Step-by-Step

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The links in this section make up the beginners technical guide and provide UA specific guidelines. Please read the First Things First! and ADA Compliance information BEFORE creating your site. While you may jump to any section you like, it's designed as a step-by-step guide to be followed in numerical order. If you are looking for something specific, use the alphabetical Guide Index or search the entire site.

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Step-by-Step Guide

1. First Things First!
2. Login and Security
   
3. Text Elements
4. Picture Elements
5. Alter Layout with Columns
6. Create Pages and Arrange Navigation
7. Edit the Header Image
8. Add a Slideshow to the Page Header
9. Start a Blog
10. Create a Basic Contact Form
11. Contact Form Submissions
12. Edit the Contact Form Address
13. Upload Video
14. Using the Audio Player
15. The YouTube Video Element
16. Embed Video and Audio to Your Site
17. The Block Quote Element
18. Link to a Document (or Other File)
19. Embed a Document to a Page
20. Text Links
21. Picture Links
22. Button Element
23. Site Title / Logo
24. Add Text to the Header
25. Multiple Headers
26. Create an Image Slideshow
27. Upload a Gallery of Images
28. Social Media Icons (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+)
29. Embed Code Element (plus Add Twitter Feed and Facebook Like Button)
30. The Maps Element
31. Stats Dashboard
32. Use the SEO Tools in Your Account
33. Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines
34. The Settings tab

Guide Index

Alternative Text (Alt Text)
Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA
Anchors
Audio Player Element
Block Quote Element
Blogs
Blog Sidebar
Button Element
Columns
Contact Form Element
Contact Form Address
Contact Form Submissions
Create a Blog Post
Drop-down Boxes and Checkboxes
Document Embeds
Document uploads
Embed a Document
Embed Code Element
Embed Video and Audio
Email links
Facebook Like (Share) Button
File Upload
Flickr Feed
Forms
Form Entries
Form Options
Gallery Element
Google Analytics
Header Image
HTML Code – Embed Code
Image Element
Key Points - in case you missed a workshop
Link to a Document (or Other File)
Login
Manage Blog Comments
Maps
Meta Keywords
Mobile Settings
Multiple Headers
Navigation
Pages
PDF Documents
Picture Element
Picture Links
Schedule a Blog Post
Security
SEO
Settings Tab
Sidebar
Site Description
Site Title / Logo
Slideshow Element
Slideshow in the Page Header
Social Media Icons
Special Characters
Stats Dashboard
Subscripts and Superscripts
Surveys
Text Box Fields
Text Element
Title Element
Text Links
Training and Support Resources
Twitter Feed / Badge
UA Policy for Unofficial Websites
UA Logos
Use Facebook Comments on Your Blog
Use Disqus Comments on Your Blog
URLs as Links
Video Element
YouTube Video Element

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