Google+Sites

__ Quick Nav __
 * Different Page Types
 * Attaching a File
 * Adding Images
 * Customizing Images
 * Adding Links
 * Adjusting Tables
 * Configuring Sidebar and Navigation Widget
 * Customizing the Sidebar
 * Getting to the Sidebar Editor
 * Sidebar options
 * Adding/Deleting Sidebar Gadgets
 * Adding a horizontal Navigation Bar
 * Changing Your Site Layout
 * Creating a Submenu
 * An Overview of Site Sharing
 * Sharing Your Site with Others

= Guide to different page types=

When you create a new page for your Google Site, you can choose from among a number of different page types, depending on what type of content will be on that page. Below is some information about each page type and how you might use it. > A web page is the simplest kind of page; you can write content, embed gadgets, and arrange it however you like. The web page has standard formatting controls like **bold**, //italic//, and __underline__, bullets, and more. You can attach documents from your hard drive to the bottom of the page, and you can let other site collaborators comment on your pages. Google Sites periodically saves versions of your page as you make edits, so it’s easy to go back to earlier versions of the page to make comparisons or undo changes.
 * **Web page**

> Much like a blog, announcement pages display posts you make to the page in chronological order, starting with the most recent. For example, an announcement page would be great for keeping a record of weekly meeting notes, while providing quick access to the most recent meeting info.
 * **Announcements**

> File cabinet pages let you store and organize files from your computer’s hard drive, making it an easy way to share files with other users of your site. Anyone subscribed to the page will be notified when files are added, changed, or removed.
 * **File cabinet**

> List pages let you make and organize lists of information. Items on the list are easy to add, edit, and remove, and viewers of the list can sort it by any column. Like the file cabinet page, subscribers are notified when items are added, changed, or removed.
 * **List page**

Attaching a file from your computer
You can attach files within the attachments section at the bottom of any page or within a File Cabinet page. To attach a document to a standard page, click **Browse** next to **Attach a file**, browse for the file, select it, and click **Open**. There is a limit of 20MB per file on uploads.

To attach documents to a File Cabinet, create a new File Cabinet page and upload your files there using folders as desired to organize the contents.

If you want to organize your attachments, you can go into the Attachment section of the Site Settings page, then move, rename, upload or delete your files. To do this:
 * 1) Click on the **More Actions** button.
 * 2) Select **Manage Site** from the drop-down menu.
 * 3) Click on **Attachments** in the side bar.

This will enable you to make any edits or changes that you wish to make to your uploaded files. Once you've attached documents, you can click and drag their links into the body of the page you're editing. back to top

Adding images to your site
It's easy to enhance your site by adding images from your computer or online images:
 * 1) Navigate to the page where you would like to place your image on it and click the Edit page icon, which looks like a pencil."
 * 2) From the **Insert** menu, select **Image**.
 * 3) If the image is on your computer, click **Upload images** and navigate your computer to select the image. If you want to choose an image you found online, click **Web address (URL)** and enter the URL of the image in the box next to **Image URL**.
 * 4) Click **OK**.
 * 5) If you choose, you can then make changes to the size or position of the image or wrap text around the image.
 * 6) Continue making changes to your page or click **Save** to preserve all changes to the current page.

Any new image you add is automatically linked to itself. If a visitor clicks on it, it will click through to a full version of the image in its own window. Google Sites doesn't currently support uploading animated GIFs. However, you can use animated GIFs if they are hosted on another site and you add them through the **Web address (URL)** tab. In addition, you may upload most other types of image files, but if they are not JPG or PNG format, they will be converted to either JPG or PNG.

{{}} Customizing how your images are displayed
Once you've added an image, you can change its size, its alignment and whether text wraps around it:
 * 1) Navigate to the page with the image on it and click the Edit page icon, which looks like a pencil.
 * 2) Click the image you'd like to customize.
 * 3) Change the size of the image by clicking **S** for small, **M** for medium, **L** for large, or **Original** for the full size of the uploaded image.
 * 4) Alter the position of the image in the page's text box by clicking the left, center, and right alignment icons.
 * 5) If you want text to go around your image, click the Wrap on icon.
 * 6) Click outside of the image to continue making changes to the page or click **Save** to preserve all changes to the current page.

