Using Netscape Composer

Tutorial #1

Skills:  Adding text, changing text properties, changing background colors, adding

links.

1.      Open Netscape Composer> Double click on the Netscape icon on the desktop

            On the menu bar click on Communicator, Composer <click>

2.      This opens the Netscape Composer window.  Netscape Composer is a WSIYWG (what you see is what you get) web page editor.

3. Adding text to a web page is very much like using a word processor, simply start typing:  My Family Photo Album

4. Select the text you just typed>left click and drag across the text.

   i.                    Change the style to Heading 1

   ii.                  Change the font style to Times New Roman

   iii.                Add the attributes Bold, and Underlined

   iv.                Center align the text

5.      The first paragraph of your web site should give a detailed summary of the content of your site.  This is both to inform your reader, and for the search engines.

This is the family photo album of the Smith family.  In addition to recent photos of family outings, and events, we also have photos from the past of our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as well as a detailed family tree.  Check back often as we are always adding new information.

6. Select the text, and set the text properties to: style = paragraph, Font =Book Antigua, Font Size= 12,  Left aligned.

7. Next make a bulleted list of the following items:

   ·        Smith Family Reunion

   ·        Family Holiday Party

   ·        Summer Vacation 2000

   ·        Our Ancestors

8. Next  we will change the page background colors, font colors, and link colors.

On the menu bar Format <click>Page Colors and Properties<click>. The Page Properties window will Open.

In the Title field:  Smith Family Photo Album: Pictures, Family Tree, and Ancestry. (The title field is the the most important in the search engine hierarchy used to index your page)

Click on the Colors and Background tab.  Here you can change the font colors, the background color of the page, and the link colors.

Click on the colored square, and choose a color from the palette for each of these items.  Make sure that you check the box that says “Use custom colors”.

9.  Next we will be adding links. Click here to go to Tutorial #2