Site Layout refers to elements that are global to your site. Site Layout elements include
To enter "Edit Site Layout" mode, click the gear in the upper right and select Edit Site Layout.
Site Header
The screen grab to the right shows you the various options you have.
Horizontal NavigationTurning this one allows you to make use of a horizontal nav bar at the top of your site. Note: If you choose to use horizontal navigation, you must manually add the pages you wish to have on the nav bar. The horizontal nav bar can include pages in your site as well as straight URL links to other sites. And as you can see at the left, you have three options for how to display your horizontal nav bar:
As you can see on the right, there are not a lot of options for the sidebar. Basically, if you decide to use one, you can specify which side (left or right) and how much space it will consume (in pixels).
Beyond the sidebar settings, you have the option of adding one or more sidebar "gadgets" to display content. Three that are quite helpful are the...
Custom FooterThis site layout element enables a text region at the bottom of your site. This content will be visible on all site pages and can include text, images, and links. Check out this site which leverages a custom footer.
System FooterThere are just 4 options that are part of the system footer that you can configure. Basically, these options allow you to simply show or hide some of the links that Google places at the bottom of all Google Sites. These are shown here for you on the left.
Site WidthThe last site layout element to configure is the site width. The site width basically configures how much content area you wish to have horizontally within the web browser. You'll see 2 options: Theme Default and Custom.
If you select Custom and enter a percentage value, then your content width will autoflow as with the Theme Default. However, the difference is that your content is now centered and doesn't use all the browser width which allows page background image or color to "frame" your content on the left and right. |