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create a folder on your computers desktop and call it 'xxxxx' (no capital letters, no spaces, no special characters but for the _) .Now you need to set up your folder structure preparing yourself for a new web based project. The following is the structure that I would like to see you use for now. 
1: site name. i.e.tims_webpage
2: graphics
3: images
4: pages
5: raw
6: photos
7: banners
8: navigation
9: shims
10: you'll need another one called movies |
| ROOT > the root of your site are all the files that reside just within the site folder. Just below the #1 folder on the chart above, and not in any of the other numbered folders. A server will always look into the ROOT as a starting point and will be looking for a file named: index.html or index.htm. There are exceptions, but that is the norm The only files that should ever be in the root of your site is your index page, your .css (cascading style sheet). There are sometimes exceptions here to, but for now keep it simple. |
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| Open Dreamweaver. Because these are computers that are used by many students the default configuration of Dreamweaver will probably always be different. Always spend some time and configure the Dreamweaver space. Try and make it familiar. If you are unsure just start click around and experimenting. What you need to see in front of you though can be accessed by pressing the F8 key. This is called your SITE window. You should be looking at something that looks like this: |
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| Just click through any prompts that pop up, Dreamweaver is probably looking for sites that were defined but no longer there. Now you need to DEFINE YOUR SITE. |
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| Click on the box that is labeled (above) #2. Choose EDIT SITE from the prompt, it may also be called MANAGE SITES. Either way, click on that link. We need to tell Dreamweaver where your site is (the folder that we made in step 1). After clicking on EDIT SITES you should see something that looks like this: |
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Click on the button that says NEW. You should now see something that looks like the graphic below. |
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OK, Where it says SITE NAME. Type in the name of your site..can really be anything, keep it descriptive. Imagine if you managed dozens of sites, you would really need to be organized with your naming.
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