Easy How-To for Microsoft (MS) Office
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Basic Site Design Packages

For those who work in Microsoft Word or Excel, prepare what you want on a given web page - in that MS Office program. Next, "save as" file type web page. The web page(s) are then ready to load online. If you have MS Expressions Web or other webpage building program, you have much more control and it's easier to manage a multi-page site. Some non-MS web building programs allow for more control, but there will be a learning curve for MS Office users.

Click here for National Genealogical Society's Guidelines for Publishing Web Pages on the Internet.
Still not sure where to start? Whether doing a dedicated website, blog, of social media "pages", you might find this worksheet (PDF) of assistance to plan each page, group, or section.

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