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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 FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Started with Squarespace 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

Adjusting an element's size, position, visibility, or other options


Once you've added your logo, set the text sizes, and possibly added a banner or background image, you'll be able to tell if your pages feel crowded, empty, or top/bottom-heavy. You can fix these problems by adjusting the width or height of elements, the spacing between or padding around elements, or the location of certain things on the page. You may also be able to turn on or off certain elements, depending on the template you're using.

Follow these steps to adjust the width, height, padding, or spacing of an element:

  1. With the Style Editor panel open, click on the element or the part of the page you want to adjust in the preview screen.

  2. Drag the slider, or click on the number and type the new value. The slider and value is shown in the following screenshot:

Tip

You may want to consider installing the Chrome extension/Firefox add-on called MeasureIt, or similar page ruler plugin. This will allow you to measure the size of things...

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