Copyright: Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001  Intel Corporation
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Intel Home Page Builder
Intel® Home Page Builder

You can build a home page and other Web pages that incorporate sounds, images, or videos.

When you complete your Web pages you can post them to your Internet Service Provider.  This collection of Web pages is now your Web site..

To create and post web pages:

1	Choose Create a new home page.

2	Select a template for the site.  Click Next.

3	Add text and media files to the page.  Click Next.

4	Add pages to the site.

5	Create links to other pages. You can also automatically link the pages in your site when you create them.

6	Publish the site to a drive on your computer or to your Internet Service Provider.


Create or open a home page

You can create a home page or open an existing home page project that you have already created.

To create a new home page:

•	Click Create a new home page.

To open an existing project:

1	Click Open a previously saved home page project.

2	In the Open dialog, locate the project file in your galleries or in the file system of your computer.

3	Select the project that you want to open.

4	Click Open.

Related Topic

Select a style for your home page


Select a style for your home page

You can choose from a variety of home page templates to set the style of your Web pages.

After you select a style, you can construct a home page by adding media items to the cutouts provided on the templates.

Additional pages that you add will include the same background as the template, but no cutouts. You can add more cutouts using the Add New Item menu.

To select a home page template:

1	Click the template that you want to use. Use the scroll bars to view additional templates.

2	Click Next.

Related Topics

 Create or open a home page


Edit your homepage

From here, you can add text and media files.

Text and media items appear in cutouts on the editing screen. When you click a cutout, sizing handles appear on the border of the cutout and the cutout menu button appears in the top-right corner of the cutout.

Use the editing screen to:

•	Add media items to the page, including image, audio, video, or animation items (also called Web Design Effects).

•	Add, edit, and format text on the page.

•	Set the size and position of media and text items.

•	Set page properties, including a page’s filename, title, keywords, background and hyperlink colors.

•	Create links to other pages on your Web site or other Web sites.

•	You can add more cutouts using the Add New Item menu.

•	You can add an add an auto snapshot to your home page.  Before you publish your home page, make sure you have set up Auto Snapshot.

•	You can add more pages to the web site.  The additional pages will include the same background as the home page, but no cutouts.

As you create your pages, you can click Preview to load the page in your Web browser and check the progress of your project.


Add media to a home page

You can add picture, audio, and video files, collectively called media, to a home page.

To add media to a page:

1	Open a home page.

2	Drag and drop an audio file, video file, or still image item from the gallery to a cutout on the page.

3	If necessary, size and position the cutout so that it does not overlap any other cutouts on the page.

Or

1	Open a home page.

2	From the Add New Item menu, select the type of item that you want to add.  An empty cutout will be added to your home page.

3	To add an auto snapshot to your home page, from the Insert menu, select Insert Auto Snapshot Item.  Before you publish your home page, make sure you have set up Auto Snapshot.

4	Double-click the cutout. You will see the Open dialog.

5	From the Gallery tab, double-click the filename of the item you want to add to the cutout. Or click the File System tab and double-click the filename of the item you want to add to the cutout.

6	Move or resize the cutout to where you want it and so that it does not overlap any other cutouts on the page. When you click on any cutout in a page you will see the borders of all the pages cutouts bordered in black.

7	Overlapped cutouts are bordered in red.  You will not be able to add new pages, preview the pages, or publish your pages until these overlaps are fixed.

Related Topics

 Add text to a home page

 Add a Web design effect to a home page

 Delete an item from a page


Add text to a home page

You can add and format text on pages that you create.

To add text to a page:

1	Open a home page.

2	From the Add New Item menu, select Add Text. A text cutout is added to the current home page.

3	Double-click the text cutout.

4	Type your text.

5	When you are done, click outside of the cutout.

6	Move or resize the cutout so that it does not overlap any other cutouts on the page.

You can also format the text, including its font, size, color, style and alignment.

Related Topics

 Size and position a cutout

 Edit text on a page


Format text on a home page

You can control the font, size, color, style and alignment of text on your home pages.

