Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Three:
Once you click the Save button, Lightroom
generates the webpage(s), and optimizes
the photos for the Web for you (you can
see the progress in the top left of Light-
room's taskbar). Once it's done, look in the
folder you chose to save it in and you'll see
the files and folders needed for your web-
page. The file named index.html is your
homepage, and the additional folder and
files contain your web-optimized photos
and other pages and resources your site
needs. You'll need to upload everything in
this folder to your website for your gallery
to go live on the Web. Now, if instead you
went with the second option (you're Web
server savvy, and comfortable with FTP
uploads and server protocols), then you'll
need to configure your FTP upload first. So,
scroll down to the Upload Settings panel
in the right side Panels area, and from the
FTP Server pop-up menu, choose
Edit
.
Step Four:
This brings up the Configure FTP File
Transfer dialog (shown here), where you
enter your server name, password, and
the path to your homepage folder on
the Web. Once you've entered this info,
I recommend saving this as a preset (so
you don't have to enter it again) by going
to the Preset pop-up menu up top and
choosing
Save Current Settings as New
Preset
. By the way, if you don't choose
the Store Password in Preset option,
when you upload, it will ask you for your
password again. Once you've entered
your FTP info, click OK, and then click
on the Upload button (at the bottom of
the right side Panels area), and Lightroom
will generate your webpage(s), optimize
your photos for the Web, and upload the
whole thing to your Web server, so your
new gallery goes live on the Web.
