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floppy disk
Creating a folder
for your web site
The first thing we need to do is create a folder on the computers hard drive for our web site. This folder will contain every page and image for our web site. When we are ready to “upload” our site to the web server, we will have all of the information for the site in this one folder.
We are going to create a folder in the My Documents area of the computer to store your web site. The My Documents icon is on the left side of the monitor and it looks like a file folder. This area of your hard drive is a good place to store the various files you create on your computer and folders help you keep organized.
If you double click (using the left mouse button) on the My Documents icon, a window will open like the one below.
Let’s create a folder for our web site. To create a folder, right click once anywhere in the My Documents area of the screen. This will open a dialog box where you will click New and Folder.
A folder will appear on the screen called New Folder. Next, you need to give the folder a title and this is an important step: the title of your folder should contain no capital letters or spaces. It should be a simple title that is easy to remember. I gave my folder the name “freudweb” because I thought I would remember that I keep the pages for my Freud web site here. (Note: this picture was taken on a computer not running the XP version of Windows).
If your new folder is highlighted, you can simply type in the name. If is not highlighted, just right click on the New Folder icon and click Rename. As you will see, the name area of the New Folder icon is highlighted so you can type in a name for your folder. Remember, the name should contain no capital letters or spaces.
Try it, you’ll like it!
Lets try what you just learned: double click on the My Documents folder. Create a folder and give it a simple title using no capital letters or spaces. I suggest you use your name in the title – for example, I would call my site “bonniesweb”. Let’s create a web site about you for the individual assignment so use your name for the folder.
If you have a question, signal me or ask another student for help. When you complete this task, we will be ready to proceed with the next lesson.
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