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Frequently Asked Questions:

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How do I define a website in Dreamweaver?

DEFINING YOUR WEBSITE

To set up your Website using Macromedia Dreamweaver, follow the steps below:

  1. Before starting:
    a. Make a new folder on your network drive. Call it WEBSITES.
    b. Open Dreamweaver, the icon is under START>PROGRAMS>MACROMEDIA>DREAMWEAVER (the green icon).
  2. Defining your site:
    a. From the drop down menus at the top of the page, select SITE>NEW SITE.
    b. Click on the BASIC tab at the top of the dialogue box.
    c. Name your SITE, something like “Mr. B.’s Website” is fine.
    d. Click NEXT at the bottom of the dialogue box.
    e. On the “Editing Files, Part Two” page, click “No, I do not want to use server technology” and NEXT.
    f. On the “Editing Files, Part Three” page, click “Edit local copies on my machine” and then click the yellow icon to browse for your WEBSITES folder, created in step 1B.
    g. Navigate until you locate your WEBSITES folder, click INTO THE FOLDER and the click “SELECT” at the bottom of the dialogue box.
    h. Click NEXT.
    i. To answer the question on the “Sharing Files” page regarding “How do you connect to your remote server,” pull the drop down box down to say NONE.
    j. Click NEXT and the Click DONE. You have defined your site.
  3. Backing up your WEBSITE:
    a. From the drop down menus at the top of the page, select SITE>EDIT SITES.
    b. Make sure your defined WEBSITE is highlighted, then click on the EXPORT button.
    c. You are creating a backup file with all of your SITE information on it. Navigate to your folder on the server called WEBSITE, name your backup file BACKUP and click SAVE.
  4. Restoring your WEBSITE:
    a. If you change computers or if your site does not appear when you open Dreamweaver, do the following:
    b. From the drop down menus at the top of the page, select SITE>EDIT SITES.
    c. Make sure your defined WEBSITE is highlighted, then click on the IMPORT button.
    d. Navigate to your WEBSITE folder, locate your file called BACKUP.ste and click OPEN. Your WEBSITE should appear on the right side of your screen.