Getting Started in Web Publishing in Java

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The purpose of this chapter is to get you comfortable with the basic mechanics of Web publishing by introducing you to each of the major steps that you

take in creating and publishing a Web site I won t explain these steps in detail; that s what the rest of the book is all about! However, I think as you go through this exercise in Web publishing, you become better equipped to get your hands around exactly what Web site publishing is all about Before starting your little road race, you need to have two steps done (both of which I tell you about in 1): Signed up for a Yahoo! Web Hosting Plan Launched SiteBuilder After you do those two tasks, get out your stopwatch, and get ready to let out the clutch

Estimated Time: 4 minutes Your first stop on your Around the Web Tour is to create a new Web site using SiteBuilder SiteBuilder walks you through a step-by-step process using its Site Creation Wizard After you finish your process, your Web site pages are created and ready for editing So go ahead and do the following to get the show on the road: 1 From the Help pane inside of SiteBuilder, click the Create a New Site link, as shown in Figure 2-1 The Help pane updates to display the opening page of the Site Creation Wizard 2 In the opening page of the Site Creation Wizard, click the Start button to continue The Help pane updates to show the next step in the site creation process, as shown in Figure 2-2 3 Enter My First Site or any other appropriate name in the Name of My Web Site text box The site you create in this chapter is for instructional purposes only, so just indicate that in the name you choose 4 Click the Next button to continue The Help pane once again updates, ending up with what you see in Figure 2-3

5 Stick with the default A Template option, and click the Next button The Help pane updates to allow you to select the template of your choice (See Figure 2-4 ) The Templates list displays the available templates, both ones that you ve downloaded to your computer all ready as well as ones that have not yet been downloaded For the Around the Web Tour, choose one that comes with SiteBuilder 6 Select Business from the Template Categories drop-down list 7 Select the Consulting Blue template from the Templates list box Don t worry if you re not a consulting company or don t like the template design; you can always change it immediately after this exercise 8 Click Next to continue The Help pane updates to display the last page of the wizard, as shown in Figure 2-5

This screen helps you determine which pages of your site you want SiteBuilder to create for you at this time For the Around the Web Tour, you can narrow it down to just three initial pages: the Home Page, the About Us Page, and the Contact Us Page 9 Uncheck the Services Page box If you own a small business, the Services page comes in handy for describing your company s services For this step-by-step example, however, you don t need to include this page 10 Click the Next button to create your Web site SiteBuilder creates your Web site, opens each page inside the Design pane, and displays the Web site in the Site Contents pane Figure 2-6 shows the final results For the full scoop on creating and working with your Web site, see 3