USING YOUR FAMILY WEB SITES
Here are some quick instructions, prompted by Talsan’s enquiring mind on how to use your web page… I remember training Tyrus some first hand, but hopefully this will help everyone!
FIRST YOU HAVE TO MAKE OR MODIFY THE WEB PAGE (*.htm or *.html file)
This can actually be done in Microsoft Word. If you just want to take the page I already made for you, you can either download it off the server by using the “Save As” option in your web browser, or you can use the FTP instructions below to transfer it over. Then open it up inside Microsoft Word and save it again as a *.htm or *.html file.
NOTE: When you move files back over to the server, you’ll have to also move the folders it might have created with the same name as your webpage, so you have all the right links for pictures or other kinds of elements of the page.
If you know what you’re doing, you might avoid Microsoft Word altogether and work out of a text file, like I normally do (except for these instructions because I have little time… hehehe).
UPLOAD YOUR PAGE(S) - DIRECT FTP COMMAND LINES
If you know ftp commands, you can simply open up a command prompt window and type (for example, for talsan’s page):
ftp talsan.schulzke.org
Username: talsan
Password: (Email Quintus to get this)
UPLOAD YOUR PAGE(S) – USING AN FTP PROGRAM
The best free FTP program I’ve found is available for free from the following site:
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=core+ftp+lite&tg=dl-2001
It’s called “Core FTP Lite”, and it’s currently posted as version 1.3
After you download it, double click the icon to install it:
After install, the icon and shortcut should now be on our workspace.
Here are a few setup and use instructions:
Sincerely,