Create a New Page

Overview of Creating a New Page

You can create your own pages to display the content of your choice. You can use either of the following methods to create a page:
When you first create a new page, its contents are empty. To add content to the new page and set up the page layout, see Edit the Contents of a Page and About Adding Portlets.

See Also

About Pages
Edit the Properties of a Page

Create a Page and Add It to Your Navigation Bar

To create a new page and add it to your navigation bar, follow these steps:
  1. Click Optionsthen selectAdd Page.
    Alternatively, you can click Optionsthen selectChange Page Order, and then click Add on the Change Page Order page.
  2. On the Create tab of the Add Pages to Profile page, enter descriptive information about the page:
    Name
    Short name that appears in the page's tab in the navigation bar.
    Description
    Short description that appears with the page title in search results.
    Keywords
    Single words that you or other users can use to search for this page. Use spaces to separate keywords from one another.
    Note: To ensure efficient searching, develop a standard list of keywords and use these keywords consistently.
    Page rank
    A number that indicates the importance of this page as compared to other pages. The default value is 100.
    This number determines the order in which pages are listed in the navigation bar. The pages are ordered by rank from lowest to highest. Pages with equal rank are listed in the order in which they were created.
    Note: You can choose to override page ranks by explicitly defining the order of pages. See Change the Navigation Bar Position or the Order of Pages.
    Location (group) and Share type
    These fields appear only if you are a group content administrator. You can specify a group with which the page is to be shared, and you can specify the share type. For more information, see Share a Page.
  3. Click Add.
    A message appears, indicating that a new page was added.
  4. To add more pages, repeat steps 2 and 3. When you are finished, click Done.
    The new pages appear as tabs on your navigation bar.

Create a New Page Without Adding It to Your Navigation Bar

To create a new page without adding it to your navigation bar, follow these steps:
  1. Click Optionsthen selectToolsthen selectCreate New Content.
  2. On the Create New Content page, click Page, and then click Create.
  3. On the Create page, enter descriptive information about the page:
    Name
    Short name that appears in the page's tab in the navigation bar.
    Description
    Short description that appears with the page title in search results.
    Keywords
    Single words that you or other users can use to search for this page. Use spaces to separate keywords from one another.
    Note: To ensure efficient searching, develop a standard list of keywords and use these keywords consistently.
    Page rank
    A number that indicates the importance of this page as compared to other pages. The default value is 100.
    This number determines the order in which pages are listed in the navigation bar. The pages are ordered by rank from lowest to highest. Pages with equal rank are listed in the order in which they were created.
    Note: You can choose to override page ranks by explicitly defining the order of pages. See Change the Navigation Bar Position or the Order of Pages.
    Location (group) and Share type
    These fields appear only if you are a group content administrator. You can specify a group with which the page is to be shared, and you can specify the share type. For more information, see Share a Page.
  4. Click Create. A message appears, indicating that the new page is now available.
  5. To create additional pages, repeat steps 3 and 4.
  6. When you are finished creating pages, click Done. On the Create New Content page, click Done again.