Adding links to your page
Adding links is an easy way to help visitors better navigate your site, provide further information, and increase your chances of showing up on relevant search results:
 * 1) Navigate to the page where you would like to add links and click the Edit page icon, which looks like a pencil.
 * 2) Highlight the text you'd like to turn into a link and click the Link icon in the toolbar.
 * 3) You can choose whether you want to link to a page on another site, a page that already exists on your site, or a new page on your site:
 * **External page**: If you want to link to a page on another website, select the **Web address** tab and enter the URL of the page you want to link to in the box below **Link to this URL**.
 * **Existing internal page**: If you would like to link to an existing page on your site, select the **Existing page** tab. You can then find the page you want by searching for its name, looking through your site map, or, if you have edited it recently, finding it in your list of recent changes.
 * **New internal page**: If you would like to link to a new page on your site, select the **Existing page** tab and click the **Create new page** button in the lower right of the dialog. Then, give the page a title, choose what type of page you want it to be, and choose where to place the page.
 * 1) Regardless of what type of link you choose, if you would like the linked page to open in a new browser window or tab when a visitor clicks on it, check the box next to **Open this link in a new window**.
 * 2) Click **OK**
 * 3) Continue editing your page or click **Save** to preserve your changes.

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Adjusting tables within a site
The only way to adjust the size of one row or one column within a table is to edit the HTML.
 * Click on the HTML icon on the tool bar within the Page Editor.
 * Replace the "60px" with whatever number you want the size to be for whichever column or row you want to edit.
 * Once you've finished making your changes click "Update" and your changes should appear.

Please keep in mind that the table feature auto sizes depending on what content you place in it. In most cases, the table will resize proportionally correct for what has been input and shouldn't require manual re-sizing. Also, if you remove the width attribute from every cell in a column, the browser will automatically resize the cells based on content width.

Configuring your sidebar and navigation gadget
Most site templates include a sidebar to help visitors navigate your site. The sidebar can also house sidebar gadgets, such as a text box or ads delivered through Google AdSense.
 * Note**:You must be an owner of the site to edit the site layout.


 * 1) From the "More actions" menu, select **Manage site**.
 * 2) Select the **Site layout** tab on the left-hand-side, below "Site appearance", and then click "Change site layout."
 * 3) If the box next to **Sidebar** is unchecked, check it. If the box is checked, your sidebar is already on.
 * 4) Click "OK" to return to the Site layout page.
 * 5) If you already have gadgets in your sidebar and want to return to your site, click "Save changes" then **Return to site**. Otherwise, you will likely want to read on to learn how to add and organize gadgets in your sidebar.

You can add, delete and reorder your sidebar's gadget by choosing "Manage site" from the "More actions menu, and selecting the **Site layout** tab on the left-hand-side. Make sure to click "Save changes" when you are done modifying your sidebar.
 * **Adding gadgets**: To add a gadget, click **Add a sidebar item** in the **Sidebar** area. Then, find the gadget in the list you want to add and click "Add."
 * **Reordering gadgets**: To reorder your gadgets, click on the gadget you want to move and drag it to the position where you want it to appear.
 * **Deleting gadgets**: To delete a gadget, click **delete** on the gadget.

You can add pages to, delete pages from and organize your sidebar's navigation gadget in two different ways. Automatic organization takes less time, but manual organization gives you greater control over how your navigation is structured.

Automatic organization
If you want to quickly set up your navigation gadget, you can have the navigation gadget automatically display pages according to how your site is structured:
 * 1) From the **Site layout** tab, click **edit** on your sidebar navigation gadget.
 * 2) Make sure the box next to **Automatically organize my navigation** is checked.
 * 3) Choose how many levels of pages you want to be included in the navigation gadget by choosing a selection from the drop-down menu. For example, if you choose **2**, the navigation gadget will display any top-level pages and pages listed under them, but will not display any subpages listed under those second-level pages.
 * 4) You can also choose to include a link to your sitemap (which displays the hierarchy of your site) and your recent site activity by checking the box next to those options.
 * 5) If you want, you can type a name for the navigation gadget in the box next to **Title** and check the box next to **Display title** to have that name displayed at the top of your navigation gadget.
 * 6) Click "OK."

