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Enter the following options:
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In the Site Name field, enter a name for the site. The site name appears in the
Site window and on the Site > Open Site submenu. Use any name you like, it
will not appear in the browser and is only for your reference.
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In the Local Root Folder field, specify the folder on your local disk where site
files, templates, and library items will be stored. When Dreamweaver resolves
root-relative links, it does so relative to this folder (see “Root-relative paths” on
page 357). Click the folder icon to browse to and select the folder, or enter a
path and folder name in the text field. If the local root folder does not yet exist,
create it from within the file-browsing dialog box.
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For the Refresh Local File List Automatically option, indicate whether or not to
automatically refresh the local file list every time you copy files into your local
site. Deselecting this option improves the speed of Dreamweaver when copying
such files, but when this option is deselected, the Local pane of the Site window
does not automatically refresh. To manually refresh the Site window, click the
Site window’s Refresh button. To manually refresh the Local pane only, choose
View > Refresh Local in the Site window (Windows) or Site > Site Files View >
Refresh Local (Macintosh).
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In the HTTP Address field, enter the URL that your completed Web site
will use, so that Dreamweaver can verify links within the site that use
absolute URLs. (See “Checking links in a page or site” on page 506.)
For example, the absolute HTTP address for the Macromedia Web site is
http://www.macromedia.com.
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For the Cache option, indicate whether or not to create a local cache to
improve the speed of link and site management tasks. If you do not select this
option, Dreamweaver will ask you if you want to create a cache again before it
creates the site. It is a good idea to select this option because the Assets panel
only works if a cache is created. For more information about the Assets panel,
see “Managing and Inserting Assets” on page 221.
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Click OK.
The Site Files window opens. For more information about the site window and
site management, see “Site Management and Collaboration” on page 107.
Later, when you’re ready to publish the site on a remote server, you will need to
add additional information about the site. For information about remote sites, see
“Setting up a remote site” on page 123.