OBJECTIVE:
Obtain/locate resources and software necessary to create a web site

Necessary Resources:

1. Web Space and Email Account - all free, of course.
   
2. Four fundamental applications.
   
3. Steps to create or update a web page.
   
4. Common tags and their usage.
   

1. An Editor - This application will be your 'word processor' for creating your pages. You probably have Notepad.
   
2. Browser - This application displays what you code. You probably have Internet Explorer.
   
3. FTP (File Transfer) - When you are ready to place your pages online, this application telephones your pages from your PC to the Internet Service Provider (...the outside world). We will use WS_FTP LE. Download it now.
   
4. File Manager - This utility allows you to select, launch, rename, delete, or copy files. You probably have Windows Explorer.
   
5. We will work with these a great deal more.
   

1. View the sample template that you will be working with from this section.
2. Download homesample.doc into Notepad and give it the filename of index.html. Please no blank spaces or punctuation marks on any filename, ever.
   
3. Open file (index.html) in Notepad.
   
4. Add content or modify the content as you wish.
   
5. Save the file as index.html
   
6. Review the file (index.html) on Internet Explorer or any browser.
   
7. Repeat steps "b" through steps "f" as needed.
8. Upload your file once you are satisfied with the page. Follow the instructions we will cover to upload your page to the internet.
   
9. We will work with this a great deal more.
   

• Create a folder in your C: drive called "WS_FTP".
  
• After you logon to your ISP, enter the following URL: http://www.download.com
  
• At the Search box, enter "ws_ftp"; in the next box select "in Dowloads"; and then click the GO button.
  
• Find the entry that says "WS_FTP LE 32-bits", and is listed as "freeware".
  
• Click on the "WS_FTP LE 32-bits" phrase.
  
• At the next page, click on the "Download Now" phrase.
  
• A dialogue box will come up asking you where you want to save this file. Select the "WS_FTP" folder you created earlier. Click "Save" on the dialogue box. Wait until the file is downloaded. Do not touch the mouse or the keyboard until the downloading is completed.
• Close the dialogue box.
  
• With Windows Explorer open the "WS_FTP" folder. Double click on the file you downloaded. It should be called ws_ftple.exe.
  
• Follow the instruction as your PC installs the WS_FTP.
  
• Either create a desktop shortcut for the installed file, or find the file off the "Start", ..."Programs" menu on your desktop.
  
• We will work with this a great deal more.