Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard overview
Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard (WPW) enables users to easily post
Web pages (files) to their World Wide Web or Intranet
site. The Web Publishing Wizard connects to the Internet Service Provider (ISP),
determines the protocol needed to copy the files, and
uploads the files to the appropriate directory on the ISP
computer.
Web Publishing Wizard is in standart Windows98 distribution.
If you don't see it in Programs->Internet,
install it on
Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs->
Windows Setup->Internet
There are three ways to invoke Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard:
- Launch Web Publishing Wizard from the Start->Programs menu.
- In the Windows Explorer window.
- If you have placed a shortcut to the Wizard on your
desktop, you may drag-and-drop files and/or
directories onto the Wizard shortcut icon.
Use the following steps to post multiple files to a Web server.
To publish multiple files
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to post.
- Right-click the selected files or folders, point to Send To, and then click
Web Publishing Wizard.
- In the Web server box, click the drop-down arrow and select the name
of the Web server where you want to post your files.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
Tips
- To select multiple files and folders in Windows Explorer, in the folder
window, hold down the CTRL key, and then click each item
you want to select:
- To select all the files and folders in the window, click Select All
on the Edit menu.
- To select a group of files that are next to each other in the Windows
Explorer, click anywhere in the blank area of the window. A box appears that
you can then drag around the files you want to select.
- If your Web server does not appear in the drop-down list,
click the New button to add it to the wizard.
The most recent version of the
Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard can be used to upload files to your server.