Upload Using Frontpage

Upload using Frontpage 2002 There are two ways to use Microsoft FrontPage to move your site from your local computer to the Internet: Server-Side Editing and FTP Publishing. With Server-Side Editing, you can use FrontPage (and an Internet connection) to make your modifications “live” on your website. This method stores your site as a location within My Network Places and allows you to access your server space like you would access any local folder. The real advantage of Server-Side Editing is its speed and flexibility, as it allows you do update a single page in real time. With FTP Publishing, you use FrontPage’s built-in FTP client to move all of your files to the web at one time. With this method, you maintain a local copy of your website that is only uploaded when you are ready to go “live” with your site. This method is recommended for users who are uploading a site for the first time, or who are making large-scale changes to the site. Since FTP Publishing resets FrontPage extensions (by default) when a site is published, we do not recommend using this method when making changes to a small number of pages.

a) Server-Side Editing (The following directions were written for Microsoft FrontPage 2002.)

• Begin by starting Microsoft FrontPage Explorer from your Windows Start Menu.
• Select Open Web… from the File… menu. This will open the Open Web dialogue.
• In the Open Web dialogue, select the My Network Places icon.
• Now, enter http://www.yourdomainname.com into the Web Name field. (Be sure to replace yourdomainname.com with the actual domain name and TLD of your website.) Click Open to continue. Note: If your domain has not yet resolved, you will have to use your utility domain (username.web.aplus.net) to access your webspace.
• You will now be presented with a pop-up window entitled Enter Network Password. Enter your FTP Username and FTP Password. Click OK to continue.
• If you submitted the correct username and password, FrontPage Explorer will open a Folder List window at the left-hand edge of the Explorer screen that will contain the entire directory structure for your webspace.
• To edit pages using FrontPage, double-click any of the web pages listed in the Folder List. A new FrontPage window will open for each page you select.
• To upload newly-modified pages to the web, select File… then save… from the FrontPage Explorer tool bar. Your web pages will automatically reflect your latest changes.
• To upload additional files/folders to your webspace, drag the corresponding icons from your local folders to the appropriate directories in the Folder List window. To download files/folders from your webspace, drag icons from the Folder List window to the appropriate locations on your hard drive.

b)FTP Publishing:

• Begin by starting Microsoft FrontPage Explorer from your Windows Start Menu.
• Select Open Web… from the File… menu. This will open the Open Web dialogue.
• In the Open Web dialogue, select the My Documents icon.
• Browse to the local directory where you store (or will store) your web pages. Click Open to continue.
• You will now see the Folder List window displayed at the left-hand edge of the FrontPage Explorer window. This window will contain a graphical representation of the local version of your site.
• To add files/folders to your local site, simply drag-and-drop their corresponding icons to the appropriate locations displayed in the Folder List window.
• To edit pages using FrontPage, double-click any of the web pages listed in the Folder List. A new FrontPage window will open for each page you select.
• When you are ready to upload your files to the web, select Publish Web… from the File… menu on the FrontPage Explorer toolbar. This will open the Publish Destination dialogue.
• Now, enter http://www.yourdomainname.com into the Enter Publish Destination window. (Be sure to replace yourdomainname.com with the actual domain name and TLD of your website.) Click OK to continue. Note: If your domain has not yet resolved, you will have to use your utility domain to access your web space.
• You will now be presented with a pop-up window entitled Enter Network Password. Enter your FTP Username and FTP Password. Click OK to continue.
• If you entered the correct username and password, you will be presented with the Publish Web dialogue. This window will show you the current server status of your website’s directories.
• Click Publish to upload your entire local site. This will take between 5-10 minutes to complete, depending on your connection speed and the size of your website.