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Working
with Site Studio.
Have you ever felt amazed at how things changed
over the last years? The Internet has become as common
as the telephone. E-mail makes people totally forget
about the existence of regular mail. Having a web
site is now more important than having a business
card.
Actually, many people now think that having one
web site is not enough. Really, would you present
yourself the same way to your potential employers,
family members and former schoolmates? Of course
not! On the first site you would probably place your
professional resume—and will refer to it in
an employment classified. On the second, you would
place new pictures of you and your fiancé—you
may want to share them with your parents in Minnesota
and your sister in Paris. On the third, you will
open a picture gallery out of the old school pics—maybe,
this will help you find your old good friend whose
trace you lost many years ago…
And so, you have decided to make up your own website.
High time! But do you know enough HTML? Or do you
want to create your site using a text editor? In
either case, you will end up spending days and days
to have your site look attractive and getting all
things work. Not the best solution. Or, maybe, you
want to pay hundreds of dollars for the web designer
to do the job?
Well, here is the solution. We will save your time
and efforts, and what's even more important, you
can be personally involved in the Art of Web Design.
To create a professional-looking web site using SiteStudio,
you don't need any special knowledge or experience.
The wizard-like program structure will guide you
through the whole site-construction process step
by step. Now you become a web designer, a creator,
an Artist! You can juggle around with page layouts,
colors, themes, add various effect and much, much
more, everything with a single mouse click! Within
a half hour you can have your site created and published
on the Internet!
So, if you feel this is what you need, welcome
on board!
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SiteStudio allows creating websites in two categories: Personal and Small
Business. Each category serves its own purpose.
A site in each category constitutes of a series
of pages, each devoted to a separate topic, article
or resource. SiteStudio offers you a set of templates
for all common pages:
In the Personal category you can create a
site for your fiends, school-mates and relatives.
You can tell about yourself, your background, hobbies,
share funny stories and show your photographs. Here
you can also post your resume for potential employers
and even more. To create your personal website, add
any of the following pages:
- Splash Screen:
the home page or index page that welcomes visitors
and contains references to all other pages.
- FlashSplash:
the home page or index page with Flash elements
that welcomes visitors and contains references
to all other pages.
- About:
the page to provide information about the purpose,
the owner of the site and any other relevant
data.
- Download Page:
the page where you can upload any files with descriptions
to them. Visitors of your site can later download
them.
- Resume:
if you seek employment via the Internet, this is
the central page containing short account of
your career and qualifications.
- Links:
the page where you list your favourite links to
related websites or pages.
- Custom Table Page:
a page with any data organized in table format.
- Site Map.
If your site is becoming complex and hard to navigate,
a site map will become helpful to get around.
- Photo Album:
a sequence of pages containing images. You may
want to use it for posting photos of yourself,
your friends, your family, your art works, postcards,etc.
- Your Own HTML.
This tool allows to copy-paste an existing HTML
page and create a web page based on your own
HTML script. Recommended for advanced users.
- Humor:
a tool that helps you organize your jokes, funny
pictures, humorous stories and other fun topics.
- Survey Form:
a quick tool for drawing up visitor questionnaires.
- Generic Page:
a powerful tool to create pages with any layout,
containing both text and images.
- Genealogical Tree:
a quick tool for creating a family tree. The output
is a list of entries each devoted to an ancestor
or a family member.
- Calendar:
the page where you can list events with dates and
comments.
- ICQ Contact Center.
If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this
form of messaging the most convenient.
- Driving Directions:
a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving
directions to the place in North America that
you specify.
- Amazon.com Web Store.
If you want to offer your visitors some books for
sale, this is the page for you. To use this feature,
you need to sign up with the Amazon.com associate
program.
- Mobile Pager.
A page from which site visitors can reach you on
a cell phone or a pager with Internet messaging
support. To use this feature, you need to be
subscribed with Bell Atlantic Mobil or Sprint
PCS.
- External Page.
If you own two different sites or your friend or
business partner own a website, you may want
to interconnect them. This page is most convenient
to address site visitors to different site.
