Lazlo is Sweet Briar's private network fileserver. It is available to all students, faculty, and staff and is accessible on all campus computers. If you do not already have a Lazlo account, you can create one at http://lazlo.sbc.edu. To connect to your Lazlo account on OSX, choose GO->Connect to Server from the desktop menu bar.

Type lazlo.sbc.edu in the address field and then press the Connect button.

Here you enter your login information for Lazlo.

A new window will appear, asking for your Username and Password. Fill those in and press the OK button.

A new icon will appear on your desktop (it will look like a globe) and will be titled with your username. That icon is your Lazlo account. Just double click the icon to access your Lazlo files.

First, double-click on the Lazlo icon on your Desktop. A new window will open, which will show you all the files that are in your Lazlo account..

By default your Lazlo folder also contains a website folder. Anything that you put inside the website folder can be accessed by anyone who has network access, so it is a great place to create and store a website. To add existing files from your computer, just drag the file into the open Lazlo window.

Creating new folders in the website folder adds elements to your URL. A folder called 'hobbies' containing a file called 'music.html', for instance, would make your URL look something like this:

http://www.students.sbc.edu/hobbies/music.html

Never make filenames containing spaces... web servers don't like that very much.

Also, it is a good idea to call the main page in each web folder "index.html" to simplify the URL.

More information on web publishing can be found elsewhere in the Lazlo tutorials.

To create a new folder, click once along the title bar or body of the window in which you'd like a folder. This ensures that you are specifying the window in which you'd like a new folder to be created. The border should resemble what you see in the bottom right corner of the picture on the left.

Using your mouse, pull down the File menu next to the Apple along the time of your screen and select "New Folder". A new folder will appear in your window and is ready to be given a new name.

Renaming the folder is discussed below.

As you begin typing the name, the words "untitled folder" will be replaced with your keystrokes.

In this example, the new folder is being renamed "Papers".

Just hit return or click somewhere outside of the folder to complete the name change.

Reminder: EVERYONE in campus SHARES the Lazlo space. Which means that is ONE person uses 220mb for saving music on lazlo, then NO ONE can use that 220mb. (music files shouldn't be stored on Lazlo anyhow, since it probably violates copyright licenses).

Since this is said, please delete any information from your lazlo account that is obsolete.

Tips: To organize your Lazlo account, you can name the folders in years, to know which document is the oldest, or into categories which you can distinguish as obsolete or useful.

When it comes time to save items to your space on Lazlo, the easiest way is to navigate to the intended location from within the program you are using.

The example to the left is from Microsoft Word, though the procedure applies equally to virtually any program you might be using.

The example to the left is from Microsoft Word, though the procedure applies equally to virtually any program you might be using. .

Upon choosing "Save " from the File menu of Word, a window appears allowing you to name the document and choose your intended destination.

In this case, Word assumed that we wanted to save to the computer's own Documents folder. Our goal, however, is to save this document to Lazlo.

In order to select Lazlo, simply pull down the location menu at the top center of the window and select "Desktop" (as shown). A quicker alternative is to hit the "Desktop" button appearing on the right hand side of the window. Having chosen the Desktop, the list will now change to show those items that appear on the desktop of the computer. As you recall from previous steps, daisy appears on the desktop along with your other drives and volumes.

To select your lazlo account, simply double-click on its entry in the list or highlight it (as shown) and click the "Save" button to the right.

The final step is to name the document that you are saving (or keep the existing name if one exists) and click the "Save" button.

Of course, to open a document you follow the same three steps listed here or simply double-click on the document icon from your window in the desktop.

On a final note, it should be mentioned that you can certainly drag documents saved on the local machine to your volume on the desktop. This is handy if you have saved something on a floppy or accidentally (or purposely) saved something on the computer itself.

Tip: It is beneficial for you to think Lazlo as a back up drive. It's a good idea to ultimately save the original copy on your personal computer or somewhere else (i.e. Flash drive)

First, save anything you are working on to Lazlo, and then quit all the programs you used with your Lazlo account. Select the Lazlo icon on the Desktop and drag it over to the dock where the "Trash Can" icon is. You will notice that the Trash Can icon will change into what looks like an eject button. Drop the Lazlo icon over the Eject button. Your Lazlo account is now disconnected.