Operation Manual

Getting Started 13
Overview
What is a Web site?
A Web site is a collection of files stored on a computer where users
with special programs called Web browsers can view the files as
pages. Browsers can read the common file format known as HTML
that describes how the various elements of text, images, hyperlinks, and
other elements are arranged on each Web page. Each Web site has a
single Home Page—the first page a visitor sees—usually containing
hyperlinks to other pages on the site, which in turn have links to others.
To the person using a browser to access the Web site, the content
appears seamlessly linked. You just click on a link to display related
information.
The World Wide Web was conceived as a way of using the Internet—
the global network that interconnects computers around the world—to
share information stored as Web pages. But Web sites don’t depend on
the Internet—they can be (and often are) accessed just as well over a
local area network or private intranet. Remember, a Web site is just a
collection of files.
How does WebPlus work?
WebPlus lets you assemble all the elements of your site-in-progress
into one convenient, multi-page document that can be saved in a single
step as a WebPlus project file. At any time—again with just one step—
you can publish the project as a separate set of pages that comprise
your Web site. WebPlus takes the pages you’ve laid out and converts
them to HTML.
Creating a Web site in WebPlus can be as simple as choosing and
customizing a Web template... or you can start from scratch—it’s up to
you. Web templates simplify things by providing you with a variety of
starter layouts, professionally designed expressly for World Wide Web
display. Either way, you’ll appreciate the ease with which WebPlus lets
you revise text and graphics, and adjust the design of each page. Either
way, the next step is to spend some time customizing the pages with
your own text, graphics, and other content. The Companion will cover
what you need to know.