WEBPAGE USING KOMPOZER Part 3 - Review / Modifying a Table / Converting a Doc to a Pdf

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1 WEBPAGE USING KOMPOZER Part 3 - Review / Modifying a Table / Converting a Doc to a Pdf 1. Always open html doc with KompoZer to edit page: Open webpage folder Right click on html doc and choose Open With > 2. Adding Clipart Images to Your Folder From a Webpage New links for clipart images can be found on School Page > Student > Just for Teachers > All Free Clipart & Backgrounds Sites 1. Right click on image (Donʼt choose download) 2. From drop down menu choose: Save image as 3. Find your webpage folder and save.

2 3. Adding or editing an image on your webpage: Go to Insert > Image or use the icon: Note the tabs on the top. use these tabs to change size and if the image is to become Always choose Don t use alternate text Click on small yellow folder to locate image saved in your webpage folder logo Click on the dimensions tab and choose custom size. Change the width to 150 (height will automatically change) Click on Link tab and insert a url into box. (see #4 below on how to copy a url) Choose Show Border

3 4. Hyperlinks: Text and images can both be linked to open these items: another page you have created (html - needs to be in your webpage folder) a page on the internet (url address needed) a document or pdf (a copy needs to be in your webpage folder) See #10 below on how to create a pdf. an address Creating text links: Highlight text to be linked. Click on link icon on tool bar. If you are linking the text to one of the pages you created or to a pdf doc. saved inside your webpage folder: Click on small yellow folder to search for that specific html or pdf doc. If you are linking the text or picture to a outside webpage, paste that web address into the top text box (see below) Choose Donʼt use alternate text Creating an link is the same except you need to type in the address and choose The above is an address Remember there are different ways to copy: 1. Right click and copy 2. Command+C on keyboard 3. Edit > copy from Menu bar Just like copy there are several ways to paste: 1. Right click, paste 2. Menu bar Edit >paste 3. Command + V

4 5. Saving a url address from a webpage: Click on url (web address) for this page to highlight it. Copy the address You can also just type the url but you need to be very careful not to make any errors of the link will not work 6. Saving your changes and viewing them on the internet: Use the tool bar icons to save ; then click browse your Safari window will open and you will view your webpage as it will look when published to the web. If things donʼt look right, go back to the webpage using Kompozer to edit. Tips for modifying the cells in your table 7. Adding/deleting rows/columns: Use: and Triangles: add a row or column above or below/ right or left of current cell Xʼed circle: delete row or column Or use the Table Menu.

5 8. Joining cells: Cells can me merged or joined to create larger cells Highlight the cells to be joined and go to Table: Joined selected cells This cell was created by merging or joining the 3 cells together. 9. Aligning contents of the cell both vertically and horizontally (top, bottom, center, middle, etc) Your can choose the alignment of contents of the cells (both pictures and text) Click on cell you want to modify and go to Table > Table Properties This image is aligned: bottom/center. nnn This image is aligned: top/left

6 10. PDF documents If you have a document you wish to be viewed or be available to print or download, it is better to use a pdf rather than a normal word document. Pdfʼs are not editable and can be opened/viewed by everyone. Steps to creating a pdf: 1. Create a word doc and save as usual. 2. Save it a 2 nd time with these modifications: save it into your webpage folder Go to Format and change from Word Doc: from drop down menu choose PDF be sure the name of the document has no spaces

7 11. Transfer files for publishing to web Open Finder (Mac Face Icon) on Dock On the left find Shared Computer list. If you donʼt see Teacherʼs imac (my computer) click ALL and you should see it listed. Click on it and then on the Public Folder Open: Teacher Drop Box Open: Teacher Webpages

8 Drag your webpage folder to this folder. It will automatically copy it while the original remains on your desktop. After the initial transfer, whenever you change or add a page you will have to replace the original with the updated folder. Just repeat the above procedure. When you do you will get the following message: Item already exists..do you want to replace.. Click REPLACE. Then be sure to me so I know your file needs to be republished.