Inspiration and the Web

 

Follow these steps and you will have a very well organized, clean webpage.

  1. Create a basic web using Inspiration software.  Click on this link to see example of  how I used Inspiration to create a navigational picture for the teachers' homework pages at Stonewall Traditional Elementary.  If you are using this to create a navigational picture for you classroom webpage, you might want to add topics such as "supplies," "cafeteria menu," "student of the week," "units," "field trips," "school calendar," "homework," etc.
  2. After you have created a navigational picture, click on the following:
  3. Close out of Inspiration.  It is a good idea to go ahead and save your Inspiration organizer just incase you need to make changes.
  4. Open your webpage editing program such as Microsoft Front Page or Netscape Composer.
  5. On a new page, click on:
  6. Now your picture is on your webpage.
  7. If you are using Microsoft Front Page 2000, continue the following steps.  If you are using another program in which to create your webpage, consult the manual for instructions on how to create hotspots or links on a picture.
  8. Click on your picture so that it is selected.  A tool bar will appear at the bottom of the screen. 
  9. Using the lower toolbar, select the rectangular tool that says "rectangular hotspot" when your cursor is over it.
  10. Move your cursor over the area that you wish to create a link on and draw a box by clicking on your mouse and dragging the shape over this area.
  11. Your screen will look something like this:                
  12. When you let go of your mouse, a box will pop up asking for the URL that you would like your view to go to when that area is clicked.  Type in that URL (Internet address) in the box.
  13. Click on OK.
  14. Follow steps 8 through 13 for each link (hotspot)  you would like to add to your picture.

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