A Help Page Devoted to Jazzing Up Your TeacherWeb Site
- Where can I go to get help with my TeacherWeb site?
- What is HTML coding?
- Can I use HTML coding on all TeacherWeb pages on my site?
- How do I create a link to a website using HTML coding?
- How do I create a link using a picture instead of words?
- How do I add an image to the top of my homepage?
- Where can I find graphics for my TeacherWeb site?
- How can I add scrolling text across the top of my page?
- How do I add music to my TeacherWeb site?
- How do I create a slideshow of pictures on my site?
- How can I add graphics and text to the bottom of my website?
- How can I add a graphic that serves as an email link?
- How do I create a guestbook for visitors to sign?
- How can I change backgrounds on my pages?
- What are the most common HTML codes that you use often?
- How can I create tables to layer backgrounds on my page?
- How did you enable "no right-click" to protect your purchased graphics?
- What if I have another question for you about how you did something?
Where can I go to get help with my TeacherWeb site?
The best place to go is to the TeacherWeb FAQ page at
http://support.teacherweb.com/index.php?action=kb&category=7. This FAQ page
was a lifesaver to me when I create my site in 2002. When I couldn't find
the answer to my question on this page, I would contact their help center at
http://support.teacherweb.com/index.php?action=ticket_submit. They were
always quick to respond and extremely helpful. Of course, a lot of the
creation of my site depended solely on trial and error on my part. Don't be
afraid to play around with your website and try new things! Most of the
questions you'll have about graphics, page types, and uploading documents
will be answered on the FAQ page, but I'll try to answer some of the "How
Did You Do That?" questions that I get most frequently below.
What is HTML coding?
I used HTML coding to do much of the "jazzing up" of my site! If you're not
familiar with HTML coding, do a Google search for it. There are many
helpful sites out there. I had no special classes on HTML, but dove in and
played around with it. If you're not willing to learn a little HTML coding,
you're not going to be able to jazz up your site as much as I have.
Can I use HTML coding on all TeacherWeb pages on my site?
No. HTML coding can only be used on certain pages. If you are using the
basic pages that came on your TeacherWeb template, you will need to change
those out to more advanced pages in order to use HTML. Pages that support
HTML coding include All Purpose, Homework Formatting, and (my personal
favorite) Enhanced Text Pages. If you choose to use the Enhanced Text Page,
you'll have to click on the HTML tab at the bottom of the page (in editing
mode) to copy or type coding in, then click back to normal view to see it
work!
How do I create a link to a website using HTML coding?
< a href="http://www.nameofsitehere.com" >WebsiteNameHer < /a >
Copy the coding above to your site. Replace the "nameofsitehere" with the
official address of the site you want. Replace the "Websitenamehere" with
the name that you want to actually display as a clickable link on your site.
IMPORTANT: Do not leave the spaces after and before the brackets like I did,
or it will not work!!
Not working? Check over your coding. With HTML, if one small item is left
out it will not work at all! :(
How do I create a link using a picture instead of words?
If you want to be able to click on a picture and have it act as a link, you
will need the following coding...
< a href="http://www.nameofsitehere.com" >< img src=picture.gif >< /a >
Copy the coding above to your site. Replace the "nameofsitehere" with the
official address of the site you want to link to. Replace
the "Websitenamehere" with the name that you want to actually display as a
clickable link on your site.
Replace the "picturehere.gif" with the file name of your graphic including
the file type extension (.gif, .jpg, or .png). The file name has to be
exactly as it was uploaded to TeacherWeb. It will not work if the graphic
has not been added to TeacherWeb using the �Add Photos/Docs button� first.
IMPORTANT: Do not leave the spaces after and before the brackets like I did,
or it will not work!!
How do I add an image to the top of my homepage?
To add a picture to the top of your homepage, you will need to go to the
Update Index page of your site. Click on the gray "Change Name/Email"
button. In the name text space on this page, you will insert html coding to
add an image. If you want the image to appear above the typed text of your
name, you will insert the following coding...
< img src=picturename.gif >< br > The Name of Your Website Goes Here
Replace the "picturename.gif" with the file name of your graphic including
the file type extension (.gif, .jpg, or .png). The file name has to be
exactly as it was uploaded to TeacherWeb. It will not work if the graphic
has not been added to TeacherWeb using the �Add Photos/Docs button� first.
The < br > coding that follows the image coding means "break to the next
line." So this will tell the computer to put the image first and then go
down to a new line to type the text that is the name of your website.
IMPORTANT: Do not leave the spaces after and before the brackets like I did,
or it will not work!!
Where can I find graphics for my TeacherWeb site?
TeacherWeb provides many graphics to use on your site. However, you can
also search the web and find free graphics, or purchase your own graphics
through graphic sites. There are too many graphic sites for me to list
here, but a Google search for website graphics will turn up a ton! I do
purchase most of my graphics at http://www.thistlegirldesigns.com.
