And there you have it. That's basically all the information you need to make web pages to suit our purposes. Feel free to try out any of the other options or features in Composer, there are others, and you can always e-mail me (gritzb@bc.edu) if you have questions or problems or comments about this guide. Always remember these general tips though:

1. Do as little work as you have to. If you want to keep a certain color scheme or use a certain image or table in more than one webpage, just make a copy of your original and delete everything you don't need. It will save you a lot of time to just copy as much work as you've already done over again when you need it.

2. Keep updated backups. Always have a backup of your work somewhere else from your regular pages. This way if something goes awry you can just backup and start from where you last left off, because there is nothing worse than having to redo an entire page after you've finished most of it due to a dumb error.

3. Maintain a good layout. It's a good idea to keep some sort of general flow throughout your entire site. Keep a table of updated links on all your pages and try to keep the formats of the page in some sort of single style so that they are easy to navigate. Also keep your pages clean, succinct, and eye-appealing; there's nothing worse than a page with an ugly background and large variously-sized images strewn haphazardly all over the place.

4. Have fun! While web work at first seems like an annoying extra assignment that Professor Duket gives you from time to time, it actually can be a lot of fun and a good diversion from all the reading and writing you are going to do this year. Try to have fun and make use of your web space in other ways to, like if you have time make some personal web pages, not always school-oriented works. You'll soon find how convenient it can be to have certain things available to you online anywhere you are.

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Last Note: If you think you want to expand your web page to include a lot of content beyond just a page or image or two, I have written a brief guide on how to obtain and use an FTP program, which makes uploading/downloading content a little more organized. If you're interested, consult the following links: