WIT 2003

Publishing

Tip: Netscape Composer strongly recommends saving or publishing your page before inserting links or images into it. This allows Composer to automatically use relative references for links and images

Publishing a Document

1. Open the document you wish to publish, or create a new page in Composer
2. When you are ready to upload (publish) your page to the web server, click the publish button

3. Publishing the Page for the First Time

   Updating a Page that has Already Been Published

4. After you have successfully published your web page, you can browse it by clicking on the browse button .
5. Tip: be sure to check all of your links and images: click on links to check accuracy, check to see that all images have loaded
6. You may continue to make changes to your page at this time. When you are ready to update the remote page with your changes, save your document, then click on the publish icon again

Updating a Published Document

1. Open the page you wish to update. One method is to open the File menu, and choose Recent Pages to select your document. Another option is to locate the page on the Internet by entering the URL of the page. When viewing in a browser, open the File menu and choose Edit Page. The document will automatically be placed in Composer ready for editing
2. Edit your document
3. Save your changes, then press Publish

Changing a Filename or Publishing Location

If you decide to change the filename of your web page or change the location, follow the steps below:

1. Open your document using one of the methods listed in the section above
2. Open the File menu and select Edit Page
3. Edit your document if necessary, then click on the File menu and select Publish As. Composer will open the publish tab in the Publish Page dialog box
4. Make your changes, then click Publish to update your document

Common Publishing Problems

Netscape's Help Menu provides solutions to many common publishing problems, along with error messages that may be seen and how to solve these problems. If your page does not publish and you see an error message, stop and check all of your settings. Follow the steps in your handbook to try to publish a second time. If you are still unsuccessful, click the Help menu, Click on Help and Support Center, then use the search tool by opening it and typing in "Publishing Problems". Read through the section to try to problem solve before you contact your mentor for help

Congratulations! You've officially finished the Composer Module! If you would like to practice one additional time, click here to access a practice page that puts your skills to the test!

Good Luck, and happy publishing!!