Type your website address (example: http///abc123).

Open an internet browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.).

If you wish to change the settings entered in the publish page window, click on 'Edit' and 'Publish Site Settings' to make those changes KompoZer will publish your page to your public_html folder Username and Password (assigned by web host/HSU)Ģ. Make sure you have the following website information: (If you do not understand where to obtain this information, please revisit and carefully read and follow the instructions provided) Your KompoZer window will not display your webpage name Publishing your Web Page

Type the file name 'index.html' and click 'Save'.

Create a folder for web page files (example: 'Web Portfolio').

Type in your desired title and click 'OK.

A window requiring a title for your web site will pop up (example: 'Smith GIS Portfolio').

Type 'ABC123 GIS Portfolio' (insert your desired name instead of 'ABC123') into the large text window under the tab 'Untitled'.

Unzip this file, and click on the KompoZer application to launch it.

To host your web page on the HSU UserWeb, visit and follow the instruction closely.

To download KompoZer on your home computer, visit and download the correct version for your operating system (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux).

It utilizes a 'publish' tool that will upload your files automatically, instead of you having to manually copy and paste updated documents to your public web page folder location. It is considered a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWUG) html publisher. This is a very basic and lightweight program, that will allow you to edit your webpage if you do not have access to Adobe Dreamweaver. This tutorial will show you how to work with KompoZer, an open source html editor.

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