Every time your site is visited, the first page
to open would always be either FlashSplash or Welcome
Page, or Splash Screen. These page will also automatically
include links to all other pages you create. So,
it would be a good idea to begin your site with one
of them.
After choosing a page, click Next to continue
with the design of the page.
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In the Small Business category you can create
a site representing your company or business. It's
a good mean of telling about the history of your
company, listing the services you render or products/goods
you sell. Here you can also create your own online
store, look for new employers and more. To create
a business website, add any of the following pages:
- Splash Screen:
the home page or index page that welcomes visitors
and contains references to all other pages.
- About:
the page to provide information about the purpose
of the site, the owner of the site, and any other
relevant data.
- Generic Page:
a powerful tool to create pages with any layout,
containing both text and images.
- Welcome Page:
the page allows to introduce all other pages on
your site with images and short descriptions
to them.
- FlashSplash:
the home page or index page in Flash that welcomes
visitors and contains references to all other
pages.
- Internet Links:
the page where you can list usefull links to web
sites or pages related to your business.
- Download Page:
the page where you can upload any files with descriptions
to them. Visitors of your site can later download
them.
- Firm Profile:
the page to introduce your company to the visitors
of your site. You can edit and organize the text
layout for your Firm Profile page.
- Survey Form:
a quick tool for drawing up visitor questionnaires.
- Frequently Asked Questions:
the page to give answers to the most frequently
asked questions about your business.
- News and Events:
the page where you can list important news and
events of your company with dates and comments.
- Careers and Jobs:
the page to announce about free vacancies in your
company. Here you can give your requirements
for applicants and contact email.
- Driving Directions:
a powerful tool for visitors to get the driving
directions to the place in North America that
you specify.
- Catalog Page:
the page to list your company products and goods
with descriptions and images to them. Use it
to advertise your products or services.
- ICQ Contact Center.
If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this
form of messaging the most convenient.
- Site Map.
If your site is becoming complex and hard to navigate,
a site map will become helpful to get around.
- External Page.
If you own two different sites and you want to
interconnect them, this page is most convenient
to address site visitors to another site of your
own.
- Contact Us:
the page providing detailed contact information
about your company: postal address, map, phones
and staff members info.
- Services Page.
If you want to offer your visitors a range of services,
this page is the most convenient to present services
with descriptions and images.
- Your Own HTML.
This tool allows to copy-paste an existing HTML
page and create a web page based on your own
HTML script. Recommended for advanced users.
- Add-A-Cart Catalog:
the page to create a fully integrated and usable
on-line shopping system with secure payment gateway
and a merchant account.
Every time your site is visited, the first page
to open would always be either FlashSplash or Welcome
Page, or Splash Screen. These page will also automatically
include links to all other pages you create. So,
it would be a good idea to begin your site with one
of them.
After choosing a page, click Next to continue
with the design of the page.
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Splash Screen is the home page that welcomes visitors
and contains links to all other pages.
To configure Splash Screen, fill out the Splash
Page form:
- Splash
Theme:
the main parameter that determines the look of your home page. SiteStudio
offers several Splash Screen templates (themes). Choose one—you can
change it any time in the future. The current version of SiteStudio does
not provide immediate preview, so it is recommended to configure it after
you configure all other parameters (see instructions below in this section).
- Logo
image:
Splash Screen templates are designed to include a welcome image. You can
select a picture that is stored on your hard disk or has been already uploaded
to your gallery. To include a picture click the "Select Image" button
and follow the on-screen instructions.
- Page
Title:
This is the text that will show up on the welcome page in big letters. This
would usually be either the name of your site or a welcome sentence.
- Lock
Splash Settings:
By default, Splash Screen is not affected by the global color settings for
your site. Here, you can allow SiteStudio to modify Splash Screen properties
by checking the No radio button in the Lock Splash Settings field.
As you finish, click the Next button to save
your settings. The View tab (see Tabs for
details) will open for preview. How do you like your
welcome page?
Okay, now let us look back at the themes. Click
the Edit tab and select a different theme,
then go to the bottom of the page and click Next.
Try other themes to choose the best one.
Important: your site will be published to
the Internet only after you press the Publish link
on the menu bar, in the upper left-hand corner of
the screen.
