1. The FTP hostname
2. Your Username
3. Your Password
4. The initial folder or pathname (such as /www or /public_html)

Publishing a Document

Tip: It's best to first save or publish your page before you insert links or images into it. This allows Composer to automatically use relative references for links and images once you insert them.

To publish a document:

1. Open the HTML document that you want to publish, or create a new Composer document.
2. When you're ready to publish the document remotely, click the Publish button.

If you have published this document before, Composer remembers the document's publishing settings and starts publishing the document. While publishing is in progress, Composer displays a publishing status dialog box.

• If you have never published this document before, Composer displays the Settings tab in the Publish Page dialog box so you can enter information about the document's remote publishing location. See Publish Page - Settings for more information. When you're done entering information, click Publish.
• If you have never saved the document, Composer displays the Publish tab in the Publish Page dialog box, so you can enter the document's filename. See Publish Page - Publish for more information. After entering the filename, click Publish.
3. To browse your published page, click the Browse button. Test the page's links and make sure there are no missing images.
4. Continue editing the page as necessary. When you're ready to update the remote page with your changes, click the Publish button.

When you publish a document for the first time, Composer changes the document's file:/// URL to an http:// URL to indicate that you are now editing the published document. If you want to save the document locally (on your computer's hard disk), click the Save button. You'll be prompted to choose a filename and location on your hard disk for the document.

Tips for Avoiding Broken Links or Missing Images

• Make sure your Composer filenames end with the .html or .htm file extension. Make sure your image filenames end with the .JPG, .GIF, or .PNG file extension. Don't use spaces or other special symbols in your filenames. Keep your filenames short and only use lowercase or uppercase letters and numbers.
• If your images appear as broken links when you browse a document on the web server, you may have forgotten to include the images when you published. Open the File menu, and choose Publish As to display the Publish Page dialog box. In the Publish tab, make sure you check "Include images and other files" and then click Publish.

For more troubleshooting tips, see Solving Common Publishing Problems.

Updating a Published Document

To update a published document:

1. In a Composer window, open the File menu, and choose Recent Pages, then select the document from the list.

Alternatively, browse to the location of the document you want to update by entering the document's HTTP address (the document's web address) in the Navigator browser's Location field.

2. Open the File menu, and choose Edit Page.
3. Edit the document as necessary.
4. When you're ready to update the remote page with your changes, click Publish in Composer's toolbar.

Tip: To delete a page or image you've published on a web server, you must use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program. You also must use an FTP program if you want to create subdirectories or to rename files on the web server. Ask your service provider if they recommend a particular FTP program. You can usually find information on FTP programs in the Help or Support sections of your service provider's web site. FTP programs are also available from shareware sites such as ZDNet Downloads.