Create and Upload a Blog Page with iWeb


1.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of "To create and upload a Web page with iWeb."

The iWeb interface loads, showing the "Choose a template for your webpage" dialog (see Figure 5.8).

2.

In the dialog, choose a theme from the column on the left (such as Black, White, or Formal), choose the Blog template, and then click Choose (Figure 5.21).

Figure 5.21. To create a blog page, you'll first need to choose a theme and the Blog template in the "Choose a template for your webpage" dialog.


The template loads, complete with placeholder image and text (Figure 5.22).

Figure 5.22. The Blog template includes placeholder text and images, and it also puts both a main blog page and an archive page on your site, as shown in the Site Organizer column at the left of the window.


3.

Click the Media button in the lower-right corner of the window (Figure 5.23).

Figure 5.23. To open the Media Browser, click the Media button.


The Media Browser loads (Figure 5.24).

Figure 5.24. The Media Browser displays all of your iLife-related music, movies, and pictures.


4.

If it's not already selected, click the Photos tab in the Media Browser window. Your iPhoto library is displayed (Figure 5.25).

Figure 5.25. The Photos pane of the Media Browser shows your iPhoto library, complete with photo albums.


5.

Drag the picture you want to use from the Media Browser to the placeholder picture on the iWeb page (Figure 5.26).

Figure 5.26. When you drag an image onto your page, the pointer turns into a round green cursor with a plus (+) symbol and a number, indicating that you're adding an image to the page, as well as how many you're adding.


Your picture is added to the page (Figure 5.27).

Figure 5.27. After you drop an image on the page, it's automatically added.


6.

Double-click the text block, and type in the text for your page.

Your blog entry is ready to go (Figure 5.28).

Figure 5.28. After you add custom pictures and edit the text to your liking, your page is ready to publish to your .Mac account.


7.

In the Site Organizer column at the left side of the window, click the Blog item.

The main blog page loads (Figure 5.29).

Figure 5.29. When you create a blog page from a template, you also create a main blog page, which describes your blog and lists any entries. The page is preloaded with placeholder images and text.


8.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 for this page, customizing your main blog page (you'll have to do this only once ...) (Figure 5.30).

Figure 5.30. After you've customized your page by adding your own images and text, you're ready to publish it to your .Mac Web site.


Your blog entry is uploaded to your .Mac account, the index of blog entries is updated and uploaded, the Archive page is updated and loaded, and a dialog slides down, offering three buttons: Announce, Visit Site Now, and OK.

9.

In the dialog, click one of the buttons:

  • Click Announce to automatically generate an e-mail message that you can send out to announce your new page and site (Figure 5.31).

    Figure 5.31. When you click Announce, an e-mail message is automatically generated in your preferred e-mail client. You can edit it, add e-mail addresses for the people you want to send it to, and then send it.

  • Click the Visit Site Now button to go directly to your new page (Figure 5.32).

    Figure 5.32. When you click Visit Site Now, the homepage of your newly updated site loads in your Web browser.

  • Click the OK button to return to work in iWeb (Figure 5.33).

    Figure 5.33. When you click OK after publishing a page, you are returned to iWeb just where you left it.

Tips

  • Creating a Photos page or About Me page is basically the same process: Make a new page, drop images on the page in the image placeholders, edit the text, and click Publish. It's that easy (except that the Photos page has more pictures).

  • Your blogs automatically generate an RSS feed that others can subscribe to.

  • You can change the name of your blog anytime by clicking Blog in the left-side Site Organizer column, and typing a new name when "Blog" is highlighted.





.Mac with iWeb Visual QuickStart Guide Series
.Mac with iWeb, Second Edition
ISBN: 0321442288
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 113

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