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Upload??...Download??......Help!!
© 2003 Terri Seymour
How do I upload an ebook to my site? How do I
download an ebook or program? I seem to be getting
this question a lot lately as well as a specific
request to write an article on this subject, so here
is the info on how to download and/or upload.
First of all, let me explain the difference. A
download is when you "pick up" an ebook, program, etc.
from another computer and bring it "down" to your
computer.
An upload is just the opposite. You are sending
something from your computer "up" to your host's
computer. It will then appear on your website.
To download, all you do is click on the download link
and save the file/program to your desktop or wherever
you want to save it.
When you click on the link a box will pop up. This
box will have a Save & a Cancel & an Open button. If
you want to Save the program, click the Save button. A
Save As box will then pop-up. This is where you can
change the file name if you want to. Also, this is
when you tell your computer where you want to put the
file.
I save everything to my desktop until I can take a
look at it and decide where to go from there.
For a PDF file, you want to right click on the
download link and then click "Save Target As".
Also, some files will be downloaded as a compressed
"zip" file. Compressed files can be downloaded faster
and more efficiently. To "unzip" or separate these
files once you have them downloaded, you will need an
Unzip Wizard. You can find a good one at:
http://newbieclub.com/wizard/?web_success
The first step to uploading is to open your FTP site
via Internet Explorer. FTP or File Transfer
Protocol, is a set of instructions for the computers
to use to transfer files. To do this, you simply type
"ftp://" (without the quotes) followed by your
username (provided by your web host company) then a
":" (without the quotes) and then your password (also
provided by your host company). After all this, place
an "@" followed by your host address.
Here is an example FTP site:
"ftp://MOE:mypass@ftp.myhost.com"
Once this site loads, you should see a list of files
and folders. These files and folders represent your
webpages. To upload your file, simply locate it on
your hard drive and then drag it onto this window. The
file will upload and then you will be all set!
Uploading and downloading may seem confusing if you
are a beginner, but once you have a better under-
standing of what they actually mean, getting the hang
of doing it is much easier!
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Terri Seymour owns and operates
MyOwnEzine.com Learn to publish and promote your own
ezine. mailto:subscribe@myownezine.com
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FR~E MOE Ezine Publishing Ecourse
mailto:moe-mini-course@getresponse.com You can contact
Terri at mailto:ter02@newnorth.net
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To you success,
Dan
Farrell
3901
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Hollywood,
FL 33019
954-457-2735
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