Create a Connection in Contribute

Before you can edit your web site, you need to create a connection in Contribute. This tells Contribute where your files are stored on the server and what account is used to access them.

  1. Launch Contribute and click Create a connection (middle right of window)

    (screenshot of Create a connection button)

  2. The "Create Connection" assistant will pop up in a new window. Click Continue
  3. Enter the URL of your web site. Usually that is: 
    http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~YOURNETID/
    If you have a custom URL, enter that instead.

    Click Continue
  4. Select Secure FTP (SFTP) from the pull-down menu
  5. Enter these values on the web site connection info screen:

    SFTP server name: faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu
    SFTP username: Your NetID
    SFTP password: Your NetID password (same as e-mail)

    Click Continue
  6. Enter your name and e-mail address. Click Continue
  7. If Contribute asks you what role you're assigned to choose Publisher
  8. Review the information your entered. Click Finish

Adobe Contribute Tips

#1: To create a line break without a line space, hold the shift key as you tap the "Enter" key.

Contribute indent button

#2: Need to indent a single line, or one or more paragraphs, of text? Use the indent button (see image) NOT the space bar. Why? Because using the spacebar will result in a string of non-breaking spaces that could size differently on different browsers, resulting in a ragged left margin, or create awkward and unnatural sentence wrapping.

Detailed information about using Contribute is also available on this site.

January 11, 2012