Using the Macromedia Dreamweaver 4

Dreamweaver Interface
Defining a new site
Inserting Text and Changing Page Properties
Inserting Images
Creating Links
Inserting Tables
Getting your website online

 

Defining a new site:

1. In the Document Window select Site>Define Sites. In the Define Sites dialog box you can choose New to create a new site or choose from a list of sites you have previously created.

2. In the site definition dialog box shown below, assign a name of your site. The name you assign can be anything that identifies the site-this is for your reference only.

3. Click the folder icon next to the Local Root Folder text box.

4. Browse to Home/Main/My Documents. Under My Documents create a separate folder. You may call it anything you like, for example My Website.

5. In the Site Definition dialog box, select Refresh Local Site Automatically. When this option is selected, Dreamweaver updates the site list whenever you add a new file to the site folder.

6. Select Enable Cache and click OK.

Saving files within your site:

When creating a new web page, save your file as soon as you open a new document. Don't wait until you put text or graphics on a page. Your document should be saved to the designated folder specified in the step 4 above.

The file name, which will usually end with .php extension, should NOT contain any spaces or special characters. For example, if you name your file index.php, the web browser will know that this is the page to display first.

 

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