WEB BLENDER

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WEB BLENDER

• BY
• MIKE WILSON

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MAIN TOOLBARS
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MAIN TOOLBARS
SELECTION ARROW- Click and select items or icons
with this tool.
PREVIEW- Click here to preview how your website
would appear live. The links will be active.
ADD TEXT- Click here to add text.
INSERT PICTURE- Click here to insert pictures or
videos.
PODCAST- Click here to add a pod cast.
SHAPES- Click here to add shapes.
TABLE- Click here to add a table.
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MAIN TOOLBARS
THIS WILL CREATE A NEW WEBBLENDER SITE.
THIS OPENS A WEBBLENDER PROJECT.
THESE ICONS CUT, COPY AND PASTE ITEMS ON YOUR
PROJECT.
THIS WILL SAVE YOUR SITE.
THIS WILL PRINT YOUR WEBSITE.
THIS WILL PUBLISH THE WEBSITE.
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MAIN TOOLBARS
LIBRARY- Click here to add clip art, sound,
animations, files, photos, pictures, and website
buttons.
OPTIONS- Click here to view your options on any
selected item or page.
CHOOSE FILE- Click here add ones own files to a
project.
FILL- This will fill the contents of your
selected item with any choice of color.
APPLY TO ALL PAGES- This will add any selected
item or format to all of the projects pages.
SOUND- Click here to add sound, music, voice,
text to computerize voice, and to make a sound
recording.
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MAIN TOOLBARS
BACK BUTTON- This will take you back to the
previous library screen.
BROWSE FOR A FILE- Click here to open up a file
to insert into the project.
Home- Click here to get back to the WebBlender
library home.
SEARCH- Type in a keyword or phrase here. One
can search the WebBlender pool and the
tech4learning website for items to put in a
project.
LIBRARY POOL- This area will contain ones
library pool. Open the folder by double clicking
and selecting your item.
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MAIN TOOLBARS
PAGE SORTER- View all pages of the project from
here.
NEW PAGE- This will add a new page to the project.
ADD A PAGE- This icon will add a page or pages
from another project.
PAGE NAME- The page name will appear at the
bottom of the screen. One can change the name of
a page by double clicking on the name and typing
the desired name. I highly recommend this
action. It makes it easier to link from page to
page.
ADD A PAGE FOR EACH SUPPORTED.
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INSERTING OBJECTS
Click on the table icon. Drag the desired number
of columns and rows.
Click on the green arrow to insert the clip art,
animation, or sound. Preview the sound or music
by clicking the blue play sign.
Click on the add text icon. I recommend choosing
the size, color, and alignment before you double
click to add text. Click and drag the corners to
make it bigger or smaller.
Click on the shape icon. Drag the corners of the
shape to the desired size.
Insert a sound file or ecord sound by clicking
browse or record. Preview by clicking play.
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FORMATING THE FONT
Click the font pull down menu to select the type
of font desired.
Click on the bold, italic, and under line button
to style the font.
Slide the size bar to make the font bigger or
smaller.
Click on the alignment boxes to align your font.
Choose text and background color by clicking on
these boxes and choosing colors from the pallet.
Check this box to insert a scroll bar. This will
enable the webpage to display more text.
This will add the selected text to all projects
pages.
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USEFUL FOLDERS
These library folders contain subfolders and
items to be used to inserted into the project.
The world sign means the folder or item is stored
on an internet site.
Your home, next, back, website icons are stored
here.
Stores pictures are animated.
This folder contains clip art.
This icon can open files on a home computer files.
This is a link to the Pics4learning site. One
may use any pictures from this site with the
WebBlender license.
This folder stores real life photos.
This folder stores sounds and music.
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PUBLISHINGYOU WILL NEED A USERNAME, PASSWORD,
AND HOST NUMBER FROM THE BOARD.
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Step 1 Click the publish icon. Step 2 Click
on the to FTP. Step 3 Type in the Host number,
username, and password. Click the login
button. Step 4. Click only the save button. A
overwrite message will appear. Click the yes.
Congratulations! You just uploaded a website.
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HYPERLINKING
Select the text or object you want to hyperlink.
To insert click on edit.
Click on the web page button. Type in or copy
and paste the desired website. Note Thoroughly
check hyperlinked websites for broken links and
inappropriate material.
Click on the email tab. Type in a email address
and then click Ok. Note Email address dont
have a www dot in the beginning.
Click on the page button. Select the desired
page. Note Some buttons will automatically
link for you.
Click on the file button. Find the file you
desire to link. Note Link files that are
located where you save your webpage.
Adding hyperlink will change the selected font
color blue by default. Change the default color
here.
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HELPFUL HINTS

• Save your webpage and files in the same place.
  The program can not find a file on another
  computer.
• Save early and often. This program will freeze
  up. Impatient clickers BEWARE.
• Copy and paste can save you time.
• Use the Options button and right click for short
  cuts and ideas.
• Drag the corners when you resize. This will keep
  your object in proportion.
• GIVE CREDIT TO WORK THAT IS NOT YOURS!
• GET SIGNED PERMISSION BEFORE YOU USE PICTURES AND
  WORK OF STUDENTS!