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Basic page building

Before you begin

Are you a LUGNET Member? Only LUGNET Members can create web pages on LUGNET. (Sign Up)
Are you signed in? Signing in allows you to create pages using your Member ID. (Sign In)

Starting a new page

Once you’re a LUGNET Member and are signed in, starting a new page on LUGNET is easy:

Imagine a location for your new page.
Go to that location in your web browser.
Click the Start This Page button.

It really is that easy.

Well, almost. There are some page location restrictions: your pages must have URLs which include your Member ID, and they should conform to existing divisons of the LUGNET website.

Let’s start with a very simple example. Open the following location in your web browser, replacing 1234 with your own Member ID number):

   http://www.lugnet.com/~1234/

You should see a page with the text “This page is empty” and a button labeled “Start This Page.” (If you don’t see the button, make sure that you are properly signed in and that you have typed your LUGNET Member ID correctly in the page’s location.

Now click the Start This Page button. A screen with an editing box will appear.

Typing in your page

For the most part, whatever you type into the editing box is what will appear on your page. For example:

Hello and welcome to my new page on LUGNET. This is my page and I can put lots of neat things on it and link to other neat things. This is the second paragraph of my new page. I'll come back later and replace this with something more interesting.

Previewing your page

When editing pages on LUGNET, you always have the option to “preview” your changes before committing to them. Below the editing box, notice the three buttons labeled Preview, Save, and Cancel.

Click the Preview button. A formatted version of your content will appear, below which will be a new editing box. Feel free to make further changes, then click Preview again. Continue this process until you’re satisfied and ready to save your page.

Saving your page

Once your page is saved to the server, other people can view your page, but only you can make changes to it.

Click the Save button which appears below the editing box. (You may need to scroll your web browser window downward if you have created a very tall page.) Now your formatted page appears, with the addition of an Edit This Page button for future changes. As the owner of this page, only you will see this button.

Editing your page

Any time you visit your own pages, you can change them (assuming of course that you’re signed in). Alterations are as simple as clicking a button, typing your changes, and clicking another button.

To begin editing, click the Edit This Page button at the bottom of the page. A familiar editing box will appear. There, make whatever changes you wish.

Click Preview to see the effects of your changes or Save to commit your changes. Alternatively, you could click Cancel to abandon your changes and redisplay the most recently saved version of your page.

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