Google Sites handoff
This page is for the person who will update the live Google Sites site after the builder leaves.
Handoff means you can sign in, change a page, and publish without the builder sitting there.
Same stuck moment that turns into a support ticket. Short steps and a video so you do not have to ping the builder.
Steps
- Sign in at sites.google.com with the Google account that owns the site.
- Open the site. Click Pages at the top right. That panel is the page list.
- Click the page you want to change.
- Click the text and type.
- Click the picture, then More, then Replace image, and choose the new file.
- Click Publish at the top right. If the site is already public, confirm the update so visitors see it.
Button names move a little between editor versions. If a label is not on your screen, stay in the same places: the page list, the text, the picture, and the button that saves or publishes.
Write this down
- The Google account that owns the site.
- The published address (it shows in the Publish window).
- Who to ask if that account is unknown.
- Do not write the password on this page.
Official help
Beginner docs from the product itself. Open these if a button name moved.
- How to use Google Sites
https://support.google.com/sites/answer/6372878 - Publish and share your site
https://support.google.com/sites/answer/6372880
The same steps, for someone who wants a file.
Video
Three beginner videos: build and edit a Google Site, a second beginner walkthrough, then publish step by step.
Google Sites Tutorial for Beginners: Build a Website (No Coding)
Kevin Stratvert · Watch on YouTube
Shows Insert, Pages, Themes, and Publish.
How to use Google Sites - Tutorial for Beginners
Simpletivity · Watch on YouTube
Another clear beginner pass through edit and Publish.
Google Sites Step by Step Tutorial: Publishing Your Site (4.2)
Mr. Campbell Rocks · Watch on YouTube
Publishing is the step people forget after they edit.
Other handoffs
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