CatholicNET - Help / maintaining your front page

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

School / Parish logo files are " .gif " & " .jpg " files


Information about your catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) Web Site & How to Maintain it.

Your web-centric"csnmail" e-mail box and access.

Maintaining your catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) Web Site.

Trouble Shooting your catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) Web Site.

HTML Programming Language & ".htm" files

Remembering the various addresses:

Logos & Pictures (pictures must be named "image2.jpg etc.):

Information about your catholicnet Web Site.

It is located at http://www.cleveland.catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) (for reference purposes, please include your website address each week in your church/school bulletin and list it on your regular correspondence).

You are set up now with the user name and password you gave us (remember the username and password are entered in with all lower case letters). The IC (Internet Correspondent) should call us at 216-229-3050 for some training, or if you like, you can try it out on your own after reading over the information contained on this page. If you do make changes on your own, please, try it out with something simple. Just do ONE thing first, change the area code on the phone #, add a name. But, just do one thing first to see how easy it is. You can progress after that at whatever speed you like. Send me e-mail if you have questions.

One item regarding files.

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

AVOID USING .txt files as they are not the optimal style of file - use .htm files instead - but if you do use them:
When you load up a file that you have saved in the " .txt" format, remember that the computer recognizes "line break" characters, but usually, if you prepare a document in a word process, you prepare it using the "word wrap" feature. So, that after typing a certain length line, the computer word processor automatically moves you to the next line. This means that each is really as long as the monitor will allow for. When you load up a file, if the lines are very long, just go back to the original file (or do it at the initial time of conversion) and hit the "enter" key after the long line(s) to break them up into logical lengths (approx. 80 characters).

Just a little review here. As you start out, you are using the beginning technology - easy and straightforward, driven by templates. We have been trying to balance our presentation to folks between those who have very little or no internet experience (most), and those who have quite a bit of knowledge (few).

USE .htm files normally. With .txt files, you load ".txt" (text files with line breaks) in to the template boxes - this requires no "html" programming ability or knowledge, and it looks acceptable. But, you can load "html" files, (saved as ".htm" files) into the template boxes also. So, you can use both " .txt" files and " .htm" files (preferred) in the various boxes on your site page, and you can mix the files by loading " .htm" into some boxes and ".txt" into other boxes.

On the template page, notice also that there is a "html" page option, thus allowing you to load up a complete "html" page.

Additional site pages (one for each classroom/youth ministry etc.) are available via your csnmail messaging system. So, when you are ready for "more power", you let us know. Any questions or comments? Let us know.

You will notice that there are ads on catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET). Please pray for our sponsors and, if possible, patronize them or refer others to them. As we have indicated, our network and your services on catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) are supported by these folks.

If you know of companies / professionals who are interested in advertising, please refer them to us.

Remember also, that CatholicNET.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) offers each parish, school and agency advertising slots on their pages, the revenue of which is paid directly to your organization by the sponsors / advertisers. We can help you here if you have an interest. Let us know.

William C. Laufer / catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) Services / Cleveland, OH / 216-229-3050

FAX 216-229-4536

e-mail: services@catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET)

Your web-centric"csnmail" e-mail box and access.

Introduction: One difficulty all of us have had is keeping in touch. As a result of this need, catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) has assigned all ICs a free "csnmail" e-mail box. Additional free webbased e-mail boxes are available to literally everyone in your organization.

Your WebMessenger e-mail address is:

"yourusername"@csnmail.net

where "your username" is the username that you just gave to catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) to activated your site.

The Location for you to gather your e-mail is:

http://csnmail.net

The "username" and "password" are the ones that were originally set up to make changes on the site. If you need help with this, just give us a call and we can supply this information again.

We hope you will use this new e-mail address to bring others folks to the process to help.

In the beginning it was always envisioned that there would be a main IC and then support ICs. Please consider using this e-mail address for the use of another person who will help with your site.

