Using GeoCities Basic HTML Editor
This has to be the easiest editor I've ever seen for novice homesteaders. Everything you need to get started is right here. It's a user-friendly editor, using fill-in-the-blank and multiple choices to quickly set up your index.html page.

You can use this editor to create and edit a page. This editor will not work on any file created using any other editor or composer. If you used any other editor or composer to create your file, you can only edit the file using the Advanced HTML editor.

Let's look at creating your homepage using this editor.

First, you must sign in on the GeoCities Home Page. Click on the "sign in" link, then log on using your GeoCities member name and password.

When you return to the GeoCities Home Page, click on the box labeled, "Edit Pages." Then click the button labeled, "Enter the File Manager" on the next page.

Take a look at the file manager page. You will see a bar that has your site location at the left side of the screen. In the same bar, you'll see a drop-down menu box on the right side of the screen. It will say, "Advanced HTML Editor" in the selection box. Click the button with the down arrow on it, and you'll see your menu options. Click on the "Basic HTML Editor" selection. Then click the "Edit" button.

Now you'll be taken to the Basic HTML Editor. Here, you'll select your background, text, and link colors, input your information, add your links, add footer text, and your page is created. Fast. Simple.

Now, let's look at adding an image using this editor.

Adding an image here requires that you input an HTML tag in the body of your page. The code for adding an image is:

<IMG SRC="filename.jpg">
OR
<IMG SRC="filename.gif">

Add one of these lines, substituting "filename" with the name of your graphics file. Click "Save," and you will be able to see your graphic on your page!

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