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This page is best viewed with Mozilla Firefox: After the great success of Google Page Creator Guide (googlepages listing) and Google Page Creator Tips (HTML/Javascript tricks and tips for googlepages), here comes the Complete Google Page Creator Help from A to Z for building a Google Page Creator Website: Google Page Creator Help Whether you are a beginner or an expert you will find this web page very helpful and interesting. This webpage is complementary to my previous GPC Guide and Tips. It is a must read for people who are starting to use Google Page Creator since I guide them throughout the whole process of publishing their website online. Moreover, it has all the official Google links to support you ranging from their knowledge database to their help google group. At Last but not least, this web page gathers all the interesting articles out there that review, discuss, and scrutinize Google Page Creator. What is Google Page CreatorGoogle Page Creator is a free WYSIWYG web edit tool that lets you create web pages in your very own browser and publish them to the web very easily. You don't have to download any software since Google Page Creator will let you create ans and design your webpages. The pages you create are hosted on Google servers and are available at http://yoursitename.googlepages.com for the world to see. I will use the acronym GPC instead of Google Page Creator throughout this page and my website. TopRequirementsTo be able to use Google Page Creator you need:
TopRestrictions
TopGetting StartedHere is a step by step guide to get started using Google Page Creator and publish your homepage:
TopSite ManagerWhen you sign in to Google Page Creator, you will be automatically directed to your Site Manager. Here is a snapshot of the site manager with annotation:
Click on the picture to open the bigger size with annotation. Label numbers from the annoted picture will be shown in red in the following paragraphs. This page shows the pages that you have online, files that are currently uploaded, and gives a number of options Create a new page You can create a new page by clicking the green page "Create a new page..." (Label 1) link. You have to name it and then click on the "create and edit" button beneath it. Action ListWhen you have created some pages (Label 2) , you have a few options available in the drop down action list (Label 5): Tell your friends, Discard unpublished changes, unpublish, duplicate, and delete page. you can click on the checkbox next to the page and then select an action from the drop down list. "Unpublish" might be helpful so that no-one will be able to see it until you think it's ready to be public. Upload FilesFiles can be added to your site by clicking on the browse button (Label 7) and then finding and choosing the file on your computer. Any uploaded files (Label 3) to your Google Page Creator account will appear on the right column under the "Uploaded stuff" heading. To remove a file click on the trash icon (label 8) can to the right of it and answer "OK" to the confirmation question. At the moment there is no way to rename files instead you must delete them and upload a new file with the correct name. Site Settings"Site settings" button (Label 6) is found on the upper right side above the "uploaded stuff". Here is a snapshot:
The most important thing in the settings is the Site name since this is the first words to appear in the browser title. So the title would be: "Site name" - "Title page". For instance my webpage name shown in the browser title is "Rami El Mawas - Google Page Creator Help Rami El Mawas" Edit a created pageAll you need to do is to click on 1 of the pages (Label 2) that you want to edit. You will be directed to the Page Editor. OtherThe top and bottom parts of the Site Manager page contain links to resources such as to the Google Page Creator forum, help pages, create new site and your used quota TopPage EditorThis screen has most of the functionality that you will be using. Here is a snapshot of the page editor with annotation:
Click on the picture to open the bigger size with annotation. Label numbers from the annoted picture will be shown in red in the following paragraphs. TopAdding TextTo add content simply click in the boxes and type away. TopGoogle Page Creator Layouts
On top of choosing a design template for your webpage, GPC will also give you the option to switch the layout of the page to one, two, or three columns. Here is a snapshot of the options:
You will find the change layout button on the upper right side (Label 4). TopGoogle Page Creator Templates
Web design has been a piece of cake since google released its Google Page Creator. You should no more worry about hiring a web designer since all you have to do is to pick a "Look" for your website and then every time you create a new page, GPC will apply the picked template to it. Currently (Jully 19) there are 41 different templates among which some are elegant and simple but some other are colorful and lively. I can assure you that you will find a theme that will be up to your taste. Here is a small snapshot of 4 of the templates:
If you are still eager to to see some more templates then take a look at the this snapshot of 20 more templates. You will find the change layout button on the upper right side (Label 4). TopUploading Pictures
Uploading is quite straight forward.
You will find the "Image" button on the left side (Label 1) or the top depending on the browser. TopFormatting TextHeadingThere are the 4 preset styles for 3 headings and your normal paragraphs. These are really useful since they'll automatically match your template without any work from you to pick fonts, sizes, colors, etc. To switch between them you simply click the required heading type from the menu. You will find the "Heading " button on the left side (Label 2) or the top depending on the browser. Heading Types:
HeadingSubheading: the second heading type SubheadingMinor Heading: the smallest heading type Minor HeadingNormal: the default text type Normal text TopFont FamiliesThere are 7 font types to choose from: 1. Normal 2. Times New Roman 3. Arial 4. Courier New 5. Georgia 6. Trebuchet 7. Verdana You will find the "Font" button on the left side (Label 1) or the top depending on the browser. TopFont SizeSmall Normal Large Huge You will find the "Size" button on the left side (Label 1) or the top depending on the browser. TopText Alignment left alignment center alignment right alignment You will find the "Align" button on the left side (Label 1) or the top depending on the browser. TopOther Formating Text Options
The other options include bold, italics, bullet lists, and text color pallete with 70 different colors to choose from. Here is the color palette:
You will find the "Palette" button on the left side (Label 1) or the top depending on the browser. TopCreating Links
In order to link a text to a webpage, highlight the text that you want and then click on the "Link button". There are 4 types of links: Your pages, your files, web address, and and email address.
So if you want to link to a picture, click on your files and then choose your file or upload it from the same menu. You will find the "Link" button on the left side (Label 1) or the top depending on the browser. TopEdit HTMLI will be adding some description soon. TopAdd Google GadgetsYou can find the "add gadget" button in the lower left side of your screen as shown in (Label 5) TopGoogle Page Creator TipsGPC is really easy tool to use but some advanced (is it?) can't be implemented using its options. So I have compiled a list of tips that will help you add some really nice feature to your webpages. For instance : adding youtube videos, google search bar, javascript menu, picasa slideshow... Here is the link to my Google Page Creator Tips. This link has more than 15 tips plus links to the best GPC tips on the net. TopGoogle Page Creator TutorialsSince the GPC has been released I followed very closely the development of google pages created by the interenet community. I kept track of good GPC tutorials that will help you while working with GPC. Here are one of the best:
If you still want more then please check out my Google Page Creator Guide. TopGoogle Page Creator on Google GroupsGoogle Groups is a free groups and electronic mailing list service from Google. Many groups related to Google Page Creator have spawned. Some of them are created by normal users like you and me but there is also one official Google Group discussion about GPC. Official:Unofficial:TopGoogle Page Creator on WikipediaGoogle Page Creator has a pretty small page on wikipedia and here is the link. TopOfficial Google Page Creator Links
TopGoogle Page Creator FAQLargest and most Complete Google Page Creator FAQ TopGoogle Page Creator ArticlesGoogle Page Creator - Google Press Center, Feb 23, 2006 Google Pages Released - TechCrunch, Feb 22 2006 Google Introduces Web Page Creator - SearchEngineWatch, Feb 23, 2006 Google's Latest: Page Creator - PC World's Techlog, Feb 22, 2006 Google Page Creator Patent Application Published - SEO by the Sea, Nov 2, 2006 Google's Web Page Creator Crashes On Takeoff - FOXNEWS, Feb 27, 2006 Google Page Creator - Google Blogoscoped, Feb 23, 2006 TopGoogle Page Creator ReviewsI will be adding some description soon. Top | .
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