Adding Content to Web Pages

Quick reference

• 00:03 So now that we have our web pages,
• 00:05 let's explore the different types of content that we can add.
• 00:09 Because let's face it, it would be a little bit boring if the only thing we
• 00:13 could have on our web pages is a static image and some text.
• 00:17 There's so many different types of content that we can add these days,
• 00:20 to make it a lot more dynamic.
• 00:22 So things like videos, Twitter feeds, other types of feeds, weather information.
• 00:27 And even other content that we have in SharePoint, so libraries and lists.
• 00:33 So, let's take this London page as our example.
• 00:36 Let's put it into edit mode,
• 00:37 by clicking the Edit button in the top right hand corner.
• 00:40 And now let's start exploring how we can change the look and feel and
• 00:44 add in different pieces of content.
• 00:47 Now the one thing you need to remember when it comes to the design of these
• 00:51 different pages, is it works in sections.
• 00:54 So, in order to change the column layout, you must add a new section.
• 00:59 So for example, this header area here, I can tell already that this is
• 01:02 a one column layout, because it stretches the entire width of the page.
• 01:07 Whereas in this next section, I have a two column layout.
• 01:12 So if I want to add in some more content underneath here, and
• 01:15 I want it to be in a one column layout.
• 01:18 I would need to make sure that when I add a new section, I select one column.
• 01:23 Now what I want to add is three YouTube videos.
• 01:26 So for this, I want a three column layout.
• 01:30 So I want to add these, kind of in the middle just here.
• 01:34 Now one thing you'll notice, is that over in the left hand side,
• 01:37 at the end of each section, you have this little plus.
• 01:41 So this is where you can add in a new section.
• 01:44 If I click the plus, I then get to choose the column layout that I want for
• 01:49 the next section.
• 01:50 So I want three columns.
• 01:52 So let's select it.
• 01:53 And now that is exactly what I have.
• 01:56 I'm going to put a YouTube video in each one of these columns.
• 01:59 What you'll also notice,
• 02:01 is that I have a little plus sign at the top of each of these columns.
• 02:05 And when we click the plus, this opens up a whole world of different types of
• 02:10 content that we can add into our page.
• 02:12 You can see here YouTube videos, I can add in Buttons, Texts, Twitter feeds.
• 02:18 If I scroll down, I have different types of mixed media that I can add.
• 02:22 So things like images, hero templates, links, galleries.
• 02:25 I can choose document libraries, lists to add in, different types of feed.
• 02:30 I could add a countdown timer to my page which can be quite helpful sometimes.
• 02:36 I can add in a list of upcoming events or even a group calendar.
• 02:41 I have some data analysis tools, even regional information.
• 02:45 So if I want to display the weather, or maybe some time zones,
• 02:48 I can do that as well.
• 02:49 So tons and tons of different types of content that you can add.
• 02:53 Now we're going to add a YouTube video, and let's click it.
• 02:56 It opens up a pane on the right hand side and it is a simple case of copying and
• 03:01 pasting in the link to the YouTube video.
• 03:03 So I've got one that I prepared earlier.
• 03:06 So let's jump onto YouTube.
• 03:08 I'm just going to add this one here, London in 4K.
• 03:12 I'm going to grab the link at the top here, Ctrl C to copy and
• 03:16 then Ctrl V to paste that in.
• 03:18 And after a couple of seconds, you'll notice that it loads,
• 03:22 I can simply close this down and there we go.
• 03:25 I can even add a caption, so I'm going to put London in 4k underneath.
• 03:30 Let's add our second YouTube video, is exactly the same process.
• 03:35 I'm going to go back and grab something else from here.
• 03:38 So let's just go back, and I'm going to say, top ten things to do in London.
• 03:43 Let's grab that URL Ctrl C to copy that.
• 03:46 Ctrl V to paste, and then click on close.
• 03:50 And now I have my second video.
• 03:52 Let's add a caption.
• 03:58 And then I can add my third YouTube video.
• 04:01 And this time, let's just do, things to know before you go to London.
• 04:06 Ctrl C to copy the link, Ctrl V to paste in and
• 04:11 then close that down and add caption.
• 04:16 So it really is as simple as that.
• 04:20 If I want to add in some other pieces of content,
• 04:23 I can scroll down and maybe I want to add some content underneath here.
• 04:27 I can just simply add a new web part in this column.
• 04:30 I don't have to necessarily add a new section, but
• 04:33 just be aware that it will take on the properties of the section above.
• 04:36 So, if I add a new web part, it's going to be in a two column layout.
• 04:40 So maybe I now want to add a new section, I want a one column layout.
• 04:45 And in here, I want to add a Twitter feed.
• 04:48 So I'm going to click the plus to add my web part.
• 04:51 I'm going to select Twitter, and then all you need to do,
• 04:54 is type in the Twitter account that you want to add.
• 04:57 I can see by default it's going to give you the Microsoft Twitter account.
• 05:01 Now, just for demonstration purposes, I'm going to leave it on Microsoft.
• 05:04 I'm going to click close and you can see that now,
• 05:07 I can see the Microsoft Twitter feed.
• 05:10 Now I have quite a few tweets showing in there.
• 05:12 So if I maybe just want to show the last one or two,
• 05:16 I can simply edit the web parts.
• 05:18 And I can say the maximum number of tweets to show is, let's say one and
• 05:23 click on close.
• 05:24 So hopefully,
• 05:25 you get the idea as to how easy it is to add in different pieces of content.
• 05:30 Now this time I want to have a two column layout, so let's do a new section.
• 05:34 I'm going to click the plus and I'm going to add in some weather information.
• 05:40 So let's select weather, and
• 05:41 all I need to do here is type in the weather that I want to display.
• 05:45 So I'm going to display it for London, and I could carry on going adding different
• 05:49 locations, but this is just the London page.
• 05:52 I'm going to add a title, so let's just say weather and I'm done.
• 05:57 In the second column, I'm going to click the plus.
• 05:59 And this time, I'm going to add in some time zone information.
• 06:03 So, let's say world clock.
• 06:06 Once again, I just need to type in the location, which is London.
• 06:10 And I'm going to get the time.
• 06:12 Once you're happy with all of the changes that you've made,
• 06:16 click on republish, and there we go.
• 06:18 So, I very much encourage you to have a little play around with this.
• 06:21 Play around with different sections, different column layouts and
• 06:24 adding in different types of web parts.
• 06:26 So you get a real understanding of what they all do, and
• 06:29 how they can be helpful to you.

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