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FlashSplash is the home page in Flash that
welcomes visitors and contains links to all other
pages.
To configure FlashSplash, fill out the FlashSplash
page form:
- FlashSplash
Theme:
the main parameter that determines the look of your home page. SiteStudio
offers several Splash Screen templates (themes). Choose one—you can
change it any time in the future. The current version of SiteStudio does
not provide immediate preview, so it is recommended to configure it after
you configure all other parameters (see instructions below in this section).
- Page
Title:
This is the text that will show up on the Welcome page in big letters. This
would usually be either the name of your site or a welcome sentence.
- Lock
Splash Settings:
By default, FlashSplash page is not affected by the global color settings
for your site. Here, you can allow SiteStudio to modify FlashSplash properties
by checking No radio button in the Lock Splash Settings field.
As you finish, click the Next button to save
your settings. The View Tab will
open for preview.
Okay, now let us look back at the themes. Click
the Edit tab and select a different theme,
then go to the bottom of the page and click Next.
Try other themes to choose the best one.
Important: your site will be published only
after you press the Publish link on the menu
bar, in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
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The About page is commonly used to provide
the following blocks of information:
- The
purpose of the site;
- The
owner of the site (a person or a company);
- Any
other relevant data.
Enter your text into the boxes provided. Paragraph
headings are optional.
SiteStudio allows you to include a picture into
the About page. This could be a picture of
yourself (for a personal site), your working team
(for a company), a logo or any other relevant image.
To include a picture, click the Select Image button.
Then follow the on-screen instructions.
After you add an image, its thumb view will become
available in the form, as well as a Remove Image button.
Click it to remove selected image from the About page.
After you key in or copy/paste the data you want
to show on your About page, click the Next button
to save your settings, and you will be brought to
the View tab.
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The Welcome page can be used as the home
page that welcomes visitors and automatically contains
links to all other pages that are taken from the
titles of the latter. When you change the title of
any page, it will reflect on the Welcome page
as well. It introduces visitors with all other pages
on your site with images and short descriptions to
them.
To configure the Welcome page, fill out the
page form:
- Page
Title: enter the text that will show up on
the Welcome page in big letters. This
would usually be either the name of your site
or a welcome sentence.
- Page
Text: enter some general introduction to
this page.
- Title:
this field automatically shows the webpage title.
Though you still can edit it.
- Description:
enter short description of this page. This text
will appear under the Title.
Enter your text into the boxes provided. Paragraph
headings are optional.
SiteStudio allows you to include a picture into
the Welcome page. This could be your picture,
a logo or any other relevant image. To add a picture,
click the Select Image button. Then follow
the on-screen instructions.
After you add an image, its thumb view will become
available in the form, as well as a Remove Image button.
Click it to remove selected image from the Welcome page.
After you key in or copy/paste the data you want
to show on your Welcome page, click the Next button
to save your settings, and you will be brought to
the View tab.
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This is the central page for those who seek employment
via the Internet. It provides an easy-to-use wizard
that allows you to effectively manipulate the data
you would like to include into your resume.
As the first step, you will see seven boxes with
suggested section headings, each with an Add button
on its right. Click the Add button to enter
data into the relevant section. A new form will appear.
Fill it out and press Next to return to the
main Resume page. The information you entered will
show in the box; also, Edit and Delete buttons
will be added. Click Edit to change contents
of the box, and Delete to clear the contents.
Follow this instruction for every section you want
to include into your resume.
Note: In the Experience section form, you will have
an in-built form for job duties. The instructions are exactly the same as above.
Attention: Make sure you don't add empty forms! They will be included
into your resume, too.
You can preview your resume at any moment by clicking
the View tab (see more on Tabs).
All your changes will NOT be lost. At the end, however,
don't forget to confirm the changes by pressing the Next button!
Now that you see your resume in a complete form,
you may see how to make it more visually appealing.
Click Settings tab to change color, font or
style (see more on Tabs).
When you have your web page in front of your eyes,
you may decide to change the order of some paragraphs.
It's simple and fast.
- Click
the Order Elements link to re-order your
paragraphs. A new window will appear.