However, different browser versions display text differently, so your text might look different when you view your pages in a browser.

To format a text item:

1	Click a text cutout to display its Cutout menu.

2	From the Cutout menu, select Change Font or Color. In the Font dialog box, select the font, style, size, and color for the text.

3	Click OK.

4	From the Cutout menu, select Align Left, Center or Align Right to align the text within the cutout.

Note

You can apply a different alignment to each paragraph in a text cutout.

Related Topics

 Edit text on a page

 Add media to a home page

 Delete an item from a page


Edit text on a page

You can edit a text item on a home page.

To edit text:

1	Double-click a text cutout.

2	Click the text to position the editing cursor.

3	Make the changes you want.

4	Click outside of the cutout.

or

1	Click a text cutout to display its Cutout menu.

2	From the Cutout menu, select Edit Text.

3	Make any changes to the text in the cutout.

4	Click outside of the cutout.

Related Topics

 Format text on a home page

 	Add text to a home page


Add a Web Design Effect to a home page

You can add a Web Design Effect to a home page. Web Design Effects are infinitely repeating animations that play on your page.

The Web Design Effects available are:

•	Burning fire

•	Flowing water

•	Moving clouds

•	Cola fizz

To add a Web design effect:

1	Open a home page.

2	From the Add New Item menu, choose Add Web Design Effect. A new Web Design Effect cutout is added to your page.

3	Double-click the new cutout.

4	Click one of the available design effects to add it to the cutout.

5	Click OK.

Note

During creation of your web pages, any Web Design Effect on your pages cannot be viewed until you preview the pages.

Web Design effects only function when you or your readers view your home page using one of these browsers:

•	Internet Explorer 4.0

•	Netscape Navigator 4.0 with a browser plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the Intel® Create & Share® Software Web site.

Related Topics

 	Add media to a home page

 	Add text to a home page

 	Delete an item from a page


Size and position a cutout

You can set the size and position of text, the image, audio and video items, and the Web Design Effects cutouts.

To move or size a cutout:

1	Click a cutout to select it.

2	To set the size you want, drag and drop the sizing handles on the item’s sides and corners.

3	To move the item, drag and drop the interior of its cutout.

Note

You cannot save a project or publish pages with overlapped cutouts.  Overlapped cutouts are bordered in red.  Fix them by resizing or moving the cutouts.  Only text and image cutouts can be resized.

Related Topics

 Add media to a home page

 	Add text to a home page

 	Add an a Web Design Effect to a home page

 	Delete an item from a page


Delete items from home pages

You can delete any cutouts from home pages.

To delete a cutout:

1	Click a cutout to select it.

2	From the Cutout menu, select Delete.

Related Topics

 Add media to a home page

 	Add text to a home page

 	Add a Web design effect to a home page


Set a home page's properties

Use the Page Properties dialog box to customize the appearance of a home page:

Filename

The home page’s filename. Default filenames are provided.

Title

This text appears in the title bar of any browser window that displays your home page.

Keywords

A collection of words that describe your home page. These keywords make it easier for Internet search engines to find your pages.

Background

The background for your home pages. Select a color from the Solid Color popup menu, or click Browse under Tiled Image/Texture to display the open dialog box with which you can locate and double-click the image file to use as the background. Images appear in the background as many times as it takes to fill the background portion of a browser window, so you can use small images to create patterns in the background.

Text Colors

Specify the colors of text used for hyperlinks. The color that you select from the Hyperlink menu appears on all links to sites that the viewer has not visited; the Followed Hyperlink menu lets you select a color for links to sites that the viewer has visited.

Related Topics

 Add media to a home page

 	Add text to a home page

 	Add a Web design effect to a  home page


Add or delete a page

You can add and link multiple pages in one site, all using the same template.

