Help FAQ
1. How much does the material on the site cost?
2. How do I change the graphics on the examples?
3. What difference does the size of the design/page make?
4. I'm not sure if my work is good enough to contribute?
5. Why should I contribute?
6. How else can I help if I can't contribute a design?
7. How do I go about contributing?
8. If I contribute must I give my name?
9. Can I make any money out of contributing?
10. What do I do if I find an error on the site?
11. I can't understand how to modify the code of a design?
12. I've downloaded a template, but now what do I do with it?
FAQ Answers
1. How much does the material on the site cost?
All the material on the site is totally free. The examples
sent in to the site are
given freely, so that we in turn can supply them to our users free of charge.
All we ask, is that if possible you contribute something in return, so we can
help even more people.
2. How do I change the graphics on the examples?
You will need to use a graphics package to modify the graphics.
For the average
user a package like Microsoft Photo Editor or Aldus Photostyler will do the
job nicely. For
the more serious user Adobe Photoshop is a must, but it can be difficult to learn in the
first place, the effort though is worthwhile.
3. What difference does the size of the design/page make?
I'm afraid to say that size does matter! The larger your file, the longer it will take
to down load. A good rule to work by, is that a person surfing will not wait more
than 10 seconds for a page to download, without giving up and going else where.
4. I'm not sure if my work is good enough to contribute?
If you are not sure, send it in anyway. If a small modification is needed to finish off
a design, it can be done by us before it is unleashed on the public. A good number
of the people using our site utilize the designs as
a starting point for their own work,
so a highly polished design is not always needed.
5. Why should I contribute?
Contributing helps others to create better looking, easier to use and navigate web sites.
If you make use of the designs in this site, it is your way of giving something back in return.
Satisfaction can also be gained from seeing your work in the site for all to see and use.
6. How else can I help if I can't contribute a design?
There are many ways that you can help:
- Spotting errors on the site, such as spelling errors, bad
English, or incorrect titles etc.
- Writing an article that you think will aid other users
- Passing on the details of other useful sites that you make use of
- Send in samples of code, that others can make use of
- CSS examples
- Any hint, tip or trick that you have picked up
- Ideas for new sections, or articles that can be added to the site
If you think something may be useful to others, send it in, as it probably will be.
7. How do I go about contributing?
Send your contributions to: contribute@webdesignhelper.co.uk
. If you are sending a large file, than you are more than welcome to send through a zip file
that contains your work. Alternatively you can send a comment by using the
Contact Us page.
8. If I contribute must I give my name?
No. If you want your name connected to your work, you are more then welcome to do so,
but if you wish to remain anonymous that is also fine.
9. Can I make any money out of contributing?
Sorry I'm afraid not. We don't charge people to use the site, so in turn we can
not pay the people who contribute either. We can only offer
you the satisfaction of
seeing your work and name on the site for others to see and use.
10. What do I do if I find an error on the site?
Please tell us. Even if the error is a small one, please drop us a mail and tell us.
You can contact us from the
Contact Us page.
Thank you
11. I can't understand how to modify the code of a design?
The examples on the site are graded with an 'ease of use' scale, so you can use this
scale to pick a design that you think matches your current skill level. We will do
what we can to help, and you can mail any questions to us using the
Help Mail page.
12. I've downloaded a template, but now what do I do with it?
Below are some basic steps to follow when using our templates, these are general guidelines and are not aimed at a specific
template.
- All the templates are downloaded in a .zip format, created using WinZip. This means that the template comprising of its
HTML page(s), its images and any other file needed to complete the template are all stored in one zip file. WinZip is a file compression utility used to reduce
the size of the files, and so in turn making for an easier and faster download (A copy of WinZip can be downloaded free from
www.cnet.com using the link on all of our
template pages directly above the download zip button).
Before the template can be used it needs to un-zipped using WinZip, and copied into a directory of your choice (WinZip comes
complete with a full help facility). The HTML files can be placed straight into your directory along with all the other files accept the images, which need to
be placed into a directory called 'images' inside your chosen location.
At this point you are ready to start using and adapting your template. This can done in a large variety of ways using a myriad
of different software packages, from Windows Notepad at the most basic up to programs like Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft Interdev
at the other end of the spectrum. Which you use is totally up to you, programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver are amongst the most popular but are not free,
and not that cheap either. In my opinion, one of the best free HTML editor
available is 1st Page 2000 from Evrsoft which can downloaded free from www.evrsoft.com.
Some templates will also contain images that may need modifying, this can also be achieved in different ways and with may
different software packages. By far the most popular program for doing this is Adobe Photoshop, but this is expensive and difficult to learn (but definitely
worth the effort, as it is miles ahead of any other package currently available). A good starter alternative would be something like Serif Paint,
again not free but very cheap and still very capable.
If you need more focused help please feel free to mail us using the Help Mail page.
quoting the template in question, details of the problem you are having, and we will do our best to help in any way we can.
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