Displaying your Presentation on the World Wide Web
This section describes how to make your presentation viewable on the World Wide Web.
NOTE: before you begin, you must create a folder entitled "public_html" in your directory on the iSchool server. If have not already done this, click here for instructions or contact a purpleshirt for help.
To save your presentation as a web page:
Step 1:
Go to File->Save As.Step 2:
In the "Save As" window, you will see a drop-down box labeled "Save As Type." Change the contents of this box to read "Web Page (*.htm, *.html)".Step 3:
In the text box labeled "File name," verify that your presentation is named correctly.Step 4:
In the drop-down box labeled "Save in," select the folder where you would like to save your web page presentation. Users often find it easiest to save their presentation to the Desktop.Step 5:
Click the button labeled "Save."To upload your presentation to the iSchool server:
Step 1:
Start a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program. FTP programs are generally available from the Start menu. For help doing this, click here.Step 2:
Log on to your FTP program.Step 3:
Locate your web page presentation. NOTE: you will notice that there are several files and folders associated with your presentation.Step 4:
Select ALL the files and folders associated with your presentation. Drag them to the public_html folder displayed in the FTP session.To verify that your presentation is displaying correctly:
Step 1:
Open a Web browser (e.g. Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator).Step 2:
In the address bar, enter the following:http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~(your userid)/(your presentation name)Be sure that you have included the correct extension in your filename. For web pages, this extension is usually .htm or .html.
Step 3:
Your web page should appear. If not, verify that you have entered the correct address in the address bar.
