Freshman Level Courses

Courses for the beginner. In these courses you will learn how to build a simple web page and start to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to build a more complicate web page i the Sophomore level courses. Click on the course title to visit the course material.

Global Information - Basic Features
You will learn how to change the information that will appear on every page in your web site. Effective use of Global Information will provide uniformity and consistency to your web site. Global information will create a basic structure for each web page, saving you much time.
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File Manager, Comprehensive
You will learn how to upload pictures and graphics from your Personal Computer to you web site. You will learn about the different files types on your web site including graphics, web pages, etc. You will also learn how to organize your files into folders (directories)
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Developing a Color Scheme
You will learn how to develop a color scheme for your web site. You will learn about web safe colors and why they are important. You learn some ways to pick colors that go well together.
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Image Types - Bitmap vs Vector
There are two ways to create and store images, Bitmaps (raster) and Vector. Most photos are done in bitmaps while logos are usually done in vector. This short course explains the difference between these two types of images.
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Basic Header Graphic
Create a simple header graphic with some color, text, and basic graphic elements.
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Making Simple Buttons
You will learn how to make simple buttons of just one color and text.
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Intermediate web page building - part 1
Button builder, sidebar, incorporating graphics, linking to other pages, header graphic, discussion of basic and advance options. Putting navigation into a side bar with button builder or bulleted text.
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Setting Up a Domain Name
Explain what a domain name is, how to get one, what is a domain name server, managing your domain name.
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Setting up you email account
You will learn how to set up your email account in EZ-Nettools. You will learn two methods to obtain your email.
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Email Basics
Email communication has become an important part of functioning business on the web. EZ-NetTools provides one of the best email management tools to date. This webinar will cover managing email accounts, email settings and accessing your email via webmail and mail clients. Joseph West, Presenter.
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Basic Principles of Graphic Design
You will learn about the basic principle of graphic design. These principles will include the principles of proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast.
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Designing Dynamite Web Sites
Successful web sites are the result of correctly applying the 10 commandments of web page layout and design. Create professional looking web sites that your customers will love. THIS IS AN AUDIO COURSE taken from a training semimar held at the headquarters of EZ-NetTools.
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Web Design Principles - Webinar
An effective website is a combination of a pleasing design and functionality. The pleasing design attracts and keeps visitors. The functionality gets the business of the website done. The design and the functionality does not happen by accident. This course will cover the tried and true principles of good design and functionality of the website. This includes where to locate the web site navigation , the rule of sevens, fast load times, making your message clear, consistency of design throughout the website, consistency of navigation, and keeping your message clear and simple. Joseph West, presenter.
Stock #: 147W

Preparing Photos for the Web
This course will teach you how to prepare photos from a digital camera or scanned for the web. You will learn about cropping, resizing, and optimizing your photos.
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EZ-PhotoAlbum, a quick start guide
The EZ-PhotoAlbum quick start guide will lead you through creating an online photo album with the minimum steps necessary. You will be surprised how quickly you can create a nice online album on your web site even though you only used the basic options. Having created your first album, you will be put all of your photos on the web.
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Using Global Links for web site friendliness
You will learn how to add Navigational links to the bottom of every page in your web site. Global links appear on the bottom of even dynamic pages that the system creates such as catalog pages, directory listings, bulletin boards, etc. By using Global Links, your web visitors will always have a method to find their way around your web site.
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Maintain Name & Address Information
You will learn how to maintain you name and address information that is displayed on all pages. You will also learn about the billing and technical address information and how they are used.
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Building Pages using Template pages
Sometimes you need help getting your first web pages started. Sometimes you just want see how some affects are achieved using EZ-NetTools. Using the template pages can jump start your web pages and your web page abilies. This course will walk you through using these pre designed web pages.
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