Setting Up a Dreamweaver Site

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Setting Up a Dreamweaver Site

• Office of Information Technology

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Launch Dreamweaver

• Click on the Site option
• Click on the Define Sites option

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• Click on New
• This will open the Site Definition Dialog Box

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• The Site Definition dialog box is divided into
  two columns
• In the left column, select Local Info
• In the right column, next to Site Name, enter a
  name for the site. The example shows the site
  name Sites

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• Under Category, make sure Local Info is selected
• To the right of Local Root Folder, click on the
  folder icon and choose a folder on your drive
  where you site files will be stored.
• The example shows D/

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• In the left column select Remote Info
• In the right column click on the down arrow
• Select FTP

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• Next to FTP Host, enter the server name where
  your files will be published
• (gl.umbc.edu)
• Next to Host Directory, enter the path where you
  files will be published
• (/afs/umbc.edu/public/www/your dept.)
• Next to Login, enter your user name
• Next to Password enter your password
• At the bottom of the dialog box, click O.K.
• Use your UMBC e-mail username and password

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• The Define Sites window will open
• Click on the Done button

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Connecting to your site

• Click on the Connect button
• To edit a file on your remote site, select the
  file and click the Get button
• The Get button will download the file to the
  local directory you specified when you defined
  your site
• After editing the file, select the file, and
  click the Put button. This will put the edited
  file back on your remote site
• You will also use the Put button when you create
  a new local file and want to put the file on your
  remote site

Connect
Get
Put