ADOBE CONTRIBUTE CS3
User Guide
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If you have multiple copies of Contribute, use a different user name for each copy. For example, Chris(laptop), and
Chris(Mac). Using the same user name can cause problems because you can override checkouts you make on the
other computer.
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Web address (URL) of the website
A website’s Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is its address either on the Internet or on an organization’s intranet.
Website URLs usually have the following form:
http://www.mysite.com/
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Network path to the website (for connecting to local networks)
The network path is the location of the website in your organization’s local network. The network path includes the
name of the server on which the website is stored and the directory path of the website’s files on that server. For
example, your network path might be \\mycomputer\wwwroot\ (Windows) or afp://server:volume: (Macintosh).
Note:
If you are a Mac OS X® user, to create a LAN connection, make sure to mount the network volume of the server
you are creating a connection to on your computer desktop before you create your connection. In the Finder, select
Go > Connect to Server to mount the network to which you want to connect.
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FTP or SFTP connection information
FTP provides a secure way to transfer files to your local or remote web server. If you will connect to your website
from a remote location (for example, telecommuting from home or another office) you may need to connect to the
website using FTP, to transfer files from a remote location across the Internet to your website (for example, if you
don’t have a local network connection to the website).
If you or your users will connect to your website by using FTP or SFTP, you must know the address of the FTP server
as well as the user name and password to connect to the FTP server. For example, your FTP server’s address might
be ftp.mysite.com.
Note:
For websites that are managed by Contribute Publishing Server (CPS), require users to use their own FTP or SFTP
account information to connect to the website. For more information, see “Understanding server access for connecting
to CPS-managed websites” on page 12.
Creating a Contribute website connection
The Contribute Connection Wizard (Windows) or Connection Assistant (Macintosh) guides you through the steps
of creating a connection to a website, prompting you for the information needed to establish a website connection.
Note:
If you are a Macintosh user and have a .Mac account, you can easily create a connection to your .Mac account. In
the Connection Assistant, select the .Mac check box. For information about selecting a folder to connect to in your .Mac
website, see Contribute Help.
To create a website connection:
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Start Contribute.
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Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh).
The My Connections dialog box appears. The options in this dialog box let you create and manage your Contribute
connections.
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Click Create.
The Connection Wizard (Windows) or Connection Assistant (Macintosh) appears.
