Unitformity
When things are uniform, i.e. filenames and descriptions, it makes it much easier for everyone to find exactly what needs to go where. Make a folder on the desktop. Drew suggests using the format of your Wofford username: Lastname(First Initial)(Second Initial), for example, John Edward Doe is DoeJE, and adding SAVE to the beginning (SAVEDoeJE).
Folders
Folder setup is critical to an easily navigable and easily workable web page. First, you start out with your working folder, SAVEDoeJE.
Your main folder is SAVEDoeJE. Inside this folder you have 2 items.
The first item is your project folder. This is the folder that will be burned to a cd or dvd. It should be named the name of your project or if your project name is too long, a shortened version.
The second item is an empty folder named Project Due xx-xx-xx.
Inside your project folder you'll have 3 to 4 items.
The first item is your index.html file. It’s kept here so that anyone looking inside the folder (let’s say professors responsible for grading them) can know exactly where to begin, and won’t have to dig through to find your starting point. This also makes life easier when trying to link multiple projects together, for the same reason.
The next item is a folder named pages. This is where you will put all your other pages.
Third, is a folder called images, where you will put every image file that you use in your project. Also, be sure to put your images in there FIRST, and put them on your pages second, because otherwise they will not work and you’ll have to re-link everything.
Fourth, and this is optional, is a folder called media. The media folder serves the same purpose as the images folder, only for video and audio files. If you prefer, you can make separate folders for audio and video. Again, remember to put your files in these folders first and link to them second.
Where do I save my project?
When you are finished for the day, copy your folder to your flash drive, external hard drive or your H: drive. (Instructions for accessing your H: drive are on the index page.) If your folder does not have a Project Due folder inside it, there is no guarantee that your folder will be there the next time you come to use that computer so make sure you have saved your files. If you don't have a flash drive, get a cd out of the cabinet and burn your folder to it. The student staff can help you with this. When you have completed your projectcdrag the folder on the desktop to the trash. Remember, don't back up the work you want to do over. (In other words, if you don't back up your work and your project gets deleted or messed up, it is gone and cannot be retrieved.)
