Creating an About Me Page

Tips

Add a text hyperlink

You can create a text hyperlink that opens a webpage or a new email message, or that downloads a file. You can also drag a URL from the address field in Safari to iWeb to create a link to that webpage on your website, or you can drag a page from the Site Organizer to the Webpage Canvas to create a link to that page. To add a text hyperlink, use the Link Inspector to convert selected text into a hyperlink. Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Link Inspector button. In the Link Inspector, select "Enable as a hyperlink," and then choose an option from the Link To pop-up menu.

Make an object a hyperlink

You can turn any object into a hyperlink that opens a webpage, a file, or a new email message. Select the shape, image, or movie you want to turn into a hyperlink. Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Link Inspector button. In the Link Inspector, select "Enable as a hyperlink," then choose an option from the Link To pop-up menu. Objects that are hyperlinks have a blue arrow in the lower-right corner. You can drag a page from the Site Organizer to a thumbnail image to create your own navigation to that page or you can drag a URL from the address field in Safari to a photo to create a link to that webpage.

Steps

Add an About Me page to your published site

1. Open iWeb by clicking its icon in the Dock.
2. Click the Add Page button.
3. Select an About Me page and click Choose.
4. Enter information by double-clicking the placeholder text and start typing.
5. To add a list of your favorite songs to this page, click the iLife Media Browser and from the Audio tab, select an iTunes playlist.
6. Drag the playlist to your page.
7. When visitors click songs in the playlist they’ll be taken to the song in the iTunes Music Store.