SAMNet allows any member to easily create their own web site in just a few minutes, featuring text, audio, and even pictures!
When entering "My Web Site," you will see the following screen of options:
The address of your personal web site is: http://www.samobile.net/users/YourUserName
What would you like to do now?
Edit Basic Settings
Replace Introduction
Upload a Picture for the Home Page
Manage My Pictures
Browse Other Personal Web Sites
When choosing Edit Basic Settings, you will be presented with the following: First is an edit box for your web site title. Choose this carefully as it should identify what your site will offer. It will also be saved as the default title for persons adding your web site to their bookmarks. Next is a checkbox saying Include a link to my public bookmarks. If you select this checkbox with the spacebar, all bookmarks that you make public will be included on your web page. The next checkbox says Include a link to my public news interests. Checking this box includes links to all news items you set up in your customized "My Newspaper" section of SAMNet.
Next you are presented with a dropdown with three choices as to what you want done with your blog, another feature of SAMNet. Your choices are:
"Don't display my blog"
"Display a link to my blog on my home page"
"Display my blog on my home page before the navigation links"
Finally you are presented with an edit box to display a home page footer. This is placed at the bottom of your web page, and supports html commands so you can add a link to send you email, a callto link to received voice and video calls via Skype, plus links to other web pages. Once you have made all appropriate changes, press the spacebar on the save changes button to apply your settings.
The next option allows you to create an introduction if setting up for the first time, or replace introduction. Your two options are "Create a text introduction," and"Create a voice introduction." Choose the "cancel" button if you wish to make no changes. Choose text introduction and type in what you want to say on your web site. this can include html for email addresses, web sites, etc. Tab once and press the spacebar on the save button when finished. When choosing the "create Voice Introduction," you will land on a record button, simply press the spacebar to begin recording your voice message to be included on your web site. When finished, press tab once to land on the stop button, and press the spacebar to stop the recording. Tab to the play button and press spacebar to hear your audio to insure it sounds the way you like. when you are satisfied, choose the "save Button" to add your customized bvoice message to your web site.
Next is the option to add a picture to your web site. You will land in an edit box where you can type the path to the photo stored on your local hard drive. If you do not know where the picture resides, tab to the browse button, and use Windows standard navigation commands to find the photo you want to use. Once highlighted, tab to the OK button and press spacebar. Tab again to the "Caption" edit box and type in the text you want displayed when someone tabs to your photo, or puts the mouse over your picture. Then tab once and press spacebar on the upload button to complete the process.
The fourth option allows you to "Manage My Pictures." You will land in a combo box of pictures you have all ready uploaded, with captions that you have previously typed to describe each photo. Other options include:
"View Picture," to see the actual photo;
"Edit Caption," to change the text that is displayed with the associated photo;
Buttons to "Move Pictures," and "Delete Pictures,"
and two links to "Upload a Picture," and "Create a Folder."
The fifth and final option allows you to "Browse Other Personal Web Sites." This is a great way to see how other fellow-SAMNet members are creating and using their personal web sites. Plus, it's a great way to find other informative and interesting resources to some of the best links on the internet. We hope you will take advantage of this powerful and extremely easy-to-use feature to showcase your creations and personal interests with the world.