Training For WebDAV

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Training For WebDAV
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What is WebDAV and What can it do for me? WebDAV
or Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning is an
extension of the HTTP protocol (the protocol used
for delivering web pages) which allows for
editing and managing of files on a remote server.
It is similar to FTP, but is designed primarily
for use in Web authoring. WebDAV allows WebCT
designers to access course files stored on the
WebCT server as if they were in a folder on the
designer's computer. Much of the time that is
normally spent in uploading or downloading files
through the WebCT File Manager can be eliminated
because files can be uploaded directly to the
server instead of going through the usual web
interface.
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Get your Course's WebDAV URL A. Get your Course's
WebDAV URL 1. Login to WebCT as you normally
do. 2. From the myWebCT page, click the WebDAV
Info button. 3. Locate the course you wish to use
from the list, and copy the URL next to Course
Files (i.e. see below). You will use this URL in
the next step to create a Web Folder. (Web Folder
is the name Microsoft calls a WebDAV store).
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Accessing Your Course Files through WebDAV in
Windows XP In this step you will set up a Web
Folder shortcut so that you can access your
WebCT course files just like you would access any
other files on your computer. B. Add a Web Folder
Shortcut to My Network Places From your Start
menu 1. Select the My Network Places link. My
Network Places will open. 2. Select the Add a
Network Place link. Depending on your Folder
Options settings in Windows, the link may be
available in text format or as an icon.
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3. Select the Add a Network Place link. Depending
on your Folder Options settings in Windows, the
link may be available in text format or as an
icon.
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5. Make sure that the Choose another network
location choice is highlighted and then press
Next.
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6. In the box labeled Internet or Network
Address, paste the URL for your course file which
you copied from the WebCT WebDAV info page
earlier (refer to page 1) and then click Next. 7.
A password box will appear and ask for your
username and password. Enter the same username
and password you use to login to WebCT. Click the
OK button.
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Naming your course is recommended to distinguish
between your courses.
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Network Place Wizard box will appear and it will
indicate that you have successfully created a
network place.
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10. Note that the check box beside Open this
network place when I click Finish is selected.
Click Finish if you want to open your new folder
inside WebCT. If you dont, deselect the check
box. 11. If the Open the network place when I
click Finish button was selected in Step 10, then
a new Connect to WebCT box will appear. Re-enter
your WebCT User Name and Password.
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A folder will appear showing the contents of the
My-Files folder in your WebCT File Manager. You
can now drag and drop files to and from this
folder just like you can with any other folder on
your computer. You can also access this folder
through a Save or Open dialog box in any
application in Windows.
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To Access the course, simply go into network
places and your folder will be located in that
location.
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