- In
the box, click to highlight the name of the item
you want to move;
- Use
the UPand DOWN buttons to move the selected item up or down the list;
- Click
the Next button to save changes and return
to the Resume Edit page.
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Part of expressing yourself through a web page is
including links to your favorite web sites. The links
you choose to include on your page can communicate
your interests and hobbies. A carefully designed
collection of related links can make your site a
good launching place and will help you promote your
site.
- Header
Text:
The text that shows at the top of the Links page as a header. It usually
details the page or serves as a header to the introductory paragraph.
- Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Links page.
- Columns
of Links to Display:
Links can be organized into multiple columns.
- Addbutton
is used to create a new Link category.
To keep your links organized, SiteStudio places
new entries into categories. To add a category or
links to your Links page:
- Click
the Add button. This will call another form.
- Enter
the name of the category;
- Click Add (Add
Link);
- Fill
in the fields (Site title and Site URL), than click Next to
continue;
- To
add link, click Add;
- To
make some changes, click Edit;
- To
delete link, click Remove;
- Click Next when
finished.
To edit an existing category:
- Click Edit button;
- Edit
the name of the category;
- Click Add to
include a new link;
- Click Next to
save changes.
To delete an existing category, click Delete button. Warning: All
links contained in this category will be permanently
deleted!
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Custom page table is a page with any data organized
in a table format. To create a table, fill out the
form:
Note: If you input an incompatible set of parameters,
SiteStudio will optimize conflicts in these data.
This page shows the structure of your site. It is
generated automatically and does not allow editing.
However, you can configure its settings, just like
you it for other pages.
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For you, a photo gallery may become the central
element with photos of yourself, your friends, your
family, your art works, postcards, etc.
To create a photo album, fill out the fields in
the form as the first step:
- Title:
the text that shows at the top of the menu bar.
- Select
numbers of pictures per page:
Mind the size of your pictures. It is recommended that all your pictures
fit one screen. Follow the simple rule: the bigger the image size, the fewer
pictures per page.
- Enter
the number of columns:
Change this parameter depending on whether your images have a horizontal
or a vertical layout.
In the next step, add images to the Photo Album:
- Click Add.
A new form will appear;
- Fill
in the picture title and the date in any format;
- Click
the Select Image button. You will be brought
to the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen
instructions to add a new image.
- Add
details. This may be a description of the place
or names of people in the picture.
- Click
the Next button to proceed.
To change or remove images, use the buttons under
the Image.
To add more images to your album, click Add and
repeat the steps above.
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This tool allows you to copy already existing HTML
page and paste it into the input box. However, it
is recommended that you create your files in specialized
html editors. Before publishing this HTML page, you
can choose wheather it will use its own titles and
layout, or those provided by SiteStudio.
- If you want to insert your HTML page with originally
created layout, click Yes in Include layout
code?.
- If you want SiteStudio to insert all the headers,
titles, select NO in the Show as is option.
To upload a file from your hard drive, click the Upload
File button at the bottom of the page.
When uploading your own HTML page, try to avoid
non-Latin characters, spaces, underlines, commas,
dots, hyphens, etc. It is recommended that your file
name only includes letters of Latin alphabet and
numbers.
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Fun page template helps you organize your fun topics.
To add an item, click the Add button for the
appropriate category and fill out the form that appears.
To add pictures to your Fun Page:
- Click Add in
the in the Add Funny Pictures box. A new
form will appear.
- Enter
the name of the picture.
- Click
the Select Image button. You will be brought
to the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen
instructions to add the new image.
- Add
text. This may be any comment to the new image.
- Click
the Next button to proceed.
- Click
the View tab to see the page preview.
- Click
the Edit tab to continue editing the page.
To change or remove images or texts, use the Edit and Delete buttons
on the left of the picture or text.
To add more images to your album click Add and
repeat the steps above.
To change the order of the jokes, images or stories,
click the Order Items button in the appropriate
form. A new form will appear. Follow on-screen instructions
to change the order of the items in the topic.
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This template will help you develop a custom online
questionnaire. Use it to research public opinion
or to get feedback from your customers.
