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SETTING SITE DEFINITIONS DREAMWEAVER 4

 

Example is for Netfirms.com - If using Hostit4u account please click herex Example Netfirms.com

1. Open up your work within Dreamweaver

2. In the Top Menu select Site>New Site

3. Give your Site a name (eg: Barbara1) in the Local info window

4. Choose the Local Root folder which contains your work (using the 'browse' Folder icon)
    This tells Dreamweaver which Root folder to use.

    See screenshot for how this screen looks

    Site definitions dialogue box DW4

5.   Now choose 'Remote' info (from the Category Menu left)

6.   Fill out your Netfirms details per the screenshot below

    Site definitions dialogue box DW4

 

7.   Click 'OK', then 'Done'.

8.   Go up to the Top Dreamweaver Menu and Choose Site>Open Site
      Choose the site that you used for your site name (Eg: Barbara1)

9.   This now opens up the Site Window - You will see your own PC files on the right

10. Click the 'Connect' Button

    Site panel window DW4
     Hopefully now you will be connected to Netfirms
     (If you receive FTP errors, be sure to carefully check all spelling in your remote info site      definitions)
     (Also if you are using a Firewall on your computer you will have to disable it.)

     You can now select any of the files in your local root folder and 'Put' them to your      webspace using the 'Up' Arrow button.
     Or, 'Get' any files from your server (using the 'Down' Arrow button) and edit them before      re 'Put' them back again edited.

 


 
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