EGL 209 Web Page Assignment

Your home page must have the following features in order for you to obtain full credit:

• Text:
  Your name, but not your phone number or address
  A brief account of your professional ambitions including your major
  A brief description of the ADA project (Be sure to spell out what ADA stands for.)
  The disclaimer obtainable from the school's page on web policies
  A date last updated

• Links:
  A link to your e-mail; (Use your Farmingdale account.)
  A link to at least one of the web pages you used to do your assignment on the ADA
  A link to your resume
  A link back to the school's home page

• Graphics:
  A background
  At least two other graphics of your choice. 

Remember, this is your professional page, so all text, links, and graphics should reflect your professional choices.  Do not put in links to tasteless or sensational web sites such as rotten.com.  Graphics should reflect your professional interests and add variety and eye appeal to your page.  Run spell check and proofread carefully; careless mistakes do not look professional.

Getting Started:

1. Unless you are familiar with another web page composer, use Front Page (which works very much like a word processor).  This program is available in the labs in Whitman as well as in The Writing Center, Knapp 30.

2. After opening Front Page, click on File, and choose Properties from the dropdown menu.  When the dialog box appears, give your page a title, and click Okay.

3. Change the font from the default (Times New Roman) to either Arial or Verdana by clicking Format and choosing Font from the dropdown menu. (This page is in Verdana).  You will get a dialog box that lets you select a font. You can also change the font color and size from this box.  After you have made your choices, click Apply.

4. Click on Format; choose Background from the dropdown menu.  You will get a dialog box. Select either a color or a graphic image for your background.  To use a graphic image, check the box labeled Background image, then click Browse and select the file you want to use from the files on your A drive.

5. Click on Insert and choose Timestamp; you will get a dialog box asking you to choose a format for your timestamp. The timestamp should be the last item on your page.

6. You are now ready to begin composing your page.

7. When you are through composing your page, save it as a file named index.html.

How to Get Graphics:

To obtain a graphic, position your cursor on the logo, and right click.  You will be get a dropdown menu.  Choose save image as, and when the dialog box opens, make sure you save the file to the A drive.

To obtain a background, right click anywhere on the background.  You will get a dropdown menu.  Choose Save background as, and when the dialog box opens, make sure you save the file to the A drive.

WARNING: 
Some graphics are protected by copyright. Do not use a copyrighted graphic unless you have permission, in writing, from the owner.

Here is a link to a site with images in the public domain: Barry's Clip Art

How to Insert a Graphic:

To insert a graphic, click on Insert.  Choose Image from the dropdown menu.  In the dialog box, select the A drive.  Highlight the graphic file of your choice, and click Okay.

How to Put in an E-mail Link:

If you type in your e-mail address and hit the enter key, Front Page will automatically make a link.

How to Put in a Link to a Page on the Web:

1. Go to the page you want to link to.

2. Click once on the page address in the location box to highlight it.

3. Simultaneously, push down Control and C to copy the address.

4. Go back to your page and type in the text you want to represent the link.

5. Highlight the text, and then click Insert, and choose Hyperlink.

6. When the dialog box appears, erase http:// from the address box.

7. Position your cursor in the box, and simultaneously push Shift and Insert.

8. Click Okay, and your link is set.

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Last Updated:  September 08, 2004