Squarespace Training

Things to keep in mind:

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• This site has multiple editors. Only edit pages in your area. Do not delete any content outside your area, please

• The design elements are locked down. This is determined by a sitewide template. Fonts, font colors etc are predetermined.

• Keep an eye on the way the site looks on a phone and a computer. This

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Pages: Linked and not linked, creating new, editing existing

·      Assets: Uploading, deleting (don’t delete anything you haven’t uploaded!)

Please don’t change: Design, contacts, products etc.

Pages: Editing pages

• Pre-existing or new.:

• We generally use the blank template and built the page using “blocks”.

• We don’t use “products” or albums.

• Squarespace started as a blogging platform, but blogging is it’s own format. The idea is that it is interactive.

Editing Pages: ALWAYS save unless you want to revert to the last saved.

• Blocks to use:

  • Text: Formats, links, lists

  • Pictures: Uploading, formats, captions

  • Buttons

  • Calendar

  • Maps: locations, colors

  • Forms

• Blocks we don’t use:

  • Video, audio, newsletters, scrolling, business, integrations, accordian

Putting a pdf on the site: Creating a thumbnail, (use your screenshot tool!) uploading a pdf to assets, linking to the pdf.

Arranging elements on the page: Works better with a good mouse! Takes practice and observation for visual cues.

Linking from your page: Jump to a browser window outside of Squarespace. If the URL is too long, use a site like https://tinyurl.com/ for a short URL.

Using the app on your phone: handy for uploading pictures to your page, but it is very small!

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