Saving as a Website ... Sort of

     HyperStudio has a feature that allows you to save a stack as a website.  After creating the stack, make sure it is saved with the .stk extension.  This is important because .stk tells your browser to open the file with HyperStudio after it's downloaded. 

     Next, Go to the Extras Menu and choose Export Web Page.  When you choose this feature, HyperStudio creates an HTML document that embeds your stack within the new document.  The stack is still on your hard drive, so don't worry. 

     Here's an illustration using the Gold Rush stack as an example.  The Gold Rush stack is named Pc_gold.stk and is saved within a folder on my C:\ drive. In the Extras Menu, I selected Export Web Page and a dialog box opened that looks like what you see to your right.  I clicked on because I wanted HyperStudio to create an HTML document that opens the Gold Rush stack.  As well as that, I made certain that all movies that go with the Gold Rush stack are in the same folder with Pc_gold.stk and Pc_gold.htm (the HTML document that HyperStudio created). 

The next thing you need is the HyperStudio Plug-in.  This is a browser plug-in that goes inside your Plug-in folder in Netscape or Internet Explorer (IE).  You get this from the HyperStudio Plug-in webpage. Select your operating system (Windows or Mac) and download.  Follow the directions on your screen for installing the Plug-in to the browser Plug-in folder.

   When all this is done, open Netscape or IE and go to File=>Open.  That allows you to open a webpage from your hard drive.  In the Gold Rush stack, I opened Pc_gold.htm (not Pc_gold.stk) because the document with the .htm extension is a webpage that has the Gold Rush stack embedded within it.  When I do this, it looks like my HyperStudio stack is a webpage.

   There are some problems.  If you don't upload all this to a server, you're the only one who can see this tremendous achievement unless you send your stack and all its files to another person.  Uploading is another lesson that we may get to later in this course - if you're good.

   There are other problems, but there is a plan B.  Since the plug-in needs to be in the browser plug-in folder of every computer that will eventually see this stack, it's wise to have the little HyperStudio Plug-in icon ready for users to click on so they can get it beforehand.  It's the same with QuickTime and Acrobat Reader. You don't need Acrobat Reader to see a HyperStudio stack, but you do need QuickTime 4.0 to see the movies associated with the Gold Rush stack.   Below are all the plug-in icons you need for now.  Click on any one to go to a specific download site. 

   

        Another problem is that I have found that the HyperStudio plug-in works inconsistently.  Some stacks work; some don't.  You can try it yourself with the Gold Rush stack.  Click on the previous link and see if it works for you.  If it does not, there is always a back-up plan.  Go back to Weeks 4 - 6 and click on the link named Gold Rush Stack.  That link will simply download the Gold Rush stack to your hard drive without the movies.  You'll notice that it's called Pc_gold.  When you save it, put it in a folder called Gold Rush.  Then go back to  Weeks 4 - 6 and click on the Shaving Mug movie, the Shovel Head movie and the Sawmill movie.  If you have QuickTime 4.0 installed, you'll see these movies in your Netscape or IE window.  Go to File=>Save as... and save to the Gold Rush folder on your hard drive.  Open Pc_gold.stk with HyperStudio and you'll enjoy a wonderful stack created by Larry or some of his students.