PART 4
How to Edit a Published Web Page (and Republish)
It is not necessary to maintain all your Web pages both on your computer and in the Web server account. Once you have published a Web page, you can delete it from your desktop computer. Then, if/when you want to modify/update the page, you can edit, save, and republish it.
To edit a published Web page, go to the page location in your Web browser (i.e., Netscape Navigator) and select (click):
File | Edit Page
The page will open in a Netscape Composer window.
Make any changes desired — add or delete text, change page colors, or modify the formatting, for example. Re-date and spell check the document.
When you're finished, use the Publish feature to transfer the file back to the public_html subdirectory in your campus network account. In the Publish dialog box,choose the "Setup" tab and type in your FTP location at the "Publishing Address" prompt. Enter your user name (i.e., account ID) and password in the boxes provided, and then click the Publish button.
The new version of your Web page will be available for viewing as soon as you transfer the file. However, if you view your page again (in Netscape Navigator) after re-publishing it, you'll have to Reload the page in order to see new version that incorporates the changes you made.
Note: If you plan to make extensive changes, you may want to save the file to your desktop computer so that you can work on it over a longer period of time — saving it from time to time to make sure you don't lose any of your modifications.
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August 14, 2003
Updated (from Version 4) by Chris Sales, User Support Services
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