To add a page:

1	Open a home page. To automatically create links between all pages on your site, choose the Link All Pages check box.

2	Click Add Page.

To delete a page:

1	Display the page that you want to delete.

2	From the Edit menu, choose Delete.

Related Topics

 Move from page to page

 	Create a hyperlink


 Move from page to page

A button displays for each page that you include in your site. To navigate to the editing screen for another page, click the page’s button.

Related Topics

 	Add or delete a page

 	Create a hyperlink


Create a hyperlink

You can create links from an object on a page of your Web site to any other page on the Internet. When a reader views the page in a browser and clicks a link, the browser opens the linked page.

To create a hyperlink:

1	Click the cutout for the item to link.

Note:

If you are making a text hyperlink, select the text in the cutout before you make the link.  To select the text, position the cursor on the text you are interested in and highlight the text you want linked.

2	From the Cutout menu, select Add/Remove Hyperlink. The HyperLink Properties dialog appears.

3	From the Type of HyperLink list, choose the type.

4	In the URL of hyperlink box, type the URL of the hyperlink.

5	Click OK.

•	To automatically create links between all pages on your site, choose the Link All Pages check box.

Related Topics

 	Add or delete a page

 	Move from page to page


Types of hyperlinks

You can create hyperlinks that open the following types of Internet services:

File

A Web page or other file available on your local file system, rather than the Internet.

File Transfer

A site on the Internet dedicated to making files available for uploading and downloading.

Gopher

A site on the Internet that distributes information in a text-only format. Gopher sites preceded the current HTML-based options for distributing content on the Internet.

Mail

An email address. Clicking a link of this type opens the reader’s email program.

News

A site on the Internet that serves as a bulletin  board and distributes information targeted on specific interest groups.

Page x

A Web page within the current site.

Secure Web Site

A Web page maintained on a secure commerce server/

Telnet

A server on the Internet.

Wais

A database that you can query over the Internet.

Web Page

The most common choice. Use it to specify most Web pages on the Internet as targets for your hyperlinks.


Publish to a local drive

You can publish home pages to a local disk drive, which enables you to copy the files included in the site to a floppy disk or other removable storage media.

To publish to a local drive:

1	Open a home page project.

2	Click Next.

3	Click Publish the files to the hard drive.

4	Click Next.

5	Select the target folder for the Web site or create a new folder.

Tip

Ensure that the folder you select contains only files used by your home page project.  This makes it easier when sending the files to your Internet Service Provider, because the files are together and everything needed is in one place.

6	Click Next. You will see the Your home page has been successfully published! screen.

Related Topics

 Publish and post a site to the Internet


Publish and post a site to the Internet

Web sites can be automatically posted to any ISP for which you have complete account and server information.

Contact your ISP for the full account and server information you need.

To publish your home page to the Internet:

1	Open a home page project.

2	Click Next.

3	Click Publish and post files to my Internet Service Provider.

4	Click Next. You will see the Select your Internet Service Provider screen.

5	From the Internet Service Providers list, select the name of your ISP.

If your ISP is not listed you can add a new ISP.

6	Enter the User Name and Password that you use to access your ISP.

7	Click Next.

Related Topics

 Publish to a local drive

 Add an Internet Service Provider


Add an Internet Service Provider

You can add an ISP to the Select Your Internet Service Provider list if you know the account name, password, and server information for your Internet Service Provider.

To add an ISP:

1	Go to the Select your Internet Service Provider screen.

2	Click New. You will see the Web Site Information Wizard.

3	Enter the Descriptive Name for the Web Server Configuration as you want it to appear in the Select Your Internet Service Provider list. This name can be anything you find useful like: MyWebSite. Choose this name whenever you want to post your files to your web site.

4	From the Select Transport Protocol, select the transport protocol used by your Internet Service Provider  If you are unsure about the protocol, choose FTP. Click Next

5	Enter the default home page filename expected by your ISP.  Oftentimes this filename is index.htm. Click Next.

6	Enter the Upload host name.  This is the name of your ISP's web server. Click Next.

7	Enter the web page directory name.  This is the sub-directory where your web pages are posted to the ISP's web server. This information is not required by all ISPs. Click Finish.

