Webmaster Resources

• TI's Internet Guidelines
• A Beginner's Guide to HTML

• GeoCities Logon Page - Tools to help you manage the web site:
  • Account Information (plus where RAT Pack Public Profile can be edited)
  • File Manager (maintain & manage files)
  • Easy Upload (transfer files from your computer)
  • HTML Editor (write or cut & paste HTML code)
  • Site Statistics (analyze site's traffic reports)
• Home Page Setting:  Schools & Education
• Web Server:  Unix (All web pages must end in the .html extension, as the .htm extension will not work on a Unix Server.)
• Web Space Allocated:  15 MB (Currently, the web is about 8.5 MB.)

• Toastmasters International Club Listing 
• District 6 Toastmasters Club Links 

Search Engines

• Registered:  Yahoo Categories:  
  • Minnesota > Roseville > Community Organizations
  • Minnesota > Minneapolis > Social Organizations
• Search Engines Picking Up Yahoo Registration: Google Categories
  • Minnesota > Roseville> Society and Culture > Organizations

• Home Page Nav Bar (for web pages that will utilized the navigation bar shown on the home page)
• Library Nav Bar (for web pages that will utilize the navigation bar shown on the skill building library pages)

1. Download the zip file containing all of The RAT Pack web files from its temporary location:  http://www.users.qwest.net/~cborowski/_downloads/web_theratpack1098.zip   
2. Create a folder on your local hard drive with this name "Web_theratpack1098." 
3. Unzip the web files and put them in this folder.  
4. Open the "Web_theratpack1098" folder.  Right (or secondary click) the file named "index.html," select the open "Edit with FrontPage."  This should not only launch FrontPage, but also open the entire RAT Pack Web.  You should expect a message that will say something to the effect that "FrontPage needs to add some files to make this a 'web folder,'" as I did not include those files in the zip file because FrontPage can create them automatically.  
5. The local web folder you created now contains all of the current files that are on the internet, and can serve as your backup to what's on the internet should something happen to it, as well as your working copy of changes you want to make prior to uploading to the internet.  There is one exception about current files, and that concerns the "meetings_schedule.xls."  This is the file that Brigid has been uploading periodically to the web; so the webmaster DOES NOT maintain a current copy.  The most current copy should be obtained from the internet. 
6. The next time you want to open your local copy of the web, start FrontPage.  From the File Menu, select "Open Web" (not "Open...", but rather "Open Web," which is  separate menu option).  

1. File names that begin with "_navbar..." are "include pages" for the navigation bars, top banner, and trademark statement and are hidden files.  Thus, they are not searchable by search engines, but are important components for the pages contained within the web.  These are what FrontPage calls  If you are not seeing these hidden files in your file list, go to the FrontPage Tools Menu, select "Web Settings."  On the "Advanced" tab, check the box that says "Show Documents in Hidden Directories."
2. The other files that begin with "_webmaster..." are also hidden files; but they are for you, the webmaster."  Thus there is no reason to upload them to the internet, though I did this particular file for your convenience.  So, you can remove it once you have things set up.  It's a hidden file, so a person has to know the URL in order to access it as it cannot be referenced by a search engine. 
3. Let's face it, when you get something for free, you don't get all the bells & whistles that make web publishing a breeze.  As a result, even though GeoCities says it supports a folder structure, that's only true for the paying web site customers. As a result, we are limited to only a file structure as opposed to a folder structure.  I tried to name files as if they were in separate folders.  For example, the first word of a file name is what the folder name would be if we could use folders.  What follows that would either be a second folder name or the actual file name.  Thus, it's a way to get related files grouped together in the long list so that they are easy to find.  Below is an illustration of what I mean by this.   
4. Word of caution about naming files:  DO NOT use the word "banner" in any file name.  People with Norton Internet Security will be prevented from seeing the information, as it is misconstrued as advertising.  

1. It is much easier to edit pages and add pages within FrontPage, and then upload them to the internet web site using GeoCities "Easy Upload" feature.  There are limitations on the number and size of files that you can upload at one time, but the instructions are very easy.   Deleting Files, however, need to be manually deleted from the internet site, as well as your local backup copy.
2. If you make any changes at all in the navigation bars, (i.e. _navbar_left.html, _navbar_library.html & _navbar_webmaster.html), FrontPage will automatically make those changes to every page in which one of those navigation bars is "included."  Thus, you edit one page, and all the pages are updated.  However, in order for the navigation bar changes to appear on the internet, EVERY PAGE in which the navigation bar was "included," needs to also be uploaded to the internet.  One of those "great features" of using a free service.  But that's easier than editing every single page, wouldn't you agree?