If you have chosen to have your navigation gadget automatically organized and you want to change the order of pages, you must change the location of your pages. back to top

Manual organization
If you want more control over your navigation gadget, you can manually organize your pages:
 * 1) From the **Site layout** tab, click **edit** on your sidebar navigation gadget.
 * 2) Make sure the box next to **Automatically organize my navigation** is unchecked.
 * 3) To add a page from your site to your navigation gadget, click **Add page**. Then locate your page in the pop-up window and click "OK."
 * 4) To add a page from another site or an email address to your navigation gadget, click **Add URL**. In the pop-up window, enter the URL of the page and the name you'd like to give to the link, then click "OK."
 * 5) To delete a page from your navigation gadget, select the page in the **Select pages to show** box, then click on the [[image:http://www.google.com/help/hc/images/sites_icon_close_small.gif]] remove icon.
 * 6) To change the order in which your pages appear, select the page in the **Select pages to show** box, then click the [[image:http://www.google.com/help/hc/images/sites_icon_arrow_up_small.gif]] up arrow, [[image:http://www.google.com/help/hc/images/sites_icon_arrow_down_small.gif]] down arrow, [[image:http://www.google.com/help/hc/images/sites_icon_arrow_right_sm.gif]] right arrow, or [[image:http://www.google.com/help/hc/images/sites_icon_arrow_left_small.gif]] left arrow. Your pages will appear in your navigation gadget in the same order in which they appear in the **Select pages to show** box.
 * 7) You can also choose to include a link to your sitemap (which displays the hierarchy of your site) and your recent site activity by checking the box next to those options.
 * 8) If you want, you can type a name for the navigation gadget in the box next to **Title** and check the box next to **Display title** to have that name displayed at the top of your navigation gadget.

Turning Off Your Sidebar

 * 1) From the "More actions" menu, select **Manage site**.
 * 2) Select the **Site layout** tab and then click "Change site layout."
 * 3) Uncheck the box next to **Sidebar**.
 * 4) Click "OK" to return to the Site layout page.
 * 5) Click "Save changes" then **Return to site**.

Customizing the sidebar
If you are the owner of a site, you can change whether the sidebar shows, where it shows, and what gadgets are included in it.

Getting to the sidebar editor
You can get to the "Site layout" tab to edit your sidebar in one of two ways.
 * Click **Edit sidebar** at the bottom of your site's sidebar.
 * From the **More Actions** drop-down menu, select **Manage Site**. Then, click **Site Layout**.

Sidebar options
Once you are on the "Site Layout" tab, you can change the location of your sidebar or turn it off: back to top
 * 1) Click **Change site layout**.
 * 2) If you do not want the sidebar, uncheck the box next to **Sidebar**.
 * 3) If you want to keep your sidebar, you can choose where it will appear by selecting the radio button next to **on the left** or **on the right**. You can also change the sidebar width by entering a new number of pixels in the text box.

Adding and deleting gadgets in your sidebar
Once you are on the "Site Layout" tab, you can add various gadgets to your sidebar by clicking **Add a sidebar item**, then selecting a gadget from the list. You can edit or delete any item in your sidebar by clicking on **edit** or **delete** below the item.

Adding a Horizontal Navigation Bar
To add a horizontal navigation bar to your site, you need to enable the bar and then choose which pages you want to appear in the bar. In addition, you can transform your horizontal navigation bar into a drop-down menu by adding pages to your menu and organizing some of those pages under other pages.


 * 1) Click the "More actions" menu and select **Manage site**.
 * 2) Select the **Site layout** tab and then click "Change site layout".
 * 3) Select the checkbox next to **Horizontal navigation bar**. If you want to remove the side navigation bar, deselect the checkbox next to **Sidebar**.
 * 4) Click "OK" to return to the Site layout page.
 * 5) If you already have pages added to your horizontal navigation bar and want to return to your site, click "Save changes" then **Return to site**. Otherwise, you will likely want to read on to learn how to add and organize items in your horizontal navigation bar.

You can add any page on your site to your horizontal navigation bar as a menu topic or menu item. On the **Site layout** tab, click **edit content** under the **Horizontal navigation bar section**. All pages currently listed in your horizontal navigation bar will appear in the box beneath **Select pages to show**. This is where you can add, delete, and organize your menu items: > To add a page from your site as a menu item in your horizontal navigation bar, click **Add page**, then locate your page in the pop-up window and click "OK." To add a page from another site or an email address as a menu item, click **Add URL**. In the pop-up window, enter the URL of the page and name of the menu item you would like to appear, then click "OK."
 * **Adding menu items**

> To delete a page as a menu item in your horizontal navigation bar, select the page in the **Select pages to show** box, then click on the remove icon.
 * **Deleting menu items**

> To create a drop-down menu, a page must have other pages listed underneath it in the **Select pages to show** box. To make a page a drop-menu item, select the page in the **Select pages to show** box, then click the right arrow. (It will then appear indented in the **Select pages to show** box.) To change a page from a drop-down menu item to a top menu item, select it and click the left arrow.
 * **Adding drop-down menu items**

