Creating A Home Page

1. Browse around the Web and look at the pages you like with a critical eye. Use the "View Source" menu item of Netscape to obtain copies of the HTML that is generating them. Use a simple text editor to make changes to the copies, and use the "Open File" menu item of Netscape to view the changed versions on your machine. As you make more changes, remember to save the file and then hit "reload" to make Netscape look at the new version.
   
   
2. For more information on HTML, look at these URLs:
   - Library of Congress HTML info
   - A Beginner's Guide to HTML
   - Netscape's "How-to" Page
   - HTML Tutorial
   - Tables Tutorial
   - Frames Tutorial
   - Forms Tutorial
   
   
3. When you have a set of files ready, log on to your ISPs server using FTP. Most FTP server names are "ftp.yourISP.com" Log on with your userID and make sure you are using the password password for that userID.

   You will end up in your personal account area, which can also be reached by the alias "~your_user_id". Create a new directory (if it isn't already there), called "public_html". Change to that directory, and upload your files there. (Here are some instructions for uploading your pages using the various FTP programs.)

   NOTE: If you are a secondary subscriber (an added e-mail to a primary account), you must ask the primary account owner to do the above for you.

   Page file names must end in ".htm" or ".html". Link references to these names must match exactly, including case, before uploading. Case really matters, so watch for upper-/lower-case mis-matches. The server will not find your files if they are different.
   
   

4. Now your pages can be seen with Netscape or Internet Explorer. Note that the browsers will sometimes view the exact page differently so keep that in mind when you are creating your pages. Use the URL "http://www.yourISP.com/~primary_account_user_id/filename.html", substituting the correct user_id and filename. Edit and reload as necessary.