How to define a site in Dreamweaver

Preparing your site

All the files that make up the site should be contained in one local root folder.

1. Create and name a folder on the hard drive that will contain all the site files and be the local root folder.
2. Open a new or existing document and save it in the new local root folder as the home page; save as index.htm
   
3. Dreamweaver provides the option of specifying the default images subfolder; create a subfolder for images now.
4. Choose Site > New Site... to launch the Site Definition dialog box.

Defining your site

Local Info

Note: Completion of this section is the minimum requirement for managing a site in Dreamweaver. The other options can be completed as information becomes available, and all settings can be edited at any time.

Note: To keep your links intact, rename or move files within the Dreamweaver Site Window.

Note: Browsing to the folder rather than typing the path name ensures a correct path.

Visual explanation of site setup
	This section is using the Basic Tab
	You've done the basics!
	To edit the site, click in the dropdown box in the files panel on the right. Select Manage Sites
	Switch to the advanced tab to do some tweaking. Set the default images folder (note: you must create this folder BEFORE you can select it!   Adobe Recommendations: Select both Refresh Local File List Automatically and Enable Cache to Speed Link Updates options. These settings are always recommended for your convenience, except when the site is extremely large.

Additional information

• Planning your Web site design (Article)
• Defining a site that uses PWS/IIS locally and FTP remotely (TechNote tn_15571)
• Setting up Dreamweaver's FTP Connection (TechNote tn_14787)
• Server issues (TechNote tn_14832)
• Overview of specific FTP issues (TechNote tn_14835)
• Setting up Dreamweaver's FTP connection to AOL (TechNote tn_14836)
• Troubleshooting FTP issues (TechNote tn_14834)
• Check In/Check Out: managing a Web site in a team environment (TechNote tn_15336)
• Defining a testing server to preview dynamic pages in Dreamweaver MX (TechNote tn_16335)