Building a Website for Seniors in easy steps

Building websites is no longer just for computer whizz-kids: Written in larger type and with clear presentation, Building a Website for Seniors in easy steps will enable Seniors to match anyone when it comes to building useful, interesting and well-designed websites.

The book begins by demystifying some of the issues about websites and shows how building them is not as complicated as it may appear. There is also useful information about the construction of a website and good web design techniques. When it comes to actually building websites the book shows, step-by-step, how to create, edit and publish web pages.

Also covers: building family websites (including genealogy, family trees and sharing photographs); becoming the webmaster for your local club or charity; adding a blog (web log or online diary) to your website. Finally, the book gives clear details about the technical aspects of websites, such as obtaining a Web address and publishing your website files.

Building a Website for Seniors in easy steps is a must for over-50s who want to have their own presence on the Web but are not sure where to start.

Nick Vandome is an IT writer and trainer who specialises in digital imaging and web authoring subjects. In addition to his writing, he also works designing websites and runs training courses. Before he started working with computers he wrote books about working and travelling abroad.

1. About websites
   • Why build a website
   • Website jargon explained
   • Options for website building
   • Family websites
   • Club and hobby websites
   • Website names
   • Publishing a website
   • Publicizing your website
2. Website nuts and bolts
   • The role of the browser
   • Homepage
   • Home button
   • Additional pages
   • Types of text
   • Navigation bars
   • Photographs
   • Hyperlinks
   • Site map
3. Good web design
   • Writing for the Web
   • Creating a roadmap
   • Including white space
   • Less is more
   • Using images
   • Dealing with multimedia
   • Increasing text size
   • Accessibility
   • Top ten design tips
4. Using GeoCities
   • What GeoCities does
   • No need for HTML
   • Getting registered
   • Getting started with Wizards
   • Selecting a template
   • Adding text and images
   • Final touches and publishing
   • Viewing your page
   • Editing a page
5. Using PageBuilder
   • Accessing PageBuilder
   • Opening existing pages
   • Opening a new page
   • Adding text
   • Formatting text
   • Adding images
   • Moving images
   • Adding a background
   • Previewing pages
   • Saving pages
6. More with PageBuilder
   • Creating a homepage
   • Adding hyperlinks
   • Adding lines
   • Adding a time stamp
   • Adding a guestbook
   • Using a guestbook
   • Managing files
   • Monitoring activity
7. Building a family site
   • What to include
   • How to present information
   • Writing a family history
   • Genealogy sites
   • Searching a site
   • Researching a family history
   • Creating a family tree
   • Inviting family members
8. Sharing photographs
   • Photos on the Web
   • Sharing on a family site
   • Creating a photo gallery
   • Linking to thumbnails
   • Online sharing
9. Building a club site
   • Obtaining a domain name
   • Agreeing the design
   • Agreeing the content
   • Assigning roles
   • Allocating your time
   • Creating updating guidelines
   • Adding content
   • Finding a web host
   • Search engine registration
10. Creating a family blog
    • What is a blog
    • What to write about
    • Designing with Blogger
    • Posting to a blog
    • Editing a blog
    • Creating a new blog
    • Adding a new post
    • Adding images
    • Adding links
    • Adding family members
    • Working with comments
    • Blogging on GeoCities
11. Taking the next steps
    • HTML overview
    • Anatomy of an HTML file
    • Using stylesheets
    • Publishing with FTP