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Cmd | Function |
e | Start editing |
When editing,
Cmd(Ctrl for PCs) | Function |
Cmd(Ctrl)+s | Saves page |
Cmd(Ctrl)+K | When highlighting text, automatically creates a hyperlink |
List of shortcuts for Google Sites
Anchor Links
How to create links that point to another *part* of a page
On linking to sections within a webpage: HTML Links
You'll have to use the HTML editor to link to sections in your pages. Basically, you create an anchor by putting the tags <a id="yourname">Section Title</a>, and then you later link to that section by using the tags
<a href="#yourname">Link Text </a>. Notice the use of the hashtag(#) sign when linking to anchored sections.
You can even link to sections within a page from outside the page. So if you wanted to link to the "yourname" section of the page "domain.com/papers", you could just link to "domain.com/papers#yourname"
Also, google treats all <a> tags as links, so they turn blue and get an underline when you mouse over them. I couldn't figure out how to turn off the underline, but to turn off the blue, I had to insert font color tags after the <a> tags. So the extended discussion section header looks like <a id="discussion"><font color="#000000">Extended Discussion</font></a>.
Site Layout
SIDEBAR: How to create a Sidebar and add pages to it
How to turn on the sidebar and add/manage navigation links inside it On turning on the sidebar, and adding/managing navigation links in the sidebar:
(not noted in the article: the <- and -> buttons change the subpage hierarchy -- so to make something a subpage of home (in the navigation menu) us the up and down arrows to put the new page under home, and then the right arrow to move it down a level)
TIP: To add a new page to the sidebar quickly, just hit "page settings" (under the "more" menu), and check the "place in sidebar" box.
How to change site width: managing horizontal navigation bar: manage site -> site layout -> change site layout
Changing page layout:
To change the template for a particular page
- On that page, go to "more" (upper right-hand corner),
- Under "Page Templates" select "change page template".
Templates
Examples of websites with useful features
https://sites.google.com/site/tildecafe/Home/material-you-can-download
https://sites.google.com/site/bcjteachingwiki/
http://www.steegle.com/websites
Page templates
Copying a Google Site
To make a copy of a Google site: You have to have the site shared with you so that you are an "Owner". After you "Sign in" at the bottom of the page to get the editing buttons to appear, click on the "More" button and "Manage Site". The page you're on should have a "Copy site" button and you can then copy it to a personal site, if that address is available.
If that site has been shared as a template (publicly), the procedure is different and you can easily Google instructions for that.
Copying a personal Google Site to a Google Apps Google Site
Share the site with google apps email as *owner*. log in to apps email, go to site, hit "manage site" -> "copy site". check url -- should be "sites.google.com/a/apps_account_name/sitename" http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=48313
List of How-To s (Most of your questions can also be answered by Googling them, or searching at support.google.com. e.g. "How to insert image google sites")
How to add an image to a page in Google Sites
Site Management
Managing Permissions
Add a search bar
There are two things that you need to do, but unfortunately Google only mentions one of them.
- Enable Search
- While viewing a page, select the drop-down menu "More" select "Manage Site".
- Click on the Site-Layout tab.
- Click on Configure Search, and under the tab "General", check the box for "Enable Search"
- Make the Search Bar Visible
- Within the Site Layout tab, click "Change Layout" and check the box for "Header". If you don't do this, I don't believe the search bar will be visible, even if you still enable search.
Custom Search Engine
With Google Custom Search, you can add a search box that not only searches your site, but also a list of other sites.Set up a Search Engine
Choosing Search Options for your Site
Mapping a Custom URL to a Google Site
domain mapping with google apps: http://support.google.com/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=99448&topic=1046101&ctx=topic
Use "www." trick
Mapping a google site to a domain
Basically, this is a two-step process.
First, set up a mapping in the apps dashboard (you must have admin privileges).
Second, log in to your domain host and create a CNAME record for the subdomain you want to use (like www). Note that you may only be allowed up to 5 subdomains.
Google apps does not support mapping to a naked domain (that is, just example.com, without the www.) You may want to forward the naked domain to something else, like the www subdomain, so people can get to your site without www. in front.
You can also change the root url used to access google sites to a custom domain that you own. See this video for a video tutorial: http://youtu.be/OvkLw9X1OHI
Google Analytics
Steegle on adding Google Analytics to a Google Site
Google Support Page for Adding Analytics to a Google Site
Search Engine Optimization & Google Webmaster
Google Support page on Webmaster tools, How to add Google Webmaster to a Google Site
Steegle's search engine optimization for Google Sites, which was recommended by Google Support
List of questions
How to add a Facebook like "button" to the navigation bar
Q: Sometimes when it says I'm logged in with my Google Account I'm still not allowed to edit a Gsite. Why?Not-yet-organized Information
Part II of using Google Sites to create a small business site
Can google sites interface with dreamhoster?
http://discussion.dreamhost.com/archive/index.php/thread-134890.html
http://easy-life.sabza.org/2008/09/howto-create-simple-website-google-sites/
Have google host the domain directly?
http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Google_Apps#For_New_Domains_2
General website resources
http://webtrends.about.com/od/wiki/a/guide_to_wikis.htm
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