To generate a questionnaire, fill out the form:
Page Title:
Page title is the text that will show at the top
of the menu bar. For convenience, it duplicates
the same field in the Settings tab. In this
field, you can change SiteStudio default name from "Survey" to,
say, "Questionnaire" or "Feedback".
E-mail To:
Here, enter the address where you want the survey
results e-mailed. It can be the Webmaster's (i.e.
your) address as well as any other address you
specify.
Questions:
To add a question, click the Add button on
the right. A new form appears. Checking "Yes" in
the Is The Answer Required field marks the
survey question with a red asterisk. The survey will
not be accepted from a visitor If one or more asterisked
questions remain unanswered.
The Question Type determines the format of
the suggested answer:
- True/False:
the answer should state true or false.
- Yes/No:
the answer should be Yes or No.
- Single
Line: the answer should fit in one line (for
a bit complex questions).
- Multiple
lines: for more comprehensive interrogative
answers.
- Date:
the answer should contain a date.
Carefully fill out this form and click the Next button
to proceed.
On Successful Submission of the Form:
Here, enter the text you want the visitor to see
after the form has been accepted.
On Error Submission of the Form:
Here, enter the text you want the visitor to see
after the form has been rejected or an error occurred.
Click the Next button to generate the questionnaire.
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Generic Page template has been designed to enable
fast and simple creation of custom pages that do
not fall into any other categories. You can choose
how to lay out your images and text depending on
your tastes, needs and circumstances.
- Marquee:
This is a scrolling area of text. To add a marquee,
click Add link. A marquee form will appear.
Enter the text you want to scroll, width and
height in pixels, scrolling speed, horizontal
page alignment and vertical screen position,
and the font style. Press the Submit button
to proceed.
- Number
of Columns:
Multiple columns for the whole page can be combined with individual paragraph
design.
- Choose
Title For this Page:
Page title is the text that will show at the top of the menu bar. For convenience,
it repeats the same field in the Settings tab.
- Choose
Link Text: This text will show on other pages
as a hyperlink to this page.
- Edit
Paragraphs: You can add, delete and edit
only individual paragraphs, including
headers, body texts, images and image titles.
All elements are optional!
To add or edit paragraphs:
- Click Add or Edit.
A new form will appear.
- Select
paragraph layout by sliding you mouse over the
buttons at the bottom of the page and clicking
one of them.
- Enter Paragraph
Header;
- Click
the Select Image button to add a picture;
- Enter Paragraph
Text;
- Click Next to
preview.
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Your family page includes two major blocks of information,
one about the whole family, and the other about its
individual representatives.
To provide general family information, enter the
following fields:
- Title:
It could be as generic as "My Family" or as specific
as "The Simpsons Family Tree".
- Header
Text:
give some introductory information about your family.
- Family
Portrait:
Click the Select Image button to add a picture from your computer.
To provide information about individual family representatives:
- click
the Add button. The Family Member form
will appear.
- Fill
out the form. (Note: The date format does not
matter). It is recommended to start your Family
Tree with the ancestors.
Warning: Clicking the Delete tab will
remove the whole Family Tree Page, not a family member
page! To remove individual persons from the family
tree, click Next in the Family Member form
to return to the Family Tree form and click
the Delete button on the left of the person’s
name.
On the Family Tree central page you can see
the general family genealogy information.
To view individual family member’s page, click
this person’s name. To return to the general
family page, click Back to Family Tree at
the bottom.
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The calendar is nothing but a page listing events
like birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
- Date:
this field is insensitive to the format of the
date.
- Headline:
what is the event about. E.g.: "Our fiftieth
wedding anniversary".
- Text:
the optional comment you may want to add. E.g.: "Not
celebrating".
- Type:
the color in which the record will appear:
- Usual—green;
- Important—blue;
- Alert—red.
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If you extensively use ICQ, you will find this form
of messaging the most convenient.
To add the ICQ Contact Center page, fill out the
fields:
- ICQ
Number:
your active ICQ number to which the messages will be directed. You can copy
it from your ICQ View/Change My Details window.
