MANAGING A WEB SITE IN DREAMWEAVER

Make a folder on your computer where you can find it called “mywebsite” (don't name it mywebsite, name it whatever your site is called), this is where you’re going to make your website.

Dreamweaver does not keep all files in it, Dreamweaver is a program that uses files on your computer, so don't go crazy thinking Dreamweaver has all your sites in it.

Once Dreamweaver is installed on your computer open it.

The program will ask for the serial number, put it in, and the program will ask you if you would like to register or not. If you don’t want to register, click not now or never ask again.

Dreamwevarer will ask you if you want to do designer or code, do designer.

Managing your web site in Dreamweaver

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Click “Site”, "Manage Sites"on top menu, then Click “new”, “site” (wait)

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Click on top of dialog box “Advanced”

Click category on left “Local info”

Then on right side of dialog box fill in 2 areas:
1. write site name: “webskinz”
2. find local root folder on your computer “webskinz_website”

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Click on “Remote Folder” on left side of dialog box

Then on right side of dialog box click access drop down box, then click “FTP” (File Transfer Protocol) This will open up more areas to fill out:
FTP Host: “webskinz.com”
Host Directory: (where your files are on the server)
login:
password:
Check “save”
Check “use passive FTP”
Then click “test” (IF it does not connect make sure EVERYTHING is spelled correctly :))
When it says successfully connected, click on the bottom of dialog box “ok”

Then click “Done” (wait)

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You should see all the files in the “files” panel.

If you don’t see files click on “window” in the top menu, then “files”

Double click any file you want to work on and it will open in design mode (if you would like to see the html code there are 3 buttons on top left of site “code, split, design”).

When done updating your web page save it. Now it’s time to upload file to server for your website.

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Look to the files panel and you’ll see a few weird buttons, you want to click on the button called “expand/collapse” to open up the FTP part of Dreamweaver to upload or download files from or to your computer, it is able to go both ways (you can download a site on the internet/server or upload one).

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Once you click the “expand/collapse” button you’ll see the program look different like this:

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On the “left side” is the server/internet; the “right side” is your computer. You will not see anything on left side yet because you are not “connected”. To connect click on the connect button (looks like a plug that connects) on top left of program.

UPLOADING
If you are uploading your site, click and drag files from the right side (your computer) to the left side (server/internet). Make sure you drag the file onto which ever folder you want your files in (it won’t work if you just drag it into the white space, it has to be dropped over a file).

Then wait for it to upload, it will ask if you want to include dependant files, this means do you want to include images, click yes if you do or no if you don’t.

DOWNLOADING
If you are downloading files from the internet/server (maybe a website made for you), click and drag files from the left side (server/internet) to the right side (your computer). Make sure you drag the file onto which ever folder you want your files in (it won’t work if you just drag it into the white space, it has to be dropped over a file).

Then wait for it to download, it will ask if you want to include dependant files, this means do you want to include images, click yes if you do or no if you don’t.

When done, click the “expand/collapse” button to go back to the regular program view to work on more files or quit program.