Kelly, What did you use to create your website? For some reason after I upload the html file onto the server, it still doesn't look like a website. Do you have any suggestions? -Katie
I had trouble initially as well but eventually I figured it out.
First, I used Wordpad to create my text documents. I used this site to preview my html code to make sure I didn't have any typos: http://www.makems.com/myspace-html-preview/index.html
Then, I saved the text files as html documents. To do that, just click "save as" to resave the file as html instead of text. I then moved them all into one folder so they'd be easy to find later.
Then, I downloaded Filezilla and followed the steps in the PowerPoint tutorial. You really have to follow them exactly. I made a couple of mistakes at first, but was able to work it out by going back to the tutorial.
Then, you should be able to just drag and drop your html files. Once you do that, you should be able to view your site by typing http://www.pitt.edu/~XXX### into a web browser (with XXX### standing for your unique pitt id).
One other thing I had a problem with was getting all of my links to work. At first, my "index" links led to dead pages. I discovered that I had made a mistake in my html code. Luckily, if you do that, you can recreate the html file, drag and drop it, and overwrite the file you already uploaded. It should allow you to correct any mistakes by doing that.
Also, in order to get my photos to display, I decided to use a photo hosting site, rather than risk saving my photos incorrectly on the pitt server. I used Image Shack. It's free, and you can upload as many photos as you want. Also, as a bonus, after you upload, they provide you an html code link that you can copy and paste right into your html text file. It's pretty cool and seems to be very reliable. Hope that helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I'm not a computer expert by a long shot (which is why my site looks rather sucky) but I will try to help as much as I can!
Kelly,
ReplyDeleteWhat did you use to create your website? For some reason after I upload the html file onto the server, it still doesn't look like a website. Do you have any suggestions?
-Katie
I had trouble initially as well but eventually I figured it out.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I used Wordpad to create my text documents. I used this site to preview my html code to make sure I didn't have any typos:
http://www.makems.com/myspace-html-preview/index.html
Then, I saved the text files as html documents. To do that, just click "save as" to resave the file as html instead of text. I then moved them all into one folder so they'd be easy to find later.
Then, I downloaded Filezilla and followed the steps in the PowerPoint tutorial. You really have to follow them exactly. I made a couple of mistakes at first, but was able to work it out by going back to the tutorial.
Then, you should be able to just drag and drop your html files. Once you do that, you should be able to view your site by typing http://www.pitt.edu/~XXX### into a web browser (with XXX### standing for your unique pitt id).
One other thing I had a problem with was getting all of my links to work. At first, my "index" links led to dead pages. I discovered that I had made a mistake in my html code. Luckily, if you do that, you can recreate the html file, drag and drop it, and overwrite the file you already uploaded. It should allow you to correct any mistakes by doing that.
Also, in order to get my photos to display, I decided to use a photo hosting site, rather than risk saving my photos incorrectly on the pitt server. I used Image Shack. It's free, and you can upload as many photos as you want. Also, as a bonus, after you upload, they provide you an html code link that you can copy and paste right into your html text file. It's pretty cool and seems to be very reliable. Hope that helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I'm not a computer expert by a long shot (which is why my site looks rather sucky) but I will try to help as much as I can!