Dreamweaver FAQ - Jump-Start Reference
(Dreamweaver 2004)

  1. How do I configure and connect to a new site (or update a site)?
  2. How do I open a site and connect to the server?
  3. In general how does the web editing process work?
  4. How do I create a new web page and place it on the server?
  5. How do add a Word document to the site and place it on the server?
  6. How do I create a hyperlink?
  7. How do I synchronize a folder?
  1. How do I configure and connect to a new site (or update a site)?
         
    1. Go to the Site Menu and select Manage Sites...  (use advanced mode)
    2. Do one of the following:
      1. If creating a new Site, click New (use advanced setup mode if prompted)
        1. If creating a new Site, select "Site" in the small menu the appears next to the New button.
      2. If updating an existing Site (to update password, etc.), select a existing Site in the list and click Edit.
    3. Enter you local information including the "Site Name", "Local folder" where cached web documents will reside on your computer, and the URL of your site. Ensure that "Enable cache" checked.


        
    4. Click Remote Info on the left and select access type: "FTP".


        
    5. Fill in the remote info that was given to you by your webmaster. This is where you will update your password if it is saved. HOWEVER, we recommend NOT saving your password since passwords change frequently.  You should uncheck the "Save" box next the the Password field:


               
    6. Click OK.
        
  2. How do I open a site and connect to the server?
                     
    1. Open Dreamweaver
    2. Go to the small Files menu on the right
    3. Select a Site from the dropdown list at the top of the Files window
    4. Begin editing / putting / getting as needed.
        
  3. In general how does the web editing process work?
                   
    Web editing is very much like using a word processor.  The differences are:  (a) your files come from and go to a web server, and (b) files and photos can "hyperlink" to one another.
               
    1. Open Dreamweaver
    2. Go to the small Files menu on the right
          

                      
    3. Double click an HTML document and the document will appear in the large editing window on the left
    4. Edit and save the document
    5. Go back to the small Files menu on the right
    6. Select the document you just edited and click the blue "PUT" arrow (shown above) at the top of the Files window to place the file on the server.
        
  4. How do I create a new web page and place it on the server?
          
    1. Open Dreamweaver
    2. Right click the folder in which you want to create a new web document
    3. Select "New File" (a blank HTML file will be created)
    4. Give the new file a name (e.g. welcome.htm)
    5. Double click the new file to begin editing
        
  5. How do add a Word document to the site and place it on the server?
        
    1. Locate the Word document using Windows Explorer or My Computer
    2. Right click the document and select "Copy"
    3. Locate the local web site cache using Windows Explorer or My Computer
    4. Open the folder in the web cache where the document should reside, right click the folder, and select paste.  The document will be copied to the web folder.
    5. Go to Dreamweaver and locate the folder and file in the Files Window on the right
          

                 
    6. Select the document you just added and click the blue "PUT" arrow (shown above) at the top of the Files window to place the file on the server.
        
  6. How do I create a hyperlink?
        
    1. Highlight some text
    2. Go to the bottom and enter the URL in the "Link box"
                           
  7. How do I synchronize a folder?
                   
    1. Open Dreamweaver
    2. Right click the folder that you want to synchronize
    3. Select Synchronize...
    4. Select an option to either: (a) put local documents on the server, or (b) get server documents and place them on the local computer / cache

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