Creating
your own web site
Web Builder
Web builder is a page on eircom net's Build Your Own
Web Site section that offers you a user-friendly interface for moving
information from your personal (local) computer to your web site on
eircom net's hosting (remote) computer. It allows you to manage your
directory structure, as you do on your personal computer, and transfer
files between the two computers.
You prepare content for your web page on your personal computer -
whether it's photos, stories, diaries, invitations - and then you
long onto eircom net's web builder tool. Web builder will show you
all the files and folders that exist on your web account. It will
allow you to easily transfer the content you prepared earlier to your
web site via easy-to-use "browse" (to find your file on your computer)
and "upload" (to transfer the file to your web site) buttons. Web
builder also displays file information such as the file size for each
document on your web site.
When content becomes obsolete, you can simply select the file in question
from the list of files on your web site and click the delete button.
Because web builder is a web-based application, you can use it on
any computer with Internet access. You don't even have to be at your
own computer to upload content to your site. The service is available
from any computer with Internet access in Ireland.
Basically, web builder removes the hassle of manually transferring
files - which requires some knowledge of server settings and transfer
protocols - and negates the need for local software installation.
Help
For help with creating your site, enabling access to
your web site and file uploading, please make use of our technical
support. Simply click here.
HTML
Pages appearing on the Internet are written in Hypertext
Markup Language (HTML). HTML is not hard to learn and becomes second
nature after a while. The following excellent web sites can teach
you all you need to know. Accessible, easy-to-use, and packed with
information, they are designed to suit all levels from beginners to
experts!
Web Monkey
HTML Goodies
HTML Primer
Introduction
to HTML
There is, however, an easier way to convert an ordinary word document
to HTML, using software known as a HTML Editor. Examples of these
editors are packages like Microsoft FrontPage and MacroMedia Dreamweaver.
As you get more confident you may want to add animation and other
features to your site. Check out the excellent tutorials on Webmonkey
and GIF Animation.
Online Courses
Check out some of the courses on web design available
on our learning
channel.
The eircom net learning channel offers an extensive
range of courses from Desktop Publishing, ECDL to web design and advanced
Internet programming.
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