First Element: Adding Text
Adding an element to a site is as simple as clicking on that element and dragging it to the content area of a page. Let's drag the most basic element -- the Text element -- to this sample site.
The text element is exactly what it sounds like: an element for writing text. Click inside the element to start writing.
You can write a word, a sentence, or multiple paragraphs in a single element
As you write, take note of the gray toolbar at the top of each element. This is the text toolbar and it allows basic changes to the formatting of your text. It works much like any other such toolbar normally works: select the text you want to change and click the appropriate button to make that change.
From left to right, you can bold your text, italicize it, underline it, make it bigger, make it smaller, change the color, create a link, adjust the alignment of all text within the element, create bulleted and numbered lists, and remove formatting.
You may notice that one thing you cannot do is change the font family to a different style. That particular setting is controlled elsewhere by the site administrator.
You may notice that one thing you cannot do is change the font family to a different style. That particular setting is controlled elsewhere by the site administrator.
To add more text to the page we could continue writing in this same element, drag on another paragraph element, or use one of the other text elements:
Accents, Symbols, and Special Characters
In many Microsoft Office programs, there is the option to insert symbols and special characters. Within the web platform, however, we don't have that same option. No worries, though! Every character can be added using a combination of keystrokes - mainly the Alt key and a series of numbers using the right side numeric keypad.
It is not recommended to copy and paste the characters into your website from another program. The published results may not be accurate.
Visit the links below for a complete listing and instructions. Be sure to locate the specific page for your computer (PC or Mac).
Adding text is easy enough, but how do you add images? Let's look at the next section, Adding Pictures to a Site.
- Title: Used for adding titles to a page
- Text: A paragraph element
Accents, Symbols, and Special Characters
In many Microsoft Office programs, there is the option to insert symbols and special characters. Within the web platform, however, we don't have that same option. No worries, though! Every character can be added using a combination of keystrokes - mainly the Alt key and a series of numbers using the right side numeric keypad.
It is not recommended to copy and paste the characters into your website from another program. The published results may not be accurate.
Visit the links below for a complete listing and instructions. Be sure to locate the specific page for your computer (PC or Mac).
- Washington State University - http://www.forlang.wsu.edu/help/keyboards.asp#map
- Penn State - http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/accents/codealt.html
Adding text is easy enough, but how do you add images? Let's look at the next section, Adding Pictures to a Site.