Quick Edit

Edit your webpage whilst viewing it in your web browser. It’s quick and easy!

We have created a Quick Link button for you, which you click to instantly activate the editor for the current page that you are viewing. Just go to www.350.com/editpage and drag the button into your links bar. Then visit one of your pages and give it a click to try it. If you don't have a browser that supports this drag and drop, then right click the link and add it to your links bar through your Favorites.

Photo Gallery tutorial

In the recent release was a Photo Gallery feature so we want to give you a quick demo on how to turn a handful of photos into a gallery on your webpage.

The great thing about 350pages is that you can do everything to create a gallery of perfect images. There's absolutely no need for any other software – you have the uploader, photo galleries and photo editor all in 350pages. To show how simple it is, we will be using some very large and unoptimized images.

We will upload images of Chinese Dragons. They are all different resolutions, so we want to resize them first and we can do that very easily with the Java uploader.



If we set all of these images to be uploaded at the Medium size, you can see that they all changed to a similar, smaller size.



Notice that the third image doesn't change. This is because it’s already within the boundaries of the Medium size, and so stays at its original setting. We then select the upload button.

Next, we select a webpage to put them on. Select to add a new Gallery. With the gallery editor now on screen, we click ‘Add’ and select the photos we want and then click on the ‘Use’ button. We won’t use any of the editor's other options at the moment, so simply click ‘Save’ to see how the page looks with the gallery on it.



See how our images are now even smaller? These are thumbnail versions of the images which are copies of the uploaded images, reduced in size so that they can be easily displayed on a webpage. This makes a website much easier to view, rather than having much larger images on the page.

So why did we resize the images in the uploader? The answer is simple - when you now save and publish the page and look at it on the web, you will be able to click on the thumbnail images to open the larger version in a slideshow format. As they were resized on upload they are all consistent in presentation.

Now, I'm sure you noticed our gallery is unbalanced at the moment - there are six images, with four displayed on the first line and only two on the second line. So, from within the Gallery Editor we now click on the Settings button and change the number of columns to 3.



This is the result.



Much better!

There's a lot more to the gallery editor than just these functions. You can also add captions to each of your images, as well as replace gallery images with graphics, paragraphs or e-commerce buttons. For further information select the Help ? or view the video on Creating Photo Galleries.

Vertical Templates

You can now be even more creative with 350pages with the launch of a vertical graphics option. To see it in action look at the new template set, Vertigo.



In the graphics editor, go to the Effects tab, and choose the orientation of the graphic from the Rotate menu - it's as simple as that! Now you can have headings and button bars scaling down the side of your template, or even upside down!

350pages Standard and Lite now live

We have now released 350pages Standard and Lite, two new versions of our groundbreaking 350pages website creator tool. If you are looking for a few more pages, webspace and an advert free look to your website, the Lite account is for you. However, if you are looking for the most complete web authoring program on the market, the 350pages Standard account is a perfect solution. With additional graphics, clipart, photos, a vastly enhanced photo editor, the ability to copy pages and button bars across your website, enhanced object properties, forms, thumbnail creation and slideshows, HTML and e-commerce tools, you'll be hard pushed to find a better webpage builder out there. 350pages Standard is just $79.99 USD/£45.99 GBP/€74.99 EUR.

Please look out for our guides on how to use our new and powerful photo gallery and captioned images features very soon.

Uploading Images before Creating your Webpages

We recommend that you upload your images into your File Manager before you start to create your webpages. This is easy using the Upload option in the Home Control Panel or in the File Manager.

Many modern digital cameras take photos at huge resolutions and with huge filesizes that would not be suitable for display on a webpage. Using this upload you will need to resize your photos prior to uploading them (We are hoping to release a new Java uploader very shortly that will compress photos upon upload). Please see this guide for more information.