Additional free csnmail messaging accounts with web based e-mail addresses are available for literally everyone who needs one - additional ICs as you add pages to your sites, and associates, staff, deacons, teachers, students, and parishioners. The hope here is that these e-mail address (which are available from any computer, any where & requiring no additional programming setup) will provide the communication backbone that is needed to keep folks up to date. They are great for organizations where many individuals use a lesser number of computers (i.e. School, computer labs, libraries, parish offices etc.)

Include your website address (www.cleveland.catholicnet.com) in your church bulletin every week. Include your e-mail address on your web page.

Any questions, please send e-mail, FAX or call. Thanks again for your efforts.

William C. Laufer / CatholicNET.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) Services / Cleveland, OH

216-229-3050 FAX 216-229-4536

e-mail:wcl@csnmail.net

 

Maintaining your catholicnet Web Site.

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

Introductory info about your catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) Web Site and access.

The IC from each parish / school /agency is in charge of maintaining, entering and updating information on the web page. Go onto catholicnet.com (aka CatholicServices.NET) and look at some parishes (e.g. St. Ann in Cleveland Heights) and see the information that is up on their sites.

Before entering the web creation site, gather the information you want to post to the website. (get information that, in most cases has been prepared by others. Ask for copies of the original files, you can save them to ".txt" only with line breaks format then load them on.

The Location for you to change your web-site is:

START AT: http://www.services.catholicnet.com

        1. Enter your "User Name"
        2. Enter your "Authorization Code"
        3. Click on "Enter Website Creation Area"

        ENTER SITE CHOOSE AREA:

        1. Select site to be changed – (usually only one site is available for modification)

        PREVIEW WEBSITE
        NB: A " NOT FOUND etc. " message will appear here during Preview - it is normal.
        – Look over your site to see what information is presently listed.
        - Make a note of any info you want to change.

        - Print a copy of the Web Site if you like for a working page (not necessary - only occasionally)

        - Hit "BACK " button.

        SELECT TEMPLATE – Select, from the eight choices, a template which best serves your needs. Enter the name of your template into the bottom left hand box called " Choose Template" - use the arrow button in the box, scroll down to your choice. It you ever run into problem, re-select (the same) template to keep it current

        Hit the "         ACCEPT TEMPLATE " button.

        PREVIEW WEBSITE - If you do not immediately see the correct template you selected, click on the RELOAD button on the top row of ions on your screen. If you like the template, proceed to the next step. Otherwise, just simply re-do this step. Hit the BACK button (upper left control bar)


        CUSTOMIZE TEMPLATE - (Changes background color - usually only done on the first session and occasionally afterwards)

        1. Choose a color Choose Background Color box, arrow down and select color,
        2. Hit Accept Color Background.
        3. Preview Site
        4. Click the reload button if you do not see your new background color shown.
        5. Review then hit back button. (Redo if not happy)

UPLOAD SCHOOL / PARISH CONTENT * (in terms of files - you can only upload .htm / .html or .txt files)

        1. NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.
        2. Begin to enter your specific parish information following the instructions and blank areas.
        3. Where you see the " Browse Box ", go to your floppy/hard drive and reference a file from disk.
        4. Hit " Upload Website " Content button
        5. Hit " continue " at security screen
        6. Hit Return to Website Creation button & preview the web site for content.
        7. If changes, redo step VIII and reenter new info. Old Info that is not changed will remain on the site.


THE FINAL STEP - VERY IMPORTANT - NOTHING WILL HAPPEN OTHERWISE!!!
PUBLISH WEBSITE

You are now finished. If happy, hit the PUBLISH WEBSITE button and go to the main page & review it. Remember, NOTHING goes out to your webpage on the internet until you PUBLISH the page BY HITTING THE PUBLISH WEBSITE BUTTON.

Trouble Shooting your catholicnet Web Site.

Additional notes & tid bits:

The majority of the work is done in the UPLOAD SCHOOL/PARISH CONTENT area.

School / Parish logo files are " .GIF " & " .JPG" files

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.


