Using an Offline Composer
This method of page building allows you to create your pages using a program whose features you are familiar with. It also allows you to check your links and graphics before loading them to your homestead site.

Once you've built your home page, how do you get it onto your website?

First, you need to log into GeoCities. Go to the GeoCities Home Page abd click on the "sign in" link. Log in, using your GeoCities member name and password.

Next, you need to go into the file manager. Click on the box that says, "Edit Pages." Then, on the next page, click the button labeled "Enter the File Manager."

You will see a list of files contained in your GeoCities directory. At this point, you should see only one file - index.html.

Scroll down on the page to the "EZ Upload" section. You will see five input boxes, each with a "Browse" button to the right of the box. Above the input boxes are two check boxes. Click these if you want to save all your files with lower-case file names (recommended) and if you want your .htm files renamed to .html files.

Click the first Browse button, and locate your page on your hard drive. Click the file name, then click OK. The location and file name will appear in the input box.

If you have graphics on your page, you must also upload these (including background images). Follow the same procedures as above (you'll need to list "all files" in your "find" dialog box).

Once you're ready to upload your files, click the button below the input boxes that's labaled, "Upload Files." Depending on the size of your files, the upload can take up to about two minutes.

Now that your files are uploaded, you MUST rename your homepage file.

To do this, the first thing you need to do is to delete your index.html file. To the left of each of your file names is a check box. Locate index.html and click the checkbox. Then click the gray button labeled, "Delete." You will be asked to confirm that you wish to delete the file. Click the button labeled, "Delete Files."

Now you'll be taken back to the file manager. You will see a confirmation message saying that the file has been deleted. You will also see a warning message saying that you don't have an index.html or index.htm file. Don't worry about the warning, because after the next step you WILL have an index.html file.

Now, click the checkbox to the left of the .html file you will use as your homepage. Then click the "Rename" button. On the following page, type index.html in the input, then click the "Rename Files" button.

You will be taken back to the file manager, and your homepage will now be listed as index.html (click the "View" link to view the page to ensure that it's correct).

Now is also the time to check to make sure that all of your graphic links are correct, so that they will appear on your page.

To do this, you will need to edit your page using the Advanced HTML Editor. Click the check box to the left of your index.html file, then click the "Edit" button.

You will see a large input box with the source code for your page.

If you used a background image, you must locate the image source in the BODY BACKGROUND tag of your page. What you are looking for is:

<BODY...background="filename.jpg">

You want to ensure that there is no reference to your "C" drive (or whichever local drive you had your graphics on). The information contained between the quotation marks should contain ONLY the filename of your background image. If there is more than just the filename, delete all but the file name.

For any other images on your page, you need to ensure that the IMG SRC tags in your page do not refer to your local drive. What you are looking for is:

<IMG SRC="filename.jpg"> or <IMG SRC="filename.gif">

Again, delete everything between the quotes except the filename as it appears in your directory.

Once these actions are complete, you will be able to view your homepage as you had envisioned it! And so will everyone else!

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