Saving directly to a Web server from an Office 2000 application is easy, and eliminates having to export files as HTML and then copying them to the Web server via FTP.  The server you are saving to simply needs to be running the FrontPage 2000, FrontPage 98, or Office 2000 Server Extensions.  Here's how to save a Word 2000 document directly to the Web.  You can use the same steps to save Excel 2000 or PowerPoint 2000 documents directly to the Web.

1. In Word 2000, start with a new document, and then start typing.  
2. From the File menu, you can select Save, Save As, or Save As Web Page.  Note that the ability to save directly to the web works whether you keep the document in its native format (such as .doc, .xls, or .ppt), rich text format, or whether you choose to save as .htm.  In our case, let's save the file as a Web page by selecting Save As Web Page.
3. In the File Name box, type in the URL for your Web site (such as http://www.myhostingcompany.com/myname).  When asked for your user name and password, type in the ones you requested or were given when you signed up for Web site hosting services.  At this point, you will be able to navigate your Web server like it was a network drive, and double-click file folders to determine what location to place the file in your web.  [Note that this step can be made easier by adding a Web Folder as a shortcut to your Web server.]
4. Type the name you would like your document to have, such as mydoc, and then click the Save button. You will then see a dialog box that says that the file is being transferred.  [Note:  if the file size is really small, you won't see the transfer dialog because it happens so quickly.]
5. Open your browser, and type the URL for the page you just saved to the Web server (such as http://www.myhostingcompany.com/myname/mydoc.htm).  That will show that it's now live on the Web.