IWeb Domain and file basics

A couple questions for a newbie iWeb user:
1) I created a website in iWeb logged onto my friend's MacBookPro and through his wife's iWeb account. Subsequently, I opened my own iWeb account. How can I reassociate my created website with my iweb account instead of hers.
2) I got a new domain through GoDaddy.com that I want to associate the above file with. How do I do this?
3) Is there a way to copy the pages of the current iWeb file design and rename them as another website - which I will then subsequently edit and add to? How is this done?
If anyone can please direct me to where to read about these issues - if not inform me directly - it will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Illiniwin

This fellow has put together some good pointers.
[http://alyeska.altervista.org/en/iWeb_FAQ.html]

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