Multiple Web Page Folders And Directories Build Your

Multiple Web Page Folders And Directories Build Your

Web Page the Size of Mt. Everest!

Why Multiple Folders?

I'm sure you are asking me why on earth would I want to create multiple folders? The answer to that question is a simple one. Organization. You will always want to keep your Webpage organized and provide easy navigation. The size of any website you create will be unlimited once you understand the concept of making folders and subfolders, which is a very simple process.

Here's a rudimentary example of a graphical flowchart displaying the concept of folders. Keep in mind that the graphics on this page are very limited, because there's only so much you can do in Windows Wordpad, which is what this tutorial is written in:

Main Directory:

http://www.garvinweb.com

Products - Services - DRC - Contact - Subscribe - Guest Roster

Products:

http://www.garvinweb.com/products

/products/rg

Reprints Galore

index.html

/products/ie

Import/ExportPro

index.html

/products/wav

".Wav's"

index.html

reprints_galore.html

order.html

import_export.html

order.html

wavs.html

order.html

Services:

http://www.garvinweb.com/services

/services/submit

Submission Services

index.html

/services/add_url

Search Engine

index.html

/services/wav_svc

Wav Creation

index.html

submit_request.html

order.html

add_url.cgi

order.html

wav_creation.html

order.html

DRC:

http://www.garvinweb.com/drc

/drc

Dealer Resource Center

index.html

promo.html

tips.html

contact.html

order.html

Now let me explain all this stuff up there. I know that diagram will

get confusing real quick if I don't clear it up.

The main directory is sometimes known as the 'root directory'.

You will notice that there are files in the root directory that are in

no other directory. That's because there's no use for those files

in any other directory, as it would just make a Website that is

less than aesthetic.

Notice that within the Products folder are three what we call

subfolders 'nested' within that folder. Note that you can even

create folders within those and so on if you wanted to. Your URL

would be very long, but you could do it if you were running an

information site and needed to keep adding new subjects and

topics regularly. Understanding this single concept is the main

focal point of this lesson.

How to Create Folders:

1.From your Windows Taskbar on the bottom left hand side of

your screen, click your Start Button.

2.Next, go to Find and then Files and Folders

3.Make sure that the 'Name and Location' tab is selected. Under

the 'Named' text field, type explorer.exe

4.Click 'Find Now'

5.Once Windows lists the file in the Display box below, click the

'Stop' button to the right.

6.Now, take your mouse and left click the Notepad file in the

display box to select it. It should look blue now.

7.Now, right click this same file and choose 'create shortcut'

from the drop-down menu that appears.

8.Windows will display a dialog box that says, "Windows Cannot

Create a Shortcut here. Would you like to create a shortcut to

your Desktop instead?"

9.Just choose yes, and Windows will take it from there.

10.You did it! Just take a peek at your Windows Desktop, and

you will see a "Shortcut to Notepad" with an icon at the top. You

will be using this throughout the rest of this tutorial.

11.Now, go to your Windows Desktop and Double Click

Windows Explorer to open it.

12.Next, select your c: drive or your hard drive if different than C.

It should look blue when selecting it.

13.Now from the top menu in Explorer, go to file, new and folder.

You should now see a folder ready to type some text in. Just

type Garvinweb in the highlighted folder. You will be creating all

your HTML documents in this folder for the rest of this tutorial.

Now that you know how to create folders, lets learn how to

create subfolders. From Explorer, select Garvinweb. Now

repeat steps 12-13 above to create a subfolder titled Les01.

See how easy that is! Now you know how to create nested

folders on your hard drive. I'm sure you've already figured out

that you can now even create folders within Les01 if you needed

to.

In the lesson on uploading, you will understand how to create

nested folders on your hard drive. It's just as simple as using

Windows Explorer, and you'll find out soon enough.

Assignment:

1.Create a Folder Called Garvinweb. Next, Create 25

subfolders folders within the 'Garvinweb' folder that say Les01,

Les02, Les03, etc.. until you finally get to Les25.

Just For Fun:

2.Go to http://www.winfiles.com and click the icon that says

"how-to articles" Next, Choose 'Windows Tricks and Tips' from

the drop down list and choose 'Go'! Now you cab learn about the

entire Windows Operating System and how it works, right

online!

See ya next time and keep up the good work!