2. 1. On the File menu, click New.
2. In the Publication Types list, click Web Sites.
3. Do one of the following:
● To create a custom Web site that is based on your site goals, make sure
that Use Easy Web Wizard, in the Options task pane, is selected, and
then click the design that you want.
● To create a Web site from scratch, under Web Sites, click Blank Sizes,
and then click the size that you want.
Create your Web site

3. 4. Click Create.
5. If you chose to use the Easy Web Wizard, select the options that you want
in the Easy Web Site Builder dialog box, and then click OK.
6. Add content to your publication, and make any changes that you want.

4. Add a background to a Web page
or site
1. On the Format menu, click Background.
2. In the Background task pane, under Apply a background,
click a color from the publication's color scheme that you
want to apply to the background.
3. Point to the background that you want, click the arrow next to
it, and then do one of the following:
● To add the color or pattern to a single page, click Apply to the
Page.
● To add the color or pattern to all pages in the publication, click
Apply to All Pages.

5. Add a background sound to a Web
page
1. Go to the page where you want to add a background sound.
2. On the Tools menu, click Web Page Options.
3. Under Background sound, do one of the following:
● In the File name box, enter the path of the sound file you want.
● To browse for a background sound, click Browse, click the sound file you want, and then
click Open.
4. Under Background sound, do one of the following:
● To have the sound play continuously, click Loop forever.
● To have the sound play a specific number of times, click Loop, and then type or select
the number you want.
5. Click OK.

6. Check your Web publication
1. On the Tools menu, click Design Checker.
2. In the Design Checker task pane, select the Run general design
checks and Run web site checks check boxes.
3. In the Design Checker task pane, under Select an item to fix, click the
arrow next to the item that you want to fix, and then do one of the
following:
● Click Automatic fix to automatically fix the problem with the
item.
● Click Go to this Item to go to the page where the selected
problem item is located.

7. ● Click Explain to open a Help topic that more fully explains the
problem and offers suggestions about how to fix it.
● Click Never Run this Check Again to turn off the check.

8. Preview your Web site
On the File menu, click Web Page Preview
Your Web site will preview in your default browser. Check the preview
for the following:
● The site opens and all pages are accessible.
● All hyperlinks work as expected.
● Navigation controls work as expected.
● No elements are missing.
● Any background sounds play as expected

9. Publish a Web site to a folder on
your computer
1. On the File menu, click Publish to the Web.
2. In the Save in list, click the drive or folder where you want to publish your
Web site, such as your My Documents folder.
3. In the File name box, select index as the default name for your home page,
and then click Save.

10. Maintain your Web site
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Web tab.
2. Under Saving, do one of the following:
To turn off incremental publish to the Web, clear the Enable
incremental publish to the Web check box.
To turn on incremental publish to the Web, select the Enable
incremental publish to the Web check box.

11. Publish changes to your Web site
1. On the File menu, click Publish to the Web.
2. In the Publish to the Web dialog box, click My Network Places.
3. Double-click the shortcut to the folder on the Web server or network server
where you published your Web site.
4. Double-click the folder where you want to save the file.
5. In the File name box, type the name of the file you are updating, and then
click Save.

12. Compress graphics file sizes to
create smaller Web sites
1. Click the picture that you want to compress.
2. On the Picture toolbar, click Compress Pictures .
3. In the Compress Pictures dialog box, under Apply
compression settings now, click Apply to all pictures in
the publication.
4. Click Compress.
5. If a message appears asking whether you want to apply picture
optimization, click Yes.