Customizing your Profile
When your Victoria Telecommunity Network user account was created a file was created in
your home directory called "Profile.html". This file contained only your
name and a link through which visitors to this page can send mail or a
'comment' to you.
Use this link to view your personal
profile
Many users of VTN have customized their profile;
adding information about themselves, their family or
friends, their work or school, hobbies and links to other sites that they
found interesting.
In considering what is or is not appropriate for your profile you should
review your user agreement. Your profile is a public document and can
be viewed by anyone who cares to do so.
You can get an idea of the range of material included in user profiles
by either:
- checking out this sampling of user
profiles
- using the VTN shortcut
[g who] and
following the links to the profiles of users who are currently on line.
Creating Your Personal Web Page
To create a web site you will eventually learn a little about:
- using a file editor to edit files
- using the file browser to create files
- how to use html codes to format documents
- for viewing over the World Wide Web
- to link your site to other resources, and
- how to link image files to your documents
- how to upload files to VTN, or how to retrieve files
from other Internet sites
Although this may seem like a very complicated process, you can start by
adding a little information to your Profile.html file.
The easiest way to edit your profile is to use the VTN
shortcut [go profile]. The main editor commands are listed at the bottom
of the screen.
Here are several links to documents that will help you create a web site:
- using a file editor to edit files
- using the file browser to create
files
- how to use html codes to format
documents
- for viewing over the World Wide Web
- to link your site to other resources, and...
- how to link image files to your documents
- how to upload files to
VTN, or how to retrieve files from other Internet sites