You can upload up to 6 files at a time from the Upload window. Click on the Browse button and find the file on your computer from the window that appears. You can then enter your descriptive tags (separated by a comma, for example "australia,koala,sydney") next to the browse box for that file. Repeat for all of the files you wish to Upload, and then click on the Upload button. The files will then appear in your File Manager. Bear in mind that you may have a few minutes to wait if your files are large.

Registering Your Website For Google Webtools

If you are wanting to drive traffic to your website, Google's Webmaster Tools can be of huge benefit in analysing your performance on the Google search engine. The Webmaster Tools will show you how Google sees your website, and will alert you to any problems Google have with indexing your site into their search engine. In addition, you can get statistics on the searches from Google and how they attract visitors to your site.

Go to the Google Webmaster Tools home page, and enter your Google Account log-in details (you can sign up for a Google Account if you don't already have one). When you have logged in, enter the web address of your website into the box (for example, mysite.350.com) and click Add Site. You will then be able to see the statistics and information on how Google works with your website by clicking on the Diagnostics and Statistics buttons. These tools can assist you to tailor your website in the best possible way to be indexed in Google's search engines, thus improving the level of traffic you receive to your website.

QuickGuides and Resources

You may already be aware of our Library. It's a website packed with tutorials and QuickGuides for enhancing your website with a variety of services.

We have now added five more QuickGuides featuring some of the latest Internet tools and services, including instructions on embedding YouTube video and Google Calendars.

Visit the library here

We've also put together a list of web resources that can be inserted into your website, most of them with just a snippet of HTML. Inserting HTML into your 350pages website is a very simple process, and we have a step by step guide on how to do that here. The resource page is here.

Experiment with your website, and you might just create something beyond your own expectations!

Domain Names

If you're looking for your own web address identity, a domain name might be the perfect match for you, giving you your own unique address on the ‘net.

You can now register a .com, .net, .org, .co.uk, .org.uk, .eu and .info - and if it's already taken, our system will let you know right there and then. With 350pages you can also configure your domain by adding e-mail redirects as well as deciding the folder it should point to within your 350pages account.

Getting your domain name is simple. From your 350pages Home Control page, click on the My Account tab...



... and you will be taken to the Services page, where you can sign up to our various paid services. In the Domain Name box, enter the domain you would like to register (and choose the appropriate extension from the drop down menu, eg .com and then click on the Buy button for the Domain Name service. You will then see the payment confirmation screen, where you will input your credit card details. Click the Purchase button and once your credit card has been processed successfully, the service will automatically be added to your account.

You will find a configuration button in the Purchased Services list where you can add your e-mail redirects and point the domain to a specific folder in your account.

Please note that all services are automatically renewed, but they can be cancelled from within 'My Accounts' by clicking the Cancel button on the appropriate service.

Advert Free Webpages

You can have Google advert-free webpages for less than half the cost of a cup of coffee a month! The perfect solution for a professional looking site!

For just $20/€15 EUR/£10 GBP (ex. VAT) a year, you can remove advertisements on your pages.

Getting your advert-free webpages is simple. From your 350pages Home page, click on the My Account tab and you will be taken to the Services page, where you can sign up to our various paid services. Click on the Buy button for the Advert-Free Service. You will then be taken to the payment confirmation screen, where you will input your credit card details. Click the Purchase button and once your credit card has been processed successfully, the service will automatically be added to your account. The pages will automatically republish removing the advertisements in the process.

Please note that all services are automatically renewed, but can be cancelled from this screen by clicking the Cancel button on the appropriate service.

Moving The Object Bar

Occasionally on some templates, you may find the Edit Bar getting in the way of another object that you want to edit. But you can move the edit bar out of the way at any time. Simply move your mouse to the position that you want to place it, hold down Ctrl on your keyboard, and then click. It's as simple as that!

And finally, we also now have an examples page on our website, available here. If you're struggling with ideas for site content or style, you can log onto this page to see our personal favourite creations from our customers. If you have a page you wish to submit to our examples page, send the link to support@350.com so we can take a look.

See you in the New Year!