How to Publish on iWeb

Apple's iWeb software is a simplified interface for creating different websites. iWeb is installed as part of the Apple iLife suite of software, which is pre-installed on all new Macintosh computers. iWeb is designed so that you create a local copy of the website on the Macintosh computer, then publish the website to the Internet through an FTP connection to a Web host. You can publish an iWeb website to a Web host by entering the correct FTP settings into the iWeb program.

Instructions

1. Open the iWeb application.

2. Click the top level of the website in the left column.

3. Click "FTP server" under "Publish To".

4. Type the FTP server's IP address or domain name into the "Server address" field.

5. Enter the FTP server's user name.

6. Enter the password for the user name.

7. Enter the FTP server path. This is usually a single forward slash.

8. Click to choose the protocol type and enter the FTP port number. The default settings are "FTP" and port "21".

9. Click "Test Connection" to verify connectivity.

10. Click the "Publish Site" button at the bottom of the window to upload the contents of the website to the FTP server.