iWeb allows users to choose from templates and page types to build websites. Pages added to a site appear in the site organizer and live site view. The toolbars provide options to format and enhance pages with images, text boxes, media files, fonts and colors. Users can publish their site to the web with a .mac account or save to a local folder. It is important to back up the Domain.sites file to preserve iWeb files and allow transferring sites between computers.

1. iWeb Basics
Apple offers a getting started manual at http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/iweb/
When you open iWeb, you will be prompted to choose a template design, which will be
the background of your site. For each background there are six types of pages to choose
from (Welcome, About Me, Photos, Movie, Blog, Podcast) as well as a blank page option.
You will select a page type and click choose.
To add additional pages, click on the + button on the bottom right.
When you add a new website or webpage, iWeb gives it a default name; you can
rename it at any time.
To rename a website or webpage, double-click the name in the site organizer and type
the new name.
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2. As you add pages to your site, they will appear in two places:
This is where you will navigate between This is what the viewer will see and how
pages as you use the application. they will navigate your site.
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3. iWeb: Toolbars and Views
Add a text Bring an image, Add media files Change
box or a text box, etc (podcast, fonts and
shape forward or send music, photos, colors
to back QuickTime files)
Mask a photo Adjust the Inspector allows
coloring, look, you to change files
etc. on a photo names, change,
or image make format
changes, set up
RSS feeds, and
insert hyperlinks.
Media Image
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4. Color Font
Click on the + to add a font collection of your own
Like a color on the spectrum and
want to use it again?
Drag the color onto the bottom
toolbar and it will save
Inspector Name your site, create a password,
used for publishing with a .mac
account.
Name your page, change your
background, or adjust your page
size.
Set up an RSS feed for blogs and
podcasts.
Adjust text color, alignment, wrap
features, etc.
Adjust graphic fill, stroke, opacity,
etc.
Adjust file info, size, and position.
Insert a hyperlink.
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5. Publishing in iWeb
If you have a .mac account you can directly publish this site to the web using your
password.
If you do not have a .mac account, you can save your site to a folder and view it from
your computer, post it to another server, or burn a CD and view the site on other
computers.
To publish to a folder:
1. Go to File > Publish to a Folder
2. Choose a location for your site. iWeb will default to your “Sites” folder but you can
choose another location.
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6. Once you hit choose, you will receive a message like this:
3. Once the website is housed in a folder, you may burn a CD of the entire file to view
elsewhere or upload to a server. To find the file again, go to: your home > sites (or
wherever you saved the file).
Note: If you upload your files to a server, you need to replace the entire contents of
the site when making changes/uploading.
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7. Backing Up or Transferring your iWeb Files
iWeb files are created as a package called “domain.sites.” This package needs to be
manually backed up, as it does not exist on the server. This is the only way to retrieve your
iWeb files in case of a computer crash, etc.
The file you want to backup is called Domain.sites and it is located in:
Home Directory > Library > Application Support > iWeb >Domain.sites.
Do NOT remove this file (it is all your iWeb files). Make a copy of it onto a flash drive or
burn it to a cd. That way, should your computer crash you will be able to transfer your
website to another Macintosh computer with iWeb installed on it.
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