A basic run through on using Netvibes as a home or start page.

1. Creating a home or start page
LAI/CILIP Ireland

2. What is a start page?
• It’s the page that starts when you turn your
browser on
• You can have multiple start pages
• You can also publish start pages for others to
see

3. Using start pages
• Individually
• As a group
– Share tabbed pages
– Alternative to email contact
– To Do lists
– Note pads
– Always immediately available

4. Netvibes

11. Find more examples:
• site:netvibes.com
– 5,830,000 results
• site:netvibes.com library or some other word
• Note: lower case s in site:!

12. Opening page

13. Choose Basic

14. Create a new dashboard

15. Personalize

16. Follow the wizard, or not

17. Parts of the page
Tabs New Tab

18. Changing the layout

19. Move modules with click drag

20. Create a new tab

21. Then click and name it

22. Add content

23. Add the BBC News

24. Browse the categories and add stuff!

25. Adding a feed
www.philbradley.typepad.com

26. Click on the first option
Then ‘Add to my Page’

27. Add more feeds as you wish:
www.searchengineland

28. Find the Netvibes option

29. Click ‘Add to my dashboard’

30. If you can’t find an option

31. Highlight and copy the URL

32. Follow the steps
1
3
2 4

33. Click to preview and Add to my page

34. When you register you can create
public pages
www.netvibes.com/philbradley

35. Or try:
• http://bit.ly/ah1L7o

36. Thank you!
• Email: philb@philb.com
• Web: www.philb.com
• Twitter: @philbradley
• Blog: www.philbradley.typepad.com