How to Connect to Your Website With Adobe Contribute

Adobe Contribute, with its WYSIWYG editing and drag-and-drop support, makes it easy for non-technical users to develop, update and collaborate on website design. There are two ways for you to connect to your website with Contribute. The website administrator can email or give you a password-protected and encrypted connection key file that contains your editing permissions and connection information for the website or you can enter connection information manually to FTP into the site.

Instructions

Connect With a Connection Key

1. Open Adobe Contribute. Click "Edit," then "My Connections." Click "Create."

2. Double-click the connection key that the website administrator gave or sent you. Enter your name and email address, then enter the password for the connection key. Click "OK."

3. Type the FTP username and password if the administrator has not included them in the connection key and click "OK." If the administrator included the FTP username and password, you will automatically connect to the website and can begin editing.

Connect Manually

1. Open Adobe Contribute. Click "Edit," then "My Connections." Click "Create." Click "Next."

2. Type the URL of your website in the text box or click "Browse" and navigate to your website with the built-in Web browser. Click "Next."

3. Click the "How Do You Connect To Your Web Server?" drop-down menu, and select "FTP." Type the address of the FTP server on your website. Enter the FTP username and password. Click "Next."

4. Type the location of the folder containing your website or click "Browse" and navigate to the folder that contains your home page. Click "Next."

5. Enter your name and email address. Click "Next." Click "Done."

References

• Adobe Help: Connect Using a Connection Key
• Adobe Help: Connect By Entering The Connection Information Manually
• Texas Wesleyan University: Connecting to Adobe Contribute 4 (PDF)

Resources

• Adobe: Contribute CS5