Common HTML and Birdnest Problem

Common HTML and Birdnest Problems

How do I create and test my HTML

The easiest way to create a simple HTML file is using a basic text editor such as Notepad. Enter your text and html tags into Notepad. To save your work, save the file using a name such as "homework2.htm" to My Documents on the C drive or to your Z drive. Be sure that you leave the "Save as type" to be text.

To view the file that you just saved on your harddrive or your Z drive, you will need to use a web browser, for example Internet Explorer. Since the file is not on a web server, you need need to browse your folders for the file:

File
Open...
Browse...
find the file under My Documents or your Z drive
Open
OK

How do I move a file from my Z drive or My Documents to Birdnest

First, you need to have a requested the creation of a birdnest account. Second, for security reasons, you must do this from on-campus.

log into your birdnest account via Internet Explorer
1. use Internet Explorer to find your page on birdnest
2. File
3. Edit with Microsoft Web Expression
4. your user id is "acc\xxxxxxx" where xxxxxx is the same as your email id
5. your password is the same as you use to check email, etc.
or if step 1 did not work, log into birdnest straight from Web Expression
1. open Expression
2. File
3. Open Site...
4. type the full name of your web site, eg http://www.birdnest.org/dannellys2/
5. Open
6. enter your id and password
copy the file from your machine (or Z drive) to birdnest
1. File
2. Import -> File...
3. Add File
4. find the file
5. OK

I moved a file onto birdnest, but it does not show up as my homepage

The file name for your homepage is "default.htm". So, any file you name default.htm becomes your homepage.

If you imported a file named "homework3.htm" that you want to be your homepage, then rename it to "default.htm".

find the file on the left side of Expression
right click the file
select Rename
rename it default.htm

Now when you refresh Internet Explorer, you should see a new homepage.

I can't see my pictures

First, make sure that you spelled everything correctly.
Second, make sure that if you put the images in a folder, that you used that folder name in the tag, e.g. <img src="images/mypicture.jpg">
Third, make sure that you imported the picture files onto Birdnest from your PC. If the files do not show up on the left window pane of Expression, then the files are not on Birdnest. People can only see what you move onto Birdnest.