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Faculty Web Folders

Each Macon State College Faculty & Staff member is provided with space to create a web site. With the right tools and a little know-how, you can have a web page up in no time. Follow the steps outlined below to begin building your web pages.

1. Account Creation
• Contact Geoff Dyer (2637), Keith Howell (2825), or Alan Stines (2061) and ask them to create your account.
2. Brush up on your HTML with these tutorials
• http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/
• http://www.maconstateit.net/tutorials/
• tons more can be found by searching google
3. Aquire the tools to build your Web pages
• SharePoint Designer (free download from Microsoft)
• Dreamweaver (purchased by your department)
• Notepad
• MS WORD is poor choice for webpage editing
4. Publish your site
• Download an SFTP Client. This software will enable you to move your Web pages from your computer to the server where people can view them.
• Secure FTP recommended (free)
• FileZilla (free)
• Any ftp client that supports "implicit ssl"
• Instructions for accessing your web folder
  • SecureFTP
  • FileZilla Instructions
  • URL to access your web folder" httpS://webdav.maconstate.edu/your.name
• Students, friends, and the rest of the world can view your new Web pages using by going to these URLs:
• http://facultyweb.maconstate.edu/your.name or
• http://staffweb.maconstate.edu/your.name
• Your first page should be named index.html
• Review policy regarding appropriate use of MSC computer resources

Please note that neither the TAC nor Technology Support provides training for web page development.