GeoCities FAQ Page -- Creating and Editing your Home Page

1. How do I create my Home Page using the Home Page Editor?
2. How do I add images/background colors/counters/... to my page?
3. I made changes to my Home Page but I still see the old one.
4. When I tried to access the Editor, I got an error message.

How do I create my Home Page using the Home Page Editor?

The Home Page Editor was created to be a user friendly, flexible, and powerful utility for use in creating Personal Home Pages. It has been designed for both the novice and experienced Web user, and contains a host of innovative page design features.

Note: We now have two Home Page Editors for your convenience; the Basic Home Page Editor and the Advanced HTML Editor. If you have a basic knowledge of HTML, you will likely want to use the Advanced Editor. Otherwise, the Basic Editor will be the better choice.

For help with HTML programming, please visit Athens 2090.

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Here are a few tips to help you get the best use out of the Basic Home Page Editor:

• You don't have to know anything about the programming language of the Web, HTML (HyperText Mark Up Language), to use the Home Page Editor. You can create your own distinctive and unique Personal Home Page simply by filling in the blanks.

• If you are familiar with HTML, you can insert any standard HTML command right in the Body or Footer Text input area of the Home Page Editor. In this way, you can reference any external image for use on your Personal Home Page.

• For your convenience, we've compiled a list of Internet resources for home page design and creation. Here you'll find a wealth of information on the how to design a home page and what the various HTML commands mean.

• The Home Page Editor contains a Create/View facility which lets you actually see what your page looks like immediately after you submit it. You can go back and forth as many times as you like bewteen the Home Page Editor and your page until you get it just right. Make sure you hit "reload" on your browser after each change that you make. This will make sure that the newest version of your page is displayed.

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How do I add images/background colors/counters/... to my page?

Our Home Page Editor allows you to use all available HTML tags to design your page the way you want it. Anything that you could create on a page at home, can also be done using our Editor. GeoCities is fortunate to have a resident that has figured out how to use every type of HTML tag on your page. Visit his page at Athens 2090 for a complete "how-to" guide on creating your GeoCities Home Page.
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I made changes to my Home Page but I still see the old one.

If you change your Home Page using our Home Page Editor, you need to hit the "Create/View" button to update and view your page. If an old version of your page appears, then you'll need to hit the "reload" button on your browser (while viewing your page) to load the new one >irectly from our server.
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When I tried to access the Editor, I got an error message.

Sometimes when you try to access the Home Page Editor, you may get a message saying "Document Contains no Data". This happens when the site is very busy and the scripts are unable to access the database for the information needed to build your page. You may also see this message when using some of the other user utilities, such as "Personal Profile Editor", or "Disk Space Usage".

When this happens, wait a few moments and try pressing the submit button again. It will likely go through on the first or second try.

Important: Don't confuse this error with "member name or password invalid" messages. If you get this message, you'll need to re-enter your information with the correct member name and/or password.

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