Creating A Webpage

The instructions and guidelines presented here are meant to get you started with creating simple web pages. Follow the steps below to create a personalized home page. For more information on creating web pages, see Computing at Cornell's Creating Web Pages page.

1. This step assumes that you chose the option to have a basic personal web page created during the registration process; if you didn't select this option, go on to the next step.

   Download the file called index.html from the CU People system. To download your file, use FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Information about using FTP can be found at Computing at Cornell: File Transfer. You will need our Server Information.
   
   

2. Open the index.html file with an HTML or web editor, see Computing at Cornell: Creating A Webpage for more on HTML Editors. If you did not have an index.html file created for you, start your editor, then choose "New" from the File menu, this will create a blank page that you can use to develop your webpage.
   
   
3. Now that your web page file is open, you can type in text about yourself. Try entering a few lines of descriptive information, or talk about what you like to do. Don't worry about images for now.

   Choose "Save" from the File menu to save your changes to your computer, make sure it is saved as index.html when you save it.

4. Once your page is completed to your satisfaction, follow the instructions for Uploading your Webpage.
   
   
5. See our Publish Page for a list of more features, such as images, you can add to your page.
   

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