Tutorials for web publishers
Creating new Web Pages
Overview
We use Templates to create new pages for our site. Each page requires a Title and a suitable file name . The Template you use relates to the section that you will be publishing in, for example: the Undergraduate section requires the Undergraduate template to be selected and for the file to be saved in the Undergraduate folder.
Tutorial
Creating new pages
- Select New Page from the task bar. The pop up option in Figure 4 should appear.
- Expand the folder Templates by clicking on the plus sign to the right of the folder (if it is not already open).
- Select the template that relates to your area of the web site e.g. Undergraduate for the Undergraduate section.
- Enter a title for your page in the text box labelled Page title.
- Click ok.
- You can now put content in the page’s editable region(s).
Tutorial
Editing text
- If we start by creating a suitable title for the document. Type into the editable region: ‘Test Page’ or ‘my first page’. Highlight this text and from the Style pull-down menu select heading 2.
- We need to use Headings where appropriate. H1 is the page title (usually not editable) and should correspond to the links on the navigation bar on the left-hand-side of your site (which you cannot edit). Further headings should be Heading 2s. Type in a suitable title such as ‘my first page’. Highlight this text and select Heading 2 from the pull-down menu below the Publish button to change the Style. See below.
Summary
- Heading 1 is used for main headings
- Heading 2 is used for normal headings
- Heading 3 is used for sub-headings
NOTE: Why we use headings?
- Headings help the layout of a site, making the structure better. This makes the site easier to navigate and also helps the site register with search engines.
- Visually-impaired users use screen reading software to help them use websites. Their screen readers will tell them if text is a heading, allowing them to navigate the site more easily.