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Creating a site
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You can create a site in any of the following three ways:

This section focuses on the first way. For the second and third ways, see the second Tip in this section.

Tip Tip You can edit Web pages without creating a site. The purpose of creating a site is to view the link hierarchy and to make it easy to transfer all the files that organize your Web site to the Web server. [Ref.] "Sites and Web pages"


  1. Start HomePage Builder. The Welcome to WebSphere Homepage Builder dialog box appears. [Ref.] "Starting and ending Homepage Builder", "Useing the Welcome dialog box"

  2. On the Create a Site tab, select Create a Site with a Blank Top Page, select the Open the Site to Create at Start up radio button, and then click the OK button.

    Create a Site tab

    Tip Tips
    • To create a site and multiple Web pages simultaneously using templates, select Create a Site with Multiple Pages using Template.

    • To create a site from existing or previously created Web pages, select Create Site from Existing Pages.

    • To make a frame-using page the top page, select Create Site from Existing Pages, and then select a frame-using page file as the top page file.

  3. On the Select an Operation dialog box, Create a Site is already selected. Enter the site name under it, and click the Next button.

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    The following dialog box appears.

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  4. Click the Select button.

  5. The following dialog box appears. Select a site folder in Look in and enter the file name for the top page in File name. (Ordinarily, you enter "index.html" or "index.htm." However, if there is a guide to file names from the provider who has the Web server, follow that guide.)

    Tip Tip It is recommended that you either select a folder with nothing in it or create a new folder by clicking Create New Folder icon and assigning a folder name.

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  6. Click the Open button. The file name of the top page you selected appears under the Select button.

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    Tip Tip If you want to create subfolders for each file type, click the Detail Settings button.

  7. Click the Finish button to open a new site and top page. The link hierarchy is displayed on the left side of the main window and a blank top page is displayed on the right side.

  8. Select Document Properties from the Edit menu, and then specify the title and background color for the top page. [Ref.]"Creating a Web page."

  9. Edit the top page. [Ref.] Chapter 5 (and later chapters)

Tip Tip To change the site settings, select Site Wizard from the Site menu, select Change the Existing Site Settings and a site name, and then click the OK button.


Tip Tip To delete a site, select Delete Site from the Site menu, select a site name, and then click the OK button. The site registration is canceled. (Folders and files are not deleted.)