| Uploading through
RootsWeb FreePages File Manager Uploading is simple
using RootsWeb File Manager once you have designed your page(s)
on your computer. The only real issue is that it can get
very time-consuming if you have a lot of pages. If your
site is very large, you may want to find an FTP program or use
the directions to
FTP with your browser. To upload through File
Manager:
- Go to RootsWeb File Manager at
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/fileman/file_manager.cgi
and log in with your ID and password (remember to type
EXACTLY as it was given to you - it's case sensitive!).
- At the top of the page, choose the community/directory you
want to publish to from the drop-down menu. Turn ON
(checkmark) each of the boxes (html, gif, jpg, other)
and then click the "Enter File Manager" button.
- Go to the bottom of the page where it says " File Upload
Utility".
- Whatever folder you have open is where your files will be
uploaded. If you want to put some things (like images)
into a sub-folder, you can create a subfolder here - just
above the File Upload Utility is a section to "Create a
Subdirectory". Once you've created the
subdirectory, it will show above on the page. Click on
the link to open that subdirectory and then upload what you
need into that directory.
- By clicking the "Browse" button beside each box
in the "File Upload Utility" section, you can
look around your computer and find the file you want to
upload. There are, by default, four windows, so you can
upload 4 files at once. You could actually change the
"Send this many files at once" number 4 to a higher number, but the more files you try to
upload at a time, the more likely it will lock up and fail.
We'd suggest keeping it lower than 8 unless you have a VERY
fast connection.
- Before clicking on the "Send Files" button, decide whether
you want to have the "Convert filenames to lowercase" turned
on. If you have it turned on, it will change all file
names to lower letters. Then, if you have a link built
to a name which has capital letters, your link won't work.
So most of the time it's best to turn it off so your filenames
won't be changed and perhaps break the links.
- When you're finished uploading everything, just log off
the File Manager and go check out your new site!
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