Welcome to the Squarespace User Manual. Here you'll find illustrated guides for getting started with the Squarespace system. Should you need additional help, please use the ticketing interface within your account manager.
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Basic Setup
Creating a New Account
Logging In For The First Time
Accessing Your Administration Area
Filling In Your Basic Site Information
Structure & Style
Adding a Page
Adding a Widget
Adding a Section
Moving a Page, Widget or Section
Removing a Page, Widget or Section
Reconfiguring a Page, Widget or Section
Creating a Folder
Creating a Gallery
Creating a Journal Archive
Creating a Custom Style
Adding an Image Banner
Adjusting Column Widths
Adding Content To Your Site
Using General Storage
Inserting an Image
Creating a Link
Inserting a File Into the Editor
Creating a New Journal Entry
Creating a Journal Excerpt
Using Categories In Your Journal
Adding a Header or Footer
Adding HTML to Your Sidebar
Adding an Audio Podcast
Embedding Quicktime, Flash and Windows Media
Embedding Media Hosted Elsewhere
Posting to Your Blog From Flickr
Domain Mapping
Domain Mapping with Dotster
Domain Mapping with Network Solutions
Domain Mapping with Nettica
Domain Mapping with eNom
Domain Mapping with GoDaddy
Domain Mapping (General Instructions)
Importing Journal Content
Blogger Importing Guide
Typepad Importing Guide
Movable Type Importing Guide
Members and Audiences
Creating a New Audience
Creating a Member Account
Changing Comment Permissions
Developer Community
Squarespace also has a number of resources available for programmers on our system. If you're a programmer, and looking to make code changes, please visit the Developer Community »