Changing the Looks of Your Website

Changing the looks of your Website

·  Click Customize

·  Click Decorate

·  You will see two choices “Choose a theme” or “Tweak your place”

·  Click “Choose a theme”

•  Select a theme that is “Tweak-able”

•  Choose a theme from Simple, Clean Space or Banner

•  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

•  Decide whether to keep it or return to select another.

•  If you selected a Theme that was tweak-able, you can practice tweaking it at this point.

•  Click, “Tweak You Place”.

•  You will see four choices—”Sidebar Background”, “Sidebar Items”, “Page”, and “Buttons”.

•  Click “Sidebar Background”

·  Choose a color or texture by clicking

·  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

·  When done correctly, you will see a checkmark beside the Sidebar Background choice.

·  Click “Sidebar Item”

·  Choose “Graphic Text”.

·  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

·  Select an “Item Style”.

·  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

·  Be ready for what appears to be an Error Message.

·  Ignore it and click “OK”

·  Click “Next”

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·  Click “Sidebar Items” to try “Plain Text”.

·  Choose Plain text

·  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

·  Select choices.

·  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

·  If all was performed correctly, the screen will show two checks—one for “Background Item” and one for “Sidebar Item”

·  Click on “Page”

·  Choose a font, font size, color, a background (import or standard), color or texture, and choose a color scheme for forms.

·  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

·  If all was performed correctly, the screen will show three checks; one for “Background Item”, one for “Sidebar Item”, and one for “Page”.

·  Click the fourth item, “Buttons”.

·  Choose a font, font size, color, a background (import or standard), color or texture, and choose a color scheme for forms.

·  Click “Next” in upper or lower right.

·  If all was performed correctly, the screen will show four checks; one for each item.

·  Click, “Done”.

Calendar

•  To add a entry to your calendar, go to the homepage and click on “Calendar”

•  You can view the calendar by day, week, or month.

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•  To enter an assignment, click on “New Calendar Page”

•  Type the assignment, date, description, etc.

•  Scroll down to attach a file (worksheet, PowerPoint, etc.)

•  Click “Publish” in the upper or lower right hand corner

Adding a Banner

Personalize your site by adding a banner in the upper left side

·  Click on “Customize" to see a new screen of information.

•  A menu list from “Basics” through “PlaceBots” will appear as shown above.

•  Click on “Basics”

•  A new screen will appear -click on Change Basics AGAIN! 2X

§  “Place Title” allows you to type in a Title.

§  “Place Logo” allows you to insert a file from your computer or click on “Logo Maker” for something more than type. The logo will replace the Title.

§  Click “Logo Maker”

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•  Type the text of the logo

•  Choose the wanted effects, accent, animation, size, color, and font

•  Click “Next”

•  Preview your created logo

•  Click “Done”

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