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How to send pictures and files to be used on the website using Internet Explorer 6

(See here for some generic tips on selecting and moving files)

1. Open a new instance of Internet Explorer
    
2. Copy and paste the line below into the Address Bar and hit Enter or Go
   
   ftp://upload@creekviewforensics.org
   
   (You can use Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste)
    
3. A dialog box will ask you for a login name and password...
   
    User name:   upload@creekviewforensics.org
    Password:     upload
   
   You can check the "Save Password" box to avoid having to type it in next time.  Now click the Log On button at the bottom
   
   If the dialog box doesn't automatically appear, choose File-->Login As... and then fill in the information. Click the Log On button.
    
4. You should now see a file named "_Upload_your_files_here_folks"  Congratulations!  You're connected!!
    
5. In the top menu, choose View-->Explorer Bar-->Folders.  This should display the files and folders on your computer. There will be a newly created Web Folder called ftp.creekviewforensics.com at the very bottom of the pane.  That's us!
    
6. Drag and drop the files from their location on your computer onto ftp.creekviewforensics.com.  This transfers them to the website. You can drag and drop multiple files at one time (see below for helpful hints).
    
7. Email dancrider@verizon.net and let me know you uploaded something for the site (or if you had a problem and couldn't).  Thanks in advance for adding to the experience!!

Some generic tips for selecting and moving files...

(These work everywhere, not just here)

• Use Ctrl+C to copy.  Try to do it with your left pinkie on the Ctrl key and your index finger on the C.
   
• Use Ctrl+V to paste.  Again, try to do it one handed, pinkie on the Ctrl key, index finger on the V.
   
• Use Ctrl+X to Cut.  Again, learn it one-handed.  The cramps go away after a few days.
   
• Ctrl+A to select everything.  (Ctrl+Click can unselect individual items)
   
• To quickly switch between open programs, use Alt+Tab.  Put your left thumb on the Alt key (by the spacebar) and use your middle finger on the Tab key.  With your thumb down on the Alt key, keep hitting the Tab key.  This will let you quickly cycle between open applications.  Much faster than clicking the taskbar.

You have two hands...use them both!  Learning these simple keyboard shortcuts can seriously increase your speed.

To select a group of files in My Computer or Explorer...

• If they are all together, highlight the first one, then Shift+Click on the last one.  This will highlight all in-between.  You can now drag and drop them as one.
   
• If they are not together, click the first one, then Ctrl+Click each one you want to add to the group.  To drag them, just click and drag one, the rest will follow.
   
• If you want to select all but a few files, select the ones you DON'T want, then use Edit-->Invert Selection.

Dragging and Dropping...

• Use the right mouse button instead of the left one when dragging and dropping .  When you go to drop, a handy little menu pops up asking whether you want to Copy, Move, or Cancel.  This will save your tail more than once.
   
• Instead of dragging and dropping, it is sometimes easier to right click the file and choose Copy or Cut, then select the destination folder, right click, and choose Paste. This is handy if you tend to accidentally drop things in the wrong place a lot.  :-)
   
• When you are about to drop a file, you can use the Ctrl key to change a Copy to a Move, and vice versa.