Table of Contents:

Introduction
Using Netscape Composer to Open Your Student Portfolio Template
Formatting Text
Editing Text
Hyperlinking Text
Saving
Publishing - Windows Users
Publishing - Macintosh Users
Checking Your Changes in Netscape
Creating an E-Mail Link
Opening and Editing a Web Page Located on Your Disk or Hard Drive
Using Microsoft Office to Build Additional Pages for Your Portfolio
Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol Programs) and Publishing your page to your VAX account
 

Introduction
A template has been developed to help guide you through personalizing an electronic student portfolio.  This portfolio template is a guide for continuously tracking and providing public access to a comprehensive active resume of your college career.  This portfolio has been preloaded on your VAX account and a copy is also available at the following web address: http://www.wcu.edu/jumpstart/webport/portfolio/index.html
 

Using Netscape Composer to Open Your Student Portfolio Template

• Open Netscape
• In the location box, type the following
http://www3.wcu.edu/~
• The ~ symbol is located on the top left side of your keyboard beside the number 1.
• Add your VAX username after the ~
• Press the Enter key on your keyboard
• This is your Web address.  You can now edit, save, and publish those changes back to your VAX account.
• Click on "File" and select "Edit Page"
• You are now working in the Netscape Composer feature of Netscape.

Formatting Text

• Editing Text
• This is similar to using any word processing program.   To edit any of the text, highlight the word(s) to be edited.  To replace the text, simply type and the highlighted text will be replaced with what you typed.  To bold, italicize, underline, change font type/size, etc., highlight the text and either use the shortcut buttons located on the tool bar or use the "Format" drop down menu choices.
• Highlight the text at the top of the template that says "Web Page Portfolio Template" and type your name.

• Hyperlinking Text

A hyperlink is an active link to other Web sites or pages.  You can make a hyperlink on your portfolio by following these directions:
• Scroll down your template page until you locate the words "Degree Plan."  The first bullet below Degree Plan is labeled "Freshman and Sophomore Years."  Highlight the words "Freshman and Sophomore Years."  Be careful not to highlight the bullet too.
• Located on the "Composition Toolbar" (the toolbar with shortcuts to "New," "Open," "Save," etc.) is a shortcut for making hyperlinks.  It is labeled "Link" and may have a chain link symbol above the word link.  Click one time on this shortcut.  The following dialog box should appear:

 
• Under the words "Link to a page location or local file:," type: fsplan.html
• Click on the "OK" button located at the bottom of this dialog box
• We have built a freshman and sophomore years template for you also.  The name of this file is: fsplan.html.  By building a hyperlink to this file, you will enable others to view this template.  You are encouraged to modify this file to reflect courses you plan on taking and courses that you will complete each semester.  This file is also located on your VAX account in the same location as your Web page portfolio.

• Saving

Saving in Netscape Communicator is similar to saving in other computer programs.  To save your changes
• Go to the "File" menu and select "Save As"
• When working with HTML pages (Web pages) it is wise to save each page in a folder.  The reason that you want to do this is that Web pages frequently contain more than one file.  The Web page used as your template includes three files: one HTML file that has the words on it and two graphics files (one for the bullets and one for the line).
• The first page that people see when they type in your address must be named:

index.html

• Publishing - Windows Users

In order for your Web portfolio to be seen on the Internet, you must publish it.  The following instructions will show you how to publish your portfolio from Netscape Communicator.  Publishing transfers your portfolio to your Web directory on your VAX account.

• Click one time on the "Publish" shortcut button, located on the "Composition Toolbar" or click on the "File" menu and select "Publish."  The following dialog box will appear:

• In the box beside "Page Title," highlight the word "Student" and type in your name.
• The "HTML Filename" should be: [.www]index.html
• The Windows operating system only uses three letters in the file names extension (htm instead of html).  Even though there are translators that are supposed to change the "htm" to an "html," it is recommended that you do so here to avoid problems with publishing.
• In the box located beneath "HTTP or FTP Location to publish to:," type in the following:

ftp://wcuvax1.wcu.edu/
• In the box beside "User Name," type in your username.
• In the box beside "Password," type in your password.
• Click on the "OK" button.

