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#338298 - 02/27/06 05:02 PM Web Question
Debby Soucia Debby Soucia Member Registered: 06/17/05 Posts: 178	I am not really good with the computer, taught my self most of what I know. Now our web site is set up but has not been updated for 2 years. How hard is it to update this site? Should it be done by some one that knows a lot about it or can a computer dummy learn? I know you must have a way to get in to the site HOW? Any help with this is greatly appreciate, any advise before I commit to this! _________________________ 1927 Hupmobile 1938 Chrysler Royal 1957 Ford Laundry Truck 1967 Ford Ranchero 1968 Chrysler 300 conv. 1968 Chrysler New Yorker 1975 Bricklin Gullwing 1987 Caddy
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#338299 - 02/27/06 06:55 PM Re: Web Question [Re: Debby Soucia]
R W Burgess R W Burgess Long Time Member Registered: 06/13/02 Posts: 10080 Loc: Warsaw, Va.	Debby, I'll open my mouth so someone else can correct me. You really need to find out what program was used to set up your web site. Most WEbmasters on here are using the "Front Page" program, which works or is used very similar to the way Microsoft Publisher is. My son, Mike, has not had any trouble getting his going, but like you said you need to haev the access codes to get in, and I'm sure PeterG can help you there. I'll e-mail him for you in just a bit. Wayne
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#338300 - 02/27/06 07:04 PM Re: Web Question [Re: R W Burgess]
Debby Soucia Debby Soucia Member Registered: 06/17/05 Posts: 178	Ron did our site before. He has not updated and I would just like to update the information. I know he did it before you changed to the new web sites if that helps any. Is it hard to update? I am not sure I would have lots of time to do this but can I do it some at a time or do I have to do it all at once? I have never done this so I have no idea! Thanks _________________________ 1927 Hupmobile 1938 Chrysler Royal 1957 Ford Laundry Truck 1967 Ford Ranchero 1968 Chrysler 300 conv. 1968 Chrysler New Yorker 1975 Bricklin Gullwing 1987 Caddy
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#338301 - 02/27/06 07:08 PM Re: Web Question [Re: Debby Soucia]
R W Burgess R W Burgess Long Time Member Registered: 06/13/02 Posts: 10080 Loc: Warsaw, Va.	Debby, let me get you a phone number and PeterG can walk you through it when both of you have the time. I don't think it's that big a deal. Wayne
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#338302 - 02/27/06 09:06 PM Re: Web Question [Re: R W Burgess]
Debby Soucia Debby Soucia Member Registered: 06/17/05 Posts: 178	I found the site and thought it might help www.aaca.org/svr Debby _________________________ 1927 Hupmobile 1938 Chrysler Royal 1957 Ford Laundry Truck 1967 Ford Ranchero 1968 Chrysler 300 conv. 1968 Chrysler New Yorker 1975 Bricklin Gullwing 1987 Caddy
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#338303 - 02/27/06 09:39 PM Re: Web Question [Re: Debby Soucia]
novaman novaman Member Registered: 06/11/00 Posts: 2395 Loc: Mebane, NC, USA	With frontpage you have a couple of options as to how you do things. Some (at Philly it seems most) webmasters do all the editing online. Some do it like me, offline, then upload the changed pages to the site. I like doing it this way because I can preview the pages offline without someone seeing what I had goofed up (and I can do it big time) before getting it changed. Also, I'll work on new pages and I can check the links offline to other pages as I do the work. There again, tell FrontPage "do not publish" forthat page, and it stays only on you computer. FrontPage can be used as a drag and drop type program or you can write the codeing if you know how. I only do the code part to fix things. You already have a good start for the site, so I'd either do the updates online or publish the remote (online) to local (computer) and start there. _________________________ novaman AACA Life member 1962-1965 Chevy II Novas
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#338304 - 02/28/06 12:48 AM Re: Web Question [Re: Debby Soucia]
tcmb67 tcmb67 Member Registered: 02/14/05 Posts: 47 Loc: Minnesota	Hello: If I can add my 2 cents into this conversation. I use Front Page to edit my club's site and find out it works just fine. I think (and Peter G. can correct me if I'm wrong) that you need to publish the site via Front Page when you have your site on the AACA server. I like novaman do the changes off line and then publish the site. I find that Front Page uses most of the same commands as the rest of Microsoft's other programs. If I might suggest a book to read, it's called "Front Page 2003 for Dummies" written by Asha Dornfest. I am sure you can get it at most book stores. It's a good refrence book to have. Good Luck! _________________________ Brian Webmaster Capitol City Chapter http://www.aaca.org/ccc http://www.aaca.org/centralmn
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#338305 - 02/28/06 08:39 PM Re: Web Question [Re: tcmb67]
novaman novaman Member Registered: 06/11/00 Posts: 2395 Loc: Mebane, NC, USA	tcmb67, This will sound like a dumb question but I looked at the coding on your site. What did you use to create your table for the calendar of events? Coding looks like it was from another program. _________________________ novaman AACA Life member 1962-1965 Chevy II Novas
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#338306 - 02/28/06 10:21 PM Re: Web Question [Re: novaman]
tcmb67 tcmb67 Member Registered: 02/14/05 Posts: 47 Loc: Minnesota	I just create a table from Front Page and use that. _________________________ Brian Webmaster Capitol City Chapter http://www.aaca.org/ccc http://www.aaca.org/centralmn
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#338307 - 03/20/06 11:59 AM Re: Web Question [Re: Debby Soucia]
JanK JanK Member Registered: 08/06/00 Posts: 432 Loc: Wauwatosa, WI	Debby, If you have some time and the inclination, take a shot at the website. As the others said, you will need the right program to update the website. But if it was created in FrontPage, you should have few problems working with it. If you know Word or Publisher, you can do FrontPage. Bear in mind that there are no tabs in FrontPage, so anything that needs to be spaced out is best done in tables. If you can work offline and then publish, that is the wisest thing for a beginner to do. (I wish someone had told me that when I first got started.) Don't hesitate to post your "how to" questions here. You already know that this group loves to have an opinion on just about anything and they're always ready to lend a hand! Jan K.
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#338308 - 03/20/06 11:51 PM Re: Web Question [Re: JanK]
R W Burgess R W Burgess Long Time Member Registered: 06/13/02 Posts: 10080 Loc: Warsaw, Va.	Jan, I've got plenty of opinions, but am pretty sorry with my hands. BTW, You missed a fun weekend in Philly and we missed you. The snow was pretty, too! Wayne
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