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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

You're reading from   Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW Master the tools and techniques of using Squarespace to create professional websites

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2015
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ISBN-13 9781783559961
Length 392 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Setting Up for Success – Your Website Toolkit 2. Getting Started with Squarespace FREE CHAPTER 3. Working with Squarespace Templates 4. Creating Your Site Framework: Pages, Items, Collections, and Navigation 5. Adding, Editing, and Arranging Content in Your Web Pages 6. Using Blocks to Add Functionality, Rich Media, and Special Features 7. Selling Online or Taking Donations with Squarespace Commerce 8. Tailoring Your Site's Look and Feel 9. Going Live with Your Website and Driving Traffic to It 10. Managing Your Squarespace Website 11. Moving beyond Standard Squarespace Tools A. Getting Help with Squarespace B. Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
C. List of Online Resources Used in This Book
Index

Adding basic content to your pages

As most web pages are composed of text and images, let's start by adding this kind of basic content to one of your empty pages. You should add a heading, some body text, and at least one image to the page, so you have a page full of content to use in the next step: arranging blocks to create custom page layouts.

The Content Editor window displays content exactly as it will appear on your web page, making it easy for you to see and understand how your finished page will look. This means you can control the layout of the page while you are filling it with content without needing to move outside of the Content Editor.

Tip

Don't forget to click on the Save button at the top of the Content Editor whenever you add content to your page.

Adding and formatting text using Text Blocks

The most commonly used type of block is a Text Block. All new pages come with a single Text Block inserted by default. You can either type directly into this space, or you can...

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