Learn how to make a Favicon, page-level permissions, add pages, set a logo, and more.

1. Marlena Hebern
GAFE: O’Neil 2015
Google Sites
EASY and SIMPLE
Tips and Tricks

2. Marlena Hebern
@mhebern
Resources at: marlenahebern.com

3. Today’s Bright Ideas!
Edit in Pixlar
Insert pictures
Add a logo (use 200)
Add a Favicon
Hide a boarder
Change navigation bar
Make subpages
Page level permissions
Turn on and off email notices
Page types
Insert pictures and YouTube

4. Home Row
EDIT ADD
PAGE
MORE SHARE

5. Going
here!

6. Resize an image in Pixlar
Open an image
Image size (100 for a logo)
Resize- leaving concentration proportions checked
Save ( to desktop)

7. Remove Solid Background in Pixlar
1. Unlock the
layer
2. Grab the
magic wand

8. Remove Solid Background in Pixlar
3. Click to highlight the
color you wish to remove
4. Delete
5. Save as a PNG which
allows the transparent layer
to stay intact
6. Insert into your project
from your computer

9. Insert pictures Edit
Insert
Image
Upload Image
Choose your image
Click on the image thumbnail
OK
Save

10. Add a Logo
More
Edit layout
Click on the header
Upload image
Click on
the
header
Choose file

11. Add a Favicon
More
Manage Site
Attachments
Upload
Browse
Under 150 kB
Save under 200
Favicon must be
named favicon.ico
Upload image to top
level

12. favicon.ico
Not:
favicon(2).ico
puppy.icoX

13. favicon.ico
…..and nothing else!

14. Hide border by editing html code
Edit page
HTML
Delete after “Table”
until just before >

15. Hide border by editing html code
START
END

16. Navigation Bar: horizontal or vertical
More
Edit Site Layout
Select Horizontal Navigation
AND Deselect Sidebar

17. Creating subpages More
Edit Site Layout
Click on pages
The editing
window pops up
Add page
Move up or down
or indent with the
arrows
Save
Click
on
pages

18. Page level permissions: ANY configuration works

19. Page level permissions: Site level FIRST
STEP ONE:
Share
Sharing and permissions
Note: share with individuals
first to VIEW only
for the WHOLE site

20. Page level permissions: Page level SECOND
STEP TWO:
Enable page level permissions
Change settings for individual
students to edit by changing the
permissions one by one
This icon means the
page level
permissions are
turned on

22. Email notices of student web changes

23. Email notices of student web changes
More
Manage site
Recent site changes
Suscribe
To stop emails return to
this page and
unsuscribe

24. Different page type choices
Add Page
Name
Choose type

25. Web page
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Web page
This is your typical
website page

26. Announcements
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Announcement
Use for news,
announcements, or
blogging!

27. FIle cabinet
Add Page
Name
Choose type
File Cabinet
Stay organized or
submit work to the T

28. List
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Choose template
List

29. Lst
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Choose template
List
Log progress on a
project

30. Start page
Add Page
Name
Choose type
Start page
Insert
More Gadgets
Customize,
add calendars,
gadgets

31. Insert YouTube videos
Edit
Insert
YouTube
Insert link
Save

32. Today’s Bright Ideas!
Edit in Pixlar
Insert pictures
Add a logo 200
Add a Favicon
Hide a boarder
Change navigation bar
Make subpages
Page level permissions
Turn on and off email notices
Page types
Insert pictures and YouTube

34. Marlena Hebern
@mhebern
Resources at: marlenahebern.com