Once a person has downloaded and installed WS_FTP, here is how to configure it. This is the initial screen:
This is a common configuration setup, however, you should check with your local internet service provider to find out what settings are required to access your account.
All files have to go in that public_html directory or they can't be seen to the outside world.
HTM or HTML files go across as ASCII and all picture files (JPG or GIF) go across as binary.
To transfer them from your local system (your hard drive) to the remote system (the server), just highlight the file you want to transfer, click the radio button at the bottom that says whether its ASCII or Binary, then click the arrow in the direction you want that file to travel. Then push refresh.
NOTE: Auxillary accounts (additional email accounts) DO NOT have a directory on the server. Only the main accounts have an FTP directory.