April 4th Workshop

Due to Spring Recess, we are scheduled for first week of the month.  This workshop we will cover several areas:

1. Resume work on Earl G.'s American Legion WordPress site. After the March workshop, we have renamed the site to make it easier for search engines.  The name change has brought the site up on the first page of search results when using keywords that Earl requested.
2. Demonstrate the proper way to set up a template website following Microsoft guidelines
1. a benefit of this demo will be an introduction to the CSS Properties Task pane which we have been seriously avoiding
3. Explore a website dedicated to the Expression Web package which is rich in reference material
4. Finish demonstrating the slide show which displays a series of images in an infinite loop

March 14 workshop

For this workshop we will cover several areas:

1. Check the progress on Earl G.'s American Legion WordPress site & see where we can offer assistance
2. Set up a slide show which displays a series of images in an infinite loop
3. Demonstrate the proper way to set up a template site following Microsoft guidelines
4. Explore a website dedicated to the Expression Web package which is rich in reference material.  

A musical interlude

Just to see if anybody's paying attention.

Be patient music starts at about 0:45

youtube music -- opens in new tab

enjoy

Feb. 1 Workshop

For this workshop we will build a WordPress blog for our fellow club member Earl G.  Although the blog will be built using WordPress, which is a blogging software package, we will make it look like a traditional website.  Also, WordPress makes it very easy to update content through its built-in dashboard.  This will make it easy for Earl & his group to send out notices about the activities of his group.

January 11 Workshop

There will be a PowerPoint presentation on the subject of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).  Search Engine Optimization refers to a collection of techniques to improve a site's ranking when using search engines such a Google or Yahoo.

Also a demonstration of the Expression Web feature called SEO Checker. The SEO Checker analyzes a website using techniques similar to what a search engine would use. The SEO Checker also provides a detailed report which identifies problem areas for the site's designer to address so that a site's ranking can be improved.

December 7th Workshop

For this month's workshop we will continue building a website from scratch - not using templates.  We will demonstrate the following:

• Continue building the layout of the site from last month
• Build & style navigation buttons
• Validating the html code
• Creating a Dynamic Web Template which is used to automatically style other pages on this site

November 9 workshop

For this month's workshop we will have two demonstrations.

First, we will demonstrate editing & publishing posts to a WordPress blog/website. Then we will demonstrate how to add an RSS feed icon & widget to this site. The RSS Links Widget allows you to add a link to your blog’s post. This makes it easy for your readers to stay updated when you post new content as they are automatically notified whenever you post something new.

Then we will demonstrate building a single page website from scratch.  Up to this point we've been using templates but this time we will start with a blank page & build from there.

This demonstration will cover the following:

• Create a Home page
• Create a Webpage Layout using div tags
• Styling the various sections of the webpage, which includes:
• The banner, top navigation menu, the left column & the footer    
• Adding Meta tags

Then we will add navigation to the site for the following:

• Horizontal top menu
• Left side navigation menu