Life in Africa Network
Create New Member Pages
internet4change.com/9/templates/lia/1/
 

Instructions

open template | edit template | request review

 Choose the appropriate
team page
template:

 
NOTE: In order to complete this task, the new member should have filled out a member web-page questionaire, and their 75x75 pixel ID photo should already be uploaded to lifeinafrica.com/3/members/
 
A/ Open a template in FrontPage

1. Click on a link (left) to open a new member page template

2. At the top of your browser window, click View / Source.

3. When the window with HTML code opens, click Edit / Select all, then Right Click / copy

4. Open a new document in MS Frontpage. Use the tabs at the bottom to switch to HTML view

5. Select all of the HTML in your new document, and delete it

6. Paste in the code you copied from the template file

7. Switch back to Normal view.

8. You may now disconnect from the Internet. If you do, the graphics will no longer show in your page. Don't worry! Just keep following the instructions and everything will be fine in the end.
 

B/ Edit the template
   
1. Change the membername in the address indicated at the top to reflect the new member's chosen name

2. Click once to select the member photograph in the template. Right click to view the Picture Properties.

3. In the picture source field, change the number before the .jpg to the new member's LiA ID number

4. In the Alternative Representation Text field, type in the new member's name and stated occupation

5. Click the "appearance" tab, and tick the box that says "specify size." Click OK.

6. Replace the blue italic bold (12pt.) headline in the Template with the new member's headline. Make sure the formatting remains as indicated above.

7. Replace the welcome message (black 10pt. text) with the new member's welcome message.

8. Replace the name and occupation in the template (blue 8pt text) with the new member's name and occupation.

9. Where it says "page last updated" change the date to today's date and replace the by link with your own member name. Once you've typed your name, double click it to select it, the Right Click /  Hyperlink.

10. In the URL field, type your own member page URL

 

C/ Save and submit your work for review
   
If you are working at LiA or with a diskette, follow these instructions.
For email submissions, see below.

1. Click the save icon, or Edit / Save

2. Create a folder (on your diskette or in your personal folder) that is called the new member's chosen internet name. See B/1 above! Do not use capital letters!

3. Save the page in the folder you created. Name the page "index.htm"

4. A dialogue box will pop up to ask you what you want to do with the images on the page. Click on "set action" and then select "don't save: leave the reference in the page as it is."

5. Fill out an i4c work review request and submit it to the WE Center Welcome desk.

IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOUR WORK IS NOT SAVED ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS IN C/2, 3 & 4 ABOVE, IT WILL NOT BE REVIEWED!

To submit your work by email, follow these instructions:

1. Use the tabs at the bottom of your Front Page document to switch to HTML View

2. Edit / Select all / Copy

3. Paste the HTML code into a new email message

4. In the TO field, type review@internet4change.com

5. In the Subject field, type the lifeinafrica.com address of the page you are submitting (example: lifeinafrica.com/can/4/mayanja). Click Send.

 

Wasn't that easy??!!