Accessing the Server
Creating
an About Me Page or Other Web Page Link
Accessing the Server
1. Make sure youÕre on the ÒFinder.Ó Just click the
desktop and youÕll be there.
2. Choose the Go menu and choose ÒConnect to Server.Ó
3. Type in Òjwilson.coe.uga.eduÓ in the Server Address
pane and then click Connect.
4. This should lead to a Sign-On screen. For the username, type ÒFall2009Ó and for password,
type Òemat6680Ó.
5. Locate and click the ÒEMAT6680Fa09Ó folder and click Ok.
6. The server ÒEMAT6680Su09Ó will mount onto your desktop. It may show a set of folders:
7. VERY
IMPORTANT: When working on your webpage, drag your
folder onto the desktop before you begin working. Then minimize or eject the ÒEMAT6680Fa09Ó folder. This will
safeguard against unintentional data loss.
8. A basic webpage ÒskeletonÓ has already been created
for you. (It is assumed you
followed step 7 above.)
Locate the file named
Òyourfirstname.htmlÓ. Obviously,
you want the file with YOUR first name. This is your main homepage for your website. You will edit this page with Dreamweaver or Microsoft Word.
Creating an Email Link to Your Email
In
order to create a link on your web page that will allow others to email you
automatically:
*Open
your home page html document (with Dreamweaver or other html editor)
*Highlight
the text on your home page that you would like to provide a link to your email
address. (Most people highlight the Òemail meÓ portion of the text.)
*Choose
the Insert Menu and select Email Link
Type in your email address in the
E-Mail field.
When
you complete your email address, click OK.
*Save
your document.
*Upload
your files to the server and replace older files (see below)
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1. Inside your folder (that is still on your desktop),
create a new folder (File Menu --> New Folder) and title it ÒBioÓ or
some other name that lets you know this will contain your bio page.
2. Use Dreamweaver to create
a new document. Title the document as your bio (e.g JWBio.html or JimWilsonBio.html). It is important to end the document title with .html. Save the document into the "BIO" folder, even though all you have done so far is create a title.
3. Edit the body of your document as you see fit.
4. If you wish to add images to this page, they must be in .gif or .jpg format. The .gif or .jpg files should be saved in your "Bio" folder. A screen capture can be done in several ways. I have found the most reliable way is to use the "GRAB" utility. You open GRAB, select the capture menu, and draw a box around the area of the screen you wish to capture. The captured image will show on your screen. Then COPY the image from the Edit menu. This puts a copy of the image on a clipboard in the computer. Now use PREVIEW to open the image from the clipboard and then save it to the "Bio" folder as a .gif file. You have to give it a name (short names are better) and the suffix .gif. You also have to select the GIF option. This use of PREVIEW converts the .tiff image to a .gif image.
If your image is already in .jpg or .gif format it can be saved directly to the "Bio" folder.
Images can be placed in your web document with insert image (chose Insert from the Menu and select 'image')
5. Save your Document.
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Your webpage TITLE is what appears at the top of your web browser. You must specifically title your document. This process is NOT the same as the name you chose when you saved your webpage document. In Dreamweaver, the title is entered at a space in the header for the page. This title does NOT need the .html suffix and can be more descriptive than the name you gave to the page with its .html suffix.
The linking process is one of connecting your various html pages or connecting others web pages to yours.
To link your ÒBioÓ page
to your home page:
1. Make sure your ÒBioÓ page has been saved as an HTML file within your folder on the desktop
2. Open your home page html file with Dreamweaver.
3. Highlight the portion of your home page that you wish
to make an active link to your Bio web page. This is probably the text "Something about me."
4. Select Modify in the menu and click on "Make link"
5. Navigate to your .html file in the Bio folder and select it.
6. Close file.
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Uploading and Updating Your Web Page
Once youÕve completed
editing, you should post your files to the emat6680 server so they will be
accessible via the Internet.
1. Save all of your files before closing them.
2. If your folder is open on the desktop, close it.
3. Close the Summer2009 server window if it
is open on your desktop.
4. Drag your personal folder on top of the fall2007
server icon, located on your desktop. Release your file on top of the server
icon.
5. When prompted to confirm that you want to replace your
files, click Replace. Note: If
youÕve been working straight off of the server and not out of your folder on
the desktop, you will likely lose data here. If you have questions, please ask! If you are not prompted to confirm the
replacement of older files, please STOP and ask for help!
6. After files are copied, navigate to your EMAT 6680
webpage and check to see if your files are now linked. It may be necessary to
click the Refresh/Reload button on your browser.
7. Congratulations!