Getting Images from Your Desktop onto the Web with Internet Explorer FTP
FOR PC USERS
FTP (File Tranfer Protocol) vs. Frontier: Frontier is the web editor, the place where you can edit and/or create new text. Any adjustments you wish to make to your web pages can be done here. Within Frontier, you can type the address of an image you would like to include in your page, but there is one more step needed for the image to appear on your site. FTP allows you transfer your image from your desktop onto the web server, and thus, to appear on your webpage.
Finding FTP:
In order to get your images up on the site, you need to upload the image to the folder containing your site. To do this, start up Internet Explorer and type in the address demonstrated above: ftp://yourwID@wheatoncollge.edu.
Logging In:
To sign in, you need to fill out the User name and Password. Use your wID as your username. Your password will be assigned by the Web Strategy Team. Once you have filled in the form, click Log On.
Inside FTP:
When you first open FTP, you will see a myriad of folders. Find the folder that houses your website and click on its name to open it. Once inside the folder, locate the images folder. If there is no images folder, you can click the New Folder button and create an images folder. Click on the images folder to open it.
Images Folder:
Once inside the Images folder, you can transfer your image by dragging from your desktop and dropping it into the images folder.
You will know that you have transferred your photo correctly when you see it in the images folder just as you see to your left.
Editing Images Inside FTP:
To remove, or rename an image, just click on the image title and a menu will appear on the left, as seen above.
Once you have transferred all of your images, you may close Internet Explorer.
Problems, Questions, Concerns?
Contact the Web Strategy Team (at web@wheatoncollege.edu or x3506):
- if you have forgotten your password,
- for general inquiries and editor assistance beyond our Help Pages,
- to set up a new account for a content editor, and
- for content issues on Wheaton pages outside of your area.
