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My WebSpace (Win) - Using WebDAV

To use WebDAV with your applications, you must first create a Web Folder or a My Network Place directory. For information on how to to this, please see My WebSpace(Win) - Setting up WebDAV.

Once you've set up your Web Folders, you may access your directories through other WebDAV - enabled applications including Office 2003 and Windows Explorer.

Open a file through Windows Explorer (Windows 98)

The Help Desk provides only best effort support for Windows 98/ME/2000.

If we are unable to resolve your Windows 98/ME/2000 issue, you may be able to find help at Microsoft's Windows 98 website, Windows ME website or their Windows 2000 website.

These products are non-supported by Microsoft. No further development will take place on these products and security updates are no longer issued. It is highly recommended that you upgrade to Windows XP.

Opening a file in your My WebSpace account through Windows Explorer is as easy as opening a file stored on your local hard drive.

1. Launch "Windows Explorer" by right-clicking on the My Computer icon and then left click on Explore.
2. Windows Explorer will open. Your My WebSpace Web folder should appear under "Web Folders."
3. Click on the My WebSpace Web Folder in which you stored the document you wish to open. If you are logged into My WebSpace through your web browser, the list of files within that directory will appear. If you are not logged into My WebSpace, only the files with public access with be visible.
4. Find your file and double-click to open it.

Open a file through My Network Places (Windows 2000 and XP):

1. In Windows XP, click on Start and then click on My Network Places.
2. An icon for your My WebSpace Folder should appear in the "My Network Places" folder.
3. Click on the My WebSpace Web Folder in which you stored the document you wish to open. If you are logged into My WebSpace through your web browser, the list of files within that directory will appear. If you are not logged into My WebSpace, only the files with public access will be visible.
4. Find your file and double-click to open it.

Saving a file through Word 2003 (one example of a WebDAV-enabled application):

1. In order to save a file to your My WebSpace account from Word, you need to click on File and then Save As.
2. In the "Save in:" dialogue box, choose "My Network Places" (Windows 2000 and XP) or "Web Folders" (Windows 98). This should bring up your My WebSpace Web Folder(s).
3. Find the location where you want to save, name the file and click Save.

Uploading Multiple Files using WebDAV and Windows

It is possible to upload several files to My WebSpace at one time using WebDAV and Windows. Web Folders share similar functionality to regular Windows directories, making it possible to upload several documents to My WebSpace using the Windows copy function.

1. Launch "Windows Explorer" by right-clicking on the My Computer icon and then left click on Explore.
2. Navigate to the files you wish to upload to My WebSpace. Highlight those files by clicking on them once and using the Ctrl button to highlight multiple files.
3. Right-click on the highlighted files and choose Copy.
4. Next, navigate to your My WebSpace Web Folder under "My Network Places" (Windows 2000 and XP) or "Web Folders" (Windows 98). This should bring up your My WebSpace Web Folder(s).
5. Click on your My WebSpace Web Folder in the left directory listing so that the contents of the directory appear in the right directory listing.
6. Right click anywhere in the right directory listing or simply right click the My WebSpace Web Folder in the left directory listing. Choose Paste.
7. If you are already logged into My WebSpace, the files you copied will transfer to My WebSpace. If you are not logged into My WebSpace, enter your user name and password when prompted. Your files will then appear in your My WebSpace Web Folder.