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How to Download Web Pages on your Home Computer

1. Use Netscape to view your web directory:
   Type http://cuip.net/~[your own WIT ID] in the address line and press "Enter".
2. Find the name of the page you want to edit (eg., "lesson-template1.htm", "introduction.htm", or whatever it is) and click it.
   The page you want should appear on the screen.
3. Open the page in Composer:
   Click: "File">"Edit page"
   The file you want should appear in editable form in a new Composer window. .
4. Immediately save the file into the folder where you keep your work:

• Click "File">"Save Page as"
  The Save window will appear
• Compare the name being saved against the name of the file on the Navigator screen. If the file name is supposed to end in .htm, delete the "l" in the .html extension. Composer's default extension is .html, and when using"Save Page as" it will always put that extension on files.
• At the top of the Save window, find and open the folder where you are keeping your webquest on your computer:
  Click the down arrow to open a menu of files and folders in your computer and browse to the proper folder.
  Remember: keep all the files and images connected with your webquest together in one folder.
• Click "Save".

Congratulations! The web page and all the images connected with it are on your home computer.

You can now and edit the web page. Save often, but from now on use "Save" (not "Save as"). If you do use "Save as", you must check to see that you get the correct extension (.htm or .html) on the file name. Composer's default extension is .html, and in "Save as" it will always put that extension on files.

When you finish editing, you must use WS_FTP to send the new version of your page to the server. For help with this, got to our page How to Send Files to the Server.

You may also to check our "Wules of the Web" for good general rules about making web pages.

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