Server+Access+Instructions

1. Click [|here]to access the online server. 3. Type in your username and password (the same one you use to log into the computers here at school.) 4. A list of folders will appear on the screen. Click on the one that says “HOME” 5. Find your individual folder and locate the document you are wishing to work on. 6. Double click on the document. 7. Select the “Open” option from the box that pops up.
 * Directions for Accessing the School Server **


 * Once the document is open be certain to save the document to your computer in a place that you can find it- I recommend the desktop, or a folder with your name on it in “My Documents.”** Follow the directions below.

8. Click “File” then “Save As” 9. Save the file to the desktop. 10. Edit your document.  11. Save your file as an rtf file (Rich Text Format) by clicking on the arrow in the “Save as type” box located under the “File name” box. 
 * Saving to your computer does NOT save the changes to the server! ** Next you will need to upload the revised document to the server.

12. Log back into the web access and enter the correct folder that the document will be placed into. 13. Click on “File” just above the folder list of documents. 14. Select upload. 15. Select browse. 16. Find the document you are wishing to upload. 17. Click upload.

Unless you need a copy of the old file AND the new file, leave the “Overwrite existing files” box checked. This way you won’t be sifting through several versions of the same document to find your final one. You MUST save a copy to your computer to work from. If you open the document and make your changes, they are not on the server until you save them AND upload them back onto the server! Think of the server like a filing cabinet. You have to go to the cabinet, get the papers, work on them and then return them to the cabinet in order for them to be there the next time you need them.
 * Things to remember:**

Save your files in the rich text format (rtf.) We are working on too many different versions of Word and now Open Office between home and school. Saving your files in rtf will reduce the chances of not being able to open your document at home and at school.

If you have access to a jump drive, you may want to save a backup copy on it and bring it to school just in case. OR save a copy in your gaggle.net email just in case.