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Q) How do I edit and upload files to my Faculty Website?

A) If your Faculty Website resides at http://faculty.uafortsmith.edu/staff/username/ then you edit your website on your computer using an HTML editor like FrontPage, Dream Weaver, or a text editor. You will then need to use an FTP program like FileZilla to access the site. See the instructions below for how to upload files via FTP. If you do not have an FTP program installed on your office computer, please contact the Help Desk and request one.

If your website resides at http://faculty.uafortsmith.edu/Username then you use the Faculty Admin website to edit it.

How to upload files to your Faculty Website using FileZilla:

1.	Start FileZilla.	The FileZilla window. Click image for larger view.
2.	The first time that you run FileZilla, you will need to create a session for your Faculty Website. To do this, click on the Session Manager icon () to open up the Session Manager Window. Next click on the New Site button.	The Session Manager window. Click image for larger view.
3.	Enter in a name for the new site (like Faculty Website), then fill in the following fields: Host — faculty.uafortsmith.edu Servertype — FTP Logontype — Normal User — your username Now click the Save and Exit button.	Creating a new session for the Faculty Website. Click image for larger view.
4.	From now on, to connect to your Faculty Website, click on the down arrow to the right of the Session Manager icon () and select Faculty Website. When prompted enter in your password. If you do not know your FTP password, please contact the Help Desk.	The quick-connect menu.
5.	If you entered in the correct password, and your session was setup correctly, you should now see your FTP files on FileZilla (see the screenshot on the right). Your local computer's drives and folders are on the left of the screen, and your FTP site's folders are on the right of the screen.	FTP connected to the Faculty Website Click image for larger view.
6.	To upload a file(s) or directory, select the file(s)/directory on the left half of the screen and drag it to the right half. To download the files to your computer, select the file(s)/directory on the right half of the screen and drag them into the appropriate directory on the left half of the screen. Any files that you place into the website directory on the right half of the screen will show up on your Faculty Website. If you want a page to show up by default, name it index.html or index.htm.	How to upload a file. Click image for larger view.
7.	To remove a file or directory, right-click on the file/directory and choose the Delete File option.	Delete a file via the right-click menu.
8.	To create a new directory, right-click on the file background on the appropriate side of the screen then choose Create Directory. When prompted, enter the name of the new directory.	Create a directory via the right-click menu.
9.	Once you are done uploading and changing files close FileZilla.