HomeMaker Online Input Form

First, we need the basics. Type the requested information in the boxes below. If you do not have an email address, or don't want to fill out a section, simply leave the field blank and it won't appear on your web page.

first name:

last name:

e-mail address:

occupation:

Academic History

Write down any degrees you've received so far, your major, and the institution that you attended. Please use this format: Degree (space) Major (comma) College so that it looks like this:

BA Liberal Arts, San Diego State University

Background

Write a paragraph about yourself that focuses on your background. Where did you grow up? What kinds of work have you done? What do you want the world to know about you?

Interests, Activities, & Plans

Write a paragraph that describes your present professional interests, activities, and future plans.

Other Interesting Things

Is there anything else you want to share--current projects, recent awards, etc.?

Elsewhere on the Web

If you've found some interesting places out on the World Wide Web and would like to share them with others, you can do that here. You can make them into working links by adding the HTML tags and then cutting and pasting the URL in between the HTML tags as shown below.

You will need to type the HTML tags (shown in blue) and the URL and web page title (shown in orange) into the correct locations (see example below).

<a href= http://theURL.html > thePageTitle </A>

Disclaimer

This is where you add any disclaimer required by your institution and link your home page back to another page. Simply highlight and type over the disclaimer to add your own disclaimer.
The information on this page represents that of its author and not necessarily that of Pacific Bell. The author takes full responsibility for the information presented.

Colors (Optional)

If you'd like to personalize your page by coloring the background and text in your favorite hues, you can select the colors here. Otherwise, you may skip to the next part. For an appealing, readable homepage, choose a color combination with high contrast (dark on light, for example).

Background Colors
Select one of the following:

Text Colors
Select one of the following:

Link Colors
These are the underlined hypertext links in your web page. This color should be different from your text color and fit with the color scheme you've chosen for your page.

Visited Links Colors
This color should be different from your text color and links that have not been visited.

Clicking the "Create Homepage" button below will take all the text you've written and put it into HTML form so that it is ready to be placed on the Web. You can then save the file (see instructions below), customize it, and put it on your web server.

note: You can use your browser's "Back" key to return here once you've created your homepage to change colors, edit your text, or re-read the directions for saving your file.

What Now?

Revise your Homepage with HomeMaker

If you'd like, you can edit your page by changing your information in the sections above. Simply scroll up or jump to the top of the form, make your changes, and press the "Create Homepage" button again. Once you leave this page, you cannot return to edit it!

Save your Homepage

If you're happy with your homepage, follow these steps to save it:

From your Browser Menu, select File, then Save As. A dialog box will appear allowing you to specify a directory, file name, and file type => Web Page (html).
The top choice in the dialog box, lets you save your file to your floppy disk or to the correct directory on your hard drive or network. You can always search your hard drive later if you forget where you put it.
You should see your first and last name in the File Name dialog box. Your file name may need to be in another format depending on how your webmaster has set up your server. For now, use your first initial and last name. If you have selected "Web Page (htm)," the .htm extension will be added automatacally to your file name.

For example, Jane Doe would name her file JDoe.html or jdoe.htm or whatever.
Make sure that the File type is saved as HTML.
Click the Save button.

Once you've saved your page, you can view it by using the browser Main Menu options, File, Open, then Choose file or Browse--depending on your browser--and then navigate to the floppy drive or hard drive directory where you saved your file. Once you've saved your page, you can also edit it with any word processor, text editor, or Web authoring tool.

Get your Homepage on a Web Server

Saving your file on your local computer allows you to see and edit it, but you'll probably also want the rest of the world to see it too. To "publish" your page, you'll need to move it to a web server. In most cases, this means you'll have to get your homepage file to your local webmaster. Because they vary, ask your webmaster for file transfer guidelines and naming conventions.

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