; write content, embed gadgets, and arrange it how you like.

• AnnouncementsLike a blog; displays posts in chronological order

• File cabinetStore and organize files. Anyone subscribed to the page will be notified when files are added, changed, or removed.

• List pageOrganize lists of information. Viewers can sort the list by any column.

Adding a pageChoose a template…

Name the page

Choose a location

Click ‘Create Page’ to finish and begin editing…

Edit a pageClick to customize your page layout and format content

and text.

The edit toolbar will appear at the top of the page. Be sure to save any changes you make.

Use these options to format text on your page.

Edit a page

Click ‘Insert’ to add images, Google objects, videos or gadgets to your page.

Click ‘Format’ to change text

headings and format.

Click ‘Table’ to add and edit a table.

Click ‘Layout’ to change the page layout.

More ActionsIncludes subscribing to site and page changes, printing a page, saving a page as a template.

Share your site link or invite others to view/edit the site.

Manage your site

View recent site changes, page changes, and attachments.

Change your page templates.

Remember to save all your changes!

Manage your site

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