• Publishing - Macintosh Users

In order for your Web portfolio to be seen on the Internet, you must publish it.  The following instructions will show you how to publish your portfolio from Netscape Communicator.  Publishing transfers your portfolio to your Web directory on your VAX account.
 
• Click one time on the "Publish" shortcut button, located on the "Composition Toolbar" or click on the "File" menu and select "Publish."  The following dialog box will appear:
• In the box below "Publish files to this location" box, type the following:
http://www3.wcu.edu/~
• After the "~" symbol, type in your VAX username
• After your username, type in the following:
/index.html
• In the box beside "User Name," type in your username.
• In the box beside "Password," type in your password.
• Click on the "Publish" button

Checking Your Changes in Netscape

• Click on the Netscape Browser icon on your task bar (bottom of the screen).  It has the Netscape symbol that looks like a ships steering wheel.
• You should see the template portfolio page (the page before you started editing it).  If not, in the "Location" box, type in your Web page address.
• If you are currently on your homepage, you must click on the "Reload" button (located on the toolbar), in order to view any changes you just made.  The reason for this is that once you are on a Web site, the computer temporarily downloads that image to your computer.  The image will remain the way it was first downloaded until you either go to another site and re-enter that page or until you "Reload" the page using the reload feature.
• Your Web Portfolio should appear on the Internet now.  If it does not appear, re-publish your page using the instructions above.  After re-publishing, re-enter Netscape and retype your Web address.  If you are already at your address, click on the "Reload" button on the toolbar.

Creating an E-mail Link

• Go back to the page you were editing (the icon is on you task bar at the bottom of the page and looks like a blue triangle with a pen). If you closed the page after editing it, follow the directions below for opening and editing a page on your disk or computer's hard drive.
• Scroll to the bottom of your portfolio.
• Highlight the words "E-mail Me."
• Click on the "Link" shortcut button.
• Locate the box below the words "Link to a page location or local file:"
• Type the following: mailto:
• After the words mailto: add your e-mail address (do not add any spaces after mailto:).  Your e-mail address should look something like this: ZZ12345@wcu.edu

Opening and Editing a Page on Your Disk or Computer's Hard Drive

Open Netscape

Click on "File" and select "Open Page"

The following should appear:

 
• Click in the white circle beside the word "Composer"
• Click on the "Choose File..."
• The following "Open" dialog box will appear:

• Locate the HTML page you wish to edit
• Click on "Open"
• The following "Open Page" dialog box will reappear

 
• Click on "Open"
• Now you can edit this page

Using Microsoft Office to Build Additional Pages for Your Portfolio:
 

1.	Open MS Word.
2.	Click on "File" and select "New."
3.	Select the "Web Pages" tab.
4.	Select the "Web Page Wizard" or "Webpage.wiz."
5.	Click "OK" and follow the instructions provided.

 

Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol Programs) and Publishing your page to your VAX account

Windows Users (WS_FTP)
 
• Locate your File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program

 
• A "Session Profile" dialog box should appear.

 
• On the "Session Profile" line type: ack

 
• On the "Host name" line type: ack.wcu.edu

 
• On the "Host type" line use the "Automatic detect" drop down selection.

 
• On the "User ID" line type in your VAX username.

 
• Enter your password on the "Password" line.

 
• On the "Remote host" line type: wcuvax1.wcu.edu

 
• On your computer, not lab or classroom computers, click on "Auto save configuration" if you wish to save these settings. If you want to save your password so that you do not have to enter it every time you go into your site, click beside "password" so that a check mark appears. (NOTE: if others use your computer, you may NOT want to provide access without a password).

 
• Click "OK"

• The right frame is your VAX account and the left frame is your computer

• On the right side you (your VAX account), locate and double click on the WWW directory

• Locate the web page you wish to publish (on the left frame - your computer) and click on the file name

• Click on the right arrow (located to the right of this frame).  The file you had selected should appear in your VAX account.  If you are publishing an HTML file, make sure the extension includes the "L."   If it does not, click on the file and use the "rename" feature to add the L to the file name.

• Bring the Netscape browser back up.  Click on the "Reload" shortcut button.  Your new page will appear.