Get Started With Wix for Homepage Residents

Purpose

Welcome to my Homepage residents can use this guide to help log in and use the residency Wix site.

Getting Started

Follow the collaborator link to the Wix site.
Log in. Make a new account if necessary.
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The My Sites dashboard displays all the Homepage sites. At the top, find a blank template with your name. In this example, “Upcoming-name” is the blank template.
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Hover over your template and click Select & Edit Site.
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At the top right, click Site Actions > Edit Site.

Wix Basics

When you open the template, it should look like this:
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At the top left, a pull-down tab lists all the site’s pages. Each site comes with two pre-built pages:
- About
- Guest Room View
  - You can add as many pages as you like.
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At the left, this sidebar is the easiest way to navigate through your site. Use this sidebar to:
- Access your pages
- Create new pages
- Add and edit images
- Add and edit videos and other content
- Add and edit text
- and more!
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Use the sidebar on the right to fine-tune items. For example, you can easily copy/duplicate objects and resize or reposition them. It’s very helpful for centering things evenly.
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Using Wix Tools

Images

Let’s play with what we can do so far. In the screenshot below, when I click on the plant, several buttons appear. You can:

Change the image
Add a frame
Edit the settings
Crop the image
Add filters
Add a link
and more!
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When you move and/or stretch an image, guidelines appear. These help you center the image and understand its location on the screen.

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Text

Now let’s move on to editing text. To change anything, such as fonts or other text effects, click on the text box and then Edit Text. image image image image

The Wix text editor functions similarly to a Word document. You can even add your own fonts if you want.

Tip:

Sometimes, you must highlight the text in the box and then make changes.
- For example, if you are trying to change formatting after writing, first you must highlight the text.
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To add dynamic animations, when you select an asset, click the Animation icon. You can add animation to all assets, not just text.
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