These are the instructions that tell you the steps
you need to take before you can start working on your web page. This
is the part you have to do before you launch DreamWeaver. I know that
a lot of you were able to do this today with little difficulty, but
other people need these instructions. For those people who couldn't
get their pages ready to edit today, here's what you do:
1) Launch your browser [Netscape is used for the purposes
of these directions]
2) In the URL field type: http://ics.purdue.edu.
Bookmark the page that opens up.
3) Create a log-in and password if it doesn't accept
the one you usually use for logging on in the labs. Then make sure you
log in.
4) Once you have logged in, click the "account"
tab. It's one of four near the top on the right.
5) Scroll down to the bottom of the account page that
opens up and look at where it says, "Manage Files and Folders."
6) Click, "Create my web page."
7) Once your web page is created, you will have created
a folder in your home directory labeled "www"--Inside that
folder is a file named "index"
8) You will not have to find the folder and file until
later but I'm giving you this info in advance so you will know where
to find them later.
9) The next thing you need to do is to look again under
the place where it says "Manage Files and Folders." Click
on the link that says, "Change My Web Page Permissions." If
this option is not visible, you may have to hit the "refresh"
button in your browser.
10) Once you have clicked on the link, you will be
taken to a new page with a gray button that says "Change Permissions."
Don't push this button just yet. Bookmark this page so that you can
easily access it later.
Once you have completed all these steps, you should
be ready to launch DreamWeaver and start editing your "index"
page.