- Subject:
Every message directed to you by a visitor of your
site will have this subject included. A good
name for the Subject would be something like "Sent
From My Site".
- Online
Indicator Type:
Your ICQ-message page contains an online indicator that shows your current
status (e.g. online or offline). Here, you can choose how you
want it to look. To preview, click the View tab. To continue editing,
click Edit tab.
- Status
Indicator Description:
The text that appears next to the online indicator. You can change the default
text to, for instance, "The Webmaster is". Some indicator types include
text like "My current status is:" For these types, keep this field
blank.
Press the Next button to proceed.
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This is a powerful tool for visitors to get the
driving directions to any address in North America
that you specify. For a personal site, this can be
your home or hangout. For a business site, show the
location of your restaurant, store (supermarket)
or a service center.
To create the page, make sure to properly enter
the details of the destination address and press
the Next button to preview. It will result
in the amp itself.
To change data, click the Edit tab.
Important: The Get Directions button
will work only in the published site. You won't be
able to check Directions until then.
Please note that driving directions are not a part
of SiteStudio, those are third party products and
even minor changes on the corresponding site can
break links to the map. We are trying to track any
changes, but in case there are some problems, we
bear no responsibility for broken links and incorrect
maps.
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To create your online bookstore, do the following
steps:
1. Sign up.
You need to sign up to become an Amazon.com associate.
Click here to
sign up or here to
find more about the associate program.
2.Fill out the form
- Associates
ID:
After you subscribe with the associate program, you will be assigned an associate
ID. Enter it into this field.
- Create
Your Sales List:
enter the names, prices, and descriptions of the books you want to sell.
Then press Next to preview.
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Configuring mobile messaging with SiteStudio is
as simple as entering the phone or pager number,
selecting service type and provider and clicking
the Next button.
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To configure External Page, enter:
- URL that addresses site visitors to an external
website;
- Button text that will appear on the Site Map, Welcome, Splash Screen
and other pages and tell site visitors about its relation to your site.
You can name the External page, say, Our Partner, Our
friends or Our associates in the Button
text.
Make sure to click the Next button to save
changes.
It's important to know that this page will be available
for viewing only after publishing.
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Add-A-Cart Catalog
You are now able to create a fully integrated and
usable on-line shopping system. To do it, add the BUY buttons
created by Add-A-Cart to the catalog page
created with SiteStudio. The Add-A-Cart shopping
system also creates multi-functional online e-shop
that can be easily referred to.
With this e-commerce-solutions system you
will have everything you need to operate a successful
on-line business: a shopping cart, secure payment
gateway and a merchant account issued by One Stop
Merchant Services.
Generating the Buy button for the Add-A-Cart catalog
page.
You need to log into your Add-A-Cart Admin page.
In case if you do not have the Add-A-Cart account,
you need to open it using the link on the editing
page of SiteStudio.
There are two instructions to get a snippet: for new and existing items:
- Click
the Add New Item button on the main Admin
page.
- Enter
all Item's information into the form.
- Click Add
Item.
- Copy
either the Dynamic Link the first code
generated on the page or Static HTML the
second copy to clipboard button.
- On
the SiteStudio catalog page, insert the code
into the SiteStudio edit page.
To generate code snippets for existing items:
- Click
the Edit/Delete Item button.
- Click
the Edit image (looks like a floppy disk)
next to the item you want to edit or generate code
for.
- Make
changes if you want, though you don't have to do
it.
- Click
the Update button.
- Copy
either the Dynamic Link the first code generated
on the page or Static HTML the second copy
to clipboard button.
- On
the SiteStudio catalog page insert the code into
SiteStudio edit page.
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The Download page is a simple page where you can
upload any files with descriptions to them. Subsequently,
visitors of your site can download them.
To provide general information, enter the following
fields:
- Title:
enter the name of the page. This text will show
at the top of the menu bar.
- Introduction:
give some introductory information about downloaded
resources.
To provide information and a link to an individual
file, click the Add button.
On the Download page, enter the following
information about the download element:
- Element
name: a name or a title of the file to be
downloaded.
- Description:
enter a description to this file, some useful additional
information.
