Publish

Once you've created a web site and edited it to your satisfaction, you'll need to upload the site to a web server. This "uploading" of the files you've created for the web site is called Publishing.

Before publishing a web site

Before publishing, you must choose a host first. A host is a company that "hosts" your web pages on their Internet web server.

Hosting is either a free or a paid service. There are many firms with dedicated Internet connections that offer this service for an annual or monthly fee. You are free to choose the one that best fits your needs. There are also firms that host your site for free if you show their advertising banners on your site (This option should be avoided if you're creating a company site).

After choosing the host you want to use, go to the host's website to sign up for the hosting service and activate your account. You will be given a member name, password, the address of the host web server and a remote folder name. You will need this information when you publish your pages.

Publishing with the Web Page Maker publishing function

Web Page Maker will publish to ANY host that uses a standard FTP set up. It has a built-in publisher in the program, you do not need additional FTP programs to upload files.

The program will automatically convert your pages to HTML and then transfer them to either a local directory on your computer or your web host server.

Starting the publish process

After you have setup your publish information and connected to your server, it is now time to start the publish process.

To start the publish process:

1. Select a Server Profile from the list box. Click the Publish button at the bottom of the "Publish" dialog box.
2. When the publishing is complete, you will see a Publishing Completed! message in the Publish State dialog box.
3. Click Exit.