> To change the order in which your menu items appear, select the page in the **Select pages to show** box, then click the up arrow or  down arrow. The top items in the **Select pages to show** box will be your left-most horizontal menu items. This organizational structure applies to drop-down menus too. If you would like your sitemap or recent site activity to appear in your horizontal navigation bar, check the boxes next to **Sitemap** or **Recent site activity**. If you want to leave your horizontal navigation bar its current style, click "OK" then click "Save changes" on the **Site layout** tab. Otherwise, read on to learn more about and see a preview of the navigation bar styles.
 * **Organizing your menu items**

To change the look of your horizontal navigation bar: >> || **Boxes:** || || || **Tabs:** ||  || || **Links:** ||  || ||
 * 1) Click the "More actions" menu and select **Manage site**.
 * 2) Select the **Site layout** tab.
 * 3) Under the **Horizontal navigation bar section**, click **edit content**.
 * 4) You can change the style of your horizontal navigation bar by selecting one of the radio buttons under **Style**. Here is a preview of what the different styles look like:
 * 1) When you're done making changes, click "OK."
 * 2) If you don't have any other changes to make to your site's layout, click "Save changes."

The different styles look different depending on your site theme, so try them out and see which you like best! back to top

Changing your site's layout
With Google Sites, you can easily change the overall appearance of your site by editing your site's layout, themes, and colors and fonts. To change any of these, select **Manage site** from the "More actions" drop-down menu. Then, follow these instructions for the specific sections:

1. Site layout

 * 1) Select the **Site layout** tab under the **Site appearance** section.
 * 2) By clicking "Change site layout," you can change several aspects of your site:
 * **Site width**: You can set your site's width to a specific number of pixels or to the default width of your theme.
 * **Header**: You can check the box next to **Header** if you would like to have a header for your site. If you choose to have a header, you can specify the header's dimensions and how it should be aligned.
 * **Horizontal navigation bar**: If you would like a horizontal navigation bar, click the box next to **Horizontal navigation bar**. Usually, a site has either a horizontal navigation bar or a sidebar.
 * **Sidebar**: You can choose whether you want a sidebar on your site by checking or unchecking the box next to **Sidebar**. If you choose to have a sidebar, you can also set its width and choose whether it should be on the left or right side of your site.
 * **Footer**: You can choose if you wany a footer by checking or unchecking the box next to **Footer**. If you choose to have a site footer, you can also set its height or have Google automatically adjust its height according to the footer content.
 * 1) To modify the search options on your site, click "Configure Search." You can then choose between several options:
 * **Enable search**: This option turns search on or off.
 * **Search providers**: This allows you to specify whether visitors to your site can search your site, Google.com, or both.
 * **Advanced tab**: Here, you can add other search engines by clicking "Add provider" then specifying which search engine you would like to use and which sites you would like to include in the search.
 * 1) You can change your header's image by clicking **Change logo**.
 * 2) To rearrange the items in your sidebar, drag the different boxes in the order you want them to appear. You can also add more areas to your sidebar by clicking **Add a sidebar item**.
 * 3) You can add or edit text, images and more to your footer by clicking **edit footer content**.

2. Site themes

 * 1) Select the **Themes** tab under the **Site appearance** section.
 * 2) Select the theme you would like to use for your site. (You can see what your site would look like using that theme while clicking the "Preview" button near the top or the **Preview** link below each theme.
 * 3) Click "Save changes."

3. Site colors and fonts
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 * 1) Select the **Colors and Fonts** tab under the **Site appearance** section.
 * 2) In the scrolling box, choose what aspect of your site you would like to modify. For most options, you can choose to use the default for your site's theme, to turn the option off, or to choose a custom value. For images, you can choose a custom image. For text, you will usually be able to choose from a set of colors or enter in your own six-character color code. Changes you make will be reflected in the **Preview**area within moments. Some of the areas you can customize include:
 * **Entire page**: These options will set the default for your site, though you can override much of this formatting by selecting specific fonts, colors or images in other sections or by formatting on a specific page.
 * **Site header**: If you have not turned off your header, these options control content in the area that appears at the top of each page.
 * **Content area**: These options control the main page area, where the majority of your content will be. You can override this formatting by making changes on individual pages.
 * **Content area gadgets**: These items will format gadgets that you place in the main area of your pages, such as text boxes or slideshows.
 * **Sidebar gadgets**: If you have not turned off your sidebar, these items will format the gadgets the you place in your sidebar.
 * **Navigation gadget**: If you have not turned off your sidebar, these options will format the navigation area of your sidebar.
 * **Horizontal navigation**: If you have chosen to include a horizontal navigation bar, these options will format your horizontal menus.
 * 1) Click "Save changes."

