Getting Started

If you are just getting started with Web development, you may want to visit our "Checklist to plan and build your Web site", or visit the links below.

If you are an incoming student, you may want to check out our New Student Web Guide.

Where to put your site

• Guidelines on where you can store your page at U.Va. and how to obtain an account there
• Faculty Web service This server http://faculty.virginia.edu/ is available to faculty. We can offer a URL of your choice (partly), and we will redirect if your site moves, as well as several other features.

Using Web editors

• Comparison of 3 Web editors How three popular Web editors (Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and Netscape Page Composer) stack up. Features and bugs compared.
• Web Page in Minutes: Page Composer Basics Build a Web page in minutes with Netscape Page Composer. Ideal for students with homework due tomorrow!
• Important Frames Problems Web sites with frames have many problems, including poor indexing by many search engines. This page describes some of the issues with frames.
• Configuring Dreamweaver for UVa web sites Server information and location of directories to use when configuring Dreamweaver.
• Configuring Dreamweaver to secure FTP Connections Links to Macromedia's website that detail setting up a secure connection for FTP to the server.
• Creating templates in Dreamweaver Tips on creating templates for consistent formatting of pages within your site.

Working with graphics

• UVa Images for Public Use A collection of images available for noncommercial use by members of the University of Virginia community
• http://www.coolarchive.com A rather large collection of free images (with links to other sites with free images). Check out their icon and bullet categories for some small, tasteful images.

HTML References

• The Barebones Guide to HTML Kevin Werbach's terrific, compact guide to HTML tags. Save a copy to your hard disk for quick access. 
• Debugging HTML with Weblint Online manual page for the program 'weblint'. 
• HTML 4.01 Specification The World Wide Web Consortium's full HTML specification.
• ITC's HTML FAQ Answers to many beginner and intermediate HTML questions.
• Introduction to HTML E-text Center page with info on HTML and SGML.

Publishing your site

• Publishing your Web pages with WS_FTP
• Publishing your Web pages with Home Directory Service