iLife® '09 Portable Genius

Chapter 10. How Do I Build a Web Site with iWeb?

Have you ever wanted to create your own Web site easily, without having to learn the HTML markup language? Apple's iWeb application lets you put together a sleek, well-designed Web site in minutes, publish it to the Web, and quickly update it with new information whenever you need to. Whether you just want to display your own photos and writings or you want to include advanced features like online maps, videos from YouTube, and revenue-generating advertisements, this chapter shows you what you need to know.

• Getting Started and Meeting the iWeb Interface

• Setting Preferences to Suit the Way You Work

• Planning Your Web Site

• Creating Web Pages

• Adding Photos and Albums from iPhoto

• Putting Web Widgets on Your Web Pages

• Previewing Your Web Site

• Publishing Your Web Site to the Web

Getting Started with the iWeb Interface

To get started with iWeb, launch the application by clicking the iWeb icon on the Dock (if there is one) or by opening the Applications folder and double-clicking the iWeb icon.

Launching iWeb and choosing a template

iWeb expects you to start creating a Web site automatically if you don't already have one, so it displays the sheet shown in figure 10.1. This is called the Template Chooser, and it lets you choose the theme and template for each Web page.

Figure 10.1. iWeb displays the Template Chooser the first time you launch the application ...