How to Add Music to a Website Using Yahoo! SiteBuilder

by Julius Vandersteen, Demand Media

Add your music to a website with Yahoo! SiteBuilder.

Yahoo! SiteBuilder is an application for creating websites hosted on Yahoo! servers. You might want to design a site that has more than just text and images so that music starts playing when people click on your page. The music could play to add atmosphere, or to showcase the latest song from a band you are promoting. It only takes a few minutes to add music to your website with Yahoo! SiteBuilder.

Step 1

Click on the "Insert" menu and then click "Audio."

Step 2

Click on a music file on your computer's hard drive.

Step 3

Click "Insert." The audio file is added to your website.

Step 4

Right-click on the file, choose "Properties" and then select "Autostart" if you want the music to start playing as soon as a person opens the Web page. Select "Loop" if you want the music to play repeatedly until the person closes the page. Click "OK" to save the change. If you don't select "Autostart," visitors to your page will have to click on the audio controller to play the music.

Step 5

Click on the "Coordinates" tab in the "Properties" menu to change the location of the audio player controller on the page or to adjust the size of the player. Click "OK" to save the change.

Tips

If you position the audio controller near the top of the page, your visitors will be able to quickly find it if they want to shut off the sound when it is set to "Autostart." This way they can be courteous when they visit your website while at work and don't want to disturb their fellow employees, or if they need to mute the music while making a phone call.

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About the Author

Julius Vandersteen has been a freelance writer since 1999. His work has appeared in “The Los Angeles Times,” “Wired” and “S.F. Weekly.” Vandersteen has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from San Francisco State University.