Google Site
Google Sites is a structured wiki and web page creation tool included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google.
Many businesses or organizations use Google Sites to share information, collect ideas, collaborate on projects, and so on. If you already use other Google products and find them useful for a company or organization, Google Sites may be another tool in your digital toolkit.
Creating a Website using Google Site
Step 1: Open Chrome and login to your Google account using username and password, if you don’t have Google account first create it to use the Google services.
Step 2: Browse https//:sites.google.com on your Chrome browser.
Step 3: Selecting Template
By default there will be some inbuilt templates, you can select the template listed there or click on Blank site to use new template.
Step 4: Name your Website
After opening a blank Website on the top left you can see Untitled site highlighted in red rectangular box as shown below, you can enter the name to your website that you will see while logging into your Google Sites.
Step 5: Creating Website Title
Some sample websites will have titles already, Add title to your page by entering the text in Your Page title as shown below.
On the top left you can see the Enter site name enter the title there.
Step 7: Changing Theme of your website
Click on the Themes located on the top right corner and pick the theme as shown below.
Step 8: Share with others
To share the website details with others like your friends, family members click on Share with others as shown below.
Enter the Email address of person and select the option that you want to give access and click Send as shown below.
Step 10: Preview your Website
Click on the Preview icon to view the preview of your website.
Adding Pages in Google Site
Step 1: To add pages in Google site you need to go for Pages section.
Click on Pages as shown below to add a new page to your site, next move your courser on the + symbol.
Step 2: New Page
Click New page a page will be added to your site.
Navigation in Google site
Step 1: Open the Settings by clicking on the settings icon.
Step 2: Navigation
Under Settings you can see Navigation option, in this section you can select and change Mode and Color of your Navigation bar.
Inserting in Google Site
Inserting Text box – To insert Text boxes in your site, go to Insert and click on Text box as shown below the text box will be inserted successfully in your website.
Inserting Images – To insert Images in your site, go to Insert and click on Images option as shown below.
Embed- To Embed the content to your website click on Embed option as shown below.
Adding Section Layout
To add section layouts to your website go to CONTENT BLOCKS, you will see 6 layouts you can select the layout that you want to add as shown below.
Adding Divider & Spacer
Spacer – To add a space between sections you can add spacer to your website.
Divider – Divider is used to add horizontal rule between sections in your website.
Favicon
Favicon – Image represents your website is called Favicon.
Under settings go to Brand images you can see two options Logo and Favicon, under Favicon click upload
Publishing the Google site
Step 1: To publish a site on Google click on Publish button.
Step 2: Enter the web address
You need to enter the web address to publish your site to web
Step 3: Manage
By clicking on Manage yo can set the permissions for the visibility of your site.
Click Publish button, your site will be published.
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