Tutorial for FREE website at Yahoo! GeoCities
for HTML 1 Students

Here's the html 1 notebook I made for this class using Yahoo GeoCities free service

HTML 1 class page
Click on link to check out student notebook

NOTE: Some of you may already use a free email account at Yahoo. It's best to still sign up for a new account for your new website. Make sure you are not logged in to that original email account, when you start this process. Log out, then go to the link to sign up for free. You will get another free email account with your new free website. You can let it expire, by non-use, or keep it active: it's nice to have a separate email for your website, to be separate from your personal email.

Ready to get started?
  1. Go to  GeoCities URL-    http://geocities.yahoo.com/


  2. Click on Free /sign up (column on left)


  3. Sign in to Yahoo!


  4. On GeoCities Profile page, you create Yahoo! ID

    Fill in the Blanks (blue question marks give help hints)
    Questions Type in Answers
    First nameKot
    Last nameStudent
    Preferred contentYahoo! US
    or pick your country and language
    Genderfemale
    Yahoo IDpick domain name--only a-z and 0-9
    no spaces or ~ or * are allowed
    Click gray box-says
    "check availability of this ID"
    virtualnotebook=unavailable
    so I tried    kotnotebook
    Congratulations, its availablehad success with   kotnotebook
    Click gray box-says
    "continue Registration with this ID"
    something a little unusual has better chance
    of being available
    Password"secretpassword"
    no spaces, make memorable
    Re-type passwordPasswords show as dots
    Yahoo mailLeave box checked for free mail

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    Forget Password?
    Security questionPick question --I chose   "What's your pet's name?"
    Security answerPick answer --how about   "Miss Kitty"
    BirthdayJanuary 1, 1986 entered birthday of VU --pick month, date, year
    Zip Code71111 --enter zip code
    Alternate emailOther regular email --can leave this blank


    Customizing Yahoo - and finish Registration
    IndustryEducation
    pick from drop-down menu
    TitleStudent-college
    (these first 2 are not required)
    Verify registrationCopy weird-looking code
    Proves you are real, not a robot
    Terms of ServiceRead, then click   "I agree"
    main things are: non-profit, no porn, no profanity,
    must stay active--no action for 90 days, and you are de-activated

    Registration is completePrint page with ID and URL address to save
    (marketing preferences are not required --left this blank)
    Continue to Yahoo GeoCitiesclick on box --go to GeoCities


  5. Fill out form and Verify


  6. Note: After successfully registering, you will be sent to the Home GeoCities webhost page
    This is the page you will always go to for uploading and adding to your website


  7. GeoCities new main Home page

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  9. Click on "Manage" tab; it is third tab from left


  10. Click on "Easy Upload" link


  11. Another method is to click on "Create and Update" tab


  12. File Management Tools--using "File Manager"


Additional Notes:

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Here is link to my HTML 1 notebook again--as you can see, I keep adding to it!
HTML 1 class page
click on link to check out student notebook


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Note~ If you are a PSP student, who is NOT taking HTML classes, and you do not know how to hand code, use this link http://vuweb.net/geo

Tutorial by KOT2005 for Virtual University