Download NVU

Students of the University of Scranton MUST make adjustments to their Tiger account before proceeding.

NVU is a simple to use editor. If you are starting a new page, just click on File-New. If you have a page already published, navigate to the page using the browser of your choice then copy the address for the page by right clicking and copying the location out of the appropriate browser window. Having copied the address, go to NVU click on File-Open Web Location and then paste the address into that window. Having done that click on the Create button and poof the page appears.

To save the page you are working on, move the arrow over the Save button and left-click once. Now you will see a window appear. This window is to let you choose where in the computer you want to save your webpage. First, locate the box at the top of the window and left-click the down arrow that is inside the box, on the right side. After doing this you will see a list of various items drop down, extending from the top box. Locate the item that has a capitol letter c with a colon in parenthesis next to its icon. [i.e. (C: )] You must move the arrow over this item and again single left-click. (This page is still under construction - I'm having trouble following it.)

Now that you have the selected C: in the top box of the window, you will now see a list of the Files/Folders on the C Drive. You can save your file right here, don't worry about putting it in a folder.

At the top of the screen you will see numerous square blocks. These blocks represent different tools that are there to help you. Starting with the blocks in the upper left corner of the screen, we will go through them horizontally, and then move to the next line.

New creates a new blank page for you to work with.
Open opens a pre-saved html file.
Save saves the current document you are working on
Preview a tab at bottom of operation window, lets you see what your page looks like as if viewed from a web browser.
Cut lets you cut out a part of your webpage and place it somewhere else.
Copy lets you move a piece of your page although it doesn't leave its original place.
Paste by either right clicking the mouse or going to edit paste
Print uses the print button or File print
Find helps find words or key phrases in your work.
Link makes a certain item on your webpage a "shortcut" to another webpage.
Image This tool is used to place an image on your page.
Inserting Horizontal Line used to add a line to your page found under Format
Table is used to add a chart to your page.
Spelling Spell checks your pagee
Text adjusts heading and body text types use the drop down box on left
Color Squares changes the colors of the letters you have type
a- and a+ this block indicates the size of the fonts you have type
B bolds your typ

Congratulations on your first webpage!!!

Suggestions

The more images you add to your page, the longer it will take to "load". In other words, people will have to wait to see your page.
Remember to add a spot on your page inviting people to mail you. This is easily done by typing "Send Me Mail", highlighting it with the mouse, and clicking the "Link" button. In the window that appears, type: mailto:username@scranton.edu
If you are FTP'ing multiple files, hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and click on each one. When all the files that you want are highlighted, click the copy button in the center.
Before you start your editing process, open the C: directory and make sure there are no other files named "default.html" in there. Many people lost their pages this way.
Go through the web and get some ideas. There is a lot of impressive stuff out there.
Please remember to delete your file when you are done. With so many people using these computers, a lot of old files can accumulate in one day.

Edited by Ryan Pohlig