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Rules for Saving Web Pages

Saving your pages properly is the most critical part of making any series of Web pages. If you follow these rules exactly, you should not have any difficulty saving pages and uploading them properly. One important concept to keep in mind is that the file and directory structure that you have on your floppy disk or the hard drive of your computer MUST be exactly the same as the ultimate file structure on the server computer. Some people refer to the sites on the local computer and the server computer as "mirrors". If you do not follow these rules exactly, there is a good chance that your links will break and your images will disappear when you upload the pages, even if they appear to work properly on your disk! As a start at making your "mirror site", make a folder or directory on your floppy disk with the title name of portfolio. Put all of the files and images that will be associated with the portfolio into that folder. The most important rules of saving: 1. Save your pages often. Computers crash more often than we'd like, and if you haven't saved your pages, you could lose hours of hard work. 2. Do not use spaces or symbols (such as ' " / % , &) in the file name. (The filename is the name you type in the dialog box that says "File Name:" and shows you the other files on your disk.) If you use spaces or symbols, your links and images will probably not appear when you click on the link after the files have been uploaded to the server. 3. Make backup copies of your Portfolio.

Saving: Windows 1. Put your disk in the appropriate disk drive. 2. Click the Save button that looks like a floppy disk toward the left of the button bar. 3. Choose your floppy disk. a. Click the long "Look In" text box at the top of the window. b. A menu will drop down. One of the options will be "3.5" Floppy (A:)" (you may need to scroll to be able to see it). c. Select "3.5" Floppy (A:)" by clicking on it. You should now see all of the files saved on your disk. 4. Type a name for the file in the box at the bottom of the window. This file name (which appears only on your disk) must NOT have spaces or symbols (such as ' " / % , &). In Windows the suffix ".html" is automatically added. Good filenames: index.html, firstjob.html Bad filenames: My Page, My page.html, writing/major.html 5. Click Save. 6. Now you will be prompted to enter a page title. This page title will appear at the top of the Web page and may be several words long, including spaces. Enter the title and click "OK." 7. From now on, you should be able to save this page just by clicking the Save button.

Saving: Macintosh 1. Click the "Save" button that looks like a floppy disk toward the left of the button bar. 2. Choose your floppy disk. a.Click the "Desktop" button on the right side of the of the window. b. In the list on the left, select your disk by double-clicking on it. 3. Type a name for the file in the box at the bottom of the window. This file name (which appears only on your disk) must NOT have spaces or symbols (such as ' " / % , &) and MUST end with ".html". Good filenames: index.html, firstjob.html Bad filenames: My Page, My page.html, writing/major.html 4. Click OK. You will NOT be prompted to enter a page title. If you want to title your page (highly recommended), you need to select Page Properties from the Format menu. Click on the General tab, and enter the title of the page in the space provided. This page title will appear at the top of the Web page and may be several words long, including spaces. Enter the title and click "Save."