CREATING A WEB PAGE:
The following is a detailed description of how to create a web page, using Netscape Composer. All instructions are numbered in the order in which they should be followed.
 

Createing a New Page suing the Netscape Wizard

  1. Begin by double clicking on the Netscape Composer icon on the desktop or by going to the start menu/programs/Netscape.
  2. Once Netscape has opened, go to file/new/Page From Wizard.
  3. Once the composer wizard screen has opened, look at how the wizard is set up.
  4. Notice that the screen on the left allows you to follow its steps by entering in things like the title, background, introduction, etc. Each time something is entered into the left side of the screen, it is then displayed on the right.
  5. Now begin entering these basic essentials to your web page. BE SURE TO CLICK APPLY AFTER ENTERING EACH CRITERIA. Do not worry about making everything look perfect; you will be able to go back and make corrections later.
  6. Continue through all of the options, until you have a basic web page. When you are finished with this, click BUILD.
  7. After pressing BUILD, your freshly created web page will be displayed in a standard browser window.
  8. For further corrections and additions, you will need to go to file/edit page. Now Composer opens the web page in a window that allows you to edit it.
  9. Several tools within this page allow you to add links, center text, add pictures, check spelling, etc. For more information on how to use these tools, check the help menu or online documents.
  10. To add a link, type the name of the link and then highlight it. Once the link is highlighted, press the link button on the toolbar. Here you will need to type the path required to get to this web page link.
  11. At some point, you will need to save your home page. You should save it in your directory on the Z: drive. If it will be your "main" page t is good practice to save it as index.html, since this is the appropriate title to use when publishing the page that sertves as your "home.". Be sure to keep the naming simple, if "index" is not used. That means no strange characters like numbers or symbols should be used.
  12. After you are happy with the way your page appears and the page is saved, it is now time to publish. First, you may choose to preview your page, by pressing the preview button on the tool bar. (Make sure to save any sudden changes before moving on.)
  13. Now press the publish button on the tool bar.
  14. Enter the web page title.
  15. The HTML filename box should read: index.html
  16. FTP this page to the class location at:

    17.                            ftp://swag/proj/web2/docs/local/uaclasses/advgis_spring00/advgis#
                        * the # should be replaced with the your login number
  17. Next, type in your user name and password. Check the box that allows you to save your password.
  18. When publishing for the first time you should select all files associated with the web page. After you have already published once, you only need to publish the new files on your web page.
  19. When the box is complete, click OK.
  20. Now a new web page called index.html will be placed in your vgis directory.
Placing a Home-Work Link on Your Existing Web Page:
The following will explain how the exercise page currently being viewed was created and published as a link to the VGIS3 web page. The orders of operations are again numbered in their correct order.
  1. Begin by getting into Netscape Composers Edit Page.
  2. Create a new link that is named Exercise One and link it to: ../uaclasses/advgis_spring00/advgis#/exercise3.html
  3. Save your work, preview, and publish.
  4. Go to your published web page (at http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/uaclasses/advgis_spring/advgis#/)
  5. Click on the Exercise Link that you just created.
  6. This link will take you to a page that tells you the link does not exist.
  7. Click on file/edit page.
  8. Delete all of the existing pages contents.
  9. Begin to type the exercise, or open an already saved document with the exercise on it.
  10. Save your work as exercise1.html or the name that you chose when creating the link.  (To save you need to go to file/save as)
  11. Now preview your new page that is linked to your home page.
  12. When you are satisfied with its contents, click on PUBLISH.
  13. Type in the title of the page, the html file name, the ftp information (ftp://swag/proj/web2/docs/local/uaclasses/advgis_spring00/vgis#), and your login information.
  14. Once this process is complete, open up your web page in Netscape.
  15. Click on the link, and BE SURE TO PRESS RELOAD.  You should be looking at the new exercise link you just created.