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Website Work Area Help
The NCAA Work Area is divided into two parts: an upload area, and a download area.
Upload Area:
Note: The term "upload" means to copy a file from your computer to the Internet.
Upon clicking the "Upload" button in the upload area, a screen opens that asks for your User ID, Password, and File Path:
The user ID and Password are the same ones you use for the download area (see below), while the file path is where you designate where the file you wish to share is located on your computer. Unless you know exactly where the document is and are comfortable with drive and directory syntax, I wouldn't recommend actually typing the full path into the box. Instead, use the browse button to find the file and double-click on it (or select the file and press "open") to enter the filename into the box. Then press upload. The file will be uploaded (the time required depends on the file size and your connection to the Internet). You won't see any progress indicator, but upon completion a confirmation notice will appear indicating file transfer success:
Repeat as necessary. To close the window, click on the "X" button on the upper right-hand corner of the window.
After you upload a file, you will need to refresh the page in the download area (see below) to see your file shown in the directory listing. You can do this by any number of ways, but clicking on the "Reload" button is the easiest. Advanced users will already note that, depending on their browser of choice, they may be able to reload (or refresh) the listing using right-click menus, or by hitting <F5> or <control> + <r>.
Macintosh note: Macintosh users shouldn't have too many issues with the above explanations, but they may have to modify their actions based on commonly-known rules (command-click instead of right-click, et cetera). Mac users most likely already know these conversions. Typical MS Office documents should be cross-platform, while many of the other file types should be readable by parallel Macintosh applications.
Download Area:
Note: The term "download" means to copy a file from the Internet to your computer.
The download area is located on the lower half of the main Work Area page. If, however, you are using any version 4 (or lower) Netscape browser, the download area will be in a separate screen. For Netscape 6 (or higher) browsers, however, the download area will be displayed on the main Work Area screen, just as it is for version 4 (or higher) Internet Explorer Browsers.
Upon loading the Work Area page, a dialog box appears asking for your User Name and Password:
I have already informed most people of these. (If you forgot or didn't receive this information, please e-mail me.) Type in your user name and password and click "ok".
In the download area, you'll see a directory listing entitled "Files Available for Download". Beneath that, you'll see a listing of files (organized in folders) that have been uploaded by fellow NCAA members:
A brief explanation of some common file extensions is in order:
- ".doc" is most likely a Microsoft Word document. Left-Clicking on it (assuming you have MS Word installed on your computer, and depending on your computer) will either open the document in the work area frame or in a new window. This is probably not the best way to view the document, but can be useful if you just want to print it. Right-Clicking on it, however, will bring up a menu (in Windows) allowing you to either open the target (document) in a new window or to save the document to disk. Choose this option if you wish to see the document at full size or download the file for later review and/or editing.
- ".wpd" is most likely a Corel WordPerfect document. Left-Clicking on it (assuming you have Corel WordPerfect installed on your computer, and depending on your computer) will either open the document in the work area frame or in a new window. This is probably not the best way to view the document, but can be useful if you just want to print it. Right-Clicking on it, however, will bring up a menu (in Windows) allowing you to either open the target (document) in a new window or to save the document to disk. Choose this option if you wish to see the document at full size or download the file for later review and/or editing.
- ".pdf" is an Adobe Acrobat document. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents. These documents are generally not editable. Downloading options are the same as for a ".doc" file (see above).
- ".txt" is most likely an ASCII (non-formatted) text file. It was most likely created with Windows' Notepad or Wordpad. Downloading options are the same as for a ".doc" file (see above).
Explore the following links for more in-depth information regarding file extensions:
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