8	Ensure you are connected to the Internet. Click Ready to create the new entry.

Note

If you are uncertain what you should enter for each of these items, contact your ISP or visit its Web site to fill out the ISP Information Form.

Related Topics

 	Publish and post a site to the Internet


Cutout

Text and media items appear in cutouts on email postcards and home pages. When you click a cutout, sizing handles appear on the border of the cutout and the cutout menu button appears in the top-right corner of the cutout.


Internet Service Provider

A company that provides you with dial-up access to the Internet, which enables you to send and receive email, browse the Web, and post pages to the Internet. Major ISPs include America Online, AT&T WorldNet and Prodigy.


home page

The main or first page of a collection of web pages that make up a Web site. For example, the Intel® Create & Share® Software home page is accessible from the Intel Web site.


Web page

One of a collection of Web documents that make up a Web site.


Web site

A collection of home and Web pages developed as part of a whole.  For example, visit the Intel Web site at http://www.intel.com.


media

Image, video, and sound files that have been created using the Intel® Create & Share® Software or imported from other sources such as a scanner, VCR, or video camera.


Preview your home page

You can look at the progress you’ve made in building your home page or other Web pages.

To preview the home or Web page you are currently working on:

1	Click Preview.  The current page will appear in your Web browser.

2	From the File menu, choose Exit when you are finished looking at your page.


HyperLink Properties dialog

Use the HyperLink Properties dialog to create links on your web pages.

Type of hyperlink

Choose from other, File, File Transfer, Gopher, Mail, News, Pagex, Secure Web Site, Telnet, Wais, or Web Page,

URL of hyperlink

Add the address of the link on the page.  Addresses are dependent on the type of link.

Related topics

Create a hyperlink

Types of hyperlinks


Where do want to publish your home page

From here you choose where to publish and post, or publish your pages.

•	Choose Publish and post files to my Internet Service Provider to automatically post your Web site to any ISP for which you have complete account and server information.

Contact your ISP for the full account and server information you need.

•	Choose publish the file to the hard drive to publish home pages to a local disk drive, which enables you to copy the files included in the site to a floppy disk or other removable storage media.

Related topics

 	Add an Internet Service Provider

 	Publish to a local drive


Choose a folder to publish your pages to

1	Use the scroll bar to locate where on your hard drive you want to publish your web pages.

2	Click Next to continue.

To create a new folder for your pages, click New Folder

Related topics

 Publish to a local drive

Where do want to publish your home page


Select your Internet Service Provider

1	From the Internet Service Provider list, choose your service.

2	Enter your user name

3	Enter your password

4	Click Next to continue.

•	If your ISP doesn't appear in the list, click New to add your ISP

•	To edit the information about an existing ISP, click Edit.

•	To delete an ISP from the list, click Delete.

Notes:

•	If you are uncertain what you should enter for each of these items, contact your ISP or visit its Web site.

•	The Internet Service Providers shown in the list as pre-configured sites cannot be edited or deleted.

Related topics

 	Publish and post a site to the Internet

 	Add an Internet Service Provider


Your home page has been successfully published

Your web site is now either saved on your hard drive or has been sent to your Internet Service Provider.

From here you can:

•	Look at the site in your browser

•	Go back to editing the pages

•	Create new pages

•	Return to the home screen


Web Site Information Wizard

Use this wizard for creating a new or editing an existing web server configuration.  This configuration requires special information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).  To have a copy of the information needed to complete the wizard, a form is available by clicking Display the ISP Information Form.

Use the form to record not only the information needed for the wizard, but also for information you will find especially useful like your ISP's customer support number the and internet address (URL) of your published web site.

Related topics

 	Web Site Information Wizard – Descriptive name, Transport protocol

 	ISP Information Form


Web site information dialog
Web Site Information Wizard

Use the Web Site Information Wizard to enter the web server configuration information needed for a new Web site, or edit an existing Web site's web server information.

