Welcome to OLLI

Creative Sharing with Weebly

April 22, 2015
Raymond Conroy

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OLLI Creative Website Class 2

Assignment prior to Class 2

Watch the Weebly Tutorial, at least to 34:30

Three separate session of working on Weebly
with Titles and Text elements
Identify what content to use in your Project
Bring a USB Memory stick with Photos,
documents, etc. which are candidates for your
Project

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In class 2 we will get more skills

Any burning questions? Any feedback from practice / video?

Demo #1 - Pages and Layout

Practice

Show & Tell African Vacation

Round table confirming each person's Project

Demo #2 - Images, Slide Shows, Galleries & copyright

Practice

Demo #3 - Headers

Assignment to be done prior to Class 3

Practice

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Demo #1

Adding Pages, changing order of pages

Sub-menus, Hiding Page from menu

Headers and types of Pages

Publish and verify

Layout side-by-side; the blue line

Spacers, Dividers

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Practice #1

Add pages, change order

Use layout side by side for Text elements

Difference between spacer and divider

Changing number of columns by dropping side-by-side

Create sub-menus of pages

Hide pages & then Build their content

Copy Pages, Delete Pages carefully

Explore Landing Page, Splash Page

Investigate Advanced Settings

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Demo #2

Images & where to get them (Copyright ! )

Sizing images

Toolbox for images

Galleries

Slide show

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Practice #2

Add Images, Gallery, Slideshow

Toolbox capability

Lightbox

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Demo #3 : Headers in Pages

First, a caution on Copyright play safe

Headers come as part of the Theme, and the
header image can be replaced
Two ways of doing this, depending on the
Theme
Preview allows you to experiment, but no Undo
Can apply to current page, or all pages, or
selected pages

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Practice #3 : Headers

Edit the Header image on current Theme

Apply changed image to other pages

Go to Design > Change Theme > and

experiment by selecting another Theme and
editing it's image

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Assignment prior to Class 3

Watch rest of Weebly video (from 34:30 to end)

Create version of all pages for your Project

Practice the new elements learned today

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At least on three separate occasions

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Weebly Terminology

Account Administration Page

Toolbox

Edit bar

Image Perfect Editor

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Wrap-Up

Check out the Course website

I'll post this presentation on the site

Explore the Resources tab and Weebly support

Any Questions or post-class assistance ?

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Practice #3 : Headers

Edit the Header image on current Theme

Apply changed image to other pages

Go to Design > Change Theme > and

experiment by selecting another Theme and
editing it's image

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