Publishing with Expression web
Web space is granted as part of your email account. This is a step by step guide for the configuration of Expression Web to develop and publish personal home pages. In order to create personal home pages using Expression Web, you will need to use your VSU Email Username in order for the web server to authenticate access. Contact the Helpdesk to have your password reset if you are unfamiliar with your current password. These steps are not directed towards chiron accounts at teach.valdosta.edu.
Step 1
Open Microsoft Expression Web by clicking on the Start button, select All Programs, select Microsoft Expression, then click Microsoft Expression Web.
Step 2
Once you have opened Microsoft Expression Web, locate File menu in the top left corner of the window. In the File menu, select New. Then, select Page.
Step 3
A pop-up window will appear. Click the Web Site tab. Then, select One Page Web Site.
Step 4
If there isn't a folder list on the left side of the page, click the View menu and then click Folder List.
Step 5
Once you have clicked on the Folders icon, the following window will be displayed. From this window, you are able to view the current folders in your new web site which located on your hard drive. Microsoft Expression Web conveniently provides a blank, unsaved file entitled default.htm. Right-click on default.htm. Click Rename in the pop-up menu and change the name to index.htm. Then, double-click on this file to start composing your first web page in your web site.
Step 6
Begin editing on this blank page.
Step 7
After you are done editing your personal web page, click the File menu. Then, click Save.
Step 8
After you have saved your current work, publish your web page to the web server. Click the File menu in the upper left corner of the window. Then, select Publish Site.
Step 9
A new window will appear entitled Remote Web Site Properties. Within the tab entitled Remote Web Site click the FTP option. Enter the remote web site location: ftp://www.valdosta.edu/. Enter the FTP directory: public_html. After you have entered the publish destination, click the OK button.
If this is a departmental web site, then the web server administrator will need to provide you the location and change permissions to the location so you can publish. Use the Department or Organization New Site or Change Site Technician forms to request this access.
For a department or organization use the following:
Remote Web site location: ftp://www.valdosta.edu/
FTP directory: /%2fweb/htdocs/sitename
Step 10
A window will appear entitled Name and Password Required. At this window, enter your Name and Password. After you have entered your Name and Password, click OK.
Step 11
You are now ready to publish your web pages to the web server. At this window, click Publish Web site, at the bottom right corner of the page. This will publish the entire web site. If you only wish to publish certain files only, you should select the file(s), right click on a file, and choose Publish Selected Files.
Step 12
After you have published your file successfully, this message will appear:
This file is now available to the web server. At this point, you may click on the link View your publish log file or continue creating more pages.
Step 13
If you are finished editing your personal web site, click the File menu in the upper left corner of the window. Then, select Close Site.
Congratulations!
You have successfully published your website with Expression Web!
If you have problems when trying these instructions, or if you have other questions, please contact the Information Technology Helpdesk at 229-245-4357 or send an e-mail to helpdesk@valdosta.edu.