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SiteGround TutorialsRapidweaver Tutorial
This tutorial is dedicated to showing you the basics of RapidWeaver. After reading it, you will be able toinstall and configure your RapidWeaver website and easily create a blog, photo album and a contact uspage in minutes.If you don't have a RapidWeaver website yet, you can sign up here for SiteGroundRapidWeaver hostingaccount!
Why use RapidWeaver?
RapidWeaver is a web creation application built especially for
Mac OS X 
. With it you can create beautifulwebsites without writing a single line of code. RapidWeaver has all the tools you need to create thewebsite you want!
RapidWeaver Tutorial includes:
How toinstall RapidWeaver;How toconfigure RapidWeaver;How to create aBlog with RapidWeaver;How to create aPhoto Album with RapidWeaver;How to create aContact Us page with RapidWeaver; All our resources are being constantly updated and improved to make sure SiteGround continues to offerthe bestRapidWeaver hostingpackage with the richest set of features for every RapidWeaver-poweredwebsite.
Rapidweaver InstallationHow to install RapidWeaver on your computer?
In order to have RapidWeaver installed on your computer, you should first download the recent version.In order to do this, please go to theRapidWeaver official websiteand download the
.dmg
file fromthere.
Please note that you should make the installation with a user that has administrative privileges. If you are logged as a regular user, you will be asked to "Authenticate" as administrator.
 Once you have downloaded the application, a new window will appear. Just drag the RapidWeaver iconinto your
 Applications
folder and it will be installed for you. You can then open the
 Applications
folder and start RapidWeaver by double-clicking on its icon.
 
Well done! You have successfully installed and launched RapidWeaver on your computer.
Rapidweaver Configuration
In order to configure Rapidweaver, start the application and go to File menu
New Project
.Click on the
Setup
icon in the top right corner of your screen. In the newly-opened window you shouldenter the title and personal information for your website.Once you have done that, click on the
OK 
button. Next, you have to set up the publishing settings foryour website. You can do this from the File menu
Publishing Settings
option.
 
  You have to entervalid FTP login detailsso Rapidweaver can connect to the server. If you want to createa primary website for your account, you should specify
/public_html
in the "
Path
" setting. Alternatively, you can set
/public_html/subfolder
if you wish to create a web page into a subdirectoryof your website. Such page will be later accessible via
www.yourdomain.com/subfolder
.Congratulations! You have now correctly configured Rapidweaver to work with your hosting account!
Create a blog with Rapidweaver 
In order to create a blog with RapidWeaver, you should select the appropriate template for yourwebsite. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will use the Alpha template. You just have to click on the
Themes
button at the top of your screen and select the theme that bestsuits your needs.Now you can add the blog page to your website. To do this, you have to click on the
 Add
button at thetop left part of your screen. Next, press the "
Blog
" category and click "
Choose button
".
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sneakyknowledge

Thanks. Great tutorial mate... Here's the Video Tutorial: http://bit.ly/cXQPGN - If you prefer video like myself. Don't get me wrong, I still like ur tutorial!

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