TeacherWeb's FAQ page will explain how to upload graphics and use them on
your site. Of course, you can also use the image coding (from above) to add
a graphic to pages that accept HTML.
How can I add scrolling text across the top of my page?
This is actually a feature provided by TeacherWeb. Simply go to
your "Update Index Page," click on the gray "Customize My Homepage" button
and type the text you want to scroll in the Marquee text space.
How do I add music to my TeacherWeb site?
Do a Google search for "Midi" music files. These are short, usually non-
original, files and are easily supported and used on your site. Upload the
music files you find using the "Add Photos/Docs" button. Once the music
files are uploaded to your site, you will be able to add them to some pages
by simply going to the "Change Graphics - Select from Uploads" button.
Scroll down and you will see "Media Files Only" by the pages that support
these files.
You may also add music to pages that support HTML by using this coding...
< embed src=midifilename.mid >< /embed >
Replace the "midifilename" text with the name of your music file.
IMPORTANT: Do not leave the spaces after and before the brackets like I did,
or it will not work!!
How do I create a slideshow of pictures on my site?
I created my slideshow using http://www.slide.com. Once you upload your
pictures and create your slideshow at that site, they'll provide you with
HTML coding. You can copy that coding to any page that accepts it on
TeacherWeb. Very simple!
How can I add graphics and text to the bottom of my website?
To add information to the bottom of your site, go to the "Update Index
Page," then click on the gray "Customize Homepage" button. Scroll down to
the "Footnotes" section. In this text space, you may use HTML coding to add
graphics, links, and other information.
How can I add a graphic that serves as an email link?
Upload the graphic that you want to serve as your email link by using
the "Add Photos/Docs" button. Once the image is uploaded to TeacherWeb, you
will use the following HTML coding to link it to your email address.
< a href="mailto:youremailaddress" >< img
src="picture.gif"border="0"/ >< /a >
Copy the text above to your site. Replace the "youremailaddress" text with
your entire email address. Note: You must leave the mailto: tag or it will
not work. Replace the "picture.gif" text with the name and extension of
your uploaded image.
IMPORTANT: Do not leave the spaces after and before the brackets like I did,
or it will not work!!
How do I create a guestbook for visitors to sign?
To create a guestbook, you will need to use another provider. I use
BraveNet for mine, but you can Google and find many of these. Once you have
registered and created a guestbook with the provider, they will provide you
with HTML coding for your guestbook. You can simply paste this coding to a
page of your site that accepts HTML (or in the footnote section of the
homepage). You can also attach the link to your guestbook to a picture
(refer back to question 5 for how to do this.)
How can I change backgrounds on my pages?
For the most part, your TeacherWeb page will have the same background
throughout. You can do a Google search to locate free website backgrounds,
or purchase some of your own if you want something different than what
TeacherWeb offers. To change your background, be sure to upload your
background image using the "Add Photos/Docs" button. Then go
to "Update Index" and click on the gray "Change Graphics- Select From
Uploads" button. Now you may choose the background you uploaded from the
options.
What are the most common HTML codes that you use often?
Remember to delete the spaces after and before each bracket when you use
these!
To center text: < center > type text here < /center >
To change text color: < font color=green> type text here < /font >
To bold text: < b > type text here < /b >
To italicize text: < i > type text here < /i >
To underline text: < u > type text here < /u >
To change font size: < font size=4 > type text here < /font >
To make text scroll < marquee > type text here
How can I create tables to layer backgrounds on my page?
I used the HTML tabs on the Enhanced Text Pages to layer the backgrounds on
my pages. This involves too much HTML to explain here, but if you play
around with HTML and get comfortable I bet you'll be able to figure it out
soon! I will attempt to explain how to do this without using HTML. On the
All Purpose and Enhanced Text pages, there is a toolbar that looks similar
to Microsoft Word at the top. Click the icon next to the paintbrush to
create a 1 x 1 table. Place your cursor inside this table and create
another 1 x 1 table. Now, place your cursor inside of the cell you would
like to fill with a background. Click the last icon. Check "Use background
picture" and in the box type the name of the file you want to use for your
background (this must be previously uploaded to TeacherWeb.) Repeat these
steps to add a background to the other cell/table. To see the backgrounds
while you work (before publishing your site), you will need to type in the
entire web address for the graphic (your website address/graphic name)
instead of just the file name.
How did you enable "no right-click" to protect your purchased graphics?
In order to keep others from right-clicking and copying text/images from
your website, you can use HTML coding to protect your investment. I get
many of my HTML coding scripts from http://www.dynamicdrive.com.
What if I have another question for you about how you did something?
If you have another question for me to answer, feel free to send it to me.
I may not be able to respond right away, but I will keep your question and
add the answer to this page the next time I update it! :-)
