Updating your website

Overview

This course is for those who already have a website and want to make updates easily and cheaply. If you need to update your website, don't pay a regular fee for each and every change. Learn to make amendments yourself. This course will get you started on Word, Excel and Outlook. You will learn how to get produce documents, create spreadsheets, and manage time and communications. We use the Microsoft Office Suite of programs on this course, so it may be advantageous to have them installed on your own machine. However, you will be able to do many of the tasks we teach using the tools built into Windows together with free downloads from the Intenet.

Who is it for?

If you've never used Microsoft Office, or want to expand your current experience of documents and spreadsheets, this course is for you. 

Description

Week 1 - Introduction

Looking at the current websites; identifying changes required; creating backups and setting up programs for updating contents. Opening sites in editing programs; identifying visual changes; how to undo work; making brave changes.

Week 2 - Looking at the code

Important aspects of HTML and CSS; how the codes can be used to effect changes to the site. Consolidation - A review of previous work; putting learning into practice; Specific questions on issues raised to date.

Week 3 - "3rd Party" Components Looking at these existing components; Google analyitics; discussing search engine optimisation. Researching new programs from other sources; shopping carts, booking systems; adding to the site.

Requirements

You should have a basic knowledge of using a computer such as opening programs and using files and folders.