Start Your Website

Post date: Aug 20, 2015 2:17:50 PM

1. Login to your Google Slamfamily account.

2. Click the dots and select Sites

3. Click Create near the top left of the screen.

4. Choose a "Blank Template" do not use a template.

5. Fill in where it says Name Your Site. Use your first name only in the name:

6. Important! Change the last part of the URL to whatever your email is minus the @slamfamily.com part.

7. Open up the Select a Theme twirler and find a look that you like. You can change this later, don't worry.

8. Click Create to make your website.

9. You are now on your homepage. Click the pencil button to edit it.

10. Write a welcome message to your website. You can and will change this later. Just come up with something.

11. Add an image to your home page by going to the insert menu and selecting "Image"

12. Press the Save button. Do this often.

13. Create an Announcements page by clicking the Create Page button top right:

14. Select "Announcements" where it says "Select a Template to use" and name your page Photoshop. Keep it at the top level where it asks you that. Press "Create" to make the page.

To post a Youtube video to your site, copy the share link and then go to your page and select Insert > Youtube

Here's a video showing most of the above and some other things.