Whether modifying an existing website or creating a brand new site the first step to make your club's website comply with the established Toastmasters International guidelines is to review the District and Club Leader Brand Manual and other resources available at Toastmasters International's Virtual Brand Portal.
This website and the accompanying template comply with the guidelines published by Toastmasters International. Images used for site settings (ie: Club Header, Page Wrapper, Club Sidebar Header, Club Gadget Header) are available for download on the File Cabinet page.
Edit your website header
Download the site header, Club Header.jpg, from the File Cabinet page. Using any image editing software of your choice open the Club Header image and add text to your site header. The header on this website was modified using the editor at picasa.com (a web album application associated with Google Sites).
Once editing is complete upload the revised header to your site;
(1) Click "More actions" at the top-right of the screen and select "Manage site" from the drop-down menu. (2) Select "Colors and Fonts" from the left sidebar menu. (3) Select "Site header background image" in the parameters display window (scroll down to "site header" settings). Select "Custom", remove the existing header and upload the edited Club Header. (4) Once the edited Club Header file is uploaded set repeat: none; Horizontal position: center, Vertical position: bottom to align the header image.
Notes:
To create a new website go to Google Sites. Follow directions to create a new account or log into your existing Google account and select "Create new site" at the top-left of the page. Toastmasters International recommends using either the "Micro Lite" or the "Blank Slate" template for your new website. The newly created "TI Club websites" template is built on the Blank Slate template and provides a head start with site headers, sidebar and site settings that conform to published guidelines. (Note: Existing Google websites may be updated without disturbing content)
You may want to keep your website "Private" during construction. In edit mode click "More actions" at the top-right of the screen and select "Sharing and Permissions" from the drop-down menu.
Under "Who has access" click the "change" link. 3 levels of "visibility" are available for your site;
Alternatively, you can grant specific privileges to people you invite to share your website. In the box below "Add people", select people from your Contacts List or enter the email addresses of the people you wish to share your site. There are 3 levels of access;
The people whose email addresses you added will be sent an automated message unless you uncheck the box next to "Notify people via email". If you choose to send a notification, you can add a personalized message. Click on the "add message" link and write your message in the box provided. You can also opt to have a copy of the invitation sent to you as well by checking the box next to "Send a copy to myself". Click "Share and save." Click "Return to site" at the top of the left sidebar.
Note: Invitations to non-public sites require users to sign in with a Google Account before they can accept the invitation. |
