Let's Start!

1 - Create a site

All sites are stored in Drive.

From the Sites homepage, click Create (Plus).

From Google Drive, click New>More>Google Sites.

2 - Name your site

1. Site document name—Enter a unique name to keep track of your site. The site document name is only visible to you.

2. Site name—The site name appears in the header and in the web or mobile window title bar after you publish the site. You need to have 2 or more pages in your website for your site name to appear.

3. Page title—Each page in your site has a title, which appears at the top of the page. The page title also appears in the navigation menu.

3 - Headers, THEMES & LAYOUTS

Choose a theme for your site. Themes have different fonts and colors.

Change header backgrounds and sizes.

Pre-designed layouts help with your web design.

4 - ADD PAGES

From the menu on the right, click PAGES and then hover over the plus sign to add a page or external link.

Drag to reorder or nest pages and links.

Set Navigation

Select the gear icon on the left to open Navigation mode. Choose a navigation.

5 - Add content

Double-click the page where you want to add content.

Or, click Insert and choose the content you want to add.

6 - share & preview

From the top menu, click Share Add people. The "Add editors" menu will open.

From the top menu, click on the eye icon. A preview of your current page will open.

7 - publish

Google Sites provides you with different privacy features to control who can access and view your published site.

From the top menu, click Publish. The "Publish your site" menu will open.

Type the site's URL under "Web address."

Under "Who can visit my site," choose who can see your site: Anyone at your domain (only applies if you are a G suite customer). Anyone on the web (for G Suite customers, this is available only if enabled by your organization)

Under "Allow my site to appear in search results," choose how people can find your site.

Select this option if you want search engines to find your site.

Deselect this option if people must have the link (some search engines might still find your site).

When you're ready to publish your site, click PUBLISH.

To confirm that your site published correctly, visit your site's URL

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