How do I create a quick web page?

1. Log into your account.
   
2. Store all web accessible files in a public_html folder/directory on the U: drive.
   
3. Start Microsoft Frontpage Express.
   a. From the PC: Start -> All Programs -> Frontpage Express. If you get an error message about REGEDIT, click ok.
   
4. Save the blank document.
   a. File -> Save.
   
   
   
   b. Give your page a title under Page Title:.
   c. Click on the As File... button.
   
   
   
   d. Navigate to U:/public_html/.
   e. Give your file a name under File name:. Do not include any spaces. By default, your file will be saved with a .htm extension.
             - Use index.html if this page will be your homepage. People viewing your homepage would type http://www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu/~username/. Our web server is configured to looked for a file named index.html in your public_html directory.
   f. Click the Save button.
   

• Microsoft Frontpage Express is a WYSIWYG editor. If you have ever used any Microsoft Office product, you should be familiar with the toolbars in this application. Begin typing away and HTML code is created automatically.
  
  
  
• Inserting a line break.
  a. Insert -> Break ->Normal Line Break. Or <Shift> + <Enter>.
  
• Inserting an image.
  a. Insert -> Image... or click on .
  
  
  
  b. On the Other Location tab, select From File, and click the Browse... button.
  
  
  
  c. Navigate to where your images are saved. It is best to keep all images stored in one folder.
  d. Select the file.
  e. Click the Open button.
  f. To change the properties of the image, <Right click> on image -> Image Properties... OR click on image ->Edit -> Image Properties.
  
• Inserting a hyperlink.
  a. Insert -> Hyperlink... or click on .
  
  
  
  b. On the World Wide Web tab, for the Hyperlink Type, select either [other], http:, or mailto:
            - Use http: to link to web any web page. Under URL:, specify the full URL (e.g., http://www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu).
            - Use mailto: to link to email. Under URL:, specify the full URL (e.g., mailto: me@somewhere.com).
            - Do NOT use file: to link to anything. Under URL:, the absolute path will appear (e.g., file:///U:/public_html/filename.htm) and people will get an error message when viewing your web page.
            - Use [other] to link to any pages you create in your account. Under URL:, specify the file name relative to the location of the page you are editing.
  
  This part can be a little tricky depending on your understanding of the UNIX file structure. When creating a link to another file (html, pdf, doc, ppt, xls…) in your account, the question you need to ask yourself is “Where is the file I want to link to relative to the location of the current page I’m working on?”



File I’m working on		File I want to link to		Relative path to use
Files in the same directory
index.html		cv.pdf		cv.pdf
Files in a subdirectory
syllabus.htm		lec1.pdf		lectures/lec1.pdf
Files in a parent directory
lectures.htm		syllabus.htm		../syllabus.htm
lectures.htm		pic.jpg		../../images/pic.jpg
mid_rev.htm		memo.txt		This will not work because memo.txt is not inside public_html.

c. Click the Open button.

d. To change the properties of the hypertext, <Right click> on hypertext -> Hyperlink Properties... OR click on hypertext ->Edit -> Hyperlink Properties.

• Viewing your page.
  a. Open a web browser.
  b. For the Address: type http://www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu/~username/filename.