-------------
AVOID USING " .txt" files if possible -
When uploading a " .txt " file, USE THE PREFORMATTED option to have the " .txt " file appear as you typed it.

USING THE BOLD OPTION WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE FINISHED LOOK to the page contents. If you load a "htm" file you do NOT NEED TO SELECT THE PREFORMATTED option box.

If you do not like the look of an uploaded file, just go back to the " UPLOAD " page, "BROWSE " for the file again, make your changes in the options (Bold text: / Italicized Text etc. AND RELOAD THE FILE.


----------
You can PREVIEW THE WEBSITE as often as you like.

No data will go to the website until you hit the PUBLISH WEBSITE button.

You can and are encouraged to make changes to the Website as often as you like.

There is no limit to the size of files.

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

You can change templates at any time. If a template does not provide for data you have already loaded up to the site, the data remains in place but will not appear until you choose a template that provides for that type of data field.

Be sure to include your area codes as the phone companies are now requiring these to dial.

HTML PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE & ".htm" files:

You can load ".htm" files to the various template boxes.

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

Just to offer a little more clarification to those who might have this interest:

1. You can load " .htm" files on to your site. This is how it works. If you process a file using an "html" prep program (you can even do it in MS Word 97 & after), you can load that ".htm" file in the ".htm" format to your site. We have worked it out that our computers will strip out the headers and the trailers but your file will still retain all the detail to add "visual pretty".

We do not guarantee that this will work complete with every software prep program out there, we simply can not. But, you really have nothing to lose by trying it, if you choose. Prepare the file in any of the "html" prep programs, and load it up to your site. We believe that there will be very few exceptions when it does not work. If your file does not post or you can not read it, it is probably because you are working with an older browser etc. Remember, if you are an experienced "hands on" html programmer, you can code the specific line text in the file, save it out as a ".txt" file.

2. You can still also load ".txt" files to the other template boxes. So, you could load an ".htm" file to the "Mass Schedule" template box, and still load a ".txt" file to the announcements box. Or, you could load ".htm" files to all the template boxes or none of the template boxes. LOTS OF FLEXIBILITY here.

3. If you want to load up a "complete html page", just change the template to the "html" option (see the very bottom of the templates page). Using this template, you can also load up 5 pictures. In your html page file, please refer to the pictures as "image1.gif /jpg", "image2.gif/jpg", etc. If needed, you can upload a complete "html" site. Call us for details.

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

4. Pictures are loaded up using the "Parish / School logo" file area in the files upload section. Simply use the image name dropdown box to identify which image you are upload.

5. The "html" files which are used for the full html page, are loaded up using the "Parish Mission Statement / General Text" template box in the files upload section.

Please feel free the drop us a note or call if you need help. Also, let us know if you have any questions about other areas. If you have an immediate interest in WebMessenger (free e-mail plus), please let us know.

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

Remembering the various addresses:

Just a couple of easy ways for remembering things:

The main site is: www.cleveland.catholicnet.com

The change area is www.services.catholicnet.com

Our e-mail address is; services@csnmail.net

e-mail URL is http://csnmail.com (for IC to access e-mail messages)

Help: see the front page of CatholicNET

e-mail us (usually a little easier) / call us 216-229-1214.

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

Logos & Pictures:

When loading pictures on your CatholicNET main page, please name them " image2.jpg " ( or .gif) etc. When you upload them, select, from the pulldown box, the appropriate name " image2.jpg etc. The file "image1.jpg "(or .gif) is reserved for the organization main picture (picture of the church etc.) It does not have to be named image1.jpg. Additional pictures must be named image2.jpg, image3.jpg etc. (It's a long story, but originally it was set up by design to make things simple - sorry, simple is not always quite that simple).

NB - FILE NAMES should be 1) short, 2) " lower " case 3) contain NO SPACES or CONTROL CHARACTERS in the FILE NAME - very important! - you can only upload " .htm or .html " style files.

Thank you!