Creating a Faculty Web Site Using Microsoft WORD

Software programs that you use every day, like Microsoft Word, can make the creation and implementation of your web site simple while reducing the new information that you need to learn. If you follow our instructions, you will be surprised at how easy it really is to create and maintain your own site.

System Requirements

Windows (2000 or higher) PC	Winzip/WinRAR File Compression application	FTP Software (Used to upload your web site to the server)
Microsoft Office Word (Version 2003 or newer)	Internet Access (Broadband preferred)	About an hour to complete the entire set of instructions

After reading and following our instructions, you will be able to create and edit your own faculty web site using Microsoft Word. It is important to note that you do not need to complete all of these instructions in one sitting. If you need to do so, you can stop and start as needed as time allows. These instructions are easy to follow, but they will take about an hour of your time to complete.

These instructions will guide you through the creation of a simple home page with basic features. The features that we will explain in our instructions include: how to create and edit your web site in Microsoft Word, how to use a web site template (provided by WMU), how to use software to upload your web site to the WMU’s Server, and how to create links from one page to other pages in your web site.

Please note that our instructions do not cover advance web site design, such as custom color schemes, video, flash, or many other advanced web site concepts. However, any formatting you know how to do in Microsoft Word for customizing a word document will translate into your web site.

Our instructions are available in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format. To make the use of our instructions as simple and convenient as possible, we provided them both online and via a printable Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file for easy use.

Although computers can be frustrating at times, following our instructions will help you avoid getting frustrated and help you create a simple web site that will do exactly what you want it to do. We have refined the instructions into simple-to-understand steps that take all of the guesswork out of creating your own web site.

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