Descriptive Name for Web Server Configuration

Enter the name you are giving your web server.  This name is anything you find useful like MyWebSite.  Choose this name each time you want to publish pages to this site.

Select Transport protocol

From the list select the transport protocol used by your ISP for sending your web pages to their web server.  If you are unsure, choose FTP (File Transport protocol)

Click Next to continue

Related topics

 	Web Site Information Wizard – Default home page filename

 	ISP Information Form


Web Site Information Wizard
Web Site Information Wizard – Default home page filename

Default home page file name

Enter the default home page filename your Internet Service Provider requires.  This is the filename of the main page in your web site and usually is something like index.htm, default.html. welcome.htm, or home.htm.

Note:

This filename can be case sensitive.

Related topics

 	Web Site Information Wizard – Upload host name

 	ISP Information Form


Web site information dialog – Upload host name
Web Site Information Wizard – Upload host name

Upload host name

Enter the name of your ISPs web server. For example: ftp:yourISPserver.com.  Your web pages are sent to this server for posting.

Related topics

 Web Site Information Wizard – Web page directory name

 ISP Information Form


Web Site Information Wizard – Web page directory name

Web page directory name

Enter the name of the directory on the ISPs server that is yours.  This is where all of your web pages for your site are stored.  This is usually a sub-directory of your user directory.  When the pathname is long (for example: user\home\<your user name>\public_html), enter only the public_html part of the pathname.

Note:

This name can be case sensitive.

Related topics

 ISP Information Form


protocol

A set of rules that lets computers agree how to communicate over the Internet.


Hypertext Transfer Protocol

The protocol for moving hypertext files across the Internet.


File Transfer Protocol

FTP is an application designed to transfer files between computers on the Internet.


ISP Information Form

Use the Print button on the toolbar to print out this page and have it available when you contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for information.

You can open this form in Word Pad by clicking here:

To automatically post your web pages to the World Wide Web, you need the following information from your ISP.  Often this information can be found in online help from the ISP.

Note: You may want to email this form to your ISP so they can complete it for you.

1	Your ISP's customer support number:____________________________________

2	Has your ISP configured your account to post home pages on their web server?  Yes( ) No( )

Note: If the answer is Yes, continue filling out the form.

3	What is the transport protocol your ISP expects for sending web pages from your computer to their web server?

Transport protocol: __________________________________________________

Note: For example: FTP is the most common protocol.

4	What is the filename your ISP expects for the default home page?

Default home page filename:_________________________________________

Note: This is sometimes referred to as the DirectoryIndex page.  Some ISP's allow many filenames.  When this is the case, choose one (for example: index.htm, default.html, welcome.htm, or home.htm are common default names).  These filenames can be case sensitive

5	What is the upload host name for your ISP's web server?

Host name:___________________________________________________________

Note: This is the name of the server where your sent files will reside. (for example: ftp.yourISPserver.com)

6	What is the name of the web page directory on the ISP's web server that is yours?

Web page directory name:_____________________________________________

Note: This is where all of your web pages are stored and is identifiable as your space alone.  Usually this is a folder that is a sub-directory of your user directory.

If this has a long pathname (like user\home\<your user name>\public_html) enter only the public_html part of the pathname in the box. This name can be case sensitive.

7	What is the Uniform Resource Locater (URL) for your web pages?

URL for web pages:_________________________________________________

Note: This is the address others use when accessing your web site (for example: http://www.yourISP.com/~yourloginID)

Technical information

When talking to your ISP's technical support person, the following information may be useful:

•	The web sites created with the Intel® Home Page Builder always have all files for the web site in the same directory (these are the web page files in html format and the graphics files used on your web pages).

•	The Internet software used by the Intel Home Page Builder for sending files to your ISP (this process is sometimes called posting) is based on Microsoft's WebPost API.

If you are having problems posting , talk to your ISP's customer support.  You may need to use Publish to Disk to save your files and post your pages using the methods and tools recommended by your ISP.