I missed the message following the one below - actually I spamed it accidentally - could I please receive that one again. Thank you for your help. Viv From: "freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com" <freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com> To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:00 AM Subject: FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 6, Issue 157 When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. ***FREEPAGES HELP & FAQ*** <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/fpindex.html> Today's Topics: 1. Newbie needs help setting up index etc. (Carol Botteron) 2. Re: Newbie needs help setting up index etc. (Carol Botteron) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:20:36 -0400 From: Carol Botteron <botteron@alum.mit.edu> Subject: [FreeHelp] Newbie needs help setting up index etc. To: FREEPAGES-HELP@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <a06240808caa699b76f39@[192.168.1.47]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed I'm new to web stuff and trying to set up my new home for the Civil War Units File. My site is http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~acwunits/ I have the files ready to upload but have not been able to make the links work. I created the files in NeoOffice and am using Fetch to upload them. (The Civil War Units File is a list of more than 3000 people who are willing to help others research specific units in the U.S. Civil War. I have maintained this for about 20 years but up to now I have sent the files to someone else to upload. That option no longer exists so I got web space on rootsweb and am climbing a steep learning curve.) The Rootsweb new user instructions page says "When you upload your first page (usually your main homepage) call it index.htm or index.html." So I saved the list of files as html with the filename index.html and uploaded it. But the file names come out as text, not links. I uploaded a file with the same name as the first one in the list but still there are no links. What do I need to do? A lesser problem: The NeoOffice files are single spaced (with carriage returns; they're lists) and have spacing within lines to make items line up. After I upload them, they are double spaced and wherever there were several spaces within a line, it has been reduced to one space. I made sure I set the transfer mode to Text. The Fetch FAQ does not help with any of these problems. I need to get this site into decent shape in the next few days, so I would greatly appreciate help. adTNAKSvance! ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:50:08 -0400 From: Carol Botteron <botteron@alum.mit.edu> Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Newbie needs help setting up index etc. To: FREEPAGES-HELP@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <a0624080fcaa6be47022e@[192.168.1.47]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Following up on my own post -- a list member sent some suggestions. Long story short: I couldn't find "add link" or "create link" in NeoOffice so I tried TextEdit instead and that lets me do what I want. Guess I just needed the right phrase to search for. So http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~acwunits/ works now! If anyone wants to look at it, I'll appreciate any suggestions. At 5:20 PM -0400 9/26/11, Carol Botteron wrote: >I'm new to web stuff and trying to set up my new home for the Civil >War Units File. My site is >http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~acwunits/ >I have the files ready to upload but have not been able to make the >links work. I created the files in NeoOffice and am using Fetch to >upload them. > >(The Civil War Units File is a list of more than 3000 people who are >willing to help others research specific units in the U.S. Civil War. >I have maintained this for about 20 years but up to now I have sent >the files to someone else to >upload. That option no longer exists so I got web space on rootsweb >and am climbing a steep learning curve.) > >The Rootsweb new user instructions page says "When you upload your >first page (usually your main homepage) call it index.htm or >index.html." So I saved the list of files as html with the filename >index.html and uploaded it. But the file names come out as text, not >links. I uploaded a file with the same name as the first one in the >list but still there are no links. What do I need to do? > >A lesser problem: The NeoOffice files are single spaced (with >carriage returns; they're lists) and have spacing within lines to >make items line up. After I upload them, they are double spaced and >wherever there were several spaces within a line, it has been reduced >to one space. I made sure I set the transfer mode to Text. > >The Fetch FAQ does not help with any of these problems. > >I need to get this site into decent shape in the next few days, so I >would greatly appreciate help. adTNAKSvance! ------------------------------ To contact the FREEPAGES-HELP list administrator, send an email to FREEPAGES-HELP-admin@rootsweb.com. 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