User manual SITECLIPSE SITEMAKER 4.0 BEGINNER S GUIDE

[. . . ] Welcome to SiteMaker SiteMaker is a unique website builder that allows you to edit your website in the same way that you browse it. Because of your unique SiteMaker username, when you are logged in to your site we recognise that you are the site owner and display the edit tools to you. Normal visitors will not be able to edit your site. When you build your site for the first time, you should be automatically logged in to edit it. [. . . ] The video provider will open in another window where you can then locate your video. Copy the video code or video URL/address supplied by the provider or just copy the web address from the browser address bar and paste this into the blank field on the Setup tab. To complete the task visit the Style tab and choose the colours for the controls, background and border, and then decide whether your video will play automatically when a visitor lands on your page and whether the main controls will be displayed in the player. 21 Creating an Order Form or Feedback Form Forms can be used to capture customer data on your website. You can create contact forms, order forms, feedback or membership forms using our highly customisable advanced form widget. We provide you with a flexible tool that allows you to set up different 'fields' to capture different types of information. You can use radio buttons, check boxes, drop-down lists and text boxes so that you have a wide range of ways to organise and capture your information. There is also an option to permit visitors to upload files with the form, with the option giving you control over the size of the files that can be added. Some of the fields can also be set up to validate the data that is entered into them, e. g. make sure an email address has a @ sign in it. Adding a form to your page can be done using Insert on the toolbar and selecting Form from the drop down, or you can find it under Forms in the File Manger. Double-click the form to customise the form title and labels for each field. Simply click on the field title to edit it (Screen 25, A). When a field is selected it is highlighted in yellow. In this mode you can also move it up or down the list by clicking the arrows on the bottom right corner of the field. You may also delete it using the 'x'. Screen 25 When a field is selected the Field tab on the Editor allows you to change the settings of that field (Screen 25, B). This may include the label position, the width and height of the field itself, or whether it is a 'required' field, e. g. must be completed by the visitor before the form can be submitted. 22 You can also use the Field tab on the Editor to add new items to your form (Screen 25, C). This may be an input field, text area, radio button group, drop-down list, list box, check box or file upload feature. Each can be used to collect different types of data. The Setup tab on the Editor is used to customise how you want the form data delivered to you. You can set up an email address so that every submitted form entry is emailed direct to you. Or you can use the 'Download data' button to download a complete list of all form submissions that you have had (since creating the form or since resetting the data), so that you have a complete record of all entries. [. . . ] You will then be presented with a code block containing your Google Analytics ID which you need to copy (to your clipboard). 36 Screen 41 6. Go back to the Admin panel on your site (it should be still open in another window or tab) and paste the code block into the spacious ID field (Screen 41, B) on the Analytics panel. Click OK to save and then just be patient while Google begins to collect data about your site and your visitors. Depending on how popular your website is your stats may take a few hours to start collecting data or it may take several days. [. . . ]