1. Unit 17: Website Development
Setting up websites in Dreamweaver
Why do we need to make a site?
Whilst Dreamweaver will allow us to create a range of documents including
HTML, it can be difficult to keep all the documents together. If we keep files
in different folders, when it comes time to upload to the web servers we
won’t be able to find all the necessary documents.
Creating a New Site
Start by going to ‘Site / New Site…’ menu option in Dreamweaver. This will
launch the ‘Site Setup’ dialogue box.
From here, you can choose the ‘Site Name’; this can be anything you wish,
however it’s wise to use a name you’re likely to remember quite easily.
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Next, you’ll need to choose a ‘Site Location’. This is where all your files are
going to be stored whilst you’re working on the site ‘offline’. In order to
select the location, choose the small icon on the right hand side of the box:
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Using the dialogue box, create a new folder on your ‘H:/’. Do this by right
clicking, selecting the ‘New’ sub-menu and then the ‘Folder’ option. Name
your folder, without spaces.
Finally, open your newly created folder and click on the ‘Select’ button to
confirm.
Your new website will appear in the ‘Files’ tab on the bottom right of the
screen. Now, all your files and assets can be saved to your new website
folder.
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If you attempt to use any documents, images, movies or other files that
aren’t saved to your website, Dreamweaver will inform you and give you the
opportunity to save a copy to your website folder.
If you save your work to the drive and re-open it again at a later date,
you may find your website folder hasn’t been saved to Dreamweaver.
Don’t panic! You simply need to go through the setup steps again. This
time, instead of specifying an empty folder, choose the website you’ve
been working on. Tada – It’s back again!
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