Tip #1822 - Web Design Workshop: Use Outlook Express to Create a Web Page
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Don't
have a web page editing program? Don't know HTML? No sweat. Anyone can
write an email—so why not use Outlook Express to design your web
page.
Huh?
That's
right. If you can make a rich text email you can save it as a web page.
It won't be the fanciest site on the net, but at least you'll have something
up.
*Before
we get started, you should create a folder called "Web Page"
to save the HTML files and pictures in. Any pictures you will be using
should be in there first.
Click
"Create Mail" just like you do when writing an email. Go to
"Format" and make sure it is set to "Rich Text (HTML)".
From
here get as creative as you can. Keep in mind the design principals mentioned
in previous articles.
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/cat-topics.php/24
Add
a background color by going to "Format", choosing "Background"
then "Color". Select one from the list.
Next
you can specify the size of your font and select the color. Unfortunately
you cannot specify your font—it will open using the viewer's default
font (probably Times or Arial). Want the text centered? You can do this
too by clicking the "center" text format button on the toolbar.
How
about a picture? Just go to "Insert", "Picture" and
browse your way to the "Web Page" folder you created on your
hard drive and grab the image you want. You could also click the "Insert
Picture" button on the toolbar (it looks like a mountain). Highlight
and delete all the file information in front of the actual picture file
name. When you click "OK" you'll get a box with a red X, but
that's fine for now.
Once
your page is just the way you want it, you can save it as a web page.
Go to File/Save As and change the save as type to "HTML
Files". Give the file a name—the first page of a web site should
always be called "index.htm". Put it in your "Web Page"
folder.
Now
the page and pictures need to be put on the internet. Follow the uploading
instructions for your server—each one is different or I would explain
how here. Make sure that you also upload the picture too.
Click
Here to see the little page I created using OE...
http://imgsrv.worldstart.com/ct-images/OE-web.htm
~ David
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