Creating a sub-menu
To create sub-menus in Google Sites, you need to create your main pages first. These will appear on the left side of the page. Follow these instructions:
 * 1) Click the **Create Page** button in the top right of your site.
 * 2) Create your page and make sure you select the radio button next to **Put page at top level**.
 * 3) Repeat this step for any of the other main pages.

Add subpages below main pages
Your main pages will appear on the left side of the page with arrows to open up subpages. If don't see this new organization in the sidebar, you'll need to edit you navigation settings. Here's how:
 * 1) On the left side of any page, click the page to which you'd like to add a subpage.
 * 2) Click **Create Page**. Make sure you select the radio button next to **Put page under** (name of the top level page). Repeat this for each subpage under each main page.
 * 1) Click **More actions** > **Manage site.**
 * 2) Select **Site layout** under 'Site appearance.'
 * 3) Click the **edit** link under Navigation, in the Sidebar section.
 * 4) Select the option 'Automatically organize my navigation.'
 * 5) Choose how many levels of pages you want to display.
 * 6) Click **OK**.
 * 7) Click **Save changes**.

Add a subpage listing
To add a listing to a main page with links to the subpages, follow these steps: You'll now have sub-menus for your pages. You can repeat this for all top level pages and subpages. back to top
 * 1) Click the top level page in the sidebar, then click the **Edit page** button.
 * 2) Click **Insert** > **Subpage listing**.
 * 3) Enter the title of the main page in the Title field. Select the appearance of the listing and click **Save**.

An overview of site sharing
You can control who can access and edit your site by changing the sharing settings on your site. If you want everyone to be able to view your site without signing in to a Google Account, you can set your site as public. Alternatively, you can specify which people can do certain actions on your site by setting their access level to "Can view," "Can edit," or "Is owner:"

Users set to "Can view" can:

 * View pages

Users set to "Can edit" can:

 * Create, edit, delete pages
 * Move pages
 * Add attachments
 * Add comments
 * Subscribe to site and page changes

Users set to "Is owner" can:

 * Do everything that users set to "Can edit" can do
 * Set other people as "Can view," "Can edit," and "Is owner"
 * Change site themes and layout
 * Change the site name
 * Delete the site

If you are a Google Apps user, you can also control sharing settings across the entire domain. However, if your Google Apps domain is managed by an administrator, the administrator can restrict your ability to share your site with people outside your domain.

Note that anyone you set as "Can view," "Can edit," or "Is owner" must have a Google Account or Google Apps Account to share your site. Also note, as users set to "Can view" and "Can edit" can read, copy or redistribute information you share on your site, use caution when including sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, financial account information, home addresses or phone numbers. You can invite any number of people to share your site, but Google will only send 50 invitations per day. Google will then go through your list of invitees, sending out 50 additional invites per day until we have sent out invites to everyone on your list.

Sharing your site with other people
If your site is private, you can share your site to allow individual people to view or edit your site. If your site is public, your site will already be viewable by anyone, but you can share your site to allow other people to edit your site. Follow these steps to share your site with other people:
 * 1) From the **More Actions** drop-down menu, select **Share this site**.
 * 2) In the box below **Add people**, enter the email addresses of the people you wish to share your site with.
 * 3) Choose the level of access you wish to give them. (Anyone you set to **Can view** can look at the site. Anyone you set to **Can edit** can change the look and content of the site. Anyone you set to **Is owner** can change the look and feel of the site as well as make administrative changes, such as deleting the site or adding new owners.)
 * 4) The people whose email addresses you added will be sent an automated message when you add them unless you uncheck the box next to **Send email notifications**. If you choose to send the group a notification, you can add a personalized message. Simply write your message in the box below where you added the email address. You can also opt to have the invitation sent to you as well by checking the box next to **Send a copy to myself**.
 * 5) Click "Share."

Please note that for invitations to non-public Sites, users will need to sign in with a Google Account before they can accept the invite. You can also share sites with a group via Google Groups. As people join or leave that group, they will gain or lose access to your site (unless you specifically give them access with their individual email address).

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