To create and save your web pages using Microsoft Publisher 2000 please follow the instructions below:

1. CREATE YOUR SITE

The easiest way to create your site in Microsoft Publisher is by using the pre-designed templates in the Microsoft Publishing Wizard.
Click Here on tips to creating your site:

(i) Create a new folder on your hard drive to store your website pages


(ii) Open the Publisher Program
(iii) Select the "Publications by Wizard" tab from the Wizard List
(iv) Select "Web Sites" option



Note: Other options such as newsletters are print/text files and will not create html pages.

(v) Select the key on the bottom right side
(vi) Go through the steps to create your website by clicking the button.
(vii). If you choose to add a form to your site you will need to set up the formmail properties (visit http://www.netfirms.com/support and do a keyword search on "Publisher" for instructions on how to configure formmail in MS Publisher)
(viii). Once you have completed the steps in the Publication Wizard click on button.

2. SAVING YOUR SITE AS WEB PAGES.

In order to view your publishedr web site on our servers, You must convert your publishedr site to html pages and image files:

(i) Open your .pub file in Publisher
(ii) From the toolbar menu go to File
(iii) From the pull-down menu choose Open
(iv) Once you have opened your .pub file you must save it as a web page: From the toolbar menu go to File and then select "Save As Web Page" from the pull-down menu


(v) Look for the folder you created for your site on your harddrive


(vi) Once you have found your folder, click OK in the bottom right corner of the screen


(vii) Publisher will now save your site to the folder you selected


(viii) Once your site has been saved, the loading box will disappear
(ix) If you have created a Form for your site you will need to set your Formmail properties (visit http://www.netfirms.com/support and do a keyword search on "Publisher" for instructions on how to configure formmail in MS Publisher)
(x) Exit out of Publisher: From the toolbar menu click File. Then click Exit from the pull-down menu
(xi) Publisher will now ask you if you want to save your changes. Select Yes


(xii) Locate the folder you saved your web pages to


(xiii) Name your site file and Click OK



HOW TO PUBLISH USING MICROSOFT PUBLISHER IN FTP MODE

When your Microsoft Publisher web is ready to be published on the World Wide Web you can transfer the files by using Microsoft FTP Mode.
Here are the steps to follow:

1. Create an FTP Location

You must create an FTP location on your hard-drive. Click Here for detailed instructions on how to create and FTP location on your hard-drive:

(i) Open Publisher
(ii) Select Existing Files


(iii) Select Add/Modify FTP Location


(iv) Enter Information of your site as shown and click ok


(v) Your site settings will appear in as an FTP location listing on your harddrive



2.Upload your site

Once you have created your FTP location , you are ready to upload your Microsoft Publisher site to our servers:

(i) Find your site through publishedr by clicking on "Existing Files"


(ii) Find your site folder in "Look in" and open your site file.


(iii) Once your site is open . Go to File - "Save as Web Page"


(iv) Look for the FTP location you have previously created. Select the ftp location you created and log in if required.


(v) You will see two folder "www" and "cgi" . Select the www folder


(vi) If  you have a registered domain on your account then double click the www folder to display the subfolder created for your domain.  The "index.html" file should be within your "www/yourdomain.com/" directory.  "index.html" will be the main page of your site.




(vii) Your site will be published to our server