To upload files onto the website, do the following:
- Click
the Upload file button at the bottom of
the page.
- You
will be brought to the Uploader page. Follow
on-screen instructions to upload the new file.
- Click
the Save button to save the file on your
website.
- Click
the Next button to preview.
- To
add more files, repeat all steps from clicking
the Add icon.
- To edit the files, click the Edit icon
next to the necessary file.
- To remove file, click the Delete icon against the file.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
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Part of introducing your business through a web
page is including links to resources related to your
industry. A carefully designed collection of related
links can make your site a good launching place and
will help you promote your site and business.
- Header
Text:
the text that shows at the top of the Internet Links page as a header.
It usually details the page or serves as a header to the introductory paragraph.
- Paragraph:
the introductory paragraph to the Internet Links page.
- Add
Category button is used to create a new Internet
Link category.
To keep your links organized, SiteStudio places
new entries into categories. To add a category or
links to your Internet Links page:
- Click
the Add button. This will call another form.
- Enter
the name of the category;
- Click Add (Add
Link);
- Fill
in the fields: Site title, Site URL and short description
of the Internet resource you are linking to.
- Click Next to
continue;
- To
add link—click Add;
- To
make some changes—click Edit;
- To
delete link—click Delete;
- Click Next when
finished.
To edit an existing category:
- Click
the Edit button;
- Edit
the name of the category;
- Click Add to
include a new link;
- Click Next to
save changes.
- To
change the order of products, click Order and
follow online instructions.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
To delete an existing category, click the Delete button. Warning: All
links contained in this category will be permanently
deleted!
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One more way to introduce your business and tell
visitors about different areas of company's activity
is to create the Firm Profile page. It's also
a good place to show pictures of your staff, partners,
describe social activities or professional services
offered by your company.
- Page
Title:
the text that shows at the top of the Firm Profile page as a header.
- Page
Intro Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Firm Profile page.
Click the Add button to create a new Firm
Profile. It will call a new form.
- Enter
the Paragraph Header—short introductory
text about the paragraph.
E.g: if you dedicate the Firm Profile to your staff, Paragraph Headers can
serve as names and positions of your co-workers.
- Click
the Select Image button if you want to upload
image to this paragraph. Follow on-screen instructions
to upload the image. Later you can remove the image
by clicking the Remove Image button.
- Enter Paragraph
Text;
- Choose
the template for the paragraph from the options
listed;
- Click Next to
continue;
- To
add one more paragraph, click Add and repeat
all steps;
- Click Next to
preview page;
- To
make some changes, click Edit;
- To
delete paragraph, click Delete;
- Click Next when
finished.
- To
change the order of paragraphs, click Order and
follow online instructions.
To save changes, make sure to click Next.
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The FAQ page is used to provide detailed
answers to the most commonly asked questions about
the industry of your business.
To configure the Frequently Asked Questions page,
do the following:
Give general information:
- Page
Title: enter the text that will show up on
the Frequently Asked Questions page in
big letters.
- Intro
Paragraph: enter some introductory information
about this page.
Add questions by clicking the Add button
and fill out the form that shows:
- Question:
enter quastion to be answered on this page.
- Answer:
enter the answer to this question.
- Click Next to
save changes.
- To
add more questions, click the Add icon again
and repeat previous actions.
- To
make some changes, click Edit;
- To
delete paragraph, click Delete;
- To
change the order of questions, click Order and
follow online instructions.
Once you completed the page, click Next.
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This page allows to list your company products and
goods with descriptions and images to them. Use it
to advertise your products or services.
To configure the Catalog page, enter general information
in the form as the first step:
- Title:
the text that shows at the top of the menu bar.
- Show
products per page:
Mind the size of your pictures. It is recommended that all your pictures
fit one screen. Follow the simple rule: the bigger the image size, the fewer
pictures per page.
In the next step, add images to the Catalog Page:
- Click Add.
A new form will appear;
- Enter
the Paragraph Header;
- Click
the Select Image button. You will be brought
to the Upload Images page. Follow on-screen
instructions to add a new image.
- Add
details to the Paragraph Text. This may
be a description of your products or goods in the
picture.
- Add
optional Buy Now button:
- click the Select Image button. You will be brought to the Upload
Images page. Follow on-screen instructions to add your own image of the Buy
Now button.
- enter Link to Shop and Button Descrition.
- Choose
image and text appearance in the catalog from the
templates listed below.
- Click
the Next button to proceed.
Catalog Page can be edited:
- To
add more products with images, click the Add icon
and repeat previous actions.
- To
make some changes, click Edit;
- To
delete paragraph, click Delete;
- To
change the order of products, click Order and
follow online instructions.
Once you completed the page, click Next.
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The News and Events page is a good way to
inform your site visitors about the up-to-date events
of your company, e.g: presentations, conferences,
seminars, corporate receptions, issueing new products
and etc.
Page Title is a text that shows at the top
of this page as a header. It can serve as a header
to the introductory paragraph.
Intro paragraph is introductory information
about your company's history. To add a paragraph:
- Click Add in
the paragraph section.
- Enter
the Paragraph header: this text will serve
as a name or introduction for the paragraph.
- Click Select
Image to upload the image. Follow on-screen
instructions to add a new image.
- Enter Paragraph
Text. This could be some short information
about the history of company's events or description
of company's most important event.
- Choose Image
and Text Appearance for the news from the
templates listed below.
- Click Next to
save paragraph.
News serve for posting specific dates and
related events. To post your company's news or events:
- Click
the Add button in the News section.
It will call a simple form.
- To
fill the form, enter the Date and Description of
the date.
- Click Next to
save news.
Click Next to preview the newly-created page.
The News page can be edited:
- To
add more Intro paragraphs/News, click the Add icon
and repeat previous actions.
- To
make some changes, click Edit;
- To
delete paragraph, click Delete;
- To
change the order of products, click Order and
follow online instructions.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
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This template will help to post your announcements
about free vacancies in your company on the Careers
and Jobs page with all necessary requirements
and contact info.
Page Title is a text that shows at the top
of this page as a header e.g:"Our Vacancies", "Find
a Job" etc. It can also serve as a header to the
introductory paragraph.
Intro paragraph is introductory information
about free vacancies in your company or your business
partner.
Text is an optional field. Here you can say,
for instance, "Our current positions are:".
To configure this page and add as many positions
as you need:
- Click Add.
- Enter
the Position title, there can be several
positions.
- Enter
the Requirements for this positions: specific
knowledges, experience, personal features.
- Leave
a Contact email.
- Click Next to
save position and get to the intro page.
Positions can be edited:
- To
add more positions, click the Add icon and
repeat previous actions.
- To
make some changes, click Edit;
- To
delete a position, click Delete;
- To
change the order of positions, click Order and
follow online instructions.
Make sure to click Next to save all changes.
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This page is most relevant if your company specializes
in rendering services. On the Services page
you can describe all services provided, their prices,
conditions.
To provide general services information, enter the
following fields:
- Page
Title:
The text that shows at the top of the Services page as a header.
- Services
Intro Paragraph:
The introductory paragraph to the Services page.
- Services
Secondary Paragraph:
Optional field where you can post additional information about services or
post something like "The services we provide are:"
To add services, click the Add button. It
will call a new form:
- Enter
the Title of the service.
- Enter Link
Label that will show as the title in the
list of services at the top of the page (or press Same
as Title if you want this link and the service
title to be the same).
- Enter
the description and other relevant info about the
service in the Text field.
- Click Next to
save info about the service.
The Services page can be edited
- To
add more services, click Add and repeat
all steps;
- To
make some changes, click Edit;
- To
delete services, click Delete;
- Click Next when
finished.
- To
change the order of products, click Order and
follow online instructions.
Make sure to click Next to go to preview
page.
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The Contact Us page is a detailed description
of your company's contact info. It has the same functionalities
as the About and Welcome pages, but
includes more specific information.
To configure the Contact Us page, fill out
the form:
Enter general information:
- Page
Title: enter the text that will show up on
the Contact Us page in big letters. This
can be the name of your company or something
like "Our Contact Info" etc.
- Page
Intro Paragraph: enter some general introduction
to this page.
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