Publishing a Site to FTP

You can publish and upload your site to FTP directly from A4DeskPro. It is easy, simple and convenient.

To Open the Publish and Upload to FTP

1. Click the FTP button or click the Publish and Upload to FTP   button on the Toolbar or select Publish to FTP from the File menu. The Default FTP Settings dialog is displayed. You can also set the default FTP settings by selecting FTP Settings from the Options menu. Note: If you have not put in the FTP information, the Default FTP Settings dialog will pop up automatically. You can also open this dialog by clicking FTP Settings from the Options menu.
   
   

2. You can choose an upload option :

   • A4DeskPro Built-in FTP wizard
     It is our A4DeskPro FTP program. It is a easy and user-friendly FTP program for you to upload the A4DeskPro Template.
     
   • Windows FTP (require installation of MSIE 5.x or 6.x)
     Windows FTP program will connect to your FTP account and you can upload files by drag & drop.
     
   • External FTP software
     You can use your own FTPsoftware to upload the A4DeskPro Template. Click Browse and you can choose the FTP program.
     
     

3. Put in the FTP information under the Default FTP Settings (FTP Host/ Login/ Password/ Default Host Directory), when done click OK.
   
   Note: If you do not know the Default Host Directory name of your FTP account, you can leave it blank.
   
   

A4DeskPro Built-in FTP wizard

1. Once you can connect your FTP server, the Publish To FTP dialog opens.
   

2. You can select the remote folder

3. Click Upload to upload your files to web server.

4. Once you can upload the files successfully, it will tell you "Upload Complete".
   
5. Click Close to return.
   

A4DeskPro Built-in FTP wizard

1. You can use the Internet Explorer's FTP feature to upload files (Note: It requires IE 5.x or 6.x)

   

2. You can find all your existing FTP files on the left window.
3. Select files you want to upload on the right and drag them to the left.
4. After upload is completed, click Return to A4DeskPro button to return.

External FTP software

1. You can choose your own FTP software by clicking Browse button and click OK.

2